HB-4918, As Passed House, June 28, 2005
June 14, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Ward and Taub and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1968 PA 357, entitled
"An act to prescribe the powers, duties and functions of the state
officers' compensation commission; and to prescribe the powers and
duties of the legislature in relation to the commission,"
by amending section 7 (MCL 15.217).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
7. The determinations of the commission shall be
effective
January 1 of the year following their filing and shall be
the
compensation and expense allowances of the governor, lieutenant
governor,
justices of the supreme court and members of the
legislature
unless the legislature, by concurrent resolution
adopted
by a 2/3 vote of the members elected to and serving prior
to
February 1 of the year following the filing of the
determinations,
rejects either the entire determinations or
specific
determinations for specific positions. In case of
rejection
the existing salary and expense allowances shall prevail
retroactive
to January 1. the salaries
and expense allowances only
if the legislature by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority
of the members elected to and serving in each house of the
legislature approve them. The senate and house of representatives
shall alternate on which house of the legislature shall originate
the concurrent resolution, with the senate originating the first
concurrent resolution in 2005. The concurrent resolution may amend
the salary and expense determinations of the state officers
compensation commission to reduce the salary and expense
determinations by the same proportion for the members of the
legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney
general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme
court. The legislature shall not amend the salary and expense
determinations to reduce them to below the salary and expense level
that the members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the
justices of the supreme court receive on the date the salary and
expense determinations are made. If the salary and expense
determinations are approved or amended as provided in this section,
the salary and expense determinations shall become effective for
the legislative session immediately following the next general
election.