2005 House Bill 4118 / 2006 Public Act 215

Penalty for public school steroid use

Introduced in the House

Feb. 1, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Daniel Acciavatti (R-32)

To require public schools to develop policies indicating that a pupil's use of performance-enhancing drugs would affect his or her eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics, and require the Department of Community Health (DCH) to distribute to schools a list of performance-enhancing substances.

Referred to the Committee on Education

April 20, 2005

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

April 27, 2005

Amendment offered by Rep. Herb Kehrl (D-56)

To require private schools to adopt the same student athlete steroid sanctions as the ones the bill would impose on public school athletes.

The amendment failed by voice vote

April 28, 2005

Amendment offered by Rep. Herb Kehrl (D-56)

To encourage private schools to adopt the same student athlete steroid sanctions as the ones the bill would impose on public school athletes.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 3, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Education

May 30, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 7, 2006

Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D-10)

To prohibit a school from belonging to the Michigan High School Athletic Association, or any other organization that that oversees statewide athletic competitions between schools, unless it adopts a system of random steroid testing of student athletes, including sanctions and mandatory counseling for students found to use steroids. To pay for the testing the organization would be required to impose a $1 surcharge on all games or meets that are part of a statewide tournament.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)

To require public schools to develop policies indicating that a pupil's use of performance-enhancing drugs would affect his or her eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics, and require the Department of Community Health (DCH) to distribute to schools a list of performance-enhancing substances.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

June 24, 2006