HB-4454, As Passed House, December 4, 2014
March 14, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Segal, Schor, Roberts, Tlaib, Barnett, Slavens, Irwin, Darany, Lipton, Kelly, Zemke, Callton and Oakes 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 1566.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1566. If a public school gives an award or other
recognition to pupils for school attendance, school officials of
the public school shall not count a pupil's absence that is due to
a religious holiday or other religious observance as an absence in
the pupil's school attendance record for the purposes of
determining eligibility for the award or other recognition.