No. 93
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF
THE
House of
Representatives
103rd Legislature
REGULAR SESSION
OF 2025
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House Chamber, Lansing, Friday,
October 3, 2025.
12:01 a.m.
The
House was called to order by the Speaker Pro Tempore.
The
roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced
that a quorum was present.
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Alexander—present |
Foreman—present |
McFall—present |
Schuette—present |
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Andrews—present |
Fox—present |
McKinney—present |
Scott—present |
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Aragona—present |
Frisbie—present |
Meerman—present |
Skaggs—present |
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Arbit—present |
Glanville—present |
Mentzer—present |
Slagh—present |
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BeGole—present |
Grant—present |
Miller—present |
Smit—present |
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Beson—present |
Green, P.—present |
Morgan—present |
Snyder—present |
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Bierlein—present |
Greene,
J.—present |
Mueller—present |
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Germaine—present |
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Bohnak—present |
Hall—present |
Myers-Phillips—present |
Steckloff—present |
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Bollin—present |
Harris—present |
Neeley—present |
Steele—present |
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Borton—present |
Herzberg—present |
Neyer—present |
Tate—present |
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Breen—present |
Hoadley—present |
O’Neal—present |
Thompson—present |
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Brixie—present |
Hope—present |
Outman—present |
Tisdel—present |
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Bruck—present |
Hoskins—present |
Paiz—present |
Tsernoglou—present |
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Byrnes—present |
Jenkins-Arno—present |
Paquette—present |
VanderWall—present |
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Carra—present |
Johnsen—present |
Pavlov—present |
VanWoerkom—present |
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Carter,
B.—present |
Kelly—present |
Pohutsky—present |
Wegela—present |
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Carter,
T.—present |
Koleszar—present |
Posthumus—present |
Weiss—present |
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Cavitt—present |
Kuhn—present |
Prestin—present |
Wendzel—present |
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Coffia—present |
Kunse—present |
Price—present |
Whitsett—excused |
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Conlin—present |
Liberati—present |
Puri—present |
Wilson—present |
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DeBoer—present |
Lightner—present |
Rheingans—present |
Witwer—present |
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DeBoyer—present |
Linting—present |
Rigas—present |
Wooden—present |
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DeSana—present |
Longjohn—present |
Robinson—present |
Woolford—present |
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Dievendorf—present |
MacDonell—present |
Rogers—present |
Wortz—present |
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Edwards—present |
Maddock—present |
Roth—present |
Wozniak—present |
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Fairbairn—present |
Markkanen—present |
Schmaltz—present |
Xiong—present |
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Farhat—present |
Martin—present |
Schriver—present |
Young—present |
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Fitzgerald—present |
Martus—present |
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Rep. Mai Xiong,
from the 13th District, offered the following invocation:
“To the God of
land, sky, and spirit, we gather today as people of various beliefs,
traditions, and backgrounds to give thanks for the blessings in our lives and
the meaningful work we were gifted to do.
May our diverse
perspectives contribute to a tapestry of understanding and cooperation, and be
a testament to the positive transformation we share in our journey of purpose
and goodwill for our community.
We are grateful for
our colleagues, our staff, and our families who lift us up, and for the work
that is before us. Let us be a source of hope for those in need and let us have
gratitude for the opportunity to serve.
Let us strive to
embody the ideals of compassion, justice, and understanding in all our
endeavors.
Amen.”
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Rep.
Posthumus moved that Rep. Whitsett be excused from
today’s session.
The
motion prevailed.
Reports of Select Committees
Senate Bill No. 166, entitled
A bill to amend
1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections
6, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 11z, 12d, 15, 20, 20d, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b,
22c, 22d, 22k, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d,
27a, 27c, 27g, 27k, 27p, 27r, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 31aa, 32d,
32n, 32p, 32t, 33, 35a, 35d, 35m, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g,
53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 55, 56, 61a, 61b, 61d, 61j, 62, 65, 67, 67a, 67d, 67f, 74,
81, 94, 94a, 94d, 97a, 97g, 97k, 98, 98d, 99, 99c, 99h, 99i, 99s, 99x, 99aa,
99ee, 99ff, 99hh, 99ii, 99jj, 101, 104, 104b, 104h, 107, 111, 147, 147a, 147c,
147e, 147g, 152a, and 161a (MCL 388.1606, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j,
388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1611z, 388.1612d, 388.1615,
388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621f, 388.1621h, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622c,
388.1622d, 388.1622k, 388.1622l, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1624,
388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d,
388.1627a, 388.1627c, 388.1627g, 388.1627k, 388.1627p, 388.1627r, 388.1628,
388.1629, 388.1630d, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1631j, 388.1631n,
388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632p, 388.1632t, 388.1633, 388.1635a,
388.1635d, 388.1635m, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a,
388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1651e, 388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654b,
388.1654d, 388.1655, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661d, 388.1661j,
388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667, 388.1667a, 388.1667d, 388.1667f, 388.1674, 388.1681,
388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1694d, 388.1697a, 388.1697g, 388.1697k, 388.1698,
388.1698d, 388.1699, 388.1699c, 388.1699h, 388.1699i, 388.1699s, 388.1699x,
388.1699aa, 388.1699ee, 388.1699ff, 388.1699hh, 388.1699ii, 388.1699jj,
388.1701, 388.1704, 388.1704b, 388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1711, 388.1747,
388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1747e, 388.1747g, 388.1752a, and 388.1761a), sections
6, 97g, and 99ii as amended by 2023 PA 320, sections 11 and 31aa as amended by
2024 PA 148, sections 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11z, 15, 20, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b,
22c, 22d, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a,
27c, 27g, 27k, 27p, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 32d, 32n, 32p, 33,
35a, 35d, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56,
61a, 61b, 61d, 61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 97a, 97k, 98, 98d, 99h,
99s, 99x, 99aa, 99ee, 99ff, 99hh, 99jj, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e,
and 152a as amended and sections 12d, 27r, 35m, 55, 67a, 67d, 94d, 99, 99c,
99i, and 147g as added by 2024 PA 120, sections 11x, 21f, 32t, and 101 as
amended and section 22k as added by 2023 PA 103, section 104b as amended by
2018 PA 265, section 111 as amended by 1997 PA 93, and section 161a as
amended by 2006 PA 342, and by adding sections 12e, 12f, 18d, 31c, 32y, 35e,
35f, 61v, 97n, 99o, 99p, 99q, and 99mm; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The Senate has
adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be
given immediate effect.
The
Conference Report was read as follows:
First Conference Report
The
Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses
concerning
Senate Bill No. 166, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of
1979,” by amending sections 6, 11, 11a,
11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 11z, 12d, 15, 20, 20d, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d,
22k, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f,
25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27c, 27g, 27k, 27p, 27r, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d,
31f, 31j, 31n, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 32t, 33, 35a, 35d, 35m, 39, 39a, 41, 41b,
51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 55, 56, 61a, 61b, 61d, 61j, 62, 65,
67, 67a, 67d, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 94d, 97a, 97g, 97k, 98, 98d, 99, 99c, 99h,
99i, 99s, 99x, 99aa, 99ee, 99ff, 99hh, 99ii, 99jj, 101, 104, 104b, 104h, 107,
111, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, 147g, 152a, and 161a (MCL 388.1606, 388.1611,
388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1611z,
388.1612d, 388.1615, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621f, 388.1621h, 388.1622a,
388.1622b, 388.1622c, 388.1622d, 388.1622k, 388.1622l, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g,
388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627c, 388.1627g,
388.1627k, 388.1627p, 388.1627r, 388.1628, 388.1629, 388.1630d, 388.1631a,
388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1631j, 388.1631n, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n,
388.1632p, 388.1632t, 388.1633, 388.1635a, 388.1635d, 388.1635m, 388.1639,
388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1651e,
388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654b, 388.1654d, 388.1655, 388.1656,
388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661d, 388.1661j, 388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667,
388.1667a, 388.1667d, 388.1667f, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a,
388.1694d, 388.1697a, 388.1697g, 388.1697k, 388.1698, 388.1698d, 388.1699,
388.1699c, 388.1699h, 388.1699i, 388.1699s, 388.1699x, 388.1699aa, 388.1699ee,
388.1699ff, 388.1699hh, 388.1699ii, 388.1699jj, 388.1701, 388.1704, 388.1704b,
388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1711, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1747e,
388.1747g, 388.1752a, and 388.1761a), sections 6, 97g, and 99ii as amended by
2023 PA 320, sections 11 and 31aa as amended by 2024 PA 148, sections 11a, 11j,
11k, 11m, 11s, 11z, 15, 20, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a,
26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27c, 27g, 27k, 27p, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n,
32d, 32n, 32p, 33, 35a, 35d, 39,
39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56, 61a, 61b, 61d,
61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 97a, 97k, 98, 98d, 99h, 99s, 99x, 99aa,
99ee, 99ff, 99hh, 99jj, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, and 152a as
amended and sections 12d, 27r, 35m, 55, 67a, 67d, 94d, 99, 99c, 99i, and 147g
as added by 2024 PA 120, sections 11x, 21f, 32t, and 101 as amended and section
22k as added by 2023 PA 103, section 104b as amended by 2018 PA 265,
section 111 as amended by 1997 PA 93, and section 161a as amended by
2006 PA 342, and by adding sections 12e, 12f, 18d, 31c, 32y, 35e,
35f, 61v, 97n, 99o, 99p, 99q, and 99mm; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Recommends:
First:
That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.
Second:
That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by
the Senate, amended to read as follows:
the peoplE of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 3. (1)
“Average daily attendance”, for the purposes of complying with federal law,
means 92% of the pupils counted in membership on the pupil membership count
day, as defined in section 6(7).
(2) “Board” means the governing body of a district or public
school academy.
(3) “Center” means the center for educational performance and
information created in section 94a.
(4) “Community district” means a school district organized
under part 5b of the revised school code, MCL 380.381 to 380.396.
(5) “Cooperative education program” means a written voluntary
agreement between and among districts to provide certain educational programs
for pupils in certain groups of districts. The written agreement must be
approved by all affected districts at least annually and must specify the
educational programs to be provided and the estimated number of pupils from
each district who will participate in the educational programs.
(6) “Department”, except as otherwise provided in this
article, means the department of education.
(7) “District” means, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this act, a local school district established under the revised
school code or, except in sections 6(4), 6(6), 11x, 11y, 11aa, 12c, 13, 20,
22a, 22p, 27l, 31a, 51a(14), 105, 105c, and 166b, a public school academy.
Except in section 20, district also includes a community district.
(8) “District of residence”, except
as otherwise provided in this subsection, means the district in which a pupil’s
custodial parent or parents or legal guardian resides. For a pupil described in
section 24b, the pupil’s district of residence is the district in which the
pupil enrolls under that section. For a pupil described in section 6(4)(d), the
pupil’s district of residence is considered to be the district or intermediate
district in which the pupil is counted in membership under that section. For a
pupil under court jurisdiction who is placed outside the district in which the
pupil’s custodial parent or parents or legal guardian resides, the pupil’s
district of residence is considered to be the educating district or educating
intermediate district.
(9) “District superintendent” means
the superintendent of a district or the chief administrator of a public school
academy.
Sec. 6. (1) “Center
program” means a program operated by a district or by an intermediate district
for special education pupils from several districts in programs for pupils with
autism spectrum disorder, pupils with severe cognitive impairment, pupils with
moderate cognitive impairment, pupils with severe multiple impairments, pupils
with hearing impairment, pupils with visual impairment, and pupils with
physical impairment or other health impairment. Programs for pupils with
emotional impairment housed in buildings that do not serve regular education
pupils also qualify. Unless otherwise approved by the department, a center
program either serves all constituent districts within an intermediate district
or serves several districts with less than 50% of the pupils residing in the
operating district. In addition, special education center program pupils placed
part-time in noncenter programs to comply with the
least restrictive environment provisions of section 1412 of the individuals
with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1412, may be considered center program
pupils for pupil accounting purposes for the time scheduled in either a center
program or a noncenter program.
(2) “District
and high school graduation rate” means the annual completion and pupil dropout
rate that is calculated by the center pursuant to nationally recognized
standards.
(3) “District
and high school graduation report” means a report of the number of pupils,
excluding adult education participants, in the district for the immediately
preceding school year, adjusted for those pupils who have transferred into or
out of the district or high school, who leave high school with a diploma or
other credential of equal status.
(4)
“Membership”, except as otherwise provided in this article, means for a
district, a public school academy, or an intermediate district the sum of the
product of .90 times the number of full-time equated pupils in grades K to 12
actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance in the district, public
school academy, or intermediate district on the pupil membership count day for
the current school year, plus the product of .10 times the final audited count
from the supplemental count day of full-time equated pupils in grades K to 12
actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance in the district, public
school academy, or intermediate district for the immediately preceding school
year. A district’s, public school academy’s, or intermediate district’s membership
is adjusted as provided under section 25e for pupils who enroll after the pupil
membership count day in a strict discipline academy operating under sections
1311b to 1311m of the revised school code, MCL 380.1311b to 380.1311m. All
pupil counts used in this subsection are as determined by the department and
calculated by adding the number of pupils registered for attendance plus pupils
received by transfer and minus pupils lost as defined by rules promulgated by
the superintendent, and as corrected by a subsequent department audit. The
amount of the foundation allowance for a pupil in membership is determined
under section 20. In making the calculation of membership, all of the
following, as applicable, apply to determining the membership of a district, a
public school academy, or an intermediate district:
(a) Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, and pursuant to subsection (6), a pupil
is counted in membership in the pupil’s educating district or districts. Except
as otherwise provided in this subsection, an individual pupil must not be
counted for more than a total of 1.0 full-time equated membership.
(b) If a pupil
is educated in a district other than the pupil’s district of residence, if the
pupil is not being educated as part of a cooperative education program, if the
pupil’s district of residence does not give the educating district its approval
to count the pupil in membership in the educating district, and if the pupil is
not covered by an exception specified in subsection (6) to the requirement that
the educating district must have the approval of the pupil’s district of
residence to count the pupil in membership, the pupil is not counted in
membership in any district.
(c) A special
education pupil educated by the intermediate district is counted in membership
in the intermediate district.
(d) A pupil
placed by a court or state agency in an on-grounds program of a juvenile
detention facility, a child caring institution, or a mental health institution,
or a pupil funded under section 53a, is counted in membership in the district
or intermediate district approved by the department to operate the program.
(e) A pupil
enrolled in the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind is counted in
membership in the pupil’s intermediate district of residence.
(f) A pupil
enrolled in a career and technical education program supported by a millage
levied over an area larger than a single district or in an area
vocational-technical education program established under section 690 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.690, is counted in membership only in the
pupil’s district of residence.
(g) A pupil
enrolled in a public school academy is counted in membership in the public
school academy.
(h) For the
purposes of this section and section 6a, for a cyber school, as that term is
defined in section 551 of the revised school code, MCL 380.551, that is in
compliance with section 553a of the revised school code, MCL 380.553a, a
pupil’s participation in the cyber school’s educational program is considered
regular daily attendance, and for a district or public school academy, a
pupil’s participation in a virtual course as that term is defined in section
21f is considered regular daily attendance. Beginning July 1, 2021, this
subdivision is subject to section 8c. It is the intent of the legislature that
the immediately preceding sentence apply retroactively and is effective July 1,
2021. For the purposes of this subdivision, for a pupil enrolled in a cyber
school, all of the following apply with regard to the participation requirement
as described in this subdivision:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the pupil
shall participate in each scheduled course on pupil membership count day or
supplemental count day, as applicable. If the pupil is absent on pupil
membership count day or supplemental count day, as applicable, the pupil must
attend and participate in class during the next 10 consecutive school days if
the absence was unexcused, or during the next 30 calendar days if the absence
was excused.
(ii) For a pupil who is not learning sequentially, 1 or more of
the following must be met on pupil membership count day or supplemental count
day, as applicable, for each scheduled course to satisfy the participation
requirement under this subdivision:
(A) The pupil attended a live lesson from the teacher.
(B) The pupil logged into a lesson or lesson activity and the
login can be documented.
(C) The pupil and teacher engaged in a subject-oriented
telephone conversation.
(D) There is documentation of an email dialogue between the
pupil and teacher.
(E) There is documentation of activity or work between the
learning coach and pupil.
(F) An alternate form of attendance as determined and agreed
upon by the cyber school and the pupil membership auditor was met.
(iii) For a pupil using sequential learning, the participation
requirement under this subdivision is satisfied if either of the following
occurs:
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-subparagraph,
the pupil and the teacher of record or mentor complete a 2-way interaction for
1 course during the week on which pupil membership count day or supplemental
count day, as applicable, occurs, and the 3 consecutive weeks following that
week. However, if a school break is scheduled during any of the weeks described
in this sub-subparagraph that is 4 or more days in length or instruction has
been canceled districtwide during any of the weeks described in this
sub-subparagraph for 3 or more school days, the district is not required to
ensure that the pupil and the teacher of record or mentor completed a 2-way
interaction for that week. As used in this sub-subparagraph:
(I) “2-way interaction” means the communication that occurs
between the teacher of record or mentor and pupil, where 1 party initiates
communication and a response from the other party follows that communication.
Responses as described in this sub-sub-subparagraph must be to the
communication initiated by the teacher of record or mentor, and not some other
action taken. This interaction may occur through, but is not limited to, means
such as email, telephone, instant messaging, or face-to-face conversation. A
parent- or legal-guardian-facilitated 2-way interaction is considered a 2-way
interaction if the pupil is in any of grades K to 5 and does not yet possess
the skills necessary to participate in 2-way interactions unassisted. The
interactions described in this sub-sub-subparagraph must relate to a virtual
course on the pupil’s schedule and pertain to course content or progress.
(II) “Mentor” means a professional employee of the district
who monitors the pupil’s progress, ensures the pupil has access to needed
technology, is available for assistance, and ensures access to the teacher of
record. A mentor may also be the teacher of record if the mentor meets the
definition of a teacher of record under this sub-subparagraph and the district
is the provider for the course.
(III) “Teacher of record” means a teacher to whom all of the
following apply:
(1) The teacher is responsible for providing instruction,
determining instructional methods for each pupil, diagnosing learning needs,
assessing pupil learning, prescribing intervention strategies and modifying
lessons, reporting outcomes, and evaluating the effects of instruction and
support strategies. The teacher of record may coordinate the distribution and
assignment of the responsibilities described in this sub-sub-sub-subparagraph
with other teachers participating in the instructional process for a course.
(2) The teacher is certified for the grade level or is
working under a valid substitute permit, authorization, or approval issued by
the department.
(3) The teacher has a personnel identification code provided
by the center.
(IV) “Week” means a period that starts on Wednesday and ends
the following Tuesday.
(B) The pupil completes a combination of 1 or more of the
following activities for each scheduled course on pupil membership count day or
supplemental count day, as applicable:
(I) Documented attendance in a virtual course where
synchronous, live instruction occurred with the teacher.
(II) Documented completion of a course assignment.
(III) Documented completion of a course lesson or lesson
activity.
(IV) Documented pupil access to an ongoing lesson, which does
not include a login.
(V) Documented physical attendance on pupil membership count
day or supplemental count day, as applicable, in each scheduled course, if the
pupil will attend at least 50% of the instructional time for each scheduled
course on-site, face-to-face with the teacher of record. As used in this
sub-sub-subparagraph, “teacher of record” means that term as defined in
subparagraph (iii)(A).
(iv) For purposes of subparagraph (iii), each scheduled course currently
being attempted by the pupil, rather than every course on the pupil’s schedule
for the entire term, is considered a part of each scheduled course for the
pupil.
(i) For a new district or public
school academy beginning its operation after December 31, 1994, membership for
the first 2 full or partial fiscal years of operation is determined as follows:
(i) If operations begin before the pupil membership count day
for the fiscal year, membership is the average number of full-time equated
pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance on
the pupil membership count day for the current school year and on the
supplemental count day for the current school year, as determined by the
department and calculated by adding the number of pupils registered for
attendance on the pupil membership count day plus pupils received by transfer
and minus pupils lost as defined by rules promulgated by the superintendent,
and as corrected by a subsequent department audit, plus the final audited count
from the supplemental count day for the current school year, and dividing that
sum by 2.
(ii) If operations begin after the pupil membership count day
for the fiscal year and not later than the supplemental count day for the
fiscal year, membership is the final audited count of the number of full-time
equated pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular daily
attendance on the supplemental count day for the current school year.
(j) If a district is the authorizing body for a public school
academy, then, in the first school year in which pupils are counted in
membership on the pupil membership count day in the public school academy, the
determination of the district’s membership excludes from the district’s pupil
count for the immediately preceding supplemental count day any pupils who are
counted in the public school academy on that first pupil membership count day
who were also counted in the district on the immediately preceding supplemental
count day.
(k) For an extended school year program approved by the
superintendent, a pupil enrolled, but not scheduled to be in regular daily
attendance, on a pupil membership count day, is counted in membership.
(l) To be counted in membership, a pupil must meet the minimum
age requirement to be eligible to attend school under section 1147 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1147, and must be less than 20 years of age on
September 1 of the school year except as follows:
(i) A special education pupil who is enrolled and receiving
instruction in a special education program or service approved by the
department, who does not have a high school diploma, and who is less than 26
years of age as of September 1 of the current school year is counted in
membership.
(ii) A pupil who is determined by the department to meet all of
the following may be counted in membership:
(A) Is enrolled in a public school academy or an alternative
education high school diploma program, that is primarily focused on educating
pupils with extreme barriers to education, such as being homeless as that term
is defined under 42 USC 11302.
(B) Had dropped out of school.
(C) Is less than 22 years of age as of September 1 of the
current school year.
(iii) If a child does not meet the minimum age requirement to be
eligible to attend school for that school year under section 1147 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1147, but will be 5 years of age not later than
December 1 of that school year, the district may count the child in membership
for that school year if the parent or legal guardian has notified the district
in writing that the parent or legal guardian intends to enroll the child in
kindergarten for that school year.
(m) An individual who has achieved a high school diploma is
not counted in membership. An individual who has achieved a high school
equivalency certificate is not counted in membership unless the individual is a
student with a disability as that term is defined in R 340.1702 of the Michigan
Administrative Code. An individual participating in a job training program
funded under former section 107a or a jobs program funded under former section
107b, administered by the department of labor and economic opportunity, or
participating in any successor of either of those 2 programs, is not counted in
membership.
(n) If a pupil counted in membership in a public school
academy is also educated by a district or intermediate district as part of a
cooperative education program, the pupil is counted in membership only in the
public school academy unless a written agreement signed by all parties
designates the party or parties in which the pupil is counted in membership,
and the instructional time scheduled for the pupil in the district or
intermediate district is included in the full-time equated membership
determination under subdivision (q) and section 101. However, for pupils
receiving instruction in both a public school academy and in a district or
intermediate district but not as a part of a cooperative education program, the
following apply:
(i) If the public school academy provides instruction for at
least 1/2 of the class hours required under section 101, the public school
academy receives as its prorated share of the full-time equated membership for
each of those pupils an amount equal to 1 times the product of the hours of
instruction the public school academy provides divided by the number of hours
required under section 101 for full-time equivalency, and the remainder of the
full-time membership for each of those pupils is allocated to the district or
intermediate district providing the remainder of the hours of instruction.
(ii) If the public school academy provides instruction for less
than 1/2 of the class hours required under section 101, the district or
intermediate district providing the remainder of the hours of instruction
receives as its prorated share of the full-time equated membership for each of
those pupils an amount equal to 1 times the product of the hours of instruction
the district or intermediate district provides divided by the number of hours
required under section 101 for full-time equivalency, and the remainder of the
full-time membership for each of those pupils is allocated to the public school
academy.
(o) An individual less than 16 years of age as of September 1
of the current school year who is being educated in an alternative education
program is not counted in membership if there are also adult education
participants being educated in the same program or classroom.
(p) The department shall give a uniform interpretation of
full-time and part-time memberships.
(q) The number of class hours used to calculate full-time
equated memberships must be consistent with section 101. In determining
full-time equated memberships for pupils who are enrolled in a postsecondary
institution or for pupils engaged in an internship or work experience under
section 1279h of the revised school code, MCL 380.1279h, a pupil is not
considered to be less than a full-time equated pupil solely because of the
effect of the pupil’s postsecondary enrollment or engagement in the internship
or work experience, including necessary travel time, on the number of class
hours provided by the district to the pupil.
(r) Full-time equated memberships for pupils in kindergarten
are determined by dividing the number of instructional hours scheduled and
provided per year per kindergarten pupil by the same number used for
determining full-time equated memberships for pupils in grades 1 to 12.
However, to the extent allowable under federal law, for a district or public
school academy that provides evidence satisfactory to the department that it
used federal title I money in the 2 immediately preceding school fiscal years
to fund full-time kindergarten, full-time equated memberships for pupils in
kindergarten are determined by dividing the number of class hours scheduled and
provided per year per kindergarten pupil by a number equal to 1/2 the number
used for determining full-time equated memberships for pupils in grades 1 to
12. The change in the counting of full-time equated memberships for pupils in
kindergarten that took effect for 2012-2013 is not a mandate.
(s) For a district or a public school academy that has pupils
enrolled in a grade level that was not offered by the district or public school
academy in the immediately preceding school year, the number of pupils enrolled
in that grade level to be counted in membership is the average of the number of
those pupils enrolled and in regular daily attendance on the pupil membership
count day and the supplemental count day of the current school year. Membership
is calculated by adding the number of pupils registered for attendance in that
grade level on the pupil membership count day plus pupils received by transfer
and minus pupils lost as defined by rules promulgated by the superintendent,
and as corrected by subsequent department audit, plus the final audited count
from the supplemental count day for the current school year, and dividing that
sum by 2.
(t) A pupil enrolled in a cooperative education program may
be counted in membership in the pupil’s district of residence with the written
approval of all parties to the cooperative agreement.
(u) If, as a result of a disciplinary action, a district
determines through the district’s alternative or disciplinary education program
that the best instructional placement for a pupil is in the pupil’s home or
otherwise apart from the general school population, if that placement is
authorized in writing by the district superintendent and district alternative
or disciplinary education supervisor, and if the district provides appropriate
instruction as described in this subdivision to the pupil at the pupil’s home
or otherwise apart from the general school population, the district may count
the pupil in membership on a pro rata basis, with the proration based on the
number of hours of instruction the district actually provides to the pupil
divided by the number of hours required under section 101 for full-time
equivalency. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district is considered to
be providing appropriate instruction if all of the following are met:
(i) The district provides at least 2 nonconsecutive hours of
instruction per week to the pupil at the pupil’s home or otherwise apart from
the general school population under the supervision of a certificated teacher.
(ii) The district provides instructional materials, resources,
and supplies that are comparable to those otherwise provided in the district’s
alternative education program.
(iii) Course content is comparable to that in the district’s
alternative education program.
(iv) Credit earned is awarded to the pupil and placed on the
pupil’s transcript.
(v) If a pupil was enrolled in a public school academy on the
pupil membership count day, if the public school academy’s contract with its
authorizing body is revoked or the public school academy otherwise ceases to
operate, and if the pupil enrolls in a district within 45 days after the pupil
membership count day, the department shall adjust the district’s pupil count
for the pupil membership count day to include the pupil in the count.
(w) For a public school academy that has been in operation
for at least 2 years and that suspended operations for at least 1 semester and
is resuming operations, membership is the sum of the product of .90 times
the number of full-time equated pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and
in regular daily attendance on the first pupil membership count day or
supplemental count day, whichever is first, occurring after operations resume,
plus the product of .10 times the final audited count from the most recent
pupil membership count day or supplemental count day that occurred before
suspending operations, as determined by the superintendent.
(x) If a district’s membership for a particular fiscal year,
as otherwise calculated under this subsection, would be less than 1,550 pupils,
the district has 4.5 or fewer pupils per square mile, as determined by the
department, and the district does not receive funding under section 22d(2), the
district’s membership is considered to be the membership figure calculated
under this subdivision. If a district educates and counts in its membership
pupils in grades 9 to 12 who reside in a contiguous district that does not
operate grades 9 to 12 and if 1 or both of the affected districts request
the department to use the determination allowed under this sentence, the
department shall include the square mileage of both districts in determining
the number of pupils per square mile for each of the districts for the purposes
of this subdivision. If a district has established a community engagement
advisory committee in partnership with the department of treasury, is required
to submit a deficit elimination plan or an enhanced deficit elimination plan
under section 1220 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1220, and is located in
a city with a population between 9,000 and 11,000, as determined by the
department, that is in a county with a population between 150,000 and 160,000,
as determined by the department, the district’s membership is considered to be
the membership figure calculated under this subdivision. The membership figure
calculated under this subdivision is the greater of the following:
(i) The average of the district’s membership for the
3-fiscal-year period ending with that fiscal year, calculated by adding the
district’s actual membership for each of those 3 fiscal years, as otherwise
calculated under this subsection, and dividing the sum of those 3 membership
figures by 3.
(ii) The district’s actual membership for that fiscal year as
otherwise calculated under this subsection.
(y) Full-time equated memberships for special education
pupils who are not enrolled in kindergarten but are enrolled in a classroom
program under R 340.1754 of the Michigan Administrative Code are determined by
dividing the number of class hours scheduled and provided per year by 450.
Full-time equated memberships for special education pupils who are not enrolled
in kindergarten but are receiving early childhood special education services
under R 340.1755 or R 340.1862 of the Michigan Administrative Code are
determined by dividing the number of hours of service scheduled and provided
per year per pupil by 180.
(z) A pupil of a district that begins its school year after
Labor Day who is enrolled in an intermediate district program that begins
before Labor Day is not considered to be less than a full-time pupil solely due
to instructional time scheduled but not attended by the pupil before Labor Day.
(aa) For the first year in which a pupil is counted in
membership on the pupil membership count day in a middle college program, the
membership is the average of the full-time equated membership on the pupil
membership count day and on the supplemental count day for the current school
year, as determined by the department. If a pupil described in this subdivision
was counted in membership by the operating district on the immediately
preceding supplemental count day, the pupil is excluded from the district’s
immediately preceding supplemental count for the purposes of determining the
district’s membership.
(bb) A district or public school academy that educates a
pupil who attends a United States Olympic Education Center may count the pupil
in membership regardless of whether or not the pupil is a resident of this
state.
(cc) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil’s
district of residence under section 1148(2) of the revised school code, MCL
380.1148, is counted in the educating district.
(dd) For a pupil enrolled in a dropout recovery program that
meets the requirements of section 23a, the pupil is counted as 1/12 of a
full-time equated membership for each month that the district operating the
program reports that the pupil was enrolled in the program and was in full
attendance or based on the number of
successfully completed courses by the pupil with each course equivalent to 1/12
of a full-time equated membership. A district may claim more than 1/12 of a
full-time equated membership within a month for an enrolled pupil who was in
full attendance and successfully completed more than 1 required course.
However, if the special membership counting provisions under this subdivision
and the operation of the other membership counting provisions under this
subsection result in a pupil being counted as more than 1.0 FTE in a fiscal
year, the payment made for the pupil under sections 22a and 22b must not
be based on more than 1.0 FTE for that pupil, and any portion of an FTE for
that pupil that exceeds 1.0 is instead paid under section 25g. The district
operating the program shall report to the center the number of pupils who were
enrolled in the program and were in full attendance for a month not later than
30 days after the end of the month. A district shall not report a pupil as
being in full attendance for a month unless both of the following are met:
(i) A personalized learning plan is in place on or before the
first school day of the month for the first month the pupil participates in the
program.
(ii) Either of the following is met:
(A) The pupil meets the district’s definition under section
23a of satisfactory monthly progress for that month or, if the pupil does not
meet that definition of satisfactory monthly progress for that month, the pupil
did meet that definition of satisfactory monthly progress in the immediately
preceding month and appropriate interventions, as defined by the district, are
implemented within 10 school days after it is determined that the pupil does
not meet that definition of satisfactory monthly progress.
(B) For the first 2 months that the pupil participates in the
program, the pupil earns 0.25 credit by the end of the second month. A pupil
described in this sub-subparagraph may be retroactively reported as being in
full attendance for the first month that the pupil participated in the program.
(ee) A pupil participating in a
virtual course under section 21f is counted in membership in the district
enrolling the pupil.
(ff) If a public school academy that is not in its first or
second year of operation closes at the end of a school year and does not reopen
for the next school year, the department shall adjust the membership count of
the district or other public school academy in which a former pupil of the
closed public school academy enrolls and is in regular daily attendance for the
next school year to ensure that the district or other public school academy
receives the same amount of membership aid for the pupil as if the pupil were
counted in the district or other public school academy on the supplemental
count day of the preceding school year.
(gg) If a special education pupil is expelled under section
1311 or 1311a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1311 and 380.1311a, and
is not in attendance on the pupil membership count day because of the
expulsion, and if the pupil remains enrolled in the district and resumes
regular daily attendance during that school year, the district’s membership is
adjusted to count the pupil in membership as if the pupil had been in
attendance on the pupil membership count day.
(hh) A pupil enrolled in a
community district is counted in membership in the community district.
(ii) A part-time pupil enrolled in a nonpublic school in
grades K to 12 in accordance with section 166b must not be counted as more than
0.75 of a full-time equated membership.
(jj) A district that borders
another state or a public school academy that operates at least grades 9 to 12
and is located within 20 miles of a border with another state may count in
membership a pupil who is enrolled in a course at a college or university that
is located in the bordering state and within 20 miles of the border with this
state if all of the following are met:
(i) The pupil would meet the definition of an eligible student
under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to
388.524, if the course were an eligible course under that act.
(ii) The course in which the pupil is enrolled would meet the
definition of an eligible course under the postsecondary enrollment options
act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, if the course were provided by an
eligible postsecondary institution under that act.
(iii) The department determines that the college or university is
an institution that, in the other state, fulfills a function comparable to a
state university or community college, as those terms are defined in section 3
of the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.513, or is an
independent nonprofit degree-granting college or university.
(iv) The district or public school academy pays for a portion of
the pupil’s tuition at the college or university in an amount equal to the
eligible charges that the district or public school academy would pay to an
eligible postsecondary institution under the postsecondary enrollment options
act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, as if the course were an
eligible course under that act.
(v) The district or public school academy awards high school
credit to a pupil who successfully completes a course as described in this
subdivision.
(kk) A pupil enrolled in a middle college program may be
counted for more than a total of 1.0 full-time equated membership for any of
the school years in which the pupil is enrolled in the middle college program,
but the total full-time equated membership for that pupil for all of the school
years in which the pupil is enrolled in high school must not be greater than
5.00 full-time equated membership if the pupil is enrolled in more than the
minimum number of instructional days and hours required under section 101 and
the pupil is expected to complete the 5-year program with both a high school
diploma and at least 60 transferable college credits or is expected to earn an
associate’s degree in fewer than 5 years. A pupil who graduates with both a
high school diploma and at least 60 transferable college credits or an
associate degree at least 1 semester early is considered to have completed
the middle college program in fewer than 5 years.
(ll) If a district’s or public school academy’s membership for a
particular fiscal year, as otherwise calculated
under this subsection, includes pupils counted in membership who are enrolled
under section 166b, all of the following apply for the purposes of this
subdivision:
(i) If the district’s or public school academy’s membership for
pupils counted under section 166b equals or exceeds 5% of the district’s or
public school academy’s membership for pupils not counted in membership under
section 166b in the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the growth in the
district’s or public school academy’s membership for pupils counted under
section 166b must not exceed 10%.
(ii) If the district’s or public school academy’s membership for
pupils counted under section 166b is less than 5% of the district’s or public
school academy’s membership for pupils not counted in membership under section
166b in the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the district’s or public
school academy’s membership for pupils counted under section 166b must not
exceed the greater of the following:
(A) Five percent of the district’s or public school academy’s
membership for pupils not counted in membership under section 166b.
(B) Ten percent more than the district’s or public school
academy’s membership for pupils counted under section 166b in the immediately
preceding fiscal year.
(iii) If 1 or more districts consolidate or are parties to an
annexation, then the calculations under subparagraphs (i) and (ii) must be applied to the combined
total membership for pupils counted in those districts for the fiscal year
immediately preceding the consolidation or annexation.
(5) “Public school academy” means that term as defined in
section 5 of the revised school code, MCL 380.5.
(6) “Pupil” means an individual in membership in a public
school. A district must have the approval of the pupil’s district of residence
to count the pupil in membership, except approval by the pupil’s district of
residence is not required for any of the following:
(a) A nonpublic part-time pupil enrolled in grades K to 12 in
accordance with section 166b.
(b) A pupil receiving 1/2 or less of the pupil’s instruction
in a district other than the pupil’s district of residence.
(c) A pupil enrolled in a public school academy.
(d) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil’s
district of residence if the pupil is enrolled in accordance with section 105
or 105c.
