HOUSE BILL No. 6076


     October 4, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Woodward, Jacobs, Wojno, Hansen, Switalski, Bogardus, Dennis, Minore, Gieleghem,
Quarles and Lockwood and referred to the Committee on Criminal Law and Corrections.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1315.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1315.  (1) NOT LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2001, THE BOARD OF A

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      SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE

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      SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL

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      ACADEMY SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN HAZING POLICY.  AT A

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      MINIMUM, THE POLICY SHALL PROHIBIT HAZING BY PUPILS AND STUDENT

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      ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIFY PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE POLICY.

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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "HAZING" MEANS ANY METHOD OF

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      INITIATION OR PREINITIATION INTO A STUDENT ORGANIZATION, OR ANY

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      PASTIME OR AMUSEMENT ENGAGED IN WITH RESPECT TO THE STUDENT

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      ORGANIZATION, THAT CAUSES OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A PUPIL BODILY




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      DANGER, PHYSICAL HARM, OR PERSONAL DEGRADATION OR DISGRACE

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      RESULTING IN PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HARM.




















































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