Sergeant Christina Droste and Sergeant Travis Fletcher of the Michigan State Police gave the House Judiciary Committee an overview of the agency's organization, services and resource needs on Jan. 30.

Droste described the agency's four primary bureaus and training programs and noted the department has roughly "about 1,800 enlisted members" and about 1,000 civilian employees. She highlighted the Field Services Bureau's patrol, aviation and specialized investigative teams and the Professional Development Bureau's recruit schools and continuing training. "We publish regularly updated information about average times," Droste said when asked about forensic-lab turnaround and explained that some testing (notably sexual-assault kits) can occasionally exceed target timelines due to staffing and resource limits.

Travis Fletcher and Droste also summarized the State Services Bureau's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (EMHSD), the department role in activating the State Emergency Operations Center, the Office of School Safety and the "Okay to Say" anonymous tip program. Droste said Okay to Say received about 10,000 tips in 2023 and that tips have risen year over year.

On recruitment, Droste and Fletcher described changes to recruit-school practices intended to improve retention and said the department is actively hiring but noted it is "lower than we have been in the past decade"; MSP said it currently has about 1,800 enlisted members and that additional hiring is needed to replace upcoming retirements. On victim services, committee members were told the governor's executive recommendation includes $1,300,000 to hire eight new victim-advocate positions to expand the program.

Committee members asked about lab backlogs, less-lethal weapons and recruitment numbers. The presenters said the department publishes performance data, is deploying new tasers to the field and will provide additional staffing figures on request. The MSP officials offered to provide further data and subject-matter experts to the committee as it works on public-safety legislation.