On Wednesday, Michigan Governor Gretchen
Whitmer signed an executive order shifting functions within State of Michigan
departments to improve efficiency and cut red tape. The Office of Post-secondary
Educational Attainment and the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver will move to the
new Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP). The
Tax Tribunal will be moved so that it can function independently of the
Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules within the Department of
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The executive order also makes changes
to the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission to improve
efficiency and integrity.
“Today, I am signing an executive order shifting offices within state government to improve efficiency and cut red tape,” said Whitmer. “MiLEAP, the department I created last year, brings together teams from across the State of Michigan focused on education from pre-K to postsecondary education so they can focus on delivering Pre-K for All, reaching our Sixty by 30 goal, and connecting employers to talent so anyone can ‘make it’ in Michigan. My executive order also shifts authority of the Tax Tribunal and amends the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission. All these changes will improve efficiency and allow the State of Michigan to better serve the people of Michigan. Let’s keep getting things done.”?
Office of Post-secondary Educational Attainment & Indian Tuition Waiver
The Office of Post-secondary Educational Attainment shifts from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to MiLEAP and the Indian Tuition Waiver shifts from the Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) to MiLEAP. Both transfers build on work the State of Michigan started last year to create a single place in state government that will lead our work to help more people make it in Michigan.
MiLEAP was established by executive order in July and its three offices (Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Education Partnerships) have already taken over several responsibilities from other departments.
• Office of Early Childhood Education: lead statewide efforts to ensure that all young children meet their developmental milestones and enter kindergarten with the tools and ability to succeed in school.
- Child care licensing from LARA
- Tri-Share Child Care Program from LEO
- Office of Great Start from Michigan
Department of Education (MDE)
• Office of Higher Education: lead statewide efforts to ensure that every Michigander has the skill certificate or degree they need to prosper, and help employers hire the talent they need to succeed.
- In Wednesday’s EO: Office of Post-secondary Educational Attainment from LEO
- In Wednesday’s EO: Michigan Indian
Tuition Waiver from MDCR
- Office of Sixty by 30 from LEO
- Scholarship administration from
Treasury
• Office of Education Partnerships: lead statewide efforts to build and sustain partnerships that enhance educational opportunities and outcomes throughout the state from preschool through post-secondary education.
- Out-of-school time from MDE
- Governor’s Educator Advisory Council
from MDE
- PreK-12 Literacy Commission from MDE
To learn more, visit MiLEAP’s website: www.michigan.gov/mileap
—Michigan Tax Tribunal
The Tax Tribunal has been moved from the Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules to function as an autonomous Type I agency within LARA. As a Type I agency, the Tax Tribunal will exercise its duties and functions independently of the director of LARA, with its budgeting, procurement, and related management functions performed under the supervision of the LARA director. This reorganization gives the Tax Tribunal increased autonomy.
—Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission
The Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission adjudicates workers’ comp appeals. It includes three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Michigan Senate. Today’s executive order will allow a broader range of individuals to serve in the place of a member of the commission in the event of a conflict of interest, ensuring that every litigant receives a fair appeal.
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