CTE Credit for Foreign Language Graduation Requirement

Current understanding

HB6108 would amend MCL 380.1278a (Revised School Code sec. 1278a) to allow career and technical education (CTE) credits to satisfy Michigan’s high school foreign language graduation requirement. If enacted, students pursuing CTE pathways would gain flexibility to complete graduation requirements without a separate world-language course, and districts would need to update counseling and transcripting practices accordingly.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-16 — Education: teachers and administrators; extension of certification for certain career and technical education teachers; provide for. Amends sec. 1233b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233b).: cross-connection with cte-teacher-certification-extension: Both amendments strengthen the CTE track in Michigan schools — one on the teacher credentialing side (Sec. 1233b), the other on the student graduation requirements side. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-18 — Education: graduation requirements; foreign language requirement; allow to be satisfied with career and technical education credits. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a).: cross-connection with trades-graduation-credit: Both bills amend MCL 380.1278a to loosen high school graduation requirements in favor of career and technical / trades pathways, representing a broader legislative trend toward CTE substitution. (novelty: 2)

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