Bills Signed Into Law...
Public Act 40 (SB 96) Occupational Education (Birkholtz) Allows adoption of rules for certain occupational educational programs by the Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth. Signed by the governor 6/18/09; Effective 6/18/09).
Public Act 212 (SB 786) Student Products (Sanborn) Allows proprietary schools to sell certain goods and services produced by students. Signed by the Governor January 4, 2010; Effective January 4, 2010.
Bills In Action...
SB 222 School Recreation Authority (Gleason) Revises recreational authorities act to include school districts. Introduced and referred to Local, Urban and State Affairs (2/12/09). Reported (3/4/09). Passed (3/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Education. Reported (4/23/09). Passed (5/26/09).
SB 698 Algebra II (Kuipers) Modifies Algebra II requirement in high school graduation requirements. Introduced and referred to Education. Reported (8/18/09). Passed (8/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (8/19/09).
SB 634 School Intervention (Cassis) Requires Department of Education to develop model intervention program. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (6/11/09). Passed (9/23/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (9/23/09).
SB 636 Neighborhood Schools (Kuipers) Creates neighborhood schools. Introduced and referred to Education (6/11/09). Reported (9/9/09).
SB 638 Teacher Tenure Exemption (Birkholtz) Provides expemption from Teacher Tenure Act for neighborhood public schools. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (6/11/09). Reported (9/9/09). Defeated (12/2/09). Motion to reconsider granted; passed with amendment (12/3/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/3/09).
SB 639 Neighborhood Schools (Hardiman) Provides for neighborhood public schools in Employment Relations Act. Introduced and referred to Education Committee (6/11/09). Reported (9/9/09).
SB 904 Green Schools (Garcia) Revises criteria to designate a school as a "green school". Introduced and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Enviromental Affairs. Reported (12/8/09). Passed (12/10/09). Received by the House and referred to Great Lakes and Environment (12/10/09).
SB 925 Schools of Excellence (Thomas) Provides for the establishment of schools of excellence. Introduced and referred to Education (10/20/09). Reported with Substitute S-3 adopted (12/1/09). Passed (12/2/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/2/09). Reported with Substitute H-3 (12/10/09).
SB 926 Schools of Excellence (Thomas) Provides for funding for Schools of Excellence program. Introduced and referred to Education (10/20/09). Reported with Substitute S-5 adopted (12/1/09). Passed (12/2/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/2/09). Notice of intent to discharge (12/9/09). Passed with Substitute H-2 adopted (12/10/09). Non-concurred in House Subsitute (12/10/09). Conferees named (Melton, Geiss, & Pavlov) (12/16/09). Enrolled with Conference report adopted (12/19/09). Presented to the Governor (12/29/09).
SB 965 Teacher Certification (Kuipers) Provides for alternative program for teacher certification. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (10/29/09). Reported with Substitute S-4 adopted (12/1/09). Passed (12/2/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/2/09).
SB 981 Failing Schools (Kuipers) Provides for certain measures to identify and restructure failing schools. Introduced and referred to Education (11/10/09). Reported with Substitute S-1 adopted (12/1/09). Passed (12/2/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/2/09). Senate requests House return the bill (12/3/09). Notice of invent to discharge (12/9/09). Passed with Substitute H-2 adopted (12/10/09). Non-concurred in House Subsitute (12/10/09). Conferees named (Melton, Geiss, & Pavlov) (12/16/09). Enrolled with Conference report adopted (12/19/09). Presented to the Governor (12/29/09).
SB 982 Failing Schools (Kuipers) Provides for changes in collective bargaining act to allow more flexibility in failing schools. Introduced and referred to Education (11/10/09). Reported with Substitute S-1 adopted (12/1/09). Passed (12/2/09). Received by the House and referred to Education (12/2/09).
SR 84 Conflict Resolution Day (Crospey) Recognizes October 15, 209 as Conflict Resolution Day. Adopted (10/17/09).
HB 4030 Compulsary Age (Geiss) Increases the compulsary age for school attendance to 18. Introduced 1/22/09. Passed (3/4/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (3/5/09).
HB 4047 First Class District (Scott, B.) Modifies number of pupils enrolled in school districts to determine status as a first class school district. Introduced and referred to Education 1/22/09. Reported (3/19/09). Passed (4/2/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (4/22/09).
