AI Analysis – Experimental
House Bill No. 5081 requires all Michigan public schools to employ at least one teacher trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach to assist students with dyslexia, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, and mandates ongoing professional development for these teachers.
Introduced in the House
Sept. 26, 2025
Introduced
by
Rep. Kathy Schmaltz (R-46)
and 29 co-sponsors
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Doug Wozniak (R-59), John Roth (R-104), Angela Rigas (R-79), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Bill Schuette (R-95), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Mike Harris (R-52), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Brian BeGole (R-71), Rylee Linting (R-27), Timothy Beson (R-96), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Luke Meerman (R-89), Jason Woolford (R-50), Pat Outman (R-91), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), Nancy DeBoer (R-86), Joseph Fox (R-101), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Jason Morgan (D-23), Julie Rogers (D-41), William Bruck (R-30), Reggie Miller (D-31), David Prestin (R-108) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
