SEX OFF. EMPLOYMENT WITH YOUTH ORG. H.B. 4957 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS




House Bill 4957 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Representative Shelley Goodman Taub
House Committee: Judiciary
Senate Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to include felonies proposed by Senate Bill 130 in the sentencing guidelines, as shown in the following table.



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 would prohibit an individual who was required to be registered under the Sex Offenders Registration Act from accepting or maintaining employment, or serving as a volunteer, with a child care center, school, playground, youth league, or youth organization.


The House bill would take effect on January 1, 2006.


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 available data to indicate how many offenders would be convicted of the proposed offenses. An offender convicted of a Class G offense would be eligible for a sentencing guidelines minimum sentence range of 0-3 months to 7-23 months. An offender convicted of a class F offense would be eligible for a sentencing guidelines minimum sentence range of 0-3 months to 17-30 months. Local units incur the costs of incarceration in a local facility, which vary by county. The State incurs the cost of felony probation at an average annual cost of $2,000, as well as the cost of incarceration in a State facility at an average annual cost of $28,000.


Date Completed: 8-30-05 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. hb4957/0506