Education

2013 Senate Bill 267 (Allow financial literacy as high school math credit )

Votes Admin — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:23:47 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on March 19, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4471

Votes Admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:06:38 GMT

Introduced in the House on March 19, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4276 (Ban mandating “common core standards” in public schools )

Votes Admin — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:58:13 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2013

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2011 Senate Bill 619 (Repeal restrictions on public “cyber schools” )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on September 7, 2011

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2012 House Bill 5738 (Repeal mandatory expulsion of violent students )

Votes Admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:31:30 GMT

Introduced in the House on June 14, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5738 (Repeal mandatory expulsion of violent students )

Votes Admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:31:30 GMT

Introduced in the House on June 14, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5754 (Authorize charter boarding school for low income students )

Votes Admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:31:18 GMT

Introduced in the House on June 14, 2012

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2013 House Bill 4250

Votes Admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:31:40 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 13, 2013

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2011 Senate Bill 637 (Require school Pledge of Allegiance recitation )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on September 13, 2011

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2012 House Bill 5611 (Allow alcohol at 2013 NHL “Winter Classic” in Michigan Stadium )

Votes Admin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:39:29 GMT

Introduced in the House on May 9, 2012, to allow the sale of alcohol at the Jan. 1, 2013 National Hockey League “Winter Classic” game to be held in the University of Michigan football stadium in Ann Arbor. The nationally televised hockey game will be between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs

The vote was 105 in favor, 3 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 306 at House Journal 0)

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2012 Senate Bill 1051 (Ban school board voting on family member union contract)

Votes Admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:39:57 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on March 28, 2012

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2013 Senate Bill 112 (Authorize school employee concealed pistols )

Votes Admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:02:18 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on January 30, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4073 (Reduce, revise high school graduation standards )

Votes Admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:23:54 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 22, 2013

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2009 Senate Bill 1014 (Create Native American language teacher certification exception )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on December 10, 2009, to provide an exception to Michigan’s teacher certification requirements that would allow a school to hire an uncertified person to teach a Native American tribal language and culture class, if a federally recognized tribe indicates that the person has demonstrated mastery of the tribal language, or this is demonstrated in some other way

The vote was 34 in favor, 0 opposed and 4 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 379 at Senate Journal 0)

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2012 House Bill 5534 (Lower high school graduation standards )

Votes Admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:39:47 GMT

Introduced in the House on April 10, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5728 (Require English grammar courses for teacher certification )

Votes Admin — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:39:28 GMT

Introduced in the House on June 7, 2012

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2006 Senate Bill 1417 (Mandate HPV vaccine for sixth grade girls)

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on September 12, 2006, to require the parents or guardian of every female child entering sixth grade in a public or nonpublic school to either have the child vaccinated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, or sign a statement to the effect that he or she had received information schools would be required to distribute on the connection between HPV and cervical cancer, and had elected for the child not to receive the vaccine

The vote was 36 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 719 at Senate Journal 85)

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2012 House Bill 5873 (Revise fallen public safety survivor college tuition benefit program detail )

Votes Admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:48:16 GMT

Introduced in the House on September 11, 2012

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2011 House Bill 5019 (Mandate school physical and health education hours )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on September 28, 2011

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2012 House Bill 6004 (Codify failed school “education achievement authority” )

Votes Admin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:18:03 GMT

Introduced in the House on November 8, 2012

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2012 Senate Bill 1358 (Codify “education achievement authority” for failed schools)

Votes Admin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:19:54 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on November 8, 2012

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2011 House Bill 4625 (Make it easier to fire ineffective teachers )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on May 10, 2011

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2012 House Bill 5521 (Require public schools maintain student health information )

Votes Admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:22:38 GMT

Introduced in the House on March 29, 2012

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2011 Senate Bill 315 (Require kindergartners be 5 on Sept. 1)

Votes Admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:52:39 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on April 12, 2011

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2011 House Bill 4626 (Make it easier to fire ineffective teachers )

Votes Admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:59:34 GMT

Introduced in the House on May 10, 2011, to revise a provision that prohibits firing or demoting a public school teacher except for "reasonable and just cause,” changing this to “for a reason that is not arbitrary and capricious.” Also, to only pay a suspended teacher for 90 days, unless the suspension is reversed in an appeal hearing. Finally, to revise the definition of a “demotion” of a teacher (which triggers a host of procedural mandates), from a loss of pay equal to three days of employment to a loss equal to 30 days, or a 15 day suspension

The vote was 61 in favor, 46 opposed and 3 not voting

(House Roll Call 170 at House Journal 0)

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