Public Act 219 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on October 18, 2007, to revise a law that allows a school district to offer part of its curricula to a private school or home-schooled student, including at a non-public school location. Under current law, nonessential elective courses can be offered by the school district within whose jurisdiction the student resides, or by a contiguous district under a cooperative agreement with permission of the home-district. The bill would change this to establish that if the home district cannot or will not provide all or some of the instruction, a contiguous district may do even if there is no cooperative agreement and no release by the home district.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on October 18, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 19, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 21, 2008, 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 February 21, 2008.
• Passed 34 to 0 in the Senate on February 26, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on February 26, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on February 26, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on June 17, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 26, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires that requests from and responses to those seeking instruction from a public school district be submitted annually in writing. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 26, 2008.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on June 26, 2008, to revise a law that allows a school district to offer part of its curricula to a private school or home-schooled student, including at a non-public school location. Under current law, nonessential elective courses can be offered by the school district within whose jurisdiction the student resides, or by a contiguous district under a cooperative agreement with permission of the home-district. The bill would change this to establish that if the home district cannot or will not provide all or some of the instruction, a contiguous district may do even if there is no cooperative agreement and no release by the home district.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 27, 2008.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 15, 2008.