380.1508 Information on sexual assault and sexual harassment for students; grades 6 to 12.

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Sec. 1508.

(1)By not later than June 1, 2024, in consultation with experts on sexual assault and sexual harassment, including, but not limited to, the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board and the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, the department shall develop age-appropriate informational material relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment and make that material available to all school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies that operate any of grades 6 to 12. The informational material must include at least all of the following:

(a)Information regarding what constitutes sexual assault or sexual harassment.

(b)An explanation that sexual assault or sexual harassment is not the victim's fault.

(c)Resources available for individuals who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment, including, but not limited to, information on title IX, as enacted under the education amendments of 1972, 20 USC 1681 to 1688, appropriate contact information for organizations that offer assistance to victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment, and actions that the individual may take.

(2)A school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy shall disseminate the informational material made available by the department under subsection

(1)to each pupil in grades 6 to 12 who is enrolled in a school operated by the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy, in a form and manner determined appropriate by the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy. Additionally, the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy shall disseminate to those pupils the contact information for the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's title IX coordinator and the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's policies on sexual assault and sexual harassment, including specific information stating that the policies prohibit adverse action against an individual for reporting sexual assault or sexual harassment, in a form and manner determined appropriate by the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy. The school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy shall ensure that all the information described in this subsection remains accessible to those pupils and their parents or legal guardians and is included in a student handbook or similar publication prepared by the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy and on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's webpage if the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy maintains a webpage.

History: Add. 2023, Act 57 , Eff. Oct. 10, 2023

Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 380.1508, which pertained to duties of state board, was repealed by Act 289 of 1995, Eff. July 1, 1996.

Popular Name: Act 451