HB 4132 Drop Out Age (Lemmons) Increases the compulsary attendence age to 18. Introduced and referred to Education 2/4/09. Passed (3/4/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (3/5/09).
HB 4511 Graduation Requirements (Geiss) Modifies mathematics graduation requirements and personal curriculum requirements. Introduced and referred to Education (3/4/09). Passed with substitute H-2 (8/26/09). Received by Senate and referred to Education (8/27/09).
HB 4219 School Services Contract (Miller) Removes from prohibited subjects of public school bargaining contracts with 3rd parties for noninstructional support services. Introduced and referred to Labor. Reported (5/20/09).
HB 4410 Curriculum (Sheltrown) Provides general diploma curriculum as alternative for high school graduation. INtroduced and referred to Education (2/24/09). Reported with Substitute H-3 (8/19/09). Passed with Substitute H-3 adopted (9/2/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (9/9/09).
HB 4700 Recreational Authorities (Segal) Revises the recreational authorities act to include school districts. INtroduced and referred to Education (3/25/09). Reported with Substitute H-2 (4/23/09). Passed with H-2 adopted (4/30/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Local, Urban and State Affairs (5/5/09).
HB 4787 FAILING SCHOOLS (Melton) Provides for certain measures to identify and restructure failing schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/2/09). Reported with substitute H-3 (6/18/09). Passed with H-5 subsitution (6/25/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (7/15/09). Passed with Substitute S-4 adopted (12/9/09). Returned from the Senate (12/9/09). Non-concurred in Senate Substitute (12/10/09). Conferees Named (Melton, Geiss, and Pavlov) (12/16/09). Conference report adopted (12/19/09).HB 4788 FAILING SCHOOLS (Johnson) Provides for changes in collective bargaining act to allow more flexibility in failing schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/2/09). Passed with H-3 subsitution (6/25/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (7/15/09). Reported with substitute H-3 (6/18/09). Passed with Substitute S-4 adopted (12/9/09). Returned from the Senate (12/9/09). Non-concurred in Senate Substitute (12/10/09). Conferees Named (Melton, Geiss, and Pavlov) (12/16/09). Conference report adopted (12/19/09). Enrolled (12/19/09).HB 4789 TURNAROUND SCHOOLS (Melton) Provides for funding for turnaround schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/2/09). Reported (6/18/09). Passed with H-1 subsitution (6/25/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (7/15/09).
HB 5163 Sex Ed (Smith) Provides for age appropriate, medically accurate and objective sexual education. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (6/25/09). Reported (9/9/09).
HB 5165 Contraceptive Ed (Donigan) Creates the contraceptive education act. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (6/25/09). Reported (9/9/09).
HB 5596 Teacher Certification (Pavlov) Provides for an alternative program for teacher certification. Introduced and referred to Education (11/12/09). Reported with Substitute H-3 (12/2/09). Passed with Substitute adopted (12/10/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Education (12/17/09). Adoption of amendment reconsidered; Conferees named; Conference report adopted (12/19/09). Enrolled (12/19/09). Presented to the Governor (12/29/09).
HB 5623 School Reforms (Melton) Modifies teacher evaluation requirements, requires charter school contract rewards to be based on student performance, revises compulsary attendence requirements, and allows school to start before labor day. Introduced and referred to Education (12/1/09). Reported with Substitute H-2 (12/8/09).
HB 5636 Pupil Count (Melton) Revises calculation of public school academy per pupil allocation, provides for collection of certain data concerning teachers and pupil performance, and revises age for counting pupils in memership. Introduced and referred to Education (12/1/09). Reported with Substitute H-1 (12/8/09).
HR 164 Conflict Resolution (Meadows) Designates October 15, 2009 as Conflict Resolution Day. Adopted (10/8/09).
Other Introduced Legislation...
SB 36 Internet Safety (Pappageorge) Requires instruction on internet safety in schools. Introduced and referred to Education (1/27/08).
SB 56 School Tests (Switalski) Replaces school MEAP test with nationally recognized commercially available assessment instruments. Introduced and referred to Education (1/27/08).