(e) A pupil who has made an official written complaint or
whose parent or legal guardian has made an official written complaint to law
enforcement officials and to school officials of the pupil’s district of
residence that the pupil has been the victim of a criminal sexual assault or
other serious assault, if the official complaint either indicates that the
assault occurred at school or that the assault was committed by 1 or more other
pupils enrolled in the school the pupil would otherwise attend in the district
of residence or by an employee of the district of residence. A person who
intentionally makes a false report of a crime to law enforcement officials for
the purposes of this subdivision is subject to section 411a of the Michigan
penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411a, which provides criminal penalties for
that conduct. As used in this subdivision:
(i) “At school” means in a classroom, elsewhere on school
premises, on a school bus or other school-related vehicle, or at a
school-sponsored activity or event whether or not it is held on school
premises.
(ii) “Serious assault” means an act that constitutes a felony
violation of chapter XI of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81 to
750.90h, or that constitutes an assault and infliction of serious or aggravated
injury under section 81a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81a.
(f) A pupil whose district of residence changed after the
pupil membership count day and before the supplemental count day and who
continues to be enrolled on the supplemental count day as a nonresident in the
district in which the pupil was enrolled as a resident on the pupil membership
count day of the same school year.
(g) A pupil enrolled in an alternative education program
operated by a district other than the pupil’s district of residence who meets 1
or more of the following:
(i) The pupil has been suspended or expelled from the pupil’s
district of residence for any reason, including, but not limited to, a
suspension or expulsion under section 1310, 1311, or 1311a of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1310, 380.1311, and 380.1311a.
(ii) The pupil had previously dropped out of school.
(iii) The pupil is pregnant or is a parent.
(iv) The pupil has been referred to the program by a court.
(h) A pupil enrolled in the Michigan Virtual School, for the
pupil’s enrollment in the Michigan Virtual School.
(i) A pupil who is the child of a
person who works at the district or who is the child of a person who worked at
the district as of the time the pupil first enrolled in the district but who no
longer works at the district due to a workforce reduction. As used in this
subdivision, “child” includes an adopted child, stepchild, or legal ward.
(j) An expelled pupil who has been denied reinstatement by
the expelling district and is reinstated by another school board under section
1311 or 1311a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1311 and 380.1311a.
(k) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil’s
district of residence in a middle college program if the pupil’s district of
residence and the enrolling district are both constituent districts of the same
intermediate district.
(l) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil’s
district of residence who attends a United States Olympic Education Center.
(m) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil’s
district of residence under section 1148(2) of the revised school code, MCL
380.1148.
(n) A pupil who enrolls in a district other than the pupil’s
district of residence as a result of the pupil’s school not making adequate
yearly progress under the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110,
or the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.
However, if a district educates pupils who reside in another
district and if the primary instructional site for those pupils is established
by the educating district after 2009-2010 and is located within the boundaries
of that other district, the educating district must have the approval of that
other district to count those pupils in membership.
(7) “Pupil membership count day” of a district or
intermediate district means:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), either of
the following:
(i) The first Wednesday in October each school year.
(ii) For a district or building in which school is not in
session on the Wednesday described in subparagraph (i) due to
conditions not within the control of school authorities, with the approval of
the superintendent, the immediately following day on which school is in session
in the district or building.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), for a
district or intermediate district maintaining school during the entire school
year, the following days:
(i) Fourth Wednesday in July.
(ii) First Wednesday in October.
(iii) Second Wednesday in February.
(iv) Fourth Wednesday in April.
(c) If a date listed in subdivision (a) or (b) is on a day of
religious or cultural significance, as determined by the district or
intermediate district, the immediately following day on which school is in
session in the district or building.
(8) “Pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in
regular daily attendance” means, except as otherwise provided in this section,
pupils in grades K to 12 in attendance and receiving instruction in all classes
for which they are enrolled on the pupil membership count day or the
supplemental count day, as applicable. Except as otherwise provided in this
section and subsection, a pupil who is absent from any of the classes in which
the pupil is enrolled on the pupil membership count day or supplemental count
day and who does not attend each of those classes during the 10 consecutive
school days immediately following the pupil membership count day or
supplemental count day, except for a pupil who has been excused by the
district, is not counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership. Except as
otherwise provided in this section, a pupil who is excused from attendance on
the pupil membership count day or supplemental count day and who fails to
attend each of the classes in which the pupil is enrolled within 30 calendar
days after the pupil membership count day or supplemental count day is not
counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership. Except as otherwise provided in
this section, in addition, a pupil who was enrolled and in attendance in a
district, intermediate district, or public school academy before the pupil
membership count day or supplemental count day of a particular year but was
expelled or suspended on the pupil membership count day or supplemental count
day is only counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership if the pupil resumed
attendance in the district, intermediate district, or public school academy
within 45 days after the pupil membership count day or supplemental count day
of that particular year. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pupil
not counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership due to an absence from a class
is counted as a prorated membership for the classes the pupil attended. For
purposes of this subsection:
(a) “Appropriately placed” means holding a valid Michigan
educator credential with the required grade range and discipline or subject
area for the assignment, as defined by the superintendent of public
instruction.
(b) “Class” means either of the following, as applicable:
(i) A period of time in 1 day when pupils and an individual who
is appropriately placed under a valid certificate, substitute permit,
authorization, or approval issued by the department, are together and
instruction is taking place. This subdivision does not apply for the 2020-2021,
2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years.2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.
(ii) For the 2020-2021,
2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 2024-2025
and 2025-2026 school years only, a period of time in 1 day when pupils and
a certificated teacher, a teacher engaged to teach under section 1233b of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1233b, or an individual working under a valid
substitute permit, authorization, or approval issued by the department are
together and instruction is taking place.
(9) “Rule” means a rule promulgated pursuant to the
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(10) “The revised school code” means the revised school code,
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(11) “School district of the first class”, “first class
school district”, and “district of the first class” mean, for the purposes of
this article only, a district that had at least 40,000 pupils in membership for
the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(12) “School fiscal year” means a fiscal year that commences
July 1 and continues through June 30.
(13) “State board” means the state board of education.
(14) “Superintendent”, unless the context clearly refers to a
district or intermediate district superintendent, means the superintendent of
public instruction described in section 3 of article VIII of the state
constitution of 1963.
(15) “Supplemental count day” means the day on which the
supplemental pupil count is conducted under section 6a.
(16) “Tuition pupil” means a pupil of school age attending
school in a district other than the pupil’s district of residence for whom
tuition may be charged to the district of residence. Tuition pupil does not
include a pupil who is a special education pupil, a pupil described in
subsection (6)(d) to (n), or a pupil whose parent or guardian voluntarily
enrolls the pupil in a district that is not the pupil’s district of residence.
A pupil’s district of residence shall not require a high school tuition pupil,
as provided under section 111, to attend another school district after the
pupil has been assigned to a school district.
(17) “State school aid fund” means the state school aid fund
established in section 11 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
(18) “Taxable value” means, except as otherwise provided in
this article, the taxable value of property as determined under section 27a of
the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.27a.
(19) “Textbook” means a book, electronic book, or other
instructional print or electronic resource that is selected and approved by the
governing board of a district and that contains a presentation of principles of
a subject, or that is a literary work relevant to the study of a subject
required for the use of classroom pupils, or another type of course material
that forms the basis of classroom instruction.
(20) “Total state aid” or “total state school aid”, except as
otherwise provided in this article, means the total combined amount of all
funds due to a district, intermediate district, or other entity under this
article.
Sec. 11. (1) For the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, there is appropriated for the public
schools of this state and certain other state purposes relating to education
the sum of $17,769,551,300.00 $17,936,546,300.00
from the state school aid fund, the sum of $78,830,600.00 from the general
fund, an amount not to exceed $41,000,000.00
from the community district education trust fund created under section 12
of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.262, an amount not to
exceed $125,000,000.00 from the school transportation fund created under
section 22k, an amount not to exceed $71,000,000.00 from the enrollment
stabilization fund created under section 29, an amount not to exceed
$30,000,000.00 from the school meals reserve fund created under section 30e, an
amount not to exceed $18,000,000.00 from the great start readiness program
reserve fund created under section 32e, an amount not to exceed $334,100,000.00
$481,400,000.00 from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve fund created
under section 147b, and an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 from the
educator fellowship public provider fund created in section 27d. For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and certain
other state purposes relating to education the sum of $18,366,334,700.00 from
the state school aid fund, the sum of $73,151,100.00 from the general fund, an
amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 from the school consolidation and
infrastructure fund created under section 11x, an amount not to exceed
$125,000,000.00 from the school transportation fund created under section 22k,
an amount not to exceed $71,000,000.00 from the enrollment stabilization fund
created under section 29, an amount not to exceed $18,000,000.00 from the
great start readiness program reserve fund created under section 32e, an amount
not to exceed $30,000,000.00 from the educator fellowship public provider fund
created under section 27d, an amount not to exceed $97,037,400.00 from the
state school aid pupil support reserve fund created under section 22r, and an
amount not to exceed $600,000.00 from the general pupil support reserve fund
created under section 22s. In addition, all available federal funds are
only appropriated as allocated in this article for the fiscal year years ending September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2026.
(2) The
appropriations under this section are allocated as provided in this article.
Money appropriated under this section from the general fund must be expended to
fund the purposes of this article before the expenditure of money appropriated
under this section from the state school aid fund.
(3) Any general
fund allocations under this article that are not expended by the end of the
fiscal year are transferred to the school aid stabilization fund created under
section 11a.
Sec. 11a. (1) The school
aid stabilization fund is created as a separate account within the state school
aid fund.
(2) The state
treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into
the school aid stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall deposit into the
school aid stabilization fund all of the following:
(a) Unexpended
and unencumbered state school aid fund revenue for a fiscal year that remains
in the state school aid fund as of the bookclosing
for that fiscal year.
(b) Money
statutorily dedicated to the school aid stabilization fund.
(c) Money
appropriated to the school aid stabilization fund.
(3) Money
available in the school aid stabilization fund may not be expended without a
specific appropriation from the school aid stabilization fund. Money in the
school aid stabilization fund must be expended only for purposes for which
state school aid fund money may be expended.
(4) The state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the school aid stabilization fund. The
state treasurer shall credit to the school aid stabilization fund interest and
earnings from fund investments.
(5) Money in the
school aid stabilization fund at the close of a fiscal year remains in the
school aid stabilization fund and does not lapse to the unreserved school aid
fund balance or the general fund.
(6) If the
maximum amount appropriated under section 11 from the state school aid fund for
a fiscal year exceeds the amount available for expenditure from the state
school aid fund for that fiscal year, there is appropriated from the school aid
stabilization fund to the state school aid fund an amount equal to the
projected shortfall as determined by the department of treasury, but not to
exceed available money in the school aid stabilization fund. If the money in
the school aid stabilization fund is insufficient to fully fund an amount equal
to the projected shortfall, the state budget director shall notify the
legislature as required under section 296(2) and state payments in an amount
equal to the remainder of the projected shortfall must be prorated in the
manner provided under section 296(3).
(7) For 2024-2025,
2025-2026 in addition to the
appropriations in section 11, there is appropriated from the school aid
stabilization fund to the state school aid fund the amount necessary to fully
fund the allocations under this article.
Sec. 11j. From the state
school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $23,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for payments to the school loan bond redemption fund in
the department of treasury on behalf of districts and intermediate districts.
Notwithstanding section 296 or any other provision of this act, funds
allocated under this section are not subject to proration and must be paid in
full.
Sec. 11k. For 2024-2025,
2025-2026, there is appropriated
from the general fund to the school loan revolving fund an amount equal to the
amount of school bond loans assigned to the Michigan finance authority, not to
exceed the total amount of school bond loans held in reserve as long-term assets.
As used in this section, “school loan revolving fund” means that fund created
in section 16c of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066c.
Sec. 11m. From the state
school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025
2025-2026 an amount not to
exceed $1,000,000.00 $5,000,000.00
for fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs solely related to the state
school aid fund established under section 11 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963.
Sec. 11s. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
$5,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026
only and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated $3,075,000.00 $3,000,000.00
for 2024-2025 2025-2026 only for
the purpose of providing services and programs to children who reside within
the boundaries of a district with the majority of its territory located within
the boundaries of a city for which an executive proclamation of emergency
concerning drinking water is issued in the current or immediately preceding 9
10 fiscal years under the
emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421, and that has at
least 4,500 pupils in membership for the 2016-2017 fiscal year or has at least 2,700
2,600 pupils in membership for a
fiscal year after 2016-2017.
(2) From the
general fund money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated to a
district with the majority of its territory located within the boundaries of a
city for which an executive proclamation of emergency concerning drinking water
is issued in the current or immediately preceding 9 10 fiscal years under the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390,
MCL 30.401 to 30.421, and that has at least 4,500 pupils in membership for the
2016-2017 fiscal year or has at least 2,700 2,600 pupils in membership for a fiscal year after 2016-2017, an
amount not to exceed $2,425,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purpose of employing school nurses, classroom
aides, school social workers, and community health workers; for the provision
of behavioral or mental health supports, parental engagement activities, community
coordination activities, and other support services; and for purchasing program
supplies. The district shall provide a report to the department in a form,
manner, and frequency prescribed by the department. The department shall
provide a copy of that report to the governor, the house and senate school aid
subcommittees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget
director within 5 days after receipt. The report must provide at least the
following information:
(a) How many
personnel were hired using the funds allocated under this subsection.
(b) A
description of the services provided to pupils by those personnel.
(c) How many
pupils received each type of service identified in subdivision (b).
(d) Any other
information the department considers necessary to ensure that the children
described in subsection (1) received appropriate levels and types of services.
(3) For 2024-2025,
2025-2026 only, from the general
fund money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $650,000.00 $575,000.00 for
nutritional services to children described in subsection (1).
(4) For 2024-2025,
2025-2026 only, from the state
school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $5,000,000.00 to an intermediate district that has a constituent
district described in subsection (2) for interventions and supports for
students in grades K to 12 who were impacted by an executive proclamation of
emergency described in subsection (1) concerning drinking water. Funds under
this subsection must be used for behavioral supports, social workers, counselors,
psychologists, nursing services, including, but not limited to, vision and
hearing services, transportation services, parental engagement, community
coordination, and other support services.
(5)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this
section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 11x. (1)
The school consolidation and infrastructure fund is created as a separate
account within the state school aid fund for the purpose of improving student
academic outcomes, increasing the efficiency of the state’s public education
system, and creating a healthy and safe space for students in this state.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the school consolidation and infrastructure
fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the school
consolidation and infrastructure fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the
school consolidation and infrastructure fund interest and earnings from school
consolidation and infrastructure fund investments.
(3) Money in the school consolidation and infrastructure fund
at the close of the fiscal year remains in the school consolidation and
infrastructure fund and does not lapse to the state school aid fund or the
general fund.
(4) The department of treasury is the administrator of the
school consolidation and infrastructure fund for auditing purposes.
(5) Money available in the school consolidation and
infrastructure fund must not be expended without a specific appropriation.
(6) From the state school aid fund money appropriated under
section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 only an amount not to exceed
$5,000,000.00 for grants to districts and intermediate districts to support the
cost of a feasibility study or analysis of consolidation or the consolidation
of services among 1 or more buildings within a district, among 1 or more
districts, or among 1 or more intermediate districts. Districts and
intermediate districts may apply for a grant under this subsection to the department
on a first-come, first-serve basis. The maximum amount of a grant to be
distributed under this subsection may not exceed $250,000.00. Notwithstanding
section 17b, the department shall make payments under this subsection on a
schedule determined by the department.
(7) To be eligible for a grant under subsection (6), a
district or intermediate district must demonstrate to the department, in the
manner prescribed by the department, that it will conduct a feasibility study
or analysis and that all of the following will be met:
(a) Within 30 days after completion of the study or analysis,
the district or intermediate district will make the results of the study or
analysis available to all districts and intermediate districts included in the
study or analysis. Within 60 days after the completion of the study or
analysis, the district or intermediate district will make the results available
on a publicly available website.
(b) The study or analysis may include, but is not limited to,
consolidation opportunities in the following areas:
(i) Financial services, which may
include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Budgeting and staffing.
(B) Payroll.
(C) Employee benefits.
(D) State reporting.
(E) Software consolidation to
achieve common software throughout the intermediate district.
(ii) Human resources, which may include, but is not limited to,
the following:
(A) Onboarding.
(B) Title IX administration.
(C) Hiring.
(D) Software consolidation to
achieve common software throughout the intermediate district.
(iii) Information technology, which may include, but is not
limited to, the following:
(A) Software consolidation to
achieve common software throughout the intermediate district.
(B) Fiber projects.
(C) Cybersecurity.
(D) One-to-one device management.
(iv) Grant management and reporting, which may include, but is
not limited to, the following:
(A) Management of all state grant
sites and databases.
(B) Grant reporting.
(v) Cash management, which may include, but is not limited to,
the opportunities for intermediate districts and districts to contract on cash
flow management to maximize interest earnings.
(vi) Debt issuance and management, including at least all of the
following:
(A) Refunding opportunities.
(B) New bond issue analysis.
(vii) School facility consolidation.
(viii) Consolidation of transportation-related activities.
(ix) The physical consolidation of districts.
(8) An intermediate district that
receives a grant under this section shall meet with its constituent districts
located within the intermediate district to discuss the results of the study or
analysis and to implement changes where feasible. The application for an
intermediate district must include a brief description of how the intermediate
district will conduct these meetings.
(9) To be eligible for the receipt
of funding for infrastructure-related projects appropriated from the school consolidation
and infrastructure fund created under this section, a district must allow for
the facility condition assessments described in section 11y to be conducted in
the district. It is the intent of the legislature that money in the school
consolidation and infrastructure fund will not be appropriated for
infrastructure projects until the completion of the facility condition
assessments described in section 11y.
(10)
For 2025-2026, $83,400,000.00 from the school consolidation and infrastructure
fund must be deposited into the state school aid fund.
Sec. 12d. (1) From the
school consolidation and infrastructure fund created under section 11x, there
is allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed $110,000,000.00 for the
purposes of this section.
(2) From the
amount allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$75,000,000.00 for grants to districts and intermediate districts to support
costs related to internal consolidation within the district or intermediate
district. All of the following apply to grants under this subsection:
(a) The
department shall allow grants for applicants that have already taken actions
for internal consolidation within the previous 2 years and grants for
applicants that have not yet begun internal consolidation activities.
(b) The
department shall prioritize applications from districts and intermediate
districts that meet any of the following criteria:
(i) Are in an opportunity index band, as described in section
31a, of 3 or higher.
(ii) Are an intermediate district for which the percentage of
pupils in membership who were determined to be economically disadvantaged in
the immediately preceding fiscal year is equal to or greater than the minimum
percentage for a district or public school academy to be in an opportunity
index band, as described in section 31a, of 3 or higher.
(iii) Are experiencing declining enrollment.
(iv) Have no ability to issue bonds for infrastructure needs, or
have made a good-faith effort, as determined by the department, to issue bonds
for infrastructure needs.
(c) Grants may be used for operational expenses related to
internal consolidation and for infrastructure needs. Infrastructure needs may
include, but are not limited to, the removal of buildings.
(3) From the amount allocated in subsection (1),
$35,000,000.00 is allocated as follows:
(a) $15,000,000.00 to Detroit Public Schools Community
District to support the construction of the Cooley High School athletic
complex.
(b) $10,000,000.00 to Wayne RESA to
support the construction of an academic and professional building in the city
of Wayne.
(c) $5,000,000.00 to Beecher Community School District to
support the construction of a high school in the district.
(d) $4,000,000.00 to Taylor School District for costs related
to a new high school in the district.
(e) $1,000,000.00 to the School District of the City of
Hamtramck to support the costs of building infrastructure upgrades and
maintenance.
(4) Subject to the provisions of
this subsection, in addition to the money appropriated in section 11, from the
state school aid fund, there is appropriated and allocated for 2025-2026 an
amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 to Taylor School District for costs related
to a new high school in the district or for other infrastructure purposes. The
appropriation and allocation under this subsection is contingent on the
effective issuance of a directive by the budget director, pursuant to section
451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.451a, to lapse $4,000,000.00
of remaining funding from a work project that was established under this
section in 2023-2024. The amount allocated under this subsection may not exceed
the amount lapsed from the work project referenced in the immediately preceding
sentence.
(5) (4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 12e. (1) From the school consolidation and
infrastructure fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount
estimated at $100,000,000.00 for grants to districts and intermediate districts
for infrastructure needs as described in this section.
(2) Districts and intermediate districts
must apply on a competitive basis for funding in a form and manner determined
by the department.
(3) If the amount allocated under
subsection (1) is insufficient to fully fund awards under this section, there
is appropriated from the school consolidation and infrastructure fund described
in section 11x the amount necessary to fully fund these awards, or the maximum
available in the fund, whichever is less. The state budget director shall
provide notification to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
school aid and the house and senate fiscal agencies regarding any additional
appropriation described in this subsection.
(4) The department shall prioritize
applications from districts and intermediate districts that meet any of the
following criteria:
(a) Are in an opportunity index band, as
described in section 31a, of 4 or higher.
(b) Are an intermediate district for
which the percentage of pupils in membership who were determined to be
economically disadvantaged in the immediately preceding fiscal year is equal to
or greater than the minimum percentage for a district or public school academy
to be in an opportunity index band, as described in section 31a, of 4 or
higher.
(c) Have infrastructure needs related to
HVAC systems or roofing.
(d) Have no ability to issue bonds for
infrastructure needs, or have made a good-faith effort, as determined by the
department, to issue bonds for infrastructure needs.
(5) Funds awarded in subsection (4) may
be used only to address infrastructure needs that were identified in the
statewide school facilities study issued pursuant to section 11y.
(6) The funds allocated under this
section for 2025-2026 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended
funds for 2025-2026 are carried forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work
project is to fund district and intermediate district infrastructure needs. The
estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2030.
(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, the
department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by
the department.
Sec. 15. (1) If a
district or intermediate district fails to receive its proper apportionment,
the department, upon satisfactory proof that the district or intermediate
district was entitled justly, shall apportion the deficiency in the next
apportionment. Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if a district or
intermediate district has received more than its proper apportionment, the
department, upon satisfactory proof, shall deduct the excess in the next
apportionment. Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, state aid
overpayments to a district, other than overpayments in payments for special
education or special education transportation, may be recovered from any
payment made under this article other than a special education or special
education transportation payment, from the proceeds of a loan to the district
under the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942, or
from the proceeds of millage levied or pledged under section 1211 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1211. State aid overpayments made in special
education or special education transportation payments may be recovered from
subsequent special education or special education transportation payments, from
the proceeds of a loan to the district under the emergency municipal loan act,
1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942, or from the proceeds of millage levied or
pledged under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211.
(2) If the
result of an audit conducted by or for the department affects the current
fiscal year membership, the department shall adjust affected payments in the
current fiscal year. A deduction due to an adjustment made as a result of an
audit conducted by or for the department, or as a result of information
obtained by the department from the district, an intermediate district, the
department of treasury, or the office of auditor general, must be deducted from
the district’s apportionments when the adjustment is finalized. At the request
of the district and upon the district presenting evidence satisfactory to the
department of the hardship, the department may grant up to an additional 4
years for the adjustment and may advance payments to the district otherwise
authorized under this article if the district would otherwise experience a
significant hardship in satisfying its financial obligations. However, a
district that presented satisfactory evidence of hardship and was undergoing an
extended adjustment during 2018-2019 may continue to use the period of extended
adjustment as originally granted by the department.
(3) If, based on
an audit by the department or the department’s designee or because of new or
updated information received by the department, the department determines that
the amount paid to a district or intermediate district under this article for
the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year was incorrect, the department
shall make the appropriate deduction or payment in the district’s or
intermediate district’s allocation in the next apportionment after the
adjustment is finalized. The department shall calculate the deduction or
payment according to the law in effect in the fiscal year in which the
incorrect amount was paid. If the district does not receive an allocation for
the fiscal year or if the allocation is insufficient to pay the amount of any
deduction, the amount of any deduction otherwise applicable must be satisfied
from the proceeds of a loan to the district under the emergency municipal loan
act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942, or from the proceeds of millage
levied or pledged under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211,
as determined by the department.
(4) If the
department makes an adjustment under this section based in whole or in part on
a membership audit finding that a district or intermediate district employed an
educator in violation of certification requirements under the revised school
code and rules promulgated by the department, the department shall prorate the
adjustment according to the period of noncompliance with the certification
requirements.
(5) The
department may conduct audits, or may direct audits by designee of the
department, for the current fiscal year and the immediately preceding fiscal
year of all records related to a program for which a district or intermediate
district has received funds under this article.
(6) Expenditures
made by the department departments
under this article that are caused by the write-off of prior year accruals
may be funded by revenue from the write-off of prior year accruals.
(7) In addition
to funds appropriated in section 11 for all programs and services, there is
appropriated for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026
for obligations in excess of applicable appropriations an amount equal to
the collection of overpayments, but not to exceed amounts available from
overpayments.
Sec. 18. (1)
Except as provided in another section of this article, each district or other
entity shall apply the money received by the district or entity under this
article to salaries and other compensation of teachers and other employees,
tuition, transportation, lighting, heating, ventilation, water service, the
purchase of textbooks, other supplies, and any other school operating
expenditures defined in section 7. However, not more than 20% of the total
amount received by a district under sections 22a and 22b or received by an
intermediate district under section 81 may be transferred by the board to
either the capital projects fund or to the debt retirement fund for debt
service. A district or other entity shall not apply or take the money for a
purpose other than as provided in this section. The department shall determine
the reasonableness of expenditures and may withhold from a recipient of funds
under this article the apportionment otherwise due upon a violation by the
recipient. A district must not be prohibited or limited from using funds
appropriated or allocated under this article that are permitted for use for
noninstructional services to contract or subcontract with an intermediate
district, third party, or vendor for the noninstructional services.
(2) A district or intermediate district shall adopt an annual
budget in a manner that complies with the uniform budgeting and accounting act,
1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a. Within 15 days after a district board
adopts its annual operating budget for the following school fiscal year, or
after a district board adopts a subsequent revision to that budget, the
district shall make all of the following available through a link on its
website homepage, or may make the information available through a link on its
intermediate district’s website homepage, in a form and manner prescribed by
the department:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget
revisions.
(b) Using data that have already been collected and submitted
to the department, a summary of district expenditures for the most recent
fiscal year for which they are available, expressed in the following 2 visual
displays:
(i) A chart of personnel expenditures,
broken into the following subcategories:
(A) Salaries and wages.
(B) Employee benefit costs,
including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and
long-term care benefits.
(C) Retirement benefit costs.
(D) All other personnel costs.
(ii) A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the
following subcategories:
(A) Instruction.
(B) Support services.
(C) Business and administration.
(D) Operations and maintenance.
(c) Links to all of the following:
(i) The current collective bargaining
agreement for each bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited
to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of
benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining
unit or employee in the district.
(iii) The audit report of the financial audit conducted under
subsection (4) for the most recent fiscal year for which it is available.
(iv) The bids required under section 5 of the public employees
health benefit act, 2007 PA 106, MCL 124.75.
(v) The district’s written policy governing procurement of
supplies, materials, and equipment.
(vi) The district’s written policy establishing specific
categories of reimbursable expenses, as described in section 1254(2) of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1254.
(vii) Either the district’s accounts payable check register for
the most recent school fiscal year or a statement of the total amount of
expenses incurred by board members or employees of the district that were
reimbursed by the district for the most recent school fiscal year.
(d) The total salary and a
description and cost of each fringe benefit included in the compensation
package for the superintendent of the district and for each employee of the
district whose salary exceeds $100,000.00.
(e) The annual amount spent on dues
paid to associations.
(f) The annual amount spent on
lobbying or lobbying services. As used in this subdivision, “lobbying” means
that term as defined in section 5 of 1978 PA 472, MCL 4.415.
(g) Any deficit elimination plan or
enhanced deficit elimination plan the district was required to submit under the
revised school code.
(h) Identification of all credit
cards maintained by the district as district credit cards, the identity of all
individuals authorized to use each of those credit cards, the credit limit on
each credit card, and the dollar limit, if any, for each individual’s
authorized use of the credit card.
(i) Costs
incurred for each instance of out-of-state travel by the school administrator
of the district that is fully or partially paid for by the district and the
details of each of those instances of out-of-state travel, including at least
identification of each individual on the trip, destination, and purpose.
(3) For the information required
under subsection (2)(a), (2)(b)(i), and (2)(c), an intermediate district shall provide the
same information in the same manner as required for a district under subsection
(2).
(4) For the purposes of determining
the reasonableness of expenditures, whether a district or intermediate district
has received the proper amount of funds under this article, and whether a
violation of this article has occurred, all of the following apply:
(a) The department shall require
that each district and intermediate district have an audit of the district’s or
intermediate district’s financial and pupil accounting records conducted at
least annually, and at such other times as determined by the department, at the
expense of the district or intermediate district, as applicable. The audits
must be performed by a certified public accountant or by the intermediate
district superintendent, as may be required by the department, or in the case
of a district of the first class by a certified public accountant, the
intermediate superintendent, or the auditor general of the city. A district or
intermediate district shall retain these records for the current fiscal year
and from at least the 3 immediately preceding fiscal years.
(b) If a district operates in a
single building with fewer than 700 full-time equated pupils, if the district
has stable membership, and if the error rate of the immediately preceding 2
pupil accounting field audits of the district is less than 2%, the district may
have a pupil accounting field audit conducted biennially but must continue to
have desk audits for each pupil count. The auditor must document compliance
with the audit cycle in the pupil auditing manual. As used in this subdivision,
“stable membership” means that the district’s membership for the current fiscal
year varies from the district’s membership for the immediately preceding fiscal
year by less than 5%.
(c) A district’s or intermediate
district’s annual financial audit must include an analysis of the financial and
pupil accounting data used as the basis for distribution of state school aid.
(d) The pupil and financial
accounting records and reports, audits, and management letters are subject to
requirements established in the auditing and accounting manuals approved and
published by the department.
(e) All of the following must be
done not later than November 1 each year for reporting the prior fiscal year
data:
(i) A district shall file the annual
financial audit reports with the intermediate district and the department. If the issuance of single audits is delayed for the 2024-25
school year due to a late issuance of a Compliance Supplement, the single audit
portion of that audit must be filed within 30 days of the issuance of the
Compliance Supplement by OMB.
(ii) The intermediate district shall file the annual financial
audit reports for the intermediate district with the department. If the issuance of single audits is delayed for the 2024-25
school year due to a late issuance of a Compliance Supplement, the single audit
portion of that audit must be filed within 30 days of the issuance of the
Compliance Supplement by OMB.
(iii) The intermediate district shall enter the pupil membership
audit reports, known as the audit narrative, for its constituent districts and
for the intermediate district, for the pupil membership count day and
supplemental count day, in the Michigan student data system.
(f) The annual financial audit
reports and pupil accounting procedures reports must be available to the public
in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to
15.246.
(g) Not later than January 31 of
each year, the department shall notify the state budget director and the
legislative appropriations subcommittees responsible for review of the school
aid budget of districts and intermediate districts that have not filed an
annual financial audit and pupil accounting procedures report required under
this section for the school year ending in the immediately preceding fiscal
year.
(5) By the first business day in
November of each fiscal year, each district and intermediate district shall
submit to the center, in a manner prescribed by the center, annual
comprehensive financial data consistent with the district’s or intermediate district’s
audited financial statements and consistent with accounting manuals and charts
of accounts approved and published by the department. For an intermediate
district, the report must also contain the website address where the department
can access the report required under section 620 of the revised school code,
MCL 380.620. The department shall ensure that the prescribed Michigan public
school accounting manual chart of accounts includes standard conventions to
distinguish expenditures by allowable fund function and object. The functions
must include at minimum categories for instruction, pupil support,
instructional staff support, general administration, school administration,
business administration, transportation, facilities operation and maintenance,
facilities acquisition, and debt service; and must include object
classifications of salary, benefits, including categories for active employee
health expenditures, purchased services, supplies, capital outlay, and other. A
district shall report the required level of detail consistent with the manual
as part of the comprehensive annual financial report.
(6) By the last business day in
September of each year, each district and intermediate district shall file with
the center the special education actual cost report, known as “SE-4096”, on a
form and in the manner prescribed by the center. An intermediate district shall
certify the audit of a district’s report.
(7) By not later than 1 week after
the last business day in September of each year, each district and intermediate
district shall file with the center the audited transportation expenditure
report, known as “SE‑4094”, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the
center. An intermediate district shall certify the audit of a district’s
report.
(8) The department shall review its
pupil accounting and pupil auditing manuals at least annually and shall
periodically update those manuals to reflect changes in this article. Any
changes to the pupil accounting manual that are applicable for the school year
that begins after March 31 of a fiscal year must be published by not later than
March 31 of that fiscal year. However, if legislation is enacted that
necessitates adjustments to the pupil accounting manual after March 31 of a
fiscal year, and a district incurs a violation of the amended pupil accounting
manual in the subsequent fiscal year, the department must notify the district
of that violation and allow the district 30 days to correct the violation
before the department is allowed to impose financial penalties under this act
related to the violation.
(9) If a district that is a public
school academy purchases property using money received under this article, the
public school academy shall retain ownership of the property unless the public
school academy sells the property at fair market value.
(10) If a district or intermediate
district does not comply with subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (12), or if
the department determines that the financial data required under subsection (5)
are not consistent with audited financial statements, the department shall
withhold all state school aid due to the district or intermediate district
under this article, beginning with the next payment due to the district or
intermediate district, until the district or intermediate district complies
with subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (12). If the district or intermediate
district does not comply with subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (12) by the
end of the fiscal year, the district or intermediate district forfeits the
amount withheld.
(11) If a district or intermediate
district does not comply with subsection (2), the department may withhold up to
10% of the total state school aid due to the district or intermediate district
under this article, beginning with the next payment due to the district or
intermediate district, until the district or intermediate district complies
with subsection (2). If the district or intermediate district does not comply
with subsection (2) by the end of the fiscal year, the district or intermediate
district forfeits the amount withheld.
(12) By
November 1 of each year, if a district or intermediate district offers virtual
learning under section 21f, or for a school of excellence that is a cyber school, as
defined in section 551 of the revised school code, MCL 380.551, the
district or intermediate district shall submit to the department a report that
details the per-pupil costs of operating the virtual learning by vendor type
and virtual learning model. The report must include information concerning the
operation of virtual learning for the immediately preceding school fiscal year,
including information concerning summer programming. Information must be
collected in a form and manner determined by the department and must be
collected in the most efficient manner possible to reduce the administrative
burden on reporting entities.
(13) By March 31 of each year, the
department shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
state school aid, the state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal
agencies a report summarizing the per-pupil costs by vendor type of virtual
courses available under section 21f and virtual courses provided by a school of
excellence that is a cyber school, as defined in section 551 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.551.
(14) As used in subsections (12) and
(13), “vendor type” means the following:
(a) Virtual courses provided by the
Michigan Virtual University.
(b) Virtual courses provided by a
school of excellence that is a cyber school, as defined in section 551 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.551.
(c) Virtual courses provided by
third party vendors not affiliated with a public school in this state.
(d) Virtual courses created and
offered by a district or intermediate district.
(15) An allocation to a district or
another entity under this article is contingent upon the district’s or entity’s
compliance with this section.
(16) The department shall annually
submit to the senate and house subcommittees on school aid and to the senate
and house standing committees on education an itemized list of allocations
under this article to any association or consortium consisting of associations
in the immediately preceding fiscal year. The report must detail the recipient
or recipients, the amount allocated, and the purpose for which the funds were
distributed.
Sec. 18d. It
is the intent of the legislature that, in any fiscal year that the target
foundation allowance in section 20 is increased, a district use a portion of
the increase to make permanent increases to the compensation of educators and
staff within the district, with priority given to increasing starting salaries.
Sec. 19. (1) A
district or intermediate district shall comply with all applicable reporting
requirements specified in state and federal law. Data provided to the center,
in a form and manner prescribed by the center, must be aggregated and
disaggregated as required by state and federal law. In addition, a district or
intermediate district shall cooperate with all measures taken by the center to
establish and maintain a statewide P-20 longitudinal data system.
(2) Each district shall furnish to the center not later than
5 weeks after the pupil membership count day and by the last business day in
June of the school fiscal year ending in the fiscal year, in a manner
prescribed by the center, the information necessary for the preparation of the
district and high school graduation report, information regarding completion of
early middle college credentials obtained and postsecondary credits obtained in
any college acceleration program, and information necessary for the preparation
of the state and federal accountability reports. This information must meet
requirements established in the pupil auditing manual approved and published by
the department. The center shall calculate an annual graduation and pupil
dropout rate for each high school, each district, and this state, in compliance
with nationally recognized standards for these calculations. The center shall
report all graduation and dropout rates to the senate and house education
committees and appropriations committees, the state budget director, and the
department not later than 30 days after the publication of the list described
in subsection (5). Before reporting these graduation and dropout rates, the
department shall allow a school or district to appeal the calculations. The
department shall consider and act upon the appeal within 30 days after it is
submitted and shall not report these graduation and dropout rates until after
all appeals have been considered and decided.
