Bill Text: MI HB4145 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; school districts; qualified volunteer patrol officer on school premises; allow. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1241. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4143'17, HB 4144'17
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-07 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/02/2017 [HB4145 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4145-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4145
February 2, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Sheppard, Iden and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1241.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1241. (1) The board of a school district or intermediate
school district, board of directors of a public school academy, or
governing body of a state approved nonpublic school may enter into
an agreement with a qualified volunteer to patrol school premises
for the sole purpose of preventing or responding to a mass casualty
event connected with illegal activity. To identify a qualified
volunteer, the board, board of directors, or governing body may
request a copy of the list maintained by the Michigan state police
under section 15a of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.15a. If the qualified
volunteer is currently employed as a law enforcement officer, the
qualified volunteer shall obtain the permission of his or her
employer before entering into an agreement under this section. An
agreement may include provisions relating to additional training,
uniforms, or other matters that the board, board of directors, or
governing body considers appropriate. A qualified volunteer shall
not spend more than 9 hours of any week engaged in volunteer
activities under this section. A board, board of directors, or
governing body may reimburse the qualified volunteer for the cost
of a criminal records check under section 3 of 1935 PA 120, MCL
28.273.
(2) A school district, intermediate school district, public
school academy, state approved nonpublic school, member of the
board of a school district or intermediate school district, member
of the board of directors of a public school academy, member of the
governing body of a state approved nonpublic school, or a qualified
volunteer under this section is not liable in damages in a civil
action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly
arising from the qualified volunteer's performance of services
under this section unless the injury, death, or loss resulted from
the qualified volunteer's reckless or wanton conduct.
(3) As used in this section, "qualified volunteer" means an
individual who is on the list maintained by the Michigan state
police under section 15a of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.15a.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4143 (request no.
00429'17).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4144(request no.
01484'17).
