Act No. 281

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

July 26, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 27, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 1998

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Senator Cisky

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1099

AN ACT to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled ''An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to community colleges; to provide for the creation of community college districts; to provide a charter for such districts; to provide for the government, control and administration of such districts; to provide for the election of a board of trustees; to define the powers and duties of the board of trustees; to provide for the assessment, levy, collection and return of taxes therefor; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,'' by amending sections 128, 129, and 131 (MCL 389.128, 389.129, and 389.131), as added by 1998 PA 51.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 128. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the board of trustees of a community college created under this act may grant to the public safety officers or police officers of that community college the powers and authority of a peace or law enforcement officer. Public safety officers or police officers granted the powers and authority under this act shall have the same powers and authority of a peace officer under the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 776.22, and as provided under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.

(2) Before granting the powers and authority provided under subsection (1), a board of trustees of a community college shall conduct not less than 2 public hearings.

(3) The board of trustees of a community college shall not grant the powers and authority described in subsection (1) unless that board of trustees creates a public safety advisory committee. The public safety advisory committee shall be comprised of 2 members of the faculty and 2 members of the staff of the community college. The public safety advisory committee shall receive and address grievances by persons against the public safety officers or police officers or against the public safety department or police department of that community college. The committee may recommend to the board of trustees or the administration of that community college that disciplinary measures be taken against a public safety officer or police officer who is found responsible for misconduct in office.

Sec. 129. (1) The jurisdiction of public safety officers or police officers granted powers and authority of peace or law enforcement officers under section 128 shall include all property owned or leased by the community college in this state and extends to the public right-of-way traversing or contiguous to that property.

(2) The jurisdiction of public safety officers or police officers under subsection (1) is limited to the protection of persons and property on the property of that community college unless a response is made off campus at the specific request of another law enforcement agency or under a mutual aid agreement with another law enforcement agency.

Sec. 131. The public safety department or police department of each community college shall submit monthly uniform crime reports pertaining to crimes within the department's jurisdiction to the department of state police in the same manner as uniform crime reports are submitted under section 1 of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.251.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.