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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1343h — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1343h
Service credit; enrollment for certain employees of community or junior college reporting unit; requirements; forfeit of claim; assessment and payment of supplemental employer contributions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43h.

(1) An individual who was first employed by a reporting unit that is a tax supported community college or junior college before July 1, 2014, and who did not previously have that service reported by a reporting unit on his or her behalf, may claim and thereafter be credited with the service only if all of the following apply:

(a) The individual is described in section 5(1)(p).

(b) The individual files a written application with the retirement board after January 1, 2019 but not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 31, 2020 in a method determined by the retirement system. A written application submitted by an individual under this subdivision is irrevocable.

(c) The individual fulfills the terms of any billing statement issued by the retirement system that corresponds with the amount the individual would have contributed according to the schedule governing contributions in effect at the time of that service, plus regular interest on the contributions. The retirement system may determine the time and manner of payment of the total amount under this subdivision.

(2) An individual who satisfies the conditions of subsection (1) must have service credited in an amount commensurate with the contributions remitted under subsection (1) in a time and manner as determined by the retirement system.

(3) An individual described in section 5(1)(p) who was first employed by a reporting unit that is a tax supported community or junior college before July 1, 2014 and who does not satisfy the conditions of subsection (1) shall forfeit any claim to receive credit for that service unless the individual can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that a reasonable person in the same circumstance as the individual would not have adequate notice of the application deadline under subsection (1)(b).

(4) Subject to section 43i, the retirement system shall determine and assess a supplemental employer contribution for each reporting unit that is a tax supported community or junior college that corresponds with service claimed under subsection (1).

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on payment by a reporting unit of the contributions assessed under subsection (4), a reporting unit's financial obligation for service claimed under subsection (1) is considered satisfied in full. If any service is thereafter claimed on the basis of lack of adequate notice under subsection (3), the reporting unit shall pay the contributions assessed in a time and manner as determined by the retirement system.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, service otherwise creditable under this section that is not claimed in the manner provided under this section is considered not reportable.

History: Add. 2018, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.55 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-224-of-1955 / Section 446.55
Licenses; issuance, transferability, validity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Upon the filing of such application and after the applicant has fully complied with all the provisions of this act, the township board, by the township clerk, shall issue to the applicant a license authorizing the holding of such auction sale as proposed in said application. Such license shall not be transferable, and shall be valid only in the township where issued, and shall not be valid in any village which has enacted an ordinance providing for the licensing of sales by auction.

History: 1955, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.583 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-186-of-1989 / Section 45.583
Department of solid waste management; establishment; function; control; annual budget; appointment of director.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The county board of commissioners of a county may establish a department of solid waste management as an additional department pursuant to section 14 of Act No. 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 45.564 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The department of solid waste management shall function as provided in section 13 of Act No. 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 45.563 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and as provided in and subject to the resolution of the county board of commissioners establishing a solid waste system as provided in this act. The department of solid waste management is under the control of the county manager or the elected county executive in the same manner and extent as other departments of the county.

The county manager or elected county executive shall prepare an annual budget for the department of solid waste management and shall submit this budget to the county board of commissioners for approval.

The county manager or the elected county executive shall appoint a director of the department of solid waste management in accordance with section 8(1) of Act No. 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 45.558 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1989, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Aug. 24, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.3a — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.3a
Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of ordinance prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, a township board shall not adopt an ordinance that includes any minimum staffing requirement for township employees. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any provision in a township ordinance adopted by a township board on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section that contains a minimum staffing requirement for township employees is void and unenforceable.

History: Add. 2011, Act 138, Imd. Eff. Sept. 13, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.521 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 450.521
Assessing officers; returns, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

It shall be the duty of the clerk of every corporation within this state, whose capital stock is or shall be subject to taxation for county or township purposes, and if there be no such clerk, then of the directors of such corporation, annually, between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of April, to make returns in person or by mail, to the supervisor of each township, and the assessors of each ward or district in any city in this state, in which any shareholder in such corporation shall reside; which return shall state the name of each owner residing in such township or city, the number of shares belonging to each on the fifteenth day of March of that year, and the par value of such shares.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 55; CL 1857, 2163; CL 1871, 3448; How. 4880; CL 1897, 8547; CL 1915, 11338; CL 1929, 10163; CL 1948, 450.521
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.61 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-99-of-1871 / Section 457.61
St. Jean Baptiste societies; incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That whenever any 10 or more persons, residents of any county in this state, and being members of any St. Jean Baptiste society already formed, or any 10 or more persons, residents of any county in this state, desirous of forming such a society, desire to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of this state having authority to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth:

First. The names of the persons associating in the first instance, and their places of residence;

Second. The corporate name of the association, and the place where its meetings shall be held;

Third. The object and purpose of the association, which may be charitable, benevolent, or literary, or any 2, or all of these combined; and also the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years.