SB 117 K-3 Class Size (Clark-Coleman) Requires reduction of class sizes in grades K-3 over a five year period. Introduced and referred to Education (1/28/08).
SB 122 Full Day Kindergarten (Clark Coleman) Mandates enrollment of five year olds in full day kindergarten. Introduced and referred to Education (1/27/08).
SB 170 Drop Out Age (Brater) Requires persons to stay in school until age 18. Introduced and referred to Education (2/3/09).
SB 229 Sports Steroid Testing (Switalski) Requires steroid testing in high school athletic tournaments. Introduced and referred to Education (2/17/09).
SB 231 Steroid Education (Switalski) Requires schools to provide model steroid education program in health and physical education curriculum. Introduced and referred to Education (2/17/09).
SB 232 School Nutrition (Switalski) Requires public schools to adopt and implement and requires othe measures regarding school nutrition. Introduced and referred to Education (2/17/09).
SB 233 School Food Allergy Policy (Switalski) Requires school district regarding pupils with food allergies. Introduced and referred to Education (2/17/09).
SB 275 School Bullying (Jelinek) Requires schools to adopt a policy against harassment and bullying. Introduced and referred to Education (2/19/09).
SB 315 Labor Education (Gleason) Requires concepts regarding history of labor movement into history curriculum. Introduced and referred to Education (3/3/09).
SB 357 Playground Safety (Jacobs) Expands playground safety act to include flagpoles. Introduced and referred to Education (3/11/09).
SB 365 Phys Ed (George) & SB 366 (Allen) Revises physical education requirements in school and requires schools to comply with health and physical education requirements to receive full per pupil allowance. Introduced and referred to Health Policy (3/12/09). Reported and re-referral to Appropriations (5/19/09).
SB 391 Michigan Promise Grant (Cherry) Modifies eligibility criteria for Michigan Promise Grant. Introduced and referred to Education (3/18/09).
SB 451 Failing Schools (Clarke) Provides for reorganization of failing schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/22/09).
SB 452 School Incentives (Clarke) Provides financial incentives for students based on performance in core elements at certain high schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/22/09).
SB 453 Teacher Incentives (Clarke) Provides for incentive pay for teachers at failing schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/22/09).
SB 457 Remote School Programs (Switalski, M) Requires written consent for school districts to operate a school or program outside of district boundaries. Introduced and referred to Education (4/22/09).
SB 564 Charter School Student Priority (Van Woerkom) Allows charter school enrollment priority for certain pupils under agreement between schools. Intorduced and referred to Education (5/12/09).
SB 604 Student Safety Zone (Kahn) Expands definition of student safety zone under sex offender registration to include day centers and preschools. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (5/21/09).
SB 645 Student Publications (Switalski, M) Prohibits school officials from censoring student publications and provides for policies regarding those publications. Introduced and referred to Education (6/17/09).
SB 846 MEAP Test (Switalski, M.) Eliminates social studies as part of the 6th grade Michigan Educational Assessment Program test. Introduced and referred to Education (9/21/09).
SB 847 MEAP Tests (Switalski, M.) Eliminates social studies as part of the 9th grade Michigan Educational Assessment Program test. Introduced and referred to Education (9/21/09).
SB 983 Failing Schools (Kuipers) Ensures that all per pupil funds attributable to the pupils enrolled at a turnaround school are available to that school. Introduced and referred to Education (11/10/09).
SB 994 Teacher Performance (Birkholz) Creates a teacher performance grant program. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (12/2/09).
SB 1014 Tribal Language Class (Prusi) Allows non-certified teacher to teach tribal language and culture classes in certain circumstances. Introduced and referred to Education (12/10/09).
SR 4 Catholic Schools (Kuipers) Recognizes January 25-31 as Catholic School Week. Adopted (1/28/09).
SB 1073 School Administration Cap (Birkholz) Restricts school districts with 1,000 or more pupils to spending no more than 28 percent of its general fund expenditures on noninstructional services. Introduced and referred to Reforms and Restructuring (1/20/10).
SB 1074 School Contracts (Pappageorge) Requires school districts to competitively bid food, custodial and transportation services. Introduced and referred to Reforms and Restructuring (1/20/10).
