HOUSE BILL No. 5072

 

September 25, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Stahl, Brandenburg and Pappageorge and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Revised judicature act of 1961,"                                           

                                                                                

    (MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2974.                           

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 2974.  (1) An institution of higher education may bring                

                                                                                

2   an action against an individual enrolled or who was previously              

                                                                                

3   enrolled in the institution for economic damages sustained by the           

                                                                                

4   institution because of actions of the individual that violated 1            

                                                                                

5   or more of the following:                                                   

                                                                                

6       (a) A state or federal law.                                                 

                                                                                

7       (b) A rule or regulation of the institution.                                

                                                                                

8       (c) A rule or regulation of an academic or athletic                         

                                                                                

9   organization with which the institution is affiliated and that              

                                                                                

10  sponsored an activity in which the individual participated.                 

                                                                                

11      (2) As used in this section, "economic damages" means actual                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   pecuniary loss, including, but not limited to, legal,                       

                                                                                

2   investigative, and administrative expenses, loss of revenue,                

                                                                                

3   fines and penalties, expense of law enforcement, public safety,             

                                                                                

4   and emergency personnel, loss of use of property, and costs of              

                                                                                

5   repair and replacement of property.