March 16, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Barrett, McBroom, Moss, Chatfield, Webber, Kivela, Runestad, Dianda, Plawecki, Lane, Hoadley, Pagan, Irwin, Rutledge, Chang, Somerville, LaVoy, Darany, Hughes, Brinks, Howrylak, LaGrand, Bizon, Glenn, Tedder, Sarah Roberts, Hovey-Wright, Cox, Wittenberg, Townsend, Price, Lyons, Hooker, Howell, Phelps and Lucido and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled
"Freedom of information act,"
(MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding sections 56, 57, 58, and 59.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 56. Subject to sections 57 and 58, the council
administrator shall designate an individual as the LORA coordinator
for all public bodies.
Sec. 57. The house of representatives may designate an
individual as the LORA coordinator for the house of
representatives.
Sec. 58. The senate may designate an individual as the LORA
coordinator for the senate.
Sec. 59. A LORA coordinator may designate another individual
to act on his or her behalf in accepting and processing requests
for the public body's public records and in approving a denial
under section 55.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2017.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5469 (request no.
05429'16) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.