PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT CONTRACTS - H.B. 4630 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4630 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Representative Wayne Kuipers
House Committee: Education
Senate Committee: Education
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to:
-- Encourage school districts to develop and implement parental involvement contracts with parents of pupils.
-- Specify that the contracts should be voluntary and designed to encourage and facilitate a parent's involvement in his or her child's education.
-- Require the Department of Education, within 90 days after the bill took effect, to develop and make available to school districts a model parental involvement contract that could be used for these purposes.
-- Require the model contract to address certain activities of a pupil's parent or guardian, a pupil, and a teacher.
Proposed MCL 380.1294 - Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be minimal State costs in the form of increased costs to the Department of Education for developing and making available a model parental involvement contract as described in the legislation.
Date Completed: 5-31-01 - Fiscal Analyst: K. Summers-CotyFloor\hb4630 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.