December 15, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Lyons and Yonker and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1527 (MCL 380.1527), as amended by 2014 PA 484.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
1527. (1) The board of each a
school district , or
intermediate
school district , or board of directors of a public
school
academy shall provide at least 5 days 30 hours of teacher
professional development each school year for each teacher,
delivered in increments of not less than 30 minutes based on
guidelines developed by the department. Beginning with the first
school year that starts after the department finalizes the
guidelines described in this subsection, the professional
development shall be based on state board approved standards for
professional learning and on an individual professional development
plan for each teacher that is consistent with guidelines developed
by the department. These guidelines shall meet at least all of the
following:
(a) Be based on the requirements of section 3a of article II
of 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, MCL 38.83a.
(b) Require that 50% of all professional development provided
for a teacher under this section be provided either individually or
in a group no larger than 30 teachers.
(2) The department shall develop and implement the guidelines
described in subsection (1) no later than 90 days after the
effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.
(3) (2)
A state-approved nonpublic school
may provide teacher
professional development for nonpublic school teachers. The
department shall credit this professional development toward the
issuance or renewal of a teaching certificate or endorsement to the
same extent as professional development provided by a public school
is credited for its teachers for those purposes if the department
determines that all of the following are met:
(a) The professional development provides substantially the
same program content as professional development provided by a
public school that is credited by the department toward the
issuance or renewal of a teaching certificate or endorsement.
(b) The nonpublic school submits to the same auditing and
documentation requirements for professional development as a public
school.
(4) (3)
Professional development days hours provided
under
this section are in addition to professional development required
under section 1526 and shall not be counted toward the professional
development required under section 1526.
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) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5157 (request no.
04091'15).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5158 (request no.
04092'15).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5159 (request no.
04122'15).