January 26, 2017, Introduced by Reps. LaFave, Marino, Lower, Lucido, Love, Crawford, Hoitenga, Barrett, Glenn, Chatfield, Hughes, Reilly, LaGrand, Rabhi and Jones and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Talent Development.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1279h.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1279h. (1) The board of a school district or board of
directors of a public school academy shall grant high school credit
to a pupil in grade 11 or 12 for the successful completion of an
internship or work experience if the pupil attends the internship
or work experience at least 4 hours per week for the same number of
weeks as are necessary to earn credit in a traditional course in
that school district or public school academy. The board or board
of directors shall not require a pupil to attend the internship or
work experience more than 10 hours per week.
(2) An internship or work experience described in this section
may be paid or unpaid.
(3) If a pupil engages in an internship or work experience
qualifying for credit under this section, the board or board of
directors shall ensure that the pupil is excused from at least 1
hour of instructional time during each day that the pupil attends
the internship or work experience.
(4) The board or board of directors shall exercise oversight
of the pupil's internship or work experience as necessary to ensure
that the pupil meets the requirements under subsection (1).
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.