HB6331: Requirement for performance evaluation system, based on student growth, is subject to existing collective bargaining agreements.
New wording: If a collective bargaining agreement is in effect for teachers or school administrators of a school district, public school academy, or intermediate school district as of January 4, 2010, and if that collective bargaining agreement prevents compliance with subsection (1), then subsection (1) does not apply to that school district, public school academy, or intermediate school district until after the expiration of that collective bargaining agreement.
Allows student to enter regular classrooms if no kindergarten is available and they have reached the age of 5 by December 1 (or December 31st on or after the 2011-2012 school year)
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1279h. If the department receives a pupil's completed state assessment instrument for scoring after a deadline set by the department, the department shall score the assessment and return the results to the pupil and to the pupil's school or school district regardless of whether the results are counted or used by the department for any purpose. This section applies to Michigan education assessment program (MEAP) assessments, the Michigan merit examination under section 1279g, or any other assessment
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 6/23/2010
printed bill filed 06/23/2010
HB6204: New law to allow a school tax increase at the local level
A school district may levy, in addition to the millage authorized under section 1211, not more than 3 additional mills for enhancing operating revenue if approved by the school electors at an election held after 1993. The question of levying mills authorized under this section shall be presented to school electors as a separate question and identified as being for enhancement of operating revenue. A school district that is not a school district described in section
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 5/20/2010
PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 5/19/2010 @ 10:51 AM
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/19/2010 @ 12:04 PM
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/19/2010 @ 1:19 PM
ASSIGNED PA 0075`10 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
HB4580: Require a policy prohibiting harassment and bullying.
Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this section, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall adopt and implement a policy prohibiting bullying or harassment at school, as defined in this section.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 5/18/2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SB1326: Warranty for classes Passed in High School
Districts, Board Presidents, Superintendents and Principals held liable for classes a student passes in high school but must retake (through a remedial class) when you start college as a freshman.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 4/13/2010
printed bill filed 03/26/2010
HB5163: Revises the school code to specifically require that the instruction shall include comprehensive sexuality education that is medically accurate and age-appropriate for all grade levels.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 3/16/2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REFORMS AND RESTRUCTURING
HB5829: Allow municipalities to authorize public school academies in certain school districts.
...a public school academy authorized by the legislative body of a municipality may only be located within the boundaries of the municipality and within the boundaries of a school district in which, as of the date the contract is issued, the percentage of all pupils enrolled in the school district who took the most recent ... (MEAP) assessments or Michigan merit examination, as applicable, for which results are available in mathematics or English language arts and who scored at least "proficient" was less than 60% in either mathematics or English language arts, or both.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/17/2010
printed bill filed 02/17/2010
HB5818: Provide for, and provide appropriation for local school board's academic plan appointment of academic distress commission for entire school district under certain circumstances
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/17/2010
printed bill filed 02/17/2010
SB0925: Provide for public school academies; establishment of `schools of excellence`
Adds the upper case wording to the code: `Public school academy` means a public school academy established under part 6a and, except as used in part 6a, also includes an urban high school academy established under part 6c, A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ESTABLISHED UNDER PART 6E, and a strict discipline academy established under sections 1311b to 1311l.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 1/21/2010
re-referred to Committee on Education
HB5623: Major changes to the School Code concerning charter schools student performance and contracts with ESPs
House Bill 5623 would amend ten sections of the Revised School Code and create three new sections to, among other things:
o Establish certain annual teacher evaluation requirements.
o Require charter school contract rewards to be based on student performance.
o Revise the compulsory attendance requirements to phase-in the school starting age to 5 and to raise the school-leaving age to 18.
o Require all-day kindergarten for schools failing to meet annual yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Law of 2001.
o Require the certification of administrators.
o Allow schools to start classes before Labor Day.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 1/21/2010
re-referred to Committee on Education
HB5636: School aid; other; calculation of public school academy per pupil allocation; revise, provide for collection of certain data concerning teachers and pupil performance, and revise age for counting pupils in membership
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 1/13/2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SB0639: Labor; public service employment; neighborhood public schools; provide for in public employment relations act.
