SENATE BILL No. 640

 

 

July 17, 2003, Introduced by Senator THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Corrections code of 1953,"                                                 

                                                                                

    (MCL 791.201 to 791.283) by adding section 37a.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 37a.  (1) Before a prisoner is released on parole or                   

                                                                                

2   discharged without being paroled, the prisoner shall undergo a              

                                                                                

3   test for HIV or an antibody to HIV.  The test shall occur not               

                                                                                

4   earlier than 60 days before the prisoner is paroled or                      

                                                                                

5   discharged.                                                                 

                                                                                

6       (2) The department shall report each positive test result to                

                                                                                

7   the department of community health, in compliance with section              

                                                                                

8   5114 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5114.                  

                                                                                

9       (3) As used in this section, "HIV" and "positive test result"               

                                                                                

10  mean those terms as defined in section 67.