Education: teachers and administrators; certain requirements concerning teacher certification; modify. Amends secs. 1526, 1531, 1531d, 1531j & 1531k of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1526 et seq.).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Signed Aug 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 27, 2023 · House Jun 22, 2023
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jun 27, 2023
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/27/2023 09:52 AM
upper
Aug 22, 2023
Signed into law
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/26/2023 12:04 PM
upper
Jun 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 212 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
May 16, 2023
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
referred to Committee on Education
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
received on 04/19/2023
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 121 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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