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MI HB5878
Bill
Status
9/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Lyons
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AI Summary
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Eliminates the requirement that law enforcement officers possess normal color vision without color-enhancing lenses for certification, allowing officers to use color-enhancing lenses to meet vision standards.
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Adds provisions allowing military service members called to active duty to maintain their law enforcement certification without it becoming void during their term of service.
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Permits the commission to establish evaluation or testing processes to grant waivers from training requirements for previously certified officers who discontinue employment for extended periods.
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Clarifies that public bodies creating law enforcement agencies under the public body law enforcement agency act are considered law enforcement agencies for regulatory purposes.
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Changes language from "pursuant to" to "under" in references to sheriff deputation authorities and modifies terminology regarding Armed Forces from lowercase to uppercase formatting.
Legislative Description
Law enforcement; other; employment standards for law enforcement officers; modify color vision standard. Amends sec. 9 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.609).
Labor: fair employment practices
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/15/2016
9/20/2016