HOUSE BILL No. 5211

 

October 28, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Garfield, Nofs, Ruth Johnson, Meyer, Brandenburg, Plakas, Stahl, Acciavatti, Robertson, Palmer and Milosch and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The revised school code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    by amending section 6 (MCL 380.6), as amended by 1995 PA 289.               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 6.  (1) "School district" or "local school district"                   

                                                                                

2   means a general powers school district organized under this act,            

                                                                                

3   regardless of previous classification, or a school district of              

                                                                                

4   the first class.                                                            

                                                                                

5       (2) "School elector" means a person qualified as an elector                 

                                                                                

6   under section 492 of the Michigan election law,  Act No. 116 of             

                                                                                

7   the Public Acts of 1954, being section 168.492 of the Michigan              

                                                                                

8   Compiled Laws  1954 PA 116, MCL 168.492, registered as provided             

                                                                                

9   in part 12, and resident of the school district, local act school           

                                                                                

10  district, or intermediate school district on or before the                  

                                                                                

11  thirtieth day before the next ensuing annual or special school              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   election.  For purposes of registering to vote and voting at an             

                                                                                

2   election, special election, or primary election on a real                   

                                                                                

3   property tax issue or a local proposal or local question that               

                                                                                

4   affects real property only, a person is considered a resident of            

                                                                                

5   the school district, local act school district, or intermediate             

                                                                                

6   school district to be affected by the result of that election if            

                                                                                

7   that person owns, and has paid all assessed ad valorem property             

                                                                                

8   taxes on, real property located in the school district, local act           

                                                                                

9   school district, or intermediate school district.                           

                                                                                

10      (3) "School month" means a 4-week period of 5 days each                     

                                                                                

11  unless otherwise specified in the teacher's contract.                       

                                                                                

12      (4) "Special education building and equipment" means a                      

                                                                                

13  structure or portion of a structure or personal property                    

                                                                                

14  accepted, leased, purchased, or otherwise acquired, prepared, or            

                                                                                

15  used for special education programs and services.                           

                                                                                

16      (5) "Special education personnel" means persons engaged in                  

                                                                                

17  and having professional responsibility for the training, care,              

                                                                                

18  and education of handicapped persons in special education                   

                                                                                

19  programs and services including, but not limited to, teachers,              

                                                                                

20  aides, school social workers, diagnostic personnel, physical                

                                                                                

21  therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, teachers of              

                                                                                

22  speech and language, instructional media-curriculum specialists,            

                                                                                

23  mobility specialists, teacher consultants, supervisors, and                 

                                                                                

24  directors.                                                                  

                                                                                

25      (6) "Special education programs and services" means                         

                                                                                

26  educational and training services designed for handicappers and             

                                                                                

27  operated by local school districts, local act school districts,             


                                                                                

1   intermediate school districts, the Michigan school for the deaf             

                                                                                

2   and blind,  the Michigan school for the deaf,  the department of            

                                                                                

3   mental  community health, the  department of social services               

                                                                                

4   family independence agency, or a combination  thereof  of these,            

                                                                                

5   and ancillary professional services for handicappers rendered by            

                                                                                

6   agencies approved by the state board.  The programs shall include           

                                                                                

7   vocational training, but need not include academic programs of              

                                                                                

8   college or university level.                                                

                                                                                

9       (7) "State approved nonpublic school" means a nonpublic                     

                                                                                

10  school that complies with  Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of                

                                                                                

11  1921, being sections 388.551 to 388.558 of the Michigan Compiled            

                                                                                

12  Laws  1921 PA 302, MCL 388.551 to 388.558.                                  

                                                                                

13      (8) "State board" means the state board of education unless                 

                                                                                

14  clearly otherwise stated.                                                   

                                                                                

15      (9) "Department" means the department of education created                  

                                                                                

16  and operating under sections 300 to 305 of the executive                    

                                                                                

17  organization act of 1965,  Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of                

                                                                                

18  1965, being sections 16.400 to 16.405 of the Michigan Compiled              

                                                                                

19  Laws  1965 PA 380, MCL 16.400 to 16.405.                                    

                                                                                

20      (10) "State school aid" means allotments from the general                   

                                                                                

21  appropriating act for the purpose of aiding in the support of the           

                                                                                

22  public schools of the state.                                                

                                                                                

23      (11) "The state school aid act of 1979" means  Act No. 94 of                

                                                                                

24  the Public Acts of 1979, being sections 388.1601 to 388.1772 of             

                                                                                

25  the Michigan Compiled Laws  1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to                     

                                                                                

26  388.1772.                                                                   

                                                                                

27      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      


                                                                                

1   effect unless Senate Joint Resolution ______ or House Joint                 

                                                                                

2   Resolution P    (request no. 02159'03) of the 92nd Legislature              

                                                                                

3   becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in             

                                                                                

4   section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.