2005 House Bill 4264 / 2006 Public Act 347

Allow single-sex schools in Detroit

Introduced in the House

Feb. 15, 2005

Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons III (D-3)

To allow the Detroit school district to have all-boy or all-girl schools.

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 14, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 27, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that only allows single gender schools or classes if a comparable co-ed school, class, or program is made available to pupils, and if the single-gender option is completely voluntary.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-22)

Consideration postponed

June 28, 2006

Substitute offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R-36)

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

Amendment offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R-36)

To require Detroit to provide not just an equivalent co-ed option to students who choose a single-gender school, but also a single gender-school for members of the opposite sex.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 81 to 25 (details)

To allow the Detroit school district to have all-boy or all-girl schools if a comparable co-ed school and a comparable single-gender school for pupils of the opposite sex are also made available, and if the single-gender option is completely voluntary. Senate Bill 1296 applies the same provisions to schools in the rest of the state.

Received in the Senate

June 29, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Education

Aug. 2, 2006

Reported without amendment

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

Aug. 30, 2006

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 33 to 5 (details)

Received in the House

Aug. 30, 2006

Passed in the House 82 to 21 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 1, 2006