SENATE BILL No. 1286

May 18, 2000, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON, CHERRY, HAMMERSTROM,

GOSCHKA, ROGERS and BULLARD 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 1304.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 1304. (1) NOT LATER THAN THE BEGINNING OF THE

2 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT

3 SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOARD OF

4 DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH

5 CLASSROOM IN USE IN A SCHOOL UNDER ITS CONTROL IS EQUIPPED WITH A

6 TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE THAT IS

7 DIRECTLY LINKED TO AN APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND FIRE

8 DEPARTMENT. THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO SHALL ENSURE

9 THAT TEACHERS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED IN THE

10 PROPER USE OF THESE TELEPHONES OR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES.

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1 (2) A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL

2 COOPERATE WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT,

3 OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY AS REQUESTED TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTA-

4 TION OF THIS SECTION.

5 (3) A PERSON SHALL NOT USE THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER COMMUNICA-

6 TIONS DEVICE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) EXCEPT TO REPORT AN

7 EMERGENCY. A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY VIOLATES THIS

8 SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT

9 FOR NOT MORE THAN 180 DAYS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $500.00, OR

10 BOTH. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "EMERGENCY" MEANS A SITUATION

11 IN WHICH PROPERTY OR HUMAN LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY AND THE PROMPT

12 SUMMONING OF AID IS ESSENTIAL.

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