Bill Text: MI HB4392 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; school districts; certified library media specialist and instruction on literacy, information research, and technology standards; require in all public schools. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1162.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-20 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/20/2019 [HB4392 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4392-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4392
March 19, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Camilleri, Koleszar, Anthony, Hoadley, Pagan, Manoogian, Clemente, Hope, Love, Brenda Carter, Cynthia Johnson, Sowerby, Hood, Stone, Kennedy and Whitsett and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1162.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1162. (1) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the
board of a school district or board of directors of a public school
academy shall employ a certified library media specialist for each
school library operated by the school district or public school
academy as follows:
(a) For a school with fewer than 300 pupils, at least 1 half-
time certified library media specialist.
(b) For a school with 300 to 1,499 pupils, at least 1 full-
time certified library media specialist.
(c) For a school with 1,500 or more pupils, at least 2 full-
time certified library media specialists.
(2) The certified library media specialist shall work
collaboratively with classroom teachers and principals or
comparable school administrators to provide literacy instruction to
pupils to ensure that pupils achieve grade-level reading
proficiency and to integrate information, technology, and research
skills with the curriculum offered by the school to meet state
academic and technology standards.
(3) As used in this section, "certified library media
specialist" means a certificated teacher under section 1531 with an
ND library media endorsement issued by the department.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.