December 19, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Anthony and Hammoud and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 380.3), as amended by 2016 PA 192.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) "Area" as used in the phrase "area vocational-
technical education program" or "area career and technical
education program" means the geographical territory, within the
boundaries of a K to 12 school district, an intermediate school
district, or a community college district, that is designated by
the department as the service area for the operation of an area
vocational-technical education program.
(2) "Area vocational-technical education program", "area
career and technical education program", or "career and technical
education program" means a program of organized, systematic
instruction designed to prepare the following individuals for
useful employment in recognized occupations:
(a) Individuals participating in career and technical
education readiness activities that lead to enrollment in a career
and technical education program in high school.
(b) Individuals enrolled in high school in a school district,
intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic
school.
(c) Individuals who have completed or left high school and who
are available for full-time study in preparation for entering the
labor market.
(d) Individuals who have entered the labor market and who need
training or retraining to achieve stability or advancement in
employment.
(3) "Board" or "school board" means the governing body of a
local school district unless clearly otherwise stated.
(4) "Boarding school" means a place accepting for board, care,
and instruction 5 or more children under 16 years of age.
(5) "Community district" means a school district organized
under part 5b.
(6) "Constituent district" means a local school district the
territory of which is entirely within and is an integral part of an
intermediate school district.
(7) "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that is
neurobiological in origin and that is characterized by difficulties
with accurate or fluent word recognition and poor spelling and
decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a
deficit in the phonological component of language that is often
unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the
provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary
consequences of dyslexia may include problems in reading
comprehension and a reduced reading experience that can impede a
pupil's growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6606 (request no.
05962'18) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.