HB-5157, As Passed House, March 3, 2016

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5157

(as amended February 17, 2016)

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

by amending section 1246 (MCL 380.1246), as amended by 2009 PA 205.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 1246. (1) A school district, public school academy [or

educational management organization for a public school academy], or

intermediate school district shall not continue to employ ~~a person~~

an individual as a superintendent, principal, assistant principal,

or other ~~person~~ individual whose primary responsibility is

administering instructional programs or as a chief business

official unless the ~~person~~ individual meets 1 or more of the

following requirements, as applicable:

(a) For a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or

other ~~person~~ individual whose primary responsibility is

administering instructional programs, or a chief business official,

who was employed as a school administrator in this state on or

before ~~the effective date of the amendatory act that added this~~

~~subdivision,~~ January 4, 2010, has completed the continuing

education requirements prescribed by rule under subsection (2) and

meeting the requirements under subsection (3).

(b) Subject to subsection ~~(3),~~ (5), for a superintendent,

principal, assistant principal, or other ~~person~~ individual whose

primary responsibility is administering instructional programs and

who is initially employed as a school administrator in this state

after ~~the effective date of the amendatory act that added this~~

~~subdivision,~~ January 4, 2010, possesses a valid Michigan school

administrator's certificate issued under section 1536.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall promulgate

rules establishing continuing education requirements as a condition

for continued employment for ~~persons~~ individuals described in

subsection (1)(a). The rules shall prescribe a minimum amount of

continuing education that shall be completed within 5 years after

initial employment and shall be completed each subsequent 5-year

period to meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a) for continued

employment.

(3) For a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or

other individual whose primary responsibility is administering

instructional programs, beginning with the first school year that

starts after the department finalizes the guidelines described in

this subsection, in addition to meeting the requirements of rules

promulgated under subsection (2), for continuing education to be

counted as meeting the requirements of subsections (1)(a) and (2),

the continuing education shall be based on an individual

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professional development plan for each individual and shall meet

guidelines developed by the department. The guidelines developed by

the department shall meet at least all of the following:

(a) Be based on state board-approved standards for

professional learning.

(b) Include educational experiences in conducting evaluations

of teachers and of administrator peers. This should include at

least training on evaluation models, practicum experiences using

those models, rater reliability, [or] providing coaching and

feedback to the teacher or administrator being evaluated.

teacher-to-teacher and teacher-to-administrator collaboration.

(d) Include training on interpreting student assessment data

and on how to use that data to improve student learning.

(4) The department shall develop and implement the guidelines

described in subsection (3) no later than 90 days after the

effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.

(5) ~~(3)~~ A school district, public school academy, or

intermediate school district may employ as a superintendent,

principal, assistant principal, or other person whose primary

responsibility is administering instructional programs a person who

is enrolled in a program leading to certification as a school

administrator under section 1536 not later than 6 months after he

or she begins the employment. A person employed as a school

administrator pursuant to this subsection has 3 years to meet the

certification requirements of section 1536, or the school district,

public school academy, or intermediate school district shall not

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continue to employ the person as a school administrator described

in this subsection.

[(6) As used in this section, "educational management organization" means that term as defined in section 503c, 523c, or 553c, as applicable.]

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 5156.

(b) House Bill No. 5158.