2023 House Bill 5082

Education: attendance; time pupils spend at recess; allow to be counted as pupil instruction time.

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending section 101 (MCL 388.1701), as amended by 2022 PA 144.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

Mandates a minimum of 1,098 hours and 180 days of pupil instruction annually, with allowances for districts under certain collective bargaining agreements and waivers for non-compliance under specific conditions, such as for blended or 100% online instruction models. Districts failing to meet these instruction time requirements face state aid deductions proportional to their non-compliance.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 3, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-21) and 15 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Graham Filler (R-93), Kara Hope (D-74), Robert Bezotte (R-50), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Natalie Price (D-5), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Nate Shannon (D-58), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Noah Arbit (D-20), Christine Morse (D-40), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Regina Weiss (D-6) and Mike McFall (D-8)

Referred to the Committee on Education