HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION HH


     September 24, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Palmer, Raczkowski, Hummel, Richardville, Gosselin, Voorhees, Ehardt, Pappageorge
and Jansen and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Operations.


        A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, by amending section 12 of article IV, to pro-

   vide that the state officers compensation commission's determina-

   tions of certain salaries and expense allowances be reduced in

   certain circumstances.

        Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

   state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, to provide that the state officers compensa-

   tion commission's determinations of certain salaries and expense

   allowances be reduced in certain circumstances, is proposed,

   agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:

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                                    ARTICLE IV

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             Sec. 12.  The state officers compensation commission is

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        created which subject to this section shall determine the

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        salaries and expense allowances of the members of the


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        legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney

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        general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme

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        court.  The commission shall consist of 7 members appointed by

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        the governor whose qualifications may be determined by law.

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        Subject to the legislature's ability to amend the commission's

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        determinations as provided in this section, the commission shall

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        determine the salaries and expense allowances of the members of

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        the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the

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        attorney general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the

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        supreme court which determinations shall be the salaries and

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        expense allowances only if the legislature by concurrent resolu-

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        tion adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving

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        in each house of the legislature approve them.  The senate and

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        house of representatives shall alternate on which house of the

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        legislature shall originate the concurrent resolution, with the

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        senate originating the first concurrent resolution.

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             The concurrent resolution may amend the salary and expense

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        determinations of the state officers compensation commission to

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        reduce the salary and expense determinations by the same propor-

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        tion for members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant

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        governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the

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        justices of the supreme court.  The legislature shall not amend

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        the salary and expense determinations to reduce them to below the

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        salary and expense level that members of the legislature, the

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        governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the sec-

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        retary of state, and the justices of the supreme court receive on

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        the date the salary and expense determinations are made.  If the



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        salary and expense determinations are approved or amended as

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        provided in this section, the salary and expense determinations

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        shall become effective for the legislative session immediately

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        following the next general election.  IF THE BALANCE OF THE

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        COUNTERCYCLICAL BUDGET AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND REACHES

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        BELOW $250,000,000.00 IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR, THE SALARY AND

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        EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE GOVER-

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        NOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE SECRETARY

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        OF STATE, AND THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT DETERMINED BY THE

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        STATE OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 10%

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        FOR THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR. The commission shall

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        meet each 2 years for no more than 15 session days.  The legisla-

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        ture shall implement this section by law.

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             Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be sub-

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        mitted to the people of the state at a special election to be

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        held at the next general election in the manner provided by law.

























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