HOUSE BILL No. 6295


     September 17, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Wojno and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.


        A bill to amend 1974 PA 163, entitled

   "L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 28.214), as amended by 2000 PA 320.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 4.  (1) The council shall do all of the following:

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             (a) Establish policy and promulgate rules regarding the

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        operational procedures to be followed by agencies using the law

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        enforcement information network.  The policy and rules shall do

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        all of the following:

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             (i) Ensure access to locator information obtained through

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        the law enforcement information network by state and federal

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        agencies and the friend of the  court  CHILD for enforcement of

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        child support programs as provided under state and federal law.






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             (ii) Ensure access to information of an individual being

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        investigated by a state or county employee who is engaged in the

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        enforcement of the child protection laws or rules of this state.

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             (iii) Authorize a fire chief of an organized fire department

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        or his or her designee to request and receive information

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        obtained through the law enforcement information network by a law

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        enforcement agency for the following purposes:

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             (A) A preemployment criminal convictions history.

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             (B) A preemployment driving record.

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             (C) Vehicle registration information for vehicles involved

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        in a fire or hazardous materials incident.

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             (iv) Authorize a public or private school superintendent,

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        principal, or assistant principal to receive vehicle registration

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        information, of a vehicle within 1,000 feet of school property,

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        obtained through the law enforcement information network by a law

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        enforcement agency.

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             (b) Review applications for network terminals and approve or

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        disapprove the applications and the sites for terminal

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        installations.  If an application is disapproved, the applicant

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        shall be notified in writing of the reasons for disapproval.

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             (c) Establish minimum standards for terminal sites and

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        installation.

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             (2) A person shall not disclose information from the law

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        enforcement information network to a private entity for any pur-

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        pose, including, but not limited to, the enforcement of child

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        support programs.





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             (3) A person shall not disclose information from the law

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        enforcement information network in a manner that is not

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        authorized by law or rule.

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             (4) A person who violates subsection (2) or (3) is:

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             (a) For a first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable

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

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        than $500.00, or both.

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             (b) For a second or subsequent offense, guilty of a felony

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        punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of

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        not more than $2,000.00, or both.

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             Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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        effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6317

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        (request no. 07684'02) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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        law.





























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