Public Act 534 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on January 26, 2005, to revise provision of the school code that requires a minimum of 180 days of instruction in schools as a condition of state funding, to instead require 1,098 hours of instruction per year (which comes to 6.1 hours a day over 180 days. Also, to remove requirements for incremental yearly increases in the number of school days and hours of instruction.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on January 26, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 30, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 31, 2006, 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 by voice vote in the Senate on May 31, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 1, 2006, to delete provisions in the Revised School Code regarding the minimum required number of hours of pupil instruction and instead require that school districts and charter schools provide at least the minimum number of hours of pupil instruction each school year required under the State School Aid Act.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 6, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on June 6, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on November 29, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 12, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that replaces references to "minimum number of hours of pupil instruction," the bill was amended to read "minimum amount of pupil instruction". The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 12, 2006.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on December 13, 2006, to delete provisions in the Revised School Code regarding the minimum required number of hours of pupil instruction and instead require that school districts and charter schools provide at least the minimum amount of pupil instruction required under the State School Aid Act.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 13, 2006.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 14, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 28, 2006.