(3) By the first business day in December and by the last
business day in June of each year, and within 30 days of any changes in
employment or assignment status, a district shall furnish to the center, in
a manner prescribed by the center, information related to educational personnel
and personnel vacancies as necessary for reporting required by state and
federal law. For the purposes of this subsection, the center shall only require
districts and intermediate districts to report information that is not already
available from the office of retirement services in the department of
technology, management, and budget. ,
including, but not limited to, information concerning vacancy start and end
dates and reasons for vacancies and vacancy terminations.
(4) If a district or intermediate district fails to meet the
requirements of this section, the department shall withhold 5% of the total
funds for which the district or intermediate district qualifies under this
article until the district or intermediate district complies with this section.
If the district or intermediate district does not comply with this section by
the end of the fiscal year, the department shall place the amount withheld in
an escrow account until the district or intermediate district complies with
this section.
(5) Before publishing a list of school or district
accountability designations as required by the no child left behind act of
2001, Public Law 107-110, or the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95,
and utilizing data that were certified as accurate and complete after districts
and intermediate districts adhered to deadlines, data quality reviews, and
correction processes leading to local certification of final student data in
subsection (2), the department shall allow a school or district to appeal any
calculation errors used in the preparation of accountability metrics. The
department shall consider and act upon the appeal within 30 days after it is
submitted and shall not publish the list until after all appeals have been
considered and decided.
(6) The department shall implement statewide standard
reporting requirements for education data approved by the department in
conjunction with the center. The department shall work with the center,
intermediate districts, districts, and other interested stakeholders to
implement this policy change. A district or intermediate district shall
implement the statewide standard reporting requirements not later than
2017-2018 or when a district or intermediate district updates its education
data reporting system, whichever is later.
(7) A district or intermediate district shall collect and
submit to the center tribal affiliation data for all students and staff and the
identification of student participation in federal programs funded under 20 USC
7401 to 7546 and participation in federal programs funded under the
Johnson-O’Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act,
Public Law 115-404. The data must be reported in a form and manner prescribed
by the center in consultation with the federally recognized Indian tribes in
this state and the department in adherence to the department’s tribal
consultation policy. A district or intermediate district shall begin completion
of the reporting requirement under this subsection by not later than the
2024-2025 fiscal year.
Sec. 20. (1) For
2024-2025, the target foundation allowance is $9,608.00.For 2025-2026, the target foundation
allowance is $10,050.00.
(2) The
department shall calculate the amount of each district’s foundation allowance
as provided in this section, using a target foundation allowance in the amount
specified in subsection (1).
(3) Except as
otherwise provided in this section, the department shall calculate the amount
of a district’s foundation allowance as follows, using in all calculations the
total amount of the district’s foundation allowance as calculated before any
proration:
(a) For a
district that had a foundation allowance for the immediately preceding fiscal
year that was equal to the target foundation allowance for the immediately
preceding fiscal year, the district receives a foundation allowance in an
amount equal to the target foundation allowance described in subsection (1) for
the current fiscal year.
(b) For a
district that had a foundation allowance for the immediately preceding fiscal
year that was greater than the target foundation allowance for the immediately
preceding fiscal year, the district’s foundation allowance is an amount equal
to the lesser of (the sum of the district’s foundation allowance for the
immediately preceding fiscal year plus any per pupil amount calculated under
section 20m(2) in the immediately preceding fiscal year plus the increase in
the target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year, as compared to the
immediately preceding fiscal year) or (the product of the district’s foundation
allowance for the immediately preceding fiscal year times the percentage
increase in the United States Consumer Price Index in the calendar year ending
in the immediately preceding fiscal year as reported by the May revenue
estimating conference conducted under section 367b of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1367b).
(c) For a
district that had a foundation allowance in the immediately preceding fiscal
year that was less than the target foundation allowance in effect for that
fiscal year, the district’s foundation allowance is an amount equal to the
lesser of (the sum of district’s foundation allowance for the immediately
preceding fiscal year plus any per pupil amount calculated under section 20m(2)
in the immediately preceding fiscal year plus the increase in the target
foundation allowance for the current fiscal year, as compared to the
immediately preceding fiscal year) or (the product of the district’s foundation
allowance for the immediately preceding fiscal year times the percentage
increase in the United States Consumer Price Index in the calendar year ending
in the immediately preceding fiscal year as reported by the May revenue
estimating conference conducted under section 367b of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1367b).
(d) For a
district that has a foundation allowance that is not a whole dollar amount, the
department shall round the district’s foundation allowance up to the nearest
whole dollar.
(4) Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, the state portion of a district’s
foundation allowance is an amount equal to the district’s foundation allowance
or the target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year, whichever is
less, minus the local portion of the district’s foundation allowance. Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, for a district described in subsection
(3)(b) and (c), the state portion of the district’s foundation allowance is an
amount equal to the target foundation allowance minus the district’s foundation
allowance supplemental payment per pupil calculated under section 20m and minus
the local portion of the district’s foundation allowance. For a district that
has a millage reduction required under section 31 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, the department shall calculate the state portion of the
district’s foundation allowance as if that reduction did not occur. For a
receiving district, if school operating taxes continue to be levied on behalf
of a dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in part to the
receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved district under
section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, the taxable value per
membership pupil of property in the receiving district used for the purposes of
this subsection does not include the taxable value of property within the
geographic area of the dissolved district. For a community district, if school
operating taxes continue to be levied by a qualifying school district under
section 12b of the revised school code, MCL 380.12b, with the same geographic
area as the community district, the taxable value per membership pupil of
property in the community district to be used for the purposes of this subsection
does not include the taxable value of property within the geographic area of
the community district.
(5) The
allocation calculated under this section for a pupil is based on the foundation
allowance of the pupil’s district of residence. For a pupil enrolled under
section 105 or 105c in a district other than the pupil’s district of residence,
the allocation calculated under this section is based on the lesser of the
foundation allowance of the pupil’s district of residence or the foundation
allowance of the educating district. For a pupil in membership in a K-5, K-6,
or K-8 district who is enrolled in another district in a grade not offered by
the pupil’s district of residence, the allocation calculated under this section
is based on the foundation allowance of the educating district if the educating
district’s foundation allowance is greater than the foundation allowance of the
pupil’s district of residence. The calculation under this subsection must take
into account a district’s per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
(6) Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, for pupils in membership, other than
special education pupils, in a public school academy, the allocation calculated
under this section is an amount per membership pupil other than special
education pupils in the public school academy equal to the target foundation
allowance specified in subsection (1), or, for a public school academy that was
issued a contract under section 552 of the revised school code, MCL 380.552, to
operate as a school of excellence that is a cyber school, $9,150.00. $10,050.00. Notwithstanding section
101, for a public school academy that begins operations after the pupil
membership count day, the amount per membership pupil calculated under this
subsection must be adjusted by multiplying that amount per membership pupil by
the number of hours of pupil instruction provided by the public school academy
after it begins operations, as determined by the department, divided by the
minimum number of hours of pupil instruction required under section 101(3). The
result of this calculation must not exceed the amount per membership pupil
otherwise calculated under this subsection.
(7) For pupils
in membership, other than special education pupils, in a community district,
the allocation calculated under this section is an amount per membership pupil
other than special education pupils in the community district equal to the
foundation allowance of the qualifying school district, as described in
section 12b of the revised school code, MCL 380.12b, that is located
within the same geographic area as the community district.
(8) Subject to
subsection (4), for a district that is formed or reconfigured after June 1,
2002 by consolidation of 2 or more districts or by annexation, the resulting
district’s foundation allowance under this section beginning after the
effective date of the consolidation or annexation is the lesser of the sum of
the average of the foundation allowances of each of the original or affected
districts, calculated as provided in this section, weighted as to the
percentage of pupils in total membership in the resulting district who reside
in the geographic area of each of the original or affected districts plus
$100.00 or the highest foundation allowance among the original or affected
districts. This subsection does not apply to a receiving district unless there
is a subsequent consolidation or annexation that affects the district. The
calculation under this subsection must take into account a district’s per-pupil
allocation under section 20m.
(9) The
department shall round each fraction used in making calculations under this
section to the fourth decimal place and shall round the dollar amount of an
increase in the target foundation allowance to the nearest whole dollar.
(10) State
payments related to payment of the foundation allowance for a special education
pupil are not calculated under this section but are instead calculated under
section 51e.
(11) To assist
the legislature in determining the target foundation allowance for the
subsequent fiscal year, each revenue estimating conference conducted under
section 367b of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1367b,
must calculate a pupil membership factor, a revenue adjustment factor, and an
index as follows:
(a) The pupil
membership factor is computed by dividing the estimated membership in the
school year ending in the current fiscal year, excluding intermediate district
membership, by the estimated membership for the school year ending in the
subsequent fiscal year, excluding intermediate district membership. If a
consensus membership factor is not determined at the revenue estimating
conference, the principals of the revenue estimating conference shall report
their estimates to the house and senate subcommittees responsible for school
aid appropriations not later than 7 days after the conclusion of the revenue
conference.
(b) The revenue
adjustment factor is computed by dividing the sum of the estimated total state
school aid fund revenue for the subsequent fiscal year plus the estimated total
state school aid fund revenue for the current fiscal year, adjusted for any change
in the rate or base of a tax the proceeds of which are deposited in that fund
and excluding money transferred into that fund from the countercyclical budget
and economic stabilization fund under the management and budget act, 1984 PA
431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, by the sum of the estimated total school aid fund
revenue for the current fiscal year plus the estimated total state school aid
fund revenue for the immediately preceding fiscal year, adjusted for any change
in the rate or base of a tax the proceeds of which are deposited in that fund.
If a consensus revenue factor is not determined at the revenue estimating
conference, the principals of the revenue estimating conference shall report
their estimates to the house and senate subcommittees responsible for school
aid appropriations not later than 7 days after the conclusion of the revenue
conference.
(c) The index is
calculated by multiplying the pupil membership factor by the revenue adjustment
factor. If a consensus index is not determined at the revenue estimating
conference, the principals of the revenue estimating conference shall report
their estimates to the house and senate subcommittees responsible for state
school aid appropriations not later than 7 days after the conclusion of the
revenue conference.
(12) Payments to
districts and public school academies are not made under this section. Rather,
the calculations under this section are used to determine the amount of state
payments under section 22b.
(13) If an
amendment to section 2 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963
allowing state aid to some or all nonpublic schools is approved by the voters
of this state, each foundation allowance or per-pupil payment calculation under
this section may be reduced.
(14) As used in
this section:
(a) “Certified
mills” means the lesser of 18 mills or the number of mills of school operating
taxes levied by the district in 1993-94.
(b) “Current
fiscal year” means the fiscal year for which a particular calculation is made.
(c) “Dissolved
district” means a district that loses its organization, has its territory
attached to 1 or more other districts, and is dissolved as provided under
section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12.
(d) “Immediately
preceding fiscal year” means the fiscal year immediately preceding the current
fiscal year.
(e) “Local
portion of the district’s foundation allowance” means an amount that is equal
to the difference between (the sum of the product of the taxable value per
membership pupil of all property in the district that is nonexempt property
times the district’s certified mills and, for a district with certified mills
exceeding 12, the product of the taxable value per membership pupil of property
in the district that is commercial personal property times the certified mills
minus 12 mills) and (the quotient of the product of the captured assessed
valuation under tax increment financing acts times the district’s certified
mills divided by the district’s membership excluding special education pupils).
(f) “Membership”
means the definition of that term under section 6 as in effect for the
particular fiscal year for which a particular calculation is made.
(g) “Nonexempt
property” means property that is not a principal residence, qualified
agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing property,
industrial personal property, commercial personal property, or property
occupied by a public school academy.
(h) “Principal
residence”, “qualified agricultural property”, “qualified forest property”,
“supportive housing property”, “industrial personal property”, and “commercial
personal property” mean those terms as defined in section 1211 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1211.
(i) “Receiving district” means a district to which all or
part of the territory of a dissolved district is attached under section 12 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.12.
(j) “School
operating purposes” means the purposes included in the operation costs of the
district as prescribed in sections 7 and 18 and purposes authorized under
section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211.
(k) “School
operating taxes” means local ad valorem property taxes levied under section
1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, and retained for school
operating purposes.
(l) “Tax
increment financing acts” means parts 2, 3, 4, and 6 of the recodified tax
increment financing act, 2018 PA 57, MCL 125.4201 to 125.4420 and 125.4602 to
125.4629, or the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL
125.2651 to 125.2670.
(m) “Taxable value per membership pupil” means taxable value,
as certified by the county treasurer and reported to the department, for the
calendar year ending in the current state fiscal year divided by the district’s
membership excluding special education pupils for the school year ending in the
current state fiscal year.
Sec. 20d. In making the final determination required under
former section 20a of a district’s combined state and local revenue per
membership pupil in 1993-94 and in making calculations under section 20 for 2024-2025,
2025-2026, the department and
the department of treasury shall comply with all of the following:
(a) For a district that had combined state and local revenue
per membership pupil in the 1994-95 fiscal year of $6,500.00 or more and served
as a fiscal agent for a state board designated area vocational education center
in the 1993-94 school year, total state school aid received by or paid on
behalf of the district under this act in 1993-94 excludes payments made under
former section 146 and under section 147 on behalf of the district’s employees
who provided direct services to the area vocational education center. Not later
than June 30, 1996, the department shall make an adjustment under this
subdivision to the district’s combined state and local revenue per membership
pupil in the 1994-95 fiscal year and the department of treasury shall make a
final certification of the number of mills that may be levied by the district
under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, as a result of the
adjustment under this subdivision.
(b) If a district had an adjustment made to its 1993-94 total
state school aid that excluded payments made under former section 146 and under
section 147 on behalf of the district’s employees who provided direct services
for intermediate district center programs operated by the district under former
section 51 and sections 51a to 56, if nonresident pupils attending the center
programs were included in the district’s membership for purposes of calculating
the combined state and local revenue per membership pupil for 1993-94, and if
there is a signed agreement by all constituent districts of the intermediate
district agreeing to an adjustment under this subdivision, the department shall
calculate the foundation allowances for 1995-96 and 1996-97 of all districts
that had pupils attending the intermediate district center program operated by
the district that had the adjustment as if their combined state and local
revenue per membership pupil for 1993‑94 included resident pupils
attending the center program and excluded nonresident pupils attending the
center program.
Sec. 21f. (1) A primary
district shall enroll an eligible pupil in virtual courses in accordance with
the provisions of this section. A primary district shall not offer a virtual
course to an eligible pupil unless the virtual course is published in the primary
district’s catalog of board-approved courses or in the statewide catalog of
virtual courses maintained by the Michigan Virtual University pursuant to
section 98. The primary district shall also provide on its publicly accessible
website a link to the statewide catalog of virtual courses maintained by the
Michigan Virtual University. Unless the pupil is at least age 18 or is an
emancipated minor, a pupil must not be enrolled in a course that meets
virtually for more than 15 days in a school year without the consent of the
pupil’s parent or legal guardian.
(2) Subject to
subsection (3), a primary district shall enroll an eligible pupil in up to 2
virtual courses as requested by the pupil during an academic term, semester, or
trimester.
(3) A pupil may
be enrolled in more than 2 virtual courses in a specific academic term,
semester, or trimester if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The primary
district has determined that it is in the best interest of the pupil.
(b) The pupil
agrees with the recommendation of the primary district.
(4) If the
number of applicants eligible for acceptance in a virtual course does not
exceed the capacity of the provider to provide the virtual course, the provider
shall accept for enrollment all of the applicants eligible for acceptance. If
the number of applicants exceeds the provider’s capacity to provide the virtual
course, the provider shall use a random draw system, subject to the need to
abide by state and federal antidiscrimination laws and court orders. A primary
district that is also a provider shall determine whether or not it has the
capacity to accept applications for enrollment from nonresident applicants in
virtual courses and may use that limit as the reason for refusal to enroll a
nonresident applicant.
(5) A primary
district may not establish additional requirements beyond those specified in
this subsection that would prohibit a pupil from taking a virtual course. A
pupil’s primary district may deny the pupil enrollment in a virtual course if
any of the following apply, as determined by the district:
(a) The pupil is
enrolled in any of grades K to 5.
(b) The pupil
has previously gained the credits that would be provided from the completion of
the virtual course.
(c) The virtual
course is not capable of generating academic credit.
(d) The virtual
course is inconsistent with the remaining graduation requirements or career
interests of the pupil.
(e) The pupil
has not completed the prerequisite coursework for the requested virtual course
or has not demonstrated proficiency in the prerequisite course content.
(f) The pupil
has failed a previous virtual course in the same subject during the 2 most
recent academic years.
(g) The virtual
course is of insufficient quality or rigor. A primary district that denies a
pupil enrollment request for this reason shall enroll the pupil in a virtual
course in the same or a similar subject that the primary district determines is
of acceptable rigor and quality.
(h) The cost of
the virtual course exceeds the amount identified in subsection (10), unless the
pupil or the pupil’s parent or legal guardian agrees to pay the cost that
exceeds this amount.
(i) The request for a virtual course enrollment did not
occur within the same timelines established by the primary district for
enrollment and schedule changes for regular courses.
(j) The request
for a virtual course enrollment was not made in the academic term, semester,
trimester, or summer preceding the enrollment. This subdivision does not apply
to a request made by a pupil who is newly enrolled in the primary district.
(6) If a pupil
is denied enrollment in a virtual course by the pupil’s primary district, the
primary district shall provide written notification to the pupil of the denial,
the reason or reasons for the denial under subsection (5), and a description of
the appeal process. The pupil may appeal the denial by submitting a letter to
the superintendent of the intermediate district in which the pupil’s primary
district is located. The letter of appeal must include the reason provided by
the primary district for not enrolling the pupil and the reason why the pupil
is claiming that the enrollment should be approved. The intermediate district
superintendent or designee shall respond to the appeal within 5 days after it
is received. If the intermediate district superintendent or designee determines
that the denial of enrollment does not meet 1 or more of the reasons specified
in subsection (5), the primary district shall enroll the pupil in the virtual
course.
(7) To provide a
virtual course to an eligible pupil under this section, a provider must do all
of the following:
(a) Ensure that
the virtual course has been published in the pupil’s primary district’s catalog
of board-approved courses or published in the statewide catalog of virtual
courses maintained by the Michigan Virtual University.
(b) Assign to
each pupil a teacher of record and provide the primary district with the
personnel identification code assigned by the center for the teacher of record.
If the provider is a community college, the virtual course must be taught by an
instructor employed by or contracted through the providing community college.
(c) Offer the
virtual course on an open entry and exit method, or aligned to a semester,
trimester, or accelerated academic term format.
(d) If the
virtual course is offered to eligible pupils in more than 1 district, the
following additional requirements must also be met:
(i) Provide the Michigan Virtual University with a course
syllabus that meets the definition under subsection (14)(g) in a form and
manner prescribed by the Michigan Virtual University for inclusion in a
statewide catalog of virtual courses.
(ii) Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, provide the
Michigan Virtual University with an aggregated count of enrollments for each
virtual course the provider delivered to pupils under this section during the
immediately preceding school year, and the number of enrollments in which the
pupil earned 60% or more of the total course points for each virtual course.
(8) To provide a virtual course under this section, a
community college shall ensure that each virtual course it provides under this
section generates postsecondary credit.
(9) For any virtual course a pupil enrolls in under this
section, the pupil’s primary district must assign to the pupil a mentor and
shall supply the provider with the mentor’s contact information.
(10) For a pupil enrolled in 1 or more virtual courses, the
primary district shall use foundation allowance or per-pupil funds calculated
under section 20 to pay for the expenses associated with the virtual course or
courses. A primary district is not required to pay toward the cost of a virtual
course an amount that exceeds 6.67% of the target foundation allowance for
the current fiscal year as calculated under section 20.
(11) A virtual learning pupil has the same rights and access
to technology in the pupil’s primary district’s school facilities as all other
pupils enrolled in the pupil’s primary district. The department shall establish
standards for hardware, software, and internet access for pupils who are
enrolled in more than 2 virtual courses under this section in an academic term,
semester, or trimester taken at a location other than a school facility.
(12) If a pupil successfully completes a virtual course, as
determined by the pupil’s primary district, the pupil’s primary district shall
grant appropriate academic credit for completion of the course and shall count
that credit toward completion of graduation and subject area requirements. A
pupil’s school record and transcript must identify the virtual course title as
it appears in the virtual course syllabus.
(13) The enrollment of a pupil in 1 or more virtual courses
must not result in a pupil being counted as more than 1.0 full-time equivalent
pupils under this article. The minimum requirements to count the pupil in membership are those established by the pupil
accounting manual as it was in effect for the 2015-2016 school year
or as subsequently amended by the department if the department notifies the
legislature about the proposed amendment at least 60 days before the amendment
becomes effective.
(14)
Subject to the requirements in this subsection, a district may provide
instruction under this section for not more than 15 days in a school year. If a
district plans to provide instruction under this section to pupils for not more
than 15 days during a school year, the district’s plan must be approved by the
board of the district and the district must provide notice of the plan to
impacted pupils and their parents or legal guardians before enactment of the
plan. Days of instruction under this subsection may only be used for the
following purposes, as defined by the department:
(a)
Emergency closures.
(b)
Student testing days.
(c) Professional
development purposes, not to exceed a total of 30 hours during a school year.
(14) (15) As used in this section:
(a) “Instructor” means an individual who is employed by or
contracted through a community college.
(b) “Mentor” means a professional employee of the primary
district who monitors the pupil’s progress, ensures the pupil has access to
needed technology, is available for assistance, and ensures access to the
teacher of record. A mentor may also serve as the teacher of record if the
primary district is the provider for the virtual course and the mentor meets
the requirements under subdivision (e).
(c) “Primary district” means the district that enrolls the
pupil and reports the pupil for pupil membership purposes.
(d) “Provider” means the district, intermediate district,
community college, or other third-party vendor that the primary district pays
to provide the virtual course or the Michigan Virtual University if it is
providing the virtual course.
(e) “Teacher of record” means a teacher who meets all of the
following:
(i) Is appropriately placed under a valid Michigan teaching
certificate or a teaching permit, authorization, or approval issued by the
department. As used in this subparagraph, “appropriately placed” means holding
a valid Michigan educator credential with the required grade range and
discipline or subject area for the assignment, as defined by the superintendent
of public instruction.
(ii) Is responsible for providing instruction, determining
instructional methods for each pupil, diagnosing learning needs, assessing
pupil learning, prescribing intervention strategies and modifying lessons,
reporting outcomes, and evaluating the effects of instruction and support
strategies.
(iii) Has a personnel identification code provided by the center.
(iv) If the provider is a community college, is an instructor
employed by or contracted through the providing community college.
(f) “Virtual course” means a course of study that is capable
of generating a credit or a grade and that is provided in an interactive
learning environment where any portion of the curriculum is delivered using the
internet and in which pupils may be separated from their instructor or teacher
of record by time or location, or both.
(g) “Virtual course syllabus” means a document that includes
all of the following:
(i) An alignment document detailing how the course meets
applicable state standards or, if the state does not have state standards,
nationally recognized standards.
(ii) The virtual course content outline.
(iii) The virtual course required assessments.
(iv) The virtual course prerequisites.
(v) Expectations for actual instructor or teacher of record
contact time with the virtual learning pupil and other communications between a
pupil and the instructor or teacher of record.
(vi) Academic support available to the virtual learning pupil.
(vii) The virtual course learning outcomes and objectives.
(viii) The name of the institution or organization providing the
virtual content.
(ix) The name of the institution or organization providing the
instructor or teacher of record.
(x) The course titles assigned by the provider and the course
titles and course codes from the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) school codes for the exchange of data (SCED).
(xi) The number of eligible pupils that will be accepted by the
provider in the virtual course. A primary district that is also the provider
may limit the enrollment to those pupils enrolled in the primary district.
(xii) The results of the virtual course quality review using the
guidelines and model review process published by the Michigan Virtual
University.
(h) “Virtual learning pupil” means a pupil enrolled in 1 or
more virtual courses.
Sec. 21h. (1) From the state school aid pupil support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated $6,137,400.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for assisting districts assigned by the superintendent to
participate in a partnership and districts that are required to submit a
deficit elimination plan or an enhanced deficit elimination plan under section
1220 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1220, and are located in a city with a
population between 8,000 and 10,000 as determined by the department, that is in
a county with a population between 150,000 and 160,000, as determined by the
department, district agreement to
improve student achievement and district financial stability. It is the intent of the legislature that
the appropriation in this section will be funded with state school aid pupil
support reserve fund money through 2027-2028. The superintendent shall
identify any conditions that may be contributing to low academic performance
within a district being considered for assignment to a partnership district agreement. The purpose of the
partnership district agreement is to
identify district needs, develop intervention plans, and partner with public,
private, and nonprofit organizations to coordinate resources and improve
student achievement. Assignment of a district to a partnership district agreement is made by
the superintendent.
(2) A district described in subsection (1) is eligible for
funding under this section if the district includes at least 1 school that has
been identified as low performing under the approved federal accountability
system. or the state
accountability system. A district described in this
subsection must do all of the following to be eligible for funding under this
section:
(a) For a partnership district under this section, within Within 90 days of assignment to the partnership
district agreement described in this
section, and for a district described in subsection (1) that is not a
partnership district under this section, complete a comprehensive needs
assessment or evaluation in collaboration with an intermediate district,
community members, education organizations, and postsecondary institutions, as
applicable, that is approved by the superintendent. The comprehensive needs
assessment or evaluation must include at least all of the following:
(i) A review of the district’s implementation and utilization
of a multi-tiered system of supports to ensure that it is used to appropriately
inform instruction.
(ii) A review of the district and school building leadership and
educator capacity to substantially improve student outcomes.
(iii) A review of classroom, instructional, and operational
practices and curriculum to ensure alignment with research-based instructional
practices and state curriculum standards.
(b) Develop an academic and financial operating or
intervention a district continuous
improvement plan that has been approved by the superintendent and that
addresses the needs identified in the comprehensive needs assessment or
evaluation completed under subdivision (a). The intervention district continuous improvement plan
must include at least all of the following:
(i) Specific actions that will be taken by the district and
each of its partners to improve student achievement.
(ii) Specific measurable benchmarks that will be met within 18
months to improve student achievement and identification of expected student
achievement outcomes to be attained within 3 years after assignment to the
partnership.
(iii) (c) Craft
academic goals Measurable
benchmarks that put pupils on track to meet or
exceed grade level proficiency, increase high school graduation rates, reduce
class sizes in grades K to 3, and
improve attendance rates.
(c) (d) Provide access to training for district leadership,
including, but not limited to, the superintendent or chief administrator and
school board or board of directors members, on areas of education fiscal and
policy matters. The department may
require training for district leadership and all board members under this
subdivision at a rate and frequency needed to support measurable academic
outcomes for the district.
(3) Upon approval of the academic and financial operating
or intervention district continuous
improvement plan developed under subsection (2), the department shall
assign a team of individuals with expertise in comprehensive school and
district reform to partner with the district, the intermediate district,
community organizations, education organizations, and postsecondary
institutions identified in the academic and financial operating or intervention
plan to review the district’s use of existing financial resources to ensure
that those resources are being used as efficiently and effectively as possible
to improve student academic achievement and to ensure district financial
stability. The superintendent of public instruction may waive burdensome
administrative rules for a partnership district for the duration of the
partnership district agreement. and for a
district described in subsection (1) that is not a partnership district under
this section and that receives funding under this section in the current fiscal
year.
(4) Funds allocated under this section, excluding funds
allocated under subsection (5), may be used to pay for district expenditures
approved by the superintendent to improve student achievement. Funds may be
used for professional development for teachers or district or school
leadership, increased instructional time, teacher mentors, literacy, numeracy, reducing K-3 class sizes, reducing chronic
absenteeism, or other expenditures that directly impact student achievement
and cannot be paid from existing district financial resources. Notwithstanding
section 17b, the department shall make payments to districts under this section
on a schedule determined by the department.
(5) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
an amount not to exceed $137,400.00 for the purchase of a data analytics
tool to be used by districts described in subsection (1). The superintendent of
public instruction shall require districts described in subsection (1) to
purchase a data analytics tool funded under this subsection as part of the
agreements described in this section.
(6) The department shall annually report to the legislature
on the activities funded under this section and how those activities impacted
student achievement in districts that received funds under this section. To the
extent possible, participating districts receiving funding under this section
shall participate in the report.
(7) In addition to the allocation under subsection (1), from
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $36,000,000.00 to districts described in
subsection (1) for 2023-2024 only for supplemental funding to be used by
districts for the purposes of this section in equal installments of
$12,000,000.00 in each of the fiscal years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025‑2026.
The funds allocated under this subsection for 2023-2024 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose
of the work project is to provide assistance to districts eligible for funding
under this section. The estimated completion date of the work project described
in this subsection is September 30, 2026.
Sec. 22a. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$4,144,000,000.00 for 2023-2024 and there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $3,993,000,000.00 $3,927,000,000.00
for 2024-2025 and there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $3,785,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 for payments to
districts and qualifying public school academies to guarantee each district and
qualifying public school academy an amount equal to its 1994-95 total state and
local per-pupil revenue for school operating purposes under section 11 of article
IX of the state constitution of 1963. Pursuant to section 11 of article IX of
the state constitution of 1963, this guarantee does not apply to a district in
a year in which the district levies a millage rate for school district
operating purposes less than it levied in 1994. However, subsection (2) applies
to calculating the payments under this section. Funds allocated under this
section that are not expended in the fiscal year for which they were allocated,
as determined by the department, may be used to supplement the allocations
under sections 22b and 51c to fully fund those allocations for the same fiscal
year.
(2) To ensure that a district receives an amount equal to the
district’s 1994-95 total state and local per-pupil revenue for school operating
purposes, there is allocated to each district a state portion of the district’s
1994-95 foundation allowance in an amount calculated as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
state portion of a district’s 1994-95 foundation allowance is an amount equal
to the district’s 1994-95 foundation allowance or $6,500.00, whichever is less,
minus the difference between the sum of the product of the taxable value per
membership pupil of all property in the district that is nonexempt property
times the district’s certified mills and, for a district with certified mills
exceeding 12, the product of the taxable value per membership pupil of property
in the district that is commercial personal property times the certified mills
minus 12 mills and the quotient of the ad valorem property tax revenue of the
district captured under tax increment financing acts divided by the district’s
membership. For a district that has a millage reduction required under section
31 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, the department shall
calculate the state portion of the district’s foundation allowance as if that
reduction did not occur. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes
are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has been attached in
whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of the
dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12,
taxable value per membership pupil of all property in the receiving district
that is nonexempt property and taxable value per membership pupil of property
in the receiving district that is commercial personal property do not include
property within the geographic area of the dissolved district; ad valorem
property tax revenue of the receiving district captured under tax increment
financing acts does not include ad valorem property tax revenue captured within
the geographic boundaries of the dissolved district under tax increment
financing acts; and certified mills do not include the certified mills of the
dissolved district. For a community district, the department shall reduce the
allocation as otherwise calculated under this section by an amount equal to the
amount of local school operating tax revenue that would otherwise be due to the
community district if not for the operation of section 386 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.386, and the amount of this reduction is offset by the increase
in funding under section 22b(2).
(b) For a district that had a 1994-95 foundation allowance
greater than $6,500.00, the state payment under this subsection is the sum of
the amount calculated under subdivision (a) plus the amount calculated under
this subdivision. The amount calculated under this subdivision must be equal to
the difference between the district’s 1994-95 foundation allowance minus
$6,500.00 and the current year hold harmless school operating taxes per pupil.
If the result of the calculation under subdivision (a) is negative, the
negative amount is an offset against any state payment calculated under this
subdivision. If the result of a calculation under this subdivision is negative,
there is not a state payment or a deduction under this subdivision. The taxable
values per membership pupil used in the calculations under this subdivision are
as adjusted by ad valorem property tax revenue captured under tax increment
financing acts divided by the district’s membership. For a receiving district,
if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district
that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy
debt obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.12, ad valorem property tax revenue captured under tax
increment financing acts do not include ad valorem property tax revenue
captured within the geographic boundaries of the dissolved district under tax
increment financing acts.
(3) For pupils in membership in a qualifying public school
academy, there is allocated under this section to the authorizing body that is
the fiscal agent for the qualifying public school academy for forwarding to the
qualifying public school academy an amount equal to the 1994-95 per-pupil
payment to the qualifying public school academy under section 20.
(4) A district or qualifying public school academy may use
funds allocated under this section in conjunction with any federal funds for
which the district or qualifying public school academy otherwise would be
eligible.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for a
district that is formed or reconfigured after June 1, 2000 by
consolidation of 2 or more districts or by annexation, the resulting district’s
1994-95 foundation allowance under this section beginning after the effective
date of the consolidation or annexation is the average of the 1994-95
foundation allowances of each of the original or affected districts, calculated
as provided in this section, weighted as to the percentage of pupils in total
membership in the resulting district in the fiscal year in which the
consolidation takes place who reside in the geographic area of each of the
original districts. If an affected district’s 1994-95 foundation allowance is
less than the 1994-95 basic foundation allowance, the amount of that district’s
1994-95 foundation allowance is considered for the purpose of calculations
under this subsection to be equal to the amount of the 1994-95 basic foundation
allowance. This subsection does not apply to a receiving district unless there
is a subsequent consolidation or annexation that affects the district.
(6) Payments under this section are subject to section 25g.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) “1994-95 foundation allowance” means a district’s 1994-95
foundation allowance calculated and certified by the department of treasury or
the superintendent under former section 20a as enacted in 1993 PA 336
and as amended by 1994 PA 283.
(b) “Certified mills” means the lesser of 18 mills or the
number of mills of school operating taxes levied by the district in 1993-94.
(c) “Current fiscal year” means the fiscal year for which a
particular calculation is made.
(d) “Current year hold harmless school operating taxes per
pupil” means the per-pupil revenue generated by multiplying a district’s
1994-95 hold harmless millage by the district’s current year taxable value per
membership pupil. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes are to be
levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in
part to the receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved
district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, taxable value
per membership pupil does not include the taxable value of property within the
geographic area of the dissolved district.
(e) “Dissolved district” means a district that loses its
organization, has its territory attached to 1 or more other districts, and is
dissolved as provided under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12.
(f) “Hold harmless millage” means, for a district with a
1994-95 foundation allowance greater than $6,500.00, the number of mills by
which the exemption from the levy of school operating taxes on a principal
residence, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property,
supportive housing property, industrial personal property, commercial personal
property, and property occupied by a public school academy could be reduced as
provided in section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, and the number
of mills of school operating taxes that could be levied on all property as
provided in section 1211(2) of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, as
certified by the department of treasury for the 1994 tax year. For a receiving
district, if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved
district that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving district
to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.12, school operating taxes do not include school
operating taxes levied within the geographic area of the dissolved district.
(g) “Membership” means the definition of that term under
section 6 as in effect for the particular fiscal year for which a particular
calculation is made.
(h) “Nonexempt property” means property that is not a
principal residence, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest
property, supportive housing property, industrial personal property, commercial
personal property, or property occupied by a public school academy.
(i) “Principal residence”,
“qualified agricultural property”, “qualified forest property”, “supportive
housing property”, “industrial personal property”, and “commercial personal
property” mean those terms as defined in section 1211 of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1211.
(j) “Qualifying public school academy” means a public school
academy that was in operation in the 1994‑95 school year and is in
operation in the current fiscal year.
(k) “Receiving district” means a district to which all or
part of the territory of a dissolved district is attached under section 12 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.12.
(l) “School operating taxes” means local ad valorem property
taxes levied under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, and
retained for school operating purposes as defined in section 20.
(m) “Tax increment financing acts” means parts 2, 3, 4, and 6
of the recodified tax increment financing act, 2018 PA 57, MCL 125.4201 to
125.4420 and 125.4602 to 125.4629, or the brownfield redevelopment financing
act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670.
(n) “Taxable value per membership pupil” means each of the
following divided by the district’s membership:
(i) For the number of mills by which the exemption from the
levy of school operating taxes on a principal residence, qualified agricultural
property, qualified forest property, supportive housing property, industrial
personal property, commercial personal property, and property occupied by a
public school academy may be reduced as provided in section 1211 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1211, the taxable value of principal residence, qualified
agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing property,
industrial personal property, commercial personal property, and property
occupied by a public school academy for the calendar year ending in the current
fiscal year. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes are to be
levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in
part to the receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved
district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, mills do not
include mills within the geographic area of the dissolved district.
