February 20, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Gaffney and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 6 (MCL 380.6), as amended by 2003 PA 299.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6. (1) "School district" or "local school district" means
a general powers school district organized under this act,
regardless of previous classification, or a school district of the
first class.
(2) "School district filing official" means the school
district election coordinator as defined in section 4 of the
Michigan election law, MCL 168.4, or an authorized agent of the
school district election coordinator.
(3) "School elector" means a person qualified as an elector
under section 492 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.492, and
resident of the school district, local act school district, or
intermediate school district on or before the thirtieth day before
the next ensuing regular or special school election. For purposes
of registering to vote and voting at an election or special
election on the question of imposing a new millage or increasing or
renewing an existing millage on real property only, a person is
considered a resident of the school district, local act school
district, or intermediate school district to be affected by the
result of that election if that person owns real property located
in the school district, local act school district, or intermediate
school district.
(4) "School month" means a 4-week period of 5 days each unless
otherwise specified in the teacher's contract.
(5) "Special education building and equipment" means a
structure or portion of a structure or personal property accepted,
leased, purchased, or otherwise acquired, prepared, or used for
special education programs and services.
(6) "Special education personnel" means persons engaged in and
having professional responsibility for the training, care, and
education of handicapped persons in special education programs and
services including, but not limited to, teachers, aides, school
social workers, diagnostic personnel, physical therapists,
occupational therapists, audiologists, teachers of speech and
language, instructional media-curriculum specialists, mobility
specialists, teacher consultants, supervisors, and directors.
(7) "Special education programs and services" means
educational and training services designed for handicappers and
operated by local school districts, local act school districts,
intermediate school districts, the Michigan school for the deaf and
blind,
the department of community health, the family independence
agency
department of human services, or a combination of these, and
ancillary professional services for handicappers rendered by
agencies approved by the state board. The programs shall include
vocational training, but need not include academic programs of
college or university level.
(8) "Special school election" or "special election" means a
school district election to fill a vacancy on the school board or
submit a ballot question to the school electors that is held on a
regular election date established under section 641 of the Michigan
election law, MCL 168.641.
(9) "State approved nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school
that complies with 1921 PA 302, MCL 388.551 to 388.558.
(10) "State board" means the state board of education unless
clearly otherwise stated.
(11) "Department" means the department of education created
and operating under sections 300 to 305 of the executive
organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.400 to 16.405.
(12) "State school aid" means allotments from the general
appropriating act for the purpose of aiding in the support of the
public schools of the state.
(13) "The state school aid act of 1979" means the state school
aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772.