MI SB0485

Expands the definition of "public police or fire department employee" to include corrections officers employed by county sheriffs in county jails, work camps, or other facilities that house adult prisoners.

Clarifies that the definition of "public police or fire department employee" includes police officers, firefighters, emergency medical service personnel employed by public police or fire departments, and emergency telephone operators directly employed by such departments.

Restructures the exclusions from coverage by reorganizing subsections (a) through (d) into roman numerals (i) through (iv), with no substantive change to the excluded categories: community college employees, metropolitan district employees, 911 authority operators, and certain authority employees existing on June 1, 2011.

Establishes an effective date of 90 days after enactment for the amendments to the compulsory arbitration law governing labor disputes in municipal police and fire departments.