2018 House Bill 5828 / Public Act 548

Create state school safety commission, inspections, grants

Introduced in the House

April 18, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Jason Wentworth (R-97)

To create a state school safety commission to devise and promulgate a comprehensive school safety plan, and authorize inspections that would grade schools on their adherence to its guidelines. The bill authorizes a grant program for schools to adopt safety measures but does not identify where the money would come from.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 2, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 8, 2018

Amendment offered by Rep. Robert Wittenberg (D-27)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 5369 to 5371, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. Those bills expand firearms purchase background check requirements.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jason Sheppard (R-56)

To require the proposed commission to issue or deny within 30 days requests from schools for a waiver from one of its rules.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-60)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 98 to 11 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 10, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 18, 2018

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of the bill that does not include the safety inspection provisions.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To create a state school safety commission to devise and promulgate a comprehensive school safety plan.

Received in the House

Dec. 20, 2018

Passed in the House 100 to 7 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 27, 2018