HOUSE BILL No. 4939


     June 18, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Anthony and referred to the Committee on Colleges and Universities.


        A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled

   "Community college act of 1966,"

   by amending section 21 (MCL 389.21).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 21.  (1) The board of trustees of a community college

 2    district comprised of a county or counties by resolution may

 3    annex to the community college district in the manner provided in

 4    this act any  contiguous  county or any  contiguous  township not

 5    already included within the area of a community college

 6    district.

 7         (2) Prior to the annexation election, the board of trustees

 8    shall obtain approval of the proposed annexation from the state

 9    board of education.  Upon receipt of the approval, the secretary

10    of the board of trustees shall file certified copies of the

11    annexation resolution and the approval with the clerk of the


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 1    county or township to be annexed.  When  IF the resolution and

 2    approval are filed more than 9 months from the date of the next

 3    general state election, THEN the county board of  supervisors, 

 4    COMMISSIONERS or the township board  ,  shall call a special

 5    election for the purpose of voting on the question of annexation

 6    to the community college district and of approving the maximum

 7    tax rate existing in the community college district.

 8         (3) If the resolution and approval are filed less than 9

 9    months but more than 50 days prior to the next general state

10    election, then the propositions shall be presented at  such  THAT

11    election.  Annexation becomes effective on the date of the elec-

12    tion if both propositions receive majority approval of the elec-

13    tors voting thereon.  Final  THE FINAL results of the annexation

14    election shall be canvassed as provided in section 17, except  in

15     the case of annexation of  THAT IF a township  where  IS THE

16    SUBJECT OF ANNEXATION, the results shall be canvassed by the

17    township board of canvassers established by law.

18         (4) By virtue of annexation, any territory  heretofore or

19     hereafter  annexed to a community college district shall be

20    subject to taxes levied for principal and interest of outstanding

21    bonded indebtedness of the community college district.

22         (5) If any portion of the county or township to be annexed

23    lies within a community college district at the time of the

24    annexation election, then the electors residing in  such  THAT

25    territory  shall  ARE not  be  eligible to vote on the proposi-

26    tions and  such  THAT territory shall not become a part of the

27    community college district.



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