Bills Signed Into Law...

Public Law 21 (SB 194) Strict Discipline (Switalski) Revises financial responsibility for children enrolled in strict discipline academies.  Signed: 6/19/07; Effective: 6/19/07. Reported (6/10/08).

Public Act 22 (HB 4220) School Board Volunteer (Espinoza) Allows school board members to volunteer their services to a district under certain circumstances.  Signed: 3/12/08; Effective: 3/12/08.

Public Act 42 (HB 4595) Michigan Promise Award Expansion (Angerer) Expands eligibility of Michigan Promise Award to include certain out of state students.  Signed: July 12, 2007; Effective: July 13, 2007

Public Act 45 (SB 188) Vocational Education (VanWoerkom) Revises definition of vocational education and use of funds; allows certain acquisition of equipment.  Signed: July 17, 2007; Effective: July 17, 2007

Public Act 63 (HB 4592) School Purchasing by ISD (Melton) Provides for purchasing of local school busing, contracts and human resources through intermediate school districts.  Signed September 18, 2007; Effective: September 19, 2007.

Public Act 101 (SB 549) SCHOOL CALENDAR  (Jelinek)  Provides for common school calendar within intermediate school districts.   Signed: October 1, 2007; Effective: October 1, 2007. 

Public Act 110 (SB 546) SCHOOL EMPLOYEES  (Kuipers)  Provides for conforming language for public school employees.   Signed: October 1, 2007; Effective: October 1, 2007.

Public Act 141 (SB 403)  TRANSFER STUDENTS  (Kuipers)  Revises personal curriculum requirements for high school transfer students.   Signed: November 13, 2007; Effective: November 14, 2007.

Public Act 312 (HB 4902) African History (Nofs) Provides certain content requirements concerning African History for public schools that teach world history in middle school or high school.  Signed 12/17/08; effective 12/18/08.

Public Act 315 (HB 6368) Farm to School (Mayes) Creates a farm-to-school program.  Signed 12/17/08; effective 12/18/08.

Public Act 316 (SB 834) Financial Literacy Course (Switalski) Provides for financial literacy course as a permissable mathematics course under Michigan Merit standard for high school graduation. Signed 12/17/08; effective 12/18/08).

Public Act 249 (HB 6412) Merit Exams (Gillard) Revises in school code administration of merit examination.  Signed December 23, 2008; Effective December 23, 2008.

Public Act 350 (HB 6413) Promise Act (Gillard) Revises a definition of state assessment test in eligibility for Michigan Promise grant.  Signed December 23, 2008; Effective December 23, 2008.

Public Act 582 (SB 1039)  SCHOOL INTERVENING PROGRAMS  (Cassis)   Authorizes intermediate school districts to develop early intervening model programs.   Signed January 15, 2009; Effective January 16, 2009.

Bills in Action...

SB 70 Reading Training (Cassis) Extends to July 1, 2008 the requirement that teachers receive training in reading problems.  Introduced and referred to Education.  Reported with Substitute S-1 (4/26/07). Passed (5/3/07). Received by the House and referred to Education (5/3/07).  Reported (6/19/07).  Passed (6/28/07). Enrolled with Substitute H-1 concurred in (6/28/07).

 SB 403 Transfer Students (Kuipers) Revises personal curriculum requirements for high school transfer students.  Introduced and referred to Education.  Reported with Substitute S-1 (4/26/07). Passed (5/3/07). Received by the House and referred to Education (5/3/07). Reported with Substitue H-3 (10/16/07).  Passed (10/25/07). Enrolled (10/29/07).

SB 482 Michigan Promise Eligibility (Gleason) Adds as a qualification for award of Michigan Promise scholarship the qualifying score of a social studies assessment Introduced and referred to Education Committee (5/8/07). Reported with Substitute S-1 (10/16/07).  Re-referred to Government Operations and Reform (12/12/07). Discharged from Government Operations and Reform.  Passed (12/10/08). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/10/08).  Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (12/18/08). Enrolled with Substitute H-1 concurred in (12/18/08). Presented to the Governor (12/30/08).

