2013-2014 Session House Committee on Education
Monday, December 29, 2014
Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Meetings Status
HB 4032
referred
1/22/2013
Geiss Education; public school academies; cyber schools; require posting educational materials on website and submission to department.
HB 4055
referred
1/22/2013
Slavens Law enforcement; training; procedures regarding cyberbullying reporting; provide for.
HB 4056
referred
1/22/2013
Slavens Law enforcement; other; cyberbullying public awareness campaign; create.
HB 4072
referred
1/22/2013
Nesbitt Education; curriculum; revisions to mathematics, applied arts, and foreign language Michigan merit standard curriculum requirements for high school diploma; provide for.
HB 4073
referred
1/22/2013
McBroom Education; graduation requirements; Michigan merit curriculum; revise.
HB 4088
referred
1/22/2013
Johnson Education; graduation requirements; completion of certain vocational technical or career and technical education in lieu of certain state high school diploma requirements; allow.
HB 4098
referred
1/24/2013
MacMaster Weapons; concealed; teachers, administrators, and employees to carry concealed pistols in school and on school property under certain circumstances; allow.
HB 4102
referred
1/24/2013
Potvin Education; curriculum; certain requirements for high school diploma; modify, and eliminate foreign language requirements.
HB 4136
referred
1/30/2013
Foster Higher education; financial aid; loan repayment grant program for certain primary care health professionals and students; provide eligibility criteria.
HB 4137
referred
1/30/2013
Ananich Higher education; financial aid; loan repayment grant program for certain primary care health professionals and students; establish criteria for award and repayment of grants.
HB 4148
referred
1/30/2013
Shirkey Higher education; community colleges; granting of baccalaureate degrees in certain fields; allow. 08/27/2014 Referred to the Committee on Michigan Competitiveness.
HB 4154
referred
1/31/2013
Yonker Education; school districts; third-party accrediting of schools; allow, and provide that department establish list of approved private accreditors. 10/30/2013, 12/04/2013 Substitute (H-1) adopted on 10/30/2013
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 12/04/2013.
HB 4165
referred
1/31/2013
Rutledge Education; public school academies; approval requirement for a new public school academy to be located within school district that has had boundaries changed by consolidation or annexation; provide for.
HB 4175
referred
2/5/2013
Somerville Education; teachers; professional teaching certificate; eliminate, and provide for single teaching certificate that does not require continuing education.
HB 4188
referred
2/5/2013
Kelly Education; attendance; requiring child to receive influenza vaccination to attend school; prohibit.
HB 4199
referred
2/6/2013
McCann Children; protection; mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse or child neglect; expand to include coaches and school volunteers.
HB 4250
referred
2/13/2013
Stanley Education; nonpublic; certain registration and reporting requirements for home-schooled students; provide for.
HB 4269
referred
2/19/2013
Nathan Education; safety; statewide school safety commission; create. 10/16/2013
HB 4272
referred
2/19/2013
Haines Education; safety; automated external defibrillator drills for schools; establish. 5/1/2013, 06/05/2013 Reported with recommendation as amended on 06/05/2013.
HB 4273
referred
2/19/2013
Haines Health; children; sudden cardiac arrest protocols; require department to develop educational materials and training program and require compliance with by certain entities that sponsor youth athletic events. 5/1/2013
HB 4276
referred
2/19/2013
McMillin Education; curriculum; implementation of certain common core standards and assessments in this state; prohibit. 3/30/2013
HB 4278
referred
2/19/2013
Tlaib Education; facilities; certain activities to determine and eliminate environmental hazards before building a school or acquiring a site for a school; require.
HB 4281
referred
2/19/2013
McCready Education; financing; school district's permissible use of sinking funds; expand.
HB 4318
referred
2/26/2013
Johnson Higher education; community colleges; granting of bachelor of science in nursing degrees; allow.
HB 4341
referred
2/28/2013
Lori Health; education; dead bodies donated to science; allow department to designate any accredited medical school in this state to accept. 10/02/13 Reported with recommendation to be referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
HB 4352
referred
2/28/2013
Lyons Health; other; auto-injectable epinephrine device; allow prescribers to prescribe and pharmacists to dispense to school boards under certain circumstances and limit liability. 09/18/2013, 10/02/13 Reported with recommendation, as amended on 10/02/2013.
