(1) At the time of transfer, a project director who is under contract with the union station corporation and works at the railroad history museum on the effective date of this act shall become an employee 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 from the general fund to the department 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 399.503

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Railroad history museum: means the Michigan railroad history museum situated in the Durand union station railroad depot and operated under authority of this act. See Michigan Laws 399.302
  (3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed to restrict the department from assigning new duties to, or otherwise transferring, a former project director at the railroad history museum after the person becomes an employee of the department.