Act No. 137

Public Acts of 2005

Approved by the Governor

September 28, 2005

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 29, 2005

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2005

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

Introduced by Senators Cassis, Allen, Switalski, Garcia and Goschka

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 83

AN ACT to amend 1964 PA 287, entitled "An act to provide for the organization and functions of the state boards of education under the constitutions of 1908 and 1963; to provide for the appointment and functions of the superintendent of public instruction under the constitution of 1963; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending section 9a (MCL 388.1009a), as amended by 1983 PA 240.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 9a. The special education advisory committee is created in the department of education and shall consist of not less than 9 and not more than 33 members appointed by the state board of education for terms of 3 years. The person within the department directly responsible for special education programs and other persons as appointed by the committee to represent other departments, agencies, and 4-year colleges and universities, upon consultation with those departments, agencies, and colleges and universities, shall be ex officio members of the committee. Each year the committee shall elect a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary. Members of the committee may be reimbursed, to the extent provided by the state board, for expenses incurred in performing their functions. The committee shall act as an adviser to the state board of education in the field of special education.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor