HOUSE BILL NO. 4012

January 09, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Hauck, Berman, Glenn, Filler, Lasinski, Schroeder, Allor and Guerra and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled

"Freedom of information act,"

(MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding sections 56, 57, 58, and 59.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 56. Subject to sections 57 and 58, the council administrator shall designate an individual as the LORA coordinator for all public bodies.

Sec. 57. The house of representatives may designate an individual as the LORA coordinator for the house of representatives.

Sec. 58. The senate may designate an individual as the LORA coordinator for the senate.

Sec. 59. A LORA coordinator may designate another individual to act on his or her behalf in accepting and processing requests for the public body's public records and in approving a denial under section 55.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2020.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4011 (request no. 00015'19 *) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.