HOUSE BILL No. 5084


     September 25, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Vander Veen, Hart, Woronchak, Gilbert, Kowall, Raczkowski, Van Woerkom, Bisbee, Vander Roest,
Patterson, Bradstreet, George and Tabor 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 1145.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1145.  THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL

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      DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOARD OF DIREC-

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      TORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT A PUPIL IS NOT

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      EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL OR A SCHOOL FUNCTION, SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED

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      FROM SCHOOL, OR OTHERWISE PREVENTED FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL BECAUSE

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      OF EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) THE PUPIL HAS FAILED OR NEGLECTED TO TAKE A PRESCRIBED

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      PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.

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           (B) THE PUPIL HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED FOR PSYCHOTROPIC

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      MEDICATION.




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