March 19, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Johnson 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 1290.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1290. The board of a school district or board of
directors of a public school academy shall ensure that the school
district or public school academy, or a public school operated by
the school district, is not a member of an athletic conference or
of a statewide interscholastic athletic association and does not
participate in events operated or sponsored by the conference or
association if the conference or association has a policy, bylaw,
rule, or regulation that limits the distance that an
interscholastic athletic team may travel to participate in a game,
meet, match, contest, or competition.