HOUSE BILL No. 4155


     January 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Rocca, Baird, DeVuyst and Perricone and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531d.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 1531D.  (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 1997, THE STATE BOARD

 2    SHALL NOT ISSUE AN INITIAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE TO A PERSON

 3    UNLESS THE PERSON PRESENTS EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE STATE

 4    BOARD THAT THE PERSON HOLDS VALID CERTIFICATION IN FIRST AID AND

 5    IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND

 6    ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR A COMPARABLE ORGANIZATION OR

 7    INSTITUTION APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR PROVIDES EVIDENCE SAT-

 8    ISFACTORY TO THE STATE BOARD THAT THE PERSON HAS PHYSICAL LIMITA-

 9    TIONS THAT MAKE IT IMPRACTICABLE FOR THE PERSON TO OBTAIN THE

10    REQUIRED CERTIFICATION.




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 1         (2) THE STATE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE EACH PERSON INITIALLY

 2    ISSUED A TEACHING CERTIFICATE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1997 TO PROVIDE

 3    ANNUALLY TO THE STATE BOARD, IN A FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY

 4    THE STATE BOARD, DOCUMENTATION SATISFACTORY TO THE STATE BOARD

 5    THAT THE PERSON HOLDS VALID CERTIFICATION IN FIRST AID AND IN

 6    CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OR

 7    EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE STATE BOARD THAT THE PERSON HAS

 8    PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS THAT MAKE IT IMPRACTICABLE FOR THE PERSON TO

 9    OBTAIN THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION.  IF A PERSON SUBJECT TO THIS

10    SUBSECTION DOES NOT PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS

11    SUBSECTION, THE STATE BOARD SHALL SUSPEND THE PERSON'S TEACHING

12    CERTIFICATE UNTIL THE PERSON PROVIDES THE REQUIRED

13    DOCUMENTATION.  IF THE PERSON DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCU-

14    MENTATION FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE IT IS DUE, THE

15    STATE BOARD SHALL REVOKE THE PERSON'S TEACHING CERTIFICATE.



























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