May 19, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Gosselin, Palmer, Sheen, Garfield, Schuitmaker, Acciavatti, Stahl and Shaffer and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1260 (MCL 380.1260), as amended by 1995 PA 289.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1260. (1) Unless approved by the state board, a school
board or intermediate school board shall not impose any deed
restriction prohibiting, or otherwise prohibit, property sold or
transferred by the school board or intermediate school board from
being used for any lawful public education purpose. Any deed
restriction or other prohibition in effect as of the effective date
of this subsection is void.
(2) If a school board or intermediate school board offers
property of the school board or intermediate school board for sale,
lease, or rent, the school board or intermediate school board shall
not refuse to sell, lease, or rent the property to a person solely
because the
person intends to use the property for an educational
purpose
of the purpose for which the
person intends to use the
property, if the intent of the person is to use the property for a
lawful educational
purpose.