Bill Text: MI SB0105 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Education; discipline; reporting of suspensions, expulsion, truancy, and absenteeism; revise. Amends sec. 1310a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1310a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0103'17

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-18 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB0105 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0105-Engrossed.html

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SB-0105, As Passed Senate, May 18, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

by amending section 1310a (MCL 380.1310a), as amended by 2016 PA

 

532.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1310a. (1) At least annually, each school board shall

 

prepare and submit to the superintendent of public instruction, in

 

the form and manner prescribed by the superintendent of public

 

instruction, a report stating the number of pupils expelled or

 

suspended from the school district during the immediately preceding

 

school year , with and the number of pupils who were truant,

 

chronically absent, or disciplinary absent during the immediately

 

preceding school year. For each expulsion or suspension, the report

 

shall include a brief written description of the incident that

 

caused each the expulsion or suspension, the participants, and the

 

disciplinary outcomes. For each incident of a pupil who is truant,

 

Senate Bill No. 105 as amended May 17, 2017

 

chronically absent, or disciplinary absent, the report shall

 

contain <<sufficient>> data establishing that the

 

pupil is truant, chronically absent, or disciplinary absent.

 

     (2) In order to obtain an accurate local picture of school

 

crime and to develop the partnerships necessary to plan and

 

implement school safety programs, at least annually, each school

 

board shall post on its website, in the form and manner prescribed

 

by the superintendent of public instruction, incidents of crime

 

occurring at school within the school district. In determining the

 

form and manner of this report, the superintendent of public

 

instruction shall consult with local and intermediate school

 

districts and law enforcement officials. The reporting shall

 

include at least crimes all incidents involving physical violence,

 

gang-related activity, illegal possession of a controlled substance

 

or controlled substance analogue, or other intoxicant, trespassing,

 

and property crimes including, but not limited to, theft and

 

vandalism. For a property crime, the report shall include an

 

estimate of the cost to the school district resulting from the

 

property crime. The school crime reporting requirements of this

 

subsection are intended to do all of the following:

 

     (a) Help policymakers and program designers develop

 

appropriate prevention and intervention programs.

 

     (b) Provide the continuous assessment tools needed for

 

revising and refining school safety programs.

 

     (c) Assist schools and school districts to identify the most

 

pressing safety issues confronting their school communities, to

 

direct resources appropriately, and to enhance campus safety

through prevention and intervention strategies.

 

     (d) Foster the creation of partnerships among schools, school

 

districts, state agencies, communities, law enforcement, and the

 

media to prevent further crime and violence and to assure a safe

 

learning environment for every pupil.

 

     (3) Each school building shall collect and keep current on a

 

weekly basis the information required for the report under

 

subsection (2) and must provide that information, within 7 days,

 

upon request. At least annually, each school board shall make a

 

copy disaggregated by school building, of the most recent report

 

for the school district under subsection (2) available to the

 

parent or legal guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school

 

district.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "chronically absent",

 

"disciplinary absent", and "truant" mean those terms as defined in

 

section 1561 and "at school", "school board", and "school district"

 

mean those terms as defined in section 1310.

 

     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 Senate Bill No. 103 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into

 

law.