HOUSE BILL No. 6042

 

 

May 9, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Cheeks, Hunter, Tobocman, Mayes, Williams, Hopgood, Plakas, Farrah, Accavitti, Donigan, Clemente, Leland, Dillon, Gonzales, Vagnozzi, Cushingberry, Zelenko, Murphy, Virgil Smith, Clack, Gaffney, Byrum, Hood, Lemmons, Jr., Alma Smith, Condino, Waters, Sak, Brown, Gillard, Meisner, Kolb, Lipsey, Huizenga and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

 

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

 

(MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 92.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 92. In addition to the appropriations under section 11,

 

there is appropriated from the state school aid fund for the 2006-

 

2007 fiscal year an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for a grant

 

to the Detroit public schools to establish a medical-themed high

 

school in Detroit. The high school shall serve pupils who intend to

 

pursue a career in nursing, medical billing and bookkeeping, and

 

other medical science and technology fields and shall focus on

 

career preparation, certification testing preparation, and

 


preparation for postsecondary education in medical fields, with an

 

emphasis on immediate employability.