Introduced
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To revise the law which requires a minimum of 180 days of instruction as a condition of state funding, to instead require 1,098 hours of instruction per year (which comes to 6.1 hours a day over 180 days). Note: There has been discussion in some school districts of going to a four-day week with longer school days.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical 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
Amendment offered
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To prohibit schools from using four-day school weeks.
The amendment failed 52 to 46 (details)
Amendment offered
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To sunset the 1,098 hours provision in 2008, and in the meantime require the Department of Education to study and report on the effects of the 1,098 hours provision.
The amendment failed 46 to 57 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require school districts which adopt alternative scheduling to save money to have performance audit of district operations done by an independent certified public accountant, certified in performance auditing, that details all areas in which the district can make budget cuts without adversely affecting pupil performance.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To allow schools which meet the current minimum of 1,098 hours of instruction per year to do so in less than the currently required 180 days, but not by using four-day school weeks. The bill may allow four-day weeks for part of the school year, but not on a regular basis throughout the year.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 62 to 47 (details)
To revise the law which requires a minimum of 180 days of instruction as a condition of state funding, to instead require 1,098 hours of instruction per year (which comes to 6.1 hours a day over 180 days). School would be allowed to meet the minimum of 1,098 hours of instruction per year to do so in less than the currently required 180 days, but not by using four-day school weeks. The bill may allow four-day weeks for part of the school year, but not on a regular basis throughout the year. Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm has vetoed Senate Bill 364, which also has replaces the 180-days with a 1,098 requirement, and does allow four-day weeks.
Referred to the Committee on Education