HB 4353
referred
2/28/2013
Lyons Education; school districts; training and local policies concerning administration of auto-injectable epinephrine device in public schools; require. 09/18/2013, 10/02/13 Reported with recommendation as susbitute (H-2) on 10/02/13.
HB 4365
referred
3/5/2013
Genetski Education; teachers; initial certification for teachers; require certain English language grammar, punctuation, and usage courses for.
HB 4369
referred
3/5/2013
Lyons Education; other; education achievement authority; establish as part of public education system and provide for its powers and duties. 3/06/2013
3/13/2013
report with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 3/13/2013
HB 4447
referred
3/13/2013
Genetski Education; teachers; alternative teaching certificate for individuals to teach 6 to 12 grade math and science; provide for.
HB 4454
referred
3/14/2013
Segal Education; attendance; religious holiday absences; prohibit from counting against a student's attendance record. 5/1/2013 reported out with recommendation on 5/1/2013
HB 4465
referred
3/14/2013
McBroom Education; graduation requirements; Michigan merit curriculum; revise. 4/10/2013
4/17/2013
4/24/2013
5/7/2013
reported as subsitute H-3 on 5/7/2013
HB 4466
referred
3/14/2013
Johnson Education; graduation requirements; certain requirements of Michigan merit curriculum; modify, and modify personal curriculum requirements. 4/10/2013
4/17/2013
4/24/2013
5/7/2013
reported as subsitute H-3 on 5/7/2013
HB 4471
referred
3/19/2013
Potvin Education; calendar; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather days; allow for 2012-2013 if minimum hours requirement is met. 4/17/2013 Reported with recommendation.
HB 4483
referred
3/20/2013
Knezek Education; financing; use of sinking fund; allow for acquiring or upgrading technology.
HB 4490
referred
3/21/2013
Stallworth Education; discipline; penalties for physical assault at school against another pupil and procedure for reinstatement of pupils expelled for weapons; modify.
HB 4515
referred
4/9/2013
Zemke Education; financing; purposes for which sinking fund may be used; include transportation.
HB 4575
referred
4/17/2013
Bumstead Higher education; financial aid; promise zone authority act; make general revisions. 5/22/2013, 06/05/2013 Reported with recommendation as susbitute (H-1) on 06/05/2013.
HB 4606
referred
4/23/2013
Haines Juveniles; truancy; family division of the circuit court to notify secretary of state of truancy disposition; provide for.
HB 4607
referred
4/23/2013
Haines Traffic control; driver license; certain school attendance requirements to maintain driver license; establish.
HB 4625
referred
4/24/2013
Lund Education; school districts; criteria for establishment of compensation levels or adjustments; modify. 5/8/2013
5/22/2013
Reported out as substitute H-1 on 5/22/2013
HB 4652
referred
5/1/2013
Tlaib School aid; payments; school districts to provide minimum amount of health education and physical education to receive full foundation allowance; require.
HB 4653
referred
5/1/2013
Lori Education; curriculum; physical education requirements; revise.
HB 4672
referred
5/2/2013
Olumba Education; school districts; defintion of "first class school district"; modify.
HB 4712
referred
5/9/2013
Irwin Education; curriculum; foreign language requirement for graduation; modify.
HB 4713
referred
5/9/2013
Graves Education; safety; reporting requirement for public school safety drills; provide for, and require cardiac emergency response plan. 10/16/2013, 10/23/2013 Substitute (H-1) adopted on 10/16/2013, Reported with recommendation as susbitute (H-2) on 10/23/13.
HB 4721
referred
5/14/2013
Irwin Education; curriculum; age appropriate, medically accurate, and objective sexuality education; provide for.
HB 4725
referred
5/14/2013
Olumba Education; alternative; residential boarding schools for at-risk youths; allow public school academies to operate. 10/02/13, 06/04/2014 Reported with recommendation on 06/04/2014
HB 4727
referred
5/14/2013
Abed Education; discipline; cyberbullying to be defined and addressed in anti-bullying policy; require, and require certain reporting.
HB 4779
referred
5/28/2013
Franz Education; other; certain outdated provisions in school code requiring rule promulgation; repeal.
HB 4784
referred
5/29/2013
Genetski Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; allow major in accounting or writing to count toward certification.
HB 4797
referred
5/30/2013
Rutledge Education; financing; criteria and procedures for providing education to district residents of a financially insolvent school district; provide for.
