"On July 19th 2011, Governor Snyder signed into law the Teacher Quality and Tenure
Reform bill package. These new laws make major changes to the Teacher Tenure Act,
Revised School Code, and Public Employee Relations Act by revising teacher tenure
rights, establishing new requirements for teacher evaluations and observations and
imposing new limits on collective bargaining." (MASSP Tenure Overview)
At right is Governor Rick Snyder's speech in April, 2011, regarding his education reform plan. If you forward to about 20:00, he speaks about changes to teacher training and effectiveness ratings.