HOUSE BILL NO. 4393

March 19, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Koleszar, Camilleri, Anthony, Hoadley, Pagan, Manoogian, Clemente, Hope, Love, Brenda Carter, Cynthia Johnson, Sowerby, Hood, Stone, Kennedy and Whitsett and referred to the Committee on Education.

"The revised school code,"

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1161.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1161. (1) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, each public school in this state shall establish and maintain a school library that meets at least all of the following:

(a) Provides resources for pupils and teachers in a manner that is designed to strengthen pupil learning. These resources must include a collection and services that adequately support the curriculum offered by the school. The building-level school administrators shall ensure that pupils and teachers have efficient access to these resources, including, but not limited to, making collection resources available in both print and electronic form.

(b) Is operated on a flexible schedule that allows pupils and teachers access to the resources of the school library when it is necessary or convenient for pupil learning.

(c) Serves as a community resource by providing parents and legal guardians of the school's pupils and community members access to the school library's resources, as determined appropriate by the school.

(2) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, each public school in this state shall ensure that each school library operated by the public school participates in a statewide interlibrary loan system including, at least, MeLCat.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.