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MI SB0349
MI SB0349Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g).
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Introduced
06/04/2025
06/04/2025
In Committee
12/10/2025
12/10/2025
Crossed Over
08/13/2025
08/13/2025
Passed
12/23/2025
12/23/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/23/2025
12/23/2025
Introduced Session
103rd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled ?An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending section 1279g (MCL 380.1279g), as amended by 2016 PA 170.
AI Summary
This bill amends Michigan's existing education law to modify the Michigan merit examination (MME), which is administered to high school students. The key provision introduces an opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the exam, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. Students will be able to waive this portion of the test by submitting a form signed by their parent or legal guardian by February 28 of the test administration year. The bill requires school districts to provide an informational letter about the workforce readiness assessment, developed in consultation with business, manufacturing, and skilled trades representatives, to students and parents by December 31 of the test year. The workforce readiness assessment is designed to help employers evaluate students' reading and mathematics skills, and the opt-out provision gives students and parents more choice in testing. Other aspects of the bill remain unchanged, including the examination's components (which cover English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and college entrance assessment), scoring procedures, and the overall goal of assessing student performance to improve academic achievement and establish statewide competency standards.
Committee Categories
Education, Government Affairs
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0057'25 (on 12/23/2025)
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