2025 Senate Bill 379

Education: teachers and administrators; performance evaluation systems for public school teachers and school administrators; modify.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 1248, 1249, 1249a, 1249b, and 1280f (MCL 380.1248, 380.1249, 380.1249a, 380.1249b, and 380.1280f), section 1248 as amended by 2023 PA 116, sections 1249, 1249a, and 1249b as amended by 2023 PA 224, and section 1280f as amended by 2024 PA 146, and by adding sections 1250a, 1531l, and 1531m.

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Senate Bills 379-81 overhauls Michigan's school personnel and literacy policies by prioritizing teacher effectiveness in staffing and compensation, mandating rigorous evaluation systems, and requiring evidence-based reading instruction and interventions, with new certification standards and multiple implementation deadlines.

Introduced in the Senate

June 10, 2025

Introduced by Sen. John Damoose (R-37) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Ruth Johnson (R-24), 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