HOUSE BILL NO. 5014
September 19, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Thompson, Johnsen, Bezotte, Wozniak, St. Germaine
and Beson and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1965 PA 203, entitled
"Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act,"
by amending the title and section 9e (MCL 28.609e), the title as
amended by 1998 PA 237 and section 9e as added by 2018 PA 552.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 TITLE
2 An act to provide for the creation of create the Michigan
3 commission on law enforcement standards; to prescribe its
4 membership, powers, and duties; to prescribe the reporting
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1 responsibilities of certain state and local agencies; to provide
2 for additional costs in criminal cases; to provide for the training
3 and licensing of law enforcement officers; to provide for the
4 establishment of the law enforcement officers training fund; and to
5 provide for disbursement of allocations from the law enforcement
6 officers training fund to local agencies of government
7 participating in a police training program.
8 Sec. 9e. (1) Beginning January 1, 2020, an individual seeking
9 to become licensed under section 9, 9b, 9c, or 9d shall complete
10 active violence response training that emphasizes coordinated
11 tactical response to rapidly developing incidents in which
12 intentional physical injury or death to a specific population
13 occurs through the use of conventional or unconventional weapons
14 and tactics.
15 (2) The commission shall promulgate rules establishing the
16 minimum standards for the active violence response training
17 required under subsection (1).
18 (3) Beginning January 1, 2020, an individual who is licensed
19 under section 9, 9b, 9c, or 9d shall complete the active violence
20 response training described under subsection (1).
21 (4) Beginning January 1, 2025, the commission shall require an
22 individual to have either of the following before granting a
23 license under section 9, 9b, 9c, or 9d:
24 (a) The rank of blue belt or higher in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
25 from a certified instructor.
26 (b) A certificate of equivalent training.
27 (5) An individual who is licensed under section 9, 9b, 9c, or
28 9d on January 1, 2025 shall, no later than January 1, 2027, obtain
29 either of the following:
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1 (a) The rank of blue belt or higher in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
2 from a certified instructor.
3 (b) A certificate of equivalent training.
4 (6) Beginning January 1, 2027, a law enforcement officer shall
5 complete not less than 4 hours of grappling training each year. The
6 commission may approve a grappling training course provided by a
7 certified instructor as meeting the requirements of this
8 subsection.
9 (7) As used in this section:
10 (a) "Certificate of equivalent training" means a document
11 signed by a certified instructor that signifies that the named
12 individual has received significant unarmed combat grappling
13 training, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
14 (i) Two years of high school varsity wrestling experience or 5
15 years of other wrestling experience.
16 (ii) Two or more mixed martial arts fights as a licensed
17 professional mixed martial arts fighter.
18 (iii) The rank of brown belt in Judo.
19 (b) "Certified instructor" means an individual who has 1 or
20 more of the following:
21 (i) The rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
22 (ii) Certification as an instructor from the International
23 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation or an equivalent organization, as
24 determined by the commission.
25 (iii) Not less than 20 years of experience as a grappling
26 instructor.
27 (c) "Grappling training" means training in hand-to-hand combat
28 that is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an
29 opponent.
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Statutes affected: House Introduced Bill: 28.609