Sec. 1.
(1) Within the executive office of the governor an Indian affairs commission is created to consist of 11 members appointed by the governor. Nine members shall have not less than 1/4 quantum Indian blood, 2 of whom shall be from Indian reservations and recommended by the intertribal council, 5 of whom shall be appointed by the governor from geographic areas representative of Indian population, and 2 of whom shall be appointed by the governor from a city having a population greater than 1,000,000 and 2 members at large, not necessarily Indian.
(2) All members shall be appointed for 3-year terms, not more than 4 of which shall expire in the same year except that of the members first appointed, 3 each shall be appointed for terms of 1, 2, and 3 years. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term in accordance with subsection (1).
(3) The governor shall appoint the 2 additional members of the commission before April 1, 1979. Of the additional members appointed, 1 shall be for a term of 2 years and 1 for a term of 3 years.
History: 1972, Act 195, Eff. July 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 595, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Indian Affairs Commission from the Department of Management and Budget to the Director of the Department of Civil Rights as head of the department, see E.R.O. No. 1991-20 compiled at MCL 37.111 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
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