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Yes: 133 • No: 3
MichiganHB 48362025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
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 0349'25Last Action: assigned PA 56'25
Sponsored By: Brad Paquette (Republican)
Became Law
Education: examinations
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Testing supports for students with disabilities
Students with disabilities get the testing supports required by federal law. The test provider and state superintendent agree on the right accommodations. This helps eligible students access and fairly complete the exam.
Parents can skip workforce test
Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, parents can opt their child out of the workforce readiness test. You must sign the state waiver and give it to the school by February 28 of that school year. The department posts the waiver and, after consulting industry groups, writes an information letter. Schools must send that letter to families by December 31.
Rules for homeschool and middle college testing
Private‑school and home‑schooled students can take the state exam. Home‑schooled students contact their local district to test there. If a district tests a non‑enrolled student, that score does not count for the district. Middle college students who get at least 50% of 11th‑grade instruction at the high school test at the high school, and those scores count there. Middle college programs may use a five‑year graduation rate for reporting.
Stronger rules for test vendors
The state hires test vendors and sets strict rules. Contracts must include deadlines for materials and results, with penalties for late work. Vendors must meet rising quality‑management levels. The superintendent ensures the test follows state standards and federal rules, and removes any question found to be factually wrong.
College test retakes and who pays
Schools give the full exam only once. You can retake the college entrance test with the provider, but you usually pay. A free retake is allowed only if all are true: you already took the full exam, you qualify for free school meals, you applied for a provider scholarship or fee waiver and were denied, and you have not already had a free retake.
State high school test timing and scores
Schools must give the state high school exam to all 11th graders, and to 12th graders who missed it. It runs in the last 12 weeks of school and includes a college entrance test, a workforce test, and M-STEP. The state keeps answer time as short as possible and caps it at 8 hours if standards still match. Scores and standards-based feedback go to students and parents by the start of 12th grade. Students and teachers get clear reports and scaled subject scores, plus a short guide on what scores mean. Transcripts list each subject score and attendance. After each exam, the state shows how many points measured each standard.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Brad Paquette
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Douglas Wozniak
Republican • House
Gregory Markkanen
Republican • House
Jamie Thompson
Republican • House
Jason Woolford
Republican • House
Jennifer Wortz
Republican • House
Pat Outman
Republican • House
Tom Kunse
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 12/16/2025
PASSED
Yes: 32 • No: 3 • Other: 2
House vote • 12/11/2025
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 101 • No: 0 • Other: 9
Actions Timeline
assigned PA 56'25
12/31/2025Housefiled with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 12:04 PM
12/31/2025Houseapproved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:34 AM
12/31/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
12/23/2025Senatepresented to the Governor 12/18/2025 03:06 PM
12/18/2025Housebill ordered enrolled
12/17/2025Housefull title agreed to
12/17/2025Housereturned from Senate without amendment with full title
12/17/2025HouseRETURNED TO HOUSE
12/16/2025HouseINSERTED FULL TITLE
12/16/2025SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
12/16/2025SenatePLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
12/16/2025SenateRULES SUSPENDED
12/16/2025SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
12/16/2025SenateREPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
12/16/2025SenateREFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
12/16/2025SenateRULES SUSPENDED
12/16/2025Senatetransmitted
12/11/2025Housetitle amended
12/11/2025Housepassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #326 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9
12/11/2025Houseread a third time
12/11/2025Houseplaced on third reading
12/10/2025Housesubstitute (H-1) adopted
12/10/2025Houseread a second time
12/10/2025Housereferred to second reading
12/10/2025House
Bill Text
Public Act
12/23/2025
House Concurred
12/17/2025
As Passed by the House
12/11/2025
Introduced
9/4/2025
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