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HB5081 • 2026

Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.

Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.

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Sponsor
Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), John Roth (District 104), Angela Rigas (District 79), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Bill Schuette (District 95), Mike Hoadley (District 99), Mike Harris (District 52), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Brian BeGole (District 71), Rylee Linting (District 27), Timothy Beson (District 96), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Luke Meerman (District 89), Jason Woolford (District 50), Pat Outman (District 91), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (District 34), Nancy DeBoer (District 86), Joseph Fox (District 101), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Jason Morgan (District 23), Julie Rogers (District 41), William Bruck (District 30), Reggie Miller (District 31), David Prestin (District 108), Curtis VanderWall (District 102)
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.

Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ.

What This Bill Does

  • Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ.
  • Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec.
  • 1253.

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Amendments

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H-1

8

substitute (H-1) adopted

Plain English: substitute (H-1) adopted 8

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 SJ 56 Pg. 698

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2026-06-23 SJ 56 Pg. 698

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  3. 2026-06-18 HJ 49 Pg. 839

    read a third time

  4. 2026-06-18 HJ 49 Pg. 839

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #229 Yeas 66 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  5. 2026-06-18 HJ 49 Pg. 839

    transmitted

  6. 2026-06-17 HJ 48 Pg. 830

    read a second time

  7. 2026-06-17 HJ 48 Pg. 830

    substitute (H-1) adopted

  8. 2026-06-17 HJ 48 Pg. 830

    placed on third reading

  9. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 757

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  10. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 757

    referred to second reading

  11. 2025-09-29 HJ 89 Pg. 1057

    bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2025

  12. 2025-09-26 HJ 88 Pg. 1054

    introduced by Representative Rep. Kathy Schmaltz

  13. 2025-09-26 HJ 88 Pg. 1054

    read a first time

  14. 2025-09-26 HJ 88 Pg. 1054

    referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Official Summary Text

Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.

Current Bill Text

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HB-5081, As Passed House, June 18, 2026

CRM H01349'25 (H-1)_HB5081_APH_1 m2nqvd

SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 5081
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1253.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1253. (1) By not later than January 1, 2027, the board of 1
a school district or intermediate school district or board of 2
directors of a public school academy shall ensure that the board or 3
board of directors employs at least 1 teacher who is tasked with 4
assisting pupils with dyslexia and has received not less than 30 5
hours of training in Orton-Gillingham approach principles. The 6
training described in this subsection must meet standards put forth 7
by the International Dyslexia Association. 8
(2) In addition to the 30 hours of training received under 9
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CRM H01349'25 (H-1)_HB5081_APH_1 m2nqvd
subsection (1), the board of a school district or intermediate 1
school district or board of directors of a public school academy 2
shall ensure that a teacher described in this section receives not 3
less than 10 hours of professional learning per year on assisting 4
pupils with dyslexia. 5
(3) As used in this section, "Orton-Gillingham approach 6
principles" means a teaching approach for pupils with reading 7
difficulties that does all of the following: 8
(a) Incorporates phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 9
fluency, and comprehension into daily lessons. 10
(b) Teaches reading using a proven, multisensory approach. 11
(c) Breaks reading and spelling down into smaller skills 12
involving letters and sounds, and then builds on those skills over 13
time. 14
(d) Uses multisensory teaching strategies to teach reading by 15
using sight, hearing, touch, and movement to help pupils connect 16
and learn the concepts that are being taught. 17