HB-4326, As Passed Senate, June 24, 2003                                    

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4326

                                                                             A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled                                             

"Administrative procedures act of 1969,"                                    

by amending sections 55 and 59 (MCL 24.255 and 24.259), as                  

amended by 1999 PA 262.                                                     

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 55.   (1)  The office of regulatory reform annually                    

2   shall publish  a an electronic supplement to the Michigan

3   administrative code.  The annual supplement shall contain all               

4   promulgated rules published in the Michigan register during the             

5   current year, except emergency rules, a cumulative numerical                

6   listing of amendments and additions to, and rescissions of rules            

7   since the last printed compilation of the Michigan administrative           

8   code, and a cumulative alphabetical index.                                  

9   (2) The Michigan administrative code and, if applicable, the                

10  annual supplements shall be made available by the office of                 

1   regulatory reform free of charge on the internet and in printed             

2   or other electronic format for public subscription at a fee                 

3   reasonably calculated to cover publication and distribution                 

4   costs.

5       Sec. 59.  (1) The office of regulatory reform shall publish                 

6   or order published a sufficient number of copies of  the                   

7   Michigan register, the Michigan administrative code, and the                

8   annual supplement to the Michigan administrative code  to meet              

9   the requirements of this section.  Unless otherwise directed by             

10  the office of regulatory reform, the department of management and           

11  budget shall deliver or provide copies as follows: free of                 

12  charge on the office of regulatory reform's internet website and            

13  may publish these documents in printed or other electronic format           

14  for public subscription at a fee, determined by the department of           

15  management and budget, that is reasonably calculated to cover,              

16  but not to exceed, the publication and distribution costs.  Any             

17  money collected by the department of management and budget from             

18  subscriptions shall be deposited into the general fund.

19  (a) To the secretary of the senate, a sufficient number to                  

20  supply each senator.                                                        

21      (b) To the clerk of the house of representatives, a                         

22  sufficient number to supply each representative.                            

23      (2) The copies of the Michigan register, the Michigan

24  administrative code, and the annual Michigan administrative code            

25  supplement are for official use only by the agencies and persons            

26  prescribed in subsection (1), and they shall deliver them to                

27  their successors.  The department of management and budget shall            

1   hold additional copies for sale at a price not less than the                

2   publication and distribution costs which shall be determined by             

3   the office of regulatory reform.  Any money collected by the                

4   department of management and budget for the administrative code             

5   under this subsection is to be deposited into the general fund.             

6       (3) A person may subscribe to the Michigan register, the                    

7   Michigan administrative code, and the annual supplement to the              

8   Michigan administrative code.  The office of regulatory reform              

9   shall determine a subscription price that shall not be more than            

10  the publication and distribution costs.

11  (2) The official Michigan administrative code is that                       

12  published or made available on the office of regulatory reform's            

13  internet website free of charge.