2012 Senate Bill 1051 / Public Act 606

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Introduced in the Senate

March 28, 2012

Introduced by Sen. Joe Hune (R-22)

To prohibit school board members from voting on union and other contracts if a family member had an interest in a contract or works for the school district, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, nephew or niece, etc.

Referred to the Committee on Education

Sept. 20, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 8, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 117 meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 117 would require candidates for statwide and certain local offices to file detailed personal financial disclosure statements.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Coleman Young (D-1)

To extend the bill to include emergency financial managers appointed by the state to manage fiscally failed school districts.

The amendment failed 17 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 31 to 6 (details)

To prohibit school board members from voting on union and other contracts if a family member has an interest in a contract or works for the school district, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, nephew or niece, etc.

Received in the House

Nov. 8, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Education

Dec. 12, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 13, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To establish that if a majority of a school board’s members are disqualified by the bill's restrictions from voting on a contract (most likely a union labor contract and board members with relatives employed by the school), then the members who are not disqualified would still constitute a quorum authorized to approve the contract. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2012.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 1 (details)

To prohibit school board members from voting on union and other contracts if a family member has an interest in a contract or works for the school district, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, nephew or niece, etc.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 14, 2012

Passed in the Senate 33 to 4 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 31, 2012