May 25, 2007, Introduced by Senators JELINEK, CROPSEY, GARCIA, 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 1284a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1284a. (1) Not later than July 1, 2007, an intermediate
school district, in cooperation with its constituent districts,
shall adopt a common school calendar to apply to all of its
constituent districts and to its intermediate school district
programs. The common school calendar shall meet all of the
following:
(a) Shall be in compliance with sections 1284 and 1284b.
(b) Shall identify the dates for each school year when school
will not be in session for at least a winter break, a spring break,
and professional development days. The common school calendar shall
identify these dates specifically for at least the next 10 school
years, but may describe these dates more generally for school years
thereafter as long as the dates may be readily determined.
(2) Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, except as
otherwise provided in this section, the board of each constituent
district and the intermediate school board shall ensure that its
school calendar complies with the common school calendar adopted
under subsection (1).
(3) If a collective bargaining agreement that provides a
complete school calendar is in effect for employees of a school
district or intermediate school district as of the effective date
of this section, and if that school calendar is not in compliance
with the common school calendar adopted under subsection (1), then
subsection (2) does not apply to that school district or
intermediate school district until after the expiration of that
collective bargaining agreement.