SB 570 Michigan Promise (Brown) Expands Michigan Promise grant eligibility to include residents who graduated from out of state high schools.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/6/07). Reported (6/26/07).  Passed (6/28/07). Enrolled (2/26/08).

SB 571 Special Education Discipline (Kuipers) Clarifies relationship of mandatory expulsion provisions for special education students facing disciplinary action with provisions in federal law.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/7/07). Reported (6/12/07). Passed (6/14/07). Received by the House and referred to Education (6/14/07). Reported (10/16/07).  Passed (10/25/07). Enrolled (10/29/07).

SB 600 Michigan Promise (Brown) Revises application deadline and payment schedule for Michigan Promise Award.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/20/07). Reported (6/26/07). Passed (6/28/07).

SB 673 Single Gender Schools (Hardiman) Revises requirements for single-gender schools.  Introduced and referred to Education (8/1/07).

SB 730 Handicappers in Schools (Gleason) Amends the revised school code to change reference to handicapped person to person with a disability.  Reported in the Education committee with Substitute S-1 (10/16/07).  Passsed with Substitute S-1 adopted (10/23/07). Received by the House and referred to Education (10/23/07).  Reported in Education Committee With Substitute H-2 (11/27/07). Passed with Substitute H-3 Adopted (12/11/07).  Enrolled With Substitute H-3 concurred in (12/13/07). Enrolled with Immediate Effect (1/9/08).

SB 747 STUDENT ABSENCES (Garcia)  Requires school districts grant excused absences for students when a parent is deployed on or returns from combat duty (9/7/07). Reported (10/10/07). Passed (10/17/07). Received by the House and referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee (10/17/07).  Reported (12/05/07). Passed with amendments adopted (5/13/08). Enrolled with House Amendments concurred (5/20/08). Presented (5/27/08).

SB 836 School Shared Time Aid (Van Woerkom) Revises requirements for qualifying for state aid for shared time instruction between public and private schools.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (10/18/07). Reported with Substitute S-1 (2/14/08). Passed (2/26/08). Received by the House and referred to Education Committee (2/26/08).  Reported with Substitute H-1 (6/17/08). Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (6/26/08).  Returned to the Senate (6/26/08). Enrolled (6/28/08).

SB 861 SCHOOL PROMISE ZONES (Van Woerkom)  Establishes Michigan education promise zones; provides funding through state education tax revenue.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (10/29/07). Notice of intent to discharge from Education (12/11/08). Passed with Substitute H-2 adopted (12/18/08).  Enrolled with Substitute H-2 concurred in (12/18/08).

SB 1013  ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS  (Kuipers)   Sets penalties for schools that fail to achieve adequate yearly progress.   Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/16/08).  Reported with substitite S-2 (11/12/08). Passed with Substitute S-2 adopted (12/2/08).  Received by the House and referred to Education (12/2/08).

SR 25 Hidden Michigan (Allen) Commemorates Hidden Michigan as the state of Michigan's official children's book.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/15/07). Passed (5/15/07).

SR 42 Youth Financial Literacy (Bishop) Declares April 2007 as Financial Literacy for Youth Month.  Adopted by Senate (04/18/07).

SR 57 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.  Declare May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Adopted (5/15/07).

SR 61 Education Begins at Home (Birkholz).  Urges Congress to enact the Education Begins at Home Act. Adopted (5/17/07). Reported in Families and Human Services Committee (6/20/07).  Passed (6/26/07).

SR 111 Back to School (Thomas)  Recognizes September 16-22 as Legislators Back to School Week (9/19/07).

HB 4091 School Bully (Vagnozzi) Requires all school districts to establish a policy prohibiting bullying at school. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/23/07).  Reported with Substitute H-1 (3/20/07). Passed by House (3/28/07).  Received by the Senate and referred to Education Committee (04/17/07).

HB 4162 School Bullying (Brynes) Requires policies against bullying and harassment at schools.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (01/30/07). Reported with Substitute H-2 (3/20/07).  Substitute H-2 not adopted.  Passed by House with Substitute H-4 (3/28/07).  Received by the Senate and referred to Education Committee (04/17/07). 