History: 1871, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1871; CL 1871, 3125; How. 4604; CL 1897, 7849; CL 1915, 10285; CL 1929, 10567; CL 1948, 457.61
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2094 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2094
Duties of governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 94.

(1) The governor shall inquire into the administration of this act.

(2) The governor may remove or suspend any appointive public officer for violations of this act. The governor may request the MEDC to remove or suspend any MEDC corporate employee for violations of this act.

(3) The governor may remove or suspend any elective public officer for violation of this act that constitutes gross neglect of duty, corrupt conduct in office, misfeasance, or malfeasance.

(4) This section does not apply to any public officer of the legislative branch or the judicial branch of state government.

(5) The governor shall report the reasons for any removal or suspension under this section to the clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate.

History: Add. 2005, Act 225, Imd. Eff. Nov. 21, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.54 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-398-of-1919 / Section 254.54
County under road system; authority of commissioners; specifications; type of bridges not to be changed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

In those counties in which the county road system, so-called, shall have been adopted, the board of supervisors shall upon the ordering of any such bridge duly certify such action to the county road commissioners of such county. Thereupon the said county road commissioners shall promptly proceed to establish a road district for the purpose of constructing or reconstructing such bridge. Said commissioners shall have authority to procure, if need be, any further surveys, plans, specifications and estimates of cost for such work of construction or reconstruction in addition to those which may have been obtained by the said board of supervisors. Such specifications shall not be final, but may be changed by the county road commissioners, but not after the hearing of objections hereinafter provided for, except after due notice and hearing thereon: Provided, Said road commissioners shall not at any time change the type of bridge ordered by the board of supervisors.

History: 1919, Act 398, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1919; CL 1929, 4557; CL 1948, 254.54
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.362 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-125-of-1963 / Section 550.362
Dental care service contracts; preliminary requirements; payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

A dental care corporation before entering into a contract with an applicant or group of applicants for dental services may require:

A physical examination of the applicant and each of his dependents and proof of their substantial freedom from any disease or condition requiring immediate dental service.

A reasonable waiting period after a contract is entered into before the subscriber is entitled to dental service.

Payment by or for the subscriber of the stated fee for dental services for the care of any given illness, injury or other condition requiring dental service.

History: 1963, Act 125, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.102 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-54-of-1899 / Section 458.102
Trustees; qualifications, election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The deacons or other persons who shall serve the church as trustees under this act shall be citizens of the United States, 21 years of age or over when elected to office and shall be elected by ballot in accordance with the usage and custom of said church, or in such manner as may be provided in their articles of association.

History: 1899, Act 54, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1899; CL 1915, 10943; CL 1929, 10902; CL 1948, 458.102
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.943 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-235-of-1969 / Section 257.943
Violation as civil infraction; processing violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A person who violates an ordinance promulgated pursuant to this act is responsible for a civil infraction. Violation of an ordinance promulgated pursuant to this act shall be processed in the same manner as a civil infraction under Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1969, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969; Am. 1978, Act 516, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50302
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50302.

The departments of agriculture and rural development and natural resources, jointly, shall annually report to the governor and the legislature on their activities to promote the development of the forest products industry in this state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2013, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1901 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-448-of-1998 / Section 445.1901
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform trade secrets act".

History: 1998, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.611 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-173-of-1958 / Section 550.611
Policy or certificate; application, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

If the individual policy or group certificate of insurance is not delivered to the debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred, a copy of the application for such policy or a notice of proposed insurance, signed by the debtor and setting forth the name and home office address of the insurer, the name or names of the debtor, the rate of premium, or at the option of the creditor or debtor, the amount of payment separately in connection with credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance coverage, and a brief description of the coverage provided, shall be delivered to the debtor at the time such indebtedness is incurred. The copy of the application for, or notice of proposed insurance shall refer exclusively to insurance coverage, and shall be separate and apart from the loan, sale or other credit statement of account, instrument or agreement unless the information required by this section is set forth therein. Upon acceptance of the insurance and within 30 days of the date upon which the indebtedness is incurred, the insurer shall cause the individual policy or group certificate of insurance to be delivered to the debtor. Said application or notice of proposed insurance shall state that, upon acceptance by the insurer, the insurance shall become effective as of the date the indebtedness is incurred.

History: 1958, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1553 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1553
Presumption of concurrence by director in corporation action; effect of dissent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 553.

