SB0349

Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g).

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Michigan SB0349 allows high school juniors to opt-out of the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan Merit Examination.

Michigan SB0349 amends the Michigan Merit Examination to allow high school juniors to opt-out of the workforce readiness assessment portion. The bill requires the Michigan Department of Education to develop a waiver for students to opt-out, which must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. The Michigan Merit Examination assesses student performance in mathematics, science, social studies, and English language arts. The bill also mandates that the examination includes questions related to learning objectives concerning genocide, including the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

35 Yea

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0 Nay

2 Absent

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Calendar

Dec 10, 2025

10:30 AM

House Education and Workforce

Jun 17, 2025

1:30 PM

Senate Education

History

Dec 23, 2025

Senate

Presented To Governor 12/18/2025 9:50 Am

Dec 23, 2025

Senate

Approved By Governor 12/23/2025 10:36 Am

Dec 23, 2025

Senate

Filed With Secretary Of State 12/23/2025 12:06 Pm