September 9, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Jamnick, Gleason, Minore, Tobocman, Gieleghem and Lipsey and referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
A bill to amend 1969 PA 99, entitled
"An act to require members of boards of control of state
institutions of higher education to be residents of this state,"
by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 390.681) and by adding
section 2.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 TITLE
2 An act to require members of boards of control of state
3 institutions of higher education to be residents of this state,
4 and to require appointment of local board members to certain
5 boards of control.
6 Sec. 1. (1) A
person shall not be An individual is not
7 eligible to for
appointment to or membership on the board of
8 control of any state
supported institution of higher education
9 described in section 6 of article VIII of the state constitution
10 of 1963 who is not a registered elector of this state.
1 (2) The office of a member of a board described in subsection
2 (1) becomes vacant immediately, without declaration of an office
3 or acceptance by the board or its members, if the holder of that
4 office is no longer a registered elector of this state.
5 Sec. 2. In appointing members to the board of control of an
6 institution of higher education described in section 6 of article
7 VIII of the state constitution of 1963, the governor shall ensure
8 that at least 1 member of the board is a resident of the city,
9 village, or township in which the main campus of the institution
10 is located and at least 1 member of the board is a resident of
11 the state representative or senatorial district in which the main
12 campus of the institution is located.