HOUSE BILL No. 5906


     June 4, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Schauer, Frank, Raczkowski, Hale, Baird, Kilpatrick, Tesanovich, Llewellyn and Thomas and referred to the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1982 PA 162, entitled

   "Nonprofit corporation act,"

   (MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192) by adding section 501a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 501A.  (1) A CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR EDUCATIONAL PUR-

 2    POSES PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18 YEARS OF

 3    AGE MAY INCLUDE ON ITS BOARD 1 DIRECTOR WHO IS 16 OR 17 YEARS OF

 4    AGE.

 5         (2) A CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR RECREATIONAL OR YOUTH DEVEL-

 6    OPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PURPOSES PRIMARILY FOR THE BEN-

 7    EFIT OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE MAY INCLUDE 1 OR MORE

 8    DIRECTORS ON ITS BOARD, NOT TO EXCEED 1/2 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF

 9    DIRECTORS REQUIRED FOR A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS,

10    WHO ARE 16 OR 17 YEARS OF AGE.




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 1         (3) A CORPORATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2) SHALL STATE IN

 2    ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO MAY

 3    BE 16 OR 17 YEARS OF AGE IF THE CORPORATION AT ANY TIME DETER-

 4    MINES THAT NUMBER TO BE MORE THAN 1.
















































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