Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 24. Printing and State Documents § 24.241

Sec. 41. (1) Except as provided in section 44,  1 before the adoption of a rule, an agency, or the office, shall give notice of a public hearing and offer a person an opportunity to present data, views, questions, and arguments. The notice must be given within the time prescribed by any applicable statute, or if none, in the manner prescribed in section 42(1). 2

(2) The notice described in subsection (1) must include all of the following:

(3) The agency, or the office acting on behalf of an agency, shall transmit copies of the notice described in subsection (1) to each person that requested the agency in writing or electronically for advance notice of proposed action that may affect the person. If requested, the notice must be by mail, in writing, or electronically to the last address specified by the person.

(4) The public hearing must comply with any applicable statute, but is not subject to the provisions governing a contested case.

(5) The head of the promulgating agency or 1 or more persons designated by the head of the agency who have knowledge of the subject matter of the proposed rule shall be present at the public hearing and participate in the discussion of the proposed rule.