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MI SB0249

Bill

Status

Passed

9/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Michael Shirkey

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates the Educational Instruction Access Act to limit local government power to restrict property sales, leases, or transfers based on educational use.

  • Prohibits local governmental bodies from adopting ordinances, policies, or resolutions that ban property from being used for lawful educational purposes by schools, school districts, community colleges, or private schools.

  • Voids any existing deed restrictions that prohibit educational use of property sold, leased, or transferred by local governmental bodies as of the effective date.

  • Prevents local governments from refusing to sell, lease, or rent property to educational institutions solely because of intended educational use, though they are not required to sell to these entities.

  • Allows the Attorney General, county prosecutors, or aggrieved educational institutions to seek injunctive relief in circuit court if a local government fails to comply within 30 days of written notice, with successful educational plaintiffs eligible to recover court costs and attorney fees.

Legislative Description

Local government; other; educational instruction access act; create. Creates new act.

Local government: other

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0098'17 With Immediate Effect

9/6/2017

Committee Referrals

Education Reform5/23/2017
Education3/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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