HOUSE BILL No. 4762

 

May 15, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Jackson, Cushingberry, Lemmons, Cheeks, Johnson, Agema, Young, Leland and Schuitmaker 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 476.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 476. The board of a first class school district shall

 

require all of the schools that it operates to provide pupils with

 

a moment of silence, not to exceed 5 minutes, at the beginning of

 

each school day to allow time for optional meditation before

 

instruction begins.