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MI HB5520
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/18/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brad Paquette
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AI Summary
- Amends Michigan's grade 3 reading requirements to allow progress-monitoring assessments to be used for determining whether a pupil may advance to grade 4
- Requires parents of grade 3 pupils who score "not proficient" in reading on state assessments to be notified by certified mail that their child is subject to retention in grade 3, subject to certain exceptions
- Maintains existing requirements for individual reading improvement plans, reading intervention services, and dyslexia screening for students in grades K-3
- Continues mandates for evidence-based literacy instruction aligned with science of reading principles, including structured literacy and multi-tiered support systems
- Preserves professional learning requirements for literacy coaches and teachers regarding dyslexia identification and evidence-based reading interventions by the 2027-2028 school year
Legislative Description
Education: elementary; grade 3 reading requirements; provide for. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f).
State agencies (existing): education
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/18/2026
2/19/2026
Committee Referrals
Education And Workforce2/18/2026
Full Bill Text
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