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MI HB5878

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Lyons

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Clarifies that public bodies creating law enforcement agencies under the public body law enforcement agency act are considered law enforcement agencies for regulatory purposes.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary9/15/2016

Full Bill Text

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