HB 4798
referred
5/30/2013
Rogers School aid; other; pupils residing in district that is not financially able to provide education; consider to be residents of educating district for school aid purposes.
HB 4813
referred
6/6/2013
Rogers Education; reorganization; criteria and procedures for dissolution of a school district; revise. 6/11/2013, 6/12/2013 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-4) on 6/12/2013
HB 4815
referred
6/6/2013
Rogers School aid; other; implementation of district dissolution; provide for in school aid act, and adjust appropriations for districts affected by dissolution. 6/11/2013, 6/12/2013 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/12/2013
HB 4826
referred
6/12/2013
Franz Education; school districts; instruction in certain United States historical information; require.
HB 4836
referred
6/13/2013
Lipton Education; school districts; disclosure of certain student data; require written consent by a parent or guardian.
HB 4837
referred
6/13/2013
McMillin Education; examinations; access to state-mandated tests; allow for certain individuals.
HB 4838
referred
6/13/2013
Hooker Education; examinations; use of brand names on assessment test questions; prohibit.
HB 4845
referred
6/18/2013
Foster School aid; other; redistribution of funding for students who graduate early from school district to early graduation scholarship program; provide for.
HB 4846
referred
6/18/2013
Foster Higher education; financial aid; early graduation achievement scholarship program; create.
HB 4847
referred
6/19/2013
Genetski Education; reports; schools to exclude information about incarcerated pupils from accreditation data and annual education reports; allow.
HB 4849
referred
6/19/2013
McMillin Education; other; imposing action on schools based on student achievement gap; prohibit.
HB 4870
referred
6/20/2013
Oakes Education; reorganization; intermediate school district intervention for financially failing school districts; provide for.
HB 4871
referred
6/20/2013
Oakes School aid; other; intermediate school district intervention for financially failing school districts; provide for.
HB 4894
referred
7/18/2013
Stallworth Education; curriculum; health education requirements; revise.
HB 4955
referred
9/4/2013
Foster Education; students; eligibility for dual-enrollment opportunities; create standards.
HB 4956
referred
9/4/2013
Foster Education; facilities; purchase or lease of certain unused state facilities by public schools; allow.
HB 4972
referred
9/12/2013
McMillin Education; curriculum; implementation of Next Generation Science Standards; prohibit.
HB 4986
referred
9/17/2013
Hooker Education; school districts; certain protections regarding student rights to religious expression in public schools; provide for.
HB 4992
referred
9/18/2013
Schor Education; examinations; assessment test information; allow certain modifications unrelated to test results.
HB 5044
referred
10/2/2013
Kelly Education; school districts; collection or use of biometric data by public schools; prohibit.
HB 5111
referred
10/29/2013
Price Education; other; promotion of third grade students to next grade level; require a minimum benchmark on standardized test for advancement. 10/30/2013, 11/06/2013, 11/13/2013, 12/04/2013 Substitute (H-1) adopted on 11/13/2013
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 12/04/2013.
HB 5112
referred
10/29/2013
Lyons Education; school districts; system for calculating and publishing letter grades for public schools; establish. 10/30/2013, 11/06/2013, 11/13/2013, 12/04/2013 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-7) on 12/04/2013.
HB 5128
referred
11/5/2013
Yonker Education; school districts; reporting requirement regarding annual turnover of school instructional staff; establish.
HB 5129
referred
11/5/2013
Townsend Education; reports; certain staffing ratio data; require to include in pupil enrollment reports.
HB 5130
referred
11/5/2013
Townsend Education; school districts; requirements for holding school board meetings; modify.
HB 5144
referred
11/12/2013
Stallworth Education; curriculum; diagnostic evaluation, early intervention, tutoring, and mentoring to bring low-performing students to proficiency in reading by the third grade; provide for. 11/13/2013, 12/04/2013 Reported with recommendation on 12/04/2013.
HB 5181
referred
3/26/2014
Somerville Retirement; public school employees; retirant employed in a critical shortage discipline area or to provide substitute teaching services without forfeiting retirement allowance; extend sunset.
HB 5196
referred
12/12/2013
Lori Education; curriculum; specific physical education requirements; provide for. 03/19/2014 Substitute (H-1) adopted
HB 5203
referred
12/12/2013
Howrylak Education; teachers; implementation dates for performance evaluation requirements for teachers and school administrators; revise.
HB 5221
referred
1/15/2014
Heise Education; school districts; notification to parents or guardians of alleged maltreatment of a student; require in a timely manner.
