Education: curriculum; certain prohibitions concerning curriculum; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1167.
Key claim: Senate Bill 1147 would add a new section 1167 to Michigan’s school code creating certain prohibitions on what schools may include in their curriculum.
Abstract
(SB1147 · 103rd Legislature) Education: curriculum; certain prohibitions concerning curriculum; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1167. Sponsor: Sen. James Runestad ® In committee: S Education Latest action (2026-09-09): Referred To Committee On Education
Why this matters
Curriculum-prohibition bills define the outer limits of what Michigan public schools are allowed to teach, and even an introduced version signals a policy direction that districts, teachers, and parents track closely. Because Sec. 1167 is a new insertion into the core school code rather than a program tweak, its eventual scope could reshape classroom content decisions statewide. Until committee action or substitute language appears, the specific prohibitions remain unknown.