2009-2010 Session House Committee on Education
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Meetings Status
HB 4030
referred
1/22/2009
Geiss Education; attendance; compulsory age for attendance; increase to age 18. 2/12/2009 Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 2/12/2009
HB 4047
referred
1/22/2009
Bettie Scott Education; school districts; number of pupils enrolled in school district to determine status as a first class school district; modify. 3/19/2009 Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 3/19/2009
HB 4063
referred
1/22/2009
Lemmons Education; public school academies; community college to act as authorizing body for charter schools in first class school district; allow.
HB 4132
referred
2/4/2009
Lemmons Education; attendance; compulsory attendance age; increase to age 18. 2/12/2009 Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 2/12/2009
HB 4202
referred
2/5/2009
Lindberg Income tax; other; governmental entities and corporations as account owners without naming a beneficiary and methods for disbursement of Michigan education savings funds; provide for and revise. 10/22/2009 Reported out with recommendation on 10/22/2009
HB 4210
referred
2/10/2009
Opsommer Higher education; research; exemption of certain intellectual property created for a state university or community college from freedom of information act; revise.
HB 4214
referred
2/10/2009
Gregory 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.
HB 4235
referred
2/10/2009
Nathan Education; curricula; foreign language instruction in grades K-12; require.
HB 4236
referred
2/10/2009
Nathan Education; school districts; instruction regarding diet and health to students in grades 3-12; require.
HB 4262
referred
2/17/2009
Liss Education; other; reduction in class sizes for K-3; require over 5-year period.
HB 4268
referred
2/17/2009
Rick Jones Education; employees; notification to employees and law enforcement when threat of physical assault is made; require.
HB 4285
referred
2/17/2009
Miller Retirement; public school employees; multiplier; increase if individual retires before a certain date.
HB 4313
referred
2/17/2009
Meadows Education; financing; school district's use of sinking funds; expand to include purposes for which bonds may be used. 2/19/2009
3/11/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 3/11/2009
HB 4344
referred
2/18/2009
Barnett Higher education; financial aid; student loan forgiveness program for new teachers in at-risk schools; provide for.
HB 4345
referred
2/18/2009
Liss Higher education; financial aid; notice to colleges of availability of teacher loan forgiveness program; require of department of education.
HB 4407
referred
2/24/2009
Espinoza School aid; penalties; counting additional 20 hours of instruction time lost due to weather or other circumstances; provide for 2008-2009.
HB 4410
referred
2/24/2009
Sheltrown Education; curricula; general diploma curriculum as alternative for high school graduation; provide for. 8/19/2009 Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 8/19/2009
HB 4420
referred
2/24/2009
Miller Education; attendance; parent requests for classroom assignment of multiple birth siblings; require public schools to comply with.
HB 4432
referred
2/24/2009
Durhal Higher education; financial aid; use of Michigan promise grants at state universities and community colleges that do not admit the top 15% of state high school graduates; prohibit.
HB 4433
referred
2/24/2009
Cushingberry Education; curricula; requirement for schools to provide instruction on African-American history; provide for.
HB 4474
referred
2/26/2009
Meltzer Education; school districts; conflict of interest policy for board members and administrators and policy concerning use of public funds; require school districts to adopt and implement.
HB 4490
referred
3/3/2009
McMillin Education; public school academies; cap on number of charter schools; eliminate.
HB 4511
referred
3/4/2009
Geiss Education; curricula; mathematics graduation requirements and personal curriculum requirements; modify. 8/19/2009 Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 8/19/2009
HB 4534
referred
3/10/2009
Calley Education; graduation requirements; state graduation requirements for high school diploma; repeal.
HB 4561
referred
3/11/2009
Hansen Natural resources; forests; sale of certain forestland by school districts; earmark a percentage of revenue for an endowment account.
HB 4580
referred
3/12/2009
Byrnes Education; discipline; policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require.
HB 4609
referred
3/18/2009
Meltzer Education; reports; expenditure reporting requirements for school districts and public school academies; provide for.
HB 4628
referred
3/18/2009
DeShazor Education; reports; expenditure reporting requirements for intermediate school districts; revise.
HB 4631
referred
3/19/2009
Johnson Education; athletics; membership in athletic conference or association that has restrictions on distance a high school athletic team can travel to compete; prohibit.
HB 4644
referred
5/7/2009
Johnson Traffic control; driver license; certain school attendance requirements to maintain driver license; clarify.
HB 4645
referred
5/7/2009
Johnson Juveniles; truancy; family division of the circuit court to notify secretary of state of truancy disposition; provide for.
