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Legislative Discussion

HB5928 - Yet ANOTHER State level requirement

03-21-2008: Not only have they decided that you must teach Phys Ed, it mandates that your put your requirement into a policy and send that policy to the State for review (and approval?).

HB5911 - New requirements from the legislature

03-20-2008: The legislature has decided that school must test pupils in reading. Not a bad idea...too bad they don't think students need testing in all subjects. We recommend that you have a base-line on all students as they enter your academy...regardless of their age. Not only important information for your teachers, but it should also be used to gage how well your academy is doing academically.

HB4662 - This bill started out last year (April 2007) and appears to be on the move again.

03-18-2008:

Yet another State level requirement. Now they've decided that kindergarden should no longer be optional.

SB0836 - State aide for shared instruction between public and private schools

02-21-2008: Does NOT help charters because of the ruling that charters can not provide services at an outside location. Contact your legislator to make them aware that charters should have the same rights as other public schools.

HB 5594 - Compulsory attendance age raised to 18

01-16-2008: The bill is simple...it raises the compulsory attendance age to 18 from 16. Do you know how this will effect your academy? How about the test scores that are SO important each year?

SB 0386 - Extends Criminal Sexual Conduct in schools to all employees.

12-27-2007: Finally closes the a "loop-hole" that prevented the CSC rules from covering employees that weren't teachers or administrators.

Recent Legislative Activity
HB5928: The board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall develop and adopt a local policy for physical education that ensures that physical education is provided for all pupils. The board or board of directors shall submit thi 03-20-2008: Introduced :

HB5911: The board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy that operates grade 1 shall ensure that each pupil enrolled in grade 1 is evaluated within 30 days after the start of the school year to determine whether or not the pupil has 03-19-2008: Introduced :

SB1039: The bill would amend the Revised School Code to permit an intermediate school district (ISD) to develop and make available to school districts and public school academies (PSAs) an early intervening model program for kindergarten to third grade. 01-22-2008: Introduced 02-26-2008: Referred to Committee of the whole with substitute S-2

SB0836: Revise certain requirements for qualifying for state aid for certain shared time instruction between public schools and private schools 10-18-2007: Introduced 10-18-2007: Referred to Committee on Education

SB0386: Amends the Michigna Penal Code to include "volunteer who is not a student at that school, employee, or contractual service provider" in addiition to teachers, substitute teachers or administrators. 03-29-2007: Introduced 11-26-2007: Placed on 3rd Reading

SB0403: Defines how a transfer student from a non-public or out-of-state school may request a modification of the Michigan merit standard requirements 04-18-2007: Introduced 05-01-2007: Passed both chambers and returned to the Senate

SB0842: Education; students; demonstration of basic literacy skills; require for promotion to fourth grade 10-24-2007: Introduced 10-24-2007: Referred to Committee on Education

SB0834: Modifies school code to allow financial literacy course as a permissible mathematics course under Michigan merit standard for high school graduation. 10-17-2007: Introduced 10-17-2007: Referred to Committee on Education