<BR><center><B>ABOLITION OF STATE INSTITUTE COMMISSION</B></center><BR><center><B>Act 263 of 1937</B></center><BR>AN ACT to abolish the state institute commission, and to provide for the transfer of the powers and duties thereof to certain boards and departments; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.<BR><font size="2">
  <p><BR><B>History:</B> 1937, Act 263, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937 </p>
</font><BR><BR><BR><center><i>The People of the State of Michigan enact:</i></center><BR><BR><B>393.1 State institute commission; transfer of powers and duties relative to school for blind and school for deaf to state board of education; superintendents; employees; assistants.</B><P>
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<P>Sec. 1.</P>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The powers and duties relating to the Michigan school for the deaf, at Flint, and the Michigan school for the blind, at Lansing, which are now vested by law in the state institute commission within the state welfare department by Act No. 163 of the Public Acts of 1921, as a successor to the boards of trustees of said institutions, are hereby transferred to and vested in the state board of education. The following institutions are hereby placed under the jurisdiction and control of the said state board of education, namely:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The Michigan school for the deaf, at Flint;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The Michigan school for the blind, at Lansing.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The state board of education on the effective date of this act, shall be the legal successor to all powers, duties and responsibilities of the state institute commission with respect to such institutions. The superintendents of the said several institutions shall be appointed by the state board of education, and the said superintendents shall employ all assistants and employes of said institutions.</DIV>
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  <p><BR><B>History:</B> 1937, Act 263, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937 
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        CL 1948, 393.1 <BR><B>Compiler's Notes:</B> Act 163 of 1921, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 280 of 1939.</p>
</font><BR><BR><BR><BR><B>393.2 State institute commission; transfer of powers and duties relative to employment institution for blind to state department of public assistance; superintendent; employees; assistants.</B><P>
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<P>Sec. 2.</P>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The powers and duties relating to the Michigan employment institution for the blind, at Saginaw, which are now vested by law in the state institute commission within the state welfare department by Act No. 163 of the Public Acts of 1921, as a successor to the board of trustees of said institution, are hereby transferred to and vested in the state department of public assistance. The Michigan employment institution for the blind, at Saginaw, is hereby placed under the jurisdiction and control of the state department of public assistance. The state department of public assistance on the first day of January, 1938, shall be the legal successor to all the powers, duties and responsibilities of the state institute commission with respect to the Michigan institution for the blind, at Saginaw. The superintendent of said institution shall be appointed by the state public assistance commission. The said superintendent shall employ all assistants and employes of said institution.</DIV>
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  <p><BR><B>History:</B> 1937, Act 263, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937 
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        CL 1948, 393.2 <BR><B>Compiler's Notes:</B> The powers, duties, and functions of the department of social welfare, referred to in this section, were transferred to the department of social services by MCL 16.552.</p>
</font><BR><BR><BR><BR><B>393.3 State institute commission; transfer of records, files, and papers to board of education.</B><P>
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<P>Sec. 3.</P>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   All records, files and other papers belonging to the state institute commission, the powers and duties of which are hereby transferred to the state board of education, insofar as the same applies to the powers and duties hereby transferred, shall be turned over to said board of education and shall be continued as a part of the records and files thereof.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   All records, files and other papers belonging to the state institute commission, the powers and duties of which are hereby transferred to the state department of public assistance, insofar as the same applies to the powers and duties hereby transferred, shall be turned over to said state department of public assistance and shall be continued as a part of the records and files thereof.</DIV>
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  <p><BR><B>History:</B> 1937, Act 263, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937 
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        CL 1948, 393.3 </p>
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