2003 Senate Bill 307: Require public school parent involvement plans

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Public Act 107 of 2004

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Introduced by Sen. Nancy Cassis (R) on March 19, 2003, to require public schools to adopt and implement parent involvement plans designed to increase parental involvement in schools and instructional programs.
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on March 19, 2003.
  - Reported in the Senate on November 12, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on November 13, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 13, 2003.
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on December 2, 2003.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the House on December 2, 2003.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on December 2, 2003.
- Reported in the House on March 24, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on March 31, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 31, 2004.
Passed 104 to 2 in the House on March 31, 2004, to require public schools to adopt and implement parent involvement plans designed to increase parental involvement in schools and instructional programs.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on April 1, 2004.
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 4, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 20, 2004.

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1) Sen. Cassis' "journal statement" by Admin003 on May 5, 2004
Senator Cassis' statement is as follows:
With the passage of Senate Bill No. 307 today, we are initiating the development of local parental involvement plans in our schools throughout Michigan. I want to say particular thanks to Dr. Cheryl Sommers and her graduate students in the School of Psychology at Wayne State University. You see, it was these students, under Dr. Sommers' guidance, who did something that we don't see and experience every day in the course of the passage of a bill. Their research efforts showing the importance of parental involvement in the education of their children which leads to better achievement, improved classroom behavior, and motivation, as well as positive outcomes in a number of domains really, truly is unique. These individuals are Cherie Gibson from Farmington Hills; Stacy Thomas of Detroit, Michigan; Aja Temple from Southfield; Jill Brimm from Ferndale, Michigan; and Leann Witzke from Jeddo, Michigan. Again, my very grateful thanks for their work and efforts in the passage of this bill.
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2) raise the parents? by wilsond on March 24, 2003
Its bad enough that schools are being asked by parents to raise their children. Now you are asking schools to raise the parents also? If parents want to be involved in their kids lives, if they want to make sure they do well the parent will get involved. No school mandated plan is going to do that.

Why don't you tell the public libraries to force children to read more? Wouldn't work right?

And are you going to provide funding for this or should the schools cut some other truly benefical program (Arts, Music, History) to do this?
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3) nix the contract, by annrock on March 21, 2003
I would be very concerned that this would be another method to get educratic tentacles into the private lives of families. The next thing you know there would be a "contract" which is a legal document. The best thing is to have respect for parental authority and work together without "contracts." Let the parent have a universal tuition tax credit and apply it to the school that would be best for that particular child.
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