HB 4243 Student Record (Accavitti) Requires that a record that follows a student who transfers schools include disciplinary, attendance, and health information.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/08/07).   Received by the Senate (3/8/07).

HB 4592 School Purchasing by ISD (Melton) Provides for purchasing of local school busing, contracts and human resources through intermediate school districts.  Introduced and referred to Education (4/5/07).  Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (5/22/07).  Received by the Seante and reported out in Education Committee (8/8/07).  Returned from Senate (9/6/07).

HB 4886 African History Curriculum (Clack) Provides for certain content requirements concerning African history curriculum in elementary grades in public schools.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/7/07). Reported with Substitute H-1 (2/26/08). Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (2/28/08). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (3/4/08).

HB 5323 Special Education Rules (Miller) Restores authority of State Board of Education over special education rules.  Introduced and referred to Education (10/17/07).  Reported with Substitute H-2 (6/3/08).  Passed with Substitute H-2 adopted(6/10/08).

HB 5375  MICHIGAN PROMISE ZONES  (Melton)   Establishes Michigan promise zones and provides funding through state education tax revenue.   Passed with Substitute H-3 adopted (12/13/07). Received by the Senate and referred to Education Committee (1/9/08). Passed with Substitute S-3 adopted (12/19/08). Enrolled with Substitute S-5 concurred in (12/19/08).

HB 5411 Permanent Expulsion (Steil) Requires notice of due process rights and policies relating to permanent school expulsion.  Introduced and referred to Education (11/07/07). Reported with Substitute H-1 (4/15/08). Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (4/29/08). Received by the Senate and referred to Education. Reported (11/12/08).

HB 5765  PUPIL COUNT  (Scott)   Modifies the number of pupils enrolled in school district to determine status as a first class school district.   Full Text Introduced and referred to Education (2/19/08). Notice of intent to discharge from Education (12/2/08). Reported with substitute H-1 (12/3/08). Passed with substitute H-1 adopted (12/4/08).

HB 5832 Expulsion (Dean) Requires school board members to abstain from voting on an expulsion when a conflict or interest exists.  Introduced and referred to Education (2/28/08).  Reported with Substitute H-1 (4/15/08). Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (4/29/08). Received by the Senate and referred to Education. Reported (11/12/08).

HB 5951 School Food (Sak) Modifies certification and certain regulatory fees regarding school food service authorities.  Introduced and referred to Agriculture (4/08/08). Reported with Substitute H-3 (6/25/08). Passed (6/26/06).Received by the Senate and referred to Agriculture (6/28/08).

HB 5963 Education Compact (Polidori) Establishes an interstate compacton educational opportunity for military children. Received by the Senate and referred to Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs (4/22/08). Presented to the Governor for signature (6/3/08).

HB 6247 Math Requirements (Hopgood) Modifies high school graduation requirements regarding mathematics and personal curricula.  Introduced and referred to Education.  Reported (9/23/08). Passed with Substitute H-3 adopted (9/25/08). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (11/5/08).

HB 6282 Apprenticeship (Melton) Provides for an apprenticeship credit under the Michigan Business Tax.  Introduced and referred to Tax Policy (6/25/08). Reported with Substittue H-3 (9/24/08).  Passed with Substitute H-3 adopted (9/25/08).  Received by the Senate and referred to Finance (11/05/08).

HCR 54 Education (Valentine) Memorializes Congress to enact the Education Begins at Home Act.  Received by the Senate and referred to Education (5/27/08).

HR 81 Education at Home (Jones, R.) Memorializes Congress to enact the Education Begins at Home Act.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/1/07). Reported with Substitute H-1 (7/24/07).

HR 193  INDIAN DAY  (McDowell)   Proclaims Friday, September 28, 2007 as Michigan Indian Day.   Adopted (9/28/07).

HR 194   SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK (Gonzales) Recognizes October 15 through October 19, 2007, as National School Lunch Week. Introduced and Adopted (9/30/07).

HR 229 Promise Week (Jones, R.) Designates November 10-16, 2007 as Promise Week. Adopted (11/07/07).

