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MI HB5550

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/7/2014

Primary Sponsor

Jim Townsend

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires public schools to comply with written parent requests to place 2 or more multiple birth siblings (twins, triplets, or higher multiples) in the same classroom or separate classrooms when enrolled in the same grade.

  • Schools must honor placement requests "to the extent practicable" but are not required to comply if documented behavioral issues indicate the requested placement would disrupt the educational process.

  • Does not apply to public schools that only have 1 classroom for the affected grade and does not require schools to alter the number of classrooms to accommodate requests.

  • Applies to parents or legal guardians of multiple birth siblings enrolling in the same public school grade in Michigan.

Legislative Description

Education; attendance; parent requests for classroom assignment of multiple birth siblings; require public schools to comply with. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1147a.

Education, attendance

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 05/07/2014

5/8/2014

Committee Referrals

Education5/7/2014

Full Bill Text

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