The following is a list of bills we are watching during this last week of the Lame Duck session. Only the Senate remains in session. Anything left in the House will have to be reintroduced in the new year.
Senate Bill 285 (Polehanki)
Require Kindergarten.
Status: House Floor – no action
MASB Position: Support
Senate Bill 463 (Camilleri)
Mandate FAFSA completion as a graduation requirement.
Status: House Floor – no action
MASB Position: Neutral on (H-2) substitute
Senate Bill 651-652, and 653-654, / House Bills 6002-6003, and 6004-6005
A comprehensive package regarding vape store regulations and licensing.
Status: Senate Bills: House Floor – no action
House Bills: Transmitted to Senate – not acted on
MASB Position: Support
Senate Bill 870 (McCann)
Allow remote meeting participation for members of a public body with a disability.
Status: House Floor – no action
MASB Position: Support
Senate Bills 943-944 and 946-947 (Polehanki, Bayer, Camilleri)
Expand budget transparency requirements to Education Management Organizations that oversee charter schools.
Status: Transmitted to House – not acted on
MASB Position: Support
Senate Bill 1186 (Cherry)
Technical fix to the prevailing wage law to make clear that bond projects approved before Feb 13, 2024 are not subject to the state prevailing wage requirements.
Status: House Government Operations Committee
MASB Position: Support
Senate Bills 1190-1191 / House Bills 4485 and 4486
Extends statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct, makes the law retroactive to 2021, removes local government immunity for “should have known” offenses.
Status: House Bill 4486 (governmental immunity): Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee
House Bill 4485 (criminal sexual conduct statute of limitations): Passed by Senate
Senate Bills: House Government Operations Committee
MASB Position: Oppose
House Bill 4095-4096 (Young, Puri)
Require MI State Police to establish standardized response terminology for emergency situations and require schools to adopt it.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 4671 (Koleszar)
Allow school districts to start before Labor Day without a waiver.
Status: House Floor – not acted on
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 4854 (Scott)
Allow Native American students to wear traditional regalia at ceremonies of honor at school.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support House passed version
House Bill 5174 (Brabec)
Requires one hour of instruction on organ donation for all 9th graders.
Status: Senate Government Operations Committee
MASB Position: Neutral on House passed version
House Bill 5269 (Koleszar)
Require the salaries of all employees of a charter school to be posted on their website.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 5450-5451 (MacDonell, Brixie)
Require school districts to distribute information created by the MI Department of Health and Human Services on the laws regarding firearm storage and not allowing access for minors.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 5549 (Breen)
Require school districts to have behavioral threat assessment and management teams in each school building.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 5594 (Skaggs)
Update work permit requirements and move administration to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 5659 (Meerman)
Codify the school safety commission and sunset the current commission.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 5741 (Harris)
Adds “Stop the Bleed” instruction to the health education content standards.
Status: Senate Government Operations Committee
MASB Position: Support
House Bill 5889 (Hill)
Require school districts to distribute information on “sextortion” and related laws to students, parents and staff.
Status: Senate Floor - not acted on
MASB Position: Support House passed version
House Bill 6058 (Xiong)
Makes changes to Public Act 152 by raising the hard cap for insurance costs as well as requiring any district using the 80/20 option to make that the minimum amount covered.
Status: Passed by Senate
MASB Position: Strong concerns about the cost