SB-0307, As Passed Senate, May 4, 2004                                      

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                           HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR                                 

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 307                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The revised school code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1294.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1294.  (1) Not later than January 1, 2005, the board of                

                                                                                

2   a school district or intermediate school district or the board of           

                                                                                

3   directors of a public school academy shall adopt and implement a            

                                                                                

4   parent involvement plan designed to encourage parental                      

                                                                                

5   participation.                                                              

                                                                                

6       (2) The board or board of directors shall provide a copy of                 

                                                                                

7   the parent involvement plan to the parent or legal guardian of              

                                                                                

8   each pupil.  The board or board of directors may provide the copy           

                                                                                

9   of the policy by including the policy in its student handbook or            

                                                                                

10  a similar publication that is distributed to all pupils and                 

                                                                                

11  parents.                                                                    

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (3) The board or board of directors shall provide a copy of                 

                                                                                

2   the parent involvement plan to the department upon request by the           

                                                                                

3   department.                                                                 

                                                                                

4       (4) The department shall review parental involvement                        

                                                                                

5   practices that have been implemented by public schools in this              

                                                                                

6   state and elsewhere and shall post information at the department            

                                                                                

7   website about successful parental involvement policies and                  

                                                                                

8   practices.