2022 Senate Bill 940

Waive certain school funding requirements post-2020-2021 school year

Introduced in the Senate

March 2, 2022

Introduced by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-12)

To waive in the 2021-22 school year certain hours of instruction and attendance requirements a public school must meet to obtain full state funding, if it met those requirements in the 2020-21 school year. The bill would also authorize schools not administering annual Michigan Merit Examination given to 11th graders to assess what they have learned.

Referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness

March 9, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 24, 2022

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To waive in the 2021-22 school year certain hours of instruction and attendance requirements a public school must meet to obtain full state funding, if it met those requirements in the 2020-21 school year. The bill would also authorize giving schools permission to not administer the annual Michigan Merit Examination given to 11th graders to assess what they have learned.

Received in the House

March 24, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Education