Bill Text: MI SB0436 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; school districts; funding for and use of Michigan Education Corps; allow under certain circumstances. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-08-20 - Referred To Committee On Education And Career Readiness [SB0436 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0436-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 436
August 20, 2019, Introduced by Senator SCHMIDT and referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1280h.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1280h. (1) It is the intent of the legislature to
appropriate funding for the implementation and evaluation of the
Preschool Reading Corps, K3 Reading Corps, and Math Corps
components of the Michigan Education Corps.
(2) A school district, intermediate school district, or public
school academy shall not retain the services of the Michigan
Education Corps unless the Michigan Education Corps meets both of
the following:
(a) Aligns the Preschool Reading Corps, K3 Reading Corps, and
Math Corps with state academic standards for reading and math, as
applicable.
(b) Utilizes funded AmeriCorps members or equivalently
qualified individuals who are trained to provide a data-based
problem-solving model of literacy and math instruction for pupils
in preschool, as part of the Preschool Reading Corps, in grades K
to 3, as part of the K3 Reading Corps, and in grades 4 to 8, as
part of the Math Corps, who are not proficient in reading and math
or are at risk of becoming not proficient in reading and math.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
