Sec. 17.

(1) A state interagency council on Asian Pacific American affairs is created within the office.

(2) The council shall consist of:

(a) The director of the department of community health or his or her authorized representative.

(b) The director of the department of human services or his or her authorized representative.

(c) The director of the department of natural resources or his or her authorized representative.

(d) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her authorized representative.

(e) The state treasurer or his or her authorized representative.

(f) The director of the department of agriculture or his or her authorized representative.

(g) The state personnel director or his or her authorized representative.

(h) The executive director of the department of civil rights or his or her authorized representative.

(i) The attorney general or his or her authorized representative.

(j) The secretary of state or his or her authorized representative.

(k) The director of the department of corrections or his or her authorized representative.

(l) The executive director of the women's commission or his or her authorized representative.

(m) The director of management and budget or his or her authorized representative.

(n) The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth or his or her authorized representative.

(o) The chair of the state housing development authority or his or her authorized representative.

(3) The purpose of the interagency council is to coordinate and provide for the exchange of information on all programs relating to services for Asian Pacific American people. The interagency council shall also assist the office and commission in the development of an annual report which is to be submitted to the governor, the legislature, and Asian Pacific American communities throughout the state.

History: 2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009