(ii) For the number of mills of school operating taxes that may
be levied on all property as provided in section 1211(2) of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1211, the taxable value of all property for the calendar year
ending in the current fiscal year. For a receiving district, if school
operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has
been attached in whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt
obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.12, school operating taxes do not include school operating taxes
levied within the geographic area of the dissolved district.
Sec. 22b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
for discretionary nonmandated payments to districts under this section, there
is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $6,219,000,000.00 from the
state school aid fund and general fund appropriations in section 11 and an
amount not to exceed $72,000,000.00 from the community district education trust
fund appropriation in section 11, and there is allocated for 2024-2025 an
amount not to exceed $6,213,000,000.00 $6,220,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund and general fund
appropriations in section 11 and an amount not to exceed $41,000,000.00 from
the community district education trust fund appropriation in section 11, . For 2023-2024, $33,700,000.00
must be deposited from the general fund into the state school aid fund to
reimburse the state school aid fund for community district education trust fund
costs in excess of $72,000,000.00, as required under section 12 of the Michigan
trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.262. and there is allocated for 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed
$6,696,500,000.00 from the state school aid fund and general fund appropriations
in section 11. In addition, there is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not
to exceed $124,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund appropriation in
section 11. For 2024-2025, the amount necessary, estimated at $70,200,000.00
$77,700,000.00, must be
deposited from the general fund into the state school aid fund to reimburse the
state school aid fund for community district education trust fund costs in
excess of $41,000,000.00, as required under section 12 of the Michigan trust
fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.262. If For 2024-2025 only, if the amount allocated under this subsection
from the community district education trust fund appropriation under section 11
is insufficient to pay for an increase under this section, any amount exceeding
that allocation may be paid from other allocations under this subsection.
Except for money allocated under this section from the community district
education trust fund appropriation in section 11, funds allocated under this
section that are not expended in the fiscal year for which they were allocated,
as determined by the department, may be used to supplement the allocations
under sections 22a and 51c to fully fund those allocations for the same fiscal
year.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) and section 296, the allocation
to a district under this section is an amount equal to the sum of the amounts
calculated under sections 20, 20m, 51a(2), 51a(3), 51a(11), and 51e, minus the
sum of the allocations to the district under sections 22a and 51c. For a
community district, the allocation as otherwise calculated under this section
is increased by an amount equal to the amount of local school operating tax
revenue that would otherwise be due to the community district if not for the
operation of section 386 of the revised school code, MCL 380.386, to offset the absence of local school
operating revenue in a community district in the funding of the state portion
of the foundation allowance under section 20(4), and, for 2024-2025 only, this increase must be paid from the community
district education trust fund allocation in subsection (1). to offset the absence of local school operating revenue in a
community district in the funding of the state portion of the foundation allowance
under section 20(4).
(3) To receive an allocation under subsection (1), each
district must do all of the following:
(a) Comply with section 1280b of the revised school code, MCL
380.1280b.
(b) Comply with sections 1278a and 1278b of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1278a and 380.1278b.
(c) Furnish data and other information required by state and
federal law to the center and the department in the form and manner specified
by the center or the department, as applicable.
(d) Comply with section 1230g of the revised school code, MCL
380.1230g.
(e) Comply with section 21f.
(f) For a district that has entered into a partnership district agreement with the department,
comply with section 22p.
(4) Districts are encouraged to use funds allocated under
this section for the purchase and support of payroll, human resources, and
other business function software that is compatible with that of the
intermediate district in which the district is located and with other districts
located within that intermediate district.
(5) From the allocation in subsection (1), the department
shall pay up to $1,000,000.00 in litigation costs incurred by this state
related to commercial or industrial property tax appeals, including, but not
limited to, appeals of classification, that impact revenues dedicated to the
state school aid fund.
(6) From the allocation in subsection (1), the department
shall pay up to $1,000,000.00 in litigation costs incurred by this state
associated with lawsuits filed by 1 or more districts or intermediate districts
against this state. If the allocation under this section is insufficient to
fully fund all payments required under this section, the payments under this
subsection must be made in full before any proration of remaining payments
under this section.
(7) It is the intent of the legislature that all
constitutional obligations of this state have been fully funded under sections
22a, 31d, 51a, 51c, 51e, and 152a. If a claim is made by an entity receiving
funds under this article that challenges the legislative determination of the
adequacy of this funding or alleges that there exists an unfunded
constitutional requirement, the state budget director may escrow or allocate
from the discretionary funds for nonmandated payments under this section the
amount as may be necessary to satisfy the claim before making any payments to
districts under subsection (2). If funds are escrowed, the escrowed funds are a
work project appropriation and the funds are carried forward into the following
fiscal year. The purpose of the work project is to provide for any payments
that may be awarded to districts as a result of litigation. The work project is
completed upon resolution of the litigation.
(8) If the local claims review board or a court of competent
jurisdiction makes a final determination that this state is in violation of
section 29 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 regarding state
payments to districts, the state budget director shall use work project funds
under subsection (7) or allocate from the discretionary funds for nonmandated
payments under this section the amount as may be necessary to satisfy the
amount owed to districts before making any payments to districts under
subsection (2).
(9) If a claim is made in court that challenges the
legislative determination of the adequacy of funding for this state’s
constitutional obligations or alleges that there exists an unfunded
constitutional requirement, any interested party may seek an expedited review
of the claim by the local claims review board. If the claim exceeds
$10,000,000.00, this state may remove the action to the court of appeals, and
the court of appeals has and shall exercise jurisdiction over the claim.
(10) If payments resulting from a final determination by the
local claims review board or a court of competent jurisdiction that there has
been a violation of section 29 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963
exceed the amount allocated for discretionary nonmandated payments under this
section, the legislature shall provide for adequate funding for this state’s
constitutional obligations at its next legislative session.
(11) If a lawsuit challenging payments made to districts
related to costs reimbursed by federal title XIX Medicaid funds is filed
against this state, then, for the purpose of addressing potential liability
under such a lawsuit, the state budget director may place funds allocated under
this section in escrow or allocate money from the funds otherwise allocated
under this section, up to a maximum of 50% of the amount allocated in
subsection (1). If funds are placed in escrow under this subsection, those
funds are a work project appropriation and the funds are carried forward into
the following fiscal year. The purpose of the work project is to provide for
any payments that may be awarded to districts as a result of the litigation.
The work project is completed upon resolution of the litigation. In addition,
this state reserves the right to terminate future federal title XIX Medicaid
reimbursement payments to districts if the amount or allocation of reimbursed
funds is challenged in the lawsuit. As used in this subsection, “title XIX”
means title XIX of the social security act, 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-6.
(12) As used in this section:
(a) “Dissolved district” means that term as defined in
section 20.
(b) “Local school operating revenue” means school operating
taxes levied under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211. For a
receiving district, if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a
dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving
district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved district under section 12
of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, local school operating revenue does not
include school operating taxes levied within the geographic area of the
dissolved district.
(c) “Receiving district” and “school operating taxes” mean
those terms as defined in section 20.
Sec. 22d. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated under section 11, an amount not to exceed $12,306,900.00 $12,873,100.00 is allocated for 2024-2025
2025-2026 for supplemental
payments to rural districts under this section.
(2) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
an amount not to exceed $3,734,400.00 $3,906,200.00 for payments under this subsection to eligible
districts. A district that meets all of the following is an eligible district
under this subsection:
(a) Operates grades K to 12.
(b) Has fewer than 250 pupils in membership.
(c) Each school building operated by the district meets at
least 1 of the following:
(i) Is located in the Upper Peninsula at least 30 miles from
any other public school building.
(ii) Is located on an island that is not accessible by bridge.
(3) The amount of the additional funding to each eligible
district under subsection (2) is determined under a spending plan developed as
provided in this subsection and approved by the superintendent of public
instruction. The spending plan must be developed cooperatively by the
intermediate superintendents of each intermediate district in which an eligible
district is located. The intermediate superintendents shall review the
financial situation of each eligible district, determine the minimum essential
financial needs of each eligible district, and develop and agree on a spending
plan that distributes the available funding under subsection (2) to the
eligible districts based on those financial needs. The intermediate
superintendents shall submit the spending plan to the superintendent of public
instruction for approval. Upon approval by the superintendent of public
instruction, the amounts specified for each eligible district under the
spending plan are allocated under subsection (2) and must be paid to the
eligible districts in the same manner as payments under section 22b.
(4) Subject to subsection (7), from the allocation in
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025‑2026 an amount not to exceed $8,042,100.00 $8,412,100.00 for payments under this
subsection to districts that have fewer than 10.0 pupils per square mile, as
determined by the department, or that have greater than 250 square miles.
(5) The funds allocated under subsection (4) are allocated as
follows:
(a) An amount equal to $6,093,400.00 $6,373,700.00 is allocated to districts
with fewer than 8.0 pupils per square mile, as determined by the department, on
an equal per-pupil basis.
(b) The balance of the funding under subsection (4) is
allocated as follows:
(i) For districts with at least 8.0 but fewer than 9.0 pupils
per square mile, as determined by the department, the allocation is an amount
per pupil equal to 75% of the per-pupil amount allocated to districts under
subdivision (a).
(ii) For districts with at least 9.0 but fewer than 10.0 pupils
per square mile, as determined by the department, the allocation is an amount
per pupil equal to 50% of the per-pupil amount allocated to districts under
subdivision (a).
(iii) For districts that have greater than 250 square miles, have
at least 10.0 pupils per square mile, and do not receive funding under
subsection (2), as determined by the department, the allocation is an amount
per pupil equal to 100% of the per-pupil amount allocated to districts under
subdivision (a).
(c) If the total funding allocated under subdivision (b) is
insufficient to fully fund payments as calculated under that subdivision, the
department shall prorate payments to districts under subdivision (b) on an
equal per-pupil basis. If funding allocated under subdivision (b) remains
unallocated after making calculations under that subdivision, the department
may provide the remaining unallocated funding on an equal per-pupil basis to
districts receiving funding under subdivision (b)(i) and (ii).
(6) Subject to subsection (7), from the allocation under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $530,400.00 $554,800.00 for payments under this
subsection to districts where each school building operated by the district is
located on an island that is accessible by bridge.
(7) A district receiving funds allocated under subsection (2)
is not eligible for funding allocated under subsection (4) or (6). A district
receiving funds allocated under subsection (6) is not eligible for funding
under subsection (2) or (4).
Sec. 22k. (1) The school
transportation fund is created as a separate account within the state school
aid fund for the purpose of supporting district transportation costs.
(2) The state
treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into
the school transportation fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment
of the school transportation fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the
school transportation fund interest and earnings from school transportation
fund investments.
(3) Money in the
school transportation fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the
school transportation fund and does not lapse to the state school aid fund or
the general fund.
(4) The
department of treasury is the administrator of the school transportation fund
for auditing purposes.
(5) Money
available in the school transportation fund must not be expended without a
specific appropriation.
(6) For the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 2026 only, $350,000,000.00 $130,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund must be deposited
into the school transportation fund.
Sec. 22l. (1) From the school transportation fund money appropriated
under section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $125,000,000.00 to districts
and intermediate districts for transportation costs. Funding for each district
or intermediate district is as follows:
(a) The department must assign each district and intermediate
district to an octile based on the number of riders per square mile and
calculate the median cost per rider for each octile.
(b) Funds must be distributed to each district and
intermediate district as follows:
(i) An initial amount at the lesser of the octile’s median cost
per rider or the actual transportation cost per general education rider at the
district or intermediate district.
(ii) An additional amount for districts and intermediate
districts that have outlier costs per rider that are deemed reasonable, as
determined by the department.
(c) If funds are insufficient to fully fund payments under
this section, payments may be prorated on an equal percentage basis.
(2) In addition to the funds allocated under subsection (1),
from the school transportation fund money appropriated under section 11, there
is allocated for 2022-2023 only an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 to an
intermediate district for a study on district transportation costs. The
intermediate district receiving funds under this subsection must submit a
report to the department, the state budget director, the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on school aid, and the house and senate fiscal agencies
by February 29, 2024 on the outcomes of the study under this subsection.
Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under this subsection may be
available for expenditure until September 30, 2026. A recipient of funding
under this subsection must return any unexpended funds to the department in a
manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2026.
(3) To remain eligible for funding under subsection (1), by
not later than December 1 of the current fiscal year, a school district must
submit, in a form and manner determined by the department, to their
intermediate district, and a public school academy must submit, in a form and
manner determined by the department, to the intermediate district in which the
public school academy is located, the number of nonpublic school students the
district expects to transport as required under section 1321 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1321. Intermediate districts shall submit this
information to the department by not later than February 1.
(4) The department shall compile the reports provided by
intermediate districts under subsection (3) into 1 legislative report. The
department shall provide this report not later than March 1 of each fiscal year
for which funding is allocated under this section to the house and senate
subcommittees responsible for school aid, the house and senate fiscal agencies,
and the state budget director.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 22m. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed
$3,500,000.00 for supporting the integration of local data systems into the
Michigan data hub network based on common standards and applications that are
in compliance with section 19(6). In
addition, from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for
the purposes of this section.
(2) An entity that is the fiscal agent for no more than 5
consortia of intermediate districts that previously received funding from the
technology readiness infrastructure grant under former section 22i for the
purpose of establishing regional data hubs that are part of the Michigan data
hub network is eligible for funding under this section.
(3) The center shall work with an advisory committee composed
of representatives from intermediate districts within each of the data hub
regions to coordinate the activities of the Michigan data hub network.
(4) The center, in collaboration with the Michigan data hub
network, shall determine the amount of funds distributed under this section to
each participating regional data hub within the network, based upon a
competitive grant process. The center shall ensure that the entities receiving
funding under this section represent geographically diverse areas in this
state.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the center.
(6) To receive funding under this section, a regional data
hub must have a governance model that ensures local control of data, data
security, and student privacy issues. The integration of data within each of
the regional data hubs must provide for the actionable use of data by districts
and intermediate districts through common reports and dashboards and for
efficiently providing information to meet state and federal reporting purposes.
(7) Participation in a data hub region in the Michigan data
hub network under this section is voluntary and is not required.
(8) Entities receiving funding under this section shall use
the funds for all of the following:
(a) Creating an infrastructure that effectively manages the
movement of data between data systems used by intermediate districts,
districts, and other educational organizations in Michigan based on common data
standards to improve student achievement.
(b) Utilizing the infrastructure to put in place commonly
needed integrations, reducing cost and effort to do that work while increasing
data accuracy and usability.
(c) Promoting the use of a more common set of applications by
promoting systems that integrate with the Michigan data hub network.
(d) Promoting 100% district adoption of the Michigan data hub
network.
(e) Ensuring local control of data, data security, and
student data privacy.
(f) Utilizing the infrastructure to promote the actionable
use of data through common reports and dashboards that are consistent
statewide.
(g) Creating a governance model to facilitate sustainable
operations of the infrastructure in the future, including administration, legal
agreements, documentation, staffing, hosting, and funding.
(h) Evaluating future data initiatives at all levels to
determine whether the initiatives can be enhanced by using the standardized
environment in the Michigan data hub network.
(9) By not later than January 1 of each fiscal year, the
center shall prepare a summary report of information provided by each entity
that received funds under this section that includes measurable outcomes based
on the objectives described under this section and a summary of compiled data
from each entity to provide a means to evaluate the effectiveness of the
project. The center shall submit the report to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on school aid and to the house and senate fiscal
agencies.
Sec. 22p. (1) Subject to subsection (2), to receive funding
under section 22b, a district or public school academy that is assigned by the
superintendent of public instruction as a partnership district must have a
signed 3-year partnership district agreement
with the department that includes all of the following:
(a) Measurable academic outcomes benchmarks that the district or public school academy will achieve
for each school operated by the district or public school academy that is
subject to the partnership district agreement
after 18 months and after 36 months from the date the agreement was originally
signed. Measurable academic outcomes benchmarks under this subdivision must include all of the
following:
(i) Outcomes that put pupils Pupils on track to meet or exceed grade level proficiency, and that are based on with consideration for district or
public school academy needs identified as required under section 21h.
(ii) Either of the following, as applicable:
(A) At least 1 proficiency or growth outcome benchmark based on state assessments
described in section 104b or 104c.
(B) At least 1 proficiency or growth outcome benchmark based on a benchmark
assessment described in section 104h.
(iii) Outcomes that are intended to measure improved Improved high school graduation rates, as
applicable.
(iv) Outcomes that measure attendance Attendance rates.
(b) Accountability measures to be imposed if the district or
public school academy does not achieve the measurable academic outcomes benchmarks described in subdivision (a)
or section 21h(2)(b) for each school
operated by the district or public school academy that is subject to the
partnership district agreement. For
a district assigned as a partnership district as described in this subsection,
accountability measures under this subdivision must include the reconstitution
of the school. For a public school academy assigned as a partnership district
as described in this subsection, accountability measures under this subdivision
may include the reconstitution of the school.
(c) For a public school academy assigned as a partnership
district as described in this subsection, a requirement that, if reconstitution
is imposed on a school that is operated by the public school academy and that
is subject to the partnership district agreement,
the school must be reconstituted as described in section 507, 528, or 561,
as applicable, of the revised school code, MCL 380.507, 380.528, and 380.561.
(d) For a district assigned as a partnership district as
described in this subsection, a provision that, if reconstitution is imposed on
a school that is operated by the district and that is subject to the
partnership district agreement,
reconstitution may require closure of the school building, but, if the school
building remains open, reconstitution must include, but is not limited to, all
of the following:
(i) The district shall make significant changes to the
instructional and noninstructional programming of the school based on the needs
identified through a comprehensive review of data in compliance with
section 21h.
(ii) The district shall review whether the current principal of
the school should remain as principal or be replaced.
(iii) The reconstitution plan for the school must require the
adoption of goals similar to the goals measurable benchmarks included in the partnership district agreement, with a limit of 3
years to achieve the goals. If the goals are not achieved within 3 years, the
superintendent of public instruction shall impose a second reconstitution plan.
(2) If a district or public school academy is assigned as a
partnership district as described in subsection (1) during the current fiscal
year, it shall ensure that it has a signed partnership district agreement as described in subsection (1) in place by not
later than 90 days after the date that it is assigned as a partnership
district. If a district or public school academy described in this subsection
does not comply with this subsection, the department shall withhold funding
under section 22b for that district or public school academy until the district
or public school academy has a signed partnership district agreement as described in subsection (1) in place.
Sec. 22r. (1)
The state school aid pupil support reserve fund is created as a separate
account within the state school aid fund to fund programs described in sections
21h, 32n, 65, 67f, and 99h. It is the
intent of the legislature that money in the state school aid pupil support
reserve fund will be used to support the above programs for 2025-2026,
2026-2027, and 2027-2028.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money
or other assets from any source for deposit into the state school aid pupil
support reserve fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
state school aid pupil support reserve fund. The state treasurer shall credit
to the state school aid pupil support reserve fund interest and earnings from
state school aid pupil support reserve fund investments.
(3) Money in the state school aid pupil
support reserve fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the state
school aid pupil support reserve fund and does not lapse to the state school
aid fund.
(4) The department of treasury is the
administrator of the state school aid pupil support reserve fund for auditing purposes.
(5) Money available in the state school
aid pupil support reserve fund must not be expended without a specific
appropriation.
(6) For the fiscal year ending September
30, 2026 only, $326,112,200.00 from the state school aid fund is deposited into
the state school aid pupil support reserve fund.
Sec. 22s. (1)
The general pupil support reserve fund is created as a separate account within
the state school aid fund to fund programs described in section 99h. It is the intent of the legislature that money in the
general pupil support reserve fund will be used to support the above program
for 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money
or other assets from any source for deposit into the general pupil support
reserve fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the general
pupil support reserve fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the general
pupil support reserve fund interest and earnings from general pupil support
reserve fund investments.
(3) Money in the general pupil support
reserve fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the general pupil
support reserve fund and does not lapse to the state school aid fund.
(4) The department of treasury is the
administrator of the general pupil support reserve fund for auditing purposes.
(5) Money available in the general pupil
support reserve fund must not be expended without a specific appropriation.
(6) For the fiscal year ending September
30, 2026 only, $1,800,000.00 from the general fund is deposited into the
general pupil support reserve fund.
Sec. 24. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed
$7,650,000.00 for payments to the educating district or intermediate district
for educating pupils assigned by a court or the department of health and human
services to reside in or to attend a juvenile detention facility or child
caring institution licensed by the department of health and human services and approved
by the department to provide an on-grounds education program. The amount of the
payment under this section to a district or intermediate district is calculated
as prescribed under subsection (2).
(2) The department shall allocate the total amount allocated
under this section by paying to the educating district or intermediate district
an amount equal to the lesser of the district’s or intermediate district’s
added cost or the department’s approved per-pupil allocation for the district
or intermediate district. For the purposes of this subsection:
(a) “Added cost” means 100% of the added cost each fiscal
year for educating all pupils assigned by a court or the department of health
and human services to reside in or to attend a juvenile detention facility or
child caring institution licensed by the department of health and human
services or the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and approved by
the department to provide an on-grounds education program. Added cost is
computed by deducting all other revenue received under this article for pupils
described in this section from total costs, as approved by the department, in
whole or in part, for educating those pupils in the on-grounds education
program or in a program approved by the department that is located on property
adjacent to a juvenile detention facility or child caring institution. Costs
reimbursed by federal funds are not included.
(b) “Department’s approved per-pupil allocation” for a
district or intermediate district is determined by dividing the total amount
allocated under this section for a fiscal year by the full-time equated
membership total for all pupils approved by the department to be funded under
this section for that fiscal year for the district or intermediate district.
(3) A district or intermediate district educating pupils
described in this section at a residential child caring institution may
operate, and receive funding under this section for, a department-approved
on-grounds educational program for those pupils that is longer than 181 days,
but not longer than 233 days, if the child caring institution was licensed as a
child caring institution and offered in 1991-92 an on-grounds educational
program that was longer than 181 days but not longer than 233 days and that was
operated by a district or intermediate district.
(4) Special education pupils funded under section 53a are not
funded under this section.
Sec. 24a. From the state school aid fund money appropriated
in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,355,700.00 for 2024-2025
2025-2026 for payments to
intermediate districts for pupils who are placed in juvenile justice service
facilities operated by the department of health and human services. The amount
of the payment to each intermediate district is an amount equal to the state
share of those costs that are clearly and directly attributable to the
educational programs for pupils placed in facilities described in this section
that are located within the intermediate district’s boundaries. The
intermediate districts receiving payments under this section shall cooperate
with the department of health and human services to ensure that all funding
allocated under this section is utilized by the intermediate district and
department of health and human services for educational programs for pupils
described in this section. Pupils described in this section are not eligible to
be funded under section 24. However, a program responsibility or other fiscal
responsibility associated with these pupils must not be transferred from the
department of health and human services to a district or intermediate district
unless the district or intermediate district consents to the transfer.
Sec. 25f. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $1,600,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for payments to strict discipline academies and qualified
districts, as provided under this section.
(2) To receive
funding under this section, a strict discipline academy or qualified district
must first comply with section 25e and use the pupil transfer process described
in that section for changes in enrollment as prescribed under that section and
apply annually for funding under section 24.
(3) The total
amount allocated to a strict discipline academy or qualified district under
this section is equal to the strict discipline academy’s or qualified
district’s pupil membership in the immediately preceding year multiplied by an
amount calculated by dividing the total allocation under this section by the
total pupil membership for eligible strict discipline academies and qualified
districts in the immediately preceding year. However, the sum of the amounts
received by a strict discipline academy or qualified district under this
section and under section 24 must not exceed the product of the strict
discipline academy’s or qualified district’s per-pupil allocation calculated
under section 20 multiplied by the strict discipline academy’s or qualified
district’s full-time equated membership. The department shall allocate funds to
strict discipline academies and qualified districts under this section on a
monthly basis.
(4) Special
education pupils funded under section 53a are not funded under this section.
(5) The
department shall make payments to strict discipline academies and qualified
districts under this section according to the payment schedule under section
17b.
(6) For purposes
of this section, the pupil membership for the current fiscal year for a
qualified district is the actual number of pupils that are in the custody of a
county juvenile agency as described in subsection (7)(a).
(7) As used in
this section:
(a) “Qualified
district” means a public school academy that is not a strict discipline academy
that enrolls individuals who are in the custody of a county juvenile agency to
which both of the following are applicable:
(i) The agency had custody of individuals who were enrolled in
a strict discipline academy in the 2020-2021 school year.
(ii) The strict discipline academy that the individuals
described in subparagraph (i) were enrolled in subsequently closed.
(b) “Strict discipline academy” means a public school academy
established under sections 1311b to 1311m of the revised school code, MCL 380.1311b
to 380.1311m.
Sec. 25g. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $3,050,000.00 $1,250,000.00
for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for
the purposes of this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if
the operation of the special membership counting provisions under section
6(4)(dd) and the other membership counting provisions under section 6(4) result
in a pupil being counted as more than 1.0 FTE in a fiscal year, the payment
made for the pupil under sections 22a and 22b must not be based on more than
1.0 FTE for that pupil, and that portion of the FTE that exceeds 1.0 is paid
under this section in an amount equal to that portion multiplied by the
educating district’s foundation allowance or per-pupil payment calculated under
section 20. It is the intent of the legislature that, for 2025-2026, 2026-2027, the allocation from the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11 for the purposes
described in this section will be $750,000.00.
(2) Special
education pupils funded under section 53a are not funded under this section.
(3) If the funds
allocated under this section are insufficient to fully fund the adjustments
under subsection (1), the department shall prorate payments under this
section on an equal per-pupil basis.
(4) The
department shall make payments to districts under this section according to the
payment schedule under section 17b.
Sec. 26a. From the state
school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $14,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to reimburse districts and intermediate districts under
section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for
taxes levied in 2024. The department shall pay the allocations by not later
than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the department and
to the state budget director that the department of treasury has received all
necessary information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible
recipient.
Sec. 26b. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $5,284,000.00 $5,549,000.00
for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for
payments to districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts
for the portion of the payment in lieu of taxes obligation that is attributable
to districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts under
section 2154 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA
451, MCL 324.2154.
(2) If the
amount appropriated under this section is insufficient to fully pay obligations
under this section, payments are prorated on an equal basis among all eligible
districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts.
Sec. 26c. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $28,300,000.00 $37,700,000.00 for 2023-2024 2024-2025 and there is allocated an amount not to exceed $34,500,000.00
$43,300,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to the promise zone fund
created in subsection (3). The funds allocated under this section reflect the
amount of revenue from the collection of the state education tax captured under
section 17 of the Michigan promise zone authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL
390.1677.
(2) Funds
allocated to the promise zone fund under this section must be used solely for
payments to eligible districts and intermediate districts, in accordance with
section 17 of the Michigan promise zone authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL
390.1677, that have a promise zone development plan approved by the department
of treasury under section 7 of the Michigan promise zone authority act, 2008 PA
549, MCL 390.1667. Eligible districts and intermediate districts shall use
payments made under this section for reimbursement for qualified educational
expenses as that term is defined in section 3 of the Michigan promise zone
authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1663.
(3) The promise
zone fund is created as a separate account within the state school aid fund to
be used solely for the purposes of the Michigan promise zone authority act,
2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1661 to 390.1679. All of the following apply to the
promise zone fund:
(a) The state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the promise zone fund. The state
treasurer shall credit to the promise zone fund interest and earnings from fund
investments.
(b) Money in the
promise zone fund at the close of a fiscal year remains in the promise zone
fund and does not lapse to the general fund.
(4) Subject to
subsection (2), the state treasurer may make payments from the promise zone
fund to eligible districts and intermediate districts under the Michigan
promise zone authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1661 to 390.1679, to be
used for the purposes of a promise zone authority created under that act.
(5)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this
section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 26d. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $14,400,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for reimbursements to
intermediate districts as required under
section 15b of the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2665b.
(2) The amounts
reimbursed under subsection (1) must be used by the intermediate district only
for the purposes for which the property taxes were originally levied.
(3) The Michigan
strategic fund and the Michigan economic development corporation shall work
with the department of treasury in identifying the amount of tax revenues that
are to be reimbursed under subsection (1).
(4)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of treasury shall make payments
under this section on a schedule determined by the department of treasury.
Sec. 27a. (1) From the
educator fellowship public provider fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00, from the state school aid fund
money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed
$10,000,000.00, and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for the MI future educator fellowship
program. The funds allocated under this section must be used to offset tuition
costs for individuals who are working toward earning their initial teacher
certification. At the close of the fiscal year, money allocated under this
section that is unspent must be deposited as follows:
(a) For state
school aid fund money, into the educator fellowship public provider fund in
section 27d.
(b) For general
fund money, into the educator fellowship private provider fund in section 27e.
(2) To establish
initial eligibility for an award from funding under this section, an individual
must meet all of the following conditions by the date of enrollment described
in subdivision (b):
(a) Have
graduated from high school with a diploma or certificate of completion or
achieved a high school equivalency certificate.
(b) Be admitted
to an eligible educator preparation program; be working toward a teacher
certification; be enrolled in enough coursework to be considered enrolled
full-time during the academic year, as determined by the student’s educator
preparation program, or the equivalent of full-time participation for
individuals enrolled in an alternative certification program, as defined by the
department; and, for students at institutions of higher education, be
considered at least a junior-level student, as determined by the institution of
higher education.
(c) Not have
previously earned a teacher certification.
(d) Timely
complete a grant application in a form and manner prescribed by the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(e) Timely file
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the enrollment period
described in subdivision (b).
(f) Timely apply
for all available gift aid for the enrollment period described in subdivision
(b).
(g) Agree to
repay any funds received from funding under this section if the individual does
not maintain enrollment in their educator preparation program, the individual
does not successfully complete their educator program, or the individual does
not complete the work requirement described in subsection (7).
(h) Have a high
school or college grade point average of at least 3.0.
(i) Be a resident of this state, as determined for purposes
of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(3) To establish
continuing eligibility for an award under this section at an eligible educator
preparation program, an individual must meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Maintain
full-time continuous enrollment in an eligible educator preparation program, as
determined by the educator preparation program, or the equivalent of full-time
participation for individuals enrolled in an alternative certification program,
as defined by the department, excluding any period of time missed due to a
medical or other emergency, as determined by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential.
(b) Maintain
satisfactory academic progress, including a grade point average of at least
3.0, in courses provided by the eligible educator preparation program and meet
requirements established by the eligible educator preparation program.
(c) Participate
in relevant academic and career advising programs offered by the eligible
educator preparation program.
(d) Timely file
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for each academic year in which
the individual receives an award from funding under this section.
(e) Timely apply
for all available gift aid for each academic year in which the individual
applies for funding under this section.
(f) Maintain
residency in this state, as determined for purposes of the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid.
(4) An award
under this section must not exceed $10,000.00 per academic year or the cost of
tuition at the eligible educator preparation program attended, whichever is
less. As used in this subsection, the cost of tuition at an educator
preparation program that is an institution of higher education is the
in-district resident rate plus other required fees, as determined by the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; and the cost of
tuition at an educator preparation program that is an alternative certification
provider is the cost of tuition plus other required fees, as determined by the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(5) Awards under
this section must be distributed to eligible educator preparation programs on
behalf of an eligible recipient on a timeline determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(6) Pending
available funds, applicants may renew their award for up to 3 years, or until
program completion, whichever comes first.
(7) To be an
eligible recipient of fellowship funding under this section, an individual must
pledge to work as a certified teacher in a public school or a qualifying public
preschool program in this state and must meet 1 of the following work
requirements:
(a) For a
recipient of funding under this section who received an award for 1 academic
year, 3 years of work as a certified teacher in a public school or a qualifying
public preschool program in this state.
(b) For a
recipient of funding under this section who received an award for 2 academic
years, 4 years of work as a certified teacher in a public school or a
qualifying public preschool program in this state.
(c) For a
recipient of funding under this section who received an award for 3 academic
years, 5 years of work as a certified teacher in a public school or a
qualifying public preschool program in this state.
(d) For a
recipient working in a critical needs district, 3 years of work as a certified
teacher. As used in this subdivision, “critical needs district” means a
district with a median household income in the lowest quartile in each
prosperity region, as determined by the department.
(8) If an award
recipient does not maintain enrollment in their educator preparation program as
required under subsection (3)(a), does not successfully complete their educator
preparation program, or does not meet the work requirement described in subsection
(7), any amount received from funds under this section converts to a 0%
interest loan that must be repaid to this state within 10 years, plus any
deferment period as determined and approved by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential. The amount of repayment must be reduced
proportionate to the number of years worked in schools or qualifying public
preschool programs in this state as a certificated teacher out of 5 years. The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall develop
guidance to enforce this subsection.
(9) An
individual may not concurrently receive funding through programs funded under
this section and grow your own programs funded under section 27b.
(10) If the
amount allocated in subsection (1) is insufficient to fully fund awards under
this section, there is appropriated from the educator fellowship public
provider fund in section 27d or the educator fellowship private provider fund
in section 27e, as applicable, the amount necessary to fully fund these
programs. The state budget director shall provide notification to the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on K to 12 school aid and the
house and senate fiscal agencies for any additional appropriation described
under this subsection.
(11)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined
by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(12) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall report to
the chairpersons of the house appropriations subcommittee on school aid and
education and the senate appropriations subcommittee on pre-K to 12 by February
1 15 of the current fiscal
year. The report must include the following:
(a) The number
and amount of awards granted in the previous fiscal year.
(b) The number
of recipients in the previous fiscal year that had their awards converted to
loans under subsection (8).
(13) As used in
this section, “eligible educator preparation program” means a public or
nonpublic institution of higher education or an alternative route provider that
meets all of the following, as applicable:
(a) Is approved
by the department to offer teacher preparation programming.
(b) Enrolls 1 or
more future educator fellowship recipients.
(c) Has not been
deemed as ineligible to receive Michigan achievement scholarship funding under
section 248 as a result of exceeding tuition restraint requirements
described in section 248.
Sec. 27b. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2022-2023 2025-2026
only an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.00 and from the federal funding
appropriated under section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 only an amount
not to exceed $155,000,000.00 from the federal funding awarded to this state
from the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund under the American rescue plan
act of 2021, title IX, subtitle M of Public Law 117-2, $70,000,000.00 to districts,
and intermediate districts, and
consortia of intermediate districts for a grow your own program programs and educator development programs as
described in subsection (2).this
section and subject to subsection (5).
(2) Districts and intermediate districts receiving funding under this
section shall use the funding to implement a grow your own program. A grow your
own program described in this subsection must be implemented to improve the
teacher talent pipeline and provide a no-cost pathway for support staff members
to become certified teachers. Allowable expenses for grow your own programs
include, but are not limited to:
(a) Tuition and fees for attendance at a state-approved education
preparation provider for an accelerated degree, for a traditional bachelor’s
degree for current staff who are not teachers, or for an advanced degree. As
used in this subdivision, “advanced degree” includes, but is not limited to, a
postbaccalaureate credential or certificate.
(b) Books.
(c) Testing fees.
(d) Travel to and from coursework.
(e) Substitute employee salary and wages for the duration of the
educator preparation program attended by the recipient staff of the district or
intermediate district.
(f) Costs for curriculum, materials, professional development, and
hands-on-learning experiences to implement a program within the district or
intermediate district to encourage students in any of grades 6 through 12 to
consider a career in education. Not more than 10% of funds received by a
district or intermediate district under this section may be used for this
purpose.
(2) (3) The department
shall establish a competitive grant
process to distribute funds under this section. A district, or intermediate school district, or consortium of intermediate districts must apply for funds in a
form and manner prescribed by the department. As part of the application
described in this subsection, a district,
or intermediate district, or
consortium of intermediate districts must submit the following information
and assurances:
(a) Demonstrated need for funding in the district, or intermediate district, or consortium of intermediate districts
or the broader community, including projected workforce needs, and a proposed
spending plan on how the funds will be utilized that includes, but is not limited to, expected
tuition, fees, and books for the program.
(b) Number of support staff projected to participate in a grow
your own program described in this section.
(c) For funds for the purposes described in subsection (2)(f), a
description of the program being implemented and the number of students the
program is intended to reach.
(c) The planned activities for programs
described in this section.
(d) Projected outcomes of programs
described in this section, which must include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(i) Teacher and school leader retention and satisfaction.
(ii)
Teacher and school leader efficacy.
(iii)
Anticipated school or district partners, evidenced by signed partnership
agreements.
(e) (d) Assurances that
the pathway programs described in
this section will be no cost for participants and that participants will be
compensated as an employee for the duration of their training, including a paid
residency, fellowship, or student
teaching.
(e) Identification of eligible recipients and a pledge to hire an
eligible recipient as a full-time teacher upon their receipt of an initial
teaching certificate and provide for student teaching opportunities.
