HOUSE BILL No. 5504

 

December 13, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Accavitti, Byrnes, Wojno, Tobocman, Condino, Spade, Miller, Bieda, Kolb, Kooiman, Gaffney, David Law, Cushingberry, Sak and Farhat 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 1319.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1319. If a high school operated by a school district

 

conducts or participates in a career or college day or similar

 

program for pupils concerning career or postsecondary educational

 

opportunities, and if the school district also operates an

 

alternative education program for high school pupils, the board of

 

the school district shall ensure that pupils in the alternative

 

education program are allowed to attend and participate in the

 

career or college day or similar program. In addition, school

 

officials shall provide to high school pupils in the alternative

 

education program and their parents the same advance information

 


about the career or college day or similar program as is provided

 

to other high school pupils and parents. If the board of the school

 

district determines that it is not in the best interests of pupils

 

to include alternative education pupils in the career or college

 

day or similar program at the same time as other high school

 

pupils, the board may arrange special times for alternative

 

education pupils to participate.