HB 4836 — Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0349'25

HB-4836, HouseAs Concurred,Passed House, December 17,11, 2025 SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the department of CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 technology, management, and budget shall contract with 1 or more providers to develop, supply, and score the Michigan merit examination.

The department shall consult with an individual who represents business in this state, an individual who represents manufacturing in this CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 state, and an individual who represents skilled trades organizations in this state to develop an informational letter about the purpose and benefits of the workforce readiness assessment.

(b) The department of technology, management, and budget and the superintendent shall ensure that any contractor used for scoring, developing, or processing the Michigan merit examination meets quality management standards commonly used in the assessment industry, including at least meeting level 2 of the capability CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 maturity model developed by the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University for the first year the Michigan merit examination is offered to all grade 11 pupils and at least meeting level 3 of the capability maturity model for subsequent years.

(a) For each high school graduate who has completed the CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 Michigan merit examination under this section, the pupil's scaled score on each subject area component of the Michigan merit examination.

In reporting the scores to pupils, parents, and CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 schools, the superintendent shall provide standards-specific, meaningful, and timely feedback on the pupil's performance on the Michigan merit examination.

(8) The superintendent shall ensure that the length of the Michigan merit examination and the combined total time necessary to administer all of the components of the Michigan merit examination CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 are the shortest possible that will still maintain the degree of reliability and validity of the Michigan merit examination results determined necessary by the superintendent.

If these components do not align to these standards, the CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 department shall produce additional components as required by law, while minimizing the amount of time needed for assessments.

The assessment under this section provides a common measure of data that will contribute to the improvement of Michigan schools' curriculum and instruction by encouraging alignment with Michigan's curriculum framework standards and promotes pupil participation in CRM H02692'25 (H-1)_HB4836_HCB_1(H-1)_HB4836_APH_1 qst5up178die 1 higher level mathematics, science, social studies, and English language arts courses.

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