Bill Text: MI HB5694 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Education; safety; center for P-20 safety and security program; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1242.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-07 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/06/2018 [HB5694 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5694-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5694

 

 

March 6, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1242.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1242. The department shall develop or adopt, and

 

implement, a safer schools program to develop effective policies

 

and procedures, training, and community and interagency involvement

 

that must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

 

     (a) Prevention and mitigation policies and procedures to

 

increase the safety and well-being of pupils and staff and to

 

create a safe and supportive learning environment.

 

     (b) Policies and procedures that include positive behavior

 

intervention supports and programs to improve the culture and

 

climate of schools.

 

     (c) Policies and procedures that equip school leaders with all

 

the vital resources, information, and expectations to create a

 

comprehensive safety plan and response protocols for any emergency

 

situation, including natural disasters, violent incidents, and

 

terrorist acts.

 

     (d) Assistance for schools in the development of an all-

 

hazards response plan.

 

     (e) Policies and procedures to assist schools in providing a

 

caring and supportive school environment so that pupils and staff

 

can return to learning and teaching as quickly as possible.

 

     (f) A system of supports with community social service

 

agencies and local first responders to reinforce the cycle of

 

safety planning and restore the social, emotional, and

 

environmental needs of pupils and staff.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.