August 18, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Runestad, Rendon, Chatfield, Aaron Miller, Johnson, Cole, Howrylak, Courser, Hooker, Leutheuser, Webber, Forlini, Graves, Gamrat, Vaupel, Liberati and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ethics.
A bill to require posting of the organizational structure of
state departments on a website that is accessible to the public.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"state department organization posting act".
(2) By January 1, 2016, each department of state government
shall create and post on the website established under subsection
(3) an organizational chart that complies with the guidelines
established under subsection (4) and includes all of the following:
(a) The name and position title of each public employee and
public officer within the department.
(b) A graphical or other representation for each position
indicating that position in relation to other positions for
purposes of reporting and supervisory responsibility.
(3) The department of technology, management, and budget shall
create and maintain a single website for posting the charts
required under subsection (2). The website shall be accessible to
the public and searchable to allow easy location and retrieval of
the posted information.
(4) The department of technology, management, and budget shall
develop guidelines for the charts required under subsection (2) to
ensure the greatest possible standardization in the form of the
charts. The department of technology, management, and budget shall
provide technical assistance to the departments, as necessary, in
creating charts that conform to the guidelines.
(5) Each department shall update the chart posted under
subsection (2) quarterly or more frequently.
Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the
date it is enacted into law.