HB 4666
referred
3/19/2009
Knollenberg Education; school districts; prohibition on certain uses of school district funds; provide for.
HB 4667
referred
3/19/2009
Donigan School aid; categoricals; pilot program for increased school counselors; create.
HB 4700
referred
3/25/2009
Segal Local government; authorities; recreational authorities act; revise to include school districts. 4/2/2009
4/23/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/23/2009
HB 4712
referred
3/26/2009
Jackson Education; elementary; smaller class size in underperforming schools; require.
HB 4745
referred
3/31/2009
Melton Elections; school; technical amendments to revised school code concerning school board elections; provide for.
HB 4746
referred
3/31/2009
LeBlanc Elections; school; school board elections; require to be held in November.
HB 4760
referred
4/2/2009
Genetski Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; allow major in accounting or writing to count toward certification.
HB 4761
referred
4/2/2009
Genetski Education; teachers; certification for teachers; require to have grammar, punctuation, and usage class.
HB 4762
referred
4/2/2009
Genetski Education; athletics; students participating in high school sanctioned sports; allow to receive physical education credit.
HB 4771
referred
4/2/2009
Haase Education; examinations; MEAP test; replace with nationally recognized, commercially available assessment instruments.
HB 4787
referred
4/2/2009
Melton Education; reorganization; certain measures to identify and restructure failing schools; provide for, revise compulsory attendance, and revise personal curriculum provisions in Michigan merit curriculum. 5/4/2009
5/7/2009
5/14/2009
6/4/2009
6/11/2009
6/18/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 6/18/2009
HB 4788
referred
4/2/2009
Johnson Education; school districts; changes in collective bargaining act to allow more flexibility in failing schools; provide for. 5/4/2009
5/7/2009
5/14/2009
6/4/2009
6/11/2009
6/18/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 6/18/2009
HB 4789
referred
4/2/2009
Melton School aid; other; funding for turnaround schools; provide for. 5/4/2009
5/7/2009
5/14/2009
6/4/2009
6/11/2009
6/18/2009
Reported out with recommendation on 6/18/2009
HB 4792
referred
4/2/2009
Paul Scott Education; discipline; board to work with law enforcement and parents in implementing policy prohibiting bullying or harassment at school; encourage.
HB 4806
referred
4/21/2009
Switalski Higher education; tuition; educational assistance for entrepreneurial courses and training; provide. Reported out with recommendation it be referred to the Committee on Commerce on 6/18/2009
HB 4832
referred
4/23/2009
Young Education; other; forensic audit of first class school district; provide for.
HB 4837
referred
4/28/2009
Walsh Higher education; community colleges; granting of baccalaureate degrees in certain fields; allow. 10/22/2009
10/29/2009
11/5/2009
Reported out with recommendation on 11/5/2009
HB 4889
referred
5/5/2009
Young Education; school districts; internal audit department and reserve fund for self-insured losses for first class school districts; provide for.
HB 4923
referred
5/12/2009
Bauer Education; curricula; physical education requirements; revise.
HB 4924
referred
5/12/2009
Proos Education; curricula; health education requirements; revise.
HB 4979
referred
5/20/2009
Pavlov Education; other; education mandate rollback contracts waiving certain statutory and administrative requirements as part of performance contract; allow.
HB 4980
referred
5/20/2009
Bolger School aid; other; school aid requirements; make subject to education mandate rollback contracts.
HB 4994
referred
5/26/2009
Melton School aid; foundation allowance; foundation allowance calculation for certain districts; revise.
HB 5021
referred
5/28/2009
Warren Education; curricula; dating violence training, policy, and education; require in middle schools and high schools.
HB 5039
referred
6/3/2009
Smith Higher education; financial aid; state competitive scholarships; repeal, and return funds to the general fund.
HB 5084
referred
6/11/2009
Lemmons Education; school districts; ballot proposal to turn control of first class school district over to city to be operated as city department; provide for.
HB 5085
referred
6/11/2009
Lemmons Cities; home rule; school district to be operated as department of city if ballot proposal is approved; provide for certain cities.
HB 5093
referred
6/16/2009
Warren Education; discipline; policy prohibiting harassment and bullying at school; require.
HB 5113
referred
6/17/2009
Calley Education; graduation requirements; revision of high school graduation requirements to be consistent with "NCAA Division 1 16 Core-Course Rule"; provide for.
HB 5142
referred
6/24/2009
Pearce Education; graduation requirements; curriculum requirements for high school graduation; modify.
