Section 338.3620 - Michigan unarmed combat commission; creation; appointment; qualifications; terms; quorum; promotion or sponsorship of contest or exhibition; meetings; disclosure of records; public - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN UNARMED COMBAT REGULATORY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 403 of 2004

338.3620 Michigan unarmed combat commission; creation; appointment; qualifications; terms; quorum; promotion or sponsorship of contest or exhibition; meetings; disclosure of records; public meetings.

Sec. 20.

(1) The Michigan unarmed combat commission, consisting of 11 voting members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, is created within the department. The director is appointed as a nonvoting ex officio member of the commission. A majority of the members appointed by the governor shall be licensees under this act. Four of the members shall be licensees in boxing, and 4 members shall be licensees in mixed martial arts. Three members shall be members of the general public. Budgeting, procurement, human resources, information technology, and related management functions of the commission shall be performed by the department.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 11 members appointed by the governor shall serve a term of 4 years. Of the initial members appointed under this act, the terms of 2 of the members shall be 4 years, the term of 2 of the members shall be 2 years, and the term of 3 of the members shall be 1 year. When so designated by the director, any board action taken on only a boxing or mixed martial arts matter shall only be considered by the appropriately licensed members and members of the general public. The terms of members appointed by the governor are subject to the pleasure of the governor.

(3) Five members of the commission constitute a quorum for the exercise of the authority conferred upon the commission except that after all of the additional members appointed as a result of the 2007 amendatory act that added this clause, the quorum shall consist of 7 members. Subject to subsection (2), a concurrence of at least 4 of the members, or a concurrence of a majority of those members who have not participated in an investigation or administrative hearing regarding a matter before the commission, is necessary to render a decision by the commission. In the case of proposed board action to be taken on a matter involving only boxing or only mixed martial arts and where only the members of the board designated for the particular sport are eligible to confer, the quorum shall be 4 members, 2 of whom shall be licensed under the appropriate sport. Under those circumstances, a concurrence of 3 members is necessary to render a decision by the commission.

(4) A member of the commission shall not at any time during his or her service as a member promote or sponsor any contest or exhibition of boxing, or combination of those events, or have any financial interest in the promotion or sponsorship of those contests or exhibitions. The commission shall meet not less than 4 times per year, and upon request and at the discretion of the chair, the department shall schedule additional interim meetings.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in section 33(9), the records of the commission are subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(6) Meetings of the commission are subject to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

History: 2004, Act 403, Eff. Feb. 20, 2005 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 196, Eff. Mar. 27, 2008