2011-2012 Session	House Committee on Education
Bill: HB 4019 referred 1/13/2011 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: Education; public school academies; cap on number of public school academies authorized by state public universities under part 6a; eliminate. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4141 referred 1/26/2011 Sponsor: Melton Subject: Education; reorganization; school district services consolidation commission to make recommendations for orders on consolidation of school services; create. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4142 referred 1/26/2011 Sponsor: Melton Subject: Education; teachers; continuing tenure to be based on evaluation of teacher effectiveness; provide for, and allow for additional probationary period. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4152 referred 2/1/2011 Sponsor: Knollenberg Subject: Labor; collective bargaining; wages and benefits for certain public employees; freeze during contract negotiations. Meetings: 2/23/2011 3/2/2011 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 3/2/2011
Bill: HB 4163 referred 2/1/2011 Sponsor: Potvin Subject: Education; discipline; local policies prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require. Meetings: 6/29/2011 Status: Discharged on 11/09/2011
Bill: HB 4173 referred 2/1/2011 Sponsor: Meadows Subject: Education; discipline; policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4178 referred 2/1/2011 Sponsor: Nathan Subject: Education; reports; certain additional information to be included in list published by department of lowest-performing 5% of schools in state; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4179 referred 2/1/2011 Sponsor: Nathan Subject: Education; curricula; foreign language instruction in grades K-12; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4180 referred 2/1/2011 Sponsor: Nathan Subject: Education; school districts; instruction regarding diet and health to students in grades 3-12; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4232 referred 2/10/2011 Sponsor: Huuki Subject: Education; employees; intermediate school district superintendent serving simultaneously as superintendent of constituent district; allow in statute on incompatible public offices. Meetings: 3/09/2001 Status: reported out with recommendation on 3/09/2011
Bill: HB 4233 referred 2/10/2011 Sponsor: Huuki Subject: Education; employees; school districts to contract with intermediate school districts for superintendent; allow. Meetings: 3/09/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation on 3/09/2011
Bill: HB 4234 referred 2/10/2011 Sponsor: Huuki Subject: Education; employees; intermediate school district superintendent serving simultaneously as superintendent of constituent district; allow in conflict of interest statute. Meetings: 3/09/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation on 3/09/2011
Bill: HB 4241 referred 2/10/2011 Sponsor: Rogers Subject: Education; employees; teacher tenure; eliminate. Meetings: 4/26/2011 4/27/2011 Status:
Bill: HB 4253 referred 2/15/2011 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: Education; school districts; public disclosure of school district's health care expenses and contributions; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4300 referred 2/17/2011 Sponsor: Hooker Subject: Education; employees; online posting of union dues; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4306 referred 2/22/2011 Sponsor: Agema Subject: Education; school districts; contracting and competitive bidding for certain noninstructional services; require. Meetings: 3/02/2011 3/09/2011 3/16/2011 3/23/2011 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-4) on 3/23/2011
Bill: HB 4320 referred 2/23/2011 Sponsor: Yonker Subject: Education; teachers; provisions in tenure act that failure to provide performance evaluation is conclusive evidence of satisfactory performance; eliminate, and require annual evaluations for certain tenured teachers. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4321 referred 2/23/2011 Sponsor: Hooker Subject: Education; teachers; salary to be placed in escrow account during teacher's suspension under tenure act; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4356 referred 3/1/2011 Sponsor: Townsend Subject: Education; reports; average class size; require to include in pupil enrollment reports. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4365 referred 3/2/2011 Sponsor: MacGregor Subject: Education; teachers; additional probationary period for tenured teachers; provide for under certain circumstances, require annual evaluations of tenured teachers to determine effectiveness, and make other revisions to teacher tenure act regarding probationary teachers. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4373 referred 3/3/2011 Sponsor: Melton Subject: Education; other; cap on salary of school district superintendents; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4391 referred 3/8/2011 Sponsor: McCann Subject: Education; discipline; adoption and implementation of policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or cyberbullying; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4396 referred 3/8/2011 Sponsor: Hooker Subject: Education; school districts; guidelines and information regarding management of concussions and head injury in youth sports; establish. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4402 referred 3/9/2011 Sponsor: Jackson Subject: Education; school districts; smaller class size in underperforming schools; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4420 referred 5/26/2011 Sponsor: Walsh Subject: Retirement; college employees; removal of community college employees from school retirement system; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4459 referred 3/22/2011 Sponsor: Switalski Subject: Higher education; tuition; educational assistance for entrepreneurial courses and training; provide. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4465 referred 3/22/2011 Sponsor: Rogers Subject: Education; teachers; teacher engaging in a prohibited strike; require suspension of teaching certificate. Meetings: 4/20/2011 4/27/2011 Status:
