June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Green, Chirkun, Howell, Cambensy, Dianda, Geiss, Greimel, Gay-Dagnogo and Yanez and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.
A bill to amend 1990 PA 120, entitled
"An act to empower the governing boards of control of public 4-year
institutions of higher education to grant certain powers and
authority to their public safety officers; to require those public
safety officers to meet certain standards; and to require
institutions of higher education to make certain crime reports,"
by amending the title and sections 3 and 4 (MCL 390.1513 and
390.1514).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to empower the governing boards of control of public 4-
year institutions of higher education to grant certain powers and
authority to their public safety officers; to require those public
safety
officers to meet certain standards; and to require
institutions of higher education to make certain crime reports; to
require reporting of certain crimes; and to prescribe penalties.
Sec. 3. (1) Public safety officers to whom the powers and
authority of peace and police officers are granted under section 1
shall meet the minimum employment standards of the Michigan
commission
on law enforcement officers training
council standards
act, of
1965, Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1965, being
sections
28.601 to 28.616 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1965 PA
203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.
(2) Except for the investigation and action described in
section 4(2), public safety officers described under subsection (1)
may only investigate first or second degree murder, domestic
violence, or crimes involving sexual violence or contact, or
assault with a weapon, in consultation with the campus crime
commission as provided in the campus crime investigation act.
(3) As used in this section and section 4, "domestic violence"
means a violation of section 81(2), (3), (4), or (5) of the
Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81.
Sec. 4. (1) The public safety department of each public 4-year
institution of higher education created under article VIII of the
state constitution of 1963, whether or not the public safety
officers in the public safety department are granted powers and
authority under section 1(1), shall submit monthly uniform crime
reports pertaining to crimes within the department's jurisdiction
to
the department of state police as prescribed in section 1 of Act
No.
1968 PA 319, of the Public Acts of 1968, being section MCL
28.251. of
the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) A public safety officer described under section 3(1) shall
notify the campus crime commission if in the course of his or her
employment the public safety officer receives information that
first or second degree murder, domestic violence, or a crime
involving sexual violence or contact, or assault with a weapon, has
occurred on property owned or leased by the institution of higher
education. If otherwise granted the authority under this act, a
public safety officer may conduct a preliminary investigation and
take action on the information before providing the notice required
under this subsection.
(3) A public safety officer who willfully neglects to perform
the duty required under subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of
not more than $1,000.00, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
05654'18 *) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.