MCL 37.111 Transfer of Powers and Duties of the Michigan Women's Commission, Indian Affairs Commission, Commission On Spanish-Speaking Affairs, and Office of Spanish-Speaking Affairs to the Director of the Department of Civil Rights

• Library: Michigan Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Public Act 321 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: MCL 37.111

Transfer of powers and duties of the Michigan women's commission, Indian affairs commission, commission on Spanish-Speaking affairs, and office of Spanish-Speaking affairs to the director of the department of civil rights.

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, the Michigan Women's Commission was created by Act No. 1 of the Public Acts of 1968, being Sections 10.71 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and is currently located within the Department of Management and Budget; and

WHEREAS, the Indian Affairs Commission was created by Act No. 195 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being Sections 16.711 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and is currently located within the Department of Management and Budget; and

WHEREAS, the Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs and the Office of Spanish-Speaking Affairs were created by Act No.164 of the Public Acts of 1975, being Sections 18.301 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws and are currently located within the Department of Management and Budget; and

WHEREAS, the functions, duties, and responsibilities assigned to the Michigan Women's Commission, the Indian Affairs Commission, the Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs and the Office of Spanish-Speaking Affairs can be more effectively organized and carried out under the supervision and direction of the head of the Department of Civil Rights; 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 of the Michigan Women's Commission, the Indian Affairs Commission, the Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs and the Office of Spanish-Speaking Affairs are hereby transferred to the Director of the Department of Civil Rights, as head of the Department of Civil Rights, by a Type I transfer, as defined by Section 3 of Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being Section 16.103 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.