(f) A pledge that, before providing funding under this section to an
eligible recipient, the district or intermediate district will require that the
eligible recipient pledge to serve as a full-time teacher at the district or
intermediate district for at least the same number of years as the recipient
participated in a grow your own program. If the district or intermediate
district is unable to hire an eligible recipient as required under subdivision
(e), the eligible recipient may serve the years the recipient pledged to serve
under this subdivision at another district, intermediate district, or nonpublic
school.
(3) Recipients of grants under this
section must submit performance reports to the department not less than twice
per year. Each report must include the following information:
(i) The number of program participants served and retention
in the program or district.
(ii)
Qualitative and quantitative participant feedback.
(iii)
Evidence of efficacy and progress toward projected outcomes.
(4) The department shall ensure that all
performance reports required under subsection (3) are made publicly available
on the department’s website.
(5) Grant awards under this section must
be structured into 3 tiers, as described in subsections (6), (8), and (11). All
programs funded under this section must address a measurable and critical
problem related to the health and efficacy of this state’s education talent
working in Michigan schools and be data- and research-driven, demonstrating
effectiveness against intended and measurable outcomes.
(6) Funding for tier 1 grant awards must
not exceed $50,000,000.00, unless otherwise directed by the legislature. The
department shall allocate at least 1 tier 1 grant of not less than
$40,000,000.00. Tier 1 grants must sustain or further scale grow your own
programs or educator development programs that meet all of the following
criteria:
(a) Have been in operation in this state
for at least 5 years, and evaluated for at least 2 years by a rigorous,
independent Michigan-based evaluator, and results of the program have been made
publicly available.
(b) Have at least 2 consecutive years of
public financial audits of the program with no material findings.
(c) Demonstrate broad geographic reach
and investment into teachers and school leaders at every experience level, in
partnerships established with not fewer than 15 local
education agencies across both urban and rural regions, that extend back to the
start of the 2023-2024 school year, bound by written agreements that include
data sharing with an independent evaluator for evaluation purposes.
(d) Generate private matching funds.
(7) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds
allocated for programs described in subsection (6) may be available for
expenditure until September 30, 2029. A recipient of funding for a program
described in subsection (6) must return any unexpended funds to the department
in a manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2029.
(8) Tier 2 grants must scale or sustain
grow your own programs or educator development programs that meet all of the
following criteria:
(a) Have been in operation for at least 3
years.
(b) Demonstrate promising internal
results, but are not yet supported by an independent evaluation.
(c) Serve a geographically diverse
population, including both urban and rural areas.
(d) Have a demonstrated track record of
receiving private philanthropic or corporate funding.
(9) Grant awards for programs described
in subsection (8) must not exceed $12,500,000.00 per year.
(10) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds
allocated for programs described in subsection (8) may be available for
expenditure until September 30, 2027. A recipient of funding for a program
described in subsection (8) must return any unexpended funds to the department
in a manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2027.
(11) Tier 3 grants must fund pilot-stage
or early-stage grow your own programs or educator development programs that
meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Have been in operation for fewer than
2 years.
(b) Do not yet have independent
evaluation data available.
(c) Are limited in scope or geography.
(d) Include a documented path to scale or
expand the program to serve more educators or additional districts.
(12) Grant awards for programs described
in subsection (11) must not exceed $5,000,000.00 per year.
(13) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds
allocated for programs described in subsection (11) may be available for
expenditure until September 30, 2027. A recipient of funding for a program
described in subsection (11) must return any unexpended funds to the department
in a manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2027.
(14) (4) An individual may not concurrently receive funding for
programs under this section and programs funded under sections 27a and 27c.
(5) The federal funding allocated under this section is intended to
respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative impacts.
(15) (6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.by not later than December 15, 2025.
(7) The funds allocated under this section for 2022-2023 are a work
project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2022-2023 are carried
forward into 2023-2024. The purpose of the work project is to continue support
for grow your own programs in districts and intermediate districts. The
estimated completion date of the work project is December 31, 2026.
Sec. 27c. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
$30,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026
and from the educator fellowship public provider fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated $20,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the MI future educator
student teacher stipend program. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the funds allocated under this section must be paid to eligible educator
preparation programs for payments to eligible student teachers working in a
district. At the close of the fiscal year, state school aid fund money
allocated under this section that is unspent must be deposited into the
educator fellowship public provider fund in section 27d.
(2) An eligible
student teacher under this subsection must meet all of the following:
(a) The
individual must be admitted to an eligible educator preparation program, be
working toward a teacher certification, and
be participating in required student teaching coursework. , and be maintaining satisfactory
academic progress. As used in this subdivision, “required student teaching
coursework” means credit hours, or the program equivalent, required by an
eligible educator preparation program for successful completion of the program.
This coursework must include regular placement in a district where the student
gains real-world, first-hand experience working in a classroom, teaching
students, engaging in the day-to-day activities of a certified teacher, and
working daily under the guidance of a certified teacher.
(b) The
individual must timely complete an application in a form and manner prescribed
by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The
application must include the district in which the individual is working as a
student teacher and must include a certification by the district and the
individual’s eligible educator preparation program that the student is working
as a student teacher. If the individual’s eligible educator preparation program
is not provided by a public institution of higher education, the district in
which the individual is working must also provide an assurance that they will
forward any amount received under this section from the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential for purposes of the program described in
this section to the individual’s eligible educator preparation program.
(c) The
individual must not have received a payment from funds under this subsection
previously, unless the individual is enrolled in an eligible educator
preparation program that requires multiple semesters of student teaching. An individual may receive not more than 2
awards under this section.
(d) If an
individual is employed by their district as a teacher of record, they are not
eligible for payment under this section.
(e) An
individual that is a current City Year corps member enrolled in an eligible
educator preparation program is eligible for payment under this section.
(3) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall pay each
eligible educator preparation program an amount not to exceed $9,600.00 per
academic semester for each eligible student teacher working in a district. If
the individual’s eligible educator preparation program is not provided by a
public institution of higher education, the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall pay an amount not to exceed $9,600.00 per
academic semester to the district in which the individual is working as a
student teacher, and that district must forward the amount received to the
individual’s eligible educator preparation program. If funding allocated
under this section is insufficient to fully fund all eligible student teachers,
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall first
award funding for eligible student teachers who are also Pell grant recipients
and then shall distribute funding in the order in which applications were
received. It is intended that payments under this subsection are made at
the beginning of the semester in 1 lump sum for eligible student teachers.
(4) Eligible
educator preparation programs shall pay funds received under this section, in
entirety, to the eligible student teacher.
(5)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined
by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(6) If the
amount allocated in subsection (1) is insufficient to fully fund awards under
this section, there is appropriated from the educator fellowship public
provider fund in section 27d the amount necessary to fully fund the programs
described in this section. The state budget director shall notify the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on K to 12 school aid and the house and
senate fiscal agencies of any additional appropriation described in this
subsection.
(7) As used in
this section, “eligible educator preparation program” means an institution of
higher education that meets all of the following:
(a) Is a public
or private institution of higher education in this state.
(b) Has an
established school of education with an educator preparation program approved
by the department.
(c) Has not been
deemed as ineligible to receive Michigan achievement scholarship funding under section 248
as a result of exceeding tuition restraint requirements described in section
248.
Sec. 27h. (1) From
Subject to the provisions of this
subsection, in addition to the money appropriated in section 11, from the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
appropriated for 2023-2024 2024-2025 only for the purposes of this
section an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.00. $49,418,800.00. Programs funded under this section are intended to
expand support for new teachers, school counselors, and administrators; improve
their instructional practices; and improve teacher retention. The appropriation and allocations in this
section are conditional on the effective issuance of a directive by the state
budget director, pursuant to section 451a of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.451a, to lapse all remaining funding from a work project
that was established under this section in 2023-2024. The amount appropriated
and allocated under this section may not exceed the amount lapsed from the work
project as described in the immediately preceding sentence.
(2) From the allocation appropriation under subsection (1), the department shall provide
grants to districts for mentor stipends to support and retain quality
teachers, school counselors, and administrators in this state.services
for teachers and school administrators as required under sections 1249b and
1526 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1249b and 380.1526.
(3) To receive a grant under this section, a district must
apply for the grant in a form and manner prescribed by the department, and must ensure that mentoring services funded under
this section align with the research-based mentor standards developed by the
department under subsection (6), as determined by the department.
(4) Districts that receive grants under subsection (2) may
use the funding for any of the following allowable expenditures:
(a) Stipends for any of the following individuals:
(i) Veteran teachers who serve as
mentor teachers of teachers participating in grow your own programs.
(ii) Veteran teachers who serve as mentor teachers for teachers
who are within their first 3 years of teaching.
(b) Stipends for any of the
following individuals:
(i)
Veteran school counselors who serve as mentor school counselors of school
counselors participating in grow your own programs.
(ii) Veteran
school counselors who serve as mentor school counselors for school counselors
who are within their first 3 years of serving as school counselors.
(c) Stipends for any of the
following individuals:
(i)
Veteran school administrators who serve as mentor school administrators of
school administrators participating in grow your own programs.
(ii) Veteran
school administrators who serve as mentor school administrators for school
administrators who are within their first 3 years of serving as school
administrators.
(b) (d) Training for mentor teachers. , mentor school counselors, and mentor administrators.
(c) (e) Books, materials, professional learning expenses, and other
resources necessary for mentoring and onboarding new teachers. Professional
learning expenses under this subdivision must be in addition to professional
learning requirements described under section 1526 of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1526.
(d) (f) Staffing costs to cover time spent by both new and mentor
teachers , school counselors, and
administrators dedicated to mentoring and onboarding rather than being in
the classroom or performing other job duties.
(e) (g) Contracting with 1 or more established state professional
organizations to provide mentoring services to school administrators. Only An amount equal to $3,000.00 per
administrator per year or the actual
program cost, whichever is lesser, of the costs described in this subdivision
may be reimbursed from grant funding under subsection (2). The department shall develop a list of approved providers of
mentoring activities for school administrators as described in this
subdivision. Programs on the list must align with the research-based mentor
standards developed under subsection (6).
(5)
From the appropriation under subsection (1), there is allocated $1,500,000.00
per year to provide mentoring services for school administrators subject to
subsections (3) and (4). Grants under this subsection must be awarded in the
amount of $3,000.00 per eligible school administrator per year or the actual
program cost, whichever is less. If funding under this subsection is not
sufficient to fully fund all eligible applicants, the department shall not
prorate awards. If funding remains unspent under this subsection after grants
to all eligible applicants have been awarded, the department may reallocate
those funds to other approved mentoring activities under this section.
(6) (5) From the allocation appropriation under subsection (1), there is allocated $500,000.00
for a competitive grant to assist the department with the development of
research-based mentor standards, curricula, and professional learning to ensure
mentors are prepared to support new teachers. Intermediate districts and other
educational entities are eligible to apply for this grant in a form and manner
determined by the department.
(7) (6) From the allocation appropriation under subsection (1), there is allocated $500,000.00
for a competitive grant to conduct a program evaluation of activities funded
under this section. The evaluation must identify recommendations to strengthen
the program. Qualified evaluators are eligible to apply for this grant in a
form and manner prescribed by the department. The funds allocated under this
subsection for 2023-2024 2024-2025
are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024
2024-2025 are carried forward
into 2024-2025. 2025-2026. The
purpose of the work project is to evaluate the activities under this section.
The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.2028.
(8) (7) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(9) (8) Subject to subsection (6), (7), the funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 2024-2025 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2024-2025.
2025-2026. The purpose of the
work project is to continue support for grants for mentor stipends. The
estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2028. 2029. It is the intent of the
legislature that up to $10,000,000.00 be expended each year. If the annual expenditures described in this subsection total
less than $10,000,000.00 after grants to all eligible applicants have been
awarded, the department may reallocate those funds to support mentoring
services for other certified educators not otherwise permitted under subsection
(2).
Sec. 27l. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated $63,800,000.00 for 2023-2024 only to districts
in an equal amount per pupil. It is the intent of the legislature that
districts will use the funds to increase educator compensation.
(2) In addition to the funds
allocated in subsection (1), an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 for
2023-2024 only from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11
is allocated to public school academies in an equal amount per pupil. It is the
intent of the legislature that public school academies will use the funds
received under this subsection to increase educator compensation.From the state school aid fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated $203,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 only, and from the
MPSERS obligation reform reserve fund money
appropriated under section 11, there is allocated the remaining balance,
estimated at $147,300,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to districts and intermediate
districts for the purposes of this section. The state school aid fund
allocation in this section is conditional on the effective issuance of a
directive by the state budget director, pursuant to section 451a of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.451a, to lapse all remaining
funding from a work project that was established under section 27k in
2023-2024. The amount allocated from the state school aid fund under this
section may not exceed the amount lapsed from the work project as described in
the immediately preceding sentence.
(2)
The state school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1) is allocated to
districts and intermediate districts in an equal amount per pupil. Subject
to subsection (3), a district or intermediate district shall use all of the
funding allocated under this subsection to increase compensation for educators
in the district or intermediate district.
(3) If there are 1 or
multiple labor unions representing educators in the district or intermediate
district, the district or intermediate district shall bargain any increases in
compensation under subsection (2) with those unions. All payments to educators
made by districts or intermediate districts with funds allocated under
subsection (2) shall be in addition to any existing compensation negotiated in
a collective bargaining agreement.
(4) The MPSERS obligation reform reserve fund money allocated in
subsection (1) is allocated for payments to participating entities to offset
normal costs associated with retiree health benefits. The amount allocated to
each participating entity under this subsection must be based on the
participating entity’s proportion of the total funding distributed in 2024-2025
under section 147g. Participating entities must use funding distributed under
this subsection as an offset for normal costs associated with retiree health
benefits.
(5) Notwithstanding
section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a
schedule determined by the department.
(6) The funds allocated
under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any
unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose
of the work project is to increase compensation for educators and offset normal
costs associated with retiree health care benefits. The estimated completion
date of the work project is September 30, 2026.
(7) As used in this
section:
(a) “Educator”
includes, but is not limited to, teachers, librarians, speech therapists,
language therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, school
counselors, school social workers, school phycologists, school nurses,
paraprofessionals aids, food service workers, custodians, bus drivers, and
literacy coaches. Educator also includes any other school employee covered
under a collective bargaining agreement.
(b) “Participating
entity” means a district, intermediate district, district library, or community
college that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees’
retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan
public school employees’ retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
Sec. 27p. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025
only an amount not to exceed $12,500,000.00 to Marquette-Alger RESA for an apprenticeship model grow your own program as
part of a consortia of at least 45 intermediate districts.
(2) The
intermediate district receiving funding under this section shall use the
funding to implement a grow your own program. A grow your own program described
in this section must be implemented to improve the teacher talent pipeline and
provide a no-cost pathway for support staff members to become certified
teachers. Allowable expenses for grow your own programs under this section
include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Tuition and
fees for an accelerated degree, for a traditional bachelor’s degree for current
candidates who are not teachers, or for an advanced degree. As
used in this subdivision, “advanced degree” includes, but is not limited to, a
postbaccalaureate credential or certificate.
(b) Books.
(c) Testing
fees.
(d) Travel to
and from coursework.
(e) Substitute
employee salary and wages for the duration of the educator preparation program
attended by the recipient staff of the district or intermediate district.
(f) Costs for
curriculum, materials, professional development, and hands-on-learning
experiences to implement a program within the district or intermediate district
to encourage students in any of grades 6 to 12 to consider a career in
education. Not more than 10% of funds received by a district or intermediate
district under this section may be used for this purpose.
(3) An intermediate district may not
concurrently receive funding under this section and receive funding under
section 27b for 2022-2023, unless already awarded by the department under
section 27b before July 1, 2024. An intermediate district receiving
funding under this section shall not give funding received under this section
to a constituent district that is receiving funding under section 27b.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the
department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by
the department.
(5) The funds allocated under this
section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended
funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work
project is to continue support for the grow your own programs under this
section. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.
Sec. 27r. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025
only an amount not to exceed $7,000,000.00 to Kent ISD
for the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative as a part of a consortium of at
least 3 intermediate districts. The West Michigan Teacher Collaborative shall
use the funding to implement a grow your own program.
(2) A grow your
own program described in this section must be implemented to improve the
teacher talent pipeline and provide a no-cost pathway for support staff members
to become certified teachers. Allowable expenses for grow your own programs
under this section include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Tuition and
fees for an accelerated degree, for a traditional bachelor’s degree for current
candidates who are not teachers, or for an advanced degree. As
used in this subdivision, “advanced degree” includes, but is not limited to, a postbaccalaureate
credential or certificate.
(b) Books and
supplies.
(c) Testing
fees.
(d) Travel to
and from coursework.
(e) Substitute
employee salary and wages for the duration of the educator preparation program
attended by the recipient staff of the district or intermediate district.
(f) Costs for
curriculum, materials, professional development, and hands-on learning
experiences to implement a program within the district or intermediate district
to encourage students in grades 6 to 12 to consider a career in education. Not
more than 10% of the funding may be used for this purpose.
(3) In addition
to the allowable uses in subsection (2), the West Michigan Teacher
Collaborative may use the money received under this section for any of the
following purposes:
(a) Recruiting,
retaining, and developing teachers to ensure greater efficacy, satisfaction,
and outcomes.
(b) Serving as a
convener and model for other local and intermediate school districts interested
in developing and improving grow your own programs.
(c) Engaging in
rigorous program evaluation and research so that this state can learn from its
investments and innovations and become a top state for educators.
(4)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this
section on a schedule determined by the department.
(5) The funds
allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation,
and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The
purpose of the work project is to continue support for the grow your own
programs under this section. The estimated completion date of the work project
is September 30, 2028.
Sec. 28. (1) To
recognize differentiated instructional costs for different types of pupils as
well as additional costs to provide essential services in 2024-2025, 2025-2026, the following sections
provide a weighted foundation allocation or an additional payment of some type
in the following amounts, as allocated under those sections:
(a) Section 22d,
isolated and rural districts, $12,306,900.00. $12,873,100.00.
(b) Section 22l,
transportation reimbursement, $125,000,000.00.
(c) Section 29, declining enrollment, $71,000,000.00.
(d) Section 31a, at risk, $1,034,924,000.00.$1,293,655,000.00.
(e) Section 32d, great start readiness program, $627,720,000.00.$656,217,600.00.
(f) Section 41, bilingual education for English language
learners, $50,186,100.00.$62,732,600.00.
(g) Section 51c, special education, mandated percentages, $1,016,400,000.00.$1,107,900,000.00.
(h) Section 54d, early on, $23,670,700.00.
(i) Section 61a, career and
technical education, standard reimbursement, $39,899,800.00.$41,733,800.00.
(j) Section 61d, career and technical education incentives, $5,304,300.00.$13,400,000.00.
(k)
Section 147a, Michigan public school employees’ retirement system cost offset,
$709,939,000.00.
(2) The funding described in subsection (1) is not a separate
allocation of any funding but is instead a listing of funding allocated in the
sections listed in subsection (1).
Sec. 29. (1) The enrollment stabilization fund is created as
a separate account in the state school aid fund for the purpose of stabilizing
the effects of declining enrollment.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the enrollment stabilization fund. The state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the enrollment stabilization fund. The
state treasurer shall credit to the enrollment stabilization fund interest and
earnings from enrollment stabilization fund investments.
(3) Money in the enrollment stabilization fund at the close
of the fiscal year remains in the enrollment stabilization fund and does not
lapse to the state school aid fund or the general fund.
(4) The department of treasury is the administrator of the
enrollment stabilization fund for auditing purposes.
(5) Money available in the enrollment stabilization fund must
not be expended without a specific appropriation.
(6) From the enrollment stabilization fund money appropriated
under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $71,000,000.00 for
2024-2025 2025-2026 for
districts and intermediate districts for which membership in the immediately
preceding fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 in the immediately
preceding fiscal year, exceeds membership in the current fiscal year, as
calculated under section 6 in the current fiscal year.
(7) The allocation under subsection (6) must be an amount
equal to the sum of the product of .50 and the district’s or intermediate
district’s membership for the immediately preceding fiscal year, as calculated
under section 6 of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and the product of
.50 and the district’s or intermediate district’s membership in the current
fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 of the current fiscal year, minus
the district’s or intermediate district’s membership in the current fiscal
year, as calculated under section 6 of the current fiscal year, multiplied by
the target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year.
Sec. 30d. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 for 2023-2024, and an amount not to
exceed $170,000,000.00 $200,000,000.00
for 2024-2025, and from the school meals reserve fund money appropriated
in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $90,000,000.00 for
2023-2024 and an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026, and
from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $1,600,000.00 for 2025-2026 only for the purpose of
making payments to participating entities to provide free school lunch and
breakfast to public school and nonpublic
school pupils in grades pre-K to 12.
(2) To receive
funding under this section, a participating entity must participate in the
National School Lunch Program and must do all of the following:
(a) Provide
reimbursable breakfasts and reimbursable lunches at no cost to all students for
any school breakfast program or school lunch program operated by the
participating entity.
(b) Submit
information regarding the number of reimbursable breakfasts and reimbursable
lunches served in a manner prescribed by the department.
(c) Maximize
federal reimbursement for reimbursable breakfasts and reimbursable lunches by
operating under the CEP if the participating entity has an identified student
percentage greater than or equal to the minimum requirement to be eligible to
participate in the CEP. For purposes of this subdivision, all eligible
participating entities must elect CEP on behalf of a single school, a group or
groups of schools, or all schools in the participating entity, as applicable,
in a manner that maximizes federal reimbursement.
(d) Meet all
applicable state and federal standards in its school breakfast and lunch
programs, as determined by the department.
(e) Take all
efforts to maximize and implement policies that require parents or guardians to
fill out relevant family income information, in a manner prescribed by the
department, for the purposes of determining student eligibility for federal
free or reduced cost meal reimbursement rates and CEP eligibility
determinations.
(f) Forgive all
school meal debt related to federally reimbursable meals, as determined by the
department.
(3)
Participating entities are encouraged to offer meals that meet students’
dietary restrictions, including the provision of gluten-free meals, vegetarian
meals, vegan meals, and, upon request, kosher meals, halal meals, and meals
meeting any allergy restrictions as confirmed by a doctor’s note. Participating
entities are encouraged to purchase food from Michigan growers when possible
and practical.
(4) For each
eligible participating entity, the department shall pay an amount equal to the
following:
(a) The amount
equal to the federal rate per student paid per pupil per free breakfast and
lunch under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 USC 21 1771 to 1793, and the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769j, multiplied
by the number of breakfasts and lunches provided by the participating entity to
students, less the federal revenue received by the participating entity under
the school breakfast program and the school lunch program under the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 USC 21 1771 to 1793, and the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769j, and other state lunch payments
received under section 31d.
(b) The amount
equal to the federal rate per student paid per pupil per free breakfast and
lunch under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 USC 21 1771 to 1793, and the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769j, multiplied
by the number of breakfasts and lunches provided by the participating entity,
as applicable, to children participating in the Great Start Readiness Program
under section 32d at the participating entity, less all other federal and state
lunch payments made for those children. For purposes of this subdivision,
compliance with 7 CFR 226.9 is required. The department shall assign rates of
reimbursement pursuant to 7 CFR 226.9, at least annually, on the basis of
family size and income information reported by each eligible participating
entity. Assigned rates of reimbursement must be adjusted annually to reflect
changes in the national average payment rates.
(5)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department may make payments under this
section on a schedule determined by the department.
(6) As used in
this section:
(a) “CEP” means
the Community Eligibility Provision under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.
(b)
“Participating entity” means a district, intermediate district, nonpublic school, or the Michigan
Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
(7) In addition
to the appropriations in section 11, if the amount allocated in subsection (1)
is insufficient to fully reimburse districts for meals as required in this
section, there is appropriated from the school meals reserve fund created in
section 30e the amount necessary to fully fund these reimbursements.
Sec. 31a. (1) There is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount
not to exceed $1,035,150,000.00 from the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11 and an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 from the
general fund money appropriated in section 11, and there There is allocated for 2024-2025 an
amount not to exceed $1,078,074,000.00 from the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11 and an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 from the
general fund money appropriated in section 11 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $1,336,805,000.00 from the state
school aid fund money appropriated in section 11 and an amount not to exceed
$1,500,000.00 from the general fund money appropriated in section 11 for
payments to eligible districts and eligible public school academies for the
purposes of ensuring that pupils are proficient in English language arts by the
end of grade 3, that pupils are proficient in mathematics by the end of grade
8, that pupils are attending school regularly, that high school graduates are
career and college ready, and for the purposes under subsections (7), (8), (23),
and (24).(23).
(2) For a district or public school academy to be eligible to
receive funding under this section, other than funding under subsection (7),
(8), (23), or (24), (23), the
district or public school academy, for grades K to 12, must comply with the
requirements under section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f, and
must use resources to address early literacy and numeracy, and for at least
grades K to 12 or, if the district or public school academy does not operate
all of grades K to 12, for all of the grades it operates, must implement a
multi-tiered system of supports that is an evidence-based framework that uses
data driven problem solving to integrate academic and behavioral instruction
and that uses intervention delivered to all pupils in varying intensities based
on pupil needs. The multi-tiered system of supports described in this
subsection must provide at least all of the following essential components:
(a) Team-based leadership.
(b) A tiered delivery system.
(c) Selection and implementation of instruction,
interventions, and supports.
(d) A comprehensive screening and assessment system.
(e) Continuous data-based decision making.
(3) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed
$952,000,000.00, and there is allocated for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed
$1,034,924,000.00 there is allocated
for 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $1,293,655,000.00 to continue a
weighted foundation per pupil payment for districts and public school academies
enrolling economically disadvantaged pupils. The department shall pay under
this subsection to each eligible district or eligible public school academy an
amount per pupil equal to a percentage calculated under subsection (4)
multiplied by the target foundation allowance for the following, as applicable:
(a) Except as otherwise provided under subdivision (b), (c),
or (d) the greater of the following:
(i) The number of membership pupils in the district or public
school academy who are determined to be economically disadvantaged, as reported
to the center in the form and manner prescribed by the center not later than
the fifth Wednesday after the pupil membership count day of the immediately
preceding fiscal year.
(ii) If the district or public school academy is in the
community eligibility program, the number of pupils determined to be eligible
based on the product of the identified student percentage multiplied by the
total number of pupils in the district or public school academy, as reported to
the center in the form and manner prescribed by the center not later than the
fifth Wednesday after the pupil membership count day of the immediately
preceding fiscal year. These calculations must be made at the building level.
This subparagraph only applies to an eligible district or eligible public
school academy for the fiscal year immediately following the first fiscal year
in which it is in the community eligibility program. As used in this
subparagraph, “identified student percentage” means the quotient of the number
of pupils in an eligible district or eligible public school academy who are
determined to be economically disadvantaged, as reported to the center in a
form and manner prescribed by the center, not later than the fifth Wednesday
after the pupil membership count day in the fiscal year preceding the first
fiscal year in which the eligible district or eligible public school academy is
in the community eligibility program, divided by the total number of pupils
counted in an eligible district or eligible public school academy on the pupil
membership count day in the fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year in
which the eligible district or eligible public school academy is in the
community eligibility program.
(b) If the district or public school academy began operations
as a district or public school academy after the pupil membership count day of
the immediately preceding school year, the number of membership pupils in the
district or public school academy who are determined to be economically
disadvantaged, as reported to the center in the form and manner prescribed by
the center not later than the fifth Wednesday after the pupil membership count
day of the current fiscal year.
(c) If the district or public school academy began operations
as a district or public school academy after the pupil membership count day of
the current fiscal year, the number of membership pupils in the district or
public school academy who are determined to be economically disadvantaged, as
reported to the center in the form and manner prescribed by the center not
later than the fifth Wednesday after the supplemental count day of the current
fiscal year.
(d) If, for a particular fiscal year, the number of
membership pupils in a district or public school academy who are determined
under subdivision (a) to be economically disadvantaged or to be eligible based
on the identified student percentage varies by more than 20 percentage points
from the number of those pupils in the district or public school academy as
calculated under subdivision (a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year
caused by an egregious reporting error by the district or public school academy,
the department may choose to have the calculations under subdivision (a)
instead be made using the number of membership pupils in the district or public
school academy who are determined to be economically disadvantaged, as reported
to the center in the form and manner prescribed by the center not later than
the fifth Wednesday after the supplemental count day of the immediately
preceding fiscal year.
(4) Each district or public school academy must be assigned
an opportunity index score each fiscal year, the value of which is the quotient
of the number of economically disadvantaged pupils as determined under
subsection (3) for the district or public school academy and the total number
of pupils in the district or public school academy in the immediately preceding
fiscal year, multiplied by 100 and rounded up to the nearest whole number. Each
district or public school academy must be assigned an opportunity index band as
follows:
(a) A district or public school academy with an opportunity
index score greater than or equal to 0 but less than 20 must be assigned to
band 1 and shall receive reimbursement under subsection (3) at a rate of at
least 35.0% and less than 36.0%. The reimbursement rate under this subdivision
must be an amount equal to the district’s opportunity index score minus 1,
multiplied by the band adjustment factor applicable to this subdivision, plus
35.0%.
(b) A district or public school academy with an opportunity
index score greater than or equal to 20 but less than 44 must be assigned to
band 2 and shall receive reimbursement under subsection (3) at a rate of at
least 36.0% and less than 37.5%. The reimbursement rate under this subdivision
must be an amount equal to the district’s opportunity index score minus 20,
multiplied by the band adjustment factor applicable to this subdivision, plus
36.0%.
(c) A district or public school academy with an opportunity
index score greater than or equal to 44 but less than 59 must be assigned to
band 3 and shall receive reimbursement under subsection (3) at a rate of at
least 37.5% and less than 39.0%. The reimbursement rate under this subdivision
must be an amount equal to the district’s opportunity index score minus 44,
multiplied by the band adjustment factor applicable to this subdivision, plus
37.5%.
(d) A district or public school academy with an opportunity
index score greater than or equal to 59 but less than 73 must be assigned to
band 4 and shall receive reimbursement under subsection (3) at a rate of at
least 39.0% and less than 42.0%. The reimbursement rate under this subdivision
must be an amount equal to the district’s opportunity index score minus 59,
multiplied by the band adjustment factor applicable to this subdivision, plus
39.0%.
(e) A district or public school academy with an opportunity
index score greater than or equal to 73 but less than 85 must be assigned to
band 5 and shall receive reimbursement under subsection (3) at a rate of at
least 42.0% and less than 47.0%. The reimbursement rate under this subdivision
must be an amount equal to the district’s opportunity index score minus 73,
multiplied by the band adjustment factor applicable to this subdivision, plus
42.0%.
(f) A district or public school academy with an opportunity
index score greater than or equal to 85 must be assigned to band 6 and shall
receive reimbursement under subsection (3) at a rate of 47.0%.
(g) As used in this subsection, “band adjustment factor”
means an amount equal to the difference between the lowest and highest
reimbursement bounds for each band, divided by the number of possible
opportunity index scores in that band.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a district
or public school academy receiving funding under this section shall use that
money only to provide instructional programs and direct noninstructional
services, including, but not limited to, medical, mental health, or counseling
services, for at-risk pupils; for school health clinics; and for the purposes
of subsection (6), (7), (8), (23), or (24). (23). In addition, a district that is a school district of the
first class or a district or public school academy in which at least 50% of the
pupils in membership were determined to be economically disadvantaged in the
immediately preceding state fiscal year, as determined and reported as described
in subsection (3), may use the funds it receives under this section for school
security or school parent liaison personnel. The uses of the funds described in
the immediately preceding sentence must align to the needs assessment and the
multi-tiered system of supports model and, for funds spent on parent liaison
personnel, must connect parents to the school community. A district or public
school academy shall not use any of the money received under this section for
administrative costs. The instruction or direct noninstructional services
provided under this section may be conducted before or after regular school
hours or by adding extra school days to the school year.
(6) A district or public school academy that receives funds
under this section and that operates a school breakfast program under section
1272a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1272a, shall use from the funds
received under this section an amount, not to exceed $10.00 per pupil for whom
the district or public school academy receives funds under this section,
necessary to pay for costs associated with the operation of the school
breakfast program.
(7) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed
$33,000,000.00, and there is allocated for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed
$33,000,000.00 there is allocated
for 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $33,000,000.00, to support primary
health care services provided to children and adolescents up to age 21. These
funds must be expended in a form and manner determined jointly by the
department and the department of health and human services. When making funding
decisions for new adolescent health centers under this subsection, the
department and department of health and human services shall prioritize support
for primary health care services in unserved and underserved counties as determined
by the department of health and human services. For 2023-2024, an amount not
to exceed 4% of the funds allocated for 2023-2024 under this subsection, and
for 2024-2025, an An amount equal to 4% of the funds
allocated for 2024-2025 under this subsection must be made available for technical support and coordination
services from a nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to serving
adolescent health centers in this state and that has a membership that includes
federally qualified health centers, local public health departments, hospital
systems, and public school districts. As a requirement of being awarded the
funds under this subsection as prescribed under this subsection, a nonprofit
organization described in this subsection shall make readily available
technical support and coordination services to all child and adolescent health
centers in this state. Funds appropriated under this subsection for
2023-2024 only are a work project appropriation and any unexpended funds for
2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project
is to continue to improve child and adolescent health center program sites and
improve delivery of patient care. The estimated completion date of the work
project is September 30, 2025.
(8) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed
$5,150,000.00 and for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $10,150,000.00 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed
$10,150,000.00 for the state portion of the hearing and vision screenings
as described in part 93 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9301 to
333.9329, and, from the general fund money allocated under subsection (1),
there is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 and for
2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 from the general fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for the state
portion of the dental screenings as described in part 93 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9301 to 333.9329. A local public health department
shall pay at least 50% of the total cost of the screenings. The frequency of
the vision screenings must be as required under R 325.13091 to R 325.13096 of
the Michigan Administrative Code and the frequency of the hearing screenings
must be as required under R 325.3271 to R 325.3276 of the Michigan
Administrative Code. Funds must be awarded in a form and manner approved jointly
by the department and the department of health and human services.
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments to eligible
entities under this subsection on a schedule determined by the department.
(9) Each district or public school academy receiving funds
under this section shall submit to the department by July 15 of each fiscal
year a report, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, that
includes a brief description of each program conducted or services performed by
the district or public school academy using funds under this section, the
amount of funds under this section allocated to each of those programs or
services, the total number of at-risk pupils served by each of those programs
or services, and the data necessary for the department and the department of
health and human services to verify matching funds for the temporary assistance
for needy families program. In prescribing the form and manner of the report,
the department shall ensure that districts are allowed to expend funds received
under this section on any activities that are permissible under this section.
If a district or public school academy does not comply with this subsection,
the department shall withhold an amount equal to the August payment due under
this section until the district or public school academy complies with this
subsection. If the district or public school academy does not comply with this
subsection by the end of the fiscal year, the withheld funds are forfeited to
the school aid fund.
(10) To receive funds under this section, a district or
public school academy must allow access for the department or the department’s
designee to audit all records related to the program for which it receives
those funds. The district or public school academy shall reimburse the state
for all disallowances found in the audit.
(11) Subject to subsections (6), (7), (8), (23), and (24),
(23), for schools in which more
than 40% of pupils are identified as at-risk, a district or public school
academy may use the funds it receives under this section to implement tier 1,
evidence-based practices in schoolwide reforms that are guided by the district’s
comprehensive needs assessment and are included in the district improvement
plan. Schoolwide reforms must include parent and community supports,
activities, and services, that may include the pathways to potential program
created by the department of health and human services or the communities in
schools program. As used in this subsection, “tier 1, evidence-based practices”
means research based instruction and classroom interventions that are available
to all learners and effectively meet the needs of most pupils.
(12) A district or public school academy that receives funds
under this section may use those funds to provide research based professional
development and to implement a coaching model that supports the multi-tiered
system of supports framework. Professional development may be provided to
district and school leadership and teachers and must be aligned to professional
learning standards; integrated into district, school building, and classroom
practices; and solely related to the following:
(a) Implementing the multi-tiered system of supports required
in subsection (2) with fidelity and utilizing the data from that system to
inform curriculum and instruction.
(b) Implementing section 1280f of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1280f, as required under subsection (2), with fidelity.
(13) A district or public school academy that receives funds
under subsection (3) may use funds received under subsection (3) for support
staff providing services to at-risk pupils.
(14) Beginning in 2024-2025, a A district or public school academy may use up to 60% of the funds
it receives under this section for the following purposes:
(a) Up
to 30% to reduce the teacher to pupil ratio in grades K to 3. in schools for which the
percentage of pupils in membership who were determined to be economically
disadvantaged in the immediately preceding fiscal year is equal to or greater
than the minimum percentage for a district or public school academy to be assigned
to opportunity index band 5.