HR 268  NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND  (Sak)   Memorializes Congress to enact legislation to reform the No Child Left Behind Act.   Full Text Introduced and referred to Education (2/7/08). Reported (4/29/08).  Passed (5/20/08).

HR 276  JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT  (Meisner)   Encourages Michigan's public schools to participate in Junior Achievement programs.   Full Text Introduced and referred to Commerce (2/19/08). Reported (4/29/08).  Passed (5/13/08).

HR 288 Reading (Melton) Recognizes March 2008 as Reading Month in Michigan. Adopted (2/28/08).

Introduced Legislation...

SB 11 Drop Out Age (Brater) Increases school drop out age to 18.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (01/10/07).

SB 27 School Supplies (Stamas) Provides income tax credits for teachers who provide school supplies.  Introduced and referred to Finance (1/24/07).

SB 32 School Boundaries (Switalski) Prohibits school districts operating a school outside their boundaries without written permission. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/24/07).

SB 48 School Safety Belts (Whitmer) Requires use of safety belts on school buses. Introduced and referred to transportation (1/24/07).

SB 66 Declining School Enrollment (Hunter) Allows use of three year average for calculating funding for school districts with declining enrollment.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (1/24/07).

SB 100 Character (Garcia) Requires state to develop model curricula on character development and encourage schools to provide.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (01/30/07).

SB 101 Financial Education (Garcia) Establish basic finance course through Michigan Virtual University as an elective and requires that high school credit for passing course.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (01/30/07).

SB 107 Bullying (Anderson) and HB 4162 (Brynes) Requires policies against bullying and harassment at schools.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (01/30/07).

SB 113 School Pledge of Allegiance (Birkholz) Requires schools to offer daily pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (01/30/07).

SB 159 K-3 Class Size (Clark Coleman) Requires reduction of class size for K-3 grades over a five year period.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/06/07).

SB 162 Full Day Kindergarten (Clark-Coleman) Provides mandatory enrollment and full-day kindergarten.  Introduced and referred to Education (02/06/07).

SB 185 School Bus Traffic Safety (Jacobs) Clarifies driver responsibilities when approaching a school bus displaying alternately flashing lights.  Introduced and referred to Transportation Committee (02/08/07).

SB 186 School Bus Traffic Safety (Jacobs) Extends to 400 feet the distance for displaying alternately flashing lights on school buses.  Introduced and referred to Transportation Committee (02/08/07).

SB 282 Phys Ed (Thomas) Revises schools' physical education requirements.  Introduced and referred to Health Policy Committee (02/27/07)

SB 372 School Retirement (Switalski) Updates definitions of public school employees under public school employees retirement system.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (03/27/07).

SB 373 School Retirement (Switalski) Modifies actuarial liability contribution for state employees retirement system.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (03/27/07).

SB 386  SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SEX OFFENDERS  (Patterson)   Expands provisions in Penal Code relating to criminal sexual conduct by teachers to include school volunteers, employees and contractual service providers.    Returned from House with Substitute H-2; Senate concurred in Substitute H-2, Enrolled (12/12/07).

SB 419 Teacher Health Care Benefits (Kuipers) Provides for school employee medical, optical, and dental benefits in accordance with public employees health care act.  Introduced and referred to Local, Urban, and State Affairs Committee (04/19/07).

SB 456 Promise Award Eligibility (Richardville) Makes Michigan Promise Award available to residents who graduated from out-of-state high schools.  Introduced and referred to Education. (4/26/07).

SB 474 & SB 475 Kindergarten Age (Cassis) Revises age to start kindergarten and revises provisions for state aid to count students enrolled under revised kindergarten provisions.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (5/3/07).

SB 488 Truancy (Jacobs; Basham) Requires schools and prosecutors to adopt and implement truancy policies.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/9/07).

SB 489 Truancy (Jacobs; Basham) Gives family court jurisdiction over parents and guardians of truants.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/9/07).

SB 490 Truancy (Jacobs; Basham) Clarifies attendance requirements to maintain a driver's license. Introduced and referred to Education (5/9/07).

SB 500 School Bid Process (Thomas) Amends School Code to provide for bid process for contracting services.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/15/07).

SB 508 Phys Ed Requirements (Cherry) Sets minimum amounts of physical and health education in schools.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/17/07).

SB 548 Charter Schools (Kuipers, Bishop) Exempts university charted schools from the cap.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/25/07).

SB 582 High School Test (Switalski) Replaces Michigan Education Assessment Program test with nationally recognized, commercially available assessment instruments.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/12/07).

SB 646 Michigan Promise Scholarship Criteria (Cherry) Deletes minimum credit provisions in math and science for students graduating after 2010-11 to qualify for Michigan Promise scholarship grants. Introduced and referred to Education (7/24/07).

SB 694 African History Studies (Thomas) Provides content requirements concerning African history curriculum in elementary public school grades.  Introduced and referred to Education (8/30/07).

SB 701  SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS  (Jelinek)   Allows under certain circumstances a school board member to volunteer service in school district.  Introduced and referred to Education (9/4/07)

SB 719  CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS  (Garcia)   Requires public schools to comply with parent requests for classroom assignment of multiple birth siblings.  Introduced and referred to Education (9/4/07).

SB 736 INDIAN TUITION WAIVER (Allen) Prohibits reimbursement of North American Indian tuition waiver to institutions that do not provide in-state tuition to military personnel and their familes stationed in that state (9/7/07).

SB 740 MICHIGAN PROMISE (Basham)  Prohibits use of Michigan Promise grant funds at institutions that do not provide in-state tuition to military personnel stationed in the state (9/7/07).

SB 804 School Tests (Switalski, Jacobs) Eliminates funding for creation of ACT practice tests.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 805 School Tests (Switalski, Pappageorge) Revises components of the Michigan Merit Examinations.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 806 School Tests (Switalski, Pappageorge) Revises Michigan Merit Examinations in school aid act.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 807 School Tests (Jelinek, Switalski) Makes ACT writing test optional and provides that pupil is responsible for the cost of the exam.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 808 School Tests (Jelinek, Switalski) Adds to the school aid act provision that ACT writing test is optional and that pupils are responsible for the costs ot taking the test. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 809 School Tests (Jelinek, Switalski) Eliminates social studies as part of the MEAP program.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 810 School Tests (Switalski, Jelinek) Eliminates social studies component of the Michigan merit examination in school aid act. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 811 School Tests (Switalski, Jelinek) Eliminates social studies component of the Michigan merit examination in school aid act. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 812 School Tests (Jelinek, Switalski) Eliminates requirement for the state to develop end of course examinations for high school curricula. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 813 School Tests (Jelinek, Switalski) Provides pupil to pay fee for any repeat of the Michigan Merit Examination. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 814 School Tests (Switalski, Jelinek) Provides in school aid act that pupils pay fee for any repeat on the Michigan Merit Examination. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (9/24/07).

SB 842 Basic Literacy (Kuipers) Requires students to show basic literacy before they can be advanced to the fourth grade.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (10/24/07).

SB 1006  CHARTER SCHOOLS  (Olshove)   Requires new contract for charter school relocations.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/9/08).

SB 1333 School Firefighter Training (Kahn) Provides for model firefighter training program for high school pupils.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/27/08).

SB 1417 Web Safety (Pappageorge) Requires schools to provide programs on grade-appropriate internet safety.  introduced and referred to Education (6/26/08).

SB 1437 Playground Safety (Jacobs) Expands playground safety act to include flagpoles.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/28/08).

SR 5 Catholic Schools (Kuipers) and HR 12 (Sak) Recognizes January 23-February 3 as Catholic Schools Week.

SR 44 Bullying (Anderson) Memorializes Congress to address the problems of bullying in schools through the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act by amending the Safe and Drug Free Schools Act. Introduced and referred to Education (4/24/07).

SR 48 Charter School Week (Crospey) Recognizes April 30-May 6, 2007 as National Charter Schools week in Michigan.  Adopted (4/25/07).

SR 61 Education Begins at Home (Birkholz) Urges Congress to enact the Education Begins at Home Act.  Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (5/17/07).

SR 144  CATHOLIC SCHOOLS  (Kuipers)   Recognizes January 27-February 2 as Catholic Schools Week.   Full Text Introduced and Adopted (2/5/08).

