HOUSE BILL No. 4204


     February 9, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Gilbert, Kukuk, Garcia, Sanborn, DeWeese, Bradstreet, Julian, Green, Hart, Hager, Kowall, Ruth Johnson, Rick Johnson, Birkholz and Jansen and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1180.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 1180.  (1) A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD WHO IS ENROLLED IN A NON-

 2    PUBLIC SCHOOL OR WHO IS BEING HOME SCHOOLED MAY PARTICIPATE IN

 3    ANY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY OFFERED BY A SCHOOL OF THE SCHOOL

 4    DISTRICT IN WHICH THE CHILD RESIDES.  THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF THE

 5    SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE CHILD RESIDES SHALL ALLOW THE CHILD

 6    TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY ON THE SAME BASIS

 7    AS PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL AT WHICH THE ACTIVITY IS OFFERED.  THE

 8    SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT PROHIBIT OR

 9    INTERFERE WITH THE CHILD'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EXTRACURRICULAR

10    ACTIVITY BASED IN WHOLE OR PART ON THE FACT THAT THE CHILD IS

11    ENROLLED IN A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL OR IS BEING HOME SCHOOLED OR ON


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 1    THE IDENTITY OF THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL IN WHICH THE CHILD IS

 2    ENROLLED OR OF THE PERSON PROVIDING THE HOME SCHOOLING.

 3         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY"

 4    INCLUDES ANY ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN BY PUPILS OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT

 5    THAT IS NOT PART OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ACADEMIC CURRICULUM BUT

 6    IS IN SOME WAY SPONSORED OR ENDORSED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.












































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