Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1976 Pa 240

Pursuant to the Legislature’s request contained in House Concurrent Resolution No 691 and the letter of Governor Milliken dated August 24, 1976, we agreed to give an advisory opinion (Const 1963, art 3, § 8) on whether Act 183 of the Public Acts of 1964 as amended by Act 240 of the Public Acts of 1976 (MCLA 830.411 et seq.; MSA 3.447[101] et seq.; hereinafter "The Act”) violates Const 1963, art 9, §§ 12 and 15.

We have been aided in this undertaking by the office of the Attorney General which has, in response to our request, submitted one brief supporting the conclusion of constitutionality,…