Title 791, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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 the chairperson or…

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 the council, notwi…

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.

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 …

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 of the board shall be members of the deputy sheriff's association of Michigan. (b) Three members o…

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.

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 …

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 lo…

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 following condit…

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 le…

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 …

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 as provided in this section. (2) There shall be credited to the local corrections officer training fund all …

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.