2001 Senate Bill 143

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 6, 2001

Introduced by Sen. Loren Bennett (R-8)

To allow an intermediate school board to refer a resolution or petition for the transfer of territory from one school district to another directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Referred to the Committee on Education

May 3, 2001

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 1, 2001

Passed in the Senate 34 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 1, 2001

To allow an intermediate school board to refer a resolution or petition for the transfer of territory from one school district to another directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Dec. 3, 2002

Amendment offered by Rep. Wayne Kuipers (R-90)

To establish new regulations and limitations on Detroit school district bonds and millage elections, and limit the district's access to the state school bond loan fund, which guarantees local school bonds and thereby confers the state's high credit rating on them.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Dec. 13, 2002

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Randy Richardville (R-56)

To reconsider the vote by which the the House adopted the Kuipers amendment to establish new regulations and limitations on Detroit school bonds and millage elections.

The motion failed by voice vote

Amendment offered

To allow and require three new charter schools to be established in Detroit by the mayor in each of the next five years. These would all be high schools. Detroit schools would get $2.5 million a year for three years to compensate for declining enrollment. The amendment also gives the mayor the authority to appoint all the members of the Detroit schools reform board, and gives Detroit schools an additional $7.5 million over three years to compensate for the loss of students (and their state foundation grants) to the proposed charters.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 39 (details)

To allow and require three new charter schools to be established in Detroit by the mayor in each of the next five years, for a total of 15 new charters. These would all be high schools. Detroit schools would get $2.5 million a year for three years to compensate for declining enrollment. The bill also gives the mayor the authority to appoint all the members of the Detroit schools reform board, removing the governor's one appointment. It also would allow an intermediate school board to refer a resolution or petition for the transfer of territory from one school district to another directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 30, 2002

Failed in the Senate 18 to 12 (details)

To concur with the House amendment, which would allow and require three new charter schools to be established in Detroit by the mayor in each of the next five years, for a total of 15 new charters. These would all be high schools. Detroit schools would get $2.5 million a year for three years to compensate for declining enrollment. The bill also gives the mayor the authority to appoint all the members of the Detroit schools reform board, removing the governor's one appointment. It also would allow an intermediate school board to refer a resolution or petition for the transfer of territory from one school district to another directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.