Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196)
Section 397.172 - Definitions.

Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Agreement" means a district library agreement required by section 3 or the agreement governing a district library established under former 1955 PA 164.
(b) "Board" means a district library board.
(c) "Department" means the department of education.
(d) "District" means the territory of the participating municipalities that is served by a district library established under this act.
(e) "General election" means that term as defined in section 2 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.2.
(f) "Largest" means, if used in reference to a participating school district, the participating school district having the most electors voting at the last regularly scheduled school board election in the participating school district.
(g) "Largest" means, if used in reference to a county, the county having the most registered electors of a district as last reported to the county clerk under section 661 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.661.
(h) "Legislative body" means, if the municipality is a school district, the school board.
(i) "Municipality" means a city, village, school district, township, or county.
(j) "Participating" means, in reference to a municipality, that the municipality is a party to an agreement.
(k) "School district" means 1 of the following but does not include a primary school district or a school district that holds meetings rather than elections:
(i) "Local act school district" as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(ii) "Local school district" as that term is used in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(l) "State librarian" means the department.
History: 1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 64, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 108, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2015 Popular Name: District Libraries Act

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 397 - Libraries

Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196)

Section 397.171 - Short Title.

Section 397.172 - Definitions.

Section 397.173 - Joint Establishment of District Library; Requirements; Portion of Municipality to Be Included in District Library; Excluded Portion; Documents to Be Filed With State Librarian; Review; Approval or Disapproval; Amendment of Boundarie...

Section 397.173a - Referendum on Question of Becoming District Library or Joining Existing District Library; Filing, Approval, and Review of Petition; Approval by Electors; Establishment of New-District Library; Appointment of Interim Board; Vote by...

Section 397.173b - Merging of District Libraries; Requirements; Districtwide Library Tax.

Section 397.173c - Disincorporation, Annexation, Consolidation, or Merger of Municipalities.

Section 397.173d - Transfer of Portion of District Library to Other District Library; Condition; Effect of Districtwide Library Tax; "Transfer Area" Defined.

Section 397.174 - District Library Agreement; Provisions.

Section 397.175 - Submission of Agreement and Amendment to State Librarian; Approval or Disapproval of Agreement, Amendment, or Revision; Statement.

Section 397.176 - Organizational Plan; Revision of Board Structure and Selection.

Section 397.177 - District Library as Authority.

Section 397.178 - Candidate for Appointment or Election as Board Member; Qualifications; Vacancy in Office of Board Member.

Section 397.179 - Appointed Board Members; Number; Right to Appoint; Term; Vacancy.

Section 397.180 - Repealed. 2002, Act 159, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

Section 397.180a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

Section 397.181 - Election of Board Members of District Library; Provisions Applicable Where School District Is Participating Municipality; Amendment of Agreement.

Section 397.182 - Powers of Board; Compensation and Expenses of Board Members; Deposit and Expenditure of Money in District Library Fund.

Section 397.183 - Determination of Money Necessary for Establishment and Operation of District Library Districtwide Tax; Payment by Participating Municipality; Approval of Tax; Library Tax.

Section 397.184 - Provisions Governing Elections.

Section 397.185 - Ballot Proposal for Districtwide Tax; Amount of Millage; Proposed Duration; Adoption by Resolution; Certification; Authorization of Tax Levy; Limitation on Elections.

Section 397.186 - Providing Ballots.

Section 397.187 - Conduct of Election; List of Electors.

Section 397.188 - Publication of Notices of Close of Registration and Election; Canvass and Certification of Results of Election.

Section 397.189 - Printing and Providing Ballots.

Section 397.190 - Conduct of Election for Board Members or Districtwide Tax.

Section 397.191 - Publication of Notices for Election of Board Members or Districtwide Tax; Publication of Notices of Close of Registration and Election; Ballot Language of Proposal.

Section 397.192 - Canvass and Certification of Results of Election.

Section 397.193 - Reimbursement for Costs of Election.

Section 397.194 - Withdrawal of Municipality From District Library; Amendment of Agreement; Dissolution.

Section 397.195 - Municipality Other Than School District as Party to Existing Agreement; Requirements; Acceptance Conditioned on Authorization of Tax; Change in Number of Mills Based on District Library Agreement.

Section 397.195a - Repealed. 2003, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2004.

Section 397.196 - Repeal of MCL 397.271 to 397.276.