Trades Work Experience Graduation Credit

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

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 support Michigan’s career and technical education pipeline — CTE teacher certification extension preserves industry-experienced instructors, while trades work experience graduation credit recognizes hands-on learning on the student 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).: 2026 — HB6108 (introduced) also amends sec. 1278a of the Revised School Code (MCL 380.1278a), proposing that career and technical education credits satisfy the foreign language graduation requirement — a parallel CTE-focused flexibility to the trades-work-experience credit approach in HB5648. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-03 — Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a) & adds sec. 1279i.: 2026-07-01 — HB5648 (Placed on Third Reading) amends sec. 1278a of the Revised School Code (MCL 380.1278a) and adds sec. 1279i to allow high school students to earn graduation credit for working in certain trades. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)