CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WELLNESS BOARD                                             H.B. 4467 (H-3) & 4468 (H-1):

                                                                                                                                                          SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL

                                                                                                                                                                                                                IN COMMITTEE

House Bill 4467 (Substitute H-3 as passed by the House)

House Bill 4468 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)

Sponsor:   Representative Sarah L. Lightner (H.B. 4467)

                            Representative Sarah Anthony (H.B. 4468)

House Committee:   Appropriations

Senate Committee:   Oversight

Date Completed:   6-7-21

CONTENT

House Bill 4467 (H-3) would add Section 208b to the Corrections Code to do the following:

 --     Create the Correctional Employee Wellness Board within the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and prescribe its membership.

 --     Require the Board to create programs and training pilots to provide wellness services to State correctional employees.

 --     Require the Board to set metrics and goals for any allocations for funding of wellness services for State correctional employees.

 --     Require the MDOC to provide the Board with an annual report on wellness services and information on initiatives to provide wellness services.

 --     Prohibit the MDOC from disciplining or retaliating against the employee who was responsible for managing wellness services for performing duties required under the bill.

House Bill 4468 (H-1) would add Section 208c to the Corrections Code to prescribe the definitions of "State correctional employee" and "wellness services" as used in proposed Section 208b.

The bills are tie-barred.

House Bill 4467 (H-3)

Board Membership

The bill would create the Correctional Employee Wellness Board as an autonomous board in the MDOC, which would consist of the following members:

 --       One individual selected and appointed by the director of human resources in the MDOC.

 --       One individual selected and appointed by the Governor who is a mental health expert.

 --       One individual selected and appointed by the Governor to represent the Corrections Training Council.

 --       One individual selected and appointed by the Governor who was a correctional officer or another MDOC employee who worked directly with prisoners in a correctional facility.

The Board also would consist of following individuals employed by the MDOC and selected and appointed by the Governor:

 --       One individual who is a member of the State Correctional Officer Union.

 --       One indiv