Section 791.531 – Short Title.

791.531 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “local corrections officers training act”. History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003

Section 791.532 – Definitions.

791.532 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Board” means the local corrections officers advisory board created in section 9. (b) “Council” means the sheriffs coordinating and training council described in section 4. (c) “Executive secretary” means the executive secretary of the council. (d) “Local correctional facility” means county jail, work camp, or […]

Section 791.533 – Sheriffs Coordinating and Training Office; Creation; Head of Office; Chief Executive Officer; Executive Secretary.

791.533 Sheriffs coordinating and training office; creation; head of office; chief executive officer; executive secretary. Sec. 3. (1) The sheriffs coordinating and training office is created as an autonomous entity in the department of corrections. The department is not fiscally or programmatically responsible or liable for any of the responsibilities or duties of the office, […]

Section 791.534 – Qualifications and Appointment of Members; Vacancy; Reappointment; Terms.

791.534 Qualifications and appointment of members; vacancy; reappointment; terms. Sec. 4. (1) The council consists of 7 members selected as follows: (a) The president of the Michigan sheriffs’ association. (b) One member appointed to the council for a 1-year term, to be elected by the Michigan sheriffs’ association, who shall be a sheriff from a […]

Section 791.535 – Chairperson; Vice-Chairperson; Designation; Terms; Reelection; Meetings; Conduct; Compensation.

791.535 Chairperson; vice-chairperson; designation; terms; reelection; meetings; conduct; compensation. Sec. 5. (1) The council shall designate from among its members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall serve for 1-year terms and who may be reelected. (2) The council shall meet at least 4 times in each year and shall hold special meetings when called by […]

Section 791.536 – Holding Public Office or Employment; Disqualification Prohibited.

791.536 Holding public office or employment; disqualification prohibited. Sec. 6. A member of the council shall not be disqualified from holding any public office or employment by reason of his or her appointment or membership on the council and shall not forfeit that public office or employment by reason of his or her appointment to […]

Section 791.537 – Administrative Support Services.

791.537 Administrative support services. Sec. 7. Administrative support services for the council and executive secretary shall be provided by the council as provided by separate appropriation for the council. History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003

Section 791.538 – Standards and Requirements.

791.538 Standards and requirements. Sec. 8. Not later than October 1, 2004 and as often as necessary after that, the council shall approve minimum standards and requirements for local corrections officers with respect to the following: (a) Recruitment, selection, and certification of new local corrections officers based upon at least, but not limited to, work […]

Section 791.539 – Local Corrections Officers Advisory Board; Creation; Qualifications and Appointment of Members; Terms; Vacancy; Reappointment; Compensation; Development and Recommendation of Standards and Requirements; Training Facilities.

791.539 Local corrections officers advisory board; creation; qualifications and appointment of members; terms; vacancy; reappointment; compensation; development and recommendation of standards and requirements; training facilities. Sec. 9. (1) The local corrections officers advisory board is created within the council. The board shall consist of 9 members appointed by the council, as follows: (a) Three members […]

Section 791.540 – Annual Report.

791.540 Annual report. Sec. 10. The board shall make an annual report to the council that includes pertinent data regarding the standards and requirements established and an evaluation on the effectiveness of local corrections officer training programs. History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003

Section 791.541 – Local Corrections Officer; Certification.

791.541 Local corrections officer; certification. Sec. 11. Beginning April 1, 2004, a person shall not be a local corrections officer unless he or she is certified or recertified by the council as provided in section 12 or 13. The council shall certify those persons and recertify on an annual basis those persons who satisfy the […]

Section 791.542 – Local Corrections Officer; Evidence of Employment; Certification.

791.542 Local corrections officer; evidence of employment; certification. Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2005, a person who is employed as a local corrections officer before January 1, 2005, upon furnishing the council satisfactory evidence of his or her employment as a local corrections officer, shall be certified and recertified by the council as a local […]

Section 791.543 – Local Corrections Officer; Certification; Conditions.

791.543 Local corrections officer; certification; conditions. Sec. 13. A person who was not employed as a local corrections officer before January 1, 2005 but who becomes employed as a local corrections officer on or after January 1, 2005 shall not be certified or recertified by the council unless he or she meets all of the […]

Section 791.543a – Collective Bargaining Agreement; Temporary Transfer or Assignment.

791.543a Collective bargaining agreement; temporary transfer or assignment. Sec. 13a. Nothing in this act supersedes a right granted under a collective bargaining agreement. A person who exercises a right pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that results in that person being required to obtain certification under this act shall be allowed not less than 2 […]

Section 791.544 – Duties of Council.

791.544 Duties of council. Sec. 14. The council may do all of the following: (a) Enter into agreements with other public or private agencies or organizations to implement the intent of this act. (b) Cooperate with and assist other public or private agencies or organizations to implement the intent of this act. (c) Make recommendations […]

Section 791.545 – Local Corrections Officers Training Fund; Creation in State Treasury; Administration; Source of Funds; Use; Eligibility of Counties to Receive Grants; Reimbursement of Fee; Unexpended Funds.

791.545 Local corrections officers training fund; creation in state treasury; administration; source of funds; use; eligibility of counties to receive grants; reimbursement of fee; unexpended funds. Sec. 15. (1) The local corrections officers training fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the council, which shall expend the fund only […]

Section 791.546 – Acceptance of Funds, Grants, and Gifts.

791.546 Acceptance of funds, grants, and gifts. Sec. 16. The council may accept funds, grants, and gifts from any public or private source which shall be used to defray the expenses incident to implementing its responsibilities under this act. History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003