2025 Senate Bill 376

Education: school districts; requirements related to the retention of certain grade 3 pupils; provide for.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1280f (MCL 380.1280f), as amended by 2024 PA 146.

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Senate Bill No. 376 significantly revises Michigan's early literacy laws by mandating evidence-based reading assessments, interventions, and professional development, instituting regular dyslexia screening, and establishing retention and exemption procedures for grade 3 students not meeting reading proficiency, all to improve statewide literacy outcomes.

Introduced in the Senate

June 10, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Thomas Albert (R-18) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. John Damoose (R-37), Michael Webber (R-9), Lana Theis (R-22), Joseph Bellino (R-16), Roger Hauck (R-34) and Aric Nesbitt (R-20)

Referred to the Committee on Education