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HB4970 • 2026

Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h.

Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h.

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Sponsor
Brad Paquette (District 37), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Jason Woolford (District 50), Pat Outman (District 91)
Last action
2025-09-18
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 09/17/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h.

Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for.
  • Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec.
  • 1280h.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 1001

    bill electronically reproduced 09/17/2025

  2. 2025-09-17 HJ 84 Pg. 985

    introduced by Representative Rep. Brad Paquette

  3. 2025-09-17 HJ 84 Pg. 985

    read a first time

  4. 2025-09-17 HJ 84 Pg. 985

    referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Official Summary Text

Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h.