Would amend the public employment relations Act to prohibit collective bargaining agreements between a public school employer and a bargaining representative of its employees from including decisions concerning the grant of a leave of absence to teach in an NPS.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 12/31/2009
approved by the Governor 1/4/2010 @ 10:32 AM 2009 ADDENDA
filed with Secretary of State 1/4/2010 @ 1:51 PM 2009 ADDENDA
assigned PA 202`09 with immediate effect 2009 ADDENDA
SB0926: Provide for school aid and other funding for "schools of excellence" as public school academy and transition funding for certain districts in which schools of excellence are located
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 12/31/2009
approved by the Governor 1/4/2010 @ 11:32 AM 2009 ADDENDA
filed with Secretary of State 1/4/2010 @ 1:55 PM 2009 ADDENDA
assigned PA 204`09 with immediate effect 2009 ADDENDA
SB0638: Exemption from teacher tenure act for neighborhood public schools as defined in revised school code
Would amend the teachers' tenure Act to indicate that a teacher in an NPS would not be considered a teacher for the purpose of continuing tenure, although a tenured teacher on a leave of absence from a school district to teach in an NPS would retain tenure during that leave of absence.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 12/1/2009
printed bill filed 11/19/2009
HB5608: Education; employees; changes to collective bargaining act to allow school districts to make across-the-board pay cuts under certain circumstances; provide for
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 10/14/2009
printed bill filed 10/14/2009
HB5500: Require school districts to publish information on percentage of general operating budget expended for instruction.
At least once each year, the board of a school district shall calculate and publish a statement of the percentage of the school district's general operating budget that is expended for instruction, as defined by the national center for education statistics.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 9/16/2009
printed bill filed 09/16/2009
HB4511: Modify mathematics graduation requirements and personal curriculum requirements.
Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the mathematics credit requirements of section 1278a(1)(a)(i) may be modified as part of a personal curriculum only after the pupil has successfully completed, without necessarily having attained a passing grade in, at least 2-1/2 1-1/2 credits of the mathematics credits required under that section and only if the pupil successfully completes at least 3-1/2 total credits of the mathematics credits required under that section before completing high school.
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to permit a pupil to meet the algebra II requirement of the Michigan Merit Standard by completing a formal career and technical education (CTE) program or curriculum that was approved by the Department of Education and had embedded math content, including a program or curriculum in electronics, machining, construction, welding, engineering, or renewable energy.
Requires Data Violence policy, curriculum and training for all districts, schools, academies, etc.
Requires the State to develop a sample policy and curriculum for use by schools/academies, requires a policy by School Board & Boards of Directors as well as training for staff, teachers, administrators, students and parents.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 6/25/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SB663: Updates school code regarding sex education to ensure that the information given is "...medically accurate and age-appropriate for all grade levels."
The board of a school district may shall engage qualified instructors and provide facilities and equipment for instruction in sex education, including family planning, human sexuality, and the emotional, physical, psychological, hygienic, economic, and social aspects of family life. The instruction shall include comprehensive sexuality education that is medically accurate and age-appropriate for all grade levels.
Provide for changes in provisions concerning teacher (public service employment) strikes.
An act to prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to provide review from disciplinary action with respect thereto; to provide for the mediation of grievances and the holding of elections; to declare and protect the rights and privileges of public employees; and to prescribe means of enforcement and penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act
For each of grades K to 5, the public school shall provide for all pupils at least 15 hours of health education per school year. For each of grades 6 to 8, the public school shall provide for all pupils at least 50 hours of health education per school year.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 5/13/2009
printed bill filed 05/13/2009
SB564: Modifies charter academy enrollment priorities.
A public school academy may give enrollment priority to 1 or more of the following: (a) A sibling of a pupil enrolled in the public school academy. (b) A pupil who transfers to the public school academy from another public school academy pursuant to an agreement between the public school academies that provides for this enrollment priority.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 5/12/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
HB4644: Certain school attendance requirements to maintain driver license
Due to willful and repeated absence from school or another learning program, the secretary of state shall suspend the license of the juvenile for 6 months beginning on the date of disposition.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 5/7/2009
reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Education
recommendation concurred in
HB4878: Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this section, the department of community health shall develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetes.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 5/6/2009
printed bill filed 05/06/2009
HB4047: Decrease the number of pupils enrolled in school district to determine status as a first class school district to 60,000.
