HOUSE BILL No. 6266

 

 

June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Green, Chirkun, Howell, Cambensy, Dianda, Geiss, Greimel, Gay-Dagnogo and Yanez and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.

 

     A bill to amend 1990 PA 120, entitled

 

"An act to empower the governing boards of control of public 4-year

institutions of higher education to grant certain powers and

authority to their public safety officers; to require those public

safety officers to meet certain standards; and to require

institutions of higher education to make certain crime reports,"

 

by amending the title and sections 3 and 4 (MCL 390.1513 and

 

390.1514).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

TITLE

 

     An act to empower the governing boards of control of public 4-

 

year institutions of higher education to grant certain powers and

 

authority to their public safety officers; to require those public

 

safety officers to meet certain standards; and to require

 

institutions of higher education to make certain crime reports; to

 

require reporting of certain crimes; and to prescribe penalties.

     Sec. 3. (1) Public safety officers to whom the powers and

 

authority of peace and police officers are granted under section 1

 

shall meet the minimum employment standards of the Michigan

 

commission on law enforcement officers training council standards

 

act, of 1965, Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1965, being

 

sections 28.601 to 28.616 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1965 PA

 

203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

 

     (2) Except for the investigation and action described in

 

section 4(2), public safety officers described under subsection (1)

 

may only investigate first or second degree murder, domestic

 

violence, or crimes involving sexual violence or contact, or

 

assault with a weapon, in consultation with the campus crime

 

commission as provided in the campus crime investigation act.

 

     (3) As used in this section and section 4, "domestic violence"

 

means a violation of section 81(2), (3), (4), or (5) of the

 

Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81.

 

     Sec. 4. (1) The public safety department of each public 4-year

 

institution of higher education created under article VIII of the

 

state constitution of 1963, whether or not the public safety

 

officers in the public safety department are granted powers and

 

authority under section 1(1), shall submit monthly uniform crime

 

reports pertaining to crimes within the department's jurisdiction

 

to the department of state police as prescribed in section 1 of Act

 

No. 1968 PA 319, of the Public Acts of 1968, being section MCL

 

28.251. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

 

     (2) A public safety officer described under section 3(1) shall

 

notify the campus crime commission if in the course of his or her

employment the public safety officer receives information that

 

first or second degree murder, domestic violence, or a crime

 

involving sexual violence or contact, or assault with a weapon, has

 

occurred on property owned or leased by the institution of higher

 

education. If otherwise granted the authority under this act, a

 

public safety officer may conduct a preliminary investigation and

 

take action on the information before providing the notice required

 

under this subsection.

 

     (3) A public safety officer who willfully neglects to perform

 

the duty required under subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of

 

not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

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

 

05654'18 *) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.