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MI HB4622

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/13/2021

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Lightner

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Renames "work camps" to "training sites" throughout the Corrections Code to reflect facilities housing prisoners in vocational training or work programs.

  • Adds new subsection (3)(d) allowing prisoners to create items through vocational training programs that the department can sell to the community, with sales proceeds funding the vocational training programs.

  • Establishes that prisoners in vocational training programs receive a prisoner training wage set by the department rather than direct compensation for items created.

  • Removes reference to "work camp" from minimum custody facility transfers reported to the law enforcement information system, streamlining the reporting requirement.

  • Bill takes effect only if Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4621 of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.

Legislative Description

Corrections: state facilities; corrections code of 1953; update to reflect training program for prisoner-made goods. Amends secs.65c & 65d of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.265c & 791.265d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4621'21

State agencies (existing): corrections

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/13/2021

4/14/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/13/2021

Full Bill Text

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