Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 445. Trade and Commerce § 445.2035

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

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

WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 provides that each principal department shall be under the supervision of the Governor, unless otherwise provided by the Constitution; 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 2011-4, being Section 445.2030 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, transferred the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing (formerly the Division on Deafness and the Advisory Council on Deafness) from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (formerly the Department of Labor and Economic Growth) to the Department of Civil Rights; and

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

WHEREAS, the Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing has requested a name change in order to better reflect the population it represents; 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, Richard D. Snyder, 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 Deaf and Hard of Hearing is hereby renamed the Division on Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing.

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

This order does not otherwise affect any programs that serve deafblind persons or the state agency responsible for maintaining such programs.

In fulfillment of the requirements of Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, this Order shall be effective 60 days after the filing of this Order.