June 7, 2006, Introduced by Senators THOMAS, KUIPERS, SIKKEMA, SWITALSKI, CLARK-COLEMAN, EMERSON and LELAND and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1146 (MCL 380.1146).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
1146. (1) A Except
as otherwise provided under
subsection (2), a separate school or department shall not be kept
for
a person on account of race, color, or
sex gender.
This
section shall not be construed to prevent the grading of schools
according to the intellectual progress of the pupil to be taught in
separate places as may be deemed expedient.
(2) The board of a school district may establish and maintain
a school, class, or program within a school in which enrollment is
limited to pupils of a single gender if a comparable school, class,
or program is available to pupils of each gender.