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HB 5269

Education: public school academies; a public school academy to post salary information on its website; require. Amends secs. 504a, 506, 525, 527, 557, 560, 1311h & 1311k of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.504a et seq.).

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Jennifer Conlin and 3 co-sponsors

Requires Michigan public school academies to post annually by Nov 1 the average salaries for new and veteran teachers and for support staff (including EMO staff).

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Bill Summary · HB 5269

Summary — HB 5269 (Public Act 214 of 2024)

Status: Enacted (Public Act 214 of 2024). Approved by Governor Jan 17, 2025; effective April 17, 2025.
Subject: Education — salary transparency for public school academies (charter schools)

Main purpose

Require greater salary transparency from Michigan charter-style public schools by mandating they publish average salary information for specified staff categories on their publicly accessible websites.

Key provisions

  • Requires each public school academy (PSA) — and the following PSA types — to post specified salary averages on its public website by November 1 each year:
    • Urban high school academies
    • Strict discipline academies
    • Schools of excellence
  • Required posted information:
    • Average salary for new teachers and average salary for veteran teachers employed by the school or employed by an educational management organization (EMO) and assigned to the school.
    • “New teacher” = held a teaching certificate for less than 5 years.
    • “Veteran teacher” = held a teaching certificate for 5 or more years.
    • If there are fewer than five new teachers or fewer than five veteran teachers at a school, the school must instead post the average salary for all teachers employed/assigned to the school.
    • Average salary for support staff employed by the school or employed by an EMO and assigned to the school.
    • “Support staff” includes, at minimum, student-facing paraprofessionals, food service workers, bus drivers, and literacy coaches.
  • Clarifies that EMO-employed staff assigned to a school must be included in the averages.
  • Requires that binding agreements entered into for operation/management of these schools comply with Sections 7 and 18 of the State School Aid Act (relating to allowable operating costs and financial transparency).

Who is affected

  • Directly: PSAs, urban high school academies, strict discipline academies, schools of excellence, and EMOs supplying staff to those schools.
  • Indirectly: prospective and current teachers and support staff, parents, and the public seeking salary/compensation transparency.

Timeline / implementation

  • Annual posting deadline: November 1 each year.
  • Effective date: 90 days after enactment (law effective April 17, 2025).
  • No enforcement penalties specified in the bill text beyond the statutory posting requirement.

Fiscal impact & positions

  • State fiscal impact: none.
  • Local fiscal impact: minimal — administrative time to calculate/post averages; expected to be absorbed by existing staff.
  • Support: Michigan Association of School Boards (reported).
  • Opposition: Great Lakes Education Project Education Fund; Mackinac Center for Public Policy (reported).

Procedural highlights

  • Introduced Oct 26, 2023 (Rep. Matt Koleszar).
  • Passed House May 22, 2024; passed Senate Dec 20, 2024.
  • Enrolled/Approved Jan 17, 2025; effective Apr 17, 2025.
  • Companion: SB 1877.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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