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From the ECS State Policy Database - Highlighted Policies


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This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.

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Signed into law 09/2010

Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures


P-12
Online Education Programs Required Report
S.B. 1154 - Sec. 903
Requires the state department of education to work with districts that operate as a school of excellence cyber school and districts that operate an alternative education program with a seat-time waiver to provide a report to the legislature and the state budge...

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Signed into law 12/2006

Economic/Workforce Development


Postsec.
Statewide Workforce Development System
S.B. 1288
Codifies the workforce development system to deliver workforce development programs and services tailored to local needs; provides for works areas; provides for local workforce development boards; provides for education advisory groups and pilot projects; requ...

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Vetoed 12/2006

Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid


Postsec.,
Community College
Financial Aid for Legal Residents
H.B. 5303
Conditions eligibility for state competitive scholarships on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2005-HNB-5303.pdf...

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Vetoed 12/2006

Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid


Postsec.,
Community College
Work Study Eligibility and Legal Residents
H.B. 5305
Conditions eligibility for work-study programs on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2005-HNB-5305.pdf...

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Signed into law 08/2006

Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education


P-12
Single Sex Schools
H.B. 4264
Allows single sex schools, classes and programs to be established in the Detroit public schools. Enrollment must be voluntary, and the district is required to make a substantially equal co-educational school, class or program available.
http://www.legislature....

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Signed into law 04/2004

Teaching Quality--Professional Development


P-12
Teacher Fees
S.B. 1016
Amends the School Code to expand uses of teacher certification fees to include the teacher and administrator professional development and other quality-related activities.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0076.pdf...

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