HOUSE BILL No. 5650


     April 18, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Gieleghem, Wojno, Bovin, Dennis, Bogardus, Jacobs, Basham and Lemmons 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 1294.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1294.  WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE STATE BOARD,

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      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY

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      EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE.  THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY

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      EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE SHALL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INTERMEDIATE

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      SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO

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      ENHANCE PARENT AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION.

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           (B) ENCOURAGING VOLUNTARY PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

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           (C) PROMOTING ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY, WHICH CONTRIBUTES

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      TO THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE SKILLS

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      FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.


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           (D) PLANNING WITH OTHER PUBLIC, COMMUNITY, CIVIC, AND

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      BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS FROM

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      SCHOOL-TO-WORK OR OTHER POSTSECONDARY OPTIONS.

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           (E) IDENTIFYING POLICIES THAT ENABLE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO

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      COORDINATE RESOURCES THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF PUPILS AND

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      FAMILIES.

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           (F) ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF A PARENT ADVOCATE IN EACH

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      SCHOOL DISTRICT.








































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