SB 204 — Education: school districts; policy and procedures regarding closure of a school building; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1258.

SB-204, As Passed Senate, September 10, 2025 SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.

(b) Transition of students and the students' records, CRM S00463'25 (S-3)(S-5)_SB204_APS_1 h4b1wjbv0842 1 including academic and medical records, to new schools.

For a public school academy that receives notification from its authorizing body ofa annotice intentof torevocation revoke or notnonrenewal renewof the public school academy's contract, these notification procedures also must include notice within 1 month after receipt of that notification.notice of revocation or nonrenewal.

The notification procedures must provide for notifications described in this subdivision to be made by first-class mail unless that method of notice is not financially feasible, in which case an alternative method may be used such as electronic notice, sending notifications home with students, or contracting with a third party to provide CRM S00463'25 (S-5)_SB204_APS_1 bv0842 1 notifications.

CRM S00463'25 (S-3) h4b1wj 1 (e) Distribution of assets and proper securement of the closed school building within 60 days after it is closed, if it is not anticipated to be leased or sold in a timely manner.

(h) That the closure of a school building during the school year is allowed only if there is an extenuating circumstance that would endanger the health or safety of the students in attendance CRM S00463'25 (S-5)_SB204_APS_1 bv0842 1 at the school building.

For a closure allowed under this CRM S00463'25 (S-3) h4b1wj 1 subdivision, the notification procedures under subdivision (d) must be started as soon as possible after the discovery of the extenuating circumstance.

The intermediate school district in which the closed school building is located is the default records repository for those records unless 1the ofclosed school building is a public school academy and the followingschool applies:district in which the closed school building is located or the public school academy's authorizing body agrees to act as the records repository for those records.

(a)Final ThePage closedCRM schoolS00463'25 building(S-5)_SB204_APS_1 isbv0842 a public school academy and the school district in which the closed school building is located agrees to act as the records repository for those records.

(b) Another person agrees to act as the records repository for those records and the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board of the school district or board of directors of the public school academy in which the closed school building is located that the person has the expertise to provide long-term storage and maintenance of those records.

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