This change comes just weeks after a teacher deemed "unfit" was allowed back to school.
LANSING -- Update: June 9th, 2:30 p.m.
The Michigan House has voted to change the teacher tenure system in a 70 to 37 vote, according to the Associated Press.
The measure now goes to the Senate.
Update: June 9th, 12: 50 p.m.
An NBC25 Facebook friend asked to see the bill in it's entirety. So, here are the links to each bill being discussed concerning the teacher tenure laws in Michigan: HB 4625, HB 4626, HB 4627 and HB 4628.
Michigan officials in Lansing could vote Thursday to change the teacher tenure laws.
Representative Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) tells NBC25 he, “fully expect[s] the teacher tenure overhaul to pass the House [Thursday] with at least five democrats crossing over to vote for the changes.”
The changes come just weeks after NBC25 did a story on a teacher, who was deemed mentally unable to perform her duties, was allowed to return to a staff position at Swartz Creek Schools due to the tenure laws. You can read more on that case by clicking here.
Now, according to the Associated Press, this new proposal is aimed at looking at teacher performance and effectiveness. Currently, teachers are on probation for the first year of their teaching, but this law would extend that probationary period to five years.
NBC25 is continuing to follow this story, and will have more as it develops.
