HOUSE BILL No. 4231

 

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.