REPEAL OF VARIOUS EDUCATION ACTS                                      S.B. 756-762, 764, & 767:

                                                                                  SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Bills 756 through 762, 764, and 767 (as introduced 2-9-16)

Sponsor:  Senator Darwin L. Booher (S.B. 756 & 757)

               Senator Patrick J. Colbeck (S.B. 758)

               Senator Jim Stamas (S.B. 759 & 760)

               Senator Ken Horn (S.B. 761)

               Senator Peter MacGregor (S.B. 762)

               Senator Mike Shirkey (S.B. 764)

               Senator Margaret O'Brien (S.B. 767)

Committee:  Education

 

Date Completed:  3-1-16

 


CONTENT

 

Senate Bills 756 through 762, 764, and 767 would repeal various public acts related to education issues.

 

Senate Bill 756 would repeal Public Act 26 of 1982, which provided for emergency financial assistance for certain school districts and created an emergency loan revolving fund.

 

Senate Bill 757 would repeal Public Act 198 of 1962, which authorized the State Board of Control for Vocational Education to accept Federal money to establish a program to alleviate persistent unemployment and underemployment.

 

Senate Bill 758 would repeal Public Act 28 of 1964, which abolished the State Board of Control for Vocational Education and transferred its powers, duties, and functions to the State Board of Education.

 

Senate Bill 759 would repeal Public Act 205 of 1931, which required high schools, county normal schools, and colleges to teach courses in civics, political science, government, or public administration, and prohibited those schools from granting a diploma or baccalaureate degree to students who have not completed those courses.

 

Senate Bill 760 would repeal Public Act 156 of 1966, which made appropriations for State scholarships for students in the field of special education.

 

Senate Bill 761 would repeal the Education for the Gifted and/or Academically Talented Act.

 

Senate Bill 762 would repeal Public Act 238 of 1964, which authorized the State and other entities to maintain demonstration educational and work experience programs.

 

Senate Bill 764 would repeal Public Act 149 of 1919, which accepted the requirements and benefits of the Federal Smith-Hughes Act, which related to appropriations made by the Federal government to the states for the support of instruction in vocational trades.

 

Senate Bill 767 would repeal Public Act 44 of 1964, which authorized the State Board of Control for Vocational Education to accept Federal money under the Vocational Education Act.

Each of the following bills would take effect 90 days after its enactment: Senate Bills 756, 760, 761, and 762.

 

MCL 388.811-388.829 (S.B. 756)                                         Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

       395.71-395.73 (S.B. 757)

       395.21 (S.B. 758)

       388.372 (S.B. 759)

       388.1051-388.1055 (S.B. 760)

       388.1091-388.1094 (S.B. 761)

       395. 171-395.175 (S.B. 762)

       395.1-395.10 (S.B. 764)

       395.31-395.34 (S.B. 767)

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

Senate Bill 756

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because Public Act 26 of 1982 has not been in effect since 1994.

 

Senate Bill 757

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because the State is no longer receiving Federal funds under the "Area Redevelopment Act".

 

Senate Bill 758

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because vocational education was previously moved to the Talent Investment Agency.

 

Senate Bill 759

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because the State has assigned new social study graduation standards.

 

Senate Bill 760

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because the State has established new teaching requirements for special education.

 

Senate Bill 761

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because the Commission on Education for the Gifted and/or Academically Talented submitted recommendations and evaluations to the State in 1975.

 

Senate Bill 762

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because entrepreneurship programs were previously moved to the Talent Investment Agency.

 

Senate Bill 764

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because vocational education was previously moved to the Talent Investment Agency.

 


Senate Bill 767

 

The bill would have no impact on State or local government, because the State is no longer receiving Federal funds under the "Vocational Education Act of 1963".

 

                                                                                        Fiscal Analyst:  Cory Savino

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.