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HB4150 • 2026

Education: other; fees for evaluation of applications; eliminate. Amends secs. 1531h & 1538 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531h & 380.1538).

Education: other; fees for evaluation of applications; eliminate. Amends secs. 1531h & 1538 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531h & 380.1538).

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Sponsor
Mark Tisdel (District 55), Thomas Kuhn (District 57), Bill Schuette (District 95), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Donni Steele (District 54), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Jaime Greene (District 65), Tim Kelly (District 93)
Last action
2025-03-18
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about which types of applications are affected, nor does it specify how schools will manage the costs if fees are removed.

Eliminating Fees for Application Evaluations in Education

This bill removes fees that schools charge to evaluate certain applications.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes fees that schools can charge when they look at some types of student applications.
  • Changes two sections of the Michigan Compiled Laws, specifically sections 1531h and 1538.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Schools that charge fees for evaluating certain student applications
  • Students and their families who would no longer have to pay these fees

Terms To Know

Application Evaluation Fees
Money charged by schools when they review or check student applications.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which types of applications are affected.
  • It is unclear how schools will cover the costs if fees are removed.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-18 SJ 25 Pg. 237

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-03-18 SJ 25 Pg. 237

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  3. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 224

    read a third time

  4. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 224

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #22 Yeas 83 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 1

  5. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 224

    transmitted

  6. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 218

    read a second time

  7. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 218

    placed on third reading

  8. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 189

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  9. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 189

    referred to second reading

  10. 2025-03-04 HJ 22 Pg. 178

    bill electronically reproduced 02/26/2025

  11. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 172

    introduced by Representative Rep. Mark Tisdel

  12. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 172

    read a first time

  13. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 172

    referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Official Summary Text

Education: other; fees for evaluation of applications; eliminate. Amends secs. 1531h & 1538 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531h & 380.1538).