HB 4557 — Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify. Amends secs. 22p & 104c of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1622p & 388.1704c) & repeals sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b).

HB-4557, As Passed Senate,House, MarchDecember 18, 20262025 SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

4557 A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending sections 22p and 104c (MCL 388.1622p and 388.1704c), section 22p as amended by 20252024 PA 15120 and section 104c as amended by 2021 PA 48;

(1) Subject to subsection (2), to receive funding under section 22b, a district or public school academy that is assigned by the superintendent of public instruction as a partnership district must have a signed 3-year partnership district agreement with the department that includes all of the following:

(a) Measurable benchmarksacademic outcomes that the district or public school academy will achieve for each school operated by the district or CRM H02514'25 (S-1)_HB4557_APS_1(H-3)_HB4557_APH_1 sw83dyn0h281 1 district or public school academy that is subject to the partnership district agreement after 18 months and after 36 months from the date the agreement was originally signed.

Measurable benchmarksacademic outcomes under this subdivision must include all of the following:

(i) PupilsOutcomes that put pupils on track to meet or exceed grade level proficiency,proficiency withand considerationthat forare based on district or public school academy needs identified as required under section 21h.

(A) At least 1 proficiency or growth benchmarkoutcome based on state assessments described in section 104b or 104c.

(B) At least 1 proficiency or growth benchmarkoutcome based on a benchmark assessment described in section 104h.

(iii) ImprovedOutcomes that are intended to measure improved high school graduation rates, as applicable.

(iv) AttendanceOutcomes that measure attendance rates.

(b) Accountability measures to be imposed if the district or public school academy does not achieve the measurable benchmarksacademic outcomes described in subdivision (a) or section 21h(2)(b) for each school operated by the district or public school academy that is subject to the partnership district agreement.

(c) For a public school academy assigned as a partnership district as described in this subsection, a requirement that, if reconstitution is imposed on a school that is operated by the CRM H02514'25 (H-3)_HB4557_APH_1 n0h281 1 public school academy and that is subject to the partnership CRM H02514'25 (S-1)_HB4557_APS_1 sw83dy 1 district agreement, the school must be reconstituted as described in section 507, 528, or 561, as applicable, of the revised school code, MCL 380.507, 380.528, and 380.561.

(d) For a district assigned as a partnership district as described in this subsection, a provision that, if reconstitution is imposed on a school that is operated by the district and that is subject to the partnership district agreement, reconstitution may require closure of the school building, but, if the school building remains open, reconstitution must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(iii) The reconstitution plan for the school must require the adoption of goals similar to the measurablegoals benchmarks included in the partnership district agreement, with a limit of 3 years to achieve the goals.

(2) If a district or public school academy is assigned as a partnership district as described in subsection (1) during the current fiscal year, it shall ensure that it has a signed partnership district agreement as described in subsection (1) in place by not later than 90 days after the date that it is assigned as a partnership district.

If a district or public school academy described in this subsection does not comply with this subsection, CRM H02514'25 (S-1)_HB4557_APS_1(H-3)_HB4557_APH_1 sw83dyn0h281 1 the department shall withhold funding under section 22b for that district or public school academy until the district or public school academy has a signed partnership district agreement as described in subsection (1) in place.

(c) The summative assessments for science must be administered to all public school pupils in at least grades 5 and 8, including CRM H02514'25 (S-1)_HB4557_APS_1(H-3)_HB4557_APH_1 sw83dyn0h281 1 those pupils as required by the federal individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446, and by title I of the federal every student succeeds act, (ESSA), Public Law 114-95.

CRM H02514'25 (S-1)_HB4557_APS_1(H-3)_HB4557_APH_1 sw83dyn0h281 1 (j) The summative assessment system must ensure that the reports provided to districts containing individual student data are available within 60 days after completion of the assessments.

(n) The total cost of executing the summative assessment system statewide each year, including, but not limited to, the cost of contracts for administration, scoring, and reporting, must not exceed an amount equal to 2 times the cost of executing the CRM H02514'25 (S-1)_HB4557_APS_1(H-3)_HB4557_APH_1 sw83dyn0h281 1 previous statewide assessment after adjustment for inflation.

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