HOUSE BILL No. 5748


     May 9, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Neumann, Lockwood, Rivet, Spade and Pestka 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 1165.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1165.  (1) BEGINNING IN THE 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR, THE

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      BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC

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      SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT ITS CURRICULUM AT EACH GRADE

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      LEVEL INCLUDES AGE-APPROPRIATE CHARACTER TRAINING FOCUSING ON

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      RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, HONESTY, AND CARING FOR OTHERS.  THIS

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      TRAINING SHALL BE SECULAR IN NATURE AND SHALL BE INTEGRATED INTO

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      THE CURRICULUM AS A WHOLE RATHER THAN PRESENTED AS A SEPARATE

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      CLASS OR SUBJECT.

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           (2) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAL, A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC

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      SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ADDRESS CHARACTER TRAINING FOR PUPILS IN ITS

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      PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF.


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           (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE TO SCHOOL

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      DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES

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      FOR THE CHARACTER TRAINING REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.


















































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