HOUSE BILL No. 5693


     April 27, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Julian, Richardville, DeWeese, Gilbert, Kowall, Van Woerkom, Faunce, Voorhees,
Koetje, Howell, Caul, Bisbee, Shackleton, Hager, Gosselin, Green, Jelinek and Tabor 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 1305.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1305.  (1) NOT LATER THAN THE BEGINNING OF THE

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      2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LOCAL

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      ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL

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      ACADEMY SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY ON GUN SAFETY INSTRUC-

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      TION FOR ITS PUPILS.  THE POLICY MAY INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN DIS-

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      PUTE RESOLUTION.  THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL PROVIDE A

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      COPY OF THE POLICY TO THE DEPARTMENT UPON REQUEST BY THE

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      DEPARTMENT.

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           (2) NOT LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS

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      SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO

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      SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES A MODEL POLICY ON


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      GUN SAFETY INSTRUCTION THAT MAY BE ADOPTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF

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      THIS SECTION.




















































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