SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

2011-2012 Session

Friday, December 28, 2012


Bill: SB   45 Referred 1/19/2011
Sponsor: Anderson
Subject: Education; discipline; policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require.
Status: 3/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Judiciary

Bill: SB   48 Referred 1/20/2011
Sponsor: Gregory
Subject: Education; facilities; school building site approval by local unit of government; require for certain school buildings and prescribe criteria for site plan approval by superintendent of public instruction.
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Bill: HB   4152 Referred 3/15/2011
Sponsor: Knollenberg
Subject: Labor; collective bargaining; wages and benefits for certain public employees; freeze during contract negotiations.
Status: 3/17/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   112 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
Subject: Education; school districts; education financial emergency resolution board to provide oversight of school district emergency financial managers; create, and prescribe powers and duties.
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Bill: SB   113 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
Subject: Education; school districts; school district improvement plan to be developed and incorporated into emergency financial manager's written financial plan; require, and require certain reporting.
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Bill: SB   114 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
Subject: Education; reports; reporting requirements for emergency financial managers; revise to include specific dates and to require reporting to additional state officials.
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Bill: SB   115 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Education; reports; certain additional information to be included in list published by department of lowest-performing 5% of schools in state; require.
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Bill: SB   119 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Colbeck
Subject: Education; curricula; celebrate freedom week to be observed in all public schools; require.
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Bill: HB   4214 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Pscholka
Subject: Local government; other; local government and school district fiscal accountability act; create.
Status: 3/3/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: HB   4215 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Pscholka
Subject: Education; other; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the revised school code.
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Bill: HB   4216 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Pscholka
Subject: Local government; financing; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the revised municipal finance act.
Status: 3/3/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4217 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Pscholka
Subject: Elections; recall; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the Michigan election law.
Status: 3/3/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4218 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Pscholka
Subject: Cities; home rule; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the home rule city act.
Status: 3/3/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   131 Referred 2/10/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Education; other; education mandate rollback contracts waiving certain statutory and administrative requirements as part of performance contract; allow.
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Bill: SB   132 Referred 2/10/2011
Sponsor: Hansen
Subject: School aid; other; school aid requirements; make subject to education mandate rollback contracts.
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Bill: SB   137 Referred 2/10/2011
Sponsor: Jones
Subject: Education; discipline; policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require.
Status: 3/17/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Judiciary

Bill: HB   4232 Referred 3/23/2011
Sponsor: Huuki
Subject: Education; employees; intermediate school district superintendent serving simultaneously as superintendent of constituent district; allow in statute on incompatible public offices.
Status: 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4233 Referred 3/23/2011
Sponsor: Huuki
Subject: Education; employees; school districts to contract with intermediate school districts for superintendent; allow.
Status: 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4234 Referred 3/23/2011
Sponsor: Huuki
Subject: Education; employees; intermediate school district superintendent serving simultaneously as superintendent of constituent district; allow in conflict of interest statute.
Status: 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4246 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Pscholka
Subject: Labor; collective bargaining; definition of public employee; revise.
Status: 3/7/2012-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

Bill: SB   147 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Whitmer
Subject: Education; discipline; adoption and implementation of policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or cyberbullying; require.
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Bill: SB   148 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Whitmer
Subject: Law enforcement; training; procedures regarding cyberbullying reporting; provide for.
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Bill: SB   153 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Local government; other; local government and school district fiscal accountability act; create.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 5/5/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Education

Bill: SB   154 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Cities; home rule; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the home rule city act.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/5/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Education

Bill: SB   155 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Local government; financing; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the revised municipal finance act.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/5/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Education

Bill: SB   156 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Elections; recall; reference to local government and school district fiscal accountability act; provide for in the Michigan election law.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/5/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Education

Bill: SB   157 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Education; school districts; schools operated by school district with emergency manager; exempt from being placed under supervision of state school reform/redesign officer.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   158 Referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Labor; collective bargaining; certain limitations on collective bargaining rights and certain provisions in public collective bargaining agreements; require.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   198 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
Subject: Education; school districts; salary cap on school emergency financial manager; provide for.
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Bill: SB   222 Referred 3/3/2011
Sponsor: Young
Subject: Education; other; forensic audit of first class school district; provide for.
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Bill: SB   225 Referred 3/3/2011
Sponsor: Kowall
Subject: Higher education; community colleges; granting of baccalaureate degrees in certain fields; allow.
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Bill: SB   243 Referred 3/8/2011
Sponsor: Caswell
Subject: Higher education; private schools; eligible counties in which certain ecclesiastical corporations may operate religious colleges; expand.
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Bill: SB   289 Referred 3/22/2011
Sponsor: Young
Subject: Education; school districts; denial of entrance to parent or certain other visitor based on identification check; prohibit unless check shows that person is on sex offender registry.
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Bill: HB   4496 Referred 6/29/2011
Sponsor: Walsh
Subject: Higher education; community colleges; granting of baccalaureate degrees in certain fields; allow.
Status: 12/13/2012-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