(b) Up
to 30% to support retention and recruitment efforts that help reduce staff
turnover and vacancies of instructional and support staff if the district or
public school academy is assigned to opportunity index band 4, 5, or 6.
(15) Funds used as described in subsection (14) must align
with the needs assessment and the multi-tiered system of supports model. A
district or public school academy shall not use any of the money described in
subsection (14) for administrative costs or to supplant existing funding,
including, but not limited to, maintaining existing salaries or costs. A
district or public school academy shall report its intent to use funds
described in subsection (14) to the department by not later than November 1 of
the current fiscal year.
(16) A district or public school academy determined to be
eligible to use a portion of funds received under subsection (3) for the
purposes described in subsection (14) retains the ability to use funding for
the purposes described in subsection (14) for the fiscal year in which
eligibility was determined plus 2 additional fiscal years beyond that fiscal
year.
(17) By
August 1 of each fiscal year, the department must provide a report to districts
and public school academies that lists the eligible schools under subsection
(14)(a) for the upcoming fiscal year.Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, and each year thereafter, for a district receiving funding under this
section through the opportunity index formula, the district must provide a
report to parents or legal guardians that details the amount of funding
received under that allocation, how the district distributed that funding in a
way to target buildings with the highest needs, and what evidence-based
interventions were implemented with those dollars. The report must include a
method, including contact information, for parents or legal guardians to
provide feedback on the use of these dollars as well as to seek more
information about services and interventions available for their children.
(18) A
district or public school academy that receives funds under this section may
use up to 10% of the funds received under this section to provide
evidence-based instruction for pre-kindergarten instructional and
noninstructional services to children who meet at least 1 of the criteria in
subsection (25)(a)(i) to (x).at-risk pupils.
(19) Except
as otherwise provided in this subsection, if necessary, the department shall
prorate payments under this section, except payments under subsection (7), (8),
(23), or (24), (23), by
reducing the amount of the allocation as otherwise calculated under this
section by an equal percentage per district. Subject to the availability of
funds, if proration is necessary under this subsection, the department must
ensure that no district receives an amount less than 11.5% of the target
foundation for each economically disadvantaged pupil enrolled in the district.
(20) If
a district is dissolved pursuant to section 12 of the revised school code, MCL
380.12, the intermediate district to which the dissolved district was
constituent shall determine the estimated number of pupils that are
economically disadvantaged and that are enrolled in each of the other districts
within the intermediate district and provide that estimate to the department
for the purposes of distributing funds under this section within 60 days after
the district is declared dissolved.
(21) A
district or public school academy that receives funds under this section may
use funds received under this section to provide an anti-bullying or crisis
intervention program.
(22) The
department shall collaborate with the department of health and human services
to prioritize assigning Pathways to Potential success coaches to elementary
schools that have a high percentage of pupils in grades K to 3 who are not
proficient in English language arts, based upon state assessments for pupils in
those grades.
(23)
From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed $35,000,000.00 to support
primary health care services provided to children and adolescents up to age 21
and for the provision of space upgrades in child and adolescent health center
programs. All of the following apply to this allocation:
(a)
The funds must be used for only the following purposes:
(i) Modernizing antiquated medical equipment.
(ii) Improving
security and patient safety measures.
(iii) Investing in
new patient-centered technologies.
(iv) Renovating
physical spaces to improve patient privacy and the care setting.
(b)
The funds must be expended in a form and manner determined jointly by the
department and the department of health and human services.
(c) To
be eligible to receive funding under this subsection, a child and adolescent
health center program that serves students in the current fiscal year must
submit an application in a form and manner determined by the department and the
department of health and human services.
(d) An
amount equal to 4% of the funds allocated for 2023-2024 under this subsection
must be made available for technical support and coordination services from a
nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to serving adolescent health
centers in this state and that has a membership that includes federally
qualified health centers, local public health departments, hospital systems,
and public school districts. As a requirement of being awarded the funds under
this subsection as prescribed under this subsection, a nonprofit organization
described in this subsection shall make readily available technical support and
coordination services to all child and adolescent health centers in this state.
(e)
Funds appropriated under this subsection are a work project appropriation and
any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The
purpose of the work project is to continue to improve child and adolescent
health center program sites and improve delivery of patient care. The estimated
completion date of the work project is September 30, 2025.
(23) (24) From the state school aid fund money appropriated under
section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed
$10,000,000.00 for an electronic patient data and health care analytic system
to be made available to each child and adolescent health center program. The
department of health and human services shall collaborate on system implementation
with a nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to serving child and
adolescent health center programs in this state and that has a membership that
includes federally qualified health centers, local public health departments,
hospital systems, and public school districts, including, but not limited to,
technology assessment, design, coordination, and system implementation with
child and adolescent health center programs. Funds appropriated under this
subsection are a work project appropriation and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024
are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to
continue to implement an electronic patient data and health care analytic
system. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2028.
(24) (25) As used in this section:
(a) “At-risk pupil” means a pupil in grades pre-K to 12 for
whom the district has documentation that the pupil meets any of the following
criteria:
(i) The pupil is economically disadvantaged.
(ii) The pupil is an English language learner.
(iii) The pupil is chronically absent as defined by and reported
to the center.
(iv) The pupil is a victim of child abuse or neglect.
(v) The pupil is a pregnant teenager or teenage parent.
(vi) The pupil has a family history of school failure,
incarceration, or substance abuse.
(vii) The pupil is an immigrant who has immigrated within the
immediately preceding 3 years.
(viii) The pupil did not complete high school in 4 years and is
still continuing in school as identified in the Michigan cohort graduation and
dropout report.
(ix) For pupils for whom the results of the state summative
assessment have been received, is a pupil who did not achieve proficiency on
the English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies content area
assessment.
(x) Is a pupil who is at risk of not meeting the district’s or
public school academy’s core academic curricular objectives in English language
arts or mathematics, as demonstrated on local assessments.
(b) “Economically disadvantaged” means a pupil who has been
determined eligible for free or reduced-price meals as determined under the
Richard B. Russell national school lunch act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769j; who is in a
household receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program or temporary
assistance for needy families assistance; or who is homeless, migrant, or in
foster care, as reported to the center.
(c) “English language learner” means limited English
proficient pupils who speak a language other than English as their primary
language and have difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding
English as reported to the center.
Sec. 31c. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $65,000,000.00 for grants
to eligible districts for pilot programs to maintain or establish small classes
in grades K to 3 in eligible school buildings in the district.
(2) To be eligible for a grant under
subsection (1), a district must have at least 1 eligible school building and
must apply to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the
department. A district shall include in its application a projected budget for
maintaining or establishing small classes in grades K to 3 and shall
demonstrate in the projected budget that at least 30% of the funds received by
the district under section 31a will be used to support small classes under this
section.
(3) For a school building to be
considered an eligible school building under subsection (2), the school
building must meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Operate at least 1 of grades K to 3.
(b) Be operated by a district that
operates all of grades K to 12 and that receives funds under section 31a.
(c) Be located in a district that is in
an opportunity index band, as described in section 31a, of 4 or higher.
(4) Not more than 25% of the total
allocation under this section may be paid to any single district. The
department shall make allocations under this section to districts that are
geographically diverse, including urban, suburban, and rural districts. Grants
issued under this section must be awarded to at least the following districts:
(a) Muskegon Heights Public School
Academy System.
(b) Benton Harbor Area Schools.
(c) Flint School District.
(d) Wayne-Westland Community School
District.
(5) A district that receives funds under
this section shall use the funds to maintain or establish small classes in
grades K to 3 in school buildings of the district for which funds are received
under this section. The average class size must be not more than 17 pupils per
class, with not more than 19 pupils in any particular
class. A district that receives funds under this section shall use at least 30%
of the funds the district receives for 2025-2026 under section 31a for the
purposes of this section.
(6) Funding to districts under this
section for 2025-2026 is intended to be for the first of 2 years of funding.
(7) The funds allocated in this section
are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 are
carried forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project is to lower
class sizes in grades K to 3. The estimated completion date of the work project
is September 30, 2030.
(8) Notwithstanding section 17b, the
department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by
the department.
Sec. 31d. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$29,553,400.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026
for the purpose of making payments to districts and other eligible entities
under this section.
(2) The amounts allocated from state sources under this
section are used to pay the amount necessary to reimburse districts for 6.0127%
of the necessary costs of the state mandated portion of lunch programs provided
by those districts. The department shall calculate the amount due to each
district under this section using the methods of calculation adopted by the
Michigan supreme court in the consolidated cases known as Durant v State of Michigan, 456 Mich 175 (1997).
(3) The payments made under this section include all state
payments made to districts so that each district receives at least 6.0127% of
the necessary costs of operating the state mandated portion of the lunch
program in a fiscal year.
(4) The payments made under this section to districts and
other eligible entities that are not required under section 1272a of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1272a, to provide a lunch program must be in an
amount not to exceed $10.00 per eligible pupil plus 5 cents for each free lunch
and 2 cents for each reduced price lunch provided, as determined by the
department.
(5) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
all available federal funding, estimated at $901,400,000.00 for child
nutrition programs and, for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, all available federal funding, estimated at $15,000,000.00,
$22,000,000.00, for food
distribution programs.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments to eligible entities other than districts under this section on a
schedule determined by the department.
(7) In purchasing food for a lunch program funded under this
section, a district or other eligible entity shall give preference to food that
is grown or produced by Michigan businesses if it is competitively priced and
of comparable quality.
(8) In
addition to the appropriations in section 11, if the amount allocated in
subsection (1) is insufficient to fully reimburse districts for meals as
required under this section, there is appropriated from the school meals
reserve fund created under section 30e the amount necessary to fully fund these
reimbursements.
Sec. 31f. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$16,900,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026
for the purpose of making payments to districts to reimburse for the cost
of providing breakfast.
(2) The funds allocated under this section for school
breakfast programs are made available to all eligible applicant districts that
meet all of the following criteria:
(a) The district participates in the federal school breakfast
program and meets all standards as prescribed by 7 CFR parts 210, 220, 225,
226, and 245.
(b) Each breakfast eligible for payment meets the federal
standards described in subdivision (a).
(3) The payment for a district under this section is at a per
meal rate equal to the lesser of the district’s actual cost or 100% of the
statewide average cost of a meal served, as determined and approved by the
department, less federal reimbursement, participant payments, and state
breakfast reimbursements received under section 30d. The department shall
determine the statewide average cost using costs as reported in a manner
approved by the department for the preceding school year.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department may make
payments under this section pursuant to an agreement with the department.
(5) In purchasing food for a school breakfast program funded
under this section, a district shall give preference to food that is grown or
produced by Michigan businesses if it is competitively priced and of comparable
quality.
(6) In
addition to the appropriations in section 11, if the amount allocated in
subsection (1) is insufficient to fully reimburse districts for meals as
required under this section, there is appropriated from the school meals
reserve fund created under section 30e the amount necessary to fully fund these
reimbursements.
Sec. 31n. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purposes of this
section an amount not to exceed $106,545,000.00 and from the general fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purposes of this
section an amount not to exceed $1,300,000.00. The department and the
department of health and human services shall continue a program to distribute
this funding to add licensed behavioral health providers for general education
pupils, and recipients of the funds under subsection (6) shall continue to seek
federal Medicaid match funding for all eligible mental health and support
services.
(2) The department and the department of health and human
services shall maintain an advisory council for programs funded under this
section and any other funding under this act to improve or maintain the mental
health of students, except for programs funded under section 31a(7) and (8).
The advisory council shall define goals for implementation of programs, and
shall provide feedback on that implementation. At a minimum, the advisory
council shall consist of representatives of state associations representing
school health, school mental health, school counseling, education, health care,
and other organizations, representatives from the department and the department
of health and human services, and a representative from the school safety and
mental health commission. The department and department of health and human
services, working with the advisory council, shall determine an approach to
increase capacity for mental health and support services in schools for general
education pupils, and shall determine where that increase in capacity qualifies
for federal Medicaid match funding.
(3) The advisory council shall develop a fiduciary agent
checklist for intermediate districts to facilitate development of a plan to
submit to the department and to the department of health and human services.
The department and department of health and human services shall determine the
requirements and format for intermediate districts to submit a plan for
possible funding under subsection (6). The department shall make applications
for funding for this program available to districts and intermediate districts
by not later than December 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are allocated
under this section and shall award the funding by not later than February 1 of
each fiscal year for which funds are allocated under this section.
(4) The department of health and human services shall amend
the state Medicaid plan to obtain appropriate Medicaid waivers as necessary for
the purpose of generating additional Medicaid match funding for school mental
health and support services for general education pupils, and this expansion is
called Caring for Students (C4S).
(5) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $14,300,000.00 to be distributed
to the network of child and adolescent health centers to place a licensed
master’s level behavioral health provider in schools that do not currently have
services available to general education students. Child and adolescent health
centers that are part of the network described in this subsection shall provide
a commitment to maintain services and implement all available federal Medicaid
match methodologies. The department of health and human services shall use all
existing or additional federal Medicaid match opportunities to maximize funding
allocated under this subsection. The department shall provide funds under this
subsection to child and adolescent health centers that are part of the network
described in this subsection in the same proportion that funding under
section 31a(7) is provided to child and adolescent health centers that are
part of the network described in this subsection and that are located and
operating in those districts. A payment from funding allocated under this
subsection must not be paid to an entity that is not part of the network
described in this subsection.
(6) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $87,245,000.00 to be distributed
to intermediate districts for the provision of mental health and support
services to general education students. Recipients of funds under this
subsection shall continue to seek federal Medicaid match funding for all
eligible mental health and support services. If a district or intermediate
district is not able to procure the services of a licensed master’s level
behavioral health provider, the district or intermediate district shall notify
the department and the department of health and human services and, if the
department and department of health and human services verify that the district
or intermediate district attempted to procure services from a master’s level
behavioral health provider and was not able to do so, then the district or
intermediate district may instead procure services from a provider with less
than a master’s degree in behavioral health. To be able to use the exemption in
the immediately preceding sentence, the district or intermediate district must
submit evidence satisfactory to the department and department of health and
human services demonstrating that the district or intermediate district took
measures to procure the services of a licensed master’s level behavioral health
provider but was unable to do so, and the department and department of health
and human services must be able to verify this evidence. From the first
$56,173,600.00 of the funds allocated under this subsection, the department
shall distribute up to $1,003,100.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to each intermediate district that submits a plan
approved by the department and the department of health and human services by
February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are allocated under this
section. The department shall distribute the remaining $31,071,400.00 of the
funds allocated under this subsection for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to intermediate districts on an equal per-pupil basis
based on the combined total number of pupils in membership in the intermediate
district and its constituent districts, including public school academies that
are considered to be constituent districts under section 705(7) of the revised
school code, MCL 380.705. The department and department of health and human
services shall work cooperatively in providing oversight and assistance to
intermediate districts and shall monitor the program upon implementation. An
intermediate district shall use funds awarded under this subsection to provide
funding to its constituent districts, including public school academies that
are considered to be constituent districts under section 705(7) of the revised
school code, MCL 380.705, for the provision of mental health and support
services to general education students. In addition to the criteria identified
under subsection (9), an intermediate district shall consider geography, cost,
or other challenges when awarding funding to its constituent districts.
Districts receiving funding under this subsection are encouraged to provide
suicide prevention and awareness education and counseling.
(7) If funding awarded to an intermediate district remains
after funds are provided by the intermediate district to its constituent
districts, the intermediate district shall notify the department and department
of health and human services and submit evidence satisfactory to the department
and department of health and human services demonstrating how it would like to
use funds for purposes other than hiring licensed behavioral health providers
for general education pupils. With permission from the department and
department of health and human services, the intermediate district may hire or
contract for experts to provide mental health and support services to general
education students residing within the boundaries of the intermediate district,
including, but not limited to, expanding, hiring, or contracting for staff and
experts to provide those services directly or to increase access to those
services through coordination with outside mental health agencies; the
intermediate district may also contract with 1 or more other intermediate
districts for coordination and the facilitation of activities related to
providing mental health and support services to general education students
residing within the boundaries of the intermediate district; the intermediate
district may also use the funds under this section to create or strengthen
school-based behavioral health assessment teams that focus on providing
age-appropriate interventions, identifying behaviors that suggest a pupil may
be struggling with mental health challenges, providing treatment and support of
the pupil, and using disciplinary interventions and the criminal justice system
as methods of last resort; and the intermediate district may also use the funds
under this section to provide evidence-based trainings that support student
mental health.
(8) If funding awarded to an intermediate district under this
section remains unspent, or if the intermediate district submits an application
requesting a lower allocation than the maximum amount permitted, the
department, in conjunction with the intermediate district, may reallocate the
funds to another intermediate district or other intermediate districts capable
of expending the funds before the funding deadline in accordance with this
section as if those funds were originally allocated to the intermediate
district or intermediate districts to which the funds are being reallocated.
(9) A district requesting funds under this section from the
intermediate district in which it is located shall submit an application for
funding for the provision of mental health and support services to general
education pupils. A district receiving funding from the application process
described in this subsection shall provide services to nonpublic students upon
request. An intermediate district shall not discriminate against an application
submitted by a public school academy simply on the basis of the applicant being
a public school academy. The department shall approve grant applications based
on the following criteria:
(a) The district’s commitment to maintain mental health and
support services delivered by licensed providers into future fiscal years.
(b) The district’s commitment to work with its intermediate
district to use funding it receives under this section that is spent by the
district for general education pupils toward participation in federal Medicaid
match methodologies. A district must provide a local match of at least 20% of
the funding allocated to the district under section 31n.
(c) The district’s commitment to adhere to any local funding
requirements determined by the department and the department of health and
human services.
(d) The extent of the district’s existing partnerships with
community health care providers or the ability of the district to establish
such partnerships.
(e) The district’s documentation of need, including gaps in
current mental health and support services for the general education
population.
(f) The district’s submission of a formal plan of action
identifying the number of schools and students to be served.
(g) Whether the district will participate in ongoing
trainings.
(h) Whether the district will submit an annual report to the
state.
(i) Whether the district
demonstrates a willingness to work with the state to establish program and
service delivery benchmarks.
(j) Whether the district has developed a school safety plan
or is in the process of developing a school safety plan.
(k) Any other requirements determined by the department or
the department of health and human services.
(10) Funding under this section, including any federal
Medicaid funds that are generated, must not be used to supplant existing
services.
(11) Both of the following are allocated to the department of
health and human services from the general fund money allocated under
subsection (1):
(a) For 2024-2025, 2025-2026, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of
upgrading technology and systems infrastructure and other administrative
requirements to support the programs funded under this section.
(b) For 2024-2025, 2025-2026, an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for the purpose of
administering the programs under this section and working on generating
additional Medicaid funds as a result of programs funded under this section.
(12) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 to intermediate
districts on an equal per intermediate district basis for the purpose of
administering programs funded under this section. Recipients of the funds under
this subsection shall continue to seek federal Medicaid match funding for all
eligible mental health and support services and participate in all learning
collaboratives about C4S required by the department and department of health
and human services.
(13) The department and the department of health and human
services shall work with the advisory council to develop proposed measurements
of outcomes and performance. Those measurements must include, at a minimum, the
number of pupils served, the number of schools served, and where those pupils
and schools were located. The department and the department of health and human
services shall compile data necessary to measure outcomes and performance, and
districts and intermediate districts receiving funding under this section shall
provide data requested by the department and department of health and human
services for the measurement of outcomes and performance. The department and
department of health and human services shall provide an annual report by not later
than December 1 of each year to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on school aid and health and human services, to the house and
senate fiscal agencies, and to the state budget director. At a minimum, the
report must include measurements of outcomes and performance, proposals to
increase efficacy and usefulness, proposals to increase performance, and
proposals to expand coverage.
(14) A district or intermediate district that receives
funding directly or indirectly under this section may carry over any unexpended
funds received under this section for up to 2 fiscal years beyond the fiscal
year in which the funds were received.
Sec. 31aa. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $150,000,000.00 $300,000,000.00 for 2024-2025, and from the general fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated $1,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only, 2025-2026 only, and from the general fund
money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $21,000,000.00 for
2025-2026 only, to support school
safety and mental health.
(2) From the state school aid fund
money allocated in subsection (1), an amount not to exceed $200,000,000.00, and
from the general fund money allocated in subsection (1), an amount not to
exceed $14,000,000.00 may be used to provide
payments to districts, intermediate districts, nonpublic schools, and the
Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind that opt in and agree to receive
funding under this section, subsection,
for activities to improve student mental health and improve student safety.
It is the intent of the legislature that, for 2025-2026, the allocation from
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11 for purposes
described in this section will be $25,000,000.00, and that, for 2025-2026, the
allocation from the state school aid fund money and general fund money
appropriated in section 11 for purposes described in this section will not be
used to make continued payments related to support staff hired or contracted
for using funds received under this section. The allowable expenditures of
funds under this section subsection
are as follows:
(a) Hiring or contracting for support staff for student
mental health needs, including, but not limited to, school psychologists,
social workers, counselors, and school nurses.
(b) Purchasing and implementing mental health screening
tools.
(c) Purchasing a statewide, integrated technology platform , such as bhworks,
that streamlines behavioral health documentation and care coordination.
(d) Providing school-based mental health personnel access to
consultation with behavioral health clinicians to respond to complex student
mental health needs.
(e) Purchasing and implementing an online behavioral health
tool moderated and led by licensed behavioral health professionals.
(f) Hiring or contracting a behavioral health coordinator.
(g) Evidence-based trainings to support mental health.
(h) Costs associated with collaboration between school
employees, families, and community partners to address the academic,
behavioral, and social needs of all students through collaborative
partnerships, resource coordination, data collection, and data sharing.
(i) Costs associated with
conducting a systematic school mental health needs assessment and resource
mapping that identifies programmatic and systemic needs and helps staff
determine priorities and create action plans.
(j) Coordination with local law enforcement.
(k) Training for school staff on threat assessment.
(l) Training for school staff and students on threat response.
(m) Training for school staff on crisis communication.
(n) Safety infrastructure, including, but not limited to,
cameras, door blocks, hardened vestibules, window screening, and technology
necessary to operate buzzer systems. This may also include firearm detection
software that integrates to existing security cameras to detect and alert
school personnel and first responders to visible firearms on school property.
(o) Age-appropriate training for students and families on
responsible firearm ownership, including safe handling and safe storage of
firearms.
(p) School resource officers and safety dogs. School
resource officers hired under this subsection must be properly licensed and in
good standing with the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards, and
must be in compliance with all applicable laws.
(q) Student Safety Management System, the information
technology platform and related services to improve student safety by
mitigating cyberbullying, school violence, human trafficking, and self-harm
that supports students from grades K to 12.
(r) A secure platform, administered by the department of
state police, for school officials, emergency responders, and emergency
management coordinators to house all school safety-related items, including,
but not limited to, EOP templates, EOP guidance, reference documents, and security
assessments. The platform should use existing password-protected access control
methods schools currently utilize and, to the extent possible, be capable of
integrating with existing platforms or technologies used by districts for
school safety. Through permissions-based access control, the platform should be
able to relay information clearly and in real time to each person or entity
necessary to provide a unified response to a safety incident, or to take
appropriate action in response to an anticipated disruption to the normal
functions of the surrounding community.
(s) Emergency infrastructure needs to respond to an immediate
threat to the health or safety of students and staff in the district,
intermediate district, nonpublic school, or the Michigan Schools for the Deaf
and Blind. A district, intermediate district, nonpublic school, or the Michigan
Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall not expend funds for this purpose without
first obtaining approval from the department. In making a determination of
approval, the department shall, at a minimum, assess whether the district,
intermediate district, nonpublic school, or the Michigan Schools for the Deaf
and Blind is responding to an immediate threat to the health or safety of
students and staff, and whether the district, intermediate district, nonpublic
school, or the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind has other sources of
funding that should be utilized first.
(t) A contract with a vendor for a comprehensive safety and
security assessment or a comprehensive safety and security event assessment in
schools operated by the district, intermediate district, nonpublic school, or
the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
(u) An emergency response system.
(v) Implementing cell phone free
school policies. As used in this subdivision, “cell phone free school policy”
means a policy that prohibits students from accessing or using a personal
communication device capable of telecommunication or digital communication
during instructional time, as determined by the school.
(3) (2) By not later than December 31 of each fiscal year, from the
state school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1), the department shall
make payments to districts, intermediate districts, and the Michigan Schools
for the Deaf and Blind that opt in and agree to receive funding in an equal
amount per pupil based on the total number of pupils in membership in each
district, intermediate district, and the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and
Blind that opts in and agrees to receive funding. By December 31 of each fiscal
year, from the general fund money allocated in subsection (1), (2), the department shall make payments
to nonpublic schools that opt in and agree to receive funding in an equal
amount per pupil based on the total number of pupils in membership in each
nonpublic school that opts in and agrees to receive funding, using pupil counts
determined by the department. The department shall ensure that the amount per
pupil paid to nonpublic schools does not exceed the amount per pupil paid to
districts and intermediate districts. Districts, intermediate districts, the
Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, and nonpublic schools may opt in and
agree to receive funding in a form and manner determined by the department.
(4) From the state school aid fund
money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$50,000,000.00, and from the general fund money allocated in subsection (1),
there is allocated an amount not to exceed $3,500,000.00 for competitive grants
to districts, intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools for school resource
officers and safety dogs. To receive funding under this subsection, a district,
intermediate district, or nonpublic school must apply for funding to the department
in a form and manner prescribed by the department. The department shall
prioritize applicants who include a spending plan to sustain salaries after
grant funding has concluded. Recipients of funding under this subsection shall
ensure that any school resource officer hired with these funds has completed
training by the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards.
(5) From the state school aid fund
money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$50,000,000.00 and from the general fund money allocated in subsection (1),
there is allocated an amount not to exceed $3,500,000.00 for competitive grants
to districts, intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools to hire or contract
for support staff for student mental health needs, including, but not limited
to, school psychologists, social workers, and counselors. To receive funding
under this subsection, a district, intermediate district, or nonpublic school
must apply for funding to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the
department. The department shall prioritize applicants that include a spending
plan to sustain salaries after grant funding has concluded.
(6) (3) Recipients of funding under this
section
must provide a final expense report to the department by June July 1 of each fiscal year. If the
department determines that the eligible recipient has misused the funds
allocated under this section, the eligible recipient
shall reimburse the department for the amount of state funding misused.
(7) (4) The department shall use the information received under
subsection (3) (6) to compile
a report that includes the number of recipients that have hired school resource
officers using funds received under this section and
any supporting information provided by the recipients. By not later than August
1 , 2025, and each August 1
thereafter, of each year, the
department shall provide the report compiled under this subsection to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the senate and
house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, the state budget
office, and the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards.
(8) (5) Districts receiving funds under this section must coordinate
with intermediate districts to avoid duplication of services and to streamline
delivery of services to students.
(9) To receive funding under this
section, a district, an intermediate district, a nonpublic school, or the
Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind must agree to be subject to a
comprehensive investigation, must affirmatively agree to waive any privilege
that may otherwise protect information from disclosure in the event of a mass
casualty event, and must agree to comply with a comprehensive investigation.
All of the following apply to a comprehensive investigation described in this
subsection:
(a) The comprehensive investigation
will assess the circumstances surrounding the mass casualty event, including,
but not limited to:
(i) Emergency response effectiveness.
(ii)
Compliance with safety protocols.
(iii)
Communication procedures.
(iv) Any
factors contributing to the incident.
(b) The governor shall designate an
appropriate person or investigative entity to conduct the comprehensive
investigation. This person or investigative entity may include, but is not
limited to, state law enforcement agencies, independent review boards, or
specially appointed task forces. The person or designated investigative entity
has the authority to do all of the following:
(i) Access relevant records and data from the district.
(ii)
Interview witnesses and district personnel involved.
(iii)
Issue findings and recommendations based on the investigation.
(c) The person or investigative
entity designated in subdivision (b) shall prepare a detailed report of its
findings and submit the report to the governor and relevant legislative
committees within 90 days following the conclusion of the investigation. The
report must include recommendations for preventing future incidents and
improving school safety protocols.
(10) Funds
allocated under subsection (4) for 2025-2026 are a work project appropriation,
and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 are carried forward into 2026-2027. The
purpose of the work project is to continue providing funding to support
districts, intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools in having school
resource officers. The estimated completion date of the work project is
September 30, 2029.
(11) Funds
allocated under subsection (5) for 2025-2026 are a work project appropriation,
and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 are carried forward into 2026-2027. The
purpose of the work project is to continue providing funding to support
districts, intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools in hiring staff to
support student mental health. The estimated completion date of the work
project is September 30, 2029.
(12) As used in this section:
(a) “Mass casualty event” means any
of the following that occur on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event:
(i) An incident resulting in significant injuries to not fewer
than 3 individuals.
(ii) An
incident resulting in fatalities.
(iii) An
incident that exceeds the normal resources for emergency response available in
the jurisdiction where the incident takes place.
(iv) An
incident that results in a sudden and timely surge of injured individuals
necessitating emergency services.
(b) “Safety dog” means a dog that
is contracted by a law enforcement agency of this state, a local unit of
government of this state, or a district or an intermediate district and that is
trained for detection of firearms, explosives, narcotics, or vape substances.
(c) “School grounds” means all
properties owned or operated by the district, including transportation vehicles
owned or operated by the district.
(d) “School-sponsored event” means
any activity organized or sanctioned by the district.
(13) (6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(7) As
provided under section 18a, recipients may expend funds under this section
until the end of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which
the funds are received.
Sec. 32d. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated to eligible intermediate
districts and consortia of intermediate districts for great start readiness
programs an amount not to exceed $609,720,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $638,217,600.00 for 2025-2026. It is the
intent of the legislature that this section will support universal great start
readiness programs in a future fiscal year. An From the general fund money appropriated under section 11,
there is allocated $600,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $350,000.00 for 2025-2026, and
from the great start readiness reserve fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated $18,000,000.00 for 2024-2025
and 2025-2026 for the purposes of this section. For 2024-2025, an intermediate district or consortium shall use funds allocated
under this section for great start readiness programs to provide part-day
programs, school-day programs, GSRP extended programs, GSRP/Head Start
school-day blended programs, or GSRP/Head Start extended blended programs that
are comprehensive, free, compensatory classroom programs designed to improve
the readiness and subsequent achievement of children who meet the participant
eligibility and prioritization guidelines as defined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential. For 2025-2026, an intermediate district or consortium shall use funds
allocated under this section for eligible great start readiness program
options. For a child to be eligible to participate in a program under this
section, the child must be at least 4, but less than 5, years of age as of
September 1 of the school year in which the program is offered and must meet
those eligibility and prioritization guidelines. After eligible children who
will be 4 years of age as of September 1 are enrolled, a child who is not 4
years of age as of September 1, but who will be 4 years of age by not later
than December 1, is eligible to participate if both of the following are met:
(a) The child’s parent or legal guardian seeks a waiver from
the September 1 eligibility date by submitting a request for enrollment in a
program to the responsible intermediate district.
(b) The child meets eligibility and prioritization
guidelines.
(2) From the state school aid fund money allocated under
subsection (1), an amount not to exceed $607,720,000.00 $597,720,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $626,217,600.00 for 2025-2026 is
allocated to intermediate districts or consortia of intermediate districts
based on the formula in section 39. An intermediate district or consortium of
intermediate districts receiving funding under this section shall act as the
fiduciary for the great start readiness programs. An intermediate district or
consortium of intermediate districts receiving funding under this section may
collaborate with local governments to identify children eligible for programs
funded under this section and may contract with local governments to provide
services. To be eligible to receive funds allocated under this subsection from
an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts, a district, a
consortium of districts, a local government, or a public or private for-profit
or nonprofit legal entity or agency must comply with this section and section
39. If, For 2024-2025, if, due
to the number of GSRP extended program or GSRP/Head Start extended blended
program slots awarded, the amount allocated in this subsection is insufficient
to award at least the same number of part-day program and school-day program
slots as awarded in the immediately preceding fiscal year, there is
appropriated from the great start readiness program reserve fund the amount
necessary to fully award the same number of part-day program and full-day
program slots as awarded in the immediately preceding fiscal year. For 2025-2026, if the amount allocated in
this subsection is insufficient to fully fund allocations calculated under
section 39, there is appropriated from the great start readiness program
reserve fund the amount necessary and available to fully fund those
allocations.
(3) In addition to the allocation From the general fund money allocated under subsection (1), from
the general fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $600,000.00 for 2024-2025 and an amount not to exceed $350,000.00 for 2025-2026 for a
competitive grant to continue a longitudinal evaluation of children who have
participated in great start readiness programs. It is the intent of the
legislature that the allocation under this subsection will be $350,000.00 for
2025-2026.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5), to be
eligible for funding under this section, a program must prepare children for
success in school through comprehensive part-day programs, school-day programs,
GSRP extended programs, GSRP/Head Start school-day blended programs, or GSRP/Head
Start extended blended programs, or
other eligible great start readiness program options that contain all of
the following program components, as determined by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential:
(a) Participation in a collaborative recruitment and
enrollment process to ensure that each child is enrolled in the program most
appropriate to the child’s needs and to maximize the use of federal, state, and
local funds. For 2025-2026,
as part of this requirement, programs receiving funding under this section must
provide current enrollment data, including slots open for enrollment and slots
filled, to the intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts
from which funding is received for that program. The enrollment process must
ensure that children in families with lower income and children with other risk
factors, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential, are enrolled before children with lesser needs.
(b) An age-appropriate educational curriculum that is in
compliance with the early childhood standards of quality for prekindergarten
birth to kindergarten children
adopted by the state board, including, at least, the Connect4Learning
curriculum.
(c) Nutritional services for all program participants
supported by federal, state, and local resources as applicable.
(d) Physical and dental health and developmental screening
services for all program participants.
(e) Referral services for families of program participants to
community social service agencies, including mental health services, as
appropriate.
(f) Active and continuous involvement of the parents or
guardians of the program participants.
(g) A plan to conduct and report annual great start readiness
program evaluations and continuous improvement plans using criteria approved by
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(h) Participation in a school readiness advisory committee
convened as a workgroup of the great start collaborative that provides for the
involvement of classroom teachers, parents or guardians of program
participants, and community, volunteer, and social service agencies and
organizations, as appropriate. The advisory committee shall annually review and
make recommendations regarding the program components listed in this
subsection. The advisory committee also shall make recommendations to the great
start collaborative regarding other community services designed to improve all
children’s school readiness.
(i) The ongoing articulation of the
kindergarten and first grade programs offered by the program provider.
(j) Participation in this state’s great start to quality
process with a rating level of
at least enhancing quality level.
(5) To help expand access to great start readiness programs,
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may waive the
requirements under subsection subsections
(4) and (8)(c) and a program may
be eligible for funding under this section for new or expanding programs if the
program demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential that the program meets all of the
following:
(a) Is a licensed group
or child care center or is a licensed program.
(b) Provides the minimum instructional time as required by
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(c) Participates in this state’s quality rating improvement system at a level
determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(d) Implements a professional educator preparation plan, as
defined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential,
for educators not meeting teacher credentialing standards described in
subsection (8) or (9).
(e) Uses a developmentally appropriate curriculum, as
determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(f) Conducts a developmental screening and referral process,
as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential.
(g) Commits to participating in program financial review and
monitoring, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential.
(h) Provides a plan to implement an approved great start
readiness program curriculum and meet additional great start readiness program
standards, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential.
(6) A waiver under subsection (5) may be granted for up to 3
years for requirements related to program credentialing and may be granted for
up to 2 years for all other requirements, as determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(7) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on school aid, the state budget director, and the house and
senate fiscal agencies that summarizes the number and types of exemptions
granted under subsection (5) and progress made by programs granted waivers
under subsection (5) by September 30 of each fiscal year. It is the intent of
the legislature to review the waiver allowability under subsection (5) before
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
(8) An For
applications submitted before September 30, 2025, an application for
funding under this section must provide for the following, in a form and manner
determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential:
(a) Ensure either of the following:
(i) That the applicant complies with all program components
described in subsection (4).
(ii) That the applicant meets the requirements of a waiver under
subsection (5).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, ensure
that children participating in an eligible great start readiness program for
whom the intermediate district is receiving funds under this section are
children who live with families with a household income that is equal to or
less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines. If the intermediate district
determines that all eligible children are being served and that there are no
children on the waiting list who live with families with a household income
that is equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, the
intermediate district may then enroll children who live with families with a
household income that is greater than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines.
The enrollment process must consider income and risk factors, such that
children determined with higher need are enrolled before children with lesser
need. For purposes of this subdivision, all age-eligible children served in
foster care or who are experiencing homelessness or who have individualized
education programs recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting are
considered to live with families with household income equal to or less than
400% of the federal poverty guidelines regardless of actual family income and
are prioritized for enrollment within the lowest quintile. The department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall publish the household
income thresholds under this subdivision in a clear manner on its website and
the great start to quality website.
