2025 House Bill 5312

Education: school choice; enrollment of nonresident pupils; modify.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1401 (MCL 380.1401).

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House Bills 5310-5312 collectively establish a statewide open enrollment system beginning July 1, 2026, requiring districts to accept nonresident students based on available seats, regulating tuition and prohibiting most enrollment discrimination, and imposing limits on families who provide false residency information while ensuring students are not removed mid-year, all contingent on the passage of related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 2, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Angela Rigas (R-79) and eight co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Brian BeGole (R-71), Pat Outman (R-91), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Joe Tate (D-9), Jaime Greene (R-65), Jimmie Wilson (D-32) and Josh Schriver (R-66)

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce