INTERNSHIP ACADEMIC CREDITS                                                 H.B. 4106 (H-4) & 5676:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4106 (Substitute H-4 as reported without amendment)

House Bill 5676 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Beau LaFave (H.B. 4106)

               Representative Brandt Iden (H.B. 5676)

House Committee:  Workforce and Talent Development

Senate Committee:  Economic Development and International Investment

CONTENT

House Bill 4106 (H-4) would amend the Revised School Code to do the following:

-- Require the board of a school district or the board of directors of a public school academy to grant high school credit to a pupil in grades 9-12 for the completion of an internship or work experience if the internship or work experience met certain requirements.

-- Require a pupil to attend the internship or work experience at least four hours per week for the same number of weeks as necessary to earn credit in a traditional course in the school district or public school academy.

-- Require a school board or board of directors to exercise oversight of a pupil's internship or work experience as necessary to ensure that the pupil met the bill's requirements.

-- Allow a board or board of directors to deny credit to a pupil for specific reasons.

-- Provide for a method that would allow a pupil to appeal the denial of credit for an internship or work experience.

-- Allow a board or board of directors to require a pupil engaging in an internship or work experience to complete a reflection project.

House Bill 5676 would amend the State School Aid Act to specify that a pupil could not be considered less than a full-time equated pupil solely because of the effect of his or her engagement in an internship or work experience on the number of class hours provided by the district to the pupil.

Proposed MCL 380.1279h (H.B. 4106)                           Legislative Analyst:  Nathan Leaman

MCL 388.1606 (H.B. 5676)

FISCAL IMPACT

House Bill 4106 (H-4) would have no impact on the State and an indeterminate impact on school districts and public school academies. There could be varying costs from requiring school districts to grant high school credit for students who completed internship or work experience and to perform the corresponding oversight responsibilities. However, many school districts and public school academies already have various forms of internship and work experience options, which likely would limit costs. Only districts and academies that do not currently have these options or that would have to make significant changes to oversight would experience additional costs. Many districts and academies would likely experience no fiscal impact from the bill.

House Bill 5676 would have no fiscal impact on the State or local units of government. Under current pupil accounting rules, a pupil is counted in membership while in an internship experience.

Date Completed:  5-11-18                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Cory Savino

                                                                                                     Kathryn Summers

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.