Public Acts 123 and 124 added Sections 1278a and 1278b, respectively, to the Revised School Code to require pupils, beginning with those entering eighth grade in 2006, to earn specific credits under the "Michigan Merit Standard" before receiving a high school diploma.
The new law took effect April 25, 2006 upon the signature by Governor Granholm. To read these public acts, visit www.legislature.mi.gov.
Kathleen N. Straus, President
John C. Austin, Vice President
Carolyn L. Curtin, Secretary
Marianne Yared McGuire, Treasurer
Nancy Danhof, NASBE Delegate
Elizabeth W. Bauer
Reginald M. Turner
Casandra E. Ulbrich
Ex-Officio
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor
Michael P. Flanagan,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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