HOUSE BILL No. 4233


     February 5, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Kaza and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.


        A bill to amend 1968 PA 357, entitled

   "An act to prescribe the powers, duties and functions of the
   state officers' compensation commission; and to prescribe the
   powers and duties of the legislature in relation to the
   commission,"

   by amending sections 6 and 7 (MCL 15.216 and 15.217).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec.  6.  (1) The commission shall determine the salaries

 2    and expense allowance of the governor, lieutenant governor, the

 3    justices of the supreme court, and  the  members of the legisla-

 4    ture and file its determinations with the clerk of the house of

 5    representatives, the secretary of the senate and the director of

 6    the department of management and budget.

 7         (2) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1997, THE COMMISSION SHALL FILE ITS

 8    DETERMINATIONS after December 1 and before December 31, of each

 9    even numbered year.  and 



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 1         (3) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1998, THE COMMISSION SHALL FILE ITS

 2    DETERMINATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 1 AND BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH

 3    EVEN NUMBERED YEAR.  THE QUESTION OF APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION'S

 4    DETERMINATIONS OF SALARY AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES SHALL BE SUBMIT-

 5    TED TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AT THE NEXT

 6    GENERAL ELECTION.  THOSE DETERMINATIONS SHALL BECOME THE SALARIES

 7    AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES ONLY IF APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE

 8    VOTERS VOTING ON THE QUESTION AT THAT ELECTION.

 9         (4) UPON THE FILING OF ITS DETERMINATIONS, THE COMMISSION

10    shall furnish copies to the governor, the lieutenant governor,

11    justices of the supreme court, and members of the legislature.

12         Sec.  7.  (1)  The  THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1997, THE determi-

13    nations of the commission shall be effective January 1 of the

14    year following their filing and shall be the compensation and

15    expense allowances of the governor, lieutenant governor, justices

16    of the supreme court and members of the legislature unless the

17    legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of

18    the members elected to and serving prior to February 1 of the

19    year following the filing of the determinations, rejects either

20    the entire determinations or specific determinations for specific

21    positions.  In case of rejection the existing salary and expense

22    allowances shall prevail retroactive to January 1.

23         (2) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1998, IF THE SALARY AND EXPENSE

24    DETERMINATIONS ARE APPROVED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6(3), THE

25    SALARY AND EXPENSE DETERMINATIONS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FOR THE

26    LEGISLATIVE SESSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION AT

27    WHICH THEY WERE APPROVED.  IF THE SALARY AND EXPENSE



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 1    DETERMINATIONS ARE NOT APPROVED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6(3), THE

 2    SALARY AND EXPENSE DETERMINATIONS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATELY

 3    PRECEDING LEGISLATIVE SESSION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE LEG-

 4    ISLATIVE SESSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION.
















































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