2009 Senate Bill 169 (Require landlord notify tenants of lead-contaminated soil )

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Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on February 3, 2009, to require notification to tenants if a landlord has received information from a state or federal agency that residential premises rest on soil that is contaminated with lead. Note: Compulsory school age bill is SB 170.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 3, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 169 (Raise compulsory school age to 18 ) [by FreeSpeaker on April 5, 2009]

I agree with those who contend this bill will do nothing to improve the quality of public education in Michigan. In fact, it well may be harmful to it. The bill should be rejected.

This really is an issue between parents and their minor children. If we want to make a positive change in respect to the dropout situation, we should refrain from evaluating schools -- and ultimately penalizing some of them -- on the basis of their dropout rates. It is a bogus measure of school performance or quality.

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2) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 169 (Raise compulsory school age to 18 ) [by bestgaffer on April 3, 2009]

This bill does not fix the problem. The problem is - why do kids drop out of school. Let's stop the bandaids & work on solving the problem. A kid who doesn't want to be in school at 16 isn't going to aid the class for the next two years! Since schools are losing money due to decreased enrollment, is this just a case of want to get more federal money for schools? They could use more money, but don't need kids disrupting the school for two additional years. Find out why the kid doesn't want to be there & address that - each one individually.

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3) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 169 (Raise compulsory school age to 18 ) [by Andrea on February 10, 2009]

I graduated High School at 17 - would I have had to stick around for another year?

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