18.305 Office of Hispanic/Latino affairs; purpose; duties.

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Sec. 5.

(1)The purpose of the office shall be to provide the commission with information concerning the problems of Hispanic/Latino people and to implement commission policy.

(2)The office shall:

(a)Conduct studies and recommend solutions to the problems of Hispanic/Latino people in the areas of education, employment, civil rights, health, housing, senior citizens, and other related areas.

(b)Recommend to federal, state, and local governmental departments and agencies the creation of services and facilities as needed.

(c)Serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of information on Hispanic/Latino affairs.

(d)Apply for and accept grants and gifts from governmental and private sources.

(e)Request the services of all state and local governmental departments and agencies to assure that Hispanic/Latino people have access to decision-making bodies, the policies of which affect Hispanic/Latino people in this state.

(f)Cooperate with departments and agencies to aid in effectuating the purposes of this act.

(g)Submit a full written report of its activities and recommendations each year to the governor, legislature, and various Hispanic/Latino communities throughout the state.

History: 1975, Act 164, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1975 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 146 , Imd. Eff. Aug. 23, 2010

Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the commission on Spanish-speaking affairs and office of Spanish-speaking affairs to the director of the department of career development by type I transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2000-3, compiled at MCL 18.311 of the Michigan compiled laws.For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the interagency council on Spanish-speaking affairs to the director of the department of career development by type III transfer, see E.R.O.

No. 2000-3, compiled at MCL 18.311 of the Michigan compiled laws.For transfer of powers and duties of Hispanic Latino commission and office of Hispanic Latino affairs from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to department of civil rights, see E.R.O. No. 2011-4, compiled at MCL 445.2030.For transfer of Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan and office of Hispanic/Latino affairs from department of civil rights to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O.

No. 2016-1, compiled at MCL 445.1993.For the transfer of the Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity and the abolishment of the office of Hispanic/Latino affairs and the position of its director, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.