MCL 36.71 Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State Veterans' Facilities and the Board of Managers From the Department of Public Health to the Department of Military Affairs

• Library: Michigan Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Public Act 321 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: MCL 36.71

Transfer of powers and duties of the state veterans' facilities and the board of managers from the department of public health to the department of military affairs.

WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or in the assignment of functions among its units which he considers necessary for efficient administration; and

WHEREAS, Michigan's commitment to provide care for its veterans started with the establishment of the Michigan Soldiers' Home on December 30, 1886; and

WHEREAS, the Michigan Veterans' Facility in Grand Rapids, and the D.J. Jacobetti Michigan Veterans' facility in Marquette, have evolved as the statutorily established successor institutions to the original Michigan Soldiers' Home; and

WHEREAS, these facilities were established to provide care and services exclusively for former members of the armed forces of the United States, in the State of Michigan and certain members of their families; and

WHEREAS, the Michigan Veterans' Facilities were, until September 1, 1991, administered by the Department of Public Health; and

WHEREAS, on January 17, 1991, Executive Reorganization Order No. 1991-6 was issued transferring the Michigan Veterans' Facilities from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Military Affairs; and

WHEREAS, on January 18, 1991, Executive Reorganization Order No. 1991-7 was issued, superseding Executive Reorganization Order 1991-6; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to amend and restate Executive Reorganization Order No. 1991-7; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary in the interests of efficient administration and effectiveness of government to effect changes in the organization of the Executive Branch of government.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Engler, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and the laws of the State of Michigan, do hereby order the following:

(1) All the statutory authority, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities, including the functions of budgeting and procurement and management-related functions, of the State Veterans' Facilities of Michigan and the Board of Managers created under Act 152 of the Public Acts of 1885, as amended, being Sections 36.1 to 36.12 of the Michigan Compiled Laws and associated functions under Act 15 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being Sections 36.31 and 36.32 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, Act 90 of the Public Acts of 1895, being Sections 36.42 and 36.43 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, Act 54 of the Public Acts of 1901, being Sections 36.51 to 36.55 of the Michigan Compiled Laws and Act 313 of the Public Acts of 1905, being Section 36.61 of the Michigan Compiled Laws have been transferred from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Military Affairs by Type I transfer as defined by Section 3 of Act 380 of the Public Act of 1965, being Section 16.103 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.