Federal Officer Employment in Public Schools

Current understanding

HB6209 (103rd Legislature) would amend the Revised School Code (1976 PA 451) by adding section 1230j to prohibit the employment of certain federal officers as teachers or administrators in Michigan public schools. The measure would create a new statutory bar on hiring specified federal personnel into K–12 instructional or administrative roles. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-03 — Corrections: jails; certain federal employees certified or recertified as local corrections officers; prohibit. Amends sec. 13 of 2003 PA 125 (MCL 791.543).: cross-connection with federal-officer-corrections-certification: HB6211 (local jail corrections officers) joins HB6210 (state correctional officers) and HB6209 (public school employees) as a coordinated package restricting certain federal employees from Michigan public-sector roles. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-03 — Corrections: employees; certain federal employees certified or recertified as state correctional officers; prohibit. Amends sec. 9 of 1982 PA 415 (MCL 791.509).: Cross-connection: HB6210 applies a parallel prohibition in the corrections context — barring certain federal employees from being certified or recertified as state correctional officers — mirroring the schools-employment restriction. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-03 — Education: teachers and administrators; employment of certain federal officers; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1230j.: cross-connection with immigration-enforcement-facility-access: Both bills restrict how federal officers may operate within Michigan public institutions—HB6209 bars employment of certain federal officers in schools, while HB6158 limits federal immigration officer access to state facilities. (novelty: 3)

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