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MI HB6283

Bill

Status

Introduced

8/15/2018

Primary Sponsor

Yousef Rabhi

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires members of the State Board of Education and candidates for that office to file annual personal financial disclosure reports with the Bureau of Elections by May 1 each year.

  • Requires members of governing boards at University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University, plus candidates for those positions, to file similar annual financial disclosures by May 1 or within 30 days of becoming a candidate.

  • Reports must disclose income sources ($5,000+), real property holdings ($50,000+), securities ($10,000+), business interests, lobbyist activities, and compensated positions held by the filer and immediate family members.

  • Establishes late filing fees up to $5,000 ($25/day for first 10 days, then $50/day), and makes knowingly filing incomplete or inaccurate reports a misdemeanor punishable by up to $10,000 fine.

  • Bureau of Elections receives complaints, investigates violations, and forwards findings to Attorney General for enforcement; all reports made publicly available online within one business day of receipt.

Legislative Description

Public employees and officers; ethics; financial disclosure report; require individuals serving on and candidates for educational boards and governing boards of universities to file. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing): education

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/15/2018

9/5/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics8/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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