HOUSE BILL No. 4254

 

February 10, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Lipsey, Lemmons, III, Tobocman, Leland, Gaffney, Gleason, Kolb, Condino, Alma Smith, Farrah and Virgil Smith 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 1164.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1164. The board of a school district or board of

 

directors of a public school academy shall ensure that, if a course

 

includes dissection of an animal in a classroom and a pupil

 

expresses a moral objection to the dissection, the teacher shall

 

offer an alternative activity to the dissection.