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HB 5383

Insurance: other; limited certificate of authority to transact insurance or reinsurance; modify. Amends sec. 4705 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.4705).

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Harris and 1 co-sponsor

Establishes the School Accountability Review Board to review district performance, investigate complaints, publish findings, and issue recommendations to improve K–12 schools.

bill electronically reproduced 12/16/2025
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Bill Summary · HB 5383

Summary — HB 5383: "An Act Establishing the School Accountability Review Board"

Status snapshot
- Bill number: HB 5383
- Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD
- Subject: School accountability
- Introduced: March 14, 2025
- Current procedural status (selected actions): Referred to Joint Committee on Education (Jan 17); filed Mar 14; committee/subcommittee hearings and substitute considered Apr 28–30; reported favorably as substituted Apr 30; placed on calendars and passed the House May 15 (read 3rd time, passed, recorded votes); received from House May 15; referred to Criminal Justice May 16.
- Note: No full bill text or version content was provided with the request. The following summary describes the bill’s apparent purpose and the types of provisions commonly included in legislation with this title, and flags what is unknown.

Purpose and intent
- The bill’s primary stated aim (by title) is to create a new School Accountability Review Board (SARB). Such a body is generally intended to review school performance, investigate complaints, recommend corrective actions, and increase transparency and oversight of K–12 schools and districts.

Key provisions likely included (text not provided)
Because the bill text was not supplied, the list below identifies the typical substantive elements found in statutes creating an accountability board. These are plausible provisions to expect in HB 5383 but should be verified against the actual bill language.

  • Establishment and purpose: Creation of the School Accountability Review Board and a statement of its mission (e.g., monitor school quality, ensure compliance with accountability standards).
  • Membership and appointments: Number of members, selection/appointment authority (Governor, legislature, State Board of Education), required expertise (education, finance, parents, community), term lengths, and conflict-of-interest rules.
  • Powers and duties: Authority to review school/district performance data, investigate complaints, evaluate corrective-action plans, conduct site visits, hold public hearings, and issue findings and recommendations.
  • Reporting and transparency: Requirements for annual or periodic reports to the governor and legislature, publication of findings, and procedures for public notice and hearings.
  • Coordination and data access: Authority to obtain student performance, financial, and operational data from the State Dept. of Education and local districts; confidentiality and FERPA compliance language.
  • Remedies and follow-up: Range of remedies or recommendations (technical assistance, mandated improvement plans, referrals to state education agency actions); whether the board can impose sanctions or only make recommendations.
  • Funding and staffing: Authorization of staff, appropriation language or direction to use existing agency resources.
  • Appeals and due process: Procedures by which districts or schools can respond to findings or appeal board recommendations.
  • Effective date and transition provisions.

Who would be affected
- Primary: Local school districts, individual public schools (especially low-performing schools), school administrators and teachers.
- Secondary: Students and families (through changes in interventions or supports), State Dept. of Education (coordination and data provision), local school boards, and potentially county/regional education bodies.
- Fiscal impact: Likely requires staff and operating funds (impact depends on whether appropriations are specified).

Procedural/timeline notes
- HB 5383 progressed through subcommittee and committee in April–May 2025, was reported as substituted, and passed the House on May 15, 2025. It was subsequently referred (as of May 16) to Criminal Justice (likely in the Senate). Further action will depend on Senate committee consideration, possible amendments, and final passage.

Uncertainties / next steps
- The actual bill text was not available for this summary. Specific authorities (e.g., subpoena power, ability to order sanctions, exact membership rules, funding amounts, or effective date) cannot be confirmed here.
- To evaluate impacts precisely, consult the full bill language, fiscal notes, and committee reports on the state legislature’s website (search HB 5383 and committee records).

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

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