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CURRENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION - BILLS WE'RE WATCHING

[NOTE: The list below is a partial list of bills impacting charter schools.  Please CLICK HERE to access all bills currently pending in the House Education Committee, and CLICK HERE to access all bills currently pending in the Senate Education Committee.

  Bill

                  

 Description

MAPSA Position

Referred To

Committee Action

Chamber Action

Referred To

Committee Action

Chamber Action 

Final  Status

SB 56      Switalski (D)

 

Replace MEAP test  


Neutral  

Education






SB 84     Whitmer (D)  

School district's use of sinking funds  


Oppose

Education






SB 0117      Clark-Coleman (D) 

K-3 class size reduction 

TBD 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0119      Clark-Coleman (D) 

Collective Bargainning for school administrators 

Support 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0122      Clark-Coleman (D)

Mandatory full-day kindergarten 

Oppose 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0279       Switalski (D) 

Prohibit the sale of soft drinks in schools   

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0369       Olshove (D) 

Require building site approval by local government 

 

Oppose 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0451       Clarke (D) 

Provide for reorganization of failing schools 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0452      Clarke (D) 

Financial incentives for performance in core classes

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0453      Clarke (D) 

Incentive pay for teachers at certain failing schools 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 0564      Van Woerkom (R) 

Enrollment priority for certain pupils with school agreement 

 

Support 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 636        Kuipers (R) 

Create neighborhood public schools 

Support 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 698        Kuipers (R) 

Modify mathematics graduation requirements 

Support 

 

Education 

Passed         8/19/2009 

Passed     8/19/2009

 

Education 

 

 

 

SB 0925      Thomas (D) 

Establish Schools of Excellence 

Support  

Education 

Passed        12/2/2009 

Passed 12/2/2009 

Education 

 

 

 

SB 0926      Thomas (D) 

Funding for Schools of Excellence 

Support 

Education 

Passed 12/2/2009  

Passed 12/2/2009 

Education 

Conference Committee 12/17/2009 

Enrolled 12/19/2009 

PA 203 

SB 0965

Kuipers (R) 

Alternate teacher certification 

Support     

Education 

Passed       12/2/2009 

Passed 12/2/2009 

Education 

 

 

 

SB 0981   Kuipers (R) 

Establish Schools of Excellence 

Support 

Education 

Passed 12/2/2009 

Passed 12/2/2009 

Education 

Conference Committee 12/17/2009 

Enrolled 12/19/2009 

PA 205 

SB 1163       Jelinek (R) 

Multisection school aid approps 

TBD 

Approps    

Passed 3/24/2010 

Passed  5/26/2010 

House Substitute not concurred 

Conference Committee 6/11/2010 

 

 

SB 1226       Jansen (R)

Changes to state employees retirement system

TBD 

Approps 

Passed 4/14/2010 

Passed  4/14/2010 

Oversight & Investigations  

 

 

 

SB 1227       Gilbert (R) 

Changes to public school employee retirement 

Support 

Approps 

Passed 4/14/2010 

Passed  4/15/2010 

Oversight & Investigations 

Conference Committee 4/28/2010 

Enrolled 5/18/2010 

PA 075 

SB 1229      Jelinek (R) 

Consolidation of school transportation services 

TBD 

Reforms and Restructuring 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4030  Geiss (D)  

Compulsory age for attendance
Neutral  

Education
Passed 3/4/2009
Passed 3/4/2009
Education


HB 4047  Scott (D) 

Change No. of pupils required for first class district status 

 

Oppose 

 

Education 

Passed 4/2/2009 

Passed 4/2/2009 

Education 

 

 

 

HB 4058 Lemmons (D) 

State assumption of deficits incurred while under reform board 

 

Neutral 

 

Approps 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4063  Lemmons (D)

Allow comm. college to act as authorizer in 1st class school district

 

Support

 

Education







HB 4214 Gregory (D) 

School building site approval 

Oppose 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4235 Nathan (D) 

Require foreign language instruction 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4236 Nathan (D)

Require instruction re: diet & health in grades 3-12 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4262  Liss (D) 

Reduce K-3 class sizes over a 5-year period 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4346      Slavens (D) 

Require legislature to work toward equal foundation grant 

 

Support 

 

Approps 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4407       Espinoza (D)

Unusual conditions for counting pupil instruction hours  

 

Oppose 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4410       Sheltrown (D)

Allow for general dipolma curriculum as alternative for graduation requirement

 

Oppose 

 

Education 

Passed       9-2-2009 

Passed      9-2-2009 

Education 

 

