SCHOOL YEAR START; AUGUST LIMITS S.B. 271 (S-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 271 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Marty Knollenberg
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to eliminate a requirement that a school district or public school academy (PSA) not begin its school year before Labor Day; and specify that, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a district's or PSA's schools could not be in session on any Monday or Friday in August.
The Code generally requires the board of a school district or intermediate school district (ISD) or board of directors of a PSA to ensure that the district's or PSA's school year does not begin before Labor Day (the first Monday of September). The bill would eliminate this requirement.
Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the bill would require the board of a school district or ISD or the board of directors of a PSA to ensure that its schools were not in session on the Friday before Labor Day. (This was required under the Code until the provision disallowing a pre-Labor Day school year start applied.) The bill also would require the board of a school district or ISD or board of directors of a PSA to ensure that the district's or PSA's schools were not in session on any Monday or Friday in August.
MCL 380.1284b Legislative Analyst: Jeff Mann
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 10-16-17 Fiscal Analyst: Cory Savino
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.