Bill: HB 4466 referred 3/22/2011 Sponsor: Scott Subject: Labor; public service employment; changes in provisions concerning teacher strikes; provide for. Meetings: 4/20/2011 4/27/2011 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 4/27/2011
Bill: HB 4496 referred 3/24/2011 Sponsor: Walsh Subject: Higher education; community colleges; granting of baccalaureate degrees in certain fields; allow. Meetings: 6/8/2011 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/8/2011
Bill: HB 4513 referred 2/29/2012 Sponsor: Franz Subject: Education; attendance; age and date requirement for entering school; revise in school code. Meetings: 3/21/2012 4/18/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-4 on 4/18/2012
Bill: HB 4514 referred 2/29/2012 Sponsor: Franz Subject: School aid; membership; age and date requirement for entering school and being counted in membership; revise in school aid act. Meetings: 3/21/2012 4/18/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-4 on 4/18/2012
Bill: HB 4549 referred 4/13/2011 Sponsor: LeBlanc Subject: Transportation; school vehicles; school district inspection of school buses; revise. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4550 referred 4/13/2011 Sponsor: LeBlanc Subject: Transportation; school vehicles; inspections of school buses; revise. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4551 referred 4/13/2011 Sponsor: Yonker Subject: Education; employees; salary increase to be based on performance evaluation; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4586 referred 4/27/2011 Sponsor: Hooker Subject: Education; teachers; opportunity for teacher to submit written response to tenure charges; require in tenure act. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4625 referred 5/10/2011 Sponsor: Rogers Subject: Education; teachers; standards for achieving and retaining teacher tenure; revise, and make certain revisions to hearing procedures. Meetings: 5/10/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-4 on 5/18/2011
Bill: HB 4626 referred 5/10/2011 Sponsor: Scott Subject: Education; teachers; discharge or demotion of a teacher on continuing tenure; revise permissible grounds for, change definition of demote, revise provisions concerning continuation of salary during suspension, and allow controlling board to require verification of ability to perform job at end of certain leave of absence. Meetings: 5/10/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 5/18/2011
Bill: HB 4627 referred 5/10/2011 Sponsor: O'Brien Subject: Education; teachers; effectiveness as determining factor when reduction of teachers or recall from reduction is required, comprehensive teacher and school administrator evaluation system, and other measures regarding teacher effectiveness and student growth; establish. Meetings: 5/10/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 5/18/2011
Bill: HB 4628 referred 5/10/2011 Sponsor: Yonker Subject: Education; employees; additional prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employees; provide for. Meetings: 5/10/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-3 on 5/18/2011
Bill: HB 4644 referred 5/17/2011 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: Education; teachers; teacher tenure eligibility; modify. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4645 referred 5/17/2011 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: Education; teachers; professional teaching certificate; eliminate, and provide for single teaching certificate that does not require continuing education. Meetings: 2/29/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 4671 referred 5/24/2011 Sponsor: Heise Subject: Education; other; standards for school administrator certificate for school district superintendent and other central office administrators; modify, and provide salary cap for superintendents. Meetings: 10/19/2011 Status:
Bill: HB 4676 referred 5/24/2011 Sponsor: Rutledge Subject: Education; discipline; procedures for using physical force on a pupil and revisions to standards for using physical force; prescribe. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4690 referred 5/31/2011 Sponsor: Heise Subject: Education; teachers; teacher tenure commission; eliminate, and have board of education perform functions of. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4692 referred 5/31/2011 Sponsor: Heise Subject: Education; school districts; school district option to charge a fee for bus transportation; allow. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4696 referred 5/31/2011 Sponsor: Melton Subject: Education; teachers; interim teaching certificates for participants in alternative teaching programs; modify. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4700 referred 5/31/2011 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Education; school districts; certain requirements regarding disclosure of information for certain public schools that provide medical benefit plans for employees; provide for. Meetings: 6/15/2010 6/22/2011 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 6/22/2011