Bill: SB   315 Referred 4/12/2011
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: Education; attendance; age and date requirement for entering school; revise in school code.
Status: 3/15/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3

Bill: SB   316 Referred 4/12/2011
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: School aid; membership; age and date requirement for entering school and being counted in membership; revise in school aid act.
Status: 3/15/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3

Bill: HB   4513 Referred 6/5/2012
Sponsor: Franz
Subject: Education; attendance; age and date requirement for entering school; revise in school code.
Status: 6/7/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   318 Referred 4/12/2011
Sponsor: Hopgood
Subject: Cities; home rule; provision regarding financial recovery bonds; modify.
Status: 4/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: SB   344 Referred 4/26/2011
Sponsor: Hildenbrand
Subject: Education; teachers; tenure rights for certain teachers assigned to teach in certain schools; modify.
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Bill: SB   345 Referred 4/26/2011
Sponsor: Hildenbrand
Subject: Labor; collective bargaining; staffing of certain schools and programs; define and make prohibited subject of bargaining.
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Bill: HB   4625 Referred 6/14/2011
Sponsor: Rogers
Subject: Education; teachers; standards for achieving and retaining teacher tenure; revise, and make certain revisions to hearing procedures.
Status: 6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: HB   4626 Referred 6/14/2011
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.
Status: 6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: HB   4627 Referred 6/14/2011
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.
Status: 6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: HB   4628 Referred 6/14/2011
Sponsor: Yonker
Subject: Education; employees; additional prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employees; provide for.
Status: 6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   396 Referred 5/24/2011
Sponsor: Richardville
Subject: Higher education; private schools; charter of Albion college; revise composition of board and liability of trustees and other persons.
Status: 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   400 Referred 6/1/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Education; school districts; school district to be policyholder for group insurance benefit provided for employees; require.
Status: 6/16/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: SB   419 Referred 6/8/2011
Sponsor: Whitmer
Subject: Education; financing; school district's permissible use of sinking funds; expand to include school buses and technology.
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Bill: HB   4752 Referred 6/28/2011
Sponsor: Shaughnessy
Subject: Labor; public service employment; claims data provided to policyholder of school district's health insurance plans; clarify.
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Bill: SB   446 Referred 6/15/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Labor; public service employment; claims data required to be provided to policyholder of school district's health insurance plans; clarify.
Status: 6/16/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   503 Referred 6/21/2011
Sponsor: Kahn
Subject: Education; teachers; teacher tenure hearing and appeal processes; modify.
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Bill: SR   65 Referred 6/23/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
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.
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Bill: SR   66 Referred 6/23/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
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.
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Bill: SB   518 Referred 6/23/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
Subject: Higher education; education programs; education programs for counselors, social workers, and psychologists; prohibit discrimination against students for sincerely held religious beliefs.
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Bill: SR   74 Referred 8/24/2011
Sponsor: Schuitmaker
Subject: A resolution to urge school districts and communities to have automated external defibrillator devices present at all athletic and community-sponsored events.
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Bill: SB   618 Referred 9/7/2011
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.
Status: 10/4/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   619 Referred 9/7/2011
Sponsor: Colbeck
Subject: Education; public school academies; certain requirements and limitations on authorizing cyber schools; revise.
Status: 10/6/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   620 Referred 9/7/2011
Sponsor: Robertson
Subject: Education; public school academies; conversion schools; provide for.
Status: 10/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4

Bill: SB   621 Referred 9/7/2011
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.
Status: 10/6/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   622 Referred 9/7/2011
Sponsor: Emmons
Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment eligibility; modify in postsecondary options act.
Status: 10/20/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4

Bill: SB   623 Referred 9/7/2011
Sponsor: Emmons
Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment eligibility; modify in career and technical preparation act.
Status: 10/20/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4

Bill: SB   624 Referred 9/7/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Education; school choice; geographic requirements for schools of choice; remove, and require districts to participate based on available space.
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Bill: SB   637 Referred 9/13/2011
Sponsor: Kahn
Subject: Education; school districts; certain display of United States flag in public school; require.
Status: 11/10/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   647 Referred 9/15/2011
Sponsor: Hunter
Subject: Education; curricula; 1/2 credit of financial literacy; require as part of the math credit required for Michigan merit curriculum.
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Bill: SB   709 Referred 9/28/2011
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.
Status: 10/20/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3

Bill: SB   710 Referred 9/28/2011
Sponsor: Emmons
Subject: Education; students; dual enrollment opportunities for high school students in certain postsecondary institutions; expand to nonpublic school and home-schooled students.
Status: 10/20/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3

Bill: SB   716 Referred 10/4/2011
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: Education; school districts; concussion and head injury information and wellness plan; require public schools to adopt.
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Bill: SB   731 Referred 10/6/2011
Sponsor: Hopgood
Subject: Education; curricula; age appropriate, medically accurate, and objective sexuality education; provide for.
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Bill: SB   742 Referred 10/11/2011
Sponsor: Robertson
Subject: Education; employees; certain audits before local school district may contract with intermediate school district to provide superintendent; require.
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Bill: HB   5135 Referred 9/27/2012
Sponsor: Hughes
Subject: Higher education; financial aid; financial assistance by promise zones; revise eligibility requirements and minimum payment amounts.
Status: 12/6/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Economic Development

