(1) A person who is not employed as a state correctional officer on March 30, 1983, but who becomes employed as a state correctional officer before January 1, 1985, shall not be certified or recertified by the commission of corrections unless he or she has done both of the following:
    (a) Obtained a high school diploma or attained a passing score on the general education development test indicating a high school graduation level.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 791.511

  • Council: means the correctional officers' training council created under section 3. See Michigan Laws 791.502
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • State correctional officer: means any person employed by the department in a correctional facility as a correctional officer or a corrections medical aide, or that person's immediate supervisor. See Michigan Laws 791.502
    (b) Fulfilled other minimum standards and requirements developed pursuant to section 13 by the council and approved by the commission of corrections for certification and subsequently for recertification.
    (2) All minimum standards and requirements for certification and subsequently for recertification of persons under this section shall be subject to approval by the state civil service commission.