A director who is present at a meeting of the board, or a committee thereof of which he is a member, at which action on a corporate matter referred to in section 551 is taken is presumed to have concurred in that action unless his dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he files his written dissent to the action with the person acting as secretary of the meeting before or promptly after the adjournment thereof. The right to dissent does not apply to a director who voted in favor of the action. A director who is absent from a meeting of the board, or a committee thereof of which he is a member, at which any such action is taken is presumed to have concurred in the action unless he files his dissent with the secretary of the corporation within a reasonable time after he has knowledge of the action.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.455 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-246-of-1965 / Section 38.455
Civil service commission; personnel director, assistants and employees; selection, compensation; contracts for services; conditions of employment; discrimination prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The commission shall choose by competitive examination a personnel director upon a basis of education, technical knowledge of personnel work, and knowledge of township government and its operation, and such other assistants and employees as may be necessary. The compensation of the personnel director and other assistants and employees shall be fixed by the commission subject to the approval of the township board. The personnel director shall act as secretary of the commission. The civil service commission of any township, if authorized by the township board and subject to its approval, may contract with a county, city or another township for the use and services of its examiners, clerks and offices and all the facilities of the civil service system. The civil service commission shall provide by regulation for the hours and conditions of service, for the length and period of vacations, and for the regulation of sick leaves in the township service, and for such other matters pertaining to the carrying out of the provisions of this act. No applicant shall be required by any rule or regulation of the commission to submit photographs for the purpose of identification, nor shall any such applicant be discriminated against by reason of race, color, creed or political affiliation.

History: 1965, Act 246, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9703 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9703
Pharmaceutical best practices initiative; implementation; prior authorization and appeal process; establishment of disease management and health management programs; hiring and retaining contractors, subcontractors, advisors, consultants, and agents; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9703.

The department may implement a pharmaceutical best practices initiative for the department's various health care programs to control the costs of health care, to reduce the costs of prescription drugs, and to assure continued access to pharmaceutical services at fair and reasonable prices. If implemented, the initiative shall include, but is not limited to, the establishment and maintenance of each of the following:

A preferred drug list.

A prior authorization and appeal process.

The prior authorization and appeal process established under subsection (1) shall include the establishment of a telephone hotline for prescribers that is accessible 24 hours per day and staffed to ensure that a response is initiated to each prior authorization request within 24 hours after its receipt and to each appeal of a prior authorization denial within 48 hours, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, after all necessary documentation for reconsideration is received. Each appeal for reconsideration of a previous denial for prior authorization shall be reviewed and decided by a physician.

The department, in cooperation with a pharmaceutical manufacturer or its agent or another qualified contractor, may establish disease management and health management programs that may be provided, as negotiated, by the pharmaceutical manufacturer or its agent or another qualified contractor instead of a supplemental rebate for the inclusion of certain products manufactured by that pharmaceutical manufacturer on the department's preferred drug list. If the department negotiates a plan for the provision of services by the pharmaceutical manufacturer instead of a supplemental rebate as provided under this subsection, the department shall provide a written report on the effectiveness of the programs being offered and the savings incurred as a result of those programs being provided instead of supplemental rebates to the members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community health.

The department may hire or retain contractors, subcontractors, advisors, consultants, and agents and may enter into contracts necessary or incidental to implement this part and carry out its responsibilities and duties.

The department may promulgate rules or medicaid policies to implement this part and to ensure compliance with the published medicaid bulletin that initiated this initiative.

History: Add. 2004, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13325 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.13325
Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13325.

The owner or lessee of a class IV installation who uses a liquid other than that for which the owner or lessee is licensed is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, or both.

The owner, occupant, or lessee of a class IV installation, or an agent thereof who fails to comply with this part or rules promulgated pursuant to this part within the time specified by the department, or who builds in violation of a detailed statement of specifications, plans, or license approved by the department, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, or both for each violation or noncompliance.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4915 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4915
Evaluation by panel; notice; contents of evaluation; determination that action or defense is frivolous; posting cash or surety bond; payment of costs and attorney fees; separate awards; treating claims as single claim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4915.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), within 14 days after the mediation hearing, the panel shall make an evaluation and notify the attorney for each party of its evaluation in writing. The evaluation shall include a specific finding on the applicable standard of care. If an award is not unanimous, the evaluation shall so indicate.

If the panel unanimously determines that a complete action or defense is frivolous as to any party, the panel shall so state as to that party. If the action proceeds to trial, the party who has been determined to have a frivolous action or defense shall post a cash or surety bond, approved by the court, in the amount of $5,000.00 for each party against whom the action or defense was determined to be frivolous. If judgment is entered against the party who posted the bond, the bond shall be used to pay all reasonable costs incurred by the other parties and any costs allowed by law or by court rule, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees.

The evaluation shall include a separate award as to each cross-claim, counterclaim, or third-party claim that has been filed in the action. For the purpose of this subsection, all such claims filed by any 1 party against any other party shall be treated as a single claim.

History: Add. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.575 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Initiated-Law-1-of-1976 / Section 445.575
Repeal of MCL 445.191.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Act No. 142 of the Public Acts of 1971, being section 445.191 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.

History: 1976, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 3, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31507 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.31507
Prohibited conduct; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31507.

A person shall not construct, enlarge, repair, reconstruct, alter, remove, or abandon any dam except in a manner provided for in this part.

This section does not apply to maintenance performed on a dam that does not affect the structural integrity of the dam.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995