HOUSE BILL No. 5003


     July 1, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Walberg, Cropsey, Nye, Lowe, Voorhees, Whyman, Horton, Hammerstrom, Baade, Raczkowski, DeHart, DeVuyst, Leland 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 1165.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 1165.  BEGINNING IN THE 1998-99 SCHOOL YEAR, IF

 2    REQUESTED BY 1 OR MORE PARENTS OF PUPILS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL

 3    DISTRICT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A GUN SAFETY COURSE FOR

 4    ITS PUPILS OR RESIDENTS.  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ITSELF MAY OFFER

 5    THE GUN SAFETY COURSE OR MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INTERMEDIATE

 6    SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANOTHER ENTITY TO PROVIDE THE COURSE.  THE

 7    SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAY CHARGE A

 8    FEE FOR THE GUN SAFETY COURSE.  THE FEE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE

 9    ACTUAL COSTS OF PROVIDING THE GUN SAFETY COURSE.






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