SCHOOL BOARD: VOLUNTEERS H.B. 4220 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 4220 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative John Espinoza
House Committee: Education
Senate Committee: Education
Date Completed: 6-6-07
CONTENT
The bill would amend Public Act 566 of 1978 (which deals with the official duties of public officers and public employees) to permit a school board member to serve as a volunteer coach or supervisor of an extracurricular activity, under certain conditions.
The Act prohibits a public officer or public employee from holding two or more incompatible offices at the same time, with some exceptions.
Under the bill, that provision would not prohibit a member of a school board from being appointed to or serving as a volunteer coach or supervisor of a student extracurricular activity if all of the following conditions were present:
-- The school board member received no compensation for that service.
-- During the period he or she served as a volunteer, the member abstained from voting on issues before the school board concerning that program.
-- There was no qualified applicant available to fill the position if the school board member was excluded.
-- The appointing authority had received the results of a criminal history check and criminal background check for the member, as described under Sections 1230 and 1230a of the Revised School Code.
(Under those sections, the board of a school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school may not employ an individual or allow him or her to work regularly and continuously under contract in any of its schools before receiving a criminal history check from the Department of State Police and a criminal records check from the FBI for that individual.)
MCL 15.183 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Kathryn Summers-Coty
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4220/0708