2026 House Bill 6023

Education: examinations; classic learning test; include in accepted college entrance examinations.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1279g (MCL 380.1279g), as amended by 2025 PA 57.

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House Bills 6023 and 6024 update the Michigan Merit Examination by allowing alternative testing options, introducing opt-out provisions for workforce readiness assessments, strengthening quality and reporting requirements, and mandating the inclusion of genocide education, all to better align with state and national educational standards.

Introduced in the House

June 2, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Brad Paquette (R-37) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tim Kelly (R-93), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Jaime Greene (R-65), Joseph Pavlov (R-64) and Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce