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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am working on information now. The bill is linked below so everyone can read it while I work on getting information out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Section 2(l) (definition) and sections 3(1) and 3(2) of the bill address small employers. Small employers are NOT exempted, but have been given until October 1, 2025 to comply with the act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billenrolled/House/pdf/2025-HNB-4002.pdf">https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billenrolled/House/pdf/2025-HNB-4002.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As always, please consult your library’s attorney with questions involving employee benefits and policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Clare<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue
or problem.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available knowledge</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Michigan’s <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/resources/michigan-top-10-strategic-education-plan">
<span style="color:blue">Top 10 Strategic Education Plan</span></a> provides focused direction to drive educational achievement in support of all learners.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at
<a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="color:blue">Michigan.gov/Vote</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 21, 2025 12:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <MembielaC@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Clexton <jclexton@gcdl.org>; Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Does anybody know yet? 11th hour change to EST Act about nonprofits?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"Michlib-l" <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>To: </b>"John Clexton" <<a href="mailto:jclexton@gcdl.org">jclexton@gcdl.org</a>>, "Michlib-l" <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Friday, February 21, 2025 11:56:35 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] Does anybody know yet? 11th hour change to EST Act about nonprofits?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello John:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Here is a copy of the enrolled bill -
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.legislature.mi.gov_documents_2025-2D2026_billenrolled_House_pdf_2025-2DHNB-2D4002.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=e6sAxXCJmykY2k1UijXWkmTzAl96Vq907WIJ-Knaxek&m=NBsqoTgQSFdSy0nj8wzdL-HLey-JSYK3RlmF0ozN0vHnZGji1wT-HoxufhIL3-SC&s=FEV6m-36SVDKPjvncF98j7p_UdNXH6ETk3xdTbmXWzw&e=" target="_blank">
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billenrolled/House/pdf/2025-HNB-4002.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Here is the legislation’s page (with analyses, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.legislature.mi.gov_Bills_Bill-3FObjectName-3D2025-2DHB-2D4002&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=e6sAxXCJmykY2k1UijXWkmTzAl96Vq907WIJ-Knaxek&m=NBsqoTgQSFdSy0nj8wzdL-HLey-JSYK3RlmF0ozN0vHnZGji1wT-HoxufhIL3-SC&s=Y1NEWp0yx1wLlinupY4-QHkY-vJ1AJTA8x2kmsajV1c&e=" target="_blank">https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4002</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It looks like the amendment process cleaned up the language regarding the definition of “Employer.” The term “nonprofit agency” was removed from the definition – but that doesn’t mean those entities
are exempted – the language of the final definition is pretty clear that ALL employers other than US Federal government employees are included:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Perhaps they were looking at a previous version?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Clare</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Library Law Consultant</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Library of Michigan</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">517-335-8132</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any
particular issue or problem.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available knowledge.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;color:black">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Michigan’s </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.michigan.gov_mde_resources_michigan-2Dtop-2D10-2Dstrategic-2Deducation-2Dplan&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=e6sAxXCJmykY2k1UijXWkmTzAl96Vq907WIJ-Knaxek&m=NBsqoTgQSFdSy0nj8wzdL-HLey-JSYK3RlmF0ozN0vHnZGji1wT-HoxufhIL3-SC&s=cxDkvo5KPx05Fp9a2uk6Lrry2QxOk4Qz9kwjdboIzSU&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Top
10 Strategic Education Plan</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> provides focused direction to drive educational achievement in support of all learners.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Clexton via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 21, 2025 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] FW: Does anybody know yet? 11th hour change to EST Act about nonprofits?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> John Clexton
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 21, 2025 10:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michigan Library Association <</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:mla@milibraries.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mla@milibraries.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Does anybody know yet? 11th hour change to EST Act about nonprofits?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">This morning, our finance team received a memo containing the following statement:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">The definition of "employer" expressly exempts a "nonprofit agency" from its definition. Beyond this, the legislation does not provide exemptions
for any businesses or organizations (though see “accrual” for new rules regarding small businesses).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Does this exemption refer to certified nonprofits or nonprofits categorized by tax code?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Does our financial people have it wrong?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">I would appreciate any clarification on this matter.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,
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