evidence_text: Senator Albert offered the following amendments:
  
  1. Amend page 116, following line 22, by inserting:
  
  “ ( i ) Comply with section 31gg.”
  
  2. Amend page 143, following line 11, by inserting:
  
  “ (e) Participates in a state-designated community of practice that helps ensure educator preparation institutions are in compliance with section 1531e of the revised school code, MCL 380.1531e. ”.
  
  3. Amend page 153, following line 11, by inserting:
  
  “ (e) Participates in a state-designated community of practice that helps ensure educator preparation institutions are in compliance with section 1531e of the revised school code, MCL 380.1531e .”.
  
  4. Amend page 201, following line 27, by inserting:
  
  “ Sec. 31gg (1) To receive funds under section 22b(3), beginning with pupils enrolled in grade 3 during the 2027-2028 school year, all of the following apply:
  
  (a) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the superintendent of the district in which a pupil is enrolled shall ensure that a pupil whose parent or legal guardian has been provided with the notification described in section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f, is not enrolled in grade 4 until 1 of the following occurs:
  
  ( i ) The pupil is determined to be proficient based on the English language arts assessment provided to the pupil.
  
  ( ii ) The pupil demonstrates a proficient reading level through performance on an alternative standardized reading assessment approved by the superintendent of public instruction.
  
  ( iii ) The pupil demonstrates a proficient reading level through a pupil portfolio consisting of multiple work samples.
  
  (b) If the superintendent of a district determines that a pupil shall not advance to grade 4 due to the operation of this subsection, the superintendent, in addition to the notice provided under section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f, shall provide the parent or legal guardian of that pupil with a notice clearly stating all of the following:
  
  ( i ) That, based on the English language arts assessment provided to the pupil, this state has determined that the pupil may be required to be retained in grade 3, with a reference to this section.
  
  ( ii ) That the pupil may still be allowed to enroll in grade 4 if the pupil demonstrates a proficient reading level through performance on an alternative standardized reading assessment or through a pupil portfolio.
  
  ( iii ) That the parent or legal guardian has the right to request a good cause exemption under subsection (3) that, if granted, will allow the pupil to enroll in grade 4 in the next school year.
  
  ( iv ) That the parent or legal guardian shall request a good cause exemption not later than 30 days after receiving the notice described in this subdivision, and shall direct the request to the district in which the parent or legal guardian intends to enroll the pupil for grade 4.
  
  ( v ) That the parent or legal guardian may request a meeting with school officials to discuss the retention requirement under this subsection, and the standards and processes for a good cause exemption from that requirement. If a parent or legal guardian requests a meeting described in this subparagraph, the school official to whom the request is made shall ensure that an appropriate school official is made available to the parent or legal guardian for such a meeting.
  
  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply and the pupil may be enrolled in grade 4 if the pupil demonstrates both of the following:
  
  (a) That the pupil is proficient in all subject areas other than English language arts, as evidenced by the pupil’s scores on applicable assessments.
  
  (b) That the pupil is proficient in science and social studies, as shown through a pupil portfolio and as determined by the teacher who provided grade 3 instruction to the pupil in science or social studies, as applicable.
  
  (3) If the superintendent of the pupil’s district grants a good cause exemption from the requirements of subsection (1), then a pupil may be advanced to grade 4 without meeting the requirements of subsection (1). A good cause exemption may be granted only according to the procedures under subsection (4), and only for 1 of the following reasons:
  
  (a) The pupil is a student with an individualized education program or with a section 504 plan and the pupil’s individualized education program team or section 504 coordinator, as applicable, makes the decision to exempt the pupil from the requirements of subsection (1) based upon the team’s or coordinator’s knowledge of the pupil.
  
  (b) The pupil is a limited English proficient student who has had less than 3 years of instruction in an English language learner program.
  
  (c) The pupil has been continuously enrolled in the pupil’s current district for less than 2 years, and there is evidence that the pupil was not provided with an appropriate individual reading improvement plan under this section by the district in which the pupil was previously enrolled.
  
  (d) The pupil has received intensive reading intervention for 2 or more years but still demonstrates a reading deficiency and was previously retained in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3.
  
  (e) The pupil’s parent or legal guardian has requested a good cause exemption within the time period described in subsection (1)(b) and the superintendent determines that the good cause exemption is in the best interests of the pupil.
  
  (4) All of the following apply to a good cause exemption issued to a pupil by the superintendent of a school district or chief administrator of a public school academy under subsection (3):
  
  (a) Before issuing the good cause exemption, the pupil’s grade 3 teacher shall submit to the superintendent a recommendation for a good cause exemption along with documentation that indicates that a good cause exemption under subsection (3)(a) to (d) applies to the pupil.
  
  (b) The superintendent of the pupil’s district or the superintendent’s designee shall review and discuss the recommendation described in subdivision (a) with the pupil’s grade 3 teacher. After this discussion, the superintendent shall make a determination in writing regarding whether to grant the good cause exemption for the pupil. The superintendent’s determination under this subdivision is final.
  
  (c) The superintendent of the pupil’s district shall notify the pupil’s parent or legal guardian of the determination made under this subsection. The notification described in this subdivision must be made and communicated to the pupil’s parent or legal guardian not less than 30 days before the first day of school for that school year.
  
  (5) Beginning in 2028, not later than September 1 of each year, a school district or public school academy shall submit a report to the center, in a form and manner determined by the center, containing at least all of the following information for the most recent school year:
  
  (a) The number of pupils retained in grade 3 due to the operation of this section.
  
  (b) The number of pupils promoted to grade 4 due to a good cause exemption under subsection (4), disaggregated by each of the specific exemptions listed in that subsection. ”.
  
  5. Amend page 233, line 17, by inserting “ (11) (12) From the state school aid fund allocated in subsection (1), Clinton County RESA shall allocate $100.00 to a district or intermediate district to establish not fewer than 6 pilot sites that offer community- and school- based summer afterschool programs that integrate early literacy, utilizing approved science of reading based and high-quality math curricula, into a non school -based delivery system . ” and renumbering the remaining subsections.
  
  6. Amend page 246, following line 8, by inserting:
  
  “ Sec. 32z. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $100.00 for the purposes of this section.
  
  (2) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $100.00 to contract with a vendor to provide a statewide readiness assessment to kindergarten students in this state. The statewide readiness assessment provided by the vendor contracted with under this subsection must align with the requirements of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
  
  (3) From the state school aid fund money allocated under section (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $100.00 to districts to administer the readiness assessment provided by the vendor contracted with under subsection (2). To receive funds under this subsection, a district shall administer the readiness assessment to kindergarten students enrolled in the district during the first 10 days of the school year and during the final 10 days of the school year . ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.