(c) Ensure Except
as provided in subsection (5), ensure that the applicant only uses
qualified personnel for this program, as follows:
(i) Teachers possessing proper training. A lead teacher must
have a valid Michigan teaching certificate with an early childhood or lower
elementary endorsement or a bachelor’s or higher degree in child development or
early childhood education with specialization in preschool teaching. However,
except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, if an applicant demonstrates
to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that it is
unable to fully comply with this subparagraph after making reasonable efforts
to comply, teachers or paraprofessionals with at least 5 years of experience as
a paraprofessional in a great start readiness program, Head Start, or licensed
child care center classroom who have significant but incomplete training in
early childhood education or child development may be used if the applicant
provides to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential,
and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential approves,
a plan for each teacher to come into compliance with the standards in this
subparagraph. Individuals may qualify with at least 3 years of experience and
significant training in early childhood education or child development, based
on the recommendation of the intermediate district after a classroom
observation. A teacher’s compliance plan must be completed within 3 years of
the date of employment. Progress toward completion of the compliance plan
consists of at least 2 courses per calendar year.
(ii) Paraprofessionals possessing proper training in early
childhood education, including an associate degree in early childhood education
or child development or the equivalent, or a child development associate (CDA) credential. However, if an applicant demonstrates to
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that it is
unable to fully comply with this subparagraph after making reasonable efforts
to comply, the applicant may use paraprofessionals who have completed at least
1 course that earns college credit in early childhood education or child
development or enroll in a child development associate credential with at least
6 months of verified experience in early education and care, if the applicant
provides to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential,
and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential approves,
a plan for each paraprofessional to come into compliance with the standards in
this subparagraph. A paraprofessional’s compliance plan must be completed
within 3 years of the date of employment. Progress toward completion of
the compliance plan consists of at least 2 courses, 60 clock hours, or an
equivalent of training per calendar year.
(d) Include a program budget that contains only those costs
that are not reimbursed or reimbursable by federal funding, that are clearly
and directly attributable to the great start readiness program, and that would
not be incurred if the program were not being offered. Eligible costs include
transportation costs. The program budget must indicate the extent to which
these funds will supplement other federal, state, local, or private funds. An
applicant shall not use funds received under this section to supplant any
federal funds received by the applicant to serve children eligible for a
federally funded preschool program that has the capacity to serve those
children.
(9) Beginning in 2025-2026,
applications for funding under this section must be submitted to the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential in a form and manner
determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
The application must demonstrate, at a minimum, compliance with program
requirements described in subsection (4) or (5) and must ensure that recipients
will only utilize qualified personnel, as determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential, for eligible great start
readiness program options.
(10) (9) For a grant recipient that enrolls pupils in a school-day
program or GSRP extended program funded under this section, each child enrolled
in the school-day program or GSRP extended program is counted as described in
section 39 for purposes of determining the amount of the grant award. This subsection does not apply after
September 30, 2025.
(11) (10) For a grant recipient that enrolls pupils in a GSRP/Head
Start school-day blended program or GSRP/Head Start extended blended program, an eligible great start readiness program
option that blends GSRP and Head Start programming, the grant recipient
shall ensure that all Head Start and GSRP policies and regulations are applied
to the blended slots, with adherence to the highest standard from either
program, to the extent allowable under federal law. A grant recipient may
request a waiver from the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential to align GSRP policies and regulations with Head Start national
standards for quality, including ratios, and the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential may approve the waiver. Not later than
March 1 of each year, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential will report to the legislature and post on a publicly available
website a list by intermediate district or consortium with the number and type
of each waiver requested and approved.
(12) (11) To help expand access to great start readiness programs, the
department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential may allow great start readiness programs to
implement Head Start national performance standards for quality as an
alternative to great start readiness program policies and regulations if the
great start readiness program demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential that the great start readiness program is
meeting the requirements of the Head Start national performance standards.
(13) Beginning in 2025-2026, an
intermediate district or consortia of intermediate districts receiving funding
under this section must publish, on an easily accessible website, a data
dashboard containing the number of allocations requested from the state, a list
of programs offering great start readiness programs in their boundaries, and
current enrollment data for each subrecipient, including total slots open for
enrollment, slots filled, and waitlist information, if applicable. A link to
this website must be provided to families on waitlists for any great start
readiness program in their boundaries.
(14) (12) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate
districts receiving a grant under this section shall designate an early
childhood coordinator, and may provide services directly or may contract with 1
or more districts or public or private for-profit or nonprofit providers that
meet all requirements of subsections subsection (4), and (8), or (9), as applicable.
(15) (13) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate
districts may retain for administrative services provided by the intermediate
district or consortium of intermediate districts an amount not to exceed 4% of
the grant amount. Expenses incurred by subrecipients engaged by the
intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts for directly
running portions of the program are considered program costs or a contracted
program fee for service. Subrecipients operating with a federally approved
indirect rate for other early childhood programs may include indirect
costs, not to exceed the federal 10% de minimis.
(16) (14) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate
districts may expend not more than 2% of the total grant amount for outreach,
recruiting, and public awareness of the program, if the intermediate district
or consortium of intermediate districts also participates in related statewide
marketing and outreach efforts.
(17) (15) Each grant recipient shall enroll children identified under
subsection (8)(b) according to how far the child’s household income is below
400% of the federal poverty guidelines by ranking each applicant child’s
household income from lowest to highest and dividing the applicant children
into quintiles based on how far the child’s household income is below 400% of
the federal poverty guidelines, and then enrolling children in the quintile
with the lowest household income before enrolling children in the quintile with
the next lowest household income until slots are completely filled. If the
grant recipient determines that all eligible children are being served and that
there are no children on the waiting list who live with families with a
household income that is equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty
guidelines, the grant recipient may then enroll children who live with families
with a household income that is greater than 400% of the federal poverty
guidelines. The enrollment process must consider income and risk factors, such
that children determined with higher need are enrolled before children with
lesser need. For purposes of this subsection, all age-eligible children served
in foster care or who are experiencing homelessness or who have individualized
education programs recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting are
considered to live with families with household income equal to or less than
400% of the federal poverty guidelines regardless of actual family income and
are prioritized for enrollment within the lowest quintile. This subsection does not apply after September 30, 2025.
(18) (16) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate
districts receiving a grant under this section shall allow parents of eligible
children who are residents of the intermediate district or within the
consortium to choose a program operated by or contracted with another
intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts and shall enter
into a written agreement regarding payment, in a manner prescribed by the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(19) (17) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate
districts receiving a grant under this section shall conduct a local process to
contract with interested and eligible public and private for-profit and
nonprofit community-based providers that meet all requirements of subsection
(4) for at least 30% of its total allocation. For 2024-2025, for the purposes of this 30% allocation, an intermediate
district or consortium of intermediate districts may count children served by a
Head Start grantee or delegate in a GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program,
GSRP/Head Start extended blended program, GSRP extended program, and great
start readiness school-day program. Children served in a program funded only
through Head Start are not counted toward this 30% allocation. An Beginning in 2025-2026, the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall provide guidance to
intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts on counting
children served by Head Start programming for the purposes of this 30%
allocation. For 2024-2025, an intermediate district or consortium shall
report to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, in
a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential, a detailed list of community-based providers by provider type,
including private for-profit, private nonprofit, community college or
university, Head Start grantee or delegate, and district or intermediate
district, and the number and proportion of its total allocation allocated to
each provider as subrecipient. Beginning
in 2025-2026, an intermediate district or consortium shall report to the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, in a manner
prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential,
information necessary for the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential to determine the intermediate district’s or consortium of
intermediate districts’ compliance with this subsection. If the intermediate
district or consortium is not able to contract for at least 30% of its total
allocation, the intermediate district or consortium shall notify the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential and, if the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential verifies that the intermediate
district or consortium attempted to contract for at least 30% of its total
allocation and was not able to do so, the intermediate district or consortium
may retain and use all of its allocation as provided under this section. To be
able to use this exemption, the intermediate district or consortium shall
demonstrate to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential
that the intermediate district or consortium increased the percentage of its
total allocation for which it contracts with a community-based provider and the
intermediate district or consortium shall submit evidence satisfactory to the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must be able to verify this
evidence, demonstrating that the intermediate district or consortium took
measures to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation as required under
this subsection, including, but not limited to, at least all of the following
measures:
(a) The intermediate district or consortium notified each
nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the
intermediate district or consortium regarding the center’s eligibility to
participate, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential.
(b) The intermediate district or consortium provided to each
nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the
intermediate district or consortium information regarding great start readiness
program requirements and a description of the application and selection process
for community-based providers.
(c) The intermediate district or consortium provided to the
public and to participating families a list of community-based great start
readiness program subrecipients with a great start to quality rating level of at least enhancing quality
level.
(20) (18) If an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate
districts receiving a grant under this section fails to submit satisfactory
evidence to demonstrate its effort to contract for at least 30% of its total
allocation, as required under subsection (17), (19), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall may reduce
the allocation to the intermediate district or consortium by a percentage equal
to the difference between the percentage of an intermediate district’s or consortium’s
total allocation awarded to community-based providers and 30% of its total
allocation.
(21) (19) To assist intermediate districts and consortia in complying
with the requirement to contract with community-based providers, for at least
30% of their total allocation, the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall do all of the following:
(a) Ensure that a great start resource center or the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential provides each
intermediate district or consortium receiving a grant under this section with
the contact information for each licensed child care center located in the
service area of the intermediate district or consortium by March 1 of each
year.
(b) Provide, or ensure that an organization with which the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential contracts
provides, a community-based provider with a validated great start to quality
rating within 90 days of the provider’s having submitted a request and
self-assessment. This subdivision does
not apply after September 30, 2025.
(c) Ensure that all intermediate district, district,
community college or university, Head Start grantee or delegate, private
for-profit, and private nonprofit providers are subject to a single great start
to quality rating continuous
quality improvement system. The rating continuous quality improvement system must ensure that regulators
process all prospective providers at the same pace on a first-come,
first-served basis and must not allow 1 type of provider to receive a great
start to quality rating level ahead
of any other type of provider.
(d) By not later than March 1 of each year, compile the
results of the information reported by each intermediate district or consortium
under subsection (17) (19) and
report to the legislature and post on a publicly available website a list by
intermediate district or consortium with the number and percentage of each
intermediate district’s or consortium’s total allocation allocated to
community-based providers by provider type, including private for-profit,
private nonprofit, community college or university, Head Start grantee or
delegate, and district or intermediate district.
(e) Allow intermediate districts and consortia and eligible
community-based providers to utilize materials and supplies purchased for great
start readiness programs within their facilities for other early care and
education activities, in the following order of priority:
(i) Early care and education activities under a federal award.
(ii) Early care and education activities under other state
awards.
(iii) Early care and education activities under local or regional
awards.
(22) (20) A recipient of funds under this section shall report to the
center in a form and manner prescribed by the center the information necessary
to derive the number of children participating in the program, who meet the program eligibility
criteria under subsection (8)(b), the number of eligible children not
participating in the program and on a waitlist, and the total number of
children participating in the program by various demographic groups and
eligibility factors necessary to analyze equitable and priority access to
services for the purposes of subsection (3).
(23) (21) As used in this section:
(a) “Child care center” means that
term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(b) “Eligible great start readiness
program options” means a program option that operates on a school-day,
part-day, or extended schedule length, as determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential must maintain and publish on its website
requirements for each eligible schedule length, including the minimum day
length, the minimum number of days per week, and the minimum number of weeks
per year. These programs may be blended with Head Start programs, if allowable
by federal rules and regulations.
(c) (a) “Federal poverty guidelines” means the guidelines published
annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and
Human Services under its authority to revise the poverty line under 42 USC
9902.
(d) (b) “GSRP extended program” means a program that operates for at
least the same length of day as a district’s first grade program for a minimum
of 5 days per week, 36 weeks per year.
(e) (c) “GSRP/Head Start extended blended program” means a program
funded under this section and a Head Start program that are combined for an
extended program.
(f) (d) “GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program” means a part-day
program funded under this section and a Head Start program, which are combined
for a school-day program.
(g) “Licensed child care center”
means a child care center that has been issued a license under 1973 PA
116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128, to operate a child care center.
(h) (e) “Part-day program” means a program that operates at least 4
days per week, 30 weeks per year, for at least 3 hours of teacher-child contact
time per day but for fewer hours of teacher-child contact time per day than a
school-day program.
(i) (f) “School-day program” means a program that operates for at
least the same length of day as a district’s first grade program for a minimum
of 4 days per week, 30 weeks per year. A classroom that offers a school-day
program must enroll all children for the school day to be considered a
school-day program.
(24) (22) From the amount state
school aid fund money allocated in subsection (2), (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed
$10,000,000.00 and, from the great start readiness program reserve fund appropriated
in section 11, money allocated in
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $18,000,000.00 for
reimbursement of transportation costs for children attending great start
readiness programs funded under this section. To receive reimbursement under
this subsection, by not later than November 1 of each year, a program funded
under this section that provides transportation shall submit to the
intermediate district that is the fiscal agent for the program a projected
transportation budget. The amount of the reimbursement for transportation under
this subsection is no more than the projected transportation budget or $500.00
multiplied by the number of children funded for the program under this section.
If the amount allocated under this subsection is insufficient to fully
reimburse the transportation costs for all programs that provide transportation
and submit the required information, the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall prorate the reimbursement in an equal amount
per child funded. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall make payments to the intermediate district that is the fiscal
agent for each program, and the intermediate district shall then reimburse the
program provider for transportation costs as prescribed under this subsection.
(25) (23) Subject For 2024-2025, subject to, and from the funds allocated under, subsection (22), (24), the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall reimburse a program for
transportation costs related to parent- or guardian-accompanied transportation
provided by transportation service companies, buses, or other public
transportation services. Beginning in
2025-2026, subject to, and from the funds allocated under, subsection (24), the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall allow
programs to utilize those funds for costs related to parent- or
guardian-provided transportation and for costs related to parent- or
guardian-accompanied transportation provided by transportation service
companies, buses, or other public transportation services. For payments related
to parent- or guardian-provided transportation, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall develop parameters to ensure
dollars are utilized in a way that improves access to eligible great start
readiness program options for low-income and geographically isolated families. To
be eligible for reimbursement under this subsection in 2024-2025, and to
utilize funding under this subsection in 2025-2026, a program must submit
to the intermediate district or consortia of intermediate districts all of the
following:
(a) The names of families provided with transportation
support along with a documented reason for the need for transportation support
and the type of transportation provided.
(b) Financial documentation of actual transportation costs
incurred by the program, including, but not limited to, receipts and mileage
reports, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential.
(c) Any other documentation or information determined
necessary by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(26) (24) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall implement a process to review and approve age-appropriate
comprehensive classroom level quality assessments for GSRP grantees that
support the early childhood standards of quality for prekindergarten birth to kindergarten children adopted
by the state board. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall make available to intermediate districts at least 2 classroom
level quality assessments that were approved in 2018. have been approved by the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential.
(27) (25) An intermediate district that is a GSRP grantee may approve
the use of a supplemental curriculum that aligns with and enhances the
age-appropriate educational curriculum in the classroom. If the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential objects to the use of a
supplemental curriculum approved by an intermediate district, the director of
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall
establish a review committee independent of the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential. The review committee shall meet within 60 days of
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential registering
its objection in writing and provide a final determination on the validity of
the objection within 60 days of the review committee’s first meeting.
(28) (26) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall implement a process to evaluate and approve age-appropriate
educational curricula that are in compliance with the early childhood standards
of quality for prekindergarten birth
to kindergarten children adopted by the state board.
(29) (27) From the funds state
school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated
for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 an
amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for payments to intermediate districts or
consortia of intermediate districts for professional development and training
materials for educators in programs implementing new curricula or child
assessment tools approved for use in the great start readiness program.
(30) (28) A great start readiness program, a GSRP extended program, a
GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program, or a GSRP/Head Start
extended blended program, or other
eligible great start readiness programs funded under this section is are permitted to utilize AmeriCorps
Pre-K Reading Corps members in classrooms implementing research-based early
literacy intervention strategies.
(31) (29) In addition to the allocation under subsection (1), from the
state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 and an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 only for
classroom start up grants to intermediate districts and consortia of
intermediate districts for new or expanding great start readiness classrooms.
All of the following apply to funding allocated under this subsection:
(a) To receive funding under this subsection, intermediate
districts and consortia of intermediate districts must apply for the funding in
a form and manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential.
(b) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall pay an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for each new or expanded
classroom. If funding is insufficient to fully fund all eligible applicants,
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must prorate
the per-classroom amount on an equal basis. If the allocation is not fully paid
in the current fiscal year, the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential may award any remaining funding from fiscal year 2024-2025 during fiscal year 2025-2026, and may award any remaining funding from
fiscal year 2025-2026 during fiscal year 2026-2027 for each new or expanded
classroom at an equal amount per classroom, based on remaining available funds,
not to exceed $50,000.00 per classroom.
(c) Funds received under this subsection by intermediate
districts and consortia of intermediate districts must be paid in full to the
entity operating the classroom and may be used for 1 or more of the following
purposes:
(i) Costs associated with attracting, recruiting, retaining,
and licensing required classroom education personnel to staff new or expanded
classrooms.
(ii) Supporting facility improvements or purchasing facility
space or modular classroom units necessary
to provide a safe, high-quality learning environment for children in each new
or expanded classroom, and for costs to
become a licensed facility such as architectural drawings, permits, and other
prelicensure inspection fees.
(iii) Outreach material necessary for public awareness that the
great start readiness program has openings in the area and for costs associated
with enrolling eligible children in new or expanded classrooms.
(iv) Supporting costs in each new or expanded classroom
associated with improving a provider’s great start to quality rating.level.
(d) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2022-2023 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for
2022-2023 do not lapse to the state school aid fund and are carried forward
into 2023-2024. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for new
or expanded great start readiness classrooms. The estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2024.Recipients
of funds under this subsection must demonstrate that instructional staff have
completed, or are in the process of completing, professional learning in the
science of reading. Grant funds may be used to support this professional
learning and are intended to ensure new classrooms are well equipped to
implement evidence-based early literacy strategies.
(e) The
funds allocated under this subsection for 2024-2025 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 do not lapse to the state
school aid fund and are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work
project is to continue support for new or expanded great start readiness
classrooms. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30,
2026.
(f) The funds allocated under this
subsection for 2025-2026 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended
funds for 2025-2026 do not lapse to the state school aid fund and are carried
forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project is to continue support
for new or expanded great start readiness classrooms. The estimated completion
date of the work project is September 30, 2027.
(g) Notwithstanding section 17b,
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall make
payments under this subsection on a schedule determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(32) (30) In addition to
the funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated from the general fund
money appropriated under section 11 for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed
$1,950,000.00 for an intermediate district or a
consortium of intermediate districts to partner with the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential and community-based organizations to
continue implementing statewide outreach and enrollment campaign activities to
raise awareness about the availability of services through the great start
readiness program, and to promote
enrollment.
(33) (31) The funds
allocated under subsection (30) (32)
for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds
for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project
is to raise awareness of and participation in great start readiness
programming. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30,
2027.
(34) (32) Notwithstanding
section 17b, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential
shall make payments under subsection (30) (32) on a schedule determined by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential.
(33)
As used in this section:
(a) “Child
care center” means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL
722.111.
(b) “Licensed child care center” means a child care center
that has been issued a license under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111
to 722.128, to operate a child care center.
Sec. 32n. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $75,000,000.00
$79,000,000.00, and from the state
school aid pupil support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $75,000,000.00 to
Clinton County RESA to collaborate with the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, for the purposes
of this section. It is the intent of the legislature
that, for 2025-2026, the allocation from the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11 for the purposes described in this section
will be $50,000,000.00.It is the
intent of the legislature that, for 2026-2027, the allocation from the state
school aid pupil support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11 for the
purposes described in this section will be $85,000,000.00. It is the intent of
the legislature that, for 2027-2028, the allocation from the state school aid
pupil support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11 for the purposes
described in this section will be $100,000,000.00.
(2) From the state school aid fund money allocated in subsection
(1), there is allocated for 2024-2025
only an amount not to exceed $57,000,000.00, and from the
state school aid pupil support reserve fund money allocated in subsection (1),
there is allocated for
2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $75,000,000.00 for a grant program
for eligible applicants to expand access to quality, affordable programming
before and after the school day or during the summer for young people. The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall establish
competitive grant criteria for the program described in this subsection. To be
eligible for a grant under this subsection, the applicant must meet, at a
minimum, all of the following criteria:
(a) Serve children in any of grades K to 12.
(b) Be a community-based organization that is exempt from
federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC
501, an institution of higher education, a public library, a local government,
or an intermediate district.
(c) Provide before-school, after-school,
before-and-after-school, or summer school programming to children described in
subdivision (a). These programs must be used to support expanded learning
opportunities, including, but not limited to, mentoring, leadership, community
engagement, agriculture, visual and performing arts, literacy, science,
technology, engineering, mathematics, health and wellness, recreation,
financial literacy, physical fitness, career and college exploration, youth
voice, 21st century skills, conflict resolution, and social engagement
programming.
(d) Address measurable goals, including, but not limited to,
improved school attendance, academic outcomes, improved attitudes toward
school, improved positive behaviors, skill development and retention, higher
education aspirations, and improved family engagement and include activities
linked to research or quality practices.
(e) Be 1 of the following:
(i) A licensed child care organization.
(ii) An entity that has an active application to be a licensed
child care organization.
(iii) An exempt entity.
(3) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall establish a competitive grant process for awarding funding
under subsection (2). The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall develop the form and manner for applying for the grants. The
application must include a request for information on the applicant’s outreach
to children, youth, and families who are eligible for free or reduced-price
meals under the Richard B. Russell national school lunch act, 42 USC 1751 to
1769j. The application must be open for not less than 30 calendar days. At Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, at least 30 days before the application is opened, the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must publish on
its public website the criteria that will be used in evaluating the application
that must include, but are not limited to, priorities under subsection (5). For 2025-2026 only, the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential, is not required to publish the evaluation criteria
at least 30 days before the application is opened.
(4) Subject to subsection (8), (9), in determining award amounts under subsection (2), the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall, to the
extent practicable, ensure that eligible entities in all geographic regions of
this state are represented in the distribution of grant funding under subsection
(2).
(5) Subject to subsection (8), (9), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall prioritize the distribution of grant funding under subsection
(2) based on, at a minimum, the following:
(a) An applicant’s demonstrated need.
(b) The percentage of low-income families in the geographic
area being served. Prioritization must be determined by the average percentage
of pupils in the district who are eligible for free and reduced-priced meals as
determined under the Richard B. Russell national school lunch act, 42 USC 1751
to 1769j, where eligible entities will provide before-and-after-school or
summer school programs.
(c) Whether the application provides services for the full
school year.
(d) The applicant’s track record for providing quality,
affordable before-and-after-school or summer school services.
(e) Whether an applicant serving children in any of grades K
to 8 is a licensed child care organization, is an entity that has an active
application to be a licensed child care organization, or has implemented the
Michigan Out-of-School Time Standards of Quality if the applicant is an exempt
entity and, beginning in 2025-2026,
serves at least 15 school-age youth at a single location in grades K to 12.
(6) Subject to subsection (7), an eligible entity that
receives grant funding under subsection (2) shall use the funding only to
provide before-school, after-school, before-and-after-school, or summer school
programming to children described in subsection (2)(a). The programming offered
under subsection (2) must meet all of the following:
(a) For programing programming that is offered by a licensed child care organization,
be provided to children and youth in
a manner in which the children are physically present at the building or
location for which the licensed child care organization received its license
under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128, or, for programing programming that is offered by an
exempt entity serving grades K to 12,
be provided to children and youth in
a manner in which the children and youth
are physically present at a building or location designated by the exempt
entity.
(b) Provide educational programming in core subject areas,
including, but not limited to, mathematics, reading, and science.
(c) Provide data to evaluate the program in a form and manner
as prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential.
(7) Subject For
2024-2025 only, and subject to subsections (4) and (5), up to 2% of funding
allocated under subsection (2) must be allocated to a nonprofit entity with
experience serving youth-serving organizations to provide start-up grants and
capacity building, professional development, and technical assistance for
implementation of high-quality, evidence-based out-of-school time learning
opportunities.
(8) Beginning in 2025-2026, all of
the following apply to funding allocated under this section:
(a) An amount not to exceed 0.25%
of the funding allocated under subsection (2) or $250,000.00, whichever is
greater, may be retained by Clinton County RESA for
administrative costs.
(b) An amount not to exceed
$500,000.00 of the funding allocated under subsection (2) must be allocated by
Clinton County RESA, as directed by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and in collaboration with the
center and the Michigan afterschool partnership as needed, to provide statewide
evaluation activities of eligible youth served, their families, and programs
funded under this section. This evaluation must allow for a comparative
analysis between program youth and their peers in grades K to 12.
(c) An amount not to exceed 1.5% of
the funding allocated under subsection (2) must be allocated by Clinton County RESA, as directed by the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential, and in collaboration with the Michigan afterschool
partnership, to provide statewide out-of-school time activities and supports
including, but not limited to, capacity building initiatives, professional
development, and technical assistance to increase the likelihood for
implementation of high quality, evidence-based, out-of-school time learning
opportunities by eligible entities under subsections (4) and (5).
(9) (8) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall award no not less
than 60% of the funding under subsection (2) to community-based organizations.
(10) (9) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall make payments under this section in
full upon grant award. Grantees that do not comply with reporting requirements,
fail to provide the services proposed in their grant application, or close
during the grant period may be required to repay the funding they received
under this section to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential.
(11) (10) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential, in collaboration with the Michigan Afterschool Partnership, shall
convene an advisory committee to review the program components listed within
this section and make recommendations to the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential for changes on the program described in this
section. The advisory committee shall meet at a schedule set by the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, or at least quarterly. The
advisory committee shall provide for the involvement of, but not limited to,
community-based organizations, regional intermediaries, district
administrators, youth, parents, and representatives from the business and
philanthropic communities, as appropriate.
(12) (11) From the state
school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1), Clinton County RESA shall allocate $18,000,000.00 $22,000,000.00 in 2024-2025 only to
recipients under this subsection as follows:
(a)
$4,000,000.00 to support the efforts of FFA.
(b) $3,000,000.00
$4,000,000.00 to the Boys and
Girls Club of Southeast Southeastern
Michigan in Detroit to expand
programming. Programming expansion includes, but is not limited to,
construction or remodeling of facilities to allow for new or extended programs.
(c) $3,000,000.00
$4,000,000.00 to the HYPE
Athletics Center in Dearborn Heights to
provide programming that may include, but is not limited to, science,
technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) programs; literacy and
reading programs; after-school programs; youth fitness and athletic programs;
and mental health and behavioral health services.
(d)
$1,500,000.00 to Brilliant Detroit to support delivery of high-dosage
neighborhood-based tutoring and direct noninstructional services for at-risk
pupils who are 3 to 12 years of age. Funding under this subdivision is intended
to ensure that pupils are proficient in English language arts by the end of
grade 3 and proficient in mathematics by the end of grade 8, that all
participants are kindergarten ready, and that pupils are prepared to attend
school regularly. As used in this subdivision, “at-risk pupil” means that term
as defined in section 31a.
(e)
$1,200,000.00 to the State Alliance of Michigan YMCAs to provide students in
grades 6 to 12 with hands-on civics and model-government programs that offer
statewide engagement with peers across this state for the purpose of expanding
those students’ opportunities to improve their social studies knowledge,
thinking skills, and intellectual processes and dispositions required for
active engagement in fulfilling responsibilities of civic participation.
(f)
$1,000,000.00 to the Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit to expand programming.
Programming expansion includes, but is not limited to, construction or
remodeling of facilities to allow for new or extended programs.
(g)
$1,000,000.00 to support the operations of the Flint Center for Educational
Excellence.
(h)
$800,000.00 to the Detroit Opera for educational programming for grades pre-K
to 12, including field trips, summer camps, and other learning opportunities.
The funds allocated under this subdivision are a work project appropriation,
and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The
purpose of the work project is to support the Detroit Opera educational
programming as described in this subdivision. The estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2028.
(i) $500,000.00 to Special Olympics Michigan, a nonprofit
organization organized under the laws of this state that is exempt from federal
income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC
501, that has a mission statement to provide year-round sports training and
athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Funding under this subdivision must be used by the organization to expand the
organization’s programming.
(j)
$500,000.00 to the Horatio Williams Foundation to support efforts to provide
college preparation services, math leagues, sports programming, and literacy
services in Detroit.
(k)
$500,000.00 to Friends of the Children, a nonprofit organization that employs
salaried professional mentors who support youth and their families from grades
K to 12. The salaried professional mentorship program in this subdivision must employ
a 2-generational approach to supporting youth in and outside of the classroom,
particularly in reading and math comprehension; support students and their
families by connecting them to concrete supports like education and employment
pathways, housing, utility assistance, and food security; and be located in a
city with a population greater than 600,000 in a county with a population
greater than 1,500,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.
(l) $500,000.00
to the Detroit Police Athletic League to support operations and programming
including, but not limited to, athletic programs and youth enrichment programs.
(m)
$500,000.00 to the Detroit Science Center, a nonprofit organization that is
tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986,
26 USC 501, and located in a city with a population greater than 600,000 in a
county with a population greater than 1,700,000 according to the most recent
federal decennial census. Funds under this subdivision must be used by the
nonprofit organization to expand the nonprofit organization’s mission of
providing opportunities for students to discover, explore, and appreciate
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in a creative, dynamic
learning environment.
(n) $2,000,000.00
to buildOn Detroit to expand the Service Learning
Program for high school students.
(13) (12)
Recipients For 2024-2025
only, recipients of grants under subsection (11) (12) may not apply for funding under subsection (2).
(14) Funds allocated under
subsection (12) for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any
unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose
of the work project is to provide additional support to out-of-school time programs.
The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.
(15) (13) As used in this section:
(a) “An entity that has an active application to be a
licensed child care organization” means an entity that has an active
application to be a licensed child care organization under 1973 PA 116, MCL
722.111 to 722.128, and will be a licensed child care organization before the
entity provides services for which a child care organization is required to be
licensed under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.
(b) “Child care organization” means that term as defined in
section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(c) “Exempt entity” means an entity described in section
1(1)(i)(i) to (v) of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(d) “Licensed child care organization” means a child care
organization that has been issued a license under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to
722.128, to operate a child care organization.
(e) “School-age” means a child who
is eligible to attend a grade of kindergarten or higher, but is less than 13
years of age. A child is considered to be school age on the first day of the
school year in which the child is eligible under section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL
722.111.
Sec. 32t. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024
2025-2026 only an amount not to
exceed $18,000,000.00 $25,000,000.00
to Clinton County RESA (CCRESA)
for phase 2 of a 3-year-old preschool
pilot program to provide services to 3-year-old
children. who do not meet the
age eligibility criteria for the great start readiness program, but meet all
other eligibility criteria for the great start readiness program. Eligible children are those whose age is
less than 4 years on September 1 and greater than or equal to 3 years on
December 1 of the current school year and whose family income is at or below
250% of the federal poverty level, with priority given to families with lower
incomes. Additional factors such as developmental delay, language barriers, or
challenging behaviors may also be considered for eligibility. These
services must be designed for children who are age 3 and must be similar to the
services provided through the great start readiness program. The program
described in this section must be administered by CCRESA
Strong Beginnings Implementation Team under the direction of the department , office of great start, of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential, with assessment, data, and collection analysis for the program
being provided by Michigan State University.
(2) The
department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential must pay the funding under this section to
Clinton County RESA in installments over 3 2 years. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall determine the amount to be used in each year.
(3) This section
is intended to provide funding to serve at least 1,000 children over the next 3
school years, evaluate outcomes, and create a scalable 3-year-old preschool
model. Clinton County RESA shall maintain funding at
no less than the amount received in 2022-2023 under this section for current participants.planning
for and implement phase 2 of the pilot preschool program for 3-year-old
children. The second phase of the pilot will examine variations of the current
program, such as part-day, 5-day-per-week, multiage grouping with the great
start readiness program, and inclusion.
(4) In order to evaluate the outcomes and impact of strong beginnings,
Clinton County RESA and Michigan State University
shall compare outcomes for children who attend strong beginnings and the great
start readiness program with:
(a) Outcomes for children who attend the great start readiness program
only.
(b) Outcomes for children who did not attend either program.
(5) Data used for the purpose of comparisons under subsection (4) must
include, at a minimum, strong beginnings waitlist data, strong beginnings child
assessment data, the great start readiness program child assessment data,
kindergarten attendance data, and elementary standardized testing data.
(6) At the end of the pilot, phase 2, Clinton County RESA shall
provide a report to the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential detailing all of the
following:
(a) How the phase 2 pilot was conducted.
(b) Demographics
of the children served.
(c) Outcomes
achieved.
(d) Challenges
Scope of expansion, including
successes and challenges the pilot faced and how the implementation team
responded.
(e) A An updated model, including phase 2 variations, this state could use to scale the
program statewide, if funding were available.
(7) (4) The funds allocated
under this section for 2023-2024 2025-2026
are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024
2025-2026 are carried forward
into 2024-2025. 2026-2027. The
purpose of the work project is to pilot a 3-year-old preschool program as
provided under this section. expand
phase 1 of the pilot to additional classrooms and initiate phase 2 of the
pilot. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.2029.
(8) (5) Notwithstanding section
17b, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall make payments under this
section on a schedule determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
Sec. 32y. Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under former
section 32x for 2023-2024 may be available for expenditure until September 30,
2029. A recipient of funding under that section must return any unexpended
funds to the department in the manner prescribed by the department not later
than October 30, 2029.
Sec. 33. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $11,000,000.00 for 2023-2024 only for grants to eligible
districts for the purposes described in this section.
(2) To receive a
grant under this section, a district must apply for the grant in a form and
manner prescribed by the department.
(3) A district
that meets both of the following is an eligible district under this section:
(a) The district
must enroll students in grades K to 5.
(b) The district
must, in its application described in subsection (2), pledge to do all of the
following:
(i) Provide for all pupils in grades K to 5 at least 60 minutes
per week of instruction in music or visual arts, taught by a certificated
teacher who has, or is working towards, the appropriate endorsement issued by
the department. For teaching music, the appropriate endorsement is a JX or JQ endorsement. For teaching visual arts, the
appropriate endorsement is an LQ, LX, or LZ endorsement.
(ii) Maintain staffing that includes at least 1 certificated
teacher with a JX or JQ music endorsement or an LQ, LX, or LZ visual arts
endorsement issued by the department for every 400 pupils enrolled in grades
K to 5.
(iii) Adopt and implement, or maintain, specific curricula for
music or visual arts.
(iv) Maintain in each elementary school at least 1 space that is
either dedicated to music or visual arts instruction or designated to be used
for music or visual arts instruction and that allows for effective
implementation of the music or visual arts curriculum, with consideration given
to the physical materials and tools needed for music or visual arts
instruction.
(v) Establish and maintain a separate dedicated budget for
music or visual arts instruction in grades K to 5.
(vi) Participate in the collection of data in the fall and
spring of the 2024-2025 school year on changes in course offerings, instructor
qualifications, student course enrollments, and other aspects of the district’s
music or visual arts programs as determined by the department and MI Creative
Potential.
(vii) Commit to including music and visual arts in district and
school continuous improvement planning using the program review tool that
accompanies the Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education, available in
the Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process database.
(viii) Adopt and implement a plan to satisfy the recommendations
listed in the Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education program.
(4) Grants awarded under this section must be awarded for the
coverage of costs for 1 year of additional costs, including 1-time costs, for
the district to implement or maintain a music or visual arts program.
(5) In awarding grants under this section, the department
shall prioritize as follows:
(a) The department shall first award grants to districts that
are first-time applicants and meet 1 of the following:
(i) The district currently has a music or visual arts program
that meets the requirements of subsection (3)(b)(i) to (vii) but does not meet the
recommendations listed in the Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education
program and the district will use the grant to move toward implementing those
recommendations.
(ii) The district
does not currently have a music program that meets the requirements of
subsection (3)(b)(i) to (vii) or does not currently have a visual arts program that meets
the requirements of subsection (3)(b)(i) to (vii).
(b) If there is funding remaining after awarding grants to
districts described in subdivision (a), the department shall award grants to
other eligible districts.
(6) All grants under this section must be awarded by not
later than February 1 of the fiscal year in which the grant is approved.
