HB-5598, As Passed House, December 5, 2018

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5598

As Amended December 5, 2018

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1538f.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1538f. (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall

not approve a teacher preparation institution under section 1538a

and R 390.1151 to R 390.1153 of the Michigan Administrative Code

unless the teacher preparation institution requires all [STAFF AND

FACULTY ENGAGED IN TEACHING CLASSROOM METHOD-BASED CLASSES]

teaching in a teacher preparation program to

complete at least 30 hours of continuing education per school year

that satisfies at least all of the following:

     (a) Is specific to the subject area or areas in which the

faculty member teaches.

     (b) Includes at least all of the following:

     (i) Observation of academic instruction in a school operated

by a school district, intermediate school district, public school

academy, or nonpublic school that operates any of grades K to 12.

     (ii) A requirement that a faculty member participate in

observation of academic instruction in an urban setting during his

or her first 2 years of continuing education under this subsection.

     (iii) A requirement that a faculty member participate in

observation of academic instruction in a rural setting during his

or her first 2 years of continuing education under this subsection.

     (iv) Experiences with social and emotional learning practices.

     (v) Observation of academic instruction with pupils who are

English language learners.

     (vi) Observation of academic instruction in a school operated

by a school district, intermediate school district, public school

academy, or nonpublic school with a high population of pupils

living in poverty.

     (vii) Observation of academic instruction with pupils with a

disability.

     (viii) Experiences with the teacher evaluation tools used by

school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school

academies.

     (ix) The use of data and statistics to inform instruction and

to aggregate local and state assessment data.

     (x) Experiences with the development of classroom management

skills.

     (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, meets the

requirements for approved professional development activities for

House Bill No. 5598 as amended December 5, 2018

teachers in grades K to 12, as determined by the department.

     (2) A faculty member described in subsection (1) shall do both

of the following:

     (a) Demonstrate to the department his or her completion of the

continuing education under subsection (1), to the satisfaction of

the department.

     (b) Submit to a criminal history check by the criminal records

division of the department of state police and provide the results

to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the

department.

     (3) Beginning July 1, [2021], if the superintendent of public

instruction approved a teacher preparation institution under

section 1538a and R 390.1151 to R 390.1153 of the Michigan

Administrative Code before the effective date of this section and

the teacher preparation institution did not meet the requirements

under this section at the time the approval was issued, the

superintendent of public instruction shall revoke the approval. If

the superintendent of public instruction revokes an approval under

this subsection, the teacher preparation institution may reapply

for approval, in a form and manner prescribed by the superintendent

of public instruction.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.