Sec. 13.
(1) Subject to subsection (5), the office of Asian Pacific American affairs is created in the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.
(2) The commission shall select the director of the office with the concurrence of the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth in accordance with state civil service procedures.
(3) The department shall furnish administrative services to the office and shall provide secretarial and other staff necessary to allow the proper exercise of the powers and duties of the office. The department shall provide adequate office space to the office.
(4) The department shall assign professional employees to staff the office necessary to assist the office in the performance of its substantive responsibilities under this act.
(5) Creation of the office of Asian Pacific American affairs is contingent on an appropriation being made for that purpose.
History: 2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of new Asian Pacific American affairs commission and office of Asian Pacific American affairs from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to department of civil rights, see E.R.O. No. 2011-4, compiled at MCL 445.2030.For transfer of Asian Pacific American affairs commission and office of Asian Pacific American affairs from department of civil rights to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2016-1, compiled at MCL 445.1993.For the transfer of the Asian Pacific American Affairs commission from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity and the abolishment of the office of Asian Pacific American affairs and the position of its director, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.