HOUSE BILL No. 4424


     March 7, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Hansen, Kolb, Rivet, Plakas, Woodward, Lipsey, Jelinek and Lemmons 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 1259.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1259.  (1) TO ASSIST IN ENSURING FULFILLMENT OF THE

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      STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SAFE AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC SCHOOL

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      BUILDINGS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE

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      PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE.  FOR EACH PUBLIC

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      SCHOOL BUILDING IN THIS STATE THAT IS USED FOR PUPIL INSTRUCTION,

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      THE INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ALL OF THE

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      FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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           (A) THE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION.

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           (B) THE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION OF ANY ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL

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      BUILDING THAT INCREASED CLASSROOMS OR OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL

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      CAPACITY.


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           (C) THE GRADE LEVELS SERVED BY THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

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           (D) THE NUMBER OF PUPILS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING IN

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      THE MOST RECENT SCHOOL YEAR FOR WHICH THE INFORMATION IS

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      AVAILABLE.

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           (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL UPDATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE

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      AT LEAST ANNUALLY.

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           (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE THE INFORMATION IN THE INFRA-

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      STRUCTURE DATABASE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON UPON REQUEST AND SHALL

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      PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE

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      DATABASE.

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           (4) THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

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      A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE DEPART-

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      MENT AS NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE

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      INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE, IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE

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      DEPARTMENT.



























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