{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-16.711","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.711","heading":"Indian affairs commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nWithin the executive office of the governor an Indian affairs commission is created to consist of 11 members appointed by the governor. Nine members shall have not less than 1/4 quantum Indian blood, 2 of whom shall be from Indian reservations and recommended by the intertribal council, 5 of whom shall be appointed by the governor from geographic areas representative of Indian population, and 2 of whom shall be appointed by the governor from a city having a population greater than 1,000,000 and 2 members at large, not necessarily Indian.\n\nAll members shall be appointed for 3-year terms, not more than 4 of which shall expire in the same year except that of the members first appointed, 3 each shall be appointed for terms of 1, 2, and 3 years. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term in accordance with subsection (1).\n\nThe governor shall appoint the 2 additional members of the commission before April 1, 1979. Of the additional members appointed, 1 shall be for a term of 2 years and 1 for a term of 3 years.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 16","Act Act-195-of-1972"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-16-711","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"51741316a0d267cd2fbdfdd970c0ea3c2a20d99c8ff8282ab05216b58001d52e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-16.51","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-16.712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}