SENATE BILL NO. 694

A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled

"Corrections code of 1953,"

(MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 20.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 20. (1) If the department plans to close a correctional facility, the department shall consider the potential economic impact the correctional facility closure will have on the impacted local community.

(2) Not less than 1 year before closing a correctional facility, the department shall submit a report on the impact of and the actual and projected savings from closing the correctional facility to the appropriations subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives concerned with corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office. The report must be made available to the public.

(3) The department shall include, but is not limited to including, the following information in the report required under subsection (2):

(a) Age of and cost to operate each correctional facility.

(b) Any need for additional improvements or renovations to a correctional facility.

(c) Operational needs and custody levels of each correctional facility.

(d) Capacity levels and current prisoner counts for each correctional facility.

(e) Cost to relocate prisoners to another correctional facility.

(f) Cost to relocate correctional officers and other employees of the department.

(g) Distance between the correctional facility that may be closed and other correctional facilities.

(h) Specialized programming that is offered at the correctional facility that may be closed and any plan to continue that specialized programming at another correctional facility.

(i) County unemployment rates.

(j) The following information regarding each impacted local community:

(i) Potential job loss from the closure of the correctional facility, and current number of unemployed workers and unemployment rates.

(ii) Number of individuals who have graduated from high school or obtained a high school equivalency certificate, or graduated from community college or a career and technical education program.

(iii) Number of individuals with disabilities.

(iv) Number of assistance program recipients.

(v) Per capita personal income.

(vi) Population, labor force, and employment trends.

(vii) Five top employers.

(viii) Impact on schools, including, but not limited to, enrollment and funding.

(ix) Impact on local vendors.

(4) The department shall provide in the report required under subsection (2) the justification for the department's proposed selection of a correctional facility for closure and a detailed analysis of how the information under subsection (3) impacts the department's selection.

(5) If the department determines it may close a correctional facility, the department shall hold a public hearing to permit the public a direct and comprehensive opportunity to recite any concerns to the department regarding the proposed closure. The hearing must comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) The hearing is in the community in which the correctional facility is located.

(b) The hearing is in a building of a sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance.

(c) The hearing is held not less than 30 days after the report under subsection (2) is made available to the public and not less than 6 months before a correctional facility will be closed.

(6) The department shall cause the state agency responsible for completing appraisals to perform a physical inspection and appraisal of any correctional facility the department proposes to close.

(7) As used in this section, "impacted local community" means the county and the city, township, or village in which an individual who is employed by the department in a correctional facility that may be closed resides.