December 3, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Zemke, Schor, Geiss, Rutledge and LaVoy 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 1283.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1283. If a school district, intermediate school district,
or public school academy contracts for integrated student supports,
the school district, intermediate school district, or public school
academy shall ensure that all of the following are met:
(a) The integrated student supports are provided to pupils and
their families by an external community-based organization that
acts in partnership with the school district, intermediate school
district, or public school academy and that serves to further all
of the following:
(i) To improve the coordination, availability, delivery, and
effectiveness of integrated services and comprehensive supports for
pupils and families, including enhancing learning outcomes for
pupils.
(ii) To act as a liaison with other organizations in order to
assist schools in providing pupils and families the integrated
services and comprehensive supports needed to improve the learning
of pupils and their ability to plan for postsecondary educational
opportunities, such as health services, employment services,
mentoring or tutoring services, human services, enrichment and
accelerated learning opportunities, before- and after-school
programs, and recreation, and related assistance.
(iii) To improve coordination between a school and the pupils
and families the school serves.
(b) The integrated student supports are provided to pupils and
their families by an organization that includes community school
strategies and that utilizes an external independently evaluated
evidence-based model of integrated student supports that is proven
to increase pupil achievement.
(c) The integrated student supports include at least all of
the following:
(i) An assessment of pupil and family needs in schools.
(ii) Placement of site-based staff in the public school
building.
(iii) Enhancement of the social, emotional, intellectual, and
physical development of pupils.
(iv) Provision of training related to integrated student
supports to staff, teachers, and, as appropriate, parents and
community leaders.
(v) Linkage of necessary services and comprehensive supports
to pupils, their families, and their public schools.
(vi) Assessment of these services and supports through an
evaluated model that is proven to increase pupil achievement.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.