September 22, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Goike, Runestad, Santana, Chatfield, Outman, Robinson, Hooker, Heise, Dianda, Inman, Lauwers and Yanez and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled
"Open meetings act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 15.262), as amended by 2001 PA 38.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Public body" means any state or local legislative or
governing body, including a board, commission, committee,
subcommittee, authority, or council, that is empowered by state
constitution, statute, charter, ordinance, resolution, or rule to
exercise governmental or proprietary authority or perform a
governmental or proprietary function; a lessee of such a body
performing an essential public purpose and function pursuant to the
lease
agreement; or the board of a nonprofit corporation formed by
a city under section 4o of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL
117.4o; or the board of an art institute services provider that has
entered into a contract with an art institute authority to provide
art institute services as those terms are defined in section 3 of
the art institute authorities act, 2010 PA 296, MCL 123.1203.
(b) "Meeting" means the convening of a public body at which a
quorum is present for the purpose of deliberating toward or
rendering
a decision on a public policy; , or any
meeting of the
board of a nonprofit corporation formed by a city under section 4o
of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.4o; or any meeting
of the board of an art institute services provider that is a public
body.
(c) "Closed session" means a meeting or part of a meeting of a
public body that is closed to the public.
(d) "Decision" means a determination, action, vote, or
disposition upon a motion, proposal, recommendation, resolution,
order, ordinance, bill, or measure on which a vote by members of a
public body is required and by which a public body effectuates or
formulates public policy.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.