HOUSE BILL No. 5082 September 23, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Middleton and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending section 104a (MCL 388.1704a), as amended by 1997 PA 24. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 104a. (1) In order to receive state aid under this 2 act, a district shall comply with this section and shall award a 3 state-endorsed high school diploma to an eligible graduate as 4 provided in this section. 5 (2)For pupils scheduled to graduate in 1997, if a pupil6achieves the outcomes required by the state board, as measured by7an assessment developed under subsection (7), for a8state-endorsed high school diploma, or meets the requirements9described in former subsection (1)(c) for a state-endorsed high10school diploma, in 1 or more of the subject areas of04297'97 a TAV 2 1communications skills, mathematics, and science, the pupil's2district shall award a state endorsement on the pupil's diploma3in each of the subject areas in which the pupil demonstrated the4required proficiency. Beginning with pupils scheduled to gradu-5ate in 1998, ifIF a pupil achieves the objectives required by 6 the state board, as measured by an assessment instrument devel- 7 oped under subsection(7)(8), for a state-endorsed high school 8 diploma in 1 or more of the subject areas of communications 9 skills, mathematics, science, and, beginning with pupils sched- 10 uled to graduate in 2000, social studies, the pupil's district 11 shall award a state endorsement on the pupil's diploma in each of 12 the subject areas in which the pupil demonstrated the required 13 proficiency. A district shall not award a state endorsement to a 14 pupil unless the pupil meets the applicable requirements for the 15 endorsement, as described in this subsection. A school district 16 may award a high school diploma to a pupil who successfully com- 17 pletes local district requirements established in accordance with 18 state law for high school graduation, regardless of whether the 19 pupil is eligible for any state endorsement. 20 (3) BEGINNING WITH PUPILS SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE IN 1999, THE 21 ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL 22 BE ADMINISTERED TO PUPILS IN GRADE 12. 23 (4)(3)A pupil who does not achieve the requirements of 24 subsection (2) may be reevaluatedeachLATER IN THE school year 25 until the pupil achieves an applicable requirement for a 26 state-endorsed diploma. In addition, the board of the district 27 in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide that there be at 04297'97 a 3 1 least 1 meeting attended by at least the pupil and a member of 2 the district's staff or a local or intermediate district consul- 3 tant who is proficient in the measurement and evaluation of 4 pupils. The district may provide the meeting as a group meeting 5 for pupils in similar circumstances. If the pupil is a minor, 6 the district shall invite and encourage the pupil's parent, legal 7 guardian, or person in loco parentis to attend the meeting and 8 shall mail a notice of the meeting to the pupil's parent, legal 9 guardian, or person in loco parentis. The purpose of this meet- 10 ing and any subsequent meeting under this subsection shall be to 11 determine an educational program for the pupil designed to have 12 the pupil reach proficiency in each subject or skill area in 13 which he or she was assessed by the testing as not proficient. 14 In addition, a district may provide for subsequent meetings with 15 the pupil conducted by a high school counselor or teacher desig- 16 nated by the pupil's high school principal, and shall invite and 17 encourage the pupil's parent, legal guardian, or person in loco 18 parentis to attend the subsequent meetings. The district shall 19 provide special programs for the pupil or develop a program using 20 the educational programs regularly provided by the district 21 unless the board of the district decides otherwise and publishes 22 and explains its decision in a public justification report. A 23 pupil may be reevaluated at any time the district administers an 24 applicable assessment instrument. 25 (5)(4)For a state-endorsed diploma, a pupil must achieve 26 the requirements of subsection (2) in addition to any other 27 requirements established by law or by the board of a district for 04297'97 a 4 1 a high school diploma. If the board of a district determines 2 that a pupil qualifies for a state-endorsed diploma, the board 3 shall indicate on the pupil's high school diploma and transcript 4 that the pupil achieved the proficiency necessary for receipt of 5 a state-endorsed diploma. 6 (6)(5)An individual may repeat any of the tests or 7 assessment instruments specified in subsection (2) at any time 8 the district regularly offers the test or assessment. If an 9 individual described in this subsection achieves the requirements 10 of subsection (2) and completes all other applicable requirements 11 for a high school diploma, the individual shall be awarded a 12 state-endorsed diploma as otherwise provided in this section. 13 (7)(6)A district shall provide accommodations to a pupil 14 with disabilities for the proficiency testing or assessment 15 required under this section, as provided under section 504 of 16 title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 29 17 U.S.C. 794; subtitle A of title II of the Americans with disabil- 18 ities act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 42 U.S.C. 12131 to 12134; 19 and the implementing regulations for those statutes. 20 (8)(7)For the purposes of this section, the state board 21 shall develop or select and approve assessment instruments to 22 determine pupil proficiency in communications skills, mathemat- 23 ics, social studies, and science. The assessment instruments 24 shall be based on the state board model core academic content 25 standards objectives. 26 (9)(8)Upon written request by the pupil's parent or 27 legal guardian stating that the request is being made for the 04297'97 a 5 1 purpose of providing the pupil with an opportunity to qualify to 2 take 1 or more postsecondary courses as an eligible student under 3 the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 4 388.511 to 388.524, the board of a district shall allow a pupil 5 who is in at least grade 10 to take a test or assessment 6 described in subsection (2) without charge at any time the dis- 7 trict regularly administers the test or assessment or administers 8 a retest of the test or assessment. A district is not required 9 to include in an annual education report, or in any other report 10 submitted to the department for accreditation purposes, results 11 of tests or assessments taken under this subsection by a pupil in 12 grade 10 or lower. 13 (10)(9)All assessment instruments developed or selected 14 and approved by the state under any statute or rule for a purpose 15 related to K to 12 education shall be objective-oriented and con- 16 sistent with the state board model core academic content stan- 17 dards objectives. 18 (11)(10)Upon payment of a reasonable fee any person may, 19 after graduation from high school, retake the state-endorsed 20 diploma test and, upon demonstrating the required proficiency in 21 a subject area, have his or her high school diploma 22 state-endorsed for that subject area. 04297'97 a Final page. TAV