STRICT DISCIPLINE ACADEMIES H.B. 4945 (S-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 4945 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Representative Pamela Hornberger
Senate Committee: Education and Career Readiness
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to do the following:
-- Modify the definition of "authorizing body" to include a board of a school district that did not operate grades K to 12, beginning on the bill's effective date and for three years after that date.
-- Allow, beginning on the bill's effective date for three years after the bill's effective date, a board of school district that did not operate grades K through 12 to issue a contract to operate a strict discipline academy.
-- Prohibit a board of a school district that did not operate grades K to 12 from issuing a contract for a district discipline academy to operate outside the district's boundaries, and specify that a contract issued by the board of a school district would not be effective after three years after the bill's effective date.
-- Require a strict discipline academy to assess pupil progress using at least the Michigan Student Test of Education Progress (M-STEP) or the Michigan Merit Exam, as applicable.
MCL 380.1311 et al. Legislative Analyst: Dana Adams
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on the State or local intermediate school districts, school districts, or public school academies.
Date Completed: 6-23-21 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.