March 11, 2004, Introduced by Senators PATTERSON, TOY, KUIPERS, SWITALSKI, CROPSEY, BARCIA, CHERRY, GILBERT, OLSHOVE, BIRKHOLZ and JACOBS and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to create the office of state poet laureate in the
executive branch; to provide for the appointment and term of
certain state officers; and to impose duties and responsibilities
on certain state officers.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. (1) The office of state poet laureate is created
2 within the department of state.
3 (2) The governor may appoint the state poet laureate for a
4 term not to exceed the governor's term. The state poet laureate
5 shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and is exempt from
6 the classified state civil service. The state poet laureate
7 shall be a resident of this state.
8 (3) The state poet laureate shall serve without
9 compensation. However, the state poet laureate may be reimbursed
10 for his or her actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
1 performance of his or her duties as assigned by the governor.