SENATE BILL No. 1262

May 11, 2000, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON and SHUGARS 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 1274b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 1274B. (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION

2 (2), THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT,

3 OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC

4 SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2004 THE

5 SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR PUBLIC SCHOOL

6 ACADEMY DOES NOT USE MERCURY, COMPOUNDS OR SUBSTANCES THAT CON-

7 TAIN MERCURY OR HAVE A MERCURY CONTENT, OR EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES,

8 OR PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN MERCURY OR HAVE A MERCURY CONTENT.

9 (2) AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2004, IF NO REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE,

10 MERCURY-FREE ALTERNATIVE EXISTS FOR A COMPOUND OR SUBSTANCE OR

11 FOR EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, OR PRODUCTS USED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,

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1 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, THEN THE

2 SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR PUBLIC SCHOOL

3 ACADEMY MAY USE THE COMPOUND OR SUBSTANCE OR EQUIPMENT, SUPPLY,

4 OR PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS THE LOWEST MERCURY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON

5 THE MARKET.

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