MI HB5850

Replaces "shall" with "must" throughout the Revised School Code sections governing public school academies, urban high school academies, schools of excellence, and strict discipline academies for clearer statutory language.

Requires authorizing bodies to submit annual compliance reports to the superintendent of public instruction and state board documenting each academy's compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

Mandates authorizing bodies provide detailed accounting to academy boards of directors showing how fees collected (capped at 3% of state school aid) are spent, with itemized lists of use and purpose.

Changes oversight suspension authority from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") when superintendent of public instruction determines an authorizing body is not engaging in appropriate continuing oversight of academies.

Establishes petition and reinstatement process allowing suspended authorizing bodies to appeal to the state board, which may set benchmarks for reinstatement if it finds the suspension not arbitrary or capricious.