HOUSE BILL No. 4157


     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 1523.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 1523.  BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1997, THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL

 2    DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY

 3    SHALL REQUIRE EACH PERSON IT EMPLOYS AS A COACH OF AN INTERSCHO-

 4    LASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITY, OR ASSIGNS TO SERVE AS A COACH OF AN

 5    INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITY, TO HOLD VALID CERTIFICATION IN

 6    FIRST AID AND IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION APPROVED BY THE

 7    DEPARTMENT AND ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR A COMPARABLE

 8    ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  THE CER-

 9    TIFICATION SHALL BE CURRENT DURING THE ENTIRE INTERSCHOLASTIC

10    SEASON FOR THE ATHLETIC ACTIVITY THE PERSON IS COACHING.




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