HOUSE BILL No. 5219

 

September 27, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Lemmons, III and Lemmons, Jr. 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 69b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 69b. (1) The department shall assign only female

 

employees to the position of corrections officer and resident unit

 

officer in housing units of correctional facilities that house

 

female prisoners and shall assign only male employees to the

 

position of corrections officer and resident unit officer in

 

housing units of correctional facilities that house male prisoners.

 

     (2) As used in this section, "correctional facility" means a

 

prison or camp under the jurisdiction of the bureau of correctional

 


facilities.

 

     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5220(request no.

 

04425'05 a) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.