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Section 791.220j Contract Resulting in Annual Savings; Employment Consideration.

MI Comp L § 791.220j (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 20j.

(1) This act does not prohibit the department from contracting with an operator of a privately owned correctional facility to house and manage inmates under the jurisdiction of the department if the contract will result in an annual cost savings of at least 10% to the state. The department shall annually document and report the savings to the legislature.

(2) If the department contracts with a privately owned correctional facility, the contractor shall interview and consider for employment employees or former employees of the department who lose or reasonably expect to lose their position of employment with the department as a result of prison closures. The contractor shall also give consideration to the hiring of unemployed national guard and reserve officers and military personnel who are returning to this state following active deployment. This section does not create a property interest in employment.

History: Add. 2012, Act 599, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 Popular Name: Department of Corrections Act

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Section 791.220i Correctional Facility Described in Mcl 791.220g; Use; Interlocal Agreement; Contract for Housing, Custody, and Care of Detainees or Inmates From Other Agencies; Requirements; Performance of Duties by Personnel; Oversight; Civil Liability; Definitions.
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