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HB6211 • 2026

Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit. Amends sec. 13 of 2003 PA 125 (MCL 791.543).

Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit. Amends sec. 13 of 2003 PA 125 (MCL 791.543).

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Sponsor
Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Helena Scott (District 8), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Regina Weiss (District 5)
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit. Amends sec. 13 of 2003 PA 125 (MCL 791.543).

Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit.

What This Bill Does

  • Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit.
  • Amends sec.
  • 13 of 2003 PA 125 (MCL 791.543).

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 HJ 57 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026

  2. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

  3. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit. Amends sec. 13 of 2003 PA 125 (MCL 791.543).

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 6211

A bill to amend 2003 PA 125, entitled
"Local corrections officers training act,"
by amending section 13 (MCL 791.543).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 13. A person An individual who was not employed as a 1
local corrections officer before January 1, 2005 but who becomes or 2
seeks to become employed as a local corrections officer on or after 3
January 1, 2005 shall must not be certified or recertified by the 4
council unless he or she the individual meets all of the following 5
conditions: 6
July 03, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Pohutsky, Byrnes, Wilson, Wegela, Dievendorf, Skaggs, Scott,
Rheingans and Weiss and referred to Committee on Government Operations.
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(a) He or she is Is a citizen of the United States and is 18 1
years of age or older. 2
(b) He or she has Has obtained a high school diploma or 3
attained a passing score on the general education development test 4
indicating a high school graduation level. 5
(c) Not later than 12 months after becoming employed as a 6
local corrections officer, he or she has fulfilled other standards 7
and requirements developed by the board and approved by the council 8
for certification. 9
(d) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that 10
added this subdivision, was not previously employed by any of the 11
following agencies between September 1, 2025 and January 20, 2029: 12
(i) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 13
(ii) The United States Customs and Border Protection. 14
(iii) The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 15
(e) (d) He or she has Has fulfilled standards and requirements 16
developed by the council upon on the recommendation of the board 17
for recertification. 18