SENATE BILL No. 571

June 26, 2001, Introduced by Senators DE BEAUSSAERT, CHERRY, SMITH and

LELAND and referred to the Committee on Reapportionment.

A bill to amend 1996 PA 463, entitled

"An act to establish guidelines for the decennial adoption of

redistricting plans for the senate and house of representatives;

to provide original jurisdiction to the supreme court to review

redistricting plans enacted by the legislature for compliance

with those guidelines; and to provide a procedure for the supreme

court to use to redistrict the senate and house of representa-

tives under certain circumstances,"

(MCL 4.261 to 4.265) by adding section 4a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 4A. BEFORE THE ENACTMENT OF A REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR

2 THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNDER THIS ACT, BOTH OF

3 THE FOLLOWING SHALL OCCUR:

4 (A) A PROPOSED MAP OF THE REDRAWN DISTRICTS SHALL BE MADE

5 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCE-

6 MENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (B).

7 (B) PUBLIC HEARINGS SHALL BE HELD IN AT LEAST 5

8 GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE LOCATIONS IN THIS STATE.

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