January 11, 2018, Introduced by Senators PAVLOV and ROBERTSON and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1290.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1290. (1) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a
school district, intermediate school district, or public school
academy shall not prohibit a pupil from participating in
interscholastic athletic activities because that pupil transferred
to the school district, intermediate school district, or public
school academy, regardless of the reason for the transfer.
(2) The board of a school district or intermediate school
district or board of directors of a public school academy shall not
adopt a resolution or enter into an agreement that prevents
compliance with subsection (1).
(3) If, before the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this section, the board of a school district or intermediate
school district or board of directors of a public school academy
adopted a resolution or entered into an agreement that prevents
compliance with subsection (1), all provisions of the resolution or
agreement that prevent compliance with subsection (1) are void.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.