A bill to amend 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, entitled “An act relative to continuing tenure of office of certificated teachers in public educational institutions; to provide for probationary periods; to regulate discharges or demotions; to provide for resignations and leaves of absence; to create a state tenure commission and to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; and to prescribe penalties for violation of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 4 of article I, sections 2a and 3b of article II, and section 3 of article III (MCL 38.74, 38.82a, 38.83b, and 38.93), section 4 of article I and sections 2a and 3b of article II as amended by 2023 PA 225 and section 3b of article III as amended by 2024 PA 134.
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.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Education
