May 3, 2012, Introduced by Senators EMMONS, PROOS, WARREN, BOOHER, HOPGOOD, HANSEN, BRANDENBURG, JONES, BIEDA, NOFS, WHITMER, GREGORY, ANDERSON, YOUNG and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1505a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1505a. If a school district, intermediate school
district, or public school academy provides instruction to pupils
on child sexual abuse pursuant to the policy adopted under section
1505, both of the following apply:
(a) A pupil shall not be provided with the instruction unless
the pupil's parent or guardian is notified in advance of the
instruction and the content of the instruction, is given a prior
opportunity to review the materials to be used in the instruction,
and is notified in advance of his or her right to have the pupil
excused from the instruction.
(b) Upon the written request of a pupil's parent or legal
guardian, a pupil shall be excused from the instruction without
penalty or loss of academic credit.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 1113
of the 96th Legislature is enacted into law.