November 10, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Townsend, Driskell, Zemke, Brinks and Schor and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1201 (MCL 380.1201), as amended by 2001 PA 27.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1201. (1) The business that the board of a school
district or board of directors of a public school academy is
authorized to perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the
board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267,
MCL 15.261 to 15.275. An act of the board or board of directors is
not valid unless the act is authorized at a meeting by a majority
vote of the members elected or appointed to and serving on the
board or board of directors and a proper record is made of the
vote.
(2) The board or board of directors may hold closed sessions
only as authorized by section 8 of the open meetings act, 1976 PA
267, MCL 15.268.
(3) A meeting at which all members are present, with or
without proper notice to members of the board or board of
directors, and for which proper notice is given to the public
pursuant to subsection (4), is considered a legal meeting for the
transaction of business.
(4) The board or board of directors shall give public notice
of the time, date, and place of the meeting in the manner required
by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(5) The minutes of each board or board of directors meeting
shall be signed by the secretary. In the absence of the secretary,
the president shall appoint a temporary secretary who shall sign
the minutes of the meeting. The vice-president shall act in the
absence of the president.
(6) In addition to the other requirements of this section, all
of the following apply to regular meetings of a board or board of
directors:
(a) The meeting shall be held at the board or board of
directors office, at a school operated by the board or board of
directors, or at another readily accessible location that has
sufficient capacity and is located within 2 miles of a school
operated by the board or board of directors.
(b) The board or board of directors shall ensure that an
agenda is posted on the school district's or public school
academy's website at least 72 hours before the meeting time and
that copies of the written agenda are available at the meeting at
no cost.
(c) The board or board of directors shall ensure that minutes
of each meeting are posted on the school district's or public
school academy's website, and are made available at no charge at
the board or board of directors office, within 72 hours after the
conclusion of the meeting.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.