SENATE BILL NO. 723


   September 22, 1999, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to 
        the Committee on Education.



        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   by amending section 1151 (MCL 380.1151); and to repeal acts and

   parts of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1151.  (1) English shall be the basic language of

 2    instruction in the public and nonpublic schools of this state and

 3    in state institutions.  A PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL NOT PROVIDE ANY

 4    KIND OF BILINGUAL INSTRUCTION.

 5         (2) Subsection (1)  shall not be construed as applying
             to 

 6    DOES NOT APPLY TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

 7         (a) Religious instruction in a nonpublic school given in a

 8    foreign language in addition to the regular course of study.






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 1         (b) A course of instruction in a foreign language in which

 2    the pupil acquires sufficient proficiency to be conversant in the

 3    foreign language.

 4          (c) Bilingual instruction, as defined in section 1152,

 5     which will assist children of limited English-speaking
                       ability to

 6     achieve reasonable efficiency in the English language.
                       

 7         Enacting section 1.  Sections 1152, 1153, 1155, and 1157 of

 8    the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1152, 380.1153,

 9    380.1155, and 380.1157, are repealed.






































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