HOUSE BILL No. 6139

 

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Bieda, Wojno, Gieleghem, Accavitti, Rocca, Palmer, Brandenburg, Acciavatti, Drolet, Lipsey, Kolb and Gleason and referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Community college act of 1966,"                                            

                                                                                

    by amending section 157 (MCL 389.157).                                      

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 157.   The office of a member of the board of trustees                 

                                                                                

2   shall become vacant immediately without declaration of any                  

                                                                                

3   officer or any acceptance of the board of trustees or its                   

                                                                                

4   members, upon the death of the incumbent, or his being                      

                                                                                

5   adjudicated insane or being found to be mentally incompetent by             

                                                                                

6   the proper court; his resignation; his removal from office; his             

                                                                                

7   conviction of a felony; his election or appointment being                   

                                                                                

8   declared void by a competent tribunal; his refusal or neglect to            

                                                                                

9   file his acceptance of office, or his refusal or neglect to take            

                                                                                

10  and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and deposit              

                                                                                

11  the same in the manner and within the time prescribed by law; his           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   ceasing to possess the legal qualifications for holding office              

                                                                                

2   including his residence qualification.  If a member of the board            

                                                                                

3   of trustees fails or refuses to attend 6 consecutive regularly              

                                                                                

4   scheduled meetings of the board without a valid excuse, the                 

                                                                                

5   remaining members of the board by majority vote may remove that             

                                                                                

6   member and declare his or her office vacant as of the date of the           

                                                                                

7   removal resolution.  As used in this section, "valid excuse"                

                                                                                

8   includes medical incapacity, an out-of-state work commitment, or            

                                                                                

9   military service.                                                           

                                                                                

10      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

11  January 1, 2005.