September 4, 2007, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, JELINEK and PAPPAGEORGE 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 1147a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1147a. (1) If the parent or legal guardian of 2 or more
children who are multiple birth siblings and who will be enrolled
in a public school in the same grade submits a written request to
school officials to place the children in the same classroom or in
separate classrooms, the public school shall comply with that
request to the extent practicable. This section does not apply to a
public school that only has 1 classroom for the affected grade and
does not require a public school to alter the number of classrooms
for the affected grade.
(2) As used in this section, "multiple birth siblings" means
twins, triplets, or higher multiples.