May 24, 2005, Introduced by Senators KUIPERS and BISHOP 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 1165a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1165a. (1) Not later than January 1, 2006, the department
shall develop or adopt, and shall make available to schools, 1 or
more model programs for entrepreneurial education. A program under
this section shall be designed to incorporate entrepreneurial
education throughout the curriculum for grades K to 12 and shall be
designed to provide young people with the opportunity to begin
learning about business development and to build a foundation for
entrepreneurial education before starting college.
(2) Each school district and public school academy is
encouraged to adopt and implement the model entrepreneurial
education programs developed under subsection (1) or 1 or more
similar entrepreneurial education programs.
(3) To the extent that federal funds are available for these
purposes, the department shall use those funds for grants to public
schools and other measures to encourage implementation of
entrepreneurial education programs.