Bill: SB   801 Referred 11/8/2011
Sponsor: Jones
Subject: Health; emergency response; automated external defibrillator (AED) device to be present at all public schools; require.
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Bill: SJR   R Referred 11/30/2011
Sponsor: Warren
Subject: Constitutional amendments; state; operation of public school on for-profit basis; prohibit in state constitution.
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Bill: SB   899 Referred 1/24/2012
Sponsor: Walker
Subject: Education; school districts; certain types of agreements regarding procurement of diesel fuel; allow.
Status: 12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5267 Referred 9/13/2012
Sponsor: Genetski
Subject: School aid; membership; special pupil membership count and seat time exception for qualifying dropout recovery program; provide for.
Status: 9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: HB   5330 Referred 9/27/2012
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.
Status: 12/6/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Economic Development

Bill: HCR   46 Referred 6/6/2012
Sponsor: Pettalia
Subject: A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to reconsider cuts to vocational education.
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Bill: HB   5392 Referred 5/1/2012
Sponsor: O'Brien
Subject: School aid; other; counting of pupil instruction time for virtual learning courses; revise.
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Bill: SB   969 Referred 2/15/2012
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: School aid; membership; special pupil membership count and seat time exception for qualifying dropout recovery program; provide for.
Status: 9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3

Bill: HB   5422 Referred 6/7/2012
Sponsor: Haveman
Subject: Corrections; employees; new employee training for corrections officers; allow to be provided by certain colleges under certain circumstances.
Status: 12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   997 Referred 3/6/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Education; graduation requirements; Michigan merit curriculum; revise.
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Bill: SB   998 Referred 3/6/2012
Sponsor: Walker
Subject: Education; students; statement that pupils and parents should consider all postsecondary opportunities; provide for.
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Bill: SB   1013 Referred 3/8/2012
Sponsor: Caswell
Subject: Education; curricula; opt-out provision for foreign language and algebra II requirements for high school diploma; provide for pupils meeting certain alternative requirements.
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Bill: SB   1051 Referred 3/28/2012
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Education; board members; board members to abstain from voting on financial issues or contracts when a conflict of interest exists; require.
Status: 9/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   1095 Referred 4/25/2012
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: Education; preschools; age for eligibility to enroll in great start readiness programs; revise.
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Bill: SR   145 Referred 4/26/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: A resolution to urge the Michigan High School Athletic Association to adopt a policy that allows an age eligibility waiver for students with disabilities.
Status: 5/3/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5629 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Nesbitt
Subject: Education; reports; certain outdated provisions concerning criminal background checks and convictions of school employees; eliminate.
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Bill: HB   5630 Referred 6/12/2012
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.
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Bill: HB   5631 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Hooker
Subject: Education; special; special education scholarships act; repeal.
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Bill: HB   5632 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: O'Brien
Subject: Education; other; obsolete act concerning emergency financial assistance for certain school districts; repeal.
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Bill: HB   5633 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Lyons
Subject: Education; curricula; obsolete act concerning teaching of civics and political science; repeal.
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Bill: HB   5634 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Price
Subject: Education; curricula; obsolete act concerning education for gifted and academically talented; repeal.
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Bill: HB   5635 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Heise
Subject: Education; other; obsolete act concerning demonstration educational and work experience programs; repeal.
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Bill: HB   5636 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Shaughnessy
Subject: Education; reports; requirements for report on consolidation of services and for review and report concerning school improvement plans; eliminate.
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Bill: HB   5659 Referred 7/18/2012
Sponsor: Yonker
Subject: Education; school districts; third-party accrediting of schools; allow, and provide that department establish list of approved private accreditors.
Status: 12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   1182 Referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: Bieda
Subject: Education; discipline; penalty for student involved in pupil-to-pupil or pupil-to-nonpupil assault; revise.
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Bill: SB   1202 Referred 7/18/2012
Sponsor: Schuitmaker
Subject: Education; attendance; local truancy policies; require adoption and implementation by schools and prosecutors.
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Bill: SB   1203 Referred 7/18/2012
Sponsor: Schuitmaker
Subject: Juveniles; truancy; family division of the circuit court to notify secretary of state of truancy disposition; provide for.
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Bill: HB   5776 Referred 12/12/2012
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.
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Bill: SB   1234 Referred 8/15/2012
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: School aid; membership; age and date requirement for entering school and being counted in membership; revise in school aid act.
Status: 9/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   1239 Referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Hildenbrand
Subject: Education; financing; strict discipline academy access to long-term borrowing abilities; provide for.
Status: 9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   1352 Referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Hansen
Subject: Education; school districts; limitations on certain uses of school district funds; provide for.
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Bill: SB   1353 Referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Hansen
Subject: School aid; other; reporting of certain expenditures; require.
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Bill: SB   1358 Referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Pavlov
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.
Status: