SENATE BILL NO. 498


   April 14, 1999, Introduced by Senator ROGERS and referred to the
        Committee on Appropriations.



        A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

   "The state school aid act of 1979,"

   (MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 32.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 32.  (1) IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER APPROPRIATIONS IN

 2    THIS ACT, THERE IS APPROPRIATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED

 3    $500,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING

 4    SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 FOR GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION TO DISTRICTS FOR

 5    THE INSTALLATION OF WEAPON DETECTION EQUIPMENT AT CERTAIN

 6    SCHOOLS.

 7         (2) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION, A DIS-

 8    TRICT MUST IDENTIFY THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AT WHICH WEAPON DETEC-

 9    TION EQUIPMENT WOULD BE INSTALLED AND MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY

10    CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S AND

11    SCHOOL'S NEED FOR THE WEAPON DETECTION EQUIPMENT, AS DETERMINED


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 1    BY THE INCIDENCE OF WEAPON POSSESSION AND OTHER CRIME OCCURRING

 2    AT THE SCHOOL, AND ON THE DISTRICT'S AND SCHOOL'S DEMONSTRATED

 3    COMMITMENT AND PREPAREDNESS TO SUCCESSFULLY USE THE EQUIPMENT TO

 4    REDUCE INCIDENTS OF WEAPONS POSSESSION AND OTHER CRIME AT

 5    SCHOOL.  A DISTRICT SHALL APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRANT

 6    UNDER THIS SECTION IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE

 7    DEPARTMENT.

 8         (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLICIZE THE CRITERIA

 9    AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION NOT LATER

10    THAN JULY 31, 1999 AND SHALL AWARD GRANTS FOR 1999-2000 NOT LATER

11    THAN NOVEMBER 1, 1999.


































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