Title 16, EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION

Sec. 380. The wage deviation board created under Act No. 154 of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended, being sections 408.381 to 408.396 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of labor.

Sec. 381. The labor mediation board created under section 3 of Act No. 176 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 423.3 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of labor.

Sec. 382. The workmen's compensation department and the director of the workmen's compensation department created under chapter 1a of Act No. 357 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 408.1 to 408.12 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the d…

Sec. 383. The state construction safety commission created under section 3 of Act No. 89 of the Public Acts of 1963, being section 408.713 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of labor.

Sec. 384. The office of inspector of coal mines created under section 2 of Act No. 177 of the Public Acts of 1913, as amended, being section 425.2 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type III transfer to the department of labor, and the office of inspector of coal m…

Sec. 385. The board of boiler rules created under Act No. 290 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being sections 408.751 to 408.776 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of labor.

Sec. 387. The elevator safety board created under section 7 of Act No. 227 of the Public Acts of 1967, being section 408.807 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of labor.

Sec. 390. There is established within the department a commission to be known as the commission on agricultural labor with powers of a type II transfer. The commission shall consist of 11 members, 4 of whom shall be chosen from growers and producers of agricultural products; 4 of…

Sec. 391. The commission shall: (a) Cooperate with all governmental agencies and committees concerned with agricultural labor including but not limited to migratory labor. (b) Cooperate with private voluntary or community groups having as their prime concern problems involving ag…

Sec. 392. State agencies and departments whose work is related to the problems which affect agricultural labor shall cooperate with the commission in the implementation of this act.

Sec. 393. A chairman shall be selected by the governor whose duty shall be that of calling meetings of the commission at least quarterly but not oftener than 12 times a year, and presiding over such meetings. The commission may authorize committees of such commission to meet duri…

Sec. 394. The commission shall render an annual report and also from time to time render recommendations to the governor, to the legislature and to the director of the department pertaining to agricultural labor, including recommendations for legislation.

Sec. 396. The commission on disability concerns established under executive order 1995-10, MCL 395.351, and to which powers and duties described in 1968 PA 11, MCL 395.301 to 395.307, were transferred by a type II transfer to the department of consumer and industry services.

Sec. 400. There is hereby created a department of mental health.

Sec. 401. The head of the department of mental health is the director of mental health.

Sec. 402. All powers, duties and functions vested by law in the department of mental health are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of mental health.

Sec. 403. All powers, duties and functions now vested by law in the director of the department of mental health are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of mental health.

Sec. 425. There is hereby created a department of public health.

Sec. 426. The head of the department of public health is the director of public health.

Sec. 427. Except as otherwise provided in this act, all powers, duties and functions vested by law in the department of health and the state health commissioner are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of public health.

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.