MI HB5621

Amends Michigan school safety law to establish procedures for reporting incidents at school to law enforcement agencies, requiring development of a statewide school safety information policy by the superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, and state police director by October 6, 1999.

Mandates school boards, county prosecutors, and local law enforcement agencies to meet and begin compliance with the statewide school safety information policy by January 6, 2000.

Requires the policy to define reportable incidents, establish law enforcement protocols and priorities, outline response procedures for incidents in progress or with delayed reporting, and specify parental notification requirements when law enforcement interviews student victims or witnesses.

Establishes information-sharing requirements between law enforcement and schools, including law enforcement reporting of alleged crimes involving pupils or occurring near school property, and prosecuting attorneys notifying school districts of criminal or juvenile court actions against pupils.

Requires school boards to provide detailed building plans and blueprints to local law enforcement agencies and mandates compliance with federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) when reporting school safety information; effective date August 1, 2017.