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Committee hears bill letting northern Michigan districts extend school year after widespread ice storm
Summary
Representative Kevin Cabot told the House Education and Workforce Committee that a once‑in‑a‑generation ice storm left hundreds of thousands without power and that House Bill 4,345 would let affected districts decide locally whether to extend the school year into July.
The House Education and Workforce Committee on April 16 heard testimony on House Bill 4,345, a measure sponsored by Representative Kevin Cabot that would give local school districts affected by a recent ice storm the flexibility to extend their school year into July if they need to make up missed instructional days.
Rep. Cabot described the storm as "a once in a generation ice storm" that left roughly 300,000 people without power, and said some areas were without electricity for eight days…
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