March 25, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Schor, Muxlow, Glenn, Leutheuser, Pagel, Kelly, Greig, Canfield, LaVoy, Guerra, Pagan, Howrylak, Gay-Dagnogo, Faris, Price and Tedder 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 1281b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1281b. (1) The red tape removal task force is created as
a temporary commission described in section 4 of article V of the
state constitution of 1963. The department shall provide staffing
and support for the red tape removal task force.
(2) The red tape removal task force shall consist of the
following members:
(a) Seven voting members appointed by the superintendent of
public instruction, as follows:
(i) One member nominated by the Michigan Association of School
Boards.
(ii) One member nominated by the Michigan Association of School
Administrators.
(iii) One member nominated by the Michigan Education
Association.
(iv) One member nominated by the Michigan Federation of
Teachers.
(v) One member nominated by the Michigan Association of Public
School Academies.
(vi) One member nominated by the Michigan Association of
Secondary School Principals.
(vii) One member nominated by Education Trust-Midwest.
(b) Five nonvoting members, as follows:
(i) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her
designee.
(ii) One member appointed by the senate majority leader.
(iii) One member appointed by the senate minority leader.
(iv) One member appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(v) One member appointed by the house minority leader.
(3) The members first appointed to the red tape removal task
force shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective date of
this section.
(4) If a vacancy occurs on the red tape removal task force,
the official who appointed that member who vacated shall appoint a
replacement in the same manner as the original appointment.
(5) The superintendent of public instruction shall call the
first meeting of the red tape removal task force within 60 days
after the effective date of this section. At the first meeting, the
red tape removal task force shall elect from among its voting
members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary
or appropriate. After the first meeting, the red tape removal task
force shall meet at least monthly, or more frequently at the call
of the chairperson or if requested by 3 or more members.
(6) A majority of the members of the red tape removal task
force constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a
meeting of the red tape removal task force. A majority of the
members present and serving are required for official action of the
red tape removal task force.
(7) The business that the red tape removal task force may
perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the red tape
removal task force held in compliance with the open meetings act,
1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(8) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the red tape removal task force in the performance of
an official function is subject to the freedom of information act,
1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(9) Members of the red tape removal task force shall serve
without compensation.
(10) The red tape removal task force shall do all of the
following:
(a) Identify and compile a list of all state reporting
requirements for school districts, intermediate school districts,
public school academies, and nonpublic schools.
(b) Review all state reporting requirements for school
districts, intermediate school districts, public school academies,
and nonpublic schools to identify all of the following:
(i) The source of the legal requirements for each report.
(ii) The time, staff, and other resources required to compile,
submit, track, and quantify each report.
(iii) Privacy concerns that may be present for each report.
(iv) Those reports that may be obsolete, duplicative,
unnecessary, or unduly burdensome.
(c) Make recommendations on all of the following:
(i) Reports that could be combined to improve efficiency.
(ii) Reports that could be submitted electronically to improve
efficiency.
(iii) Reports that should be eliminated because they are
obsolete, duplicative, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome, with an
explanation of the reasons for each recommendation.
(iv) Measures that could be taken to ensure privacy of data.
(d) Not later than 6 months after the first meeting of the
task force, submit a detailed report of its findings and
recommendations to the governor, the state board, and the standing
committees of the senate and house having jurisdiction over
education legislation.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.