Public Act 593 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on April 21, 2004, to require schools to administer to all high school juniors the nationally recognized achievement test proposed by Senate Bill 1153 as a replacement for the Michigan Education Assessment Program test (MEAP). The bill would also include low scores on the new test as part of the definition of what constitutes an “at risk pupil” for purposes of directing extra state and federal money to the student’s school .
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on April 21, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 9, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 9, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that would also require schools to include on high school transcripts the pupil's scaled score on each subject area of the test and the pupil's attendance record. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on November 9, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 1) on November 10, 2004, to require schools to administer to all high school juniors the nationally recognized achievement test proposed by Senate Bill 1153 as a replacement for the Michigan Education Assessment Program test (MEAP); and require schools to include on high school transcripts the pupil's scaled score on each subject area of the test and the pupil's attendance record. The bill would also include low scores on the new test as part of the definition of what constitutes an “at risk pupil” for purposes of directing extra state and federal money to the student’s school . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on November 10, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on November 10, 2004.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R) on December 8, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on December 8, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Nofs (R) on December 8, 2004, to clarify that the House version of the bill requires a social studies test. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on December 8, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R) on December 8, 2004, to require social studies test questions be factually accurate, and require the state superintendent of public instruction to remove them if they are not. Note: The MEAP social studies test has been highly controversial in the past because of percieved "political correctness," allegations of "attitudes assessment," and more. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on December 8, 2004.
• Passed in the House (98 to 11) on December 8, 2004, to require schools to administer to all high school juniors the nationally recognized achievement test proposed by Senate Bill 1153 as a replacement for the Michigan Education Assessment Program test (MEAP); and require schools to include on high school transcripts the pupil's scaled score on each subject area of the test and the pupil's attendance record. The bill would also include low scores on the new test as part of the definition of what constitutes an “at risk pupil” for purposes of directing extra state and federal money to the student’s school. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 9, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (36 to 1) on December 9, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 5, 2005.