A bill to amend 1976 PA 451,
entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by
adding section 1163.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1163. (1) Not later
than December 31, 2003, the
2 department shall develop and
make available to school districts
3 and public school academies 1
or more model programs meeting the
4 requirements of subsection
(2) that may be adopted and
5 implemented for the purposes
of subsection (2).
6 (2) The board of a school
district or local act school
7 district or board of
directors of a public school academy is
8 encouraged to provide a
comprehensive character development
9 program for pupils in each
grade level it operates. All of the
10 following apply to this
character development program:
11 (a) The character
development program shall be secular in
1 nature.
2 (b) The character
development program shall teach core
3 ethical values and
character qualities such as honesty, fairness,
4 kindness, courtesy,
compassion, acceptance, responsibility,
5 respect for self and
others, respect for the property of others,
6 and service to others and
to the community.
7 (c) The character
education program shall be designed to
8 encourage each pupil to
become a responsible, contributing member
9 of society.
10 (d) The character
development program should be incorporated,
11 as much as possible, into
each school's regular curriculum and
12 classroom instruction.
13 (e) The character
development program should be integrated
14 into each school's
procedures and environment to develop a school
15 climate that promotes
positive character traits.
