SENATE BILL No. 1004

February 10, 2000, Introduced by Senators JAYE and YOUNG and referred to the Committee

on Education.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1282a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 1282A. (1) THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LOCAL ACT

2 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY

3 SHALL ENSURE THAT A PUPIL, OTHER THAN A SPECIAL EDUCATION PUPIL,

4 IS NOT ADVANCED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL

5 YEAR UNLESS THE PUPIL HAS ACHIEVED AT LEAST A GRADE OF C IN ALL

6 SUBJECTS, USING AN A TO E SCALE, OR ITS EQUIVALENT ON ANOTHER

7 SCALE. HOWEVER, IF THE PUPIL ENROLLS IN SUMMER SCHOOL FOR EACH

8 SUBJECT IN WHICH HE OR SHE FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED GRADE

9 UNDER THIS SUBSECTION AND ACHIEVES AT LEAST THAT GRADE BY THE END

10 OF SUMMER SCHOOL, THE PUPIL MAY BE ADVANCED TO THE NEXT GRADE

11 LEVEL AFTER COMPLETING SUMMER SCHOOL.

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1 (2) IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENTS UNDER

2 SUBSECTION (1), IF A PUPIL, OTHER THAN A SPECIAL EDUCATION PUPIL,

3 IS IN A GRADE LEVEL IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL

4 ACADEMY ADMINISTERS A MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TEST

5 OR ANOTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDIZED TEST, THE PUPIL

6 SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL AT THE

7 END OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR UNLESS THE PUPIL'S PERFORMANCE ON THE

8 TEST INDICATES THAT THE PUPIL'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IS AT LEAST

9 AT THE PUPIL'S CURRENT GRADE LEVEL IN ALL SUBJECTS TESTED.

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