HB-6015, As Passed House, April 21, 2010

HOUSE BILL No. 6015

March 25, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Ebli, McDowell, Scripps, Kandrevas, Haugh, Geiss, Griffin, Slavens, Lisa Brown, Byrum, Roberts, Angerer, Robert Jones, Byrnes, Meadows, Melton, Johnson, Corriveau, Sheltrown, Liss, Haase, Bledsoe, Segal, Valentine, Stanley, Dean and Roy Schmidt and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.

     A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled

"Administrative procedures act of 1969,"

by amending section 35 (MCL 24.235), as amended by 1995 PA 178.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 35. (1) The joint committee on administrative rules is

created and consists of 5 members of the senate and 5 members of

the house of representatives appointed in the same manner as

standing committees are appointed for terms of 2 years. Of the 5

members in each house, 3 shall be from the majority party and 2

shall be from the minority party. The chairperson of the committee

shall alternate between houses each year. Members of the committee

shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for

expenses incurred in the business of the committee. The expenses of

the members of the senate shall be paid from appropriations to the

senate and the expenses of the members of the house of

representatives shall be paid from appropriations to the house of

representatives. The committee may meet during a session of the

legislature and during an interim between sessions. The committee

may hold a hearing on a rule transmitted to the committee. Action

by the committee, including action taken under section 52, shall be

by concurring majorities of the members from each house. The

committee shall report its activities and recommendations to the

legislature at each regular session.

     (2) The committee may hire staff to assist the committee under

this act. However, the supervision of staff, budgeting,

procurement, and related functions of the committee shall be

performed by the council administrator legislative service bureau

under section 104a 108 of the legislative council act, Act No. 268

of the Public Acts of 1986, being section 4.1104a of the Michigan

Compiled Laws. 1986 PA 268, MCL 4.1108.