September 5, 2018, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
A bill to amend 1935 PA 59, entitled
"An act to provide for the public safety; to create the Michigan
state police, and provide for the organization thereof; to transfer
thereto the offices, duties and powers of the state fire marshal,
the state oil inspector, the department of the Michigan state
police as heretofore organized, and the department of public
safety; to create the office of commissioner of the Michigan state
police; to provide for an acting commissioner and for the
appointment of the officers and members of said department; to
prescribe their powers, duties, and immunities; to provide the
manner of fixing their compensation; to provide for their removal
from office; and to repeal Act No. 26 of the Public Acts of 1919,
being sections 556 to 562, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929,
and Act No. 123 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being
sections 545 to 555, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 28.2).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
2. (1) There is created a the department
of the state
government
which shall be known and designated as the Michigan
state
police, which shall consist consists
of a director as its
executive
head, and of such officers and employees as may be
appointed
or employed in such the department. The governor shall
appoint
the director, shall
be appointed by the governor, by and
with
the advice and consent of the senate, and from among qualified
and licensed law enforcement officers who are employed by the
department, and who have served at least 15 cumulative years as an
officer in the department and at least 5 years at or above the
lieutenant grade in the department. The director shall hold office
during good behavior. The salary of the director shall be such as
shall be appropriated by the legislature. The director shall
execute the constitutional oath of office.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Licensed law enforcement officer" means an individual
licensed under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards
act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.
(b) "Lieutenant grade" means the grade of lieutenant as used
in section 8.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.