LANSING, Mich. — State lawmakers are expected to discuss a plan Tuesday aimed at helping out Michigan schools that have run out of snow days.
HB 4206 is sponsored by Rep. Ben Frederick, R-Owosso, and was introduced on the House floor on Feb. 19.
The bill would exclude the snow days that are canceled during state-declared emergencies from counting against districts.
If it is approved, the snow days that occurred from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1 during frigid temperatures would be forgiven in Michigan.
Right now, Michigan law forgives K-12 districts from making up six days that have been canceled for emergencies, and schools can get a waiver for three additional days.
The state has granted leniency to school districts before.
Former Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill in 2013 that let schools with too many snow days avoid having to schedule extra days that June.
State lawmakers are set to discuss Rep. Frederick's bill during a meeting of the House Committee on Education at 9 a.m. in the House Office Building in Lansing.
