START OF SCHOOL AFTER LABOR DAY H.B. 4803: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 4803 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Edward Gaffney, Jr.
House Committee: Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment
Senate Committee: Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform
Date Completed: 9-12-05
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to prohibit school districts, public school academies, and intermediate school districts from beginning the school year before Labor Day.
The Code currently prohibits school districts, public school academies (PSAs), and intermediate school districts (ISDs) from being in session on the Friday before Labor Day. This bill would require the board of a school district or ISD or the board of directors of a PSA to ensure that the school year began after Labor Day, which would mean the first Monday in September.
If, on the bill's effective date, the school district, ISD, or public school academy were under a collective bargaining agreement that conflicted with this requirement, then it would not apply to that school district or academy until the agreement expired.
MCL 380.1284b Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Kathryn Summers-Coty
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4803/0506