Title 16, EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION

Sec. 428. The state veterans' facility of Michigan and the board of managers, created under Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1885, as amended, being sections 36.1 to 36.12 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of public health.

Sec. 429. The state council of health created under section 5 of Act No. 146 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, being section 325.5 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type III transfer to the department of public health and the state council of health is aboli…

Sec. 430. The advisory hospital council, the advisory council on tuberculosis sanitariums, the advisory committee on the use of animals, and the anatomy committee are transferred by a type III transfer to the department of public health, and the advisory councils named in this se…

Sec. 431. The state board of alcoholism created under section 47a of Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, as amended, being section 436.47a of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of public health.

Sec. 432. The Michigan crippled children commission created under Act No. 158 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 722.201 to 722.244 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of public health.

Sec. 450. There is hereby created a department of social services.

Sec. 451. The head of the department of social services is the director of social services.

Sec. 452. All powers, duties and functions of the state department of social welfare created under Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.1 to 400.90 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of social ser…

Sec. 453. The Michigan social welfare commission and the office of director of the state department of social welfare created under sections 2 and 3 of Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.2 and 400.3 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred…

Sec. 454. The Michigan commission on aging created under section 1 of Act No. 11 of the Public Acts of 1960, being section 400.501 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of social services.

Sec. 475. There is hereby created a department of civil rights.

Sec. 476. The head of the department of civil rights is the civil rights commission.

Sec. 477. All powers, duties and functions vested by law or the state constitution in the civil rights commission are continued.

Sec. 500. No suit, action or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against any department, board, commission, agency or any officer of the state, in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties, shall abate by the reason of the taking effect of…

Sec. 501. All rules, regulations and orders of departments, boards, commissions or other agencies lawfully adopted prior to the effective date of any provision of this act shall continue to be effective until revised, amended or repealed.

Sec. 502. No criminal action commenced by the state shall abate by the taking effect of this act.

Sec. 503. The governor may appoint the head of any principal department not otherwise elected or appointed. Prior to assuming his duties as head of a department, the appointee shall have full access to all departments and agencies and records thereof relevant to his prospective d…

Sec. 504. The governor shall establish, from time to time, by executive order the effective date of each section of this act which provides for the transfer of any organizational entity or the powers, duties and functions of any organizational entity or officer as provided in thi…

Sec. 506. The governor may establish in the departments of commerce, labor, state police, military affairs, public health, licensing and regulation, and social services, advisory councils consisting of 8 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.…

Sec. 507. If under any law a state officer or state department official is designated as a member of a governmental agency and if such state officer or state departmental official is not continued under the provisions of this act, the governor by executive order may designate a s…

Sec. 508. When a single executive is the head of a principal department, unless elected as provided in the constitution, he shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and he shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.