HOUSE BILL No. 5049


     September 20, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Scranton, Godchaux, Hart, Dennis, Gilbert, LaSata, Stamas, Hager, Woronchak, Kowall, Bishop,
Voorhees, DeWeese, Cameron Brown, Vander Roest, Stewart, Mead, Vear, Bradstreet, Faunce, Van Woerkom, Vander Veen, Stallworth, Basham, Toy,
Mortimer, Ehardt, Ruth Johnson, Howell, Spade, Callahan, Lockwood, O'Neil, Mans, Hardman, Reeves, Gieleghem, Shackleton, Meyer, George, Caul,
Richner, Bisbee, Thomas, Kolb, Switalski, Daniels, Sanborn, Pumford, Jelinek, Birkholz, Schauer, Garza, Middaugh, Minore, Hansen, Newell, Tabor,
Kooiman, Clark, Cassis, Koetje, DeRossett, Hale, Bogardus, Bovin, Jamnick, Rich Brown, Adamini, Rivet, Neumann, Anderson, Rison, Jacobs, Murphy,
Whitmer, Zelenko, Waters, Phillips, Pestka, Woodward, Jansen, Rocca, Wojno, Williams, Lipsey, McConico, Bernero, Bob Brown, Patterson,
Richardville, Kuipers, Raczkowski, Allen 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 1279a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1279A.  IF THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY HAS REASON TO

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      SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OR

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      PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY'S ADMINISTRATION OF, OR PREPARATION OF

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      PUPILS FOR, A MICHIGAN EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MEAP)

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      TEST, THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SHALL NOT REPORT THE SUSPECTED

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      IRREGULARITIES TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY NOT INVOLVED IN THE SCOR-

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      ING OR ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEST BEFORE NOTIFYING THE SCHOOL

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      DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY OF THE SUSPECTED IRREGULARITIES

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      AND PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO RESPOND.






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