October 19, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Hobbs and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding sections 503d, 523d, and 553d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 503d. (1) Beginning with management agreements described
in this section that are entered into or renewed after the
effective date of this section, if a public school academy enters
into or renews a management agreement with an educational
management organization to carry out the operations of the public
school academy, both of the following apply:
(a) The educational management organization shall not cancel
or terminate the management agreement during a school year.
(b) The public school academy shall ensure that the management
agreement includes appropriate provisions to prevent the
cancellation or termination of the management agreement during a
school year.
(2) If an educational management organization cancels or
terminates a management agreement with a public school academy
during a school year, the public school academy shall report the
cancellation or termination to its authorizing body and to the
department. If the department receives a notice under this
subsection of a cancellation or termination of a management
agreement by an educational management organization during a school
year, the department shall publish on its website a notice to
public school academies and authorizing bodies that the educational
management organization has canceled or terminated a management
agreement during a school year, and shall compile and maintain on
its website a list of educational management organizations that
have canceled or terminated a management agreement during a school
year.
(3) A public school academy shall not enter into a management
agreement with an educational management organization that is on
the list under subsection (2) of educational management
organizations that have cancelled or terminated a management
agreement during a school year.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Educational management organization" means an entity that
enters into a management agreement with a public school academy.
(b) "Entity" means a partnership, nonprofit or business
corporation, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other
legal entity.
(c) "Management agreement" means an agreement to provide
comprehensive educational, administrative, management, or
instructional services or staff to a public school academy.
Sec. 523d. (1) Beginning with management agreements described
in this section that are entered into or renewed after the
effective date of this section, if an urban high school academy
enters into or renews a management agreement with an educational
management organization to carry out the operations of the urban
high school academy, both of the following apply:
(a) The educational management organization shall not cancel
or terminate the management agreement during a school year.
(b) The urban high school academy shall ensure that the
management agreement includes appropriate provisions to prevent the
cancellation or termination of the management agreement during a
school year.
(2) If an educational management organization cancels or
terminates a management agreement with an urban high school academy
during a school year, the urban high school academy shall report
the cancellation or termination to its authorizing body and to the
department. If the department receives a notice under this
subsection of a cancellation or termination of a management
agreement by an educational management organization during a school
year, the department shall publish on its website a notice to urban
high school academies and authorizing bodies that the educational
management organization has canceled or terminated a management
agreement during a school year, and shall maintain on its website a
list of educational management organizations that have canceled or
terminated a management agreement during a school year.
(3) An urban high school academy shall not enter into a
management agreement with an educational management organization
that is on the list under subsection (2) of educational management
organizations that have canceled or terminated a management
agreement during a school year.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Educational management organization" means an entity that
enters into a management agreement with an urban high school
academy.
(b) "Entity" means a partnership, nonprofit or business
corporation, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other
legal entity.
(c) "Management agreement" means an agreement to provide
comprehensive educational, administrative, management, or
instructional services or staff to an urban high school academy.
Sec. 553d. (1) Beginning with management agreements described
in this section that are entered into or renewed after the
effective date of this section, if a school of excellence enters
into or renews a management agreement with an educational
management organization to carry out the operations of the school
of excellence, both of the following apply:
(a) The educational management organization shall not cancel
or terminate the management agreement during a school year.
(b) The school of excellence shall ensure that the management
agreement includes appropriate provisions to prevent the
cancellation or termination of the management agreement during a
school year.
(2) If an educational management organization cancels or
terminates a management agreement with a school of excellence
during a school year, the school of excellence shall report the
cancellation or termination to its authorizing body and to the
department. If the department receives a notice under this
subsection of a cancellation or termination of a management
agreement by an educational management organization during a school
year, the department shall publish on its website a notice to
schools of excellence and authorizing bodies that the educational
management organization has canceled or terminated a management
agreement during a school year, and shall maintain on its website a
list of educational management organizations that have canceled or
terminated a management agreement during a school year.
(3) A school of excellence shall not enter into a management
agreement with an educational management organization that is on
the list under subsection (2) of educational management
organizations that have canceled or terminated a management
agreement during a school year.
(4) As used in this section, "management agreement" means an
agreement to provide comprehensive educational, administrative,
management, or instructional services or staff to a school of
excellence.