HOUSE BILL No. 5475

 

February 5, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Bradstreet, Ruth Johnson, Nitz, Woodward, Nofs, Stahl, Vander Veen and DeRossett 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 620.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec.  620.  (1) At least quarterly, an intermediate school                  

                                                                                

2   district shall submit all of the following information to the               

                                                                                

3   department in the form and manner prescribed by the department:             

                                                                                

4       (a) A detailed description of all air travel paid for by                    

                                                                                

5   intermediate school district funds during the quarter, including            

                                                                                

6   at least the dates of the travel, the names and positions of each           

                                                                                

7   individual traveling, the destination, the purpose for the                  

                                                                                

8   travel, and the cost of the airfare.                                        

                                                                                

9       (b) For all conference or other training expenses paid for by               

                                                                                

10  intermediate school district funds that required overnight                  

                                                                                

11  lodging, a detailed description of the conference or training,              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   including at least the dates of the conference or training, the             

                                                                                

2   names and positions of each individual participating using                  

                                                                                

3   intermediate school district funds, the location of the                     

                                                                                

4   conference or training and identity of the lodging provider, a              

                                                                                

5   description of the purpose and content of the conference or                 

                                                                                

6   training, the session hours for the conference or training, and             

                                                                                

7   the total cost of the conference or training, including                     

                                                                                

8   registration fees, lodging, meals, and any other costs.                     

                                                                                

9       (c) A detailed description of all contracts entered into by                 

                                                                                

10  the intermediate school district that includes at least all of              

                                                                                

11  the following:                                                              

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) The subject matter and cost of the contract.                                    

                                                                                

13      (ii) Whether or not the contract was competitively bid.                      

                                                                                

14      (iii) Whether or not any person with a monetary interest in                  

                                                                                

15  the contract is related in any way to an intermediate school                

                                                                                

16  board member or to a school administrator employed by the                   

                                                                                

17  intermediate school district.                                               

                                                                                

18      (iv) The names and positions of each individual who approved                 

                                                                                

19  the contract on behalf of the intermediate school district.                 

                                                                                

20      (2) The department shall post the information received under                

                                                                                

21  subsection (1) on its website.