MCL 37.2901 Transfer of Powers and Duties of the Michigan Martin Luther King, Jr, Holiday Commission From the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Civil Rights By a Type II Transfer

• Library: Michigan Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Public Act 321 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: MCL 37.2901

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 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Commission was created within the Department of Management and Budget by Executive Order 1984-4 and amended by Executive Order 1987-1; and

WHEREAS, the functions, duties and responsibilities assigned to the Michigan Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Commission can be more effectively 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 authority, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Michigan Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Commission, are hereby transferred from the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Civil Rights, by a Type II 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.

2. The Director of the Office of Contract Management of the Department of Management and Budget shall provided executive direction and supervision for the implementation of the transfer. The assigned functions shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Department of Civil Rights, and all prescribed functions to assist in the state and national observance of the federal legal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., shall be transferred to the Department of Civil Rights.