HB 5694 Summary

• Caps the combined total of public school academies, urban high school academies, schools of excellence, and strict discipline academies in Michigan at 200 schools or the number operating in the school year the legislation takes effect, whichever is lower.

• Allows the cap to decrease to a lower number if fewer combined charter schools operate in any subsequent school year, creating a ratcheting downward limit.

• Prohibits the Michigan Department of Education from issuing district codes for new charter schools of any type if doing so would exceed the established cap.

• Applies identical cap provisions across four school code sections (502b, 523b, 553b, and 1311n) covering different charter school categories.