---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; teachers; interim teaching certificate; modify certain criteria. Amends sec. 1531i of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531i)."
description: "Education; teachers; interim teaching certificate; modify certain criteria. Amends sec. 1531i of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531i)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 727"
citation: "Michigan SB 727 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: teachers", "State agencies (existing): education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/526bd46f-5a60-4bb2-9821-2155867c33e3"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0727"
source_hash: "4aaa0db3be115b5a8adaf8758639305e15ab1b6c794c446058c0179e1fd05b61"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan SB 727 (2017-2018) — Education; teachers; interim teaching certificate; modify certain criteria. Amends sec. 1531i of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531i).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0727.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0727.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0106.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0727.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0727.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 174 YEAS 24 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **24–10** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 51 YEAS 24 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **24–13** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 187 Yeas 85 Nays 23 — **85–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 25 — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Pavlov — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PHILLIP PAVLOV `introduction`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 51 YEAS 24 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** received on 01/31/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education Reform `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 187 Yeas 85 Nays 23 `passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 174 YEAS 24 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/30/2018 @ 11:43 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 4/5/2018 @ 8:54 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/5/2018 @ 2:58 PM
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0106'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/526bd46f-5a60-4bb2-9821-2155867c33e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).