Michigan § 445.1991 - Renaming division on deafness to division on deaf and hard of hearing; renaming advisory council on deafness to advisory council on deaf and hard of hearing.
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§ 445.1991. Renaming division on deafness to division on deaf and hard of hearing; renaming advisory council on deafness to advisory council on deaf and hard of hearing.
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.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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