MI SB0131

School districts may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for "education mandate rollback contracts" that waive certain state statutes, rules, and federal requirements in exchange for achieving specific, measurable performance goals.

Districts seeking contracts must establish a planning committee including representatives from affected collective bargaining units, adopt a board resolution, and hold at least 2 public hearings before submitting an application.

Applications must include specific statutes/rules to waive, justification for each waiver, measurable performance goals (including MEAP scores), measurement methods, fiscal impact statements, and a copy of the board resolution.

The superintendent of public instruction has 60 days to approve or disapprove applications; approval is automatic if no decision is made within that timeframe; contracts cannot exceed 5 years and can be renewed only if performance goals are met.

Waivers cannot include health/safety requirements, teacher certification, competitive bidding, conflicts of interest, ethics, transparency, borrowing/bonding/tax limitations, or requirements that would violate federal law; the section repeals automatically 10 years after enactment.