SR 163 Autistic Children Education (Hunter) Urges Congress to enact the Teacher Education for Autistic Children Act.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/25/08).

SR 168 Bullying (Kuipers) Encourages school districts to adopt and implement character education programs that address the causes fo and remedies to bullying.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/27/08).

SR 169 Homeschoolers (Crospey) Recognizes April 9, 2008 as Homeschoolers Day in the state of Michigan. Adopted (3/27/08).

SR 209 Detroit Schools (Bishop) Calls for investigation by state into condition of Detroit Public School Finances. Adopted (6/28/08).

HB 4008 Pupil Instruction Time (Caswell) Amends School Aid Act to revise pupil instruction time provisions.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/22/07).

HB 4056 School Bus Capacity (Hoogendyk) Clarifies capacity of school buses.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/23/07).

HB 4060 African History Curriculum (Nofs) Requires schools that teach world history in high school to include certain information on Africa.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/23/07).

HB 4096 Scholarship (Vagnozzi) Creates the Michigan Opportunity Scholarship Program. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/23/07).

HB 4201 Bullying (Wenke) Requires local policy on bullying and harassment and teacher instruction and professional development on class.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/01/07).

HB 4204 Education Savings Plan (Sheen) Provides for multiple program managers and availability through financial advisers in the Michigan education savings plan.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/07/07).

HB 4205 Tuition Savings Plan (Sheen) Revises the income tax deduction for contributions into a tuition savings plan.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/07/07).

HB 4218 School Dissection (Jones, R) Requires teachers to provide an alternative for students who have a moral objection to dissection.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/07/07).

HB 4225 Alternately Flashing Lights (Condino) Extends distance for displaying alternately flashing lights to 400 ft.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee.  (02/07/07).  Re-referred to Transportation Committee (03/06/07).

HB 4226 School Bus Approach (Condino) Clarifies procedures for drivers approaching a school bus displaying alternatively flashing lights.  Introduced and referred to Transportation Committee (02/07/07).  Re-referred to Transportation Committee (03/06/07).

HB 4243 Student Record (Accavitti) Requires that a record that follows a student who transfers schools include disciplinary, attendance, and health information.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/08/07).

HB 4273 Financial Academies (Melton) Revises provisions regarding financial responsibility for certain children enrolled in strict discipline academies.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/14/07).

HB 4288 Class Size (Cheeks) Requires reduction in class sizes for Kindergarten through third grades.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/20/07).

HB 4236 Work-Based Learning (Stakoe) Provides standards for counting work-based learning as pupil instruction time for eighth-grade pupils.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (02/27/07).

HB 4395 Teacher Student Loans (Steil) Provides for a student loan forgiveness program for new teachers in at-risk schools.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (03/01/07).

HB 4399 Lead Lunch Boxes (Wojno) Prohibits sales of lunch boxes containing lead.  Introduced and referred to Health Policy (3/6/07).

HB 4408 Peer Review of Charter Schools (Nitz) Requires oversight of charter schools by peer review committees.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (03/06/08).

HB 4424 School Board Conflict of Interest (Pastor) Requires school districts to adopt and implement conflict of interest policies for members and administrators and policy concerning use of public funds.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (03/08/07).

HB 4431 School Board Elections (Knollenberg) Requires school board elections to be held in November.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (03/08/07).

HB 4432 School Board Elections (Knollenberg) Provides for technical amendments to the revised school code regarding school board elections.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (03/08/07). and mental health professionals in public schools.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (3/8/07).

HB 4439 School Safety (Meisner) Creates grant program for the placement of safety officers and mental health professionals in the public schools.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (3/8/07).

HB 4461 Cell Phone Bus Driver (Rocca) Prohibits use of cellular telephone while operating a school bus.  Introduced and referred to Transportation Committee (03/14/07).

HB 4529 School Enrollment (Amos) Eliminates provision requiring a written agreement with resident district for enrollment by nonresident special education pupils in district located in a contiguous intermediate district.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/22/07).

