Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 445. Trade and Commerce § 445.1991

WHEREAS, Article V, Section 1, of the Constitution of the state of Michigan of 1963 vests the executive power in the Governor; and

WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of the state of Michigan of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or in the assignment of functions among its units which he considers necessary for efficient administration; and

WHEREAS, Act No. 72 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being Section 408.201 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, created the Division on Deafness and the Advisory Council on Deafness within the Department of Labor; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 1996-2, being Section 445.2001 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, transferred the Division on Deafness and the Advisory Council on Deafness from the Department of Labor to the Family Independence Agency; and

WHEREAS, the current names of the Division on Deafness and the Advisory Council on Deafness do not accurately describe the entire population served by those entities; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary in the interests of efficient administration and the effectiveness of government to effect changes in the organization of the Executive Branch of government.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Engler, Governor of the state of Michigan, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the state of Michigan of 1963 and the laws of the state of Michigan, do hereby order the following:

The Division on Deafness is hereby renamed the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

The Advisory Council on Deafness is hereby renamed the Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

In fulfillment of the requirement of Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of the state of Michigan of 1963, the provisions of this Executive Order shall become effective sixty (60) days from the filing of this Order.