Terms Used In Michigan Laws 484.1713

  • Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 484.1102
  • Committee: means the emergency 9-1-1 service committee created under section 712. See Michigan Laws 484.1102
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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) The committee shall consist of 21 members as follows:
  (a) The director of the department of state police or his or her designated representative.
  (b) The director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or his or her designated representative.
  (c) The chair of the Michigan public service commission or his or her designated representative.
  (d) The president of the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association or his or her designated representative.
  (e) The president of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police or his or her designated representative.
  (f) The president of the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs or his or her designated representative.
  (g) The executive director of the Michigan Association of Counties or his or her designated representative.
  (h) The executive director of the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of Michigan or his or her designated representative.
  (i) Three members of the general public, 1 member to be appointed by the governor, 1 member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and 1 member to be appointed by the majority leader of the senate. The 3 members of the general public shall have expertise relating to telephone systems, rural health care concerns, or emergency radio communications, dispatching, and services. The members of the general public shall serve for terms of 2 years.
  (j) The executive director of the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police or his or her designated representative.
  (k) The president of the Michigan State Police Troopers Association or his or her designated representative.
  (l) The president of the Michigan chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials or his or her designated representative.
  (m) The president of the Michigan chapter of the National Emergency Number Association or his or her designated representative.
  (n) The president of the Telecommunications Association of Michigan or his or her designated representative.
  (o) The chair of the Upper Peninsula 9-1-1 Authority or his or her designated representative.
  (p) The executive director of the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services or his or her designated representative.
  (q) The president of the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union or his or her designated representative.
  (r) The president of the Michigan Communications Directors Association or his or her designated representative.
  (s) One representative of commercial mobile radio service, to be appointed by the governor.
  (2) A majority of the members of the committee constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of the committee. Official action of the committee may be taken on a vote of a majority of the members of the committee.
  (3) The committee shall elect 1 of its members who is not a member of the wireline or commercial mobile radio service industry to serve as chairperson. The chairperson of the committee shall serve for a term of 1 year.
  (4) The committee may adopt, amend, and rescind bylaws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of its business.
  (5) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but are entitled to actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties under this chapter.