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MI SB1046

Bill

Status

Engrossed

11/9/2016

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Colbeck

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Modifies school district transportation requirements by changing language from "subject to the balance of this section" to "except as otherwise provided in this section" and updates grammatical phrasing throughout.

  • Removes the requirement that a pupil must be "a person for whom the school district is eligible to receive state school aid for transportation" as a condition for receiving transportation services.

  • Retains existing exemptions allowing school districts to not transport pupils living within 1-1/2 miles of school by the nearest traveled route, with special provision that districts must still transport nonpublic school pupils from nearby public schools to their nonpublic schools.

  • Maintains exemption for transporting pupils to out-of-district nonpublic schools unless the district already transports pupils to out-of-district public schools, in which case it must transport nonpublic pupils at least to the same distance and general direction.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Education; transportation; requirements for transportation of pupils; modify. Amends sec. 1321 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1321).

Education: students

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Education

11/9/2016

Committee Referrals

Education9/6/2016

Full Bill Text

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