February 13, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Middaugh, Caswell, Garfield, Shaffer, Meyer, Robertson, Vander Veen, Ruth Johnson, Anderson, Stahl, Gleason, Murphy, Jamnick, Bieda, Brandenburg, Sheen, DeRossett, Hummel, Taub, Hager, Pumford, Palsrok, Caul and Palmer and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1303 (MCL 380.1303), as amended by 1995
PA 289.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1303. The Unless
the board or board of directors
2 adopts its own local policy to the contrary, the board of a
3 school district or board of directors of a public school academy
4 shall not permit any pupil to carry a pocket pager, electronic
5 communication device, or other personal communication device in
6 school except for health or other unusual reasons approved by the
7 board , and or
board of directors. A board or board of
8 directors may develop penalties that it considers appropriate for
9 a pupil who violates this prohibition or its own policy.