June 14, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Waters, Taub and Ward and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, 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 3 and 6 (MCL 15.213 and 15.216).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. The commission shall meet for not more than 15 session
days beginning after July 1 of every even numbered year and may
reconsider and make a further determination of the mileage
allowance of the members of the legislature who request of the
commission a redetermination. 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. 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. The commission shall determine the salaries 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 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 after December 1 and before December 31 ,
of each even 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.