A school district that has a pupil membership of at least 60,000 enrolled on the most recent pupil membership count day is a first class school district governed by this part.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 4/21/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
HB4712: Require smaller class size in underperforming elementary schools.
Amends section 1280 (MCL 380.1280), of the revised school code as amended by 2006 PA 123.
Specially:
If the school is an elementary school, the superintendent of public instruction shall issue an order requiring that the maximum class size in the school for grades K to 3 shall not exceed 17 pupils per classroom.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 3/31/2009
printed bill filed 03/27/2009
HB4584: Provide for privatization criteria for school employees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: Sec. 1245.
(1) Before privatizing any services that replace services performed by school employees, the board of a school district or intermediate school board of an intermediate school district shall prepare and make available to the public a detailed preprivatization cost-benefit analysis. The analysis shall be prepared utilizing accurate, reliable, and objective data and shall use the soundest actuarial techniques that are available to the school district or intermediate school district. The analysis shall include a detailed comparative estimate of the costs that the school district or intermediate school district would incur for the period of the proposed contract under the following circumstances:
(a) If school employees were to continue to provide the services.
(b) If a private contractor were to provide the services. The cost analysis of privatizing the services shall include all of the following costs: (i) All necessary monitoring and oversight of the private entity by the school district or intermediate school district. (ii) Up-to-date cost estimates for using reputable companies that have a previous history or reputation for providing quality services and that will provide services covered by performance bonds.
(2) A school district or intermediate school district shall not proceed with privatization of services under this section unless the preprivatization analysis under subsection (1) indicates a cost savings of at least 10% of the cost of using school employees to provide the services.
(3) A school district or intermediate school district shall follow the procedure set forth in subsections (1) and (2) for any expansion of a privatization contract that would further replace services performed by school employees.
(4) Before renewing or rebidding a contract for privatized services that replaced services provided by school employees, the school district or intermediate school district shall conduct an analysis to determine whether the contract actually provided the required quality of services and produced the savings that were projected in the preprivatization analysis. If the analysis indicates that the privatization did not produce the savings or provided services that did not meet required standards of performance, the school district or intermediate school district shall reassume the responsibility of providing the services through school employees.
(5) If a board or intermediate school board contracts for services to replace services performed by school employees, the contract for procuring those services shall include a requirement that the contractor make its records concerning the performance of the contract available for inspection or copying on request of the board or intermediate school board and that those records shall be considered records of the district or intermediate school district for purposes of disclosure upon a request made under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. The contractor shall include in any subcontract in relation to the contract that the subcontractor has the same obligation to disclose records concerning performance of the duties required under the subcontract. The contractor and any subcontractor shall retain records concerning the performance of the contract for at least 3 years after the completion of the contract.
Not later than July 1, 2009, each school board shall adopt and implement a conflict of interest policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest by school district officials and employees.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 3/3/2009
printed bill filed 02/27/2009
HB4407: Modifies the School Aid Act to allow class time lost, not to made-up.
For 2008-2009 only, the first 30 hours for which pupil instruction is not provided because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as severe storms, fires, epidemics, utility power unavailability, water or sewer failure, or health conditions as defined by the city, county, or state health authorities, shall be counted as hours of pupil instruction.
Require legislature to work toward equal foundation allowance for all school districts.
The legislature shall work toward a system of state funding for local school districts that provides each school district with the same foundation allowance.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/19/2009
printed bill filed 02/19/2009
HB4344: Provide for student loan forgiveness program for new teachers in at-risk schools.
A bill to establish a teachers loan forgiveness program for eligible teachers in certain at-risk schools; to establish a teachers loan forgiveness fund and to provide for its administration; and to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state officers, agencies, and departments
Require of department of education notice to colleges of availability of teacher loan forgiveness program.
