December 18, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Milosch, Garfield, Shaffer, Drolet, Hummel, Caswell, Nitz and LaJoy and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1899 PA 44, entitled
"An act to provide for the publication and distribution of
publications, laws, and documents, reports of the several
officers, boards of officers and public institutions of this
state now or hereafter to be published; to provide for the
replacing of publications lost by fire or otherwise; to provide
for the publication and distribution of the Michigan manual; to
provide for duties of certain state and local government
departments and agencies; to establish certain funds; and to
provide for certain penalties and remedies,"
by amending sections 2 and 30 (MCL 24.2 and 24.30), as amended by
1995 PA 179; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 2. (1) Unless directed otherwise by the legislative
2 service bureau, the department of management and budget shall
3 distribute the publication containing the public and local acts
4 of each session of the legislature to the secretary of the senate
5 and the clerk of the
house of representatives and 42 10 copies
6 imprinted
"senate" and 120 10 copies imprinted "house of
1 representatives", to
be used as desk copies, to the secretary
2 of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives,
3 respectively. Members
of the legislature shall also receive a
4 complete set of the
public and local acts published subsequent to
5 the latest edition of
the Michigan Compiled Laws, for their
6 personal property
during each term for which they are elected.
7 (2) There may be published additional copies of the public
8 and local acts as the legislative service bureau considers
9 necessary. Unless otherwise directed by the legislative service
10 bureau, these copies shall be deposited with the department of
11 management and budget for sale and future distribution.
12 (3) The legislative service bureau may prepare, at not less
13 than the actual cost, reprints of laws upon particular subjects
14 for printing and distribution. The department of treasury shall
15 publish and distribute all pamphlets of the general tax law or of
16 all other laws relating to the revenues of the state.
17 (4) As used in this section, "publication" or "published"
18 means the production and dissemination of information in print,
19 microfilm, microfiche, or electronic form.
20 Sec. 30. (1) The legislative service bureau shall publish
21 sufficient copies of the "Michigan Manual", to be distributed as
22 provided in subsection
(2) and or as otherwise directed by the
23 legislative council.
24 (2) The department of management and budget shall deliver
25 the following number of copies to the following persons:
26 (a) Members of the senate, 1 unless the member waives his or
27 her right to receive a copy.
1 (b) Members of the house, 1 unless the member waives his or
2 her right to receive a copy.
3 (3) The legislative service bureau shall determine a price
4 per publication copy not to exceed the cost of preparation and
5 distribution and, unless directed otherwise by the legislative
6 service bureau, the department of management and budget shall
7 sell the copies of the publication not distributed pursuant to
8 subsection (2).
9 (4) The Michigan manual fund is created in the state
10 treasury and shall be administered by the legislative council.
11 Any money received from the sale of the Michigan manual shall be
12 deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the Michigan
13 manual fund and shall be used to pay the costs of preparing and
14 distributing the Michigan manual.
15 (5) As used in this section, "publication" or "published"
16 means the production and dissemination of information in print,
17 microfilm, microfiche, or electronic form.
18 (6) The legislative service bureau, under section 25(nn),
19 shall include in the Michigan manual the United States
20 constitution, including amendments, unless otherwise specifically
21 directed by the legislative council.
22 Enacting section 1. Section 32 of 1899 PA 44, MCL 24.32, is
23 repealed.