August 30, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Moore, Emmons, Mortimer, Farhat and Nitz and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Preparation.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 380.3), as amended by 2004 PA 303.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) "Area" as used in the phrase "area vocational-
technical education program" means the geographical territory, both
within and without the boundaries of either a K to 12 school
district
or a community college district, that is designated by the
state
board superintendent of
public instruction as the service
area for the operation of an area vocational-technical education
program.
(2) "Area vocational-technical education program" means a
program of organized, systematic instruction designed to prepare
the following persons for useful employment in recognized
occupations:
(a) Persons enrolled in high school.
(b) Persons who have completed or left high school and who are
available for full-time study in preparation for entering the labor
market.
(c) Persons who have entered the labor market and who need
training or retraining to achieve stability or advancement in
employment.
(3) "Board" or "school board" means the governing body of a
local school district or a local act school district unless clearly
otherwise
stated. Except in part 5a or part 6, for a school
district
organized as a first class school district, if the
question
under section 410 is approved in the school district, then
beginning
on the next January 1 occurring at least 1 year after the
question
under section 410 is presented to the school electors in
the
school district, "board" or "school board" means the chief
executive
officer of the first class school district.
(4) "Boarding school" means a place accepting for board, care,
and instruction 5 or more children under 16 years of age.
(5) "Constituent district" means a local school district or
special act school district the territory of which is entirely
within and is an integral part of an intermediate school district.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act is intended to
transfer back to the superintendent of public instruction certain
powers, duties, and functions that were transferred to the former
department of career development by Executive Reorganization Order
No. 1999-7, MCL 388.995.