September 7, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Baxter, Gosselin and Vander Veen and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1982 PA 540, entitled
"Library of Michigan act,"
by amending section 9 (MCL 397.19), as amended by 1983 PA 114.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9. (1) The library shall serve as a depository for each
public document issued by a state official, department, board,
commission, or agency. Not less than 75 copies of each document or
1 copy in the proper format as determined by the state librarian
which is not issued solely for the use of a state official,
department, board, commission, or agency shall be furnished to the
library. Additional
copies of those documents shall be supplied
upon
the request of the state librarian.
A state official,
department, board, commission, or agency does not have to file
paper copies of a document as required under this subsection if all
of the following apply:
(a) The document is available for free on the state of
Michigan internet website.
(b) The state librarian is given notice of the document's
availability on the state of Michigan internet website.
(c) The notice provided under subdivision (b) includes the
internet website address where the document can be located.
(2) A publication of a school, college, division, or
department of a state supported college or university is exempt
from the paper copy depository requirements of subsection (1),
except that 2 copies of each publication not available for free on
the school's internet website shall be deposited in the library.
(3) A publication of a state supported college or university
press, directive for internal administration, an intraoffice or
interoffice memorandum, a state form, or other correspondence is
exempt from the depository requirements of subsection (1).