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MI HB5661

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

Amanda Price

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • School boards must annually post school crime incident data on their district websites for at least the most recent 5-year period, disaggregated by school building, instead of only reporting to the superintendent.

  • Crime data posted must include incidents involving physical violence, gang activity, controlled substances, trespassing, and property crimes with estimated costs to the district.

  • School boards must make crime data available to parents and guardians by posting it on the district website and updating it annually to include the 5-year historical period.

  • School districts and public school academies must collect and make bullying incident information readily available to the public annually, disaggregated by school building, for at least the most recent 5-year period on their websites.

  • Bullying policies must be adopted by all school boards and public school academies, with specific requirements including procedures for reporting, investigation, documentation, parent notification, and confidentiality protections.

Legislative Description

Education; safety; certain data collection and reporting requirements related to incidents of crime and safety in schools; revise. Amends secs. 1310a & 1310b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1310a & 380.1310b).

State agencies (existing): education

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/17/2016

5/18/2016

Committee Referrals

Education5/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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