November 27, 2023

The Future Is Sooner Than You Thought: Effective Dates for School Law Changes in Michigan

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In 2023, the Michigan Legislature enacted a series of Public Acts that significantly changed laws impacting public education in kindergarten through grade 12. Some of these laws had specified effective dates, and others were effective on the 91^st day after the adjournment of the legislature sine die, or without a date. That adjournment took place on Nov. 14 – weeks earlier than in the past. It is important to know the effective dates of the acts summarized below:

Public Act of 2023	Topic	Effective Date
Public Acts 110 & 111	License reciprocity for teachers and counselors.	July 27, 2023.
Public Act 26	Use of sinking funds for purchases of school buses.	Aug. 6, 2023.
Public Act 46	Training for mandatory reporters under the Child Protection Law.	Sept. 27, 2023.
Public Act 51	Student discipline.	Sept. 27, 2023.
Public Act 57	Provision of materials related to sexual assault and harassment to students in grade 6 through 12 starting with the 2024-2025 school year.	Oct. 10, 2023.
Public Act 7	Repeal of reading by grade 3 requirement.	Feb. 13, 2024.
Public Act 9	Repeal of “Right to Work” laws in the public sector.	Feb. 13, 2024, subject to US Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME.
Public Act 10	Restoration of the prevailing wage laws.	Feb. 13, 2024.
Public Act 34	Repeal of A through F grading system for public schools by the Michigan Department of Education.	Feb. 13, 2024.
Public Act 113	Repeal of PA 54 of 2011 which froze wages and benefits upon the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement, and which prohibited retroactivity.	Feb. 13, 2024.
Public Act 114	Repealed prohibition on public school districts collecting union dues.	Feb. 13, 2024.
Public Act 115	Repeal of the list of prohibited subjects of bargaining which was added to the Public Employment Relations Act in 2011.	Feb. 13, 2024.
Senate Bills 395 & 396	Teacher evaluations. These have not been signed by the Governor or assigned Public Act numbers at this time.	Feb. 13, 2024, assuming signature by the Governor
Public Act 116	Teacher layoff.	July 1, 2024.

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