ADRIAN GIRLS' TRAINING SCHOOL                                                                H.B. 5215:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 5215 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Bronna Kahle

House Committee:  Oversight

Senate Committee:  Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would repeal Section 185 of the Michigan Penal Code, which prohibits certain conduct with respect to an inmate at the former Adrian Girls' Training School.

Specifically, Section 185 prohibits a person who is not an inmate at the Girls' Training School in Adrian from doing any of the following concerning a girl who is an inmate at the school:

-- Knowingly aiding or assisting an inmate's escape.

-- Knowingly aiding, enticing, or assisting an inmate's escape from another home or other place where she has been placed by the school's officers.

-- Knowingly aiding or assisting an inmate to leave the State.

-- Marrying an inmate, knowing that she is an inmate or subject of the school, without the consent of the school superintendent.

A person who violates Section 185 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both.

MCL 750.185                                                                   Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government. The Adrian Training School closed in 2009, so there has not been an opportunity to commit the specified offenses since that time.

Date Completed:  4-18-18                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Ryan Bergan

This 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.