A Local Corrections Officer candidate must meet all pre-employment minimum hiring standards for a Local Corrections Officer contained within Public Act 125 of 2003 and those approved by the Michigan Sheriffs’ Coordinating and Training Council (Council), and in addition, must meet at least one (1) of the following requirements:

1. Must successfully complete a 160 hour Local Corrections Officers Academy approved by the Council.
OR
2. Must graduate from an associate or baccalaureate degree program offered by an accredited institution of higher education which incorporates a 160 hour Local Corrections Officer Academy approved by the Council.
OR
3. If a military veteran, must provide a copy of their Military Discharge Long Form DD214, which demonstrates corrections experience received in the military the Council determines is equivalent to the Michigan standard for certification established under the authority of the Local Corrections Officers Training Act (Mich. P.A. 125 of 2003) and must successfully complete the 80 hour Re-Entry/Core Training program.

1. Pre-service eligibility is valid for one calendar year from the date of successful completion of the 160 hour Local Corrections Officer Academy.
2. One year from the date of successful completion of a Local Corrections Officer Academy the pre-service candidate may maintain their certification and eligibility by completing and submitting proof of at least 20-hours of annual in-service training as required by the Council. It is the pre-service candidate’s responsibility to furnish the Council with proof of meeting or exceeding the required annual 20-hours of in-service training. See the list of Council approved in-service training requirements and in-service training topics here.

A candidate shall forfeit pre-service eligibility if any of the following occurs:

1. If the one year anniversary of successfully completing a 160 hour Local Corrections Officer Academy (or, in the case of a military veteran, the 80 hour Re-Entry/Core Training) has passed and the candidate has not demonstrated successful completion of at least 20 hours of annual in-service training as approved by the Council for subsequent years.
2. The pre-service eligibility is revoked.
3. Conviction by a judge or jury of a felony.
4. Conviction by a plea of guilty to a felony.
5. Conviction by a plea of no contest to a felony.
6. Making a materially false statement or committing fraud during the application process as a local corrections officer candidate.