CONTINUING ED: SCHOOL ADMIN. S.B. 1073: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1073 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Wayne Kuipers
Committee: Education
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to require that school administrators complete continuing education requirements every five years.
Currently, a public school district, public school academy, or intermediate school district is prohibited from employing a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or other person whose primary responsibility is administering instructional programs or a chief business official unless the person has completed continuing education requirements prescribed by rule by the State Board of Education. The rules must prescribe a minimum amount of continuing education to be completed within a five-year period as a condition of continuing employment.
Under the bill, the same requirements would apply; however, the rules would have to prescribe a minimum amount of continuing education to be completed within five years after initial employment, and to be completed each subsequent five-year period for continued employment. The bill also states that a district or academy could not "continue to employ" a person unless the requirements were met.
MCL 380.1246 Legislative Analyst: Claire Layman
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State government. The proposed requirement to complete continuing education courses every five years could have a minimal impact on local school districts. Local districts most likely would bear the cost of any continuing education courses taken by administrative personnel.
Date Completed: 3-19-04 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
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. sb1073/0304