SENATE BILL No. 326

March 14, 2001, Introduced by Senators HART, LELAND, CHERRY, YOUNG, EMERSON, MURPHY, NORTH, BYRUM, KOIVISTO, MILLER, SMITH, DINGELL,

MC COTTER and DE BEAUSSAERT 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 1292.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 1292. THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WANTS TO

2 QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS UNDER THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF

3 1979 FOR OPERATING SAFE HAVEN PROGRAMS SHALL PROVIDE 1 OR MORE

4 SAFE HAVEN PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION AT SCHOOLS IN THE

5 SCHOOL DISTRICT. A SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE SOCIAL, REC-

6 REATIONAL, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOL AGE CHIL-

7 DREN BEFORE AND AFTER REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS ON SCHOOL PREMISES. A

8 SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY OPERATE AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM ITSELF OR

9 MAY CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER ENTITY FOR OPERATION OR ADMINISTRATION

10 OF THE PROGRAM. TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDS FOR A SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM, A

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1 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL APPLY IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN THE STATE

2 SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979.

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