In December 2005, Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law Public Acts 308-311 of 2005, which updated the former LEIN Act of 1974. The new legislation, called the CJIS Policy Council Act, combined the AFIS Policy Council and the LEIN Policy Council into the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Policy Council. In addition, the legislation added the Director of the Department of Information Technology to the Council, gave the Council the authority to determine who needed access to criminal justice information systems, including LEIN and AFIS, in the interests of criminal justice and public safety.

The CJIS Policy Council's responsibilities are to:

• Oversee the operation of criminal justice information systems, and ensure their integrity.

• Serve in an advisory capacity to the Governor and Director of the State Police on issues related to the development and deployment of information management systems that facilitate the rapid exchange of accurate information between the various components of the criminal justice community.

• Work with agencies to ensure the integrity of all criminal justice systems.

• Advise agencies of their responsibilities when a potential violation has occurred and follow up on all possible violations reported.

• Notify MCOLES of all LEIN violations when there was a wrongful disclosure of information by a certified officer.

• Exercise its prescribed powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities independent of the State Police.