2003 House Bill 4453 / Public Act 175

Introduced in the House

March 25, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Jacob Hoogendyk (R-61)

To revise the law that require school employees to work six hours a day for 170 days in a school year to be granted one year of retirement service credit, to instead require 1,020 hours in a school year (which is the same amount of time). Note: There has been discussion in some school districts of going to a four-day week with longer school days. See also House Bill 4452.

Referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security, and Retirement

May 8, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

May 14, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 15, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Education

July 1, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Aug. 13, 2003

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To revise the law that require school employees to work six hours a day for 170 days in a school year to be granted one year of retirement service credit, to instead require 1,020 hours in a school year (which is the same amount of time). Note: There has been discussion in some school districts of going to a four-day week with longer school days. Passage of this bill in the Senate occurs after the provisions in House Bill 4452, which Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed, were inserted into the annual K-12 school aid budget. The provisions would 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).

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 22, 2003