MCRC Education Equity in Michigan Report
This division supports the state ADA Coordinator in carrying out the duties outlined in Executive Order 2004-31.
CEED seeks to engage a broad range of stakeholders to achieve long-term and sustainable outcomes to complex problems. We collaborate with community organizations; churches; non-profit organizations; and city, county, state and federal government entities to address issues affecting the well-being of community members. Engaging in a collaborative manner is a powerful tool used to bring about environmental, social and behavioral changes that will improve the health of the community and its members.
The mission of the Division on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing is to affirm the indisputable rights of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing residents to effective communication. The Division provides advocacy, interpreter testing, technical assistance, and interpreting services for the Governor, legislature, and state departments.
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office develops educational training session and resources designed to increase awareness of implicit bias and its impact in the work we do and the people we serve.
CEED’s educational efforts provide customers with information and training about civil rights laws and enhances the awareness of civil rights issues. It provides the public with a resource for the proactive prevention of discrimination within a community.
The primary mission of the MCRC and MDCR is to investigate complaints of discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodation, law enforcement and public service.
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June 12, 2020
LANSING, MI - The Michigan Civil Rights Commission and Department of Civil Rights are excited that the Governor earlier today issued an Executive Order expanding the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to add the Department and three members of the public to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). MCOLES’ mission statement is to provide leadership through setting professional standards in education, selection, employment, licensing, license revocation, and funding in law enforcement and criminal justice.
Stacie Clayton, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, stated, "I commend Governor Whitmer's decision to expand the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to include representation from the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. The department's having a seat at the table will help to provide guidance to law enforcement agencies on training related to equity, inclusion and implicit bias."
Mary Engelman, Interim Director, stated, “This opportunity is a critical recognition that the people who are served by law enforcement need to be more involved in their training, including the creation of the standards that guide them and the rules that regulate them. The Department welcomes this new and very important role because good policing is about protecting people’s rights. Governor Whitmer’s action today is a great step towards restoring the public’s confidence that all will be treated fairly, respectfully and equally."
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to safeguard constitutional and legal guarantees against discrimination. The Commission is charged with investigating alleged discrimination against any person because of religion, race, color or national origin, genetic information, sex, age, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, and physical and mental disability. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights serves as the operational arm of the Commission.
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