Public Act 348 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Bill McConico (D) on June 21, 2006, to establish that the state Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act does not prohibit public school districts from establishing and maintaining a single-gender school, class, or program within a school if a comparable school, class, or program were made available to pupils of each gender. Under current law, the Act prohibits an educational institution from discriminating against a person because of religion, race, color, national origin, or sex.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on June 21, 2006.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R) on June 28, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 28, 2006.
• Passed 80 to 26 in the House on June 28, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 29, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on June 29, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on August 2, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 33 to 5 in the Senate on August 30, 2006, to establish that the state Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act does not prohibit public school districts from establishing and maintaining a single-gender school, class, or program within a school if a comparable school, class, or program were made available to pupils of each gender. Under current law, the Act prohibits an educational institution from discriminating against a person because of religion, race, color, national origin, or sex.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 1, 2006.