HOUSE BILL NO. 5995
September 26, 2024, Introduced by Reps. Tisdel, Jaime Greene, Rigas, Beson, BeGole, Bierlein,
Cavitt, Markkanen and Hoadley and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending sections 1531h and 1538 (MCL 380.1531h and 380.1538),
section 1531h as added and section 1538 as amended by 2007 PA 144.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1531h. (1) Not later than July 1, 2010, the department
2 shall establish and implement a teacher certification database
3 system that provides for at least all of the following:
4 (a) The ability for teachers to renew a professional teaching
5 certificate online.
6 (b) Online credit card payment capability, to result in
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1 processing of teaching certificate applications and issuance of
2 teaching certificates within 48 to 72 hours for in-state applicants
3 and within 3 weeks for out-of-state applicants who have provided a
4 complete application, as determined by the department.
5 (c) A central registry that documents each teacher's
6 professional development activities and completion of state board
7 continuing education units.
8 (d) Improved compatibility with the registry of educational
9 personnel data reporting system.
10 (e) Improved efficiency of the teacher preparation institution
11 web-based teacher certification recommendation process.
12 (f) Improved capacity to generate reports about the number of
13 certificates and endorsements issued.
14 (g) Improved quality control through customization of the
15 system.
16 (2) The Before the effective date of the amendatory act that
17 added section 1538(3), the department shall fund the system
18 required under subsection (1) from the fee increases in section
19 1538 that result from the amendatory act that added this
20 section.2007 PA 144.
21 Sec. 1538. (1) An Before the effective date of the amendatory
22 act that added subsection (3), an applicant shall pay the following
23 fees to the department for having the application evaluated for
24 conformance with the application requirements:
25 In-State Out-of-State
26 (a) Original application fee Applicant Applicant
27 (i) Provisional Standard teaching
28 certificate..................... $160.00 $210.00
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1 (ii) Professional teaching
2 certificate..................... 160.00 210.00
3 (iii) Vocational temporary
4 authorization or interim
5 occupational certificate........ 160.00 210.00
6 (iv) Occupational education
7 certificate..................... 160.00 210.00
8 (v) Additional teaching certificate
9 endorsement..................... 50.00
10 (vi) Substitute teacher permit....... 45.00
11 (vii) Full-year teacher permit........ 45.00
12 (viii) Emergency permit................ 45.00
13 (ix) Annual occupational
14 authorization................... 40.00
(x) Duplicate certificate or
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authorization................... 25.00
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(xi) School psychologist
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certificate..................... 160.00 210.00
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(xii) Temporary special education
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approval........................ 50.00
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(xiii) School administrator certificate
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for persons eligible for
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certificate after July 1, 1988... 160.00 210.00
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(xiv) School administrator
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endorsement..................... 50.00
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(xv) School counselor license........ 160.00 210.00
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In-State
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(b) Renewal or reinstatement application fee Applicant
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1 (i) Provisional Standard teaching $100.00
2 certificate............
3 (ii) Continuing teaching certificate 50.00
4 reinstatement...............................
5 (iii) Professional teaching certificate........... 160.00
6 (iv) Vocational temporary authorization or interim 100.00
7 occupational certificate............
8 (v) Occupational education certificate.......... 160.00
9 (vi) School psychologist certificate............. 160.00
10 (vii) School administrator certificate............ 160.00
11 (viii) School counselor license.................... 160.00
12 (2) Except as otherwise provided by an administrative rule in
13 effect on October 1, 1988, or as otherwise provided by law, a
14 certificate, permit, authorization, endorsement, or approval, and
15 the renewal of a certificate, certificate reinstatement, or
16 authorization issued pursuant to under subsection (1) is valid for
17 5 years.
18 (3) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that
19 added this subsection, an applicant is not required to pay a fee to
20 the department for having an initial application for a certificate,
21 license, approval, endorsement, authorization, or permit listed
22 under subsection (1) evaluated for conformance with application
23 requirements or for having an application for the renewal or
24 reinstatement of a certificate, license, approval, endorsement,
25 authorization, or permit listed under subsection (1) evaluated for
26 conformance with application requirements. Beginning on the
27 effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection,
28 the department shall not charge a fee for the submission of an
29 application described in this subsection, for an evaluation of an
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1 application as described in this subsection, or for the issuance,
2 renewal, or reinstatement of a certificate, license, approval,
3 endorsement, authorization, or permit listed under subsection (1).
4 Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
5 this subsection, the department shall cover the cost of a fee
6 described under subsection (1) that would have been collected by
7 the department before the effective date of the amendatory act that
8 added this subsection for the evaluation of an application as
9 described in this subsection.
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Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 380.1531, 380.1538