2026 Senate Bill 990

Education: curriculum; adoption of elementary reading curriculum materials from department-approved list; require.

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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Overhauls Michigan's early literacy policies by mandating evidence-based reading assessments, structured interventions, professional development, and department-approved curricula to improve reading proficiency and support students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

Introduced in the Senate

May 20, 2026

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

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Stephanie Chang (D-3) and Erika Geiss (D-1)

Referred to the Committee on Education