March 14, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Segal, Schor, Roberts, Tlaib, Barnett, Slavens, Irwin, Darany, Lipton, Kelly, Zemke, Callton and Oakes 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 1566.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1566. If a public school gives an award or other
recognition to pupils for school attendance, school officials of
the public school shall not count a pupil's absence that is due to
a religious holiday or other religious observance as an absence in
the pupil's school attendance record for the purposes of
determining eligibility for the award or other recognition.