HB 5223
referred
1/15/2014
O'Brien Education; teachers; performance evaluation requirements for teachers; revise. 01/22/2014, 01/29/2014, 02/19/2014, 02/26/2014, 04/30/2014, 05/06/2014 Substitute (H-4) adopted on 04/30/2014
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-4) on 05/06/2014.
HB 5224
referred
1/15/2014
Zemke Education; employees; performance evaluation requirements for school administrators; revise. 01/22/2014, 01/29/2014, 02/19/2014, 02/26/2014, 04/30/2014, 05/06/2014 Substitute (H-4) adopted on 04/30/2014
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-4) on 05/06/2014.
HB 5229
referred
1/22/2014
Lamonte Education; board members; procedure for appointment of committees to hear reinstatement requests; modify.
HB 5264
referred
1/29/2014
Genetski Retirement; state employees; retiree performing substitute teaching services; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiture of retirement allowance or benefits and extend sunset.
HB 5268
referred
1/30/2014
re-referred on 3/20/2014
Lipton Education; school districts; comprehensive school audits, monitoring, and implementation of transformation program for low-performing schools; provide for. Discharged from committee on 03/06/2014
HB 5269
referred
1/30/2014
re-referred on 3/20/2014
Dillon Education; financing; comprehensive statewide cost study to determine cost of meeting certain state public education goals; require. Discharged from committee on 03/06/2014
HB 5281
referred
2/6/2014
Franz Education; teachers; credentials required for great start readiness program teachers; revise.
HB 5285
referred
2/6/2014
Potvin Education; calendar; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather days; allow for 2013-2014 if minimum hours requirement is met.
HB 5371
referred
2/26/2014
Stanley Higher education; financial aid; number of governing bodies authorized to establish promise zones; increase.
HB 5392
referred
3/5/2014
Heise Education; financing; permissible use of certain bond proceeds; revise.
HB 5431
referred
3/26/2014
Hobbs Education; curriculum; internet safety instruction; require.
HB 5437
referred
3/27/2014
Kosowski Education; financing; permissible use of sinking funds; expand to include school bus purchasing.
HB 5446
referred
4/17/2014
Knezek Education; reorganization; criteria and procedures for reorganizing a dissolved school district; provide for, and allow under certain circumstance.
HB 5462
referred
4/23/2014
Nathan Education; reorganization; powers and duties of an intermediate school district board regarding dissolved school districts; expand to include return of territory to dissolved school district under certain circumstances.
HB 5515
referred
5/1/2014
Zorn School aid; penalties; no penalty for not providing minimum days of pupil instruction if make-up would extend classes past June 13 and failure is due to conditions outside control of school; provide for.
HB 5544
referred
5/6/2014
Lipton Education; curriculum; Holocaust education; provide for.
HB 5550
referred
5/7/2014
Townsend Education; attendance; parent requests for classroom assignment of multiple birth siblings; require public schools to comply with.
HB 5581
referred
5/14/2014
Genetski Education; other; oversight for statewide assessments; transfer to department of treasury. 05/21/2014 Reported out with recommendation.
HB 5596
referred
5/21/2014
McMillin Education; discipline; policy that does not allow discretion in suspension or expulsion; prohibit unless required by state law.
HB 5605
referred
5/28/2014
Kosowski Education; athletics; participation by public school in interscholastic athletic conference or association; prohibit unless there is a rule to end a football game when a certain spread exists with a minute or less left in the game.
HB 5607
referred
5/28/2014
Santana Education; attendance; continued enrollment of student when family moves after supplemental count day; require school district to allow.
HB 5611
referred
5/29/2014
Shirkey Education; curriculum; inclusion of instruction in human trafficking in sex education curriculum; encourage, and require department of education to develop or select model.
HB 5613
referred
5/29/2014
McMillin Education; students; participation in school district's extracurricular programs by homeschool students; allow.
HB 5619
referred
6/4/2014
Oakes Education; intermediate school districts; intermediate school district monitoring of school district finances; provide for.
HB 5622
referred
6/4/2014
Oakes Education; elementary; smaller class size in underperforming schools; require.
HB 5625
referred
6/4/2014
Olumba Education; curriculum; instruction in ethics and character building; require for elementary grades in public school academies.