SB 1076 School Drop Out Age (Richardville) Mandates children attend school until the age of 16. Introduced and referred to Education (1/20/10).
SR 49 Charter Schools (Van Woerkom) Recognizes May 3-9 as Charter Schools week. Adopted (5/6/09).
SR 33 Financial Literacy (Richardville) Declares April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month in Michigan. Adopted (4/1/09).
SR 103 Rural Afterschool Programs (Richardville) Urges Congress to enact the Investment in Rural Afterschool Programs Act. Adopted (12/18/09).
HB 4058 Education Costs (Lemmons) Requires state to assume deficits incurred while reform board is in place for qualifying school districts. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (1/22/09).
HB 4063 Charter Schools (Lemmons) Allows community college to act as authorized body for charter schools in a first class school district. Introduced and referred to Education 1/22/09.
HB 4190 Merit Award (Agema) Adds a citizenship requirement for the legislative merit award scholarships. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (2/5/09).
HB 4534 H.S. Graduation Requirements (Calley) Repeals the state graduation requirements for a high school diploma. Introduced and referred to Education (3/10/09).
HB 4580 Bullying (Byrnes) Requires policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school. Introduced and referred to Education (3/12/09).
HB 4631 Athletics (Johnson) Prohibits membership in athletic conference or association that has restrictions on distance a high school athletic team can travel to compete. Introduced and referred to Education (3/19/09).
HB 4667 School Counselors (Donigan) Creates a pilot program for increased school counselors. Introduced and referred to Education (3/19/09).
HB 4712 Class Size (Jackson) Requires smaller class sizes in underperforming schools. Introduced and referred to Education (3/26/09).
HB 4741 Privatization (Jones, Rick) Requires a cost-benefit analysis before privatizing certain education services. Introduced and referred to Labor (4/1/09).
HB 4762 High School Sports (Genetski) Allows students participating in high school sanctioned sports to receive physical education credit. Introduced and referred to Education (4/2/09).
HB 4771 MEAP Test (Haase) Replaces the MEAP test with a nationally recognized, commercially available assessment instrument. Introduced and referred to Education (4/2/09).
HB 4792 BULLYING (Scott, P.) Encourages board to work with law enforcement and parents in implementing policy prohibiting bullying or harassment at school. Introduced and referred to Education (4/2/09).
HB 4806 Entrepreneur Training (Switalski, J.) Provides education assistance for entrepeneurship courses and training. Introduced and referred to Education (4/21/09). Re-referred to Commerce (6/18/09).
HB 4832 Detroit School Audit (Young) Provides for forensic audit of Detroit Public Schools. Introduced and referred to Education (4/23/09).
HB 4889 Detroit Schools (Young) Provides for an internal audit department and reserve fund for self-insured losses for first class school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (5/5/09).
HB 4923 Physical Ed (Bauer) Revises physical education requirements. Introduced and referred to Education (5/12/09).
HB 4924 Health Ed (Proos) Revises health education requirements. Introduced and referred to Education (5/12/09).
HB 5021 Dating Violence (Warren) Requires dating violence training, policy, and education in middle schools and high schools. Introduced and referred to Education (5/28/09).
HB 5084 Detroit Schools Control (Lemmons) Provides for a ballet proposal to turn control of the First Class school district over to the city to be operated as a city department. Introduced and referred to Education (6/11/09).
HB 5085 Detroit Schools Control (Lemmons) Provides for school district to be operated as department of city if ballet proposal is approved for certain cities. Introduced and referred to Education (6/11/09).
HB 5093 Bullying (Warren) Requires policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school. Introduced and referred to Education (6/16/09).
HB 5142 Graduation Requirements (Pearce) Modifies curriculum requirements for high school graduation. Introduced and referred to Education (6/24/09).
HB 5237 CONVERSION SCHOOLS (Pavlov) Provides school aid funding for public school academies conversion schools. Introduced and referred to Education (8/11/09)
HB 5238 CONVERSION SCHOOLS (Pavlov) Provides for public school academies conversion schools. Introduced and referred to Education (8/11/09).
HB 5268 JAILED YOUTH (Genetski) Allows schools to exclude information about incarcerated pupils from accreditation data and annual education reports. Introduced and referred to Education (8/19/09).