HB 4601 School Retiree Health Fund (Hammel) Establishes public school retiree health care trust fund. Introduced and referred to Government Operations Committee.  (04/17/07).

HB 4622 Michigan Promise Grant (Cushingberry) Prohibits use of Michigan Promise grants at state universities and community colleges that do not admit the top 15 percent of high school graduates.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (04/17/07).

HB 4636 School Start (Robertson) Provides an exemption to the school year beginning after Labor Day for public schools that offer enrichment programs during extended breaks during the school year.  Introduced and referred to Education (4/24/07).

HB 4662 Mandatory Kindergarten (Smith, V) Revises age requrement for mandatory kindergarten.  Introduced and referred to Education (4/25/07).

HB 4739 School Residency (Dean) Requires residency for education-related board members.  Introduced and referred to Ethics and Elections (5/9/07).

HB 4748 Vocational Ed (Proos) Revises definition of vocational education and use of vocational education funds.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/15/07).

HB 4761 Pupil Notification (Jackson) Provides for teacher notification to parent or guardian of pupil who is believed to be likely to engage in violent behavior.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/15/07).

HB 4762 School Meditation (Jackson) Provides for a board of a first class school district to require schools to incorporate a period of silence for meditation into beginning of each school day.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/15/07). 

HB 4790 Physical Ed (Gonzales) Requires minimum amounts of physical and health education.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/17/07). 

HB 4814 Physical Ed (Clack) Requires physical education classes to focus on improving fitness.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/23/07). 

HB 4815 Child School Pickup(Clack) Provides for the requirement for picture identification and a signed form when picking up a child from school.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/23/07). 

HB 4855 Full Time Students (Hoogendyk) Allows and provides a grant program enrollment of high school students as full-time students in certain community colleges and universities.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/29/07).

HB 4856 Higher Education Enrollment (Palmer) Waives high school compulsary attendance requirement for participants in enrollment of certain community colleges and universities under Michigan accelerated college education act (Introduced and referred to Education (5/29/07).

HB 4857 Classroom Instruction (Hoogendyk) Requires a certain percentage of educational operational budget to be used on classroom instruction.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/29/07).

HB 4858 Classroom Instruction (Hoogendyk) Requires school districts to publish information on percentage of general operating budget expended for instruction.   Introduced and referred to Education (5/29/07).

HB 5087  Single Gender Schools (Hildenbrand)   Revises requirements for establishment of single-gender schools. Am. Sec. 1146, PA 451, 1976 (CL 380.1146) as amended by PA 303, 2006.    Introduced and referred to Education (8/8/07).

HB 5124  Single Gender Schools (Sak)   Modifies provision regarding single gender schools, classes or programs.   Full Text  Introduced and referred to Education (8/22/07).

HB 5161  Merit Eligibility  (Melton)   Extends period of eligibility for merit award scholarship to seven years for certain students.   Full Text  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (9/5/07).

HB 5177 Michigan Promise Grant (Polidori)  Prohibits use of Michigan promise grant at college or university that does not grant in-state tuition to certain military personnel stationed in Michigan and their dependents.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (9/6/07).

HB 5214 Student Publications (Coulouris)  Prohibits school officials from censoring student publications and provide for policies regarding. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (9/16/07).

HB 5237 Education Budget (Gillard)  Provides zero budget for the Department of Education Introduced and referred to Education Committee (9/16/07).

HB 5238 School Aid Budget (Gillard)  Provides for a zero budge for School Aid. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (9/16/07).

HB 5381 TRUANCY (Clark)  Provides for family division of the circuit court to notify secretary of state of truancy disposition. Introduced and referred to Education Commitee.  (10/30/07).

HB 5382 TRUANCY (Clark)  Requires adoption and implementation by schools and prosecutors of truancy policies.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee. (10/30/07).

HB 5580  PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES  (Bieda)   Requires new contract for public school academies that relocate.   Full Text Introduced and referred to Education Committee(12/13/07).

HB 5590  PUBLIC HOLIDAYS  (Jones, Rick)   Allows individual school administrator or teacher to celebrate designated public holidays in the revised school code. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/9/08).

