DEPT. OF CORR.: HIRING FELONS H.B. 4398 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4398 (Substitute S-1 as reported) Sponsor: Representative Sandra Hill
House Committee: Judiciary and Civil Rights Senate Committee: Judiciary
The bill would amend the Department of Corrections (DOC) law to specify that, beginning on the bill's effective date, the DOC could not employ or appoint a person who had been convicted of a felony or was subject to pending felony charges.
If records available to the DOC showed that an applicant for employment or appointment had been convicted of a felony or was subject to pending felony charges, the DOC would have to inform the applicant of that fact and of his or her resulting ineligibility for employment or appointment. At the applicant's request, the DOC would have to allow him or her to review the relevant portion of the records. If the applicant disputed the records' accuracy, the DOC would have to allow him or her a reasonable period of time to contact the responsible agency or agencies to correct the alleged inaccuracies. If the records, as corrected, would remove the applicant's ineligibility, the DOC would have to allow him or her to reapply for employment or appointment.
The bill would not apply to a person employed by or appointed to a position in the DOC before the bill's effective date.
Proposed MCL 791.205a Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 2-21-96 Fiscal Analyst: M. Hansen
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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.