March 20, 2008, Introduced by Senators PATTERSON and PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.
A bill to create the office of state poet laureate in the
executive branch; to provide for the appointment and term of
certain state officers; and to impose duties and responsibilities
on certain state officers.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) The office of state poet laureate is created
within the department of history, arts, and libraries.
(2) The governor may appoint the state poet laureate for a
term not to exceed the governor's term. The state poet laureate
shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and is exempt from the
classified state civil service. The state poet laureate shall be a
resident of this state.
(3) The state poet laureate shall serve without compensation.
However, the state poet laureate may be reimbursed for his or her
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or
her duties as assigned by the governor.