Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 432. Gaming § 432.5

Sec. 5. (1) A bureau is created to be known as the bureau of state lottery. The bureau of state lottery created by this act in 1972, with all its authority, powers, duties, and functions, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds, including the functions of budgeting and procurement and management related functions, is transferred to and shall be an autonomous entity in the department of management and budget.

(2) The head of the bureau is the commissioner. The commissioner shall be exempt from civil service. It is the intent of the legislature that the commissioner should be responsible directly to the governor to ensure accountability and integrity of the bureau and accordingly should be 1 of the positions within the department of management and budget which is exempt from the classified state civil service.