SENATE BILL NO. 212 February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators STEIL, DUNASKISS and BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1279g; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 1279G. (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SEC- 2 TION, THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL NOT 4 AWARD A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO A PUPIL WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE AT 5 LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDIZED TESTS: 6 (A) THE ACT TEST, ADMINISTERED BY ACT, INC. 7 (B) THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST, ADMINISTERED BY THE COL- 8 LEGE BOARD. 9 (C) THE ACT WORK KEYS TEST, ADMINISTERED BY ACT, INC. 01444'99 TAV 2 1 (2) THE ENTITY ADMINISTERING A TEST REQUIRED UNDER THIS 2 SECTION SHALL REPORT THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS ACHIEVED BY EACH 3 PUPIL TO THE PUPIL'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OR TO THE PUPIL 4 ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE ENTITY FOR 5 REPORTING RESULTS AND SHALL REPORT THE AGGREGATE RESULTS ACHIEVED 6 BY THE PUPILS OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY TO 7 THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY. EACH SCHOOL DIS- 8 TRICT AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL REPORT THE AGGREGATE 9 RESULTS TO THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH IT IS 10 LOCATED AND TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT THE 11 RESULTS TO THE DEPARTMENT MAY BE SATISFIED BY INCLUDING THE 12 RESULTS IN THE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE STATE 13 BOARD UNDER SECTION 1204A. 14 (3) THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DIS- 15 TRICT OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL 16 PAY FOR THE TESTING REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION AND ASSIST PUPILS 17 AS NECESSARY IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE A TEST. THE DEPART- 18 MENT SHALL REIMBURSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES 19 FOR THE COSTS OF THIS SUBSECTION. 20 (4) THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE RULES ESTABLISHING EXCEP- 21 TIONS FROM THE TESTING REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION. THESE RULES 22 SHALL ONLY ALLOW EXCEPTIONS FOR BONA FIDE EDUCATIONAL REASONS AND 23 MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXCEPTIONS FOR SPECIAL EDU- 24 CATION PUPILS WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TEST OR ASSESSMENT 25 DUE TO A DISABILITY AND FOR PUPILS OF LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE 26 PROFICIENCY. THE RULES SHALL NOT ALLOW AN EXCEPTION BASED SOLELY 27 ON THE REQUEST OF A PUPIL'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. 01444'99 3 1 Enacting section 1. The following acts and parts of acts 2 are repealed: 3 (a) Section 1279 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, 4 MCL 380.1279. 5 (b) Section 104a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 6 PA 94, MCL 388.1704a. 01444'99 Final page. TAV