2017 House Bill 5139 / 2018 Public Act 229

Mandate K-12 public school career development courses

Introduced in the House

Oct. 19, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Daire Rendon (R-103)

To require the state Department of Education to develop model courses on career development, and require public schools to teach them starting in kindergarten and through 12th grade.

Referred to the Committee on Workforce and Talent Development

Dec. 12, 2017

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 13, 2017

Passed in the House 97 to 13 (details)

Received in the Senate

Jan. 10, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Investment

June 12, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Amendment offered

To name the proposed law after a deceased state official.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require the state Department of Education to develop model courses on career development, and require public schools to teach them starting in kindergarten and through 12th grade.

Received in the House

June 12, 2018

Passed in the House 98 to 11 (details)

To require oceangoing vessels to comply with a "Federal Aquatic Nuisance Rule" on ballast water discharges as a condition of using Michigan ports, unless the rule is weakened or other states in a Great Lakes Compact adopt more stringent rules, in which case those would apply instead. Michigan adopted its own standards in 2006, which was before the Coast Guard finalized theirs in 2012.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 26, 2018