February 8, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Anderson, Williams, Murphy, Brown, Kathleen Law, Hopgood, Clack, Whitmer, Meisner and Cheeks 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 1288a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1288a. (1) The board of a school district or intermediate
school district or board of directors of a public school academy
shall ensure all of the following with respect to secondary-level
science or technology classes:
(a) That the school district, intermediate school district, or
public school academy adopts and implements safety policies for
dealing with the materials and processes commonly used in
instructional activities in such a class.
(b) That each classroom used for such a class is equipped with
adequate safety supplies and equipment based on the materials and
processes commonly used in instructional activities in the class.
(c) That teachers and other instructional staff involved in
such a class are provided with training on the safety policies,
supplies, and equipment described in subdivisions (a) and (b).
(2) The requirements of this section are in addition to the
requirements of section 1288.