March 23, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Clack, Tobocman, Vagnozzi, Sak, McConico, Farrah, Gleason, Phillips, Law, Waters, Condino, Bieda, Woodward, Hunter, Spade, Minore, Zelenko, Meisner, Gieleghem, Smith, Plakas, Murphy, Jamnick, Hood, Pappageorge, Williams, Cheeks, Stallworth, Kolb, Moolenaar, Wenke, Hart, O'Neil and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 380.4) and by adding sections 1292,
1531f, and 1705.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 4. (1) "Educational media center" means a program
2 operated by an intermediate school district and approved by the
3 state board , which that
provides services to local school
4 districts or constituent districts under section 671.
5 (2) "Handicapped person" shall be defined by rules
6 promulgated by the state board. Handicaps include, but are not
7 limited to, mental, physical, emotional, behavioral, sensory, and
8 speech handicaps and reading disorders or disabilities.
9 (3) "Intermediate school board" means the board of an
10 intermediate school district.
1 (4) "Intermediate school district" means a corporate body
2 established under part 7.
3 (5) "Intermediate school district election" means an election
4 called by an intermediate school board and held on the date of
5 the annual school elections of constituent districts or on a date
6 determined by the intermediate school board under sections 661
7 and 662.
8 (6) "Intermediate school elector" means a person who is a
9 school elector of a constituent district and who is registered in
10 the city or township in which the person resides.
11 (7) "Intermediate superintendent" means the superintendent of
12 an intermediate school district.
13 Sec. 1292. The board of a school district or board of
14 directors of a public school academy shall ensure that, not later
15 than 30 days after the pupil begins grade 1, each pupil undergoes
16 screening for potential reading problems. The screening shall
17 include testing for and diagnosis of reading disorders and
18 disabilities. If a pupil is diagnosed as having a reading
19 disorder or disability that makes the pupil eligible for special
20 education programs and services under article 3, school officials
21 shall notify the pupil's parent or legal guardian of the
22 diagnosis and of the availability and nature of those programs
23 and services.
24 Sec. 1531f. In the continuing education requirements for
25 maintaining an elementary level teaching certificate, the
26 superintendent of public instruction shall include a requirement
27 for completion of a course or comparable training in reading
1 disorders and disabilities.
2 Sec. 1705. (1) The state requirements for special education
3 pupils who have been diagnosed as having a reading disorder or
4 disability shall include both of the following:
5 (a) A requirement that the pupil's individualized educational
6 planning committee must include an independent reading advocate
7 who is knowledgeable in reading disorders and disabilities and in
8 reading instruction methods.
9 (b) A requirement that the independent reading advocate's
10 recommendations must be taken into account in developing the
11 pupil's individualized education program.
12 (2) As used in this section, "individualized education
13 program" and "individualized educational planning committee" mean
14 those terms as defined in R 340.1701a of the Michigan
15 administrative code.