December 15, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Garcia, Price and Yonker and referred to the Committee on Education.
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
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), (4),
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 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 and practicum experiences using
those models.
(c) Include educational experiences in methods for improving
teacher-to-teacher and teacher-to-administrator collaboration.
(d) Include training on interpreting student assessment data
and on how to use that data to make changes in instructional
programs.
(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
continue to employ the person as a school administrator described
in this subsection.
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. 5158 (request no.
04092'15).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5156 (request no.
04093'15).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5159 (request no.
04122'15).