(1) At the time of transfer, employees of the maritime corporation working at the maritime museum on the effective date of this act shall become employees of the department in accordance with a plan prepared by the department and approved by the department of civil service. The plan shall relate to compensation, classification, status, probationary periods, seniority, longevity, annual and sick leave, group insurance coverages, retirement, and other terms and conditions of employment.
  (2) The sum of not to exceed $25,000.00 is appropriated to the department from the general fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and 2 full-time equated positions are authorized for the purposes of this section.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 399.403

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 399.302
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Maritime museum: means the Michigan maritime museum situated in South Haven and operated under authority of this act. See Michigan Laws 399.302
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  (3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed to restrict the department from assigning new duties to, or otherwise transferring, a former employee of the maritime museum after the person becomes an employee of the department.