HOUSE BILL No. 5474

 

March 15, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Irwin 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 1136.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1136. (1) A public school shall not withhold a

 

transcript, diploma, grade report, or academic credit from a pupil

 

or former pupil for failure by the pupil or former pupil to pay a

 

fee or outstanding debt incurred by the pupil or former pupil

 

during his or her enrollment in the public school.

 

     (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a public school from

 

charging a fee to a former pupil for a copy of his or her

 

transcript.