HOUSE BILL No. 6204

 

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Reps. LaSata, Accavitti, Bieda and Lipsey and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1972 PA 295, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Forensic polygraph examiners act,"                                         

                                                                                

    by amending section 10 (MCL 338.1710).                                      

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 10.  (1) Upon application and payment of the required                  

                                                                                

2   fee, a person is qualified to receive a license as an examiner              

                                                                                

3   upon fulfilling the following:                                              

                                                                                

4       (a)  Who is  Is at least 18 years of age.                                   

                                                                                

5       (b)  Who is  Is a citizen of the United States.                             

                                                                                

6       (c)  Who has  Has not been under sentence for the commission                

                                                                                

7   of a felony within 5 years prior to his application, including              

                                                                                

8   parole, probation, or actual incarceration.                                 

                                                                                

9       (d)  Who has  Has either 1 of the following, subject to                     

                                                                                

10  subsection (2):                                                             

                                                                                

11                                                                               (i) An academic degree, at least at the baccalaureate level,                        

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   from an accredited college or university, with such academic                

                                                                                

2   degree to include specialized study in 1 academic major, or 2               

                                                                                

3   academic minor areas which the board determines to be suitable              

                                                                                

4   for and related to specialization as an examiner.                           

                                                                                

5       (ii) A high school diploma or its equivalent from an                         

                                                                                

6   accredited high school and at least 5 years of continuous                   

                                                                                

7   investigative experience with a recognized governmental law                 

                                                                                

8   enforcement or governmental investigative agency.                           

                                                                                

9       After December 31, 1974, all applicants shall have received                 

                                                                                

10  at least 60 semester hours of academic credit at the college                

                                                                                

11  level, or its equivalent, from an accredited college or                     

                                                                                

12  university, and after December 31, 1979, all applicants shall               

                                                                                

13  have received an academic degree, at least at the baccalaureate             

                                                                                

14  level, from an accredited college or university, with such                  

                                                                                

15  academic degree to include specialized study in 1 academic major,           

                                                                                

16  or 2 academic minor areas which the board determines to be                  

                                                                                

17  suitable for and related to specialization as an examiner.                  

                                                                                

18      (e)  Who has  Has either 1 of the following:                                

                                                                                

19                                                                               (i)  Who has  Has satisfactorily completed an internship                             

                                                                                

20  training program approved by the board.                                     

                                                                                

21      (ii)  Who satisfies  Satisfies the board that he or she has                  

                                                                                

22  training or experience equivalent to such an internship training            

                                                                                

23  program.                                                                    

                                                                                

24      (f)  Who furnishes  Furnishes the board with satisfactory                   

                                                                                

25  proof that he or she has suitable experience in the personal                

                                                                                

26  administration of polygraph examinations during  his  an                    

                                                                                

27  internship, or its equivalent.                                              


                                                                                

1       (g)  Who furnishes  Furnishes the board with completed                      

                                                                                

2   fingerprint cards in duplicate, bearing the applicant's                     

                                                                                

3   fingerprints and such other identifying information or                      

                                                                                

4   certification as to  the  their authenticity  thereof  as the               

                                                                                

5   board may reasonably require and arranges for the conduct of a              

                                                                                

6   criminal history check that fails to demonstrate ineligibility              

                                                                                

7   under this sectionThe board shall submit the applicant's                 

                                                                                

8   fingerprints along with the appropriate state and federal fees to           

                                                                                

9   the department of state police for a criminal history check.  The           

                                                                                

10  department of state police may then forward the fingerprints to             

                                                                                

11  the federal bureau of investigation for a criminal history                  

                                                                                

12  check.  The information obtained as a result of the criminal                

                                                                                

13  history check of an applicant shall be limited to officially                

                                                                                

14  determining the character and fitness of the applicant for                  

                                                                                

15  licensing purposes.                                                         

                                                                                

16      (h)  Who has  Has not previously had an examiner's license,                 

                                                                                

17  or its equivalent, refused, revoked, suspended or otherwise                 

                                                                                

18  invalidated for cause duly shown which would also represent                 

                                                                                

19  lawful grounds for revoking or denying applicant's license under            

                                                                                

20  this act.                                                                   

                                                                                

21      (i)  Where  Upon reasonable investigation, satisfies the                    

                                                                                

22  board that no substantial derogatory information exists regarding           

                                                                                

23  applicant's loyalty, honesty, or integrity as would reasonably              

                                                                                

24  and prudently justify denying him or her a license.                         

                                                                                

25      (j)  Who has  Has continuously resided in this state or has                 

                                                                                

26  been continuously eligible to apply for an absentee voter's                 

                                                                                

27  ballot for the general elections in this state for at least 6               


                                                                                

1   calendar months immediately  prior to  before the date of  his              

                                                                                

2   the application; or any combination of these 2 requirements                 

                                                                                

3   which  that totals at least 6 calendar months.                             

                                                                                

4       (k)  Who has  Has satisfactorily passed required qualifying                 

                                                                                

5   examinations conducted by the board, or under its supervision, to           

                                                                                

6   determine his or her competency to obtain a license to practice             

                                                                                

7   as an examiner; but the applicant first shall have satisfied all            

                                                                                

8   the other requirements in this section before taking such a                 

                                                                                

9   qualifying examination.                                                     

                                                                                

10      (2) After December 31, 1974, all applicants shall have                      

                                                                                

11  received at least 60 semester hours of academic credit at the               

                                                                                

12  college level, or its equivalent, from an accredited college or             

                                                                                

13  university, and after December 31, 1979, all applicants shall               

                                                                                

14  have received an academic degree, at least at the baccalaureate             

                                                                                

15  level, from an accredited college or university, with such                  

                                                                                

16  academic degree to include specialized study in 1 academic major,           

                                                                                

17  or 2 academic minor areas which the board determines to be                  

                                                                                

18  suitable for and related to specialization as an examiner.