Bill Text: MI SB0487 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Civil rights; other; school mascots; prohibit if race-based. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1348.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-22 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0487 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0487-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 487
June 22, 2017, Introduced by Senator SCHMIDT and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1348.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1348. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), beginning
September 1, 2018, a public school shall not use the term
"redskins" for the following:
(a) A mascot.
(b) A name or nickname of the public school.
(c) A name or nickname of an athletic team.
(d) A student group or club.
(e) Any other group or entity operated or sanctioned by the
public school.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2019, a public school using the
term "redskins" as described in subsection (1) on or before the
effective date of the amendatory act that added this section shall
do all of the following:
(a) Select and begin using a new mascot, or school or athletic
team name or nickname, as applicable, and shall discontinue the use
of the term "redskins" as described in subsection (1).
(b) Refrain from purchasing or acquiring any uniform,
yearbook, newspaper, program, or other material bearing the term
"redskins" for distribution or sale to pupils, school employees,
board members, volunteers, or the general public.
(c) Refrain from purchasing, acquiring, or constructing a
marquee, sign, scoreboard, banner, or any other temporary or
permanent fixture bearing the term "redskins".
(d) Refrain from distributing any sponsorship or fund-raising
materials that include the term "redskins".
(e) Refrain from using the term "redskins" on any website or
social media maintained by the public school.
(f) Develop and implement a plan to discontinue the use of and
to replace any item described in this subsection bearing or
including the term "redskins" purchased, acquired, or constructed
before September 1, 2018 no later than the end of the second school
year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this
section.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.