SENATE BILL No. 452

 

 

May 3, 2005, Introduced by Senators JACOBS, BRATER, SCHAUER and LELAND and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled

 

"Open meetings act,"

 

by amending section 2 (MCL 15.262), as amended by 2001 PA 38.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Public body" means any of the following:

 

     (i) A state or local legislative or governing body, including a

 

board, commission, committee, subcommittee, authority, or council,

 

that is empowered by state constitution, statute, charter,

 

ordinance, resolution, or rule to exercise governmental or

 

proprietary authority or perform a governmental or proprietary

 

function. ; a

 

     (ii) A lessee of  such  a body described in subparagraph (i)

 

performing an essential public purpose and function pursuant to the


 

lease agreement. ; or the

 

     (iii) The board of a nonprofit corporation formed by a city

 

under section 4o of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL

 

117.4o.

 

     (iv) The Michigan high school athletic association.

 

     (b) "Meeting" means the convening of a public body at which a

 

quorum is present for the purpose of deliberating toward or

 

rendering a decision on a public policy, or any meeting of the

 

board of a nonprofit corporation formed by a city under section 4o

 

of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.4o.

 

     (c) "Closed session" means a meeting or part of a meeting of a

 

public body that is closed to the public.

 

     (d) "Decision" means a determination, action, vote, or

 

disposition upon a motion, proposal, recommendation, resolution,

 

order, ordinance, bill, or measure on which a vote by members of a

 

public body is required and by which a public body effectuates or

 

formulates public policy.