HOUSE BILL No. 4837

 

June 13, 2013, Introduced by Reps. McMillin, Lipton, Hooker, Howrylak, Somerville, Franz, Rendon, Lauwers, Robinson, Genetski, Barnett, Faris, Yonker and McBroom 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 1279h.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1279h. (1) The department shall do all of the following

 

with respect to each test or assessment that public school pupils

 

are required to take under state law:

 

     (a) Make available for public inspection at the department all

 

test questions or assessment assignments that are used as part of

 

the test or assessment for the current school year, that were used

 

as part of the test or assessment for the immediately preceding

 

school year, and, if available, are expected to be used as part of

 

the test or assessment the next time it is administered.

 

     (b) Work with school districts, public school academies, and

 


intermediate school districts to ensure that all test questions or

 

assessment assignments described in subdivision (a) are made

 

available for inspection by parents and legal guardians at each

 

public school at which the specific test or assessment is

 

administered.

 

     (2) The opportunity for inspection of test questions or

 

assessment assignments required under subsection (1) shall be an

 

opportunity to inspect the test questions or assessment assignments

 

in private. However, the department may prohibit copying or

 

photographing of the test questions or assessment assignments.