HOUSE BILL No. 4740 May 27, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Jacobs, Lemmons, Switalski, Baird, Schauer, Woodward, Mans, Wojno, Bogardus, Dennis, Spade, Gieleghem, Minore, Bovin, Hansen, Martinez, Brater, Lockwood, Hart, Garza, Quarles and Law 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 sections 1305 and 1306. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 1305. (1) IF THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD 2 OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY INCORPORATES CONFLICT 3 RESOLUTION INTO ITS CURRICULUM AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, THE SCHOOL 4 DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE STATE 5 SCHOOL AID INCENTIVE PAYMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. THE 6 CONFLICT RESOLUTION CURRICULUM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE 7 PUPILS' DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION SKILLS AND TO DECREASE 8 VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND MAY INCLUDE PEER MEDIATION OR SIMILAR TECH- 9 NIQUES FOR PEACEFUL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 10 (2) THE AMOUNT OF THE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS 11 SECTION SHALL BE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO $5.00 PER PUPIL. TO BE 00954'99 TAV 2 1 ELIGIBLE, THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL SUBMIT TO THE 2 DEPARTMENT A BOARD-ADOPTED RESOLUTION INDICATING THAT THE SCHOOL 3 DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY HAS INCORPORATED CONFLICT RESO- 4 LUTION INTO ITS CURRICULUM AT ALL GRADE LEVELS AS DESCRIBED IN 5 SUBSECTION (1). 6 (3) THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE FUNDS EACH FISCAL YEAR 7 FOR THE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. THIS FUND- 8 ING SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FROM THE MONEY RECEIVED BY THIS STATE 9 THAT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT INCORPO- 10 RATED INTO A CONSENT DECREE AND FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED ON 11 DECEMBER 7, 1998 IN KELLEY EX REL. MICHIGAN V PHILIP MORRIS 12 INCORPORATED, ET AL., INGHAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, DOCKET NO. 96- 13 84281CZ, AND SHALL BE PAID PURSUANT TO THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT 14 OF 1979. 15 SEC. 1306. (1) THE AFTER SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM IS ESTAB- 16 LISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PRO- 17 VIDE GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES FOR 18 PROVIDING STRUCTURED AND SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL FOR HIGH 19 SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PUPILS OUTSIDE OF REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. 20 (2) A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY RECEIVING A 21 GRANT DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION SHALL USE THE MONEY TO PROVIDE 22 NONATHLETIC EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR PUPILS IN GRADES 6 TO 12 23 AT SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. THE PROGRAMS SHALL 24 OPERATE AND BE AVAILABLE TO PUPILS AT LEAST FROM THE END OF THE 25 SCHOOL DAY UNTIL 7 P.M., AND MAY OPERATE ON WEEKENDS AND OTHER 26 TIMES SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. THE PROGRAMS SHALL BE 00954'99 3 1 APPROPRIATELY SUPERVISED AND MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, 2 COMPUTER, MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCE, ART, OR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. 3 (3) A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY MAY APPLY FOR 4 A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO THE 5 DEPARTMENT IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 6 THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMS THAT 7 WILL BE PROVIDED WITH GRANT PROCEEDS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWARD 8 A GRANT TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY THAT 9 PROPOSES TO OPERATE A PROGRAM MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSEC- 10 TION (2). IF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE GRANTS ARE INSUFFI- 11 CIENT TO FULLY FUND ALL OF THE ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS, THE DEPARTMENT 12 SHALL AWARD GRANTS TO EACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC 13 SCHOOL ACADEMY ON AN EQUAL PER PUPIL BASIS ACCORDING TO THE 14 AMOUNT APPROPRIATED. 15 (4) A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY MAY SEEK AND 16 ACCEPT FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES FOR THE PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN 17 THIS SECTION. 18 (5) THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE FUNDS EACH FISCAL YEAR 19 FOR THE GRANTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. THIS FUNDING SHALL BE 20 APPROPRIATED FROM THE MONEY RECEIVED BY THIS STATE THAT IS 21 ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT INCORPORATED INTO 22 A CONSENT DECREE AND FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED ON DECEMBER 7, 1998 23 IN KELLEY EX REL. MICHIGAN V PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, ET AL., 24 INGHAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, DOCKET NO. 96-84281CZ, AND SHALL BE 25 PAID PURSUANT TO THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979. 00954'99 Final page. TAV