Bill Text: MI SB0214 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Corrections: other; corrections officer wellness unit agency; create. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 8b.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary And Public Safety [SB0214 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0214-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 214
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
(MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 8b.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 8b. (1) The correctional officer wellness agency is created as an autonomous entity within the department. The correctional officer wellness agency board is created to govern the agency and consists of the following 5 members:
(a) One individual selected and appointed by the director of the department.
(b) One individual selected and appointed by the governor from recommendations provided by the state correctional officer union.
(c) One individual selected and appointed by the governor who is a mental health expert.
(d) One individual selected and appointed by the governor to represent the corrections training council.
(e) One individual selected and appointed by the governor who is a correctional officer or another employee of the department who works directly with prisoners in a correctional facility.
(2) The members first appointed to the correctional officer wellness agency board must be appointed within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(3) Members of the correctional officer wellness agency board shall serve for terms of 2 years or until a successor is appointed, whichever is later.
(4) If a vacancy occurs on the correctional officer wellness agency board, the appointment of for the unexpired term must be made in the same manner as the original appointment.
(5) The governor may remove a member of the correctional officer wellness agency board for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.
(6) Four of the members of the correctional officer wellness agency board constitute a quorum. A majority of the members present and serving are required for official action of the correctional officer wellness agency board.
(7) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the correctional officer wellness agency in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(a) Subject to section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963 and in consultation with the director of the agency, make correctional officer wellness agency employment decisions.
(b) Provide oversight of the correctional officer wellness agency.
(c) Set metrics and goals for any allocations for state correctional officer wellness funding.
(d) Provide the department with access to experts on state correction officer wellness models used in other industries and states.
(e) Create state correctional officer wellness programs and training pilots.
(f) Review and access current department policies related to state correctional officer wellness to suggest improvements or new initiatives.
(g) Hold quarterly meetings for progress reports and to access the impact of the correctional officer wellness agency.
(h) Create an annual report that includes new procedures and recommendations for addressing state correctional officer wellness.
(9) The correctional officer wellness agency is vested with the authority to provide wellness services for state correctional officers.
(10) As used in this section:
(a) "State correctional officer" means an individual employed by the department in a correctional facility as a correctional officer.
(b) "Wellness services" means services that address issues related to the health and well-being of state correctional officers, including, but not limited to, employee engagement and retention, and officer depression and rates of suicide.
