Rep. Mike Mueller (R-72)

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2023 House Bill 4101

Health occupations: speech-language pathologists; temporary licensing of speech-language pathologists; modify.

  • Was excused
  • Passed 104 to 2 on Feb. 21, 2024

2023 Senate Bill 12 / Public Act 7

Education: elementary; requirements related to the retention of certain grade 3 pupils; modify.

Mackinac Center Analysis

Modifies section 1280f (MCL 380.1280f) of the revised school code. It removes provisions related to the retention of third grade students who have not achieved grade-level proficiency in reading. Under section 1280f, students who do not receive a score of at least proficient on the state’s grade-three English Language Arts assessment are subject to retention. Section 1280f includes provisions for teachers to work with early literacy coaches and engage in professional development in early literacy development. It also includes provisions for screening and diagnosing reading deficiencies, developing reading improvement plans and appropriate interventions, and assessing student progress towards grade-level reading proficiency. Provisions for engaging parents in a child’s literacy development are also included.

The provisions that these bills remove outline the criteria for a student to advance to fourth grade. By the end of third grade, students must demonstrate reading proficiency on at least one of the approved assessment measures: the state’s grade three English Language Arts test (score must be less than one year behind in grade three proficiency), an alternative standardized assessment approved by the superintendent, or a portfolio of student work samples. Students who do not demonstrate reading proficiency on one of these measures may be required to repeat third grade. Parents may request a good cause exemption from the retention requirement. Criteria for administrator approval of a good cause exemption are outlined. The repealed provisions include extensive intervention strategies that must be implemented to support the literacy development of students retained in third grade. Students who do not meet the criteria for advancing to fourth grade may be retained beginning in the 2020-2021 school year. Removal of the retention provisions from section 1280f would reduce school accountability and incentives that ensure students’ third grade reading proficiency before advancement to fourth grade.

  • Was excused
  • Passed 57 to 51 on March 7, 2023

2019 Senate Bill 693 / 2020 Public Act 52

Revise subsidized farm loan detail

  • Did not vote
  • Passed 102 to 2 on Feb. 19, 2020

2019 House Bill 4687

Permit deer baiting, clarify scope

  • Did not vote
  • Passed 57 to 49 on Nov. 5, 2019
  • Did not vote
  • Passed 61 to 44 on Dec. 3, 2019

2019 House Bill 4234 / Public Act 45

Appropriations: General Government

  • Did not vote
  • Passed 99 to 6 on June 20, 2019