February 3, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Glenn, Lucido, Hooker and Franz and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 2 of article VIII, to
eliminate the prohibition on tax credits for nonpublic schools.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to eliminate the prohibition on tax credits
for nonpublic schools, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the
people of the state:
ARTICLE VIII
Sec. 2. The legislature shall maintain and support a system of
free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law.
Every school district shall provide for the education of its pupils
without discrimination as to religion, creed, race, color or
national origin.
No
public monies or property shall be appropriated or paid or
any
public credit utilized, by the
legislature or any other
political subdivision or agency of the state directly or indirectly
to aid or maintain any private, denominational or other nonpublic,
pre-elementary, elementary, or secondary school. No payment,
credit,
tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition
voucher,
subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be
provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any
student or the employment of any person at any such nonpublic
school or at any location or institution where instruction is
offered in whole or in part to such nonpublic school students. The
legislature may provide for the transportation of students to and
from any school.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.