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Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.231 (2026)

Meanings of words and phrases.

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STATE DISBURSEMENTS TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT


Act 101 of 1979


21.231 Meanings of words and phrases.

Sec. 1.

    For purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 2 to 4 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1979, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1979

Compiler's Notes:

    Former MCL 21.231, which pertained to payment of expenses of certain state officers, was repealed by Act 208 of 1962.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2021 · leading case: Adair v. State of Michigan
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Adair v. State of Michigan (2010) mich · cites it 6× “HEADLEE STATUTE The Headlee implementing act, 1979 PA 101 , MCL 21.231 et seq., defines "necessary cost" as "the net cost of an activity or service provided" and "net cost" as "the actual cost to the state if the state were to provide the activity or service mandated as a state…”
Durant v. State of Michigan (1997) mich · cites it 2× “The Court of Appeals is an appellate court that has not been set up to conduct trials, much less trials involving complex factual questions. It initially ruled that the plaintiffs must first exhaust administrative remedies under the act passed by the Legislature to implement the…”
Adair v. Michigan (2014) mich · cites it 2× “31 The act requires the Legislature to “annually appropriate an amount sufficient to make disbursements to each local unit of 31 1979 PA 101 , codified at MCL 21.231 et seq. The Legislature was required to implement the provisions of the Headlee Amendment by Const 1963, art 9, §…”
Oakland County v. State of Mich. (1997) mich · cites it 2× “§ 21.231 et seq.; M.S.A. § 5.3194(601) et seq.”
Livingston County v. Department of Management & Budget (1988) mich · cites it 2× “Since we resolve this case on the basis of issue I, we do not reach issues II, III and IV.”
Adair v. Michigan (2012) michctapp “” The term “maintain” is not defined in the applicable provisions of the Headlee Amendment, Const 1963, art 9, §§ 32 and 33, or in the legislation that implements the amendment, MCL 21.231 et seq. In the absence of such definitional provisions, this Court must apply the rule of…”
Durant v. Department of Education (1983) michctapp “We are aided in our interpretation by MCL 21.231 et seq.; MSA 5.3194(601) et seq.”
O'REILLY v. Wayne County (1982) michctapp “2 MCL 21.231 et seq.; MSA 5.3194(601) et seq.”
Adair v. State (2013) michctapp “Pursuant to this grant of authority, the Legislature enacted 1979 PA 101 , MCL 21.231 et seq., which includes, inter alia, several definitions for terms used in the various sections of the Headlee Amendment.”
Adair v. State (2006) mich “308a(5), and shall apply the provisions of MCL 21.231 et seq., and the definitions contained therein.”
Owczarek v. State (2007) michctapp “Pursuant to this constitutional grant of authority, the Legislature enacted 1979 PA 101 , MCL 21.231 et seq., which includes definitions for terms used in the Headlee provisions.”
Taxpayers for Michigan Constitutional Govt v. State of Michigan (2019) michctapp “Mandamus Relief Shortly after the Headlee Amendment was enacted, our Legislature passed 1979 PA 101 , codified at MCL 21.231 et seq., to implement the provisions of the Headlee Amendment.”
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