House Bill 4322

Sponsor: Rep. Terry Geiger

Committee: Criminal Law and Corrections

Complete to 3-3-99

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4322 AS INTRODUCED 2-23-99

Currently, the Department of Corrections act requires the department to pay full wages to an employee of a penal institution who is injured by an inmate or during a riot from the time of the injury until the employee's worker's compensation benefits begin. Once worker's compensation benefits begin, the department must supplement the injured employee's benefits, so that the two payments together are equal to the employee's net weekly wage. House Bill 4322 would expand these requirements to cover all Department of Corrections employees injured by a prisoner at any state correctional facility or by a probationer or parolee or during a riot. The bill's provisions would apply to any employees who were injured or receiving worker's compensation after the bill's effective date.

MCL 791.263a

Analyst: W. Flory

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.