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MI HB5291
Bill
Status
11/30/2017
Primary Sponsor
Darrin Camilleri
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AI Summary
HB 5291 Summary
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Removes cap on number of charter school contracts that state universities can issue (previously capped at 500 total).
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Requires authorizing bodies to disapprove educational management organization (EMO) contracts if the EMO or affiliated organizations operate schools on the lowest-achieving 5% list, not just if contracts violate existing terms.
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Adds accreditation requirement for authorizing bodies issuing new contracts in community school districts, ensuring they are accredited by nationally recognized accreditation bodies.
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Prevents new charter contracts from replacing closed or low-performing schools if the new school would have substantially the same board, leadership, and curriculum as the failed predecessor.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Education; public school academies; requirements for issuance of contract, provisions concerning oversight, and requirements for management contracts; revise. Amends secs. 502, 503, 507, 522, 523, 528, 552, 553 & 561 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.502 et seq.).
State agencies (existing): education
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/30/2017
12/5/2017