Bill Text: MI HB5832 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Education; school districts; ban on use of sunscreen in schools; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1180.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-11 - Printed Bill Filed 08/16/2012 [HB5832 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB5832-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5832

 

August 15, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Opsommer 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 1180.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1180. (1) The board of a school district or intermediate

 

school district or the board of directors of a public school

 

academy shall not adopt or implement, and shall ensure that a

 

school official or employee under its control and direction does

 

not adopt or implement, a policy or practice that prohibits or

 

restricts the application by a pupil of sunscreen on himself or

 

herself at school.

 

     (2) Except as is necessary in unusual circumstances to

 

maintain order and control at school for the purpose of providing

 

an environment conducive to safety and learning, a school official

 

or employee of a public school shall not prohibit or restrict the

 

application by a pupil of sunscreen on himself or herself at

 

school.

 

     (3) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "At school" means in a classroom, elsewhere on school

 

premises, on a school bus or other school-related vehicle, or at a

 

school-sponsored activity or event whether or not it is held on

 

school premises.

 

     (b) "Sunscreen" means a lotion, spray, gel, or other topical

 

product that absorbs or reflects some of the sun's ultraviolet

 

radiation on the skin exposed to sunlight and so helps protect

 

against sunburn.