Act No. 147

Public Acts of 1997

Approved by the Governor

December 1, 1997

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 1, 1997

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1997

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1997

Introduced by Rep. Anthony

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4939

AN ACT to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled ''An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to community colleges; to provide for the creation of community college districts; to provide a charter for such districts; to provide for the government, control and administration of such districts; to provide for the election of a board of trustees; to define the powers and duties of the board of trustees; to provide for the assessment, levy, collection and return of taxes therefor; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,'' by amending section 21 (MCL 389.21).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 21. (1) The board of trustees of a community college district comprised of a county or counties by resolution may annex to the community college district in the manner provided in this act any contiguous county or any contiguous township not already included within the area of a community college district. However, for a community college district located in the upper peninsula, the county or township being annexed need not be contiguous. Additionally, a community college district that has been offering classes at a federal military installation located in a noncontiguous county for a period of at least 20 years may annex that noncontiguous county or that portion of the noncontiguous county that is not within another community college district.

(2) Prior to the annexation election, the board of trustees shall obtain approval of the proposed annexation from the state board of education. Upon receipt of the approval, the secretary of the board of trustees shall file certified copies of the annexation resolution and the approval with the clerk of the county or township to be annexed. If the resolution and approval are filed more than 9 months from the date of the next general state election, then the county board of commissioners or the township board shall call a special election for the purpose of voting on the question of annexation to the community college district and of approving the maximum tax rate existing in the community college district.

(3) If the resolution and approval are filed less than 9 months but more than 50 days prior to the next general state election, then the propositions shall be presented at that election. Annexation becomes effective on the date of the election if both propositions receive majority approval of the electors voting thereon. The final results of the annexation election shall be canvassed as provided in section 17, except that if a township is the subject of annexation, the results shall be canvassed by the township board of canvassers established by law.

(4) By virtue of annexation, any territory annexed to a community college district shall be subject to taxes levied for principal and interest of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the community college district.

(5) If any portion of the county or township to be annexed lies within a community college district at the time of the annexation election, then the electors residing in that territory are not eligible to vote on the propositions and that territory shall not become a part of the community college district.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.