Bill Text: MI SB0540 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; board members; continuing education for board members; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1247. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0541'19
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-03 - Referred To Committee On Education And Career Readiness [SB0540 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0540-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 540
October 03, 2019, Introduced by Senators
POLEHANKI, MCMORROW, BULLOCK, GEISS, WOJNO, ALEXANDER, BAYER, HERTEL,
ANANICH, CHANG and HOLLIER and referred to the Committee on Education and
Career Readiness.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1247.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1247. (1) Beginning with board members elected or appointed after November 1, 2020, within the first 2 years of being elected or appointed to serve as a board member, a board member shall complete a training program described under subsection (2).
(2) The department shall approve a training program for a board member to complete within the board member's first 2 years of being appointed or elected. The training program described in this subsection must include, but is not limited to, instruction for board members in all of the following topic areas:
(a) Conflicts of interest related to board members.
(b) Labor relations.
(c) Education law.
(d) School finance.
(e) Board governance.
(3) If a board member does not complete a training program described under subsection (2) as required under subsection (1), the other board members shall ensure that both of the following are displayed on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's website homepage:
(a) The noncompliant board member's first and last name.
(b) A statement indicating that the board member under subdivision (a) did not complete the training as required under subsection (1).
(4) The board shall ensure that the first and last name of each board member who completes a training program described under subsection (2) as required under subsection (1) is displayed on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's website homepage along with a statement indicating that the board member completed the training.
(5) As used in this section, "board member" means a member of the board of a school district or intermediate school district or a member of the board of directors of a public school academy.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 541
