HB 4551

HOUSE BILL NO. 4551
A bill to amend 1965 PA 203, entitled
"Michigan commission on law enforcement standards
act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 28.603), as amended by 2016
PA 289.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan commission on law enforcement
standards is created to carry out the intent of this act. The commission is transferred as a type I transfer pursuant
to section 3 of the executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL
16.103, to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(2) The commission
consists of the following members:
(a) The attorney
general, or his or her the attorney general's designated representative from
within the department of attorney general.
(b) The director of
the department of state police, or his or her the director's designated representative who is a
police officer within the department of state police.
(c) The chief of a
police department of a city that has a population of more than 600,000, or his or her the chief's designee
who is a command officer within that department.
(d) The following
members appointed by the governor, subject to the advice and consent of the
senate under section 6 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, as
follows:
(i) Three individuals nominated by the
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
(ii) Three individuals nominated by the
Michigan Sheriffs' Association.
(iii) One individual nominated by the
Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.
(iv) One individual nominated by the Criminal
Defense Attorneys of Michigan.
(v) One individual nominated by the Michigan
State Police Troopers Association.
(vi) One individual nominated by the Michigan
chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
(vii) One individual nominated by the Police
Officers Association of Michigan.
(viii) One individual nominated by a police
association not otherwise represented on the commission representing law
enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency employing more than
10% of the police officers in this state.
(ix) One individual nominated by the Police
Officers Labor Council of Michigan.
(x) One individual nominated by the Michigan
Association of Police.
(xi) One individual nominated by the Deputy
Sheriff's Association of Michigan.
(xii) One non-law enforcement individual
representing the public.
(3) The terms of
the members of the commission who were previously appointed
by the governor and serving on the commission on the
effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection January 2, 2017 expire on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this
subsection.January 2, 2017.
(4) Not more than 90 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this subsection, later
than April 2, 2017, the governor shall appoint members to the commission
as provided in subsection (2)(d).
(5) The governor
may appoint any individual meeting the membership requirements of the
organizations listed in subsection (2)(d)(i) to (xii) if the organization permitted to
nominate an individual to the commission fails to provide a nominee not less
than 30 days before a vacancy created by the expiration of a term, or not less
than 30 days after the effective date of any other vacancy.
(6) An individual
selected under subsection (2)(d) shall serve as a commission member only while
serving as a member of the organization that submitted his or her the
individual's name to the governor for appointment.
(7) Members of the
commission appointed or reappointed under subsection (2)(d)(i) to (xii) shall must be appointed for a term of 4 years. except that, of the
members first appointed to the commission, 6 shall serve for 1 year, 5 shall
serve for 2 years, and 5 shall serve for 3 years.
(8) The expiration
dates of appointments under subsection (2)(d) shall
be are December 31 of the calendar year
in which they expire.
(9) A vacancy on
the commission occurring other than by expiration of a term shall must be
filled by the governor in the same manner as the original appointment for the
balance of the unexpired term.