2017 Senate Bill 727 / 2018 Public Act 106

Revise interim teaching certificate detail

Introduced in the Senate

Dec. 13, 2017

Introduced by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-25)

To revise a detail of a law that lets an individual get an interim teaching certificate if among other things he or she is taking a training program deemed to be the equivalent of at least 12 college credit hours. The bill would retain a requirement that the program have a “proven record of producing successful teachers,” but remove a requirement that this record had to be proven “in one or more other states,” and also remove a basic math and reading skills test.

Referred to the Committee on Education

Jan. 24, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 31, 2018

Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-6)

To eliminate a requirement that a interim teacher permit instruction program have "cohort grade point average" of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and instead require that the individual candidate have a GPA in that range.

The amendment failed 15 to 22 (details)

Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)

Received in the House

Jan. 31, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education Reform

Feb. 22, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 21, 2018

Passed in the House 85 to 23 (details)

To revise a detail of a law that lets an individual get an interim teaching certificate if among other things he or she is taking a training program deemed to be the equivalent of at least 12 college credit hours. The bill would retain a requirement that the program have a “proven record of producing successful teachers,” but remove a requirement that this record had to be proven “in one or more other states,” and also remove a basic math and reading skills test.

Received in the Senate

March 22, 2018

Passed in the Senate 24 to 10 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

April 5, 2018