HB 5627
referred
6/4/2014
Olumba Human services; services or financial assistance; eligibility for assistance for individuals with school-aged children to be based on child's school attendance; require.
HB 5630
referred
6/4/2014
Olumba Human services; other; Michigan social innovation act; create.
HB 5669
referred
6/12/2014
VerHeulen Education; teachers; use of school-provided professional development hours toward certification or renewal; allow for nonpublic school teachers. 9/17/14 Reported with recommendation 9/17/14
HB 5694
referred
6/12/2014
Brown Education; public school academies; cap on number of charter schools; provide for.
HB 5695
referred
6/12/2014
Tlaib Education; public school academies; certain requirements for real estate leases; provide for, and provide for limitation on per pupil school aid allocation for cyber schools.
HB 5696
referred
6/12/2014
Brunner Education; employees; nondisclosure agreement concerning terms of employment; prohibit public school from requiring.
HB 5728
referred
8/27/2014
Geiss Education; reorganization; ability for receiving school district to decline ownership of buildings and property of dissolved school district and procedures if that happens; provide for.
HB 5752
referred
9/9/2014
Irwin Agriculture; pesticides; use on school or day care playgrounds; prohibit.
HB 5778
referred
9/9/2014
Kesto Education; curriculum; genocide education; provide for. 09/24/2014
HB 5786
referred
9/10/2014
Hobbs Education; attendance; mandatory enrollment in kindergarten and full-day kindergarten; provide for and revise age of attendance requirement.
HB 5793
referred
9/10/2014
Lyons Education; graduation requirements; requirements for high school diploma; clarify foreign language Michigan merit standard curriculum requirement. 9/17/14 Reported with recommendation with substittue H-1 9/17/14
HB 5813
referred
9/16/2014
Price Higher education; community colleges; annexation by community college district; revise criteria.
HB 5852
referred
9/23/2014
Roberts Education; public school academies; restrictions on issuing contracts for any new charter schools or approving any new charter school campuses; provide for.
HB 5904
referred
11/6/2014
Price Education; curriculum; high school diploma endorsement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); provide for.
HB 5905
referred
11/6/2014
Price Education; curriculum; high school diploma endorsement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); direct department of education to issue for certain pupils.
HB 5906
referred
11/6/2014
Rogers Education; teachers; requirements for professional teaching certificate and requirements for alternative teaching certificate process; revise.
HB 5915
referred
11/6/2014
Lipton School aid; other; disclosure of operating budget; expand to include financial statements by an educational maintenance organization.
HB 5916
referred
11/6/2014
Roberts Education; public school academies; requirements for management agreement with educational management organizations; revise.
HB 5917
referred
11/6/2014
Irwin Education; public school academies; requirements for issuance of contract, provisions concerning oversight, and requirements for management contracts; revise.
HB 5918
referred
11/6/2014
Nathan Education; public school academies; requirements and duties of authorizing body; revise.
HB 5944
referred
11/12/2014
McMillin Occupations; advisors and counselors; counseling education program required for licensure; limit approval of programs that do not protect a student's religious belief.
HB 5978
referred
12/2/2014
Brown Education; other; data report regarding public school openings and closings; require.
HB 5979
referred
12/2/2014
Brown Education; board members; training for school board members and charter school board of directors members; require.
HB 6096
referred
12/18/2014
Rutledge Education; teachers; master teacher; establish definition for, and provide for use as mentor under certain circumstances.
HB 6097
referred
12/18/2014
Roberts Education; public school academies; approval of public school academy contracts by state board of education; require.
HB 6100
referred
12/18/2014
Brinks Education; board members; monthly board meetings for all public schools; require.
HB 6101
referred
12/18/2014
Roberts Education; building use; requirements for new signs displaying name of public school; provide for.
SB 66
referred
5/28/2014
Proos Education; graduation requirements; information to help school districts comply with Michigan merit curriculum requirements; provide for. 06/04/2014 Reported with recommendation.
SB 74
referred
12/9/2014
Anderson Education; discipline; cyberbullying to be defined and addressed in anti-bullying policy; require, and require certain reporting. Discharged 12/19/14
SB 80
referred
10/1/2013
Hansen School aid; other; reporting of certain expenditures; require. 12/17/14 Reported with recommendation, as substituted (H-2).
SB 81
referred
10/1/2013
Hansen Education; school districts; limitations on certain uses of school district funds; provide for. 12/17/14 Reported with recommendation.
