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MI HB4118

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/28/2021

Primary Sponsor

Ben Frederick

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands the Law Enforcement Officer Separation of Service Record Act to include corrections officers employed by the Department of Corrections or county sheriffs, in addition to law enforcement officers.

  • Requires law enforcement agencies and corrections agencies to maintain records documenting the reasons and circumstances for an officer's separation from service, and allows separating officers to review and dispute these records.

  • Requires both law enforcement officers and corrections officers seeking reemployment in Michigan to provide signed waivers allowing prospective employers to obtain separation records from former employers.

  • Prohibits prospective employers from hiring such officers unless they receive the separation records from all former employing agencies, with immunity granted to agencies that disclose information in good faith.

  • Applies the act to public employers and employees, except where inconsistent with the Michigan Constitution's public employment protections.

Legislative Description

Law enforcement: records; corrections officers; subject to the law enforcement officer separation of service record act. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3 & 5 of 2017 PA 128 (MCL 28.561 et seq.) & adds sec. 6.

Corrections: employees

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Judiciary And Public Safety

4/29/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary And Public Safety4/29/2021
Judiciary2/3/2021

Full Bill Text

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