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.

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.