HB 5152
referred
6/25/2009
Cushingberry Education; school districts; emergency financial managers act; modify to allow appointment for low educational performance.
HB 5236
referred
8/11/2009
Pavlov Education; school districts; mayoral oversight of first class school district; provide for, and revise definition of first class school district.
HB 5237
referred
8/11/2009
Pavlov Education; public school academies; conversion schools; provide school aid funding for.
HB 5238
referred
8/11/2009
Pavlov Education; public school academies; conversion schools; provide for.
HB 5268
referred
8/19/2009
Genetski Education; reports; schools to exclude information about incarcerated pupils from accreditation data and annual education reports; allow.
HB 5298
referred
9/2/2009
Valentine Education; attendance; residency status; modify for certain pupils placed in foster care. Re-assigned to the Committee on Families and Children's Services on 9/3/2009
HB 5299
referred
9/2/2009
Kurtz School aid; membership; definition of membership; revise for certain pupils placed in foster care. Re-assigned to the Committee on Families and Children's Services on 9/3/2009
HB 5321
referred
9/9/2009
Scripps School aid; foundation allowance; reduction of foundation allowance payments; prescribe method for.
HB 5322
referred
9/9/2009
Moore School aid; payments; calculation of proration; revise.
HB 5356
referred
9/15/2009
Bettie Scott Education; school districts; certain provisions in school code concerning first class school districts; apply to certain other school districts.
HB 5357
referred
9/15/2009
Nathan Education; school districts; certain provisions concerning creation of law enforcement agency that apply in counties with first class school districts; modify to apply in counties with certain other school districts.
HB 5358
referred
9/15/2009
Bettie Scott Economic development; other; land bank fast track act reference to first class school districts; modify to apply to certain other school districts.
HB 5359
referred
9/15/2009
Leland Education; school districts; exclusion of public school administrators of first class school districts for collective bargaining purposes; apply to certain other school districts.
HB 5360
referred
9/15/2009
Bettie Scott Education; school districts; certain provisions applying to first class school districts in property tax limitation act; apply to certain other school districts.
HB 5361
referred
9/15/2009
Lemmons Education; school districts; certain provisions applying to first class school districts in public school employees retirement act; apply to certain other school districts.
HB 5399
referred
12/1/2009
Cushingberry Appropriations; school aid; multisection zero-budget bill for school aid; provide for fiscal year 2009-2010.
HB 5500
referred
10/7/2009
Knollenberg Education; financing; information on percentage of general operating budget expended for instruction; require school districts to publish.
HB 5509
referred
10/13/2009
Slezak Education; attendance; eligibility to start kindergarten; revise in school code.
HB 5510
referred
10/13/2009
Kennedy Education; attendance; eligibility to be counted in kindergarten membership in school aid act; revise.
HB 5533
referred
10/21/2009
Sheltrown Higher education; community colleges; authority of board of trustees; expand to include establishing baccalaureate degrees in certain fields. 10/22/2009
10/29/2009
11/5/2009
Reported out with recommendation on 11/5/2009
HB 5561
referred
10/28/2009
Miller Education; reorganization; school district modernization advisory commission; create.
HB 5596
referred
11/12/2009
Pavlov Education; teachers; alternative program for teacher certification; provide for. 12/1/2009
12/2/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 12/2/2009
HB 5605
referred
11/18/2009
Wayne Schmidt Education; calendar; number of pupil instruction days required to avoid penalty; provide exception for school shutdown due to flu epidemic.
HB 5609
referred
11/18/2009
Melton Education; employees; compensation to include job performance and accomplishments as a factor; require.
HB 5610
referred
11/18/2009
Melton Children; abuse or neglect; definition of educational neglect; create.
HB 5616
referred
12/1/2009
Jackson Education; public school academies; establishment of "schools of excellence"; provide for.
HB 5617
referred
12/1/2009
Jackson School aid; other; funding for "schools of excellence" as public school academy and transition funding for certain districts in which schools of excellence are located; provide for.
HB 5620
referred
12/1/2009
Valentine Education; employees; administrative certification for school administrators; require.
HB 5623
referred
12/1/2009
re-referred on 1/21/2010
Melton Education; school districts; teacher evaluation requirements; modify, require charter school contract rewards to be based on student performance, revise compulsory attendance requirements, and allow school to start before Labor day. 11/19/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009
12/8/2009
12/3/2009
12/8/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 12/8/2009
HB 5636
referred
12/1/2009
re-referred on 1/21/2010
Melton School aid; other; calculation of public school academy per pupil allocation; revise, provide for collection of certain data concerning teachers and pupil performance, and revise age for counting pupils in membership. 11/19/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009
12/8/2009
12/3/2009
12/8/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 12/8/2009
HB 5639
referred
12/2/2009
Kennedy Education; discipline; procedures for using physical force on a pupil and revisions to standards for using physical force; prescribe.
HB 5644
referred
12/2/2009
McMillin Education; employees; changes to teacher tenure act to allow school districts to make across-the-board pay cuts under certain circumstances; provide for.
HB 5650
referred
12/8/2009
Segal Higher education; private schools; composition of board of trustees of Kalamazoo college; modify.
HB 5682
referred
12/10/2009
McMillin Education; other; provision to cap the salary of school district superintendents; provide for.
HB 5683
referred
12/10/2009
Spade School aid; other; "Get It, Got It, Go!" assessment tool for early childhood school readiness programs; require.
HB 5710
referred
12/17/2009
Sheltrown Education; examinations; MEAP test; replace with commercially available assessments meeting certain requirements.
HB 5711
referred
12/17/2009
Sheltrown Education; examinations; references to MEAP test in school aid act; revise.
HB 5712
referred
12/17/2009
Sheltrown Education; examinations; references to MEAP test in revised school code; revise.
HB 5747
referred
1/14/2010
Pavlov Education; school districts; local government fiscal responsibility act; modify school district provisions regarding financial manager's and school board's authority.
SB 222
referred
3/19/2009
Gleason Local government; authorities; recreational authorities act; revise to include school districts. 4/23/2009 Reported out with recommendation on 4/23/2009
SB 634
referred
9/23/2009
Cassis Education; curricula; department of education to develop or adopt model intervention program; require.
SB 638
referred
12/3/2009
Birkholz Education; teachers; exemption from teacher tenure act for neighborhood public schools as defined in revised school code; provide for.
SB 698
referred
8/19/2009
Kuipers Education; curricula; mathematics graduation requirements; modify.
SB 925
referred
12/2/2009
re-referred on 1/21/2010
Thomas Education; public school academies; establishment of "schools of excellence"; provide for. 12/8/2009
12/9/2009
12/10/2009
Reported out with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 12/10/2009
SB 926
referred
12/2/2009
Thomas School aid; other; funding for "schools of excellence" as public school academies, creation of teacher identifier system for collection of data, establishment of system to ensure basic instructional supplies, clarification of pupil instruction hours for certain schools, and appropriation of certain federal funds; provide for. 12/8/2009 Discharged from Committee on 12/10/2009
SB 965
referred
12/2/2009
Kuipers Education; teachers; alternative program for teacher certification; provide for.
SB 981
referred
12/2/2009
Kuipers Education; public school academies; schools of excellence as new type of public school academy, certain evaluations of public school employees, certain revisions for existing public school academies, and school administrator certification; provide for. Discharged from Committee on 12/10/2009
SB 982
referred
12/2/2009
Kuipers Education; school districts; changes in collective bargaining act to allow more flexibility in failing schools; provide for.
SB 1010
referred
2/2/2010
George Higher education; private schools; composition of board of trustees of Kalamazoo college; modify.
HJR C
referred
1/22/2009
Calley Higher education; tuition; in-state tuition rates of state universities; limit increases based on CPI in state constitution.
HJR S
referred
4/22/2009
Stamas Higher education; tuition; public universities to offer in-state tuition to all veterans; require.
HJR BB
referred
9/2/2009
Durhal Higher education; tuition; program of free postsecondary education and vocational training for state high school graduates; establish and provide funding.
HR 81
referred
4/23/2009
McDowell A resolution to urge Michigan's public institutions of higher education to adopt veteran-friendly policies.
HR 130
referred
8/11/2009
Womack A resolution to memorialize Congress to enact the Healthy Schools Act of 2009.
HR 145
referred
8/26/2009
Sheltrown A resolution to encourage the Michigan Department of Education to recognize the psychological differences between how boys and girls learn and to communicate this finding to the state's K-12 education community.
HR 192
referred
12/18/2009
Knollenberg A resolution to express the sense of this legislative body that immediate steps must be taken to restore fully the educational funding previously reduced through the so-called 20j veto and the proration per pupil cut.
HCR 17
referred
4/23/2009
Opsommer A concurrent resolution to urge Michigan's public institutions of higher education to adopt veteran-friendly policies. Referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security on 10/22/2009