SB-0673, As Passed House, June 29, 2006

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 673

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1536; and to repeal acts

and parts of acts.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 1536. (1) The state board shall develop a school

administrator's certificate that may be issued to school district

and intermediate school district superintendents, school

principals, assistant principals, and other administrators whose

primary responsibility is administering instructional programs. An

individual is not required by this section to have a school

administrator's certificate under this section or an endorsement

under subsection (2) to be employed as a school administrator by a

school district, public school academy, intermediate school

district, or nonpublic school.

     (2) The state board also may develop appropriate certificate

endorsements for school administrators, by elementary, secondary,

and central office level.

     (3) The state board shall develop standards and procedures to

implement this section. The standards and procedures shall address

at least all of the following:

     (a) The educational and professional experience requirements

for a certificate or endorsement under this section.

     (b) Continuing education requirements for periodic

recertification. These requirements shall be consistent with the

continuing education requirements under section 1246.

     (c) Procedures for application for and issuance of

certificates and endorsements under this section.

     (d) Standards and procedures for suspension and revocation of

a certificate. These standards and procedures shall be based on the

standards and procedures for taking action against a person's

teaching certificate under section 1535a.

(4) The department shall consult and work with appropriate

professional organizations, primarily organizations representing

superintendents and building-level administrators, in developing

the standards required under this section.

     (5) For the purposes of adding 1 or more enhancement or

specialty endorsements for a school administrator's certificate,

the department may recognize performance-based professional

learning programs offered by established state professional

Senate Bill No. 673 (H-2) as amended June 29, 2006

organizations that represent school administrators described in

subsection (1). These programs must be approved by the department

based on alignment with state board-approved school administrator

program preparation standards.

     (6) As used in this section, "established state professional

organization" means an association that has served members on a

statewide basis for at least 10 years.

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