SB-0515, As Passed House, June 9, 2005
May 19, 2005, Introduced by Senators CASSIS, HAMMERSTROM and SIKKEMA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
by amending sections 38, 58, and 152 (MCL 389.38, 389.58, and
389.152), as amended by 2003 PA 306.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
38. (1) The regular community college election shall be
held
at the same time as the regular school elections of the
constituent
school districts held on the day determined under
section
642 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.642. If any
component
school district holds its annual school election on a
different
date, the board of such district shall call a special
election
to be held on the same day as that prescribed by this
subsection.
(2)
At the a
regular elections community college
election, separate propositions may be submitted to the electors in
addition to the election of trustees of the community college
district when authorized by the board of trustees.
Sec.
58. (1) A regular community college election is held
at
the
same time as the regular school election. A constituent county
shall
call a special election to be held on the date of the regular
school
election.
(2)
At a regular community college election,
in addition to
the election of trustees, special propositions may be submitted to
the electors when authorized by the board of trustees.
Sec.
152. (1) Candidates for members of the first and
succeeding
boards shall be nominated by petition signed by not less
than
50 or more than 200 qualified and registered electors residing
within
the geographic area of the community college district. All
nominating
petitions in community college districts organized under
chapter
1 shall be filed not later than 4
p.m. on the one hundred-
tenth
day before the date of any election. All nominating petitions
in
community college districts organized under chapters 2 and 3
shall
be filed not later than 4 p.m. on the ninth Monday before the
date
of any election. If the last day for filing nominating
petitions
falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the
nominating
petitions shall be filed not later than 4 p.m. on the
next
day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(2)
Nominating petitions for the first and succeeding boards
of
trustees of a community college district organized under chapter
1
shall be filed with the school district filing official.
Nominating
petitions for the first and succeeding boards of
trustees
organized under chapters 2 and 3 shall be filed with the
school
district filing official.
(3)
Upon the filing of nominating petitions with the school
district
filing official, he or she shall canvass them to ascertain
if
they have been signed by the requisite number of qualified
electors
and may check any doubtful signatures against the
registration
records of the clerk of any political subdivision in
which
the petitions were circulated, or may use any other method he
or
she deems proper for determining the validity of the doubtful
signatures.
If he or she determines that the nominating petitions
of
any candidate do not comply with the requirements or if the
candidate
does not possess the qualifications as required by the
provisions
of this act for membership on the board of trustees, the
school
district filing official shall notify the candidate of that
fact
and of the reasons.
(4)
This section does not apply to nominating petitions for a
candidate
for a board of trustees organized under chapter 5. A
candidate for the office of member of a community college board
shall be nominated, and members shall be elected, as provided in
chapter XIV of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.301 to 168.315.