HB-4360, As Passed House, June 28, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 4360

 

February 22, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Bieda, Condino, Wojno, Accavitti, Acciavatti, Drolet, Rocca, Palmer, Miller, Gleason and Wenke and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Preparation.

 

     A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled

 

"Community college act of 1966,"

 

by amending section 157 (MCL 389.157).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 157.  The office of a member of the board of trustees

 

shall become vacant immediately without declaration of any officer

 

or any acceptance of the board of trustees or its members, upon the

 

death of the incumbent, or his being adjudicated insane or being

 

found to be mentally incompetent by the proper court; his

 

resignation; his removal from office; his conviction of a felony;

 

his election or appointment being declared void by a competent

 

tribunal; his refusal or neglect to file his acceptance of office,

 

or his refusal or neglect to take and subscribe to the


House Bill No. 4360 as amended June 22, 2005

 

constitutional oath of office and deposit the same in the manner

 

and within the time prescribed by law; his ceasing to possess the

 

legal qualifications for holding office including his residence

 

qualification.  If a member of the board of trustees fails or

 

refuses to attend 6 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the

 

board without a valid excuse, the remaining members of the board by

 

majority vote may remove that member and declare his or her office

 

vacant as of the date of the removal resolution. As used in this

 

section, "valid excuse" includes[, but is not limited to,] medical

incapacity, an out-of-

 

state work commitment, or military service.

 

     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect January

 

1, 2007.