HOUSE BILL No. 4810

 

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.