February 11, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Anderson, Vagnozzi, Jamnick, Minore, Brown, Woodward, Gleason, Gieleghem, Clack and Whitmer 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 1288a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1288a. (1) The board of a school district or
2 intermediate school district or board of directors of a public
3 school academy shall ensure all of the following with respect to
4 secondary-level science or technology classes:
5 (a) That the school district, intermediate school district,
6 or public school academy adopts and implements safety policies
7 for dealing with the materials and processes commonly used in
8 instructional activities in such a class.
9 (b) That each classroom used for such a class is equipped
10 with adequate safety supplies and equipment based on the
11 materials and processes commonly used in instructional activities
1 in the class.
2 (c) That teachers and other instructional staff involved in
3 such a class are provided with training on the safety policies,
4 supplies, and equipment described in subdivisions (a) and (b).
5 (2) The requirements of this section are in addition to the
6 requirements of section 1288.