Terms Used In Michigan Laws 37.137

  • Asian Pacific American: means a person who has origins in any of the original peoples of the far east, southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific islands; is identified by an employer in an EEO-1 report as Asian or Pacific islander; or is regarded in the community as having origins in any of the original peoples of the far east, southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific islands. See Michigan Laws 37.123
  • Commission: means the Asian Pacific American affairs commission created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 37.123
  • Department: means the department of energy, labor, and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 37.123
  • Director: means the director of the office of Asian Pacific American affairs. See Michigan Laws 37.123
  • Office: means the office of Asian Pacific American affairs created in section 13. See Michigan Laws 37.123
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (1) A state interagency council on Asian Pacific American affairs is created within the office.
  (2) The council shall consist of:
  (a) The director of the department of community health or his or her authorized representative.
  (b) The director of the department of human services or his or her authorized representative.
  (c) The director of the department of natural resources or his or her authorized representative.
  (d) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her authorized representative.
  (e) The state treasurer or his or her authorized representative.
  (f) The director of the department of agriculture or his or her authorized representative.
  (g) The state personnel director or his or her authorized representative.
  (h) The executive director of the department of civil rights or his or her authorized representative.
  (i) The attorney general or his or her authorized representative.
  (j) The secretary of state or his or her authorized representative.
  (k) The director of the department of corrections or his or her authorized representative.
  (l) The executive director of the women’s commission or his or her authorized representative.
  (m) The director of management and budget or his or her authorized representative.
  (n) The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth or his or her authorized representative.
  (o) The chair of the state housing development authority or his or her authorized representative.
  (3) The purpose of the interagency council is to coordinate and provide for the exchange of information on all programs relating to services for Asian Pacific American people. The interagency council shall also assist the office and commission in the development of an annual report which is to be submitted to the governor, the legislature, and Asian Pacific American communities throughout the state.