MI HB5216

Department of Corrections must issue documents to all released prisoners documenting their criminal convictions, institutional history (misconduct, programming completion, educational attainment, work record), and other relevant information.

Department shall issue a certificate of employability to prisoners who complete a career and technical education course, have no major misconduct in the 2 years before release, no more than 3 minor misconducts in that period, and achieve a silver level or better on a national work readiness certificate.

Certificate of employability is valid for 4 years from issuance and must be issued within 30 days before release; department may revoke it for institutional misconduct during the final 30 days and shall revoke it if the prisoner commits any felony after receiving the certificate.

Prisoners may grieve certificate revocations through the department's grievance system; falsely claiming to have a valid certificate is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days imprisonment or a $500 fine.

Department is not civilly liable for its decisions to issue, deny, or revoke certificates of employability.