HB 5356 First Class School (Scott, B.) Applies certain provisions in school code concerning first class school districts to other school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (9/15/09).
HB 5357 First Class Schools (Nathan) Modifies certain provisions concerning creation of law enforcement agency that apply to certain other school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (9/15/09).
HB 5358 First Class Schools (Scott, B.) Modifies landbank fast track act reference to first class school districts to apply certain other school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (9/15/09).
HB 5359 First Class Schools (Leland) Applies exclusion of public school administrators of first class school districts for collective bargaining purposes to apply to certain other school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (9/15/09).
HB 5360 First Class Schools (Scott, B.) Applies certain provisions applying to first class school districts in property tax limitation act to certain other school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (9/15/09).
HB 5361 First Class Schools (Lemmons) Applies certain provisions applying to first class school districts in public school employees retirement act to certain other school districts. Introduced and referred to Education (9/15/09).
HB 5561 School Consolidation (Miller) Creates the school district modernization advisory committee. Introduced and referred to Education (10/28/09).
HB 5605 Pupil Instruction (Schmidt) Provides exception to number of pupil instruction days required to avoid penality for school shutdown due to flu epidemic. Introduced and referred to Education (11/18/09).
HB 5607 School Cuts (McMillin) Allows for an order requiring across the board pay cuts for school employees under some circumstances. Introduced and referred to Education (11/18/09).
HB 5608 School Cuts (McMillin) Provides for changes to collective bargaining act to allow school districts to make across the board pay cuts under certain circumstances. Introduced and referred to Education (11/18/09).
HB 5609 Ed Compensation (Melton) Requires compensation for school employees to include job performance and accomplishments as a factor. Introduced and referred to Education (11/18/09).
HB 5616 Schools of Excellence (Jackson) Provides for the establishment of "schools of excellence" as a public school academy and transition funding for certain districts in which schools of excellence are located. Introduced and referred to education (12/1/09).
HB 5617 Schools of Excellence (Jackson) Provides for funding for "schools of excellence" as a public school academy and transition funding for certain districts in which schools of excellence are located. Introduced and referred to Education (12/1/09).
HB 5620 School Administrators (Valentine) Requires administrative certification for school administrators. Introduced and referred to Education (12/1/09).
HB 5639 Physical Force (Kennedy) Prescribes procedures for using physical force on a pupil and revisions to standards for using physical force in schools. Introduced and referred to Education (12/2/09).
HB 5710 MEAP Test (Sheltrown) Replaces MEAP test with commercially available assessments meeting certain requirements. Introduced and referred to Education (12/17/09).
HB 5711 MEAP Test (Sheltrown) Revises references to the MEAP test in the school aid act. Introduced and referred to education (12/17/09).
HB 5712 MEAP Test (Sheltrown) Revises references to MEAP test in revised school code. Introduced and referred to Education (12/17/09).
HB 5742 & HB 5743 School Bus Inspection (LeBlanc) Revises school district inspection fo school buses based on certification of school bus mechanics by the state police. Introduced and referred to Appropriations (1/13/10).
HB 5747 Financial Manager (Pavlov) Modifies school district provisions regarding financial manager's and school board's authority under the local government responsibility act. Introduced and referred to Education (1/14/10).
HR 8 Catholic Schools (Angerer) Recognizes January 25-31, 2009 as Catholic Schools Week. Adopted 2/4/08.
HR 20 School Boards (Slavens) Recognizes January 2009 as School Board Recognition Month in the state of Michigan. Adopted 2/11/09).
HR 64 Financial Literacy (Coulouris) Recognizes April 2009 as Financial Literacy for Youth Month in the state. Adopted (4/1/09).
HR 68 Junior Achievement (Bolger) Encourages Michigan's public schools to participate in Junior Achievement programs and declares April to be Junior Achievement Financial Literacy month in the state. Adopted (4/1/09).
HR 130 Healthy Schools (Womack) Memorializes Congress to enact the Healthy Schools Act of 2009. Introduced and referred to Education (8/11/09)
HR 145 Learning (Sheltrown) Encourages the Department of Education to recognize the psychological differences betwee how boys and girls learn and to communicate this finding to the state's K-12 education community. Introduced and referred to Education (8/26/09)
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