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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan House Bill 6334 caps administrator educational credentials at a bachelor's degree
Last action · September 23, 2026: bill electronically reproduced 09/22/2026Sponsor: Matt Maddock
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What This Bill Would Do
Michigan House Bill 6334 amends the revised school code to prohibit the state board from requiring any educational credential beyond a bachelor's degree to obtain a . The measure also allows certificate renewal credit for time spent engaging with local employers or technical centers. These changes apply to school district and superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and other instructional administrators.
School administrators seeking certification face a newly established ceiling on required educational credentials, capping the state's certification prerequisite at a bachelor's degree. Additionally, administrators gain the option to count local employer or technical center engagement toward their periodic certificate renewal requirements.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School Administrators
Superintendents, principals, and assistant principals face a cap on required educational credentials and gain alternative pathways and employer engagement credit for certificate renewal.
State Board
The board is restricted from requiring educational credentials beyond a bachelor's degree for administrator certificates and is tasked with developing standards.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Sep 23, 2026Housebill electronically reproduced 09/22/2026
- Sep 22, 2026HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Education and Workforce
- Sep 22, 2026HouseIntroducedread a first time
- Sep 22, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Matt Maddock
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