HB 5594  COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AGE (Sak)   Increases compulsory attendance age to 18. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (1/9/08).

HB 5868 Counselor Ratio (Donigan) Establishes a qualified couselor to student ratio.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/6/08).

HB 5911 Reading Screen (Clack) Requires screening of first graders in reading within 30 days of starting school.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/19/08).

HB 5912 Home Schooled Kids (Clack) Requires accounting of shome-schooled students.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/19/08).

HB 5928 Physical Ed Policy (Proos) Creates a model policy for physical education requirements in local school districts.  Introduced and referred to Education (3/20/08).

HB 5942 Middle School Math (Moolenaar) Provides supplemental funding for middle school mathematics pilot programs in the 2007-08 fiscal year.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (4/08/08).

HB 5943 Diploma Curriculum (Sheltrown) Provides for a general diploma curriculum as alternative for high school graduation.  Introduced and referred to Education (4/08/08).

HB 5960 Military Child Education (Opsommer) Establishes an interstate compacton educational opportunity for military children.  Introduced and referred to Military and Veteran Affairsand Homeland Security (4/08/08).

HB 6046 Student Membership (Lindberg) Allows educating district to count in membership students who attend United States Olympic Education centers.  Introduced and referredt o Education (5/6/08).

HB 6594 Farm to School (Proos) Creates a farm to school grant program.  Introduced and referred to Agriculture (11/6/08).

HB 6674 School Attendance Age (Smith, A.) Provides a compulsary attendance age of 18 and creates exception for pupils who have parental consent to leave school prior to graduation and provides for certain education alternatives.  Introduced and referred to Education (11/19/08).

HB 6705 Education Penalties (Melton) Revises penalties for failure of achieving state accreditation or federal adequate yearly progress.  Introduced and referred to Education (11/19/08).

HCR 70 NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND  (Sak)   Memorializes Congress to enact legislation to reform the No Child Left Behind Act.   Full Text Introduced and referred to Education (2/7/08).

HJR E School Funding (Elsenheimer) Requires equal amount of per pupil funding for all local school districts.  Introduced and referred to the Education Committee (02/20/07).

HJR N State Education Tax (Ward) Requires levy of state education tax to remain in district.  INtroduced and referred to tax policy (6/7/07).

HR 13 Black History Month (Clack) Commemorates February 2007 as Black History Month.  Adopted (02/01/07).

HR 26 William Wilberforce Curriculum (Moolenaar)  Urges the State Board of Education to incorporate information about William Wilberforce into the social studies curriculum related to slavery.  Introduced and referred to the Education Committee (02/27/07).

HR 27 Reading Month (Melton) Proclaims March 2007 as Reading Month. Adopted (02/27/07).

HR 29 Financial Literacy (Palmer) Recognizes April 2007 as Junior Achievement Financial Literacy Month. Adopted (02/28/07).

HR 72 School Bullying (Vagnozzi) Memorializes Congress to advance legislation to address the problem of bullying in schools through the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind Act, by amending the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Act.  Introduced and referred to Education Committee (04/17/07).

HR 85 Charter School Week (Meekhof) Recognizes April 30-May 6 as National Charter Schools Week in Michigan.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/1/07).

HR 108 Teacher Status (Miller) Memorializes Congress to take steps to remove the mandate for hghly qualified teacher status from the No Child Left Behind provisions.  Introduced and referred to Education (5/15/07).

HR 248  CATHOLIC SCHOOLS  (Sak)   Recognizes January 27 through February 2, 2008 as Catholic Schools Week in Michigan.    Adopted (1/16/08).

HR 403 Financial Literacy (Vagnozzi) Urges the State's Public Schools to work with Michigan's Banking and financial institutions to increase financial literacy among our students.  Introduced and referred to Education (6/26/08).

HR 409 Farm to School (Melton) Urges the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture to take various actions to promote local farm to school initiatives.  Introduced and referred to Agriculture (8/13/08).

HR 413 Farm to School Initiatives (Schuitmaker) Urges Congress and the US Department of Agriculture to continue to promote and prioritize the establishment of local farm to school initiatives.  Introduced and referred to Agriculture (8/20/08).