HOUSE BILL No. 5827

 

April 28, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Ward, Acciavatti, Taub, Walker, Hune, Elkins, Condino, Gillard, Gaffney, Nofs, LaJoy, Palmer and Vander Veen 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 1505.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1505.  (1) The department shall select or develop and                  

                                                                                

2   make available to schools a model child development curriculum              

                                                                                

3   designed for incorporation into high school health courses.  The            

                                                                                

4   model curriculum shall cover the development of children from               

                                                                                

5   birth to age 5.                                                             

                                                                                

6       (2) The board of a school district or board of directors of a               

                                                                                

7   public school academy that operates a high school is encouraged             

                                                                                

8   to incorporate the model curriculum developed under subsection              

                                                                                

9   (1) into its high school health courses.