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HB4155 • 2026

Education: curriculum; recommendations for curriculum companies and assessment companies; require the department to provide. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1278e.

Education: curriculum; recommendations for curriculum companies and assessment companies; require the department to provide. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1278e.

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Sponsor
Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Thomas Kuhn (District 57), Donni Steele (District 54), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Bill Schuette (District 95), Rylee Linting (District 27), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Mark Tisdel (District 55), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Jaime Greene (District 65), Tim Kelly (District 93)
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
referred to Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about the content of the recommendations or how they will be provided, leading to uncertainty in the summary and what it does.

Curriculum Recommendations for Schools

This law requires the state's education department to provide recommendations to companies that make school curriculums and tests.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Education to provide guidance to curriculum companies on what should be included in their materials.
  • Requires the Department of Education to offer advice to assessment companies about creating fair and accurate tests for students.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Curriculum companies that create educational materials for schools.
  • Assessment companies that develop tests for measuring student learning.
  • The Department of Education, which must provide recommendations and guidance.

Terms To Know

curriculum
A plan or course of study designed to teach specific skills or knowledge in schools.
assessment companies
Companies that create tests and evaluations used by schools to measure student learning.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the Department of Education will provide these recommendations.
  • It is unclear what specific guidance curriculum and assessment companies must follow based on this law.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 HJ 46 Pg. 548

    referred to Committee on Rules

  2. 2025-03-26 HJ 32 Pg. 320

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  3. 2025-03-26 HJ 32 Pg. 320

    referred to second reading

  4. 2025-03-04 HJ 22 Pg. 178

    bill electronically reproduced 02/26/2025

  5. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 173

    introduced by Representative Rep. Alicia St. Germaine

  6. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 173

    read a first time

  7. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 173

    referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Official Summary Text

Education: curriculum; recommendations for curriculum companies and assessment companies; require the department to provide. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1278e.