HOUSE BILL No. 5605

 

 

May 28, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski 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 1290.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1290. The board of a school district or board of

 

directors of a public school academy shall ensure that the school

 

district or public school academy, or a public school operated by

 

the school district, is not a member of an athletic conference or

 

of a statewide interscholastic athletic association and does not

 

participate in events operated or sponsored by the conference or

 

association unless the conference or association has a policy,

 

bylaw, rule, or regulation that provides that an interscholastic

 

football game must be ended if 1 team has a lead of 17 points or


 

more with 1 minute or less remaining in the game, with the team

 

that is ahead being declared to be the winner.