Introduced
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To require school elections to be held in May or November of odd-numbered years (on one of the four days on which all elections would be held in the state, as proposed in Senate Bill 439), and require new disclosures on the ballot language of school bond millage elections. The bill would also require school elections to be run by municipal or county election officials, take place in the same polling places as other types of elections, and impose on school elections the same regulations as all other elections. The bill is part of a legislative election consolidation package comprised of Senate Bills 438 to 444, and Senate Bill 760.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 21 to 14 (details)
To require school elections to be held in May or November of odd-numbered years, and school special elections to be held on one of the four days on which all elections would be held in the state, as proposed in Senate Bill 439. School elections would be run by municipal or county election officials, take place in the same polling places as other types of elections, and impose on school elections the same regulations as all other elections. The bill would also require school elections to be run by municipal or county election officials, take place in the same polling places as other types of elections, and impose on school elections the same regulations as all other elections. The bill would also require new disclosures on the ballot language of school bond millage elections. It is part of a legislative election consolidation package comprised of Senate Bills 438 to 444, and Senate Bill 760.
Motion
To discharge the Committee on Redistricting and Elections from further consideration of the bill, and move it directly to the House floor for immediate consideration and debate.
The motion passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To eliminate the authority of Bay Mills Community College to create an unlimited number of charters anywhere in the state, and limit it to the area of the Upper Peninsula it now serves. Bay Mills Community College technically serves Indians across the state, so under current law can establish charter schools anywhere in the state.
The amendment failed 46 to 23 (details)
Amendment offered
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To expand the authority of the state superintendent of public instruction to review site plans for school buildings to also include site plans for school property.
The amendment failed 49 to 42 (details)
