HOUSE BILL No. 5541


     December 21, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Woodward, Kolb, Bovin, Dennis, Whitmer, Gieleghem, Schauer, Jacobs, Neumann, Basham and Waters
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 1315.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1315.  (1) NOT LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2001, THE BOARD OF A

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      SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE

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      SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL

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      ACADEMY SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN HAZING POLICY.  AT A

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      MINIMUM, THE POLICY SHALL PROHIBIT HAZING BY PUPILS AND STUDENT

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      ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIFY PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE POLICY.

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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "HAZING" MEANS ANY METHOD OF

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      INITIATION OR PREINITIATION INTO A STUDENT ORGANIZATION, OR ANY

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      PASTIME OR AMUSEMENT ENGAGED IN WITH RESPECT TO THE STUDENT

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      ORGANIZATION, THAT CAUSES OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A PUPIL BODILY




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      DANGER, PHYSICAL HARM, OR PERSONAL DEGRADATION OR DISGRACE

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      RESULTING IN PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HARM.




















































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