The duties of the department shall include notifying each college or university in this state that offers a teacher preparation program and each at-risk school, as defined in section 2 of the excellence in education act, of the availability of the teacher loan forgiveness program established in the excellence in education act.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/19/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SB0279: Prohibit, provide school aid penalty for violations of distribution or sale of soft drinks to students in public schools (with certain exceptions).
The board of the school district or board of directors of the public schoolacademy shall ensure that the average class size in grades K-3 in that schoolbuilding is not more than 17 pupils per class, with not more than 19 pupils in any particular class.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/18/2009
printed bill filed 02/18/2009
HB4268: Reporting of a threat of physical assault.
If a school official of a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy becomes aware that a threat of physical assault has been made against 1 or more persons employed by or engaged as a volunteer or contractor in the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy, the school official shall ensure that each threatened person and 1 or more appropriate law enforcement agencies are notified about the threat as soon as possible after becoming aware of the threat.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/18/2009
printed bill filed 02/18/2009
SB0231: Requires a model steroid education program as part of its health and physical education instruction.
(1) The department shall develop or adopt, and shall make available to schools, 1 or more model programs for steroid education. The model program or programs shall provide age-appropriate instruction on the risks and consequences of using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances described in section 1318.
(2) Beginning in the next school year that begins after the model steroid education program or programs under subsection (1) are made available by the department, the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall implement a model steroid education program as part of its health and physical education instruction.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/17/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SB0232: Require public schools to adopt and implement and require other measures regarding school nutrition
The board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall adopt and implement a local school nutrition policy not later than April 1, 2009. The policy shall apply only to food and beverage products sold or distributed at school that are not part of a federally regulated child nutrition program. The requirements are extensive...be sure to read the details.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/17/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SB0233: Requires a policy regarding pupils with food allergies.
Not later than the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall adopt and implement a policy concerning pupils with serious food allergies. The policy shall be designed to limit possible exposure of these pupils to food allergens and to ensure a timely and adequate response to allergic reactions caused by food allergens.
Not later than May 1, 2009, the department, in consultation with the department of community health, shall develop a model policy that schools may use for the purposes of subsection and shall make this model policy available to school districts, intermediate school districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 2/11/2009
printed bill filed 02/11/2009
SB0159: Requires district have a policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school.
The proposed law would require AT LEAST all of the following:
A statement prohibiting harassment or bullying of a pupil.
A definition of harassment or bullying that includes at least the acts described in the definition in this section.
A description of the type of behavior expected from each pupil.
Age-appropriate consequences and remedial action for a person who violates the policy.
A procedure for reporting an act of harassment or bullying, including a provision that permits a person to report an act of harassment or bullying anonymously. However, this Subdivision shall not be construed to permit formal Disciplinary action solely on the basis of an anonymous report.
A procedure for prompt investigation of reports of violations and complaints, identifying either the principal or the principal's designee as the person responsible for the Investigation. The policy shall require the investigation to be completed within 3 school days after a report or complaint is made.
The range of ways in which a school will respond once an incident of harassment or bullying is identified. The responses shall be commensurate with the severity of the incident and with the offender's record of behavior. The range of responses shall include reporting criminal activity to appropriate law enforcement officers. If action is taken against a pupil in response to an incident, school officials shall include a description of the incident and of the action taken in the pupils' permanent disciplinary record.
A statement that prohibits reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of harassment or bullying and the consequences and appropriate remedial action for a person who engages in that type of reprisal or retaliation.
Consequences and appropriate remedial action for a person found to have falsely accused another of harassment or bullying.
A statement of how the policy is to be publicized, both initially and on an ongoing basis.
Provisions encouraging individuals to report incidents of harassment or bullying to the appropriate school official designated in the policy.
A requirement that a school employee who has witnessed an incident of harassment or bullying or who has reliable information that an incident of harassment or bullying has occurred shall report the incident to the principal or his or her designee.
HISTORY:House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE
Status Date: 1/29/2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
HB4063: Allow community college to act as authorizing body for charter schools in first class school district
Removes the restriction on setting up Charters in a 1st class (read Detroit) school district.
ALSO shifts the responsibility from the State School Board to the Superintendent of Public Education when an authorizing body is not engaging in appropriate continuing oversight.
