380.1526b Professional development training; response to sexual assault or harassment.Sec. 1526b. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy, together with a local organization that receives funding from the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board and that serves the geographic area of the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy, is encouraged to provide all educators and school personnel who have contact with pupils training at least every 5 years in responding to pupils who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment. This training may be provided as part of the professional development provided under section 1527. If a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy is located in an area without a local organization that receives funding from the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board, the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy is encouraged to provide the training described in this section together with the violence prevention and treatment board, the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy is encouraged to provide the training described in this section together with the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board or the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. History: Add. 2023, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 10, 2023 Popular Name: Act 451
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