HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION J


     February 22, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Vander Roest, Cameron Brown, Van Woerkom, Bishop, Richardville, Birkholz,
Pappageorge, Rocca, Spade, Kooiman and Ruth Johnson and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Operations.


        A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, by amending section 12 of article IV, to pro-

   vide that the state officers compensation commission's determina-

   tion of certain salaries and expense allowances become effective

   only upon approval by the legislature for the following legisla-

   tive session.

        Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

   state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, to provide that the state officers compensa-

   tion commission's determination of certain salaries and expense

   allowances become effective only upon approval by the legislature

   for the following legislative session, is proposed, agreed to,

   and submitted to the people of the state:






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                                  ARTICLE IV

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           Sec. 12.  The state officers compensation commission is cre-

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      ated which shall determine the salaries and expense allowances of

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      the members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant

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      governor, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, and the

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      justices of the supreme court.  The commission shall consist of 7

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      members appointed by the governor.  The  SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE

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      AMENDMENT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE commission shall

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      determine the salaries and expense allowances of the members of

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      the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, THE

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      ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, and the justices of the

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      supreme court which determinations shall be the salaries and

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      expense allowances  unless  ONLY IF the legislature by concurrent

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      resolution adopted by  2/3  A MAJORITY of the members elected to

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      and serving in each house of the legislature  reject  APPROVE

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      them.  The CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MAY AMEND THE SALARY AND EXPENSE

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      DETERMINATIONS OF THE STATE OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO

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      REDUCE 1 OR MORE OF THE SALARY AND EXPENSE DETERMINATIONS.  IF

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      THE SALARY AND EXPENSE DETERMINATIONS ARE APPROVED AS PROVIDED IN

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      THIS SECTION, THE SALARY AND EXPENSE DETERMINATIONS SHALL BECOME

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      EFFECTIVE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE

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      NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE LEG-

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      ISLATURE, THE commission shall meet each 2 years for no more than

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      15 session days.  The legislature shall implement this section by

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      law.







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           Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be

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      submitted to the people of the state at the next general election

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      in the manner provided by law.


















































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