HOUSE BILL No. 4411


     March 11, 1999, Introduced by Rep. Rick Johnson 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 1349.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 1349.  IF THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT ENTERS INTO A

 2    CONTRACT WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE TAKING OF PUPIL YEARBOOK

 3    PICTURES, THE CONTRACT SHALL NOT PROHIBIT A PUPIL FROM ENGAGING

 4    ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER OF HIS OR HER CHOICE AND SHALL NOT PREVENT A

 5    PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHER FROM APPEARING IN THE

 6    YEARBOOK IF THE PICTURE MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE YEARBOOK

 7    STAFF.  ALSO, SCHOOL OFFICIALS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT A PUPIL FROM

 8    ENGAGING ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER OF HIS OR HER CHOICE AND SHALL NOT

 9    PREVENT A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHER FROM

10    APPEARING IN THE YEARBOOK IF THE PICTURE MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS

11    OF THE YEARBOOK STAFF.


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