Bill Text: MI HB5910 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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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 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-02 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/01/2018 [HB5910 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5910-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5910

 

 

May 1, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Camilleri, Greig, Chang, LaGrand, Wittenberg, Love, Faris, Pagan, Guerra and Zemke and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.

 

     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 2018-2019 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 building-level 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.