Bill Text: MI HB5111 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; other; promotion of third grade students to next grade level; require a minimum benchmark on standardized test for advancement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280f.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-04 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5111 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5111-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5111
October 29, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Price and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1280f.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1280f. (1) Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, if a
pupil enrolled in grade 3 in a school district or public school
academy does not achieve a score of at least proficient in reading
on the grade 3 state assessment, the board of the school district
or board of directors of the public school academy in which the
pupil is enrolled shall ensure that the pupil is not enrolled in
grade 4 until the pupil achieves a score of at least proficient in
reading on the grade 3 state assessment.
(2) If a child seeks to enroll for the first time in a school
district or public school academy in grade 4, the school district
or public school academy shall not allow the pupil to enroll in
grade 4 unless the pupil has achieved a score of at least
proficient in reading on the grade 3 state assessment.