MI SB0676

Requires public school academies, urban high school academies, and schools of excellence to post annual pupil recruitment reports on their websites by August 1 each year, detailing all recruitment measures, costs, targeted recruitment plans, and data used for recruitment targeting.

Replaces references to Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test with Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) as the assessment tool for measuring pupil performance in charter school contracts.

Adds requirement for schools of excellence to demonstrate recruitment efforts toward pupils eligible for English as a second language services, in addition to existing special education recruitment requirements.

Maintains competitive bidding requirements for charter school contracts while establishing specific evaluation criteria related to school graduation rates, county population, proximity of low-performing schools, and applicant track records.

Effective 90 days after enactment.