SENATE BILL NO. 591

October 16, 2019, Introduced by Senator LUCIDO and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

A bill to amend 2006 PA 563, entitled

"An act to restrict the use and disclosure of certain statements made by law enforcement officers,"

by amending section 1 (MCL 15.391), as amended by 2016 PA 302.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1. As used in this act:

(a) "Involuntary statement" means truthful information provided by a law enforcement officer, if compelled under threat of dismissal from employment or any other employment sanction, by the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer.

(b) "Law enforcement agency" means the department of state police, the department of natural resources, or a law enforcement agency of a county, township, city, village, airport authority, community college, or university, that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.

(c) "Law enforcement officer" means all of the following:

(i) A person who is trained and licensed or certified under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

(ii) A local corrections officer as that term is defined in section 2 of the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.532.

(iii) An emergency dispatch worker employed by a law enforcement agency.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.