SENATE BILL NO. 198


   February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators BENNETT, STEIL, MILLER, 
        MC COTTER, DINGELL, DUNASKISS, GOSCHKA and JAYE and referred 
        to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.



        A bill to prohibit governmental entities from requiring

   individuals to reside within certain geographic areas or speci-

   fied distances or travel times from their place of employment as

   a condition of employment or promotion.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  As used in this act:

 2         (a) "Public employer" means this state or a county, town-

 3    ship, village, city, authority, school district, or other politi-

 4    cal subdivision of this state and includes any entity jointly

 5    created by 2 or more public employers.

 6         (b) "School district" means a school district, local act

 7    school district, or intermediate school district as those terms

 8    are defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to

 9    380.1852, or a public school academy established under the

10    revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.


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 1         Sec. 2.  A public employer shall not require, by collective

 2    bargaining agreement or otherwise, that a person reside within a

 3    specified geographic area or within a specified distance or

 4    travel time from his or her place of employment as a condition of

 5    employment or promotion by the public employer.  This section

 6    does not apply if the person is a volunteer or paid on-call, or

 7    an unpaid appointed official.

 8         Sec. 3.  This act applies only to employment contracts

 9    entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after the effective date

10    of this act, in accordance with the prohibition against impair-

11    ment of contracts provided by section 10 of article I of the

12    state constitution of 1963.
































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