---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: teachers and administrators; references regarding teacher performance evaluations; modify. Amends sec. 4, art. I, secs. 2a & 3b, art. II & sec. 3, art. III of 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4 (MCL 38.74 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0395'23"
description: "Education: teachers and administrators; references regarding teacher performance evaluations; modify. Amends sec. 4, art. I, secs. 2a & 3b, art. II & sec. 3, art. III of 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4 (MCL 38.74 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0395'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 396"
citation: "Michigan SB 396 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: teachers and administrators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen McDonald Rivet"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-15"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5d25410-9875-4bc9-bab4-d9c0d0a471e5"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0396"
source_hash: "142a64d6f625d455222332f8e10f5ffad65025ff4c47c4680780c232996761c7"
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 396 (2023-2024) — Education: teachers and administrators; references regarding teacher performance evaluations; modify. Amends sec. 4, art. I, secs. 2a & 3b, art. II & sec. 3, art. III of 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4 (MCL 38.74 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0395'23

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0396.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0396.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0225.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0396.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 571 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 452 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristen McDonald Rivet — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-15** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET `introduction`
- **2023-06-15** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-19** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-10-19** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-10-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 571 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-24** received on 10/20/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-24** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-24** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-31** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-31** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-31** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 452 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/22/2023 09:08 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/22/2023 11:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/22/2023 01:52 PM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0225'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5d25410-9875-4bc9-bab4-d9c0d0a471e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).