 

 

HB 4420   Miller (D) 

Classroom assignments for multiple birth siblings 

 

Support 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4490      McMillin (R) 

Eliminate cap on number of charter schools 

 

Support 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4511      Geiss (D) 

Modify math graduation and personal curriculum requirements 

 

Support 

 

Education 

Passed 8/26/2009 

Pased 8/26/2009 

Education 

 

 

 

HB 4644

Johnson (D) 

Require school attendance to maintain drivers license 

 

Support  

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4645

Johnson (D) 

Family division of courts to notify SOS of truency 

 

Support   

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4712       Jackson (D)

Require smaller class size in underperforming schools 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4760      Genetski (R) 

Allow for majors in accounting and writing to qualify for teacher certification 

 

Support 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4761      Genetski (R) 

Require course in English language grammer, punctuation and usage before getting teacher certification 

 

Support 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 4787      Melton (D) 

To provide for certain measures to identify and restructure failing schools 

 

Support 

 

Education 

Passed 6/25/2009 

Passed       7/15/2009 

 

Education 

Returned to House with Amendment 12/9/2009 

Enrolled 12/30/2009 

 PA 204 

HB 4788      Johnson (D) 

 Provide for changes in collective bargaining act to allow more flexibility in failing schools

 

Support

 

Education 

Passed 6/25/2009 

Passed 7/15/2009 

 

Education 

Returned to House with Amendment 12/9/2009 

Enrolled 12/30/2009 

PA 201 

HB 4860      T. Brown (D) 

Supplemental Appropriations 

 

Appropriations

Passed       11/10/2009  

Passed 11/10/2009 

Appropriations 

 

 

 

HB 5163      Wheeler Smith (D)

Mandate Sex Education 

Oppose 

Judiciary 

Passed 3/24/2010 

Passed 3/24/2010 

Education 

 

 

 

HB 5237      Pavlov (R) 

Provide for school aid funding to schools that convert to charters 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 5238

Pavlov (R) 

Provide for the establishment of conversion schools 

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 5545      Lindberg (D) 

Reduce state aid if transporation is not offered  

 

Oppose 

 

Appropriations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 5561      Miller (D) 

Mandatory school district consolidation

 

TBD 

 

Education 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 5596      Pavlov (R)

Alternative teacher certification 

Support 

Education 

Passed 12/10/2009 

Passed 12/10/2009 

Education 

Passed 12/19/2009 

Enrolled 12/19/2009 

PA 202 

HB 5953      Rogers (R) 

Changes to public school employees retirement system 

TBD 

Oversight and Investigations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 5954      Moss (R)

Changes to state employees retirement system 

TBD 

Oversight and Investigations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007-08 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - BILLS WE WATCHED THAT BECAME LAW

[NOTE: The list below is a partial list of bills impacting charter schools.  Please CLICK HERE to access all bills currently pending in the House Education Committee, and CLICK HERE to access all bills currently pending in the Senate Education Committee.]

Bill

Description

MAPSA Position

Referred To

Committee

Action

Chamber

Action

Referred

To

Committee Action

Chamber

Action

Final  Status

SB 0194  Switalski    (D-10) 

Financial responsibility for SDA students 

 Support

Approps 2/13/2007 

Passed 4/25/2007 

Passed 4/26/2007

Approps 4/26/2007 

Passed 6/6/2007 

Enrolled 6/7/2007 

PA 021 

SB 0834  Switalski     (D-10) 

Financial literacy course as a math course 

 Support

Education 10/17/2007 

Passed 4/15/2008 

Passed 5/13/2008 

Education 5/13/2008 

Passed 9/16/2008 

Passed 9/18/2008 

PA 316 

SB 1096  Jelinek       (R-21)

FY 2009 Dept of Education Budget 

 Support


Approps 2/13/2008

Passed 3/25/2008

Passed 3/25/2008 

Approps 4/8/2008

Passed 6/5/2008

Enrolled 6/27/2008 

PA 212 

SB 1107  Jelinek       (R-21) 

FY 2009 School      Aid Budget

 Support 

Approps 2/13/2008 

Passed 3/26/2008 

Passed 3/26/2008 

Approps 4/8/2008

 

Conference 6/17/2008 

Enrolled      7/24/2008 

PA 268 

HB 5375    Melton        (D-29) 

Establish Michigan promise zones

 Support

Education 10/25/2007 

Passed         12/13/2007 

Passed        12/13/2007

Education   1/9/2008 

Passed         12/19/2008 

Presented to Governor 12/30/2008 

PA 550