2025 Senate Bill 349

Education: examinations; opt-out option for the WorkKeys examination; provide for.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1279g (MCL 380.1279g), as amended by 2016 PA 170.

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Senate Bill No. 349 amends Michigan's school code to allow high school students to opt out of the workforce readiness test in the Michigan Merit Examination via a parent-signed waiver, while maintaining rigorous standards, reporting, and curriculum alignment for the exam.

Introduced in the Senate

June 4, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-5) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Erika Geiss (D-1) and Jeff Irwin (D-15)

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 17, 2025

Reported with substitute S-3

June 18, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 26, 2025

Reported with substitute S-3

Substitute S-3 concurred in by voice vote