December 4, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Horn, Moss, Moolenaar, Moore, Nofs, Calley, David Law, Knollenberg, Ball, Opsommer, Meltzer, Agema, Casperson, Meekhof, Coulouris, Rick Jones, Stahl, Acciavatti, Hoogendyk, Brown and Dean and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
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 3, 6, and 7 (MCL 15.213, 15.216, and 15.217),
sections 3 and 6 as amended by 2006 PA 629 and section 7 as amended
by 2006 PA 628.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
3. (1) The In
2008, the commission shall meet for not
more than 15 session days before February 29. Beginning in 2009,
the commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days
beginning after January 31 of every odd numbered year.
(2) Four members of the commission constitute a quorum for
conducting the business of the commission. The commission shall not
take action or make determinations without a concurrence of a
majority of the members appointed and serving on the commission.
(3) The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its
members. The state personnel director shall act as the secretary to
the commission. The commission may establish subcommittees.
Sec.
6. (1) The Each
2 years as provided in subsection (2),
the
commission shall determine the salaries
salary and expense
allowance of the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney
general, the secretary of state, the justices of the supreme court,
and
the members of the legislature; and shall
file its
determinations with the clerk of the house of representatives, the
secretary of the senate, and the director of the department of
management
and budget; on or before June 15 of each odd numbered
year
and shall furnish copies to the
governor, the lieutenant
governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the
justices of the supreme court, and the members of the legislature.
The report may be furnished in an electronic format.
(2) In 2008, the commission shall make and file its
determinations on or before February 29. Beginning in 2009, the
commission shall make and file its determinations by June 15 of
each odd numbered year.
Sec. 7. The determinations of the commission shall be the
salaries and expense allowances only if the legislature by
concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected
to and serving in each house of the legislature approve them. The
senate and house of representatives shall alternate on which house
of the legislature shall originate the concurrent resolution, with
the
senate originating the first concurrent resolution in 2009
2008. The concurrent resolution may amend the salary and expense
determinations of the state officers compensation commission to
reduce the salary and expense determinations by the same proportion
for the members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the
justices of the supreme court. The legislature shall not amend the
salary and expense determinations to reduce them to below the
salary and expense level that the members of the legislature, the
governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the
secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme court receive
on the date the salary and expense determinations are made. If the
salary and expense determinations are approved or amended as
provided in this section, the salary and expense determinations
shall become effective for the regular legislative session
immediately following the next general election.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
2, 2008.