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MI SB0093

Bill

Status

Passed

10/18/2016

Primary Sponsor

Tonya Schuitmaker

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates the Michigan Justice Training Fund in the state treasury to provide law enforcement distributions and grant awards for criminal justice in-service training, with 60% of annual funds distributed to eligible law enforcement entities in two semiannual installments.

  • Distributes law enforcement funds on a per-full-time-equated-officer basis calculated by dividing total compensated hours by 2,080 hours, with a minimum annual distribution of $500 if funds are sufficient.

  • Restricts law enforcement distribution expenditures to criminal justice in-service training, direct training costs, tuition, travel reimbursement at state civil service rates, and consortium fees, with equipment purchases exceeding $5,000 or 10% of annual distribution requiring prior commission approval.

  • Requires all criminal justice in-service training courses to be registered through the MCOLES information and tracking network before training occurs, and mandates eligible entities expend distributions within 2 years or forfeit further distributions until expended.

  • Authorizes the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to award grants to grantees for providing criminal justice in-service training, with prohibition on grants to professional associations, and establishes audit authority for the auditor general every 2 years.

Legislative Description

Law enforcement; funds; administration of Michigan justice training fund; revise to reflect changes made under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9 of 1982 PA 302 (MCL 18.421 et seq.) & adds secs. 7, 8a & 10.

Law enforcement: other

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0290'16 With Immediate Effect

10/18/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/10/2015

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