HOUSE BILL No. 4377


     February 27, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Voorhees, Gosselin, Kooiman, Julian, DeWeese, Birkholz, Kuipers, Vander Veen, Garcia, Koetje and
Cassis 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 1206.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1206.  IF A SCHOOL BOARD ESTABLISHES A BOARD, COUNCIL,

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      OR OTHER GROUP DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PARENTAL INPUT, OR AUTHORIZES

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      THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH A BOARD, COUNCIL, OR OTHER GROUP, THE

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      SCHOOL BOARD SHALL ENSURE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) THAT A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD, COUNCIL,

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      OR GROUP ARE PARENTS OF PUPILS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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           (B) THAT A PERSON SERVING IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY IN THAT

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      BOARD, COUNCIL, OR OTHER GROUP IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL

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      DISTRICT.






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