HB 5646 MI

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Act No. 27 Public Acts of 2026 Approved by the Governor July 21, 2026 Filed with the Secretary of State July 21, 2026 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 21, 2026

state of michigan 103rd Legislature Regular session of 2026 Introduced by Reps. Kelly, Woolford, Bierlein, Wozniak, Weiss, Koleszar, Kunse, DeBoer and Johnsen ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5646 AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled �An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,� (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531 l . The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 1531 l . (1) Beginning September 30, 2027, the superintendent of public instruction shall issue a teaching certificate or applicable endorsement under section 1531 only to an individual who has completed a teacher preparation program that does both of the following: (a) Requires completion of the content described in subsection (2) by all individuals who instruct courses or programs in literacy or reading methods in the teacher preparation program. (b) Requires comprehensive knowledge of the science of reading by all individuals who instruct courses or programs in literacy or reading methods in the teacher preparation program. (2) By not later than September 30, 2027, an institution of higher education or an alternative teaching program as described in section 1531i that operates a teacher preparation program shall ensure that the teacher preparation program meets both of the following content requirements: (a) Teacher content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge of the critical components of literacy, including how the brain learns to read, phonological and phonemic awareness, letter knowledge, phonics, advanced phonics, vocabulary and oral language, fluency, comprehension, spelling and writing, and the organization of language as appropriate for the grade level and content area in which a teacher candidate seeks certification and endorsement. (b) Understanding how to effectively use screening, progress monitoring, and diagnostic assessment data to improve literacy outcomes through prevention and intervention for reading difficulties in a multi-tiered system of supports, as appropriate for the grade level and content area in which a teacher candidate seeks certification and endorsement. The multi-tiered system of supports must include at least all of the following essential components: ( i ) Team-based leadership. ( ii ) A tiered delivery system. ( iii ) Selection and implementation of instruction, interventions, and supports. ( iv ) A comprehensive screening and assessment system. ( v ) Continuous data-based decision making. (3) A teacher candidate may satisfy the requirements of this section by completing the professional learning selected by the department under section 35a(11) of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1635a. (4) A teacher candidate who completes the requirements of this section satisfies the reading credit requirement under section 1531(3) for progression to professional certification. (5) As used in this section: (a) �Multi-tiered system of supports� means that term as defined in section 1280f. (b) �Science of reading� means that term as defined in section 1280f. This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________

____________________________________________________ Governor