Michigan Compiled Laws Act 125 Of 2003 Local Corrections Officers Training Act (791.531 - 791.546)

AN ACT to improve the training and education of local corrections officers; to provide for the certification of local corrections officers and the development of standards and requirements for local corrections officers; to provide for the creation of a sheriffs coordinating and training office and a local corrections advisory board; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain local and state officers and agencies.

History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003

Section 791.531 Short Title.
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.
As used in this act: (a) “Board” means the local corrections officers advisory board created in section 9. (b) “Council” means the sheriffs coordinating...
Section 791.533 Sheriffs Coordinating And Training Office; Creation; Head Of Office; Chief Executive Officer; Executive Secretary.
(1) The sheriffs coordinating and training office is created as an autonomous entity in the department of corrections. The department is not fiscally or...
Section 791.534 Qualifications And Appointment Of Members; Vacancy; Reappointment; Terms.
(1) The council consists of 7 members selected as follows: (a) The president of the Michigan sheriffs' association. (b) One member appointed to the...
Section 791.535 Chairperson; Vice-chairperson; Designation; Terms; Reelection; Meetings; Conduct; Compensation.
(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....
Section 791.536 Holding Public Office Or Employment; Disqualification Prohibited.
A member of the council shall not be disqualified from holding any public office or employment by reason of his or her appointment or...
Section 791.537 Administrative Support Services.
Administrative support services for the council and executive secretary shall be provided by the council as provided by separate appropriation for the council. History:...
Section 791.538 Standards And Requirements.
Not later than October 1, 2004 and as often as necessary after that, the council shall approve minimum standards and requirements for local corrections...
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.
(1) The local corrections officers advisory board is created within the council. The board shall consist of 9 members appointed by the council, as...
Section 791.540 Annual Report.
The board shall make an annual report to the council that includes pertinent data regarding the standards and requirements established and an evaluation on...
Section 791.541 Local Corrections Officer; Certification.
Beginning April 1, 2004, a person shall not be a local corrections officer unless he or she is certified or recertified by the council...
Section 791.542 Local Corrections Officer; Evidence Of Employment; Certification.
Effective January 1, 2005, a person who is employed as a local corrections officer before January 1, 2005, upon furnishing the council satisfactory evidence...
Section 791.543 Local Corrections Officer; Certification; Conditions.
A person who was not employed as a local corrections officer before January 1, 2005 but who becomes employed as a local corrections officer...
Section 791.543a Collective Bargaining Agreement; Temporary Transfer Or Assignment.
Nothing in this act supersedes a right granted under a collective bargaining agreement. A person who exercises a right pursuant to a collective bargaining...
Section 791.544 Duties Of Council.
The council may do all of the following: (a) Enter into agreements with other public or private agencies or organizations to implement the intent...
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.
(1) The local corrections officers training fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the council, which shall expend...
Section 791.546 Acceptance Of Funds, Grants, And Gifts.
The council may accept funds, grants, and gifts from any public or private source which shall be used to defray the expenses incident to...

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