May 23, 2018, Introduced by Senator ROBERTSON and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending sections 1471 and 1472 (MCL 380.1471 and 380.1472), as
added by 1996 PA 159.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1471. As used in this part:
(a) "College level equivalent course" means a course offered
in high school, for which a pupil receives high school credit, that
is taught at a postsecondary instruction level and is designed to
prepare a pupil for a college level equivalent credit examination
in a particular subject area, and includes, but is not limited to,
advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses.
(b) "College level equivalent credit examination" means an
examination that is administered by an independent testing service
and that is used by colleges and universities generally to award
postsecondary credit for achievement of a particular score and
includes, but is not limited to, advanced placement, DSST, and
college-level examination program (CLEP) examinations.
Sec. 1472. (1) The board of a school district or public school
academy
shall, ensure that, as part of the process of planning
the
pupil's
schedule for an upcoming school year, at least annually,
provide
to each pupil in grade 8 or higher is
provided with general
information
about college level equivalent courses and with
specific
information about appropriate college
level equivalent
courses
available for the pupil.credit
examinations, including, at
least, information about registration, eligibility, and fees.
(2) If a school district or public school academy maintains
pupil portfolios for high school pupils, each pupil's portfolio
shall include, in addition to the other records in the portfolio,
all academic records and correspondence relating to the pupil's
participation in a college level equivalent course or enrollment in
a postsecondary course under the postsecondary enrollment options
act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.