June 7, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Clack, Melton, Meisner, Cheeks, Johnson, Accavitti, Kathleen Law, Hildenbrand, Casperson, Green, Scott, Farrah, Pearce, Nofs, Lemmons, Bennett, Meadows, Robert Jones, Donigan, Young, Polidori, LeBlanc, Gonzales, Spade, Cushingberry, Brown, Virgil Smith, Leland, Jackson, Horn, Gaffney, Hansen, Schuitmaker, Angerer and Miller 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 1164.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1164. If a school district or public school academy
teaches African history in an elementary grade, the board of the
school district or board of directors of the public school academy
shall ensure that the content of the instruction is focused on 1 or
more of the following kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Benin, Bornu,
Nubia, Axum, Meroe, medieval Ethiopia, or the Swahili coast.