SB 1007 Summary

• Adds the director of the Department of Civil Rights (or designee) as a new member of the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards.

• Reduces appointed positions from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and Michigan Sheriffs' Association from three members each to one member each.

• Replaces the single "non-law enforcement individual representing the public" with three public representatives plus one criminal justice professor, one law professor, and one Mental Health Association nominee.

• Changes language from "shall" to "must" in several provisions regarding appointment expiration dates and vacancy procedures.

• Clarifies that appointed members must either be nominated by their respective organization or hold the specific position required for their appointment to maintain commission membership.