2023 House Bill 4648

School aid: membership; pupil membership count day and the supplemental pupil count; modify to provide for an alternative day for the counting of pupils who are absent due to a religious observance or holiday.

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 6 and 6a (MCL 388.1606 and 388.1606a), as amended by 2022 PA 144.

Official record

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4648 would amend sections 6 and 6a of the School Aid Act to allow a school district or intermediate school district (ISD) to use an alternate day for counting pupils if a required count day falls on a date there is a religious observance or holiday. If the date falls on a religious observance or holiday, then the district would have to use the next school day following that observance or holiday as its count day.

Introduced in the House

May 23, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Noah Arbit (D-20) and 15 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Mike McFall (D-8), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Natalie Price (D-5), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Jason Morgan (D-23), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Christine Morse (D-40), Jaime Churches (D-27), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Sharon MacDonell (D-56) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 13, 2023

Reported without amendment