Bill Text: MI SB0594 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; other; standards for providing integrated student support services; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1283.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-22 - Referred To Committee On Education And Career Readiness [SB0594 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0594-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 594
October 22, 2019, Introduced by Senators
SCHMIDT, HORN, ANANICH and BULLOCK and referred to the Committee on
Education and Career Readiness.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1283. (1) A school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy that contracts for integrated student supports is encouraged to ensure that all of the following are met:
(a) The integrated student supports are provided to pupils and their families by an external community-based organization that acts in partnership with the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy. The building level staff and the external community-based organization are encouraged to agree to the integrated student supports and are encouraged to work in conjunction with school support staff to do all of the following:
(i) Improve the coordination, availability, delivery, and effectiveness of integrated supports and comprehensive supports for pupils and families, including enhancing learning outcomes for pupils.
(ii) Act as a liaison with other organizations in order to assist schools in providing pupils and families the integrated supports and comprehensive supports needed to improve the learning of pupils and their ability to plan for postsecondary educational and career opportunities, including, but not limited to, health services, employment services, mentoring or tutoring services, human services, enrichment and accelerated learning opportunities, before- and after-school programs, recreation, and related assistance.
(iii) Improve communication and coordination between a school and the pupils and families the school serves.
(b) The integrated student supports are provided to pupils and their families by an organization that includes community school strategies and that utilizes an external independently evaluated evidence-based model of integrated student supports that is proven to increase pupil achievement.
(c) The integrated student supports must supplement rather than duplicate the supports already provided by the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) An assessment of pupil and family needs in schools.
(ii) Placement of site-based staff in the public school building.
(iii) Enhancement of the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development of pupils.
(iv) Provision of training related to integrated student supports to staff, teachers, and, as appropriate, parents and community leaders.
(v) Linkage of necessary services and comprehensive supports to pupils, their families, and their public schools.
(vi) Assessment of these services and supports through an evaluated model that is proven to increase pupil achievement.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Community school strategies" means tactics that include developing a set of partnerships between a school and other community resources with an integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, community engagement with the goals of improving student learning, and developing stronger communities and a positive school climate.
(b) "External community-based organization" means an entity comprised of local stakeholders including individuals, groups, businesses, and institutions that share the goal of improving student learning through an integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement.
(c) "Integrated student supports" means a system of wraparound services for students designed to promote academic achievement through targeting both academic and nonacademic barriers to learning.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
