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Committee advances bills to allow students to opt out of WIN/WorkKeys while preserving test for apprenticeships
Summary
The committee adopted H‑1 substitutes and voted unanimously to report House Bill 4836 and Senate Bill 349 (H‑1) that let juniors opt out of the WIN (formerly ACT WorkKeys) assessment without threatening school funding, while directing the Department of Education to provide a waiver letter and preserve test availability for apprenticeship access.
The House Education and Workforce Committee on Thursday adopted H‑1 substitutes and voted to report House Bill 4836 and Senate Bill 349, measures that would allow Michigan juniors to opt out of the WIN career-readiness assessment (formerly ACT WorkKeys) without jeopardizing school funding.
Representative Paquette, sponsor of HB 4836, said the opt-out framework preserves the WIN for students who need it to access registered apprenticeship programs while removing the testing requirement for students who do not see it as necessary. Paquette told committee members the substitute pushes the effective…
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