October 19, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Hobbs 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 sections 503c, 523c, and 553c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 503c. (1) Beginning with management agreements described
in this section that are entered into or renewed after the
effective date of this section, if the board of directors of a
public school academy enters into or renews a management agreement
with an educational management organization to carry out the
operations of the public school academy, both of the following
apply:
(a) The educational management organization shall provide to
the board of directors and to the department all student
achievement data for that public school academy and for all other
public schools managed by the educational management organization,
including change in student achievement as measured by assessments
and other objective criteria. The student achievement data shall
include all student achievement data that a school district is
required to provide to the department or any other agency of this
state.
(b) The board of directors shall ensure that the management
agreement requires the educational management organization to
comply with subdivision (a) and that the management agreement may
be canceled if the board of directors is informed by the department
that the educational management organization is not complying with
subdivision (a).
(2) The department shall compile the reports submitted by
educational management organizations under this section and publish
the reports on its website.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Educational management organization" means an entity that
enters into a management agreement with a public school academy.
(b) "Entity" means a partnership, nonprofit or business
corporation, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other
legal entity.
(c) "Management agreement" means an agreement to provide
comprehensive educational, administrative, management, or
instructional services or staff to a public school academy.
Sec. 523c. (1) Beginning with management agreements described
in this section that are entered into or renewed after the
effective date of this section, if the board of directors of an
urban high school academy enters into or renews a management
agreement with an educational management organization to carry out
the operations of the public school academy, both of the following
apply:
(a) The educational management organization shall provide to
the board of directors and to the department all student
achievement data for that urban high school academy and for all
other public schools managed by the educational management
organization, including change in student achievement as measured
by assessments and other objective criteria. The student
achievement data shall include all student achievement data that a
school district is required to provide to the department or any
other agency of this state.
(b) The board of directors shall ensure that the management
agreement requires the educational management organization to
comply with subdivision (a) and that the management agreement may
be canceled if the board of directors is informed by the department
that the educational management organization is not complying with
subdivision (a).
(2) The department shall compile the reports submitted by
educational management organizations under this section and publish
the reports on its website.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Educational management organization" means an entity that
enters into a management agreement with an urban high school
academy.
(b) "Entity" means a partnership, nonprofit or business
corporation, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other
legal entity.
(c) "Management agreement" means an agreement to provide
comprehensive educational, administrative, management, or
instructional services or staff to an urban high school academy.
Sec. 553c. (1) Beginning with management agreements described
in this section that are entered into or renewed after the
effective date of this section, if the board of directors of a
school of excellence enters into or renews a management agreement
with an educational management organization to carry out the
operations of the public school academy, both of the following
apply:
(a) The educational management organization shall provide to
the board of directors and to the department all student
achievement data for that school of excellence and for all other
public schools managed by the educational management organization,
including change in student achievement as measured by assessments
and other objective criteria. The student achievement data shall
include all student achievement data that a school district is
required to provide to the department or any other agency of this
state.
(b) The board of directors shall ensure that the management
agreement requires the educational management organization to
comply with subdivision (a) and that the management agreement may
be canceled if the board of directors is informed by the department
that the educational management organization is not complying with
subdivision (a).
(2) The department shall compile the reports submitted by
educational management organizations under this section and publish
the reports on its website.
(3) As used in this section, "management agreement" means an
agreement to provide comprehensive educational, administrative,
management, or instructional services or staff to a school of
excellence.