January 12, 2005, Introduced by Senator CLARK-COLEMAN 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 1282b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1282b. (1) The board of a school district or board of
directors of a public school academy shall develop and adopt
standards for promotion of pupils to the next grade level. These
standards shall include at least standards concerning all of the
following:
(a) Exit skills expected for each grade level.
(b) Attendance requirements.
(c) Other specific, demonstrated, identified competencies for
each grade level.
(d) How and when a pupil's performance will be assessed.
(2) The board of a school district or board of directors of a
public school academy shall adopt and implement a pupil promotion
policy as provided in this subsection. The policy shall provide
that a pupil shall not be promoted to the next grade level at the
end of a school year if the pupil has not met the locally adopted
standards for pupil promotion adopted under subsection (1). Not
later than the 2007-2008 school year, the board or board of
directors shall implement the pupil promotion policy required under
this subsection at least for pupils in grades K-3. The board or
board of directors shall implement the policy for pupils in at
least 1 additional grade level each school year thereafter until
the policy has been implemented for pupils in every grade level. In
addition, the pupil promotion policy required under this subsection
shall include at least all of the following:
(a) A process through which a pupil's parents or legal
guardian will be notified if the child is not performing at grade
level, as assessed in accordance with the standards under
subsection (1)(d).
(b) A process for developing an education plan to assist a
pupil who is at risk of not being promoted, as determined by
assessment in accordance with the standards under subsection
(1)(d), to achieve the necessary grade level skills and
competencies.
(3) The board of a school district or board of directors of a
public school academy shall ensure that the standards adopted under
subsection (1) and the policy adopted under subsection (2) are
distributed to the parents of pupils enrolled in the school
district or public school academy and are made available to members
of the community.
(4) This section does not limit any rights a pupil has under
state or federal special education law.