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 education law to enhance reading proficiency in elementary schools.

Michigan HB5520 amends the state's education law to improve reading proficiency among elementary students. The bill mandates that school districts and public school academies provide evidence-based reading interventions for students in grades K-3 who exhibit reading deficiencies. It requires screening for dyslexia and difficulties in decoding, and outlines specific intervention strategies grounded in the science of reading. The bill also establishes criteria for good cause exemptions from grade retention for students who do not meet reading proficiency standards.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 57–49 · Jun 3
Current
Education Committee
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 10

Senate

Passed By House With Immediate Effect

Jun 10

Senate

Referred To Committee On Education

Jun 3

House

Rule Suspended