HOUSE BILL No. 5509

 

October 13, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Slezak, Haase, Haugh, Liss, Kennedy, Neumann, Roy Schmidt, Polidori, Corriveau, Leland, Nathan, Durhal, Geiss and DeShazor and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

by amending section 1147 (MCL 380.1147).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1147. (1) A person, resident of a school district not

 

maintaining child who resides in a school district that does not

 

provide a kindergarten and who is at least 5 years of age on the

 

first day of enrollment of the school year , shall have a right to

 

may attend school in the district.

 

     (2) In Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in a

 

school district where provision is made for kindergarten work that

 

provides kindergarten, a child , resident of who resides in the

 

school district , is entitled to may enroll in the kindergarten if

 


the child is at least 5 years of age on December 1 of the school

 

year of enrollment. For the 2010-2011 school year, a child who

 

resides in the school district may enroll in kindergarten if the

 

child is at least 5 years of age on November 1, 2010. For the 2011-

 

2012 school year, a child who resides in the school district may

 

enroll in kindergarten if the child is at least 5 years of age on

 

October 1, 2011. For the 2012-2013 school year and each succeeding

 

school year, a child who resides in the school district may enroll

 

in kindergarten if the child is at least 5 years of age on

 

September 1 of the school year of enrollment. In a school district

 

which that provides kindergarten and has semiannual promotions, a

 

child , resident of who resides in the school district , is

 

entitled to may enroll in kindergarten for the second semester if

 

the child is at least 5 years of age on March 1 of the year of

 

enrollment.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5510(request no.

 

04611'09 a) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.