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HB5979 • 2026

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.

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Sponsor
Matt Maddock (District 51), Josh Schriver (District 66), Pat Outman (District 91), Brad Paquette (District 37), Brian BeGole (District 71), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Angela Rigas (District 79), Tom Kunse (District 100), Ken Borton (District 105), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Jason Woolford (District 50)
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 05/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities.

What This Bill Does

  • Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities.
  • Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec.
  • 1290.

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. 2026-05-19 HJ 38 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 05/14/2026

  2. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 615

    introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Maddock

  3. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 615

    read a first time

  4. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 615

    referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Official Summary Text

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.