MI HB6183

Requires high school civics courses to include instruction on best practices for interacting with law enforcement, including obeying the law, following lawful directions, being polite, and not resisting arrest or reaching for an officer's weapon.

Mandates civics instruction cover the right to an attorney, the right to remain silent, and processes for addressing wrongful detention or improper treatment by law enforcement.

Specifies that civics course instruction must be designed to encourage positive interactions with law enforcement.

Maintains existing requirement that high school students complete a 1-semester, 5-periods-per-week civics course covering federal, state, and local government forms and functions, and citizens' rights and responsibilities.

Exempts students who have enlisted or been inducted into military service from the civics course graduation requirement.