SENATE BILL NO. 328


   February 18, 1999, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to 
        the Committee on Education.



        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   by amending section 6 (MCL 380.6), as amended by 1995 PA 289.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 6.  (1) "School district" or "local school district"

 2    means a general powers school district organized under this act,

 3    regardless of previous classification, or a school district of

 4    the first class.

 5         (2) "School elector" means a person qualified as an elector

 6    under section 492 of the Michigan election law,  Act No. 116
             of

 7     the Public Acts of 1954, being section 168.492 of the
                       Michigan

 8     Compiled Laws  1954 PA 116, MCL 168.492, registered
                       as provided

 9    in part 12, and resident of the school district, local act school

10    district, or intermediate school district on or before the

11    thirtieth day before the next ensuing annual or special school


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 1    election.  FOR PURPOSES OF REGISTERING TO VOTE AND VOTING AT AN

 2    ELECTION, SPECIAL ELECTION, OR PRIMARY ELECTION ON A REAL PROP-

 3    ERTY TAX ISSUE OR A LOCAL PROPOSAL OR LOCAL QUESTION THAT AFFECTS

 4    REAL PROPERTY ONLY, A PERSON IS CONSIDERED A RESIDENT OF THE

 5    SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE

 6    SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RESULT OF THAT ELECTION IF

 7    THAT PERSON OWNS, AND HAS PAID ALL ASSESSED AD VALOREM PROPERTY

 8    TAXES ON, REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT

 9    SCHOOL DISTRICT OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

10         (3) "School month" means a 4-week period of 5 days each

11    unless otherwise specified in the teacher's contract.

12         (4) "Special education building and equipment" means a

13    structure or portion of a structure or personal property accept-

14    ed, leased, purchased, or otherwise acquired, prepared, or used

15    for special education programs and services.

16         (5) "Special education personnel" means persons engaged in

17    and having professional responsibility for the training, care,

18    and education of handicapped persons in special education pro-

19    grams and services including, but not limited to, teachers,

20    aides, school social workers, diagnostic personnel, physical

21    therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, teachers of

22    speech and language, instructional media-curriculum specialists,

23    mobility specialists, teacher consultants, supervisors, and

24    directors.

25         (6) "Special education programs and services" means educa-

26    tional and training services designed for handicappers and

27    operated by local school districts, local act school districts,



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 1    intermediate school districts, the Michigan school for the blind,

 2    the Michigan school for the deaf, the department of mental

 3    health, the  department of social services  FAMILY
             INDEPENDENCE

 4    AGENCY, or a combination thereof, and ancillary professional

 5    services for handicappers rendered by agencies approved by the

 6    state board.  The programs shall include vocational training, but

 7    need not include academic programs of college or university

 8    level.

 9         (7) "State approved nonpublic school" means a nonpublic

10    school that complies with  Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of

11     1921, being sections 388.551 to 388.558 of the Michigan
                       Compiled

12     Laws  1921 PA 302, MCL 388.551 TO 388.558.

13         (8) "State board" means the state board of education unless

14    clearly otherwise stated.

15         (9) "Department" means the department of education created

16    and operating under sections 300 to 305 of the executive organi-

17    zation act of 1965,  Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965,

18     being sections 16.400 to 16.405 of the Michigan Compiled
                       Laws 

19    1965 PA 380, MCL 16.400 TO 16.405.

20         (10) "State school aid" means allotments from the general

21    appropriating act for the purpose of aiding in the support of the

22    public schools of the state.

23         (11) "The state school aid act of 1979" means  Act No.
             94 of

24     the Public Acts of 1979, being sections 388.1601 to 388.1772
                       of

25     the Michigan Compiled Laws  1979 PA 94, MCL
                       388.1601 TO

26    388.1772.





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 1         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 2    effect unless Senate Joint Resolution I

 3                                             of the 90th Legislature

 4    becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in

 5    section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.














































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