SB 120
referred
12/11/2013
Colbeck Education; curriculum; certain American heritage instruction and documents; allow and prohibit censorship of. 03/05/2014, 03/19/2014 Reported with recommendation on 03/19/2014
SB 121
referred
12/11/2013
Colbeck Education; curriculum; celebrate freedom week to be observed in all public schools; require. 03/05/2014, 03/19/2014 Reported with recommendation on 03/19/2014
SB 312
referred
10/17/2013
Hansen Higher education; financial aid; promise zone authority act; make general revisions. 12/11/2013 Reported with recommendation.
SB 423
referred
12/11/2013
Pappageorge Education; school districts; instruction in certain United States historical information; require. 03/05/2014, 03/19/2014 Reported out as substitute (H-1) on 03/19/2014
SB 492
referred
10/16/2013
Caswell Education; attendance; eligibility for kindergarten early entry for school of choice students; revise school code to allow. 12/17/14 Reported with recommendation.
SB 644
referred
3/18/2014
Hildenbrand Education; alternative; strict discipline academies; allow to enroll individuals placed in certain facilities operated by a private agency. 06/04/2014 Reported with recommendation.
SB 817
referred
5/14/2014
Pappageorge Education; teachers; implementation dates for performance evaluation requirements for teachers and school administrators; modify. 06/04/2014 Reported with recommendation.
SB 1075
referred
12/4/2014
Richardville Education; curriculum; genocide education; provide for.
SB 1142
referred
12/11/2014
Jansen Fire; other; standards for fire drills; modify for colleges and universities. 12/17/14 Reported with recommendation.
HJR DD
referred
3/11/2014
McMillin Higher education; governing boards; open meetings for university boards; require, and provide for public inspection of records.
HJR SS
referred
12/18/2014
Lipton Education; school districts; maintenance of certain specified types of schools; require in each district and require high-quality free and safe quality public education in this state.
HJR TT
referred
12/18/2014
Dillon Education; financing; legislation enacting policy changes that have negative fiscal impact on public education; require to be accompanied by funding.
HR 79
referred
4/9/2013
Zemke A resolution to urge the Michigan Department of Education to establish an academic competition in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for Michigan students.
HR 104
referred
4/23/2013
Rendon A resolution to encourage elementary schools throughout Michigan to incorporate the gun safety curriculum found in the Michigan Model for Health program and to encourage all schools to incorporate gun safety programs at all grade levels.
HR 117
referred
4/30/2013
Schor A resolution to urge the Michigan Department of Education to add to its model curriculum content standards and benchmarks a requirement that first grade students demonstrate knowledge of their home address and telephone number.
HR 187
referred
6/19/2013
Victory A resolution to encourage Michigan's colleges and universities to promote globally comprehensive education as a part of curricular and extracurricular life
HR 226
referred
9/24/2013
Kelly A resolution to authorize the State Board of Education and the Michigan Department of Education to move forward to expend resources to implement the use of the Common Core State Standards so long as the conditions of this resolution can be met.
HR 301
referred
2/11/2014
Abed A resolution to memorialize the Congress and the President of the United States to enact legislation that would fund state Pay-It-Forward college financing pilot programs. 9/17/14 Referred to the Mighigan Competitiveness Committee 9/17/14
HR 323
referred
3/19/2014
Schor A resolution to condemn the boycott of Israeli universities by the American Studies Association.
HR 360
referred
5/13/2014
Abed A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to delete the No Child Left Behind requirement which mandated an increase in tests from six to fourteen.
HR 361
referred
5/13/2014
Abed A resolution to urge the Congress and the President of the United States to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to allow parents to opt their children out of high-stakes standardized testing without fear that their decision will negatively affect their school's standing.
HR 456
referred
12/16/2014
Potvin A resolution to encourage the Michigan Department of Education to allow local school districts the option to hold fundraisers, such as bake sales, during school hours that involve food that may not meet the new federal school nutrition standards.
HCR 11
referred
9/25/2013
Kelly A concurrent resolution to authorize the State Board of Education and the Michigan Department of Education to move forward and expend resources to implement the use of the Common Core State Standards so long as the conditions of this concurrent resolution are met. 09/26/2013 Reported with recommendation as susbitute (H-3) on 09/26/2013.
HCR 23
referred
3/19/2014
Schor A concurrent resolution to condemn the boycott of Israeli universities by the American Studies Association.