2004 House Bill 5719

School dropout data collection

Introduced in the House

March 30, 2004

Introduced by Rep. Steve Bieda (D-25)

To require the Department of Education to submit data to the federal clearinghouse for education statistics regarding the number of high school dropouts in the state. According to the sponsor, Michigan is one of 13 states that do not report this data, which makes the state ineligible for federal dropout prevention funds.

Referred to the Committee on Education