SEX OFF. WORKING W/CHILD SERVICES S.B. 605: FLOOR ANALYSIS




Senate Bill 605 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Jud Gilbert, II
Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to include proposed felonies in the sentencing guidelines, as shown in the table below.



Violation
Felony Class &
Category
Maximum
Sentence
 
Registered sex offender accepting employment or volunteer position with child services organization
G - Public Safety 2 years
Registered sex offender accepting employment or volunteer position with child services organization by concealing status as a registered sex offender F - Public Safety 4 years

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 130 which, as passed by the Senate, would create a new act to prohibit a person who was convicted of a "listed offense" from serving as a coach on an independent youth athletic team based in Michigan, unless the person disclosed to the team's sanctioning organization that he or she had been convicted of a listed offense. ("Listed offense" would mean an alcohol- or controlled substance-related driving violation or an offense for which sex offender registration is required under the Sex Offenders Registration Act.)


MCL 777.16t Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government. There are no data to indicate how many offenders would be convicted of the proposed crimes. Offenders convicted of the Class G offense would be eligible to receive a sentencing guidelines minimum sentence range from 0-3 months to 7-23 months. Offenders convicted of the Class F offense would be eligible to receive a sentencing guidelines minimum sentence range from 0-3 months to 17-30 months. Local units would incur the costs of incarceration in a local facility, which vary by county. The State would incur the costs of felony probation at an average annual cost of $2,000, as well as the costs of incarceration in a State facility at an average annual cost of $28,000.


Date Completed: 6-28-05 Fiscal Analyst: Bethany Wicksall

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb605/0506