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MI SB1200

Bill

Status

Passed

12/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Tom Barrett

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Origin

Senate

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Transfers oversight of the student safety hotline program from its original framework to the Department of State Police, which becomes responsible for operational and administrative management of the confidential reporting system.

  • Establishes a 24/7 statewide hotline for reporting potential self-harm, harm, or criminal acts (including sexual abuse, assault, and rape) directed at school students, employees, and property, with reports forwarded to local law enforcement and school officials.

  • Maintains strict confidentiality of all hotline reports and submitted information, prohibiting disclosure except through court order, with violators subject to misdemeanor penalties of up to 90 days imprisonment and/or $500 fine.

  • Creates the Student Safety Fund within the state treasury to support hotline operations, program administration, and public awareness campaigns, with no funds permitted for promotion materials featuring elected officials or candidates.

  • Requires the Department of State Police to file annual reports by July 31 detailing hotline usage statistics, referrals, mental health services provided, local responses, and program effectiveness analysis.

Legislative Description

Law enforcement: reports; student safety act; provide oversight authority to state police. Amends secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 of 2013 PA 183 (MCL 752.912 et seq.).

Education: students

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0401'20 With Immediate Effect

12/30/2020

Committee Referrals

Government Operations12/8/2020
Appropriations10/21/2020

Full Bill Text

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