2023 Senate Bill 568 / 2024 Public Act 147

Education: other; certain requirements for the approval of teacher preparation institutions; create.

An act to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531e.

AI Analysis – Experimental

This legislation mandates that, starting September 30, 2027, the Michigan Department of Education will not approve any teacher preparation or alternative teaching programs unless they include instruction on dyslexia.

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 5, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-5) and 21 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Irwin (D-15), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Jim Runestad (R-23), Joseph Bellino (R-16), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Sam Singh (D-28), Erika Geiss (D-1), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), John Damoose (R-37), Sue Shink (D-14), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Sean McCann (D-19), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Jeremy Moss (D-7), Darrin Camilleri (D-4), Paul Wojno (D-10), John Cherry (D-27), Ruth Johnson (R-24) and Sarah Anthony (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Education

Feb. 20, 2024

Reported with substitute S-2

Feb. 21, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 7, 2024

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

March 12, 2024

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

March 12, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Education

Sept. 25, 2024

Reported with substitute H-2

Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 99 to 10 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 26, 2024

Substitute H-2 concurred in 37 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 10, 2024