Education: elementary; grade 3 reading requirements; provide for. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f).
Key claim: HB5520 amends Michigan’s existing grade 3 reading requirements under the Revised School Code to update or modify those standards.
Abstract
(HB5520 · 103rd Legislature) Education: elementary; grade 3 reading requirements; provide for. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f). Latest action (2026-06-10): Referred To Committee On Education
Why this matters
Grade 3 reading requirements under Sec. 1280f drive high-stakes decisions for Michigan families — including reading assessments, individualized reading plans, and historically the third-grade retention rule. Any amendment directly shapes what parents, teachers, and districts must do when a student is not reading proficiently by the end of third grade, and it sits alongside the broader science-of-reading curriculum overhaul moving through the same statute.