HB5520

Education: elementary; grade 3 reading requirements; provide for. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f).

Chamber Passed·6/3/26

Michigan HB5520 amends the Michigan School Code to enhance reading proficiency among elementary students, particularly in grade 3.

Michigan HB5520 amends the Michigan School Code to improve reading proficiency among elementary students, especially in grade 3. The bill mandates that school districts and public school academies select and use approved screening and progress-monitoring reading assessments to identify and address reading deficiencies. It requires schools to provide reading intervention for pupils in grades K to 3 and those with reading improvement plans. The bill also outlines procedures for retaining pupils in grade 3 who do not meet reading proficiency standards and provides for good cause exemptions.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 57–49 · Jun 3
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

0
15
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #175

57 Yea

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49 Nay

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History

Jun 3

House

Rule Suspended

Jun 3

House

Motion To Discharge Committee Approved

Jun 3

House

Placed On Second Reading