Act No. 6

Public Acts of 1997

Approved by the Governor

May 15, 1997

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 16, 1997

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1997

Introduced by Reps. Kaza, Wetters, Gubow, Martinez, Cherry, Baade, LaForge, Goschka, Brackenridge, Green, Hanley, Anthony, Ciaramitaro, Frank, Jaye, Brater and Voorhees

Reps. Baird, Birkholz, Bobier, Bodem, Bogardus, Brown, Byl, Callahan, Cassis, Crissman, Cropsey, Curtis, DeHart, DeVuyst, Dobb, Dobronski, Fitzgerald, Freeman, Gagliardi, Gire, Hammerstrom, Horton, Jansen, Jelinek, Jellema, Kelly, Kukuk, Law, London, Lowe, McManus, Middleton, Murphy, Nye, Palamara, Perricone, Profit, Prusi, Raczkowski, Rhead, Rocca, Schauer, Schermesser, Schroer, Scott, Sikkema, Stallworth, Tesanovich, Vaughn, Walberg, Wallace, Willard and Wojno named co-sponsors

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4339

AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled ''An act to provide for public access to certain public records of public bodies; to permit certain fees; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain public officers and public bodies; to provide remedies and penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,'' by amending section 1 (MCL 15.231), as amended by 1996 PA 553.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "freedom of information act".

(2) It is the public policy of this state that all persons, except those persons incarcerated in state or local correctional facilities, are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and public employees, consistent with this act. The people shall be informed so that they may fully participate in the democratic process.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.