2007 Senate Bill 836 / 2008 Public Act 219

Revise off-campus public school curricula offerings detail

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 18, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R-34)

To revise a law that allows a school district to offer part of its curricula to a private school or home-schooled student, including at a non-public school location. Under current law, nonessential elective courses can be offered by the school district within whose jurisdiction the student resides, or by a contiguous district under a cooperative agreement with permission of the home-district. The bill would change this to establish that if the home district cannot or will not provide all or some of the instruction, a contiguous district may do even if there is no cooperative agreement and no release by the home district.

Referred to the Committee on Education

Feb. 19, 2008

Reported without amendment

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

Feb. 21, 2008

Substitute offered

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

Feb. 26, 2008

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Feb. 26, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 17, 2008

Reported without amendment

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

June 26, 2008

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires that requests from and responses to those seeking instruction from a public school district be submitted annually in writing.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To revise a law that allows a school district to offer part of its curricula to a private school or home-schooled student, including at a non-public school location. Under current law, nonessential elective courses can be offered by the school district within whose jurisdiction the student resides, or by a contiguous district under a cooperative agreement with permission of the home-district. The bill would change this to establish that if the home district cannot or will not provide all or some of the instruction, a contiguous district may do even if there is no cooperative agreement and no release by the home district.

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2008

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 15, 2008