June 28, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Brown, Jacobsen, Johnson, Rogers, Liss and Santana and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
by amending sections 21, 37, and 57 (MCL 389.21, 389.37, and
389.57), as amended by 2003 PA 306.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 21. (1) By adoption of a resolution, the board of
trustees of a community college district organized under this
chapter may initiate annexation to the community college district,
in the manner provided in this act, of a contiguous county,
contiguous township, contiguous intermediate school district, or
contiguous local school district not already included within the
area of a community college district, subject to the following:
(a) A community college district located in the Upper
Peninsula may annex a county, township, intermediate school
district, or local school district that is not contiguous.
(b) A community college district that has been offering
classes at a federal military installation located in a
noncontiguous county for a period of at least 20 years may annex
that noncontiguous county or that portion of the noncontiguous
county that is not within another community college district.
(2) Before an annexation election, the board of trustees shall
obtain approval of the proposed annexation from the superintendent
of public instruction. Upon receipt of the approval, the secretary
of the board of trustees shall file certified copies of the
annexation resolution and the approval with the clerk of the county
or township to be annexed, or the secretary of the board of the
intermediate school district or local school district and the
school district filing official of the school district to be
annexed, as applicable.
(3) After the resolution and approval are filed under
subsection (2), the county board of commissioners, the township
board, or the board of the intermediate or local school district,
as applicable, shall request that the school district filing
official call a special election for the purpose of voting on the
question of annexation to the community college district and of
approving the maximum tax rate existing in the community college
district. A special election called under this subsection shall be
held on a regular election day that is not less than 49 days after
the special election is requested.
(4) An annexation is effective on the date of the election if
both propositions receive majority approval of the electors voting
on the propositions. The final results of the annexation election
shall be canvassed by the appropriate board of county canvassers as
provided
in section 24a or 30a of the Michigan election law, MCL
168.24a. and
168.30a.
(5) By virtue of annexation, unless otherwise provided in the
approved annexation propositions, territory annexed to a community
college district is subject to taxes levied for principal and
interest of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the community
college district.
(6) If a portion of a county, township, or intermediate or
local school district to be annexed lies within a community college
district at the time of the annexation election, then the electors
residing in that territory are not eligible to vote on the
propositions and that territory does not become a part of the
community college district.
Sec. 37. The appropriate board of county canvassers under
section
24a or 30a of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.24a, and
168.30a,
shall conduct a canvass of the
results of an election
under this chapter. The board of county canvassers shall conduct
the canvass within 3 days of the election.
Sec. 57. The appropriate board of county canvassers prescribed
in
section 24a or 30a of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.24a,
and
168.30a, shall conduct a canvass of
the results of the election
within 3 days after an election under this chapter.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4831(request no.
00577'11) of the 96th Legislature is enacted into law.