March 14, 2006, Introduced by Senators CHERRY, PRUSI, CLARKE, KUIPERS, GARCIA, BARCIA and SCHAUER and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1988 PA 457, entitled
"An act to provide certain immunity from civil liability to certain
institutions of higher education and health facilities and
employees of institutions of higher education and health
facilities,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 29.412).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. An institution of higher education or a health
facility or agency, or an employee of an institution of higher
education or health facility or agency, that participates in a
training
or educational program approved by the Michigan under
the
fire fighters training council shall
act of 1966, 1966 PA
291,
MCL 29.361 to 29.377, is not be
liable for tort damages
caused by any primary or continuing training or educational
practices by a person who participated in such program if the tort
damages were
are caused by the ordinary negligence of the
institution of higher education, health facility or agency, or
employee.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 5860
of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.