Commission Information

The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) has statutory responsibilities assigned under two Michigan laws. Public Act 203 of 1965, requires that the Commission prepare and publish mandatory minimum recruitment, selection and training standards for entry-level law enforcement officers in the state of Michigan as well as define categories and classifications of in-service training to be received by Michigan law enforcement officers. 

Public Act 302 creates the Michigan Justice Training Fund, for which the legislature makes an annual appropriation. The Commission is first charged with making annual distributions from this fund to eligible entities in what is referred to as the Law Enforcement Distribution. Second, the Commission must annually distribute the balance of the fund, after administrative costs have been deducted, in a competitive grant process.