HOUSE BILL No. 5720


     March 31, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Frank, Brewer, Hanley, Bogardus, Mans and Profit 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 1233c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 1233C.  EACH YEAR, BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL

 2    YEAR, THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT,

 3    OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REQUIRE EACH PERSON THE

 4    BOARD EMPLOYS IN A POSITION REQUIRING TEACHER CERTIFICATION TO

 5    PROVIDE TO THE BOARD VERIFICATION THAT THE PERSON'S TEACHER CER-

 6    TIFICATION IS VALID, CURRENT, AND SUFFICIENT FOR THE POSITION IN

 7    WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE EMPLOYED FOR THAT SCHOOL YEAR.  IF A

 8    PERSON FAILS TO PROVIDE THIS VERIFICATION BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF

 9    THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD SHALL NOT ALLOW THE PERSON TO SERVE IN

10    A POSITION REQUIRING TEACHER CERTIFICATION UNTIL THE VERIFICATION

11    IS PROVIDED.


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