Bill: HB 4705 referred 6/7/2011 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: Education; reports; schools to exclude information about incarcerated pupils from accreditation data and annual education reports; allow. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4729 referred 6/9/2011 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: Education; athletics; students participating in high school sanctioned sports; allow to receive physical education credit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4738 referred 6/14/2011 Sponsor: Knollenberg Subject: Education; school districts; prohibition on certain uses of school district funds; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4752 referred 6/14/2011 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Labor; public service employment; claims data provided to policyholder of school district's health insurance plans; clarify. Meetings: 6/15/2011 6/22/2011 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/22/2011
Bill: HB 4796 referred 6/21/2011 Sponsor: Melton Subject: Education; employees; standards for employee performance evaluations; provide for. Meetings: 6/22/2011 Status:
Bill: HB 4876 referred 7/27/2011 re-referred on 8/24/2011 Sponsor: Cotter Subject: Education; attendance; penalties for noncompliance of parental enforcement of compulsory school attendance; revise. Meetings: Status: reassigned to the Committee on Government Operations on 8/24/2011
Bill: HB 4877 referred 7/27/2011 re-referred on 8/24/2011 Sponsor: Scott Subject: Income tax; credit; earned income tax credit eligibility; modify. Meetings: Status: reassigned to the Committee on Government Operations on 8/24/2011
Bill: HB 4878 referred 7/27/2011 re-referred on 8/24/2011 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Human services; services or financial assistance; eligibility for assistance for individuals with school-aged children to be based on child's school attendance; require. Meetings: Status: reassigned to the Committee on Government Operations on 8/24/2011
Bill: HB 4902 referred 9/7/2011 Sponsor: Townsend Subject: Education; attendance; parent requests for classroom assignment of multiple birth siblings; require public schools to comply with. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4934 referred 9/13/2011 Sponsor: Cotter Subject: Education; school districts; opportunity for students to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" in public schools each school day; require. Meetings: 5/30/2012 6/6/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 6/6/2012
Bill: HB 4987 referred 9/15/2011 Sponsor: Oakes Subject: Education; elementary; smaller class size in underperforming schools; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 4988 referred 9/15/2011 Sponsor: Santana Subject: Education; curricula; 1/2 credit of financial literacy; require as part of the math credit required for Michigan merit curriculum. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5013 referred 9/27/2011 Sponsor: Stamas Subject: Education; teachers; continuing education requirements for renewal of teaching certificate; eliminate. Meetings: 2/29/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5019 referred 9/28/2011 Sponsor: Stapleton Subject: Education; curricula; minimum amounts of physical and health education; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5040 referred 10/5/2011 Sponsor: Haveman Subject: Higher education; education programs; education programs for counselors, social workers, and psychologists; prohibit discrimination against students for sincerely held religious beliefs. Meetings: 03/07/2012 03/14/2012 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 3/14/2012
Bill: HB 5098 referred 10/19/2011 Sponsor: Hobbs Subject: Education; public school academies; certain disclosures for educational management organizations regarding student achievement data; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5099 referred 10/19/2011 Sponsor: Hobbs Subject: Education; public school academies; contract cancellation initiated by educational management organizations during school year; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5100 referred 10/19/2011 Sponsor: Hobbs Subject: Education; public school academies; management contract between public school academy and educational management organization that operates a failing school; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5135 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Hughes Subject: Higher education; financial aid; financial assistance by promise zones; revise eligibility requirements and minimum payment amounts. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5139 referred 11/1/2011 Sponsor: Hammel Subject: Education; curricula; health education requirements; revise. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5140 referred 11/1/2011 Sponsor: Bauer Subject: Education; curricula; physical education requirements; revise. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5141 referred 11/1/2011 Sponsor: Tlaib Subject: School aid; payments; school districts to provide minimum amount of health education and physical education to receive full foundation allowance; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5240 referred 1/11/2012 Sponsor: Agema Subject: Education; school districts; instruction in certain United States historical information; require, and require the "Pledge of Allegiance" to be recited each day. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5241 referred 1/11/2012 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; allow major in accounting or writing to count toward certification. Meetings: 2/29/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5261 referred 1/19/2012 Sponsor: Hughes Subject: Retirement; public school employees; retirant employed to provide substitute teaching services by entity other than reporting unit; allow without forfeiture of retirement allowance or health care coverage if reporting unit pays 10% of compensation to retirement system. Meetings: 9/12/2012 9/19/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 9/19/2012
Bill: HB 5267 referred 2/15/2012 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: School aid; membership; special pupil membership count and seat time exception for qualifying dropout recovery program; provide for. Meetings: 5/16/2012 5/23/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 5/23/2012
Bill: HB 5270 referred 1/24/2012 Sponsor: Dillon Subject: Retirement; public school employees; retiree performing substitute teaching services who is employed by entity other than reporting unit or as independent contractor; remove requirement that retirement allowance and health care subsidy be forfeited. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5293 referred 1/26/2012 Sponsor: Meadows Subject: Construction; code; periodic inspection to determine school building compliance; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5317 referred 1/31/2012 Sponsor: Goike Subject: Higher education; community colleges; question to applicant concerning whether he or she is a veteran or member of the armed forces or child or spouse of a veteran or member of the armed forces; require. Meetings: 9/12/2012 2/19/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-1 on 9/19/2012
Bill: HB 5318 referred 1/31/2012 Sponsor: Goike Subject: Records; public; penalties for noncompliance with maintenance and disclosure of school board records; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5330 referred 1/31/2012 Sponsor: Bumstead Subject: Higher education; financial aid; use of revenues of promise zone authorities for administrative costs; clarify, and revise budget approval process for certain authorities. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5392 referred 2/9/2012 Sponsor: O'Brien Subject: School aid; other; counting of pupil instruction time for virtual learning courses; revise. Meetings: 2/15/2012 2/22/2012 2/29/2012 3/14/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5393 referred 2/9/2012 Sponsor: O'Brien Subject: Education; teachers; professional development requirement for teachers; revise. Meetings: 2/29/2012 3/21/2012 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 3/21/2012
Bill: HB 5422 referred 2/21/2012 Sponsor: Haveman Subject: Corrections; employees; new employee training for corrections officers; allow to be provided by certain colleges under certain circumstances. Meetings: 5/23/2012 5/30/2012 Status: reported with recommendation
Bill: HB 5442 referred 2/28/2012 Sponsor: Damrow Subject: Education; discipline; options for enrollment of expelled pupils in other public schools; revise. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5443 referred 2/28/2012 Sponsor: Damrow Subject: Education; discipline; pupil expelled from school district enrolling and being counted in membership in another school district or public school academy; prohibit for certain period of time. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5451 referred 3/1/2012 Sponsor: McBroom Subject: Education; graduation requirements; Michigan merit curriculum; revise. Meetings: 5/30/2012 6/6/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5456 referred 3/6/2012 Sponsor: Johnson Subject: Education; graduation requirements; completion of certain vocational technical or career and technical education in lieu of certain state high school diploma requirements; allow. Meetings: 6/6/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5474 referred 3/15/2012 Sponsor: Irwin Subject: Education; other; withholding diplomas, grades, or transcripts for nonpayment of fees owed to the school; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5495 referred 3/20/2012 Sponsor: Brunner Subject: Health; emergency response; automated external defibrillator (AED) device to be present at all public schools; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5521 referred 3/29/2012 Sponsor: Howze Subject: Education; safety; certain measures to ensure pupil health and safety; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5534 referred 4/17/2012 Sponsor: Potvin Subject: Education; curricula; certain requirements for high school diploma; modify and eliminate foreign language requirements. Meetings: 6/6/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5535 referred 4/17/2012 Sponsor: Ananich Subject: Higher education; financial aid; number of governing bodies authorized to establish promise zones; increase. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5559 referred 4/24/2012 Sponsor: Heise Subject: Education; public school academies; enrollment priority for local residents of certain geographic areas for public school academy located within that area; provide for under certain circumstances. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5627 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: Education; school districts; reference to semiannual option for kindergarten enrollment and provision regarding rules for administration of personality tests to pupils; eliminate. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5628 referred 5/15/2012 re-referred on 6/12/2012 Sponsor: Rutledge Subject: Education; reports; reporting procedure for great start collaborative grants; modify. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5629 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Nesbitt Subject: Education; reports; certain outdated provisions concerning criminal background checks and convictions of school employees; eliminate. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5630 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Yonker Subject: Education; special; certain language regarding purpose of special education programs and services; modify, and repeal requirement for annual report by state board concerning strict discipline academies. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5631 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Hooker Subject: Education; special; special education scholarships act; repeal. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5632 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: O'Brien Subject: Education; other; obsolete act concerning emergency financial assistance for certain school districts; repeal. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5633 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Education; curricula; obsolete act concerning teaching of civics and political science; repeal. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5634 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Price Subject: Education; curricula; obsolete act concerning education for gifted and academically talented; repeal. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5635 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Heise Subject: Education; other; obsolete act concerning demonstration educational and work experience programs; repeal. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5636 referred 5/15/2012 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Education; reports; requirements for report on consolidation of services and for review and report concerning school improvement plans; eliminate. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 6/7/2012
Bill: HB 5645 referred 5/16/2012 Sponsor: Nesbitt Subject: Education; curricula; opt-out provision for foreign language and algebra II requirements for high school diploma; provide for pupils meeting certain alternative requirements. Meetings: 6/6/2012 Status:
Bill: HB 5655 referred 5/22/2012 Sponsor: Brown Subject: Education; other; department of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5659 referred 5/22/2012 Sponsor: Yonker Subject: Education; school districts; third-party accrediting of schools; allow, and provide that department establish list of approved private accreditors. Meetings: 5/23/2012 5/30/2012 6/6/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-1 on 6/6/2012
Bill: HB 5708 referred 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Geiss Subject: Education; public school academies; cyber schools; require posting educational materials on website and submission to department. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5728 referred 6/7/2012 Sponsor: Genetski Subject: Education; teachers; initial certification for teachers; require certain English language grammar, punctuation, and usage courses for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5738 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Stallworth Subject: Education; discipline; penalties for physical assault at school against another pupil and procedure for reinstatement of pupils expelled for weapons; modify. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5743 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Olumba Subject: Education; curricula; character-building curriculum; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5753 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Olumba Subject: Education; school districts; personal communication devices; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5754 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Olumba Subject: Education; alternative; residential boarding schools for at-risk youths; allow public school academies to operate. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5755 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Olumba Subject: Education; athletics; membership in athletic association that takes away eligibility in all-star game; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5756 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Olumba Subject: Education; public school academies; contracting with educational management organizations; limit to nonprofit organizations. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5757 referred 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Olumba Subject: Education; public school academies; employment preference for public school academies for residents within certain geographic limitations; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5770 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Ananich Subject: Higher education; financial aid; scholarships and grants for certain primary care health professionals and students; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5771 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Foster Subject: Higher education; financial aid; scholarships and grants for certain primary care health professionals and students; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5772 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: Higher education; financial aid; scholarships and grants for certain primary care health professionals and students; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5773 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: McBroom Subject: Higher education; financial aid; scholarships and grants for certain primary care health professionals and students; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5776 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Stapleton Subject: Education; school districts; written parental consent to place student in a classroom with a teacher rated ineffective on most recent year-end evaluation; require. Meetings: 11/28/2012 11/29/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 11/29/2012
Bill: HB 5783 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Talabi Subject: Education; discipline; state law regarding mandatory expulsion for certain actions; modify if bullying is involved and require certain interventions after report of bullying. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5832 referred 8/15/2012 Sponsor: Opsommer Subject: Education; school districts; ban on use of sunscreen in schools; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5865 referred 9/11/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Education; school districts; auto-injectable epinephrine device to be present at all public schools; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5866 referred 9/11/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Health; other; auto-injectable epinephrine device; allow prescriber's to prescribe and pharmacists to dispense to school boards under certain circumstances and limit liability. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5894 referred 9/12/2012 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: Education; curricula; implementation of certain common core standards in this state; prohibit. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5912 referred 9/13/2012 Sponsor: McCann Subject: Children; protection; mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse or child neglect; expand to include coaches and school volunteers. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5915 referred 9/19/2012 Sponsor: Shirkey Subject: Education; teachers; teacher's continuing education credits and professional development requirements; allow to be fulfilled by a teacher participating in certain work experience. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5923 referred 9/19/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Education; school choice; new forms of schools and expanded online education; provide for, and create adjunct instructor certification. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5930 referred 9/20/2012 Sponsor: Rutledge Subject: Education; public school academies; approval requirement for a new public school academy to be located within school district that has had boundaries changed by consolidation or annexation; provide for. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5994 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Shirkey Subject: Education; teachers; temporary licensing or certification of out-of-state military spouses; authorize. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 5999 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Opsommer Subject: Education; examinations; submission of photo identification to take college entry tests; make optional. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 6004 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Education; other; education achievement authority; establish as part of public education system and provide for its powers and duties, and establish process for redeployment of unused public school buildings. Meetings: 11/13/2012 11/19/2012 11/29/2012 11/28/2012 12/04/2012 12/05/2012 Status: adopted sub H-1 on 11/29/2012 and sub h-3 on 12/4/12
Bill: HB 6065 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: Occupations; advisors and counselors; counseling education program required for licensure; limit approval of programs that do not protect a student's religious belief. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 6073 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: Education; other; legislative education ombudsman for the department of education; create. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HB 6086 referred 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Lipton Subject: Education; financing; comprehensive statewide cost study to determine cost of meeting certain state public education goals; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: SB 137 referred 11/2/2011 Sponsor: Jones Subject: Education; discipline; policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: SB 315 referred 5/3/2012 Sponsor: Booher Subject: Education; attendance; age and date requirement for entering school; revise in school code. Meetings: Status:
Bill: SB 316 referred 5/3/2012 Sponsor: Booher Subject: School aid; membership; age and date requirement for entering school and being counted in membership; revise in school aid act. Meetings: 6/7/2012 Status: reported with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 6/7/2012
Bill: SB 396 referred 6/22/2011 Sponsor: Richardville Subject: Higher education; private schools; charter of Albion college; revise composition of board and liability of trustees and other persons. Meetings: 10/19/2011 Status: reported out with recommendation on 10/19/2011
Bill: SB 400 referred 6/22/2011 Sponsor: Pavlov Subject: Education; school districts; school district to be policyholder for group insurance benefit provided for employees; require. Meetings: Status:
Bill: SB 446 referred 6/22/2011 Sponsor: Pavlov Subject: Labor; public service employment; claims data required to be provided to policyholder of school district's health insurance plans; clarify. Meetings: 6/29/2011 Status: reported out as substitute H-1 on 6/29/2011
Bill: SB 618 referred 10/6/2011 Sponsor: Pavlov Subject: Education; public school academies; revisions to provisions concerning formation, operation, and termination of public school academies, urban high school academies, and schools of excellence; provide for, and exempt certain property from school operating taxes. Meetings: 10/26/2011 11/2/2011 11/29/2011 11/30/2011 Status: reported out as subsititute H-4 on 11/30/2011
Bill: SB 619 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Colbeck Subject: Education; public school academies; certain requirements and limitations on authorizing cyber schools; revise. Meetings: 12/06/2011 12/07/2011 1/18/2012 1/25/2012 2/1/2012 2/8/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-3 on 2/8/2011
Bill: SB 620 referred 6/7/2012 Sponsor: Robertson Subject: Education; public school academies; conversion schools; provide for. Meetings: 9/19/2012 12/05/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-3 on 12/05/2012
Bill: SB 621 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Hansen Subject: School aid; other; conditions under which public school may receive school aid for instruction provided to nonpublic school students at nonpublic school site; revise. Meetings: 1/18/2012 1/25/2012 2/1/2012 2/8/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 2/8/2011
Bill: SB 622 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Emmons Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment eligibility; modify in postsecondary options act. Meetings: 1/18/2012 1/25/2012 2/8/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 2/8/2011
Bill: SB 623 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Emmons Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment eligibility; modify in career and technical preparation act. Meetings: 1/18/2012 1/25/2012 2/1/2012 2/8/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 2/8/2011
Bill: SB 637 referred 11/10/2011 Sponsor: Kahn Subject: Education; school districts; certain display of United States flag in public school; require. Meetings: 5/23/2012 6/6/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation as substitute H-1 on 6/6/2012
Bill: SB 709 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Emmons Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment opportunities for high school students in career and technical preparation programs; expand to nonpublic school and home school students. Meetings: 1/18/2012 1/25/2012 2/1/2012 2/8/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 2/8/2011
Bill: SB 710 referred 10/27/2011 Sponsor: Emmons Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment opportunities for high school students in certain postsecondary institutions; expand to nonpublic school and home-schooled students. Meetings: 1/18/2012 1/25/2012 2/1/2012 2/8/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 2/8/2011
Bill: SB 969 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Proos Subject: School aid; membership; special pupil membership count and seat time exception for qualifying dropout recovery program; provide for. Meetings: 11/29/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 11/29/2012
Bill: SB 1051 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Education; board members; board members to abstain from voting on financial issues or contracts when a conflict of interest exists; require. Meetings: 12/12/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-1 on 12/12/2012
Bill: SB 1112 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Proos Subject: Children; protection; task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children; create. Meetings: 12/04/2012 12/06/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-2 on 12/06/2012
Bill: SB 1113 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Warren Subject: Education; school districts; school district policy regarding child sex abuse and suggested instruction and training in child sex abuse prevention; provide for. Meetings: 12/04/2012 12/06/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-1 on 12/06/2012
Bill: SB 1114 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Emmons Subject: Education; curricula; opt-out from instruction regarding child sexual abuse and opportunity for parental preview; provide for. Meetings: 12/04/2012 12/06/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation on 12/06/2012
Bill: SB 1234 referred 9/27/2012 Sponsor: Booher Subject: School aid; membership; age and date requirement for entering school and being counted in membership; revise in school aid act. Meetings: 11/29/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 11/29/2012
Bill: SB 1239 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Hildenbrand Subject: Education; financing; strict discipline academy access to long-term borrowing abilities; provide for. Meetings: 12/05/2012 Status: reported out as substitute H-3 on 12/05/2012
Bill: HJR D referred 1/13/2011 Sponsor: Pscholka Subject: Higher education; tuition; in-state tuition rates of state universities; limit increases based on CPI in state constitution. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HJR JJ referred 12/13/2011 Sponsor: Hughes Subject: Higher education; tuition; public universities to offer in-state tuition to honorably discharged veterans; require. Meetings: 5/9/2012 5/16/2012 Status:
Bill: HJR KK referred 1/11/2012 Sponsor: Brown Subject: Constitutional amendments; state; operation of public school on for-profit basis; prohibit in state constitution. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HJR MM referred 1/26/2012 Sponsor: Hughes Subject: Higher education; tuition; in-district tuition rates for active service members and veterans; provide for. Meetings: 5/9/2012 5/16/2012 Status:
Bill: HJR DDD referred 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Lipton Subject: Education; school districts; maintenance of certain specified types of schools; require in each district, and require high-quality free and safe quality public education in this state. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 78 referred 5/5/2011 Sponsor: McMillin Subject: A resolution to declare May 1-7, 2011, as Charter Schools Week in the state of Michigan. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 111 referred 6/30/2011 Sponsor: Haveman Subject: A resolution to memorialize the President and the United States Congress to enact legislation protecting the rights of conscience of students seeking counseling degrees and licensed professional counselors. Meetings: 03/07/2012 3/14/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 3/14/2012
Bill: HR 112 referred 6/30/2011 Sponsor: Haveman Subject: A resolution to urge Michigan's public universities to adopt policies to protect the rights of students in counseling, social work, or psychology programs who are faced with situations that conflict with their religious beliefs. Meetings: 03/07/2012 3/14/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 3/14/2012
Bill: HR 114 referred 8/24/2011 Sponsor: Townsend Subject: A resolution to memorialize Congress to amend federal No Child Left Behind provisions to allow the test scores of students for whom English is a second language to be excluded from a school district's test results for a certain period of time. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 143 referred 10/19/2011 Sponsor: Segal Subject: A resolution to declare October 2011 as Anti-Bullying Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 148 referred 10/26/2011 Sponsor: Kurtz Subject: A resolution to encourage school boards throughout the state to establish policies that ensure that agricultural science courses count toward graduation. Meetings: 3/21/2012 5/9/2012 Status: Reported out with recommendation on 5/9/2012
Bill: HR 153 referred 11/8/2011 Sponsor: Johnson Subject: A resolution to encourage Michigan schools to offer foreign language classes in elementary school. Meetings: 3/21/2012 5/9/2012 Status: Reported out with recommendation on 5/9/2012
Bill: HR 161 referred 11/29/2011 Sponsor: Hooker Subject: A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and provide the full amount authorized for special education funding to the state of Michigan. Meetings: 5/9/2012 Status: Reported out with recommendation on 5/9/2012
Bill: HR 251 referred 5/2/2012 Sponsor: Heise Subject: A resolution to urge the Michigan High School Athletic Association to adopt a maximum age eligibility waiver for students with disabilities. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 269 referred 5/16/2012 Sponsor: Bauer Subject: A resolution to urge Congress to extend the 3.4 percent federal Stafford student loan rates and avoid a doubling of those rates to 6.8 percent on July 1st. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 300 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Rendon Subject: A resolution to encourage elementary schools throughout Michigan to incorporate the gun safety curriculum found in the Michigan Model for Health program and to encourage all schools to incorporate gun safety programs at all grade levels. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 301 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Ouimet Subject: A resolution to encourage Michigan schools to offer entrepreneurial education as part of the K-12 curriculum. Meetings: Status:
Bill: HR 311 referred 9/12/2012 Sponsor: Shirkey Subject: A resolution to express support for the Eaton Rapids School District and its plan for a Small School Nature Academy. Meetings: 11/28/2012 Status: reported out with recommendation on 11/28/2012
Bill: HCR 46 referred 2/1/2012 Sponsor: Pettalia Subject: A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to reconsider cuts to vocational education. Meetings: 3/14/2012 Status: reported with recommendation on 3/14/2012