HOUSE BILL No. 5220

 

 

September 27, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Lemmons, III and Lemmons, Jr. and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled

 

"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"

 

(MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804) by adding section 202b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 202b. Section 202 does not prohibit the state department

 

of corrections from assigning only female employees to the position

 

of corrections officer and resident unit officer in housing units

 

of state correctional facilities that house female prisoners or

 

from assigning only male employees to the position of corrections

 

officer and resident unit officer in housing units of state

 

correctional facilities that house male prisoners.

 

     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5219(request no.


 

04425'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.