(7) If the total funding allocated under this section is
insufficient to fully fund payments to all eligible districts under this
section, the department shall prorate payments to all eligible districts on an
equal percentage basis.
(8) Subject to the provisions of
subsection (9), in addition to the funds appropriated in section 11, from the
state school aid fund, there is appropriated and allocated an amount not to
exceed $2,500,000.00 to Eaton Regional Education Service Agency to serve as the
fiscal agent for the Michigan Assessment Consortium to be used in implementing
MI Creative Potential, as led by the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and
Assessment Project, developed by the Michigan Assessment Consortium, in
partnership with the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Arts and
Culture Council, and Michigan educators. The Michigan Assessment Consortium
shall implement MI Creative Potential by acquiring and implementing the artlook platform, by building school and community
partnerships to allow districts to publicize their need for supplemental arts
instruction, by providing professional learning on artlook
tools, and by collecting and uploading data on availability of arts education
within districts in each prosperity region each school year. The data collected
and uploaded must include, but is not limited to, how many arts classes are
offered, the duration and frequency of instruction in the disciplines, educator
and staffing details, the arts budget in each building, arts-related extracurricular
activities that are offered, and community partners that are engaged. Eaton
Regional Education Service Agency shall provide a report to the department each
September on progress of this work.
(9) The appropriation and
allocation under subsection (8) is contingent on the effective issuance of a
directive by the budget director, pursuant to section 451a of the management
and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.451a, to lapse $2,500,000.00 in
remaining funding from a work project that was established under this section
in 2023-2024. The amount allocated under subsection (8) may not exceed the
amount lapsed from the work project referenced in the immediately preceding
sentence.
(10) (8) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(11) (9) The funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 are a
work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried
forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to provide for music
or visual arts education. The estimated completion date of the work project is
September 30, 2027.
Sec. 35a. (1) From the appropriations in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 an amount not to
exceed $82,900,000.00 and for 2025-2026 for the purposes of this section
an amount not to exceed $82,900,000.00 $52,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund for the purposes of this section. It is the intent of the
legislature that, for 2025-2026, 2026-2027,
the allocation from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section
11 for the purposes described in this section will be $67,900,000.00. $42,000,000.00. Excluding staff or
contracted employees funded under subsection (8), the superintendent shall
designate staff or contracted employees funded under this section as critical
shortage. By not later than December 31 of each fiscal year in which funding is
allocated under this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall do
both of the following:
(a) Report in person to the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid regarding progress on
early literacy and be available for questioning as prescribed through a process
developed by the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
school aid.
(b) Submit a written report to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid regarding progress
on early literacy. Beginning in 2025-2026, the report
described in this subdivision must include the number of literacy coaches
supported by funding provided under subsection (4), including the number of
coaches supported in each intermediate district, and the percentage of
supported coaches that have received, or are in the process of receiving,
professional learning by the approved provider described in subsection (11).
(2) A district that receives funds under subsection (5) may
spend up to 5% of those funds for professional development for educators in a
department-approved research-based training program related to current state
literacy standards for pupils in grades pre-K to 5. The professional
development must also include training in the use of screening and diagnostic
tools, progress monitoring, and intervention methods used to address barriers
to learning and delays in learning that are diagnosed through the use of these
tools.
(3) A district that receives funds under subsection (5) may
use up to 5% of those funds to administer department-approved screening and
diagnostic tools to monitor the development of early literacy and early reading
skills, and risk factors for word-level reading difficulties of pupils in
grades pre-K to 5 and to support evidence-based professional learning described
in subsection (11) for educators in administering and using screening, progress
monitoring, and diagnostic assessment data to inform instruction through
prevention and intervention in a multi-tiered system of supports framework. A
department-approved screening and diagnostic tool administered by a district
using funding under this section must include all of the following components:
phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, rapid automatized naming (RAN), and
comprehension. Further, all of the following sub-skills must be assessed within
each of these components:
(a) Phonemic awareness - segmentation, blending, and sound
manipulation (deletion and substitution).
(b) Phonics - decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling).
(c) Fluency.
(d) Comprehension - making meaning of text.
(4) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $42,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 for the purpose of
providing early literacy coaches at intermediate districts to assist teachers
in developing and implementing instructional strategies for pupils in grades
pre-K to 5 so that pupils are reading at grade level by the end of grade 3. All
of the following apply to funding under this subsection:
(a) The department shall develop an
application process consistent with the provisions of this subsection. An
application must provide assurances that literacy coaches funded under this
subsection are knowledgeable about at least the following:
(i) Current state literacy standards
for pupils in grades pre-K to 3.
(ii) Implementing an instructional delivery model based on
frequent use of formative, screening, and diagnostic tools, known as a
multi-tiered system of supports, to determine individual progress for pupils in
grades pre-K to 5 so that pupils are reading at grade level by the end of grade
3.
(iii) The use of data from diagnostic tools to determine the
necessary additional supports and interventions needed by individual pupils in
grades pre-K to 5 to read at grade level.
(b) From the allocation under this
subsection, the department shall award grants to intermediate districts for the
support of early literacy coaches. The department shall provide this funding in
the following manner:
(i) The department shall award each
intermediate district grant funding to support the cost of 2 early literacy
coaches in an equal amount per early literacy coach, not to exceed $125,000.00.
(ii) After distribution of the grant funding under subparagraph
(i), the department shall distribute the remainder of grant
funding for additional early literacy coaches in an amount not to exceed
$125,000.00 per early literacy coach. The number of funded early literacy
coaches for each intermediate district is based on the percentage of the total
statewide number of pupils in grades K to 3 who meet the income eligibility
standards for the federal free and reduced-price lunch programs who are
enrolled in districts in the intermediate district.
(c) If an intermediate district that
receives funding under this subsection uses an assessment tool that screens for
characteristics of dyslexia, the intermediate district shall use the assessment
results from that assessment tool to identify pupils who demonstrate
characteristics of dyslexia.
(d) All literacy coaches funded
under this subsection must have already received, or be making progress toward
receiving, professional learning by the approved provider described in
subsection (11).
(e) To be eligible to receive
funding under this subsection, an intermediate district must provide the
department with a list by September 1 of the immediately preceding fiscal year
containing contact information for all literacy coaches funded under this
subsection, in a form and manner determined by the department. An intermediate
district shall communicate any personnel changes and changes to contact
information for literacy coaches funded under this subsection to the department
within 30 days of the personnel change or change in contact information.
(5) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $19,900,000.00 for 2024-2025 to districts that provide additional instructional
time to those pupils in grades pre-K to 5 who have been identified by using
department-approved screening and diagnostic tools as needing additional
supports and interventions to read at grade level by the end of grade 3.
Additional instructional time may be provided before, during, and after regular
school hours or as part of a year-round balanced school calendar. All of the
following apply to funding under this subsection:
(a) To be eligible to receive funding, a district must
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the district has done
all of the following:
(i) Implemented a multi-tiered system
of supports instructional delivery model that is an evidence-based model that
uses data-driven problem solving to integrate academic and behavioral
instruction and that uses intervention delivered to all pupils in varying
intensities based on pupil needs. The multi-tiered system of supports must
provide at least all of the following essential components:
(A) Team-based leadership.
(B) A tiered delivery system.
(C) Selection and implementation of instruction, interventions,
and supports.
(D) A comprehensive screening and assessment system.
(E) Continuous data-based decision making.
(ii) Used department-approved research-based diagnostic tools to
identify individual pupils in need of additional instructional time.
(iii) Used a reading instruction method that focuses on the 5
fundamental building blocks of reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency,
vocabulary, and comprehension and content knowledge.
(iv) Provided teachers of pupils in grades pre-K to 5 with
research-based professional development in diagnostic data interpretation.
(v) Complied with the requirements under section 1280f of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1280f.
(b) The department shall distribute funding allocated under
this subsection to eligible districts on an equal per-first-grade-pupil basis.
(c) If the funds allocated under this subsection are
insufficient to fully fund the payments under this subsection, payments under
this subsection are prorated on an equal per-pupil basis based on grade 1
pupils.
(6) By not later than September 1 of each year, a district
that receives funding under subsection (5) in conjunction with the Michigan
student data system, if possible, shall provide to the department a report that
includes at least both of the following, in a form and manner prescribed by the
department:
(a) For pupils in grades pre-K to 5, the teachers, pupils,
schools, and grades served with funds under this section and the categories of
services provided.
(b) For pupils in grades pre-K to 5, pupil proficiency and
growth data that allows analysis both in the aggregate and by each of the
following subgroups, as applicable:
(i) School.
(ii) Grade level.
(iii) Gender.
(iv) Race.
(v) Ethnicity.
(vi) Economically disadvantaged status.
(vii) Disability.
(viii) Pupils identified as having reading deficiencies.
(7) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to an intermediate district in which the combined
total number of pupils in membership of all of its constituent districts is the
fewest among all intermediate districts. All of the following apply to the
funding under this subsection:
(a) Funding under this subsection must be used by the
intermediate district, in partnership with an association that represents
intermediate district administrators in this state, to implement all of the
following:
(i) Literacy essentials teacher and
principal training modules.
(ii) Face-to-face and online professional learning of literacy
essentials teacher and principal training modules for literacy coaches,
principals, and teachers.
(iii) The placement of regional lead literacy coaches to
facilitate professional learning for early literacy coaches. These regional
lead literacy coaches shall provide support for new literacy coaches, building
teachers, and administrators and shall facilitate regional data collection to
evaluate the effectiveness of statewide literacy coaches funded under this
section.
(iv) Provide $500,000.00 from this subsection for literacy
training, modeling, coaching, and feedback for district principals or chief
administrators, as applicable. The training described in this subparagraph must
use the pre-K and K to 3 essential instructional practices in literacy created
by the general education leadership network as the framework for all training
provided under this subparagraph.
(v) Job-embedded professional learning opportunities for
mathematics teachers through mathematics instructional coaching. Funding must
be used for professional learning for coaches, professional developers,
administrators, and teachers; coaching for early mathematics educators; the
development of statewide and regional professional learning networks in
mathematics instructions; and the development and support of digital
professional learning modules.
(b) By not later than September 1 of each year, the
intermediate district described in this subsection, in consultation with grant
recipients, shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the chairs of the senate and house
standing committees responsible for education legislation, the house and senate
fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report described under this
subdivision must include student achievement results in English language arts
and mathematics and survey results with feedback from parents and teachers
regarding the initiatives implemented under this subsection.
(c) Up to 2% of funds allocated under this subsection may be
used by the association representing intermediate district administrators that
is in partnership with the intermediate district specified in this subsection
to administer this subsection.
(8) From the allocation under subsection (1), the department
shall allocate the amount of $5,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to an
intermediate district or a consortium of intermediate districts to partner with
the Michigan Education Corps for the PreK Reading Corps, the K3 Reading Corps,
and the Math Corps. An intermediate district or a consortium of intermediate
districts receiving funding under this subsection must forward the amount
received under this subsection to the Michigan Education Corps for statewide
services. As conditions of receiving funding from an intermediate district or a
consortium of intermediate districts, all of the following apply to funding
received by the Michigan Education Corps under this subsection:
(a) By September 1 of the current
fiscal year, the Michigan Education Corps shall provide a report concerning its
use of the funding to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
school aid, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house
caucus policy offices on outcomes and performance measures of the Michigan
Education Corps, including, but not limited to, the degree to which the
Michigan Education Corps’ replication of the PreK Reading Corps, the K3 Reading
Corps, and the Math Corps programs is demonstrating sufficient efficacy and
impact. The report must include data pertaining to at least all of the
following:
(i) The current impact of the programs
on this state in terms of numbers of children and schools receiving support.
This portion of the report must specify the number of children tutored,
including dosage and completion, and the demographics of those children.
(ii) Whether the assessments and interventions are implemented
with fidelity. This portion of the report must include details on the total
number of assessments and interventions completed and the range, mean, and
standard deviation.
(iii) Whether the literacy or math improvement of children
participating in the programs is consistent with expectations. This portion of
the report must detail at least all of the following:
(A) Growth rate by grade or age
level, in comparison to targeted growth rate.
(B) Average linear growth rates.
(C) Exit rates.
(D) Percentage of children who exit
who also meet or exceed spring benchmarks.
(iv) The impact of the programs on organizations and
stakeholders, including, but not limited to, school administrators, internal
coaches, and AmeriCorps members.
(b) If the department determines
that the Michigan Education Corps has misused the funds allocated under this
subsection, the Michigan Education Corps shall reimburse this state for the
amount of state funding misused.
(c) An intermediate district or a
consortium of intermediate districts may not reserve any portion of the
allocation provided under this subsection for an evaluation of the Michigan
Education Corps, the Michigan Education Corps’ funding, or the Michigan Education
Corps’ programming unless agreed to in writing by the Michigan Education Corps.
An intermediate district or a consortium of intermediate districts shall award
the entire amount allocated under this subsection to the Michigan Education
Corps and shall not condition the forwarding of this funding on the
implementation of an independent evaluation.
(9) If a district or intermediate district expends any
funding received under subsection (4) or (5) for professional development in
research-based effective reading instruction, the district or intermediate
district shall select a professional development program from the list
described under in subdivision
(a). All of the following apply to the requirement under this subsection:
(a) The department shall issue a
request for proposals for professional development programs in research-based
effective reading instruction to develop an initial approved list of
professional development programs in research-based effective reading instruction.
The department shall make the initial approved list public and shall determine
if it will, on a rolling basis, approve any new proposals submitted for
addition to its initial approved list.
(b) To be included as an approved
professional development program in research-based effective reading
instruction under subdivision (a), an applicant must demonstrate to the
department in writing the program’s competency in all of the following topics:
(i) Understanding of phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
(ii) Appropriate use of assessments and differentiated
instruction.
(iii) Selection of appropriate instructional materials.
(iv) Application of research-based instructional practices.
(c) As used in this subsection,
“effective reading instruction” means reading instruction scientifically proven
to result in improvement in pupil reading skills.
(10) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 only
to an intermediate district identified
by the department for the provision of professional learning by the
approved provider described in subsection (11), first to educators in pre-K,
kindergarten, and grade 1 next to educators in grade 2 and grade 3; and then to
additional elementary school educators and pre-K to grade 12 certificated
special education personnel with endorsements in learning disabilities,
emotional impairments, or speech and language impairments. For purposes of this
subsection, the department approved
provider must establish and manage professional learning opportunities that
are open to all school personnel described in this subsection as follows:
(a) The department approved provider must first open
voluntary enrollment for any pre-K through grade 3 teacher on a first-come,
first-served basis, with voluntary enrollment prioritized for pre-K,
kindergarten, and grade 1 teachers. The department approved provider shall then open voluntary enrollment for the
remaining school personnel described in this subsection.
(b) The department approved provider must maintain open
enrollment until all funds are expended.
(11) For the provision of professional learning to the school
personnel described in subsection (10), the department shall approve LETRS as is the
approved provider of professional learning
, if as long as LETRS continues to meet all of the following:
(a) Be offered through a system of training
that provides educators with the knowledge base to effectively implement any
class-wide, supplemental, or intervention reading approach and to determine why
some students struggle with reading, writing, spelling, and language.
(b) Provide training activities that
direct educators to implement effective reading and spelling instruction
supported by scientifically based research and foster a direct explicit
instructional sequence that uses techniques to support teachers’ independence
in using their newly-learned skills with students in the classroom.
(c) Include integrated components
for educators and administrators in pre-K to grade 3 with embedded evaluation
or assessment of knowledge. Evaluation or assessment of knowledge under this
subdivision must incorporate evaluations of learning throughout each unit and
include a summative assessment that must be completed to demonstrate successful
course completion.
(d) Build teacher content knowledge
and pedagogical knowledge of the critical components of literacy including how
the brain learns to read, phonological and phonemic awareness; letter
knowledge; phonics; advanced phonics; vocabulary and oral language; fluency;
comprehension; spelling and writing; and the organization of language.
(e) Support educators in
understanding how to effectively use screening, progress monitoring, and
diagnostic assessment data to improve literacy outcomes through prevention and
intervention for reading difficulties in a multi-tiered system of supports. The
multi-tiered system of supports must include at least all of the following
essential components:
(i) Team-based leadership.
(ii) A tiered delivery system.
(iii) Selection and implementation of instruction, interventions,
and supports.
(iv) A comprehensive screening and assessment system.
(v) Continuous data-based decision making.
(12) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments made under subsections (7) and (8) on a schedule determined by the
department.
(13) As used in this section:
(a) “Dyslexia” means both of the
following:
(i) A specific learning disorder that
is neurobiological in origin and characterized by difficulties with accurate or
fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities that
typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that
is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision
of effective classroom instruction.
(ii) A specific learning disorder that may include secondary
consequences, such as problems in reading comprehension and a reduced reading
experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge
and lead to social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.
(b) “Evidence-based” means an
activity, program, process, service, strategy, or intervention that
demonstrates statistically significant effects on improving pupil outcomes or
other relevant outcomes and that meets at least both of the following:
(i) At least 1 of the following:
(A) Is based on strong evidence from
at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented experimental study.
(B) Is based on moderate evidence
from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study.
(C) Is based on promising evidence
from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with
statistical controls for selection bias.
(D) Demonstrates a rationale based
on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that the activity,
program, process, service, strategy, or intervention is likely to improve pupil
outcomes or other relevant outcomes.
(ii) Includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of the
activity, program, process, service, strategy, or intervention.
(c) “Explicit” means direct and
deliberate instruction through continuous pupil-teacher interaction that
includes teacher modeling, guided practice, and independent practice.
(d) “Fluency” means the ability to
read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.
(e) “Multi-tiered system of
supports” means a comprehensive framework that includes 3 distinct tiers of
instructional support and is composed of a collection of evidence-based
strategies designed to meet the individual needs and assets of a whole pupil at
all achievement levels.
(f) “Phonemic awareness” means the conscious
awareness of all of the following:
(i) Individual speech sounds,
including, but not limited to, consonants and vowels, in spoken syllables.
(ii) The ability to consciously manipulate through, including,
but not limited to, matching, blending, segmenting, deleting, or substituting,
individual speech sounds described in subparagraph (i).
(iii) All levels of the speech sound system, including, but not
limited to, word boundaries, rhyme recognition, stress patterns, syllables,
onset-rime units, and phonemes.
(g) “Phonological” means relating to
the system of contrastive relationships among the speech sounds that constitute
the fundamental components of a language.
(h) “Progress monitoring” means the
assessing of students’ academic performance, quantifying students’ rates of
improvement or progress toward goals, and determining how students are
responding to instruction.
(i) “Rapid automatized naming (RAN)”
means a task that measures how quickly individuals can name objects; pictures;
colors; or symbols, including letters and digits, aloud, which can predict
later reading abilities for preliterate children.
Sec. 35e. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 to Wayne State
University to study this state’s public school library programs.
(2) Wayne State University shall convene
a committee to conduct the study described in this section. The committee must
consist of 1 member from each of the following organizations:
(a) The department.
(b) The Library of Michigan.
(c) The Michigan Association of School
Librarians.
(d) The Michigan senate.
(e) The Michigan house of
representatives.
(f) The Michigan Education Association.
(g) The Michigan chapter of the American
Federation of Teachers.
(h) The Michigan Association of
Superintendents and Administrators.
(i) A Michigan
research university.
(3) The committee described in subsection
(2) shall conduct a study to investigate at least all of the following issues:
(a) How many schools in each district
have a school library.
(b) What hours school libraries are open
each week for students and faculty to use.
(c) What full-time equivalency of
certified school librarians are employed at each building.
(d) The ratio of students per certified
school librarian.
(e) What full-time equivalency of
paraprofessional or other staff are employed in the school library and the
credentialing of these staff, if any.
(f) How school libraries are scheduled.
(g) How many hours each week school
librarians provide direct library-related instruction to students.
(h) The technology available for students
to access library resources and lessons.
(i) The size
and age of the collection in each school library, and the extent of digital
materials available for students to access.
(j) Current funding per student for
school library materials.
(k) Any other matters that the committee
considers relevant to the fulfillment of its mission to determine the status of
school library programs in this state.
(4) The department shall provide staff
and other resources as the committee described in subsection (2) considers
appropriate, including contracting with a researcher. Appropriate costs must be
determined by the department, and the committee described in subsection (2)
shall reimburse the department for costs related to this subsection.
(5) The committee described in subsection
(2) may conduct public hearings to gather information, and may sponsor
statewide or regional conferences involving educators, students, or the public
at large.
(6) The committee described in subsection
(2) shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees
on school aid, the state budget director, the house and senate fiscal agencies,
and the department by not later than December 31, 2026. The report must create
a long-term plan for this state’s school library programs that may include the
adoption of guidelines for school library facilities, budget, staffing,
collection development, and curriculum standards for school library programs.
The final report and recommendations must include drafts of legislation
necessary to carry those recommendations into effect.
(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, the
department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by
the department.
Sec. 35m. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025
2025-2026 only an amount not to
exceed $87,000,000.00 $64,400,000.00
for the purposes described in this section, including payments to improve
educational outcomes in literacy.
(2) The
department shall create continue the
committee for literacy achievement that includes representatives of higher
education and early childhood literacy educators who have expertise in literacy
instruction and research. The committee
shall exist until at least September 2029. The department shall appoint the
members of the committee for literacy achievement. The department shall develop
a process to identify and assemble experts for the committee. The primary focus
of the committee is to recommend tools and strategies with the goal of increasing
student academic outcomes in the area of literacy. The committee is encouraged
to collaborate with the Michigan Education Research Institute or other entities
with similar expertise on the subject of literacy. The department shall
determine the size , timeline, and
benchmarks of the committee. The committee shall do all of the following:
(a) Critically
evaluate early literacy series and materials. The committee shall evaluate with
research-based outcomes, using the committee’s expertise in the field of
literacy. The committee shall assign grade tiers to the series based on the
series’ likelihood to increase student literacy outcomes. Priority must be
given to series that already have a demonstrated history of increasing student
outcomes. The committee may perform an
evaluation under this subdivision based on submissions from a vendor, but must
independently verify the validity of information provided by the vendor. The
committee is also strongly encouraged to evaluate available materials not
submitted to the department by a vendor.
(b) Critically
evaluate literacy professional development. The committee shall evaluate with
research-based outcomes, using the committee’s expertise in the field of
literacy. The committee shall assign grade tiers to the professional
development based on the professional development’s likelihood to increase
student literacy outcomes. Priority must be given to professional development
that already has a demonstrated history of increasing student outcomes. The
committee may perform an evaluation under this subdivision based on submissions
from a vendor, but must independently verify the validity of information
provided by the vendor. The committee is also strongly encouraged to evaluate
available materials not submitted to the department by a vendor.
(c) Critically
evaluate other applicable literacy tools or services the committee determines
to have a high likelihood or demonstrated history of increasing student
literacy outcomes. The committee may perform an
evaluation under this subdivision based on submissions from a vendor, but must
independently verify the validity of information provided by the vendor. The
committee is also strongly encouraged to evaluate available materials not
submitted to the department by a vendor.
(d) Create, and maintain, and post annually on a publicly available
website a rankings list of all early literacy series and other items the
committee has evaluated. This includes
items from each part of the rankings list, items evaluated in the 2024-2025
school year, and any subsequent items evaluated going forward. The
committee shall denote on the list whether major changes have been made to an
early literacy series or other item on the list since the early literacy series
or other item was evaluated by the committee and if the early literacy series
or other item has not been evaluated since the last ranking. The
rankings list created in this subdivision must align with the list of
evidence-based tier 1, classwide elementary reading
curricula and materials that are aligned with science of reading methods that
research has shown to improve literacy outcomes and help pupils achieve reading
proficiency as required under section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f.
(3) An
individual on the committee shall recuse themselves from evaluating early
literacy series and other items that the individual has helped create, that the
individual would benefit from financially, or for which the individual has any
other conflict of interest.
(4) From the
funds allocated in subsection (1), the department shall make payments to
districts and intermediate districts in an amount and on a schedule determined
by the department. The department shall
not make payments under this subsection until it has critically evaluated as
many early literacy series and other items from subsection (2) as possible.
Payments under this subsection must be made during the current fiscal year to
support district implementation in 2026-2027. The department shall use the
rankings list described in subsection (2) as the basis for how funding is
allocated in subsection (1) to districts and intermediate districts. Districts
and intermediate districts using higher-ranked literacy tools that are proven
to increase student outcomes shall receive more funding than districts and
intermediate districts utilizing lower-ranked literacy tools in both the base
award and the per-pupil awards described in this subsection. The department may
determine that some districts and intermediate districts will not receive
funding under this section based on the effectiveness of the early literacy
series or other items being utilized by the district or intermediate district. The
department shall award funding under this section using the following
methodology:
(a) A base award
equal to the amount necessary for the district or intermediate district to
implement the chosen early literacy series or other item. The department may
place a cap on the total award per district, intermediate district, or early
literacy series or other item and may choose not to award funding if the early
literacy series or other item is determined to be ineffective or is determined
to be less effective than other choices.
(b) A tiered per-pupil award based on the
number of pupils in membership at the district and intermediate district. The tiered per-pupil amount award must be larger for provide a higher per-pupil payment to districts
and intermediate districts using higher-ranked early literacy series or other
items as determined under subsection (2). The department may choose not to
award funding if the early literacy series or other item is determined to be
ineffective or is determined to be less effective than other choices.
(5) From the
funding allocated in subsection (1), the department may pay an annual stipend
of up to $8,000.00 for each member of the committee for literacy achievement
who is employed by or at a public institution of higher education, a district,
or an intermediate district. A stipend must be commensurate with the committee
member’s contribution to the committee.
during the fiscal year. Funding must be paid to the public institution
of higher education, the district, or the intermediate district where the committee
member is employed, and the public institution of higher education, the
district, or the intermediate district must then use funding received to award
the stipend directly to the individual committee member. A committee member who
is not employed by or at a public institution of higher education, a district,
or an intermediate district is not eligible to receive a stipend under this
subsection.
(6) To be
eligible for funding under this section, a district or intermediate district
must apply in a form and manner determined by the department. As a condition of
receiving the funding, the district or intermediate district must agree to
provide to the department information twice
a year, on or before May 1 and October 1, on the early literacy series
and other items used for the previous and current school years, and to provide this information
twice a year, on or before March 31 and August 1.and the early literacy series and other items to be used for the next
school year. The early literacy series and
other items used by districts and intermediate districts must be added to the
annual rankings required under subsection (2).
(7) Except as otherwise provided in this
section and notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments
under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(8) Funds allocated under this section
subsection (1) for 2024-2025 2025-2026 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 2025-2026 are carried forward into 2025-2026.
2026-2027. The purpose of the
work project is to improve literacy instructional practices. The estimated
completion date of the work project is September 30, 2028.2029.
(9) In addition to the allocation under
subsection (1), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section
11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 only
to an intermediate district in which the combined total number of pupils in
membership of all of its constituent districts is the fewest among all
intermediate districts in this state. All of the following apply to the funding
under this subsection:
(a) Funding under this subsection must be
used by the intermediate district, in partnership with an association that
represents intermediate district administrators in this state, to implement all
of the following:
(i) Literacy essentials teacher and principal training
modules.
(ii)
Face-to-face and online professional learning on literacy essentials teacher
and principal training modules for literacy coaches, principals, and teachers.
(iii)
The placement of regional lead literacy coaches to facilitate professional
learning for early literacy coaches. Regional lead literacy coaches described
in this subparagraph shall provide support for new literacy coaches, building
teachers, and administrators, and shall facilitate regional data collection to
evaluate the effectiveness of statewide literacy coaches funded under this
section.
(iv)
A provision of $500,000.00 under this subsection for literacy training,
modeling, coaching, and feedback for district principals or chief
administrators, as applicable. The training described in this subparagraph must
use the pre-K and K to 3 essential instructional practices in literacy created
by the general education leadership network as the framework for all training
provided under this subparagraph.
(b) By not later than September 1 of each
year, the intermediate district described in this subsection, in consultation
with grant recipients, shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the chairs of the senate and
house standing committees responsible for education legislation, the house and
senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report described in
this subdivision must include student achievement results in English language arts
and survey results with feedback from parents and teachers regarding the
initiatives implemented under this subsection.
(c) Up to 2% of funds allocated under
this subsection may be used by the association representing intermediate
district administrators that is in partnership with the intermediate district
specified in this subsection to administer this subsection.
(10) In addition to the allocation under
subsection (1), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section
11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,600,000.00 for 2025-2026 to
expand the implementation of the literacy and social, emotional, and behavioral
components of a multi-tiered system of supports, including positive behavioral
interventions and supports, using the Michigan Multi-Tiered System of Supports
Technical Assistance Center. Both of the following apply to funds allocated under
this subsection:
(a) The department shall use funds
allocated under this subsection, through an intermediate district, for the
purpose of expanding the statewide expertise, technical assistance, and
implementation of the multi-tiered system of supports, dyslexia expertise, and
evidence-based instructional practices grounded in the science of reading using
the Michigan Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance Center, a
nationally recognized program. In addition, the department shall identify an
intermediate district to act as a fiscal agent for these funds.
(b) Up to 2% of funds allocated under
this subsection may be used by the intermediate district serving as the fiscal
agent for these funds to administer this subsection.
Sec. 39. (1) An eligible applicant receiving funds under
section 32d shall submit an application, in a form and manner prescribed by the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, by a date
specified by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential
in the immediately preceding fiscal year. An eligible applicant is not required
to amend the applicant’s current accounting cycle or adopt this state’s fiscal
year accounting cycle in accounting for financial transactions under this
section. The application must include all of the following:
(a) The estimated total number of children in the
community who meet the criteria of section 32d and the total number of age-eligible
children in the community, as provided to the applicant by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential utilizing the most recent
population data available from the American Community Survey conducted by the
United States Census Bureau. The department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential shall ensure that it provides updated American Community Survey
population data at least once every 3 years.
(b) The estimated number of age-eligible children in the community who meet the criteria of
section 32d and are being served exclusively by Head Start programs
operating in the community.
(c) The number of children whom the applicant has will have the capacity to serve in each eligible great start readiness
program option who meet the age-eligible
criteria of section 32d. including
a verification of physical facility and staff resources capacity.
(2) The great start readiness
target foundation amount for 2025-2026 is $10,650.00.
(3) (2) After notification of funding allocations, an applicant
receiving funds under section 32d shall also submit an implementation plan for
approval, in a form and manner prescribed by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential, by a date specified by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential, that details how the applicant
complies with the program components established by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential under section 32d.
(4) (3) The Subject to subsection (5), the initial allocation to each eligible applicant under section
32d is the lesser of the following:equal to the sum of the following:
(a)
The sum of the number of children served in a school-day program in the
preceding school year multiplied by $10,185.00, the number of children served
in a GSRP extended program in the preceding school year multiplied by
$12,222.00, the number of children served in a GSRP/Head Start school-day
blended program or a part-day program in the preceding school year multiplied
by $5,093.00, and the number of children served in a GSRP/Head Start extended
blended program in the preceding school year multiplied by $6,111.00.
(b)
The sum of the number of children the applicant has the capacity to serve in
the current school year in a school-day program multiplied by $10,185.00, the
number of children served in a GSRP extended program the applicant has the
capacity to serve in the current school year multiplied by $12,222.00, the
number of children served in a GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program or a
part-day program the applicant has the capacity to serve in the current school
year multiplied by $5,093.00, and the number of children served in a GSRP/Head
Start extended blended program the applicant has the capacity to serve in the
current school year multiplied by $6,111.00.
(4) If
funds remain after the allocations under subsection (3), the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall distribute the remaining
funds to each intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts
that serves less than the state percentage benchmark determined under
subsection (5). The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall distribute these remaining funds to each eligible applicant
based upon each applicant’s proportionate share of the remaining unserved
children necessary to meet the statewide percentage benchmark in intermediate
districts or consortia of intermediate districts serving less than the
statewide percentage benchmark. When all applicants have been given the
opportunity to reach the statewide percentage benchmark, the statewide
percentage benchmark may be reset, as determined by the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential, until greater equity of opportunity to
serve eligible children across all intermediate school districts has been
achieved.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (4), the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall calculate a percentage of children served by
each intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts by adding
the number of children served in the immediately preceding year by that
intermediate district or consortium with the number of eligible children under
section 32d served exclusively by Head Start, as reported in a form and manner
prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential,
within the intermediate district or consortia service area and dividing that
total by the total number of children within the intermediate district or
consortium of intermediate districts who meet the criteria of section 32d as
determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential
utilizing the most recent population data available from the American Community
Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau. The department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall compare the resulting percentage of
eligible children served to a statewide percentage benchmark to determine if
the intermediate district or consortium is eligible for additional funds under
subsection (4). The statewide percentage benchmark is 100%.
(a) The number of children in the
current school year served in a program determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be a school-day program
multiplied by the great start readiness target foundation.
(b) The number of children in the
current school year served in a program determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be a part-day program or a
school-day blended with Head Start multiplied by the great start readiness
target foundation divided by 2.
(c) The total number of children in
the current school year served in a program determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be an extended program
multiplied by the great start readiness target foundation multiplied by 1.2.
(d) The number of children in the
current school year served in a program determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be an extended program
blended with Head Start or a part-day extended program multiplied by the great
start readiness target foundation multiplied by 0.6.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), if
the calculations under subsection (4) result in a total allocation exceeding
the amount available as allocated or appropriated under section 32d(2), initial
allocations to each eligible applicant under section 32d are calculated as the
sum of the following:
(a) An amount equal to the
calculations described in subsection (4) but using for those calculations the
lesser of the number of children served in the immediately preceding fiscal
year or the number of children the applicant has the capacity to serve in the
current fiscal year instead of the number of children served in the current
fiscal year.
(b) An amount equal to the
remaining available dollars after calculations in subdivision (a) distributed
proportionately to eligible applicants where calculations under subdivision (a)
are less than the amount originally calculated under subsection (4).
(6) If the calculations under
subsection (5) result in a total allocation exceeding the amount available as
allocated or appropriated under section 32d(2), the initial allocation to each
eligible applicant is the amount calculated under subsection (4) prorated on an
equal percentage basis.
(7) (6) If, taking into account the total amount to be allocated to
the applicant as calculated under this section, an applicant determines that it
is able to include additional eligible children in the great start readiness
program without additional funds under section 32d, the applicant may include
additional eligible children but does not receive additional funding under
section 32d for those children.
(8) (7) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall review the program components under section 32d and under this
section at least biennially. The department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential also shall convene a committee of internal and external
stakeholders at least once every 5 years to ensure that the funding structure
under this section reflects current system needs under section 32d.
(8) As
used in this section, “GSRP/Head Start blended program”, “GSRP extended program”,
“part-day program”, and “school-day program” mean those terms as defined in
section 32d.
Sec. 39a. (1) From the federal funds appropriated in section
11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible
entities all available federal funding, estimated at $754,700,000.00, $824,700,000.00, for the federal
programs under the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or the
every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95. These funds are allocated as
follows:
(a) An amount estimated at $1,200,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to provide students with
drug- and violence-prevention programs and to implement strategies to improve
school safety, funded from DED‑OESE, drug-free
schools and communities funds.
(b) An amount estimated at $100,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purpose of preparing,
training, and recruiting high-quality teachers and class size reduction, funded
from DED-OESE, improving teacher quality funds.
(c) An amount estimated at $13,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for programs to teach English
to limited English proficient (LEP) children, funded
from DED-OESE, language acquisition state grant
funds.
(d) An amount estimated at $2,800,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for rural and low-income
schools, funded from DED-OESE, rural and low income
school funds.
(e) An amount estimated at $535,000,000.00 $585,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to provide supplemental
programs to enable educationally disadvantaged children to meet challenging
academic standards, funded from DED-OESE, title I,
disadvantaged children funds.
(f) An amount estimated at $9,200,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purpose of
identifying and serving migrant children, funded from DED-OESE,
title I, migrant education funds.
(g) An amount estimated at $40,400,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purpose of providing
high-quality extended learning opportunities, after school and during the
summer, for children in low-performing schools, funded from DED-OESE, twenty-first century community learning center funds.
(h) An amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to help support local school
improvement efforts, funded from DED-OESE, title I,
local school improvement grants.
(i) An amount estimated at $35,000,000.00
$55,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to improve the academic
achievement of students, funded from DED-OESE, title
IV, student support and academic enrichment grants.
(j) An amount estimated at $3,100,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for literacy programs that
advance literacy skills for students from birth through grade 12, including,
but not limited to, English-proficient students and students with disabilities,
funded from DED-OESE, striving readers comprehensive
literacy program.
(k) An amount estimated at $1,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for grants to support and
demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health service
providers, funded from DED-OESE, mental health
service professional demonstration grant program.
(2) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities
all available federal funding, estimated at $60,500,000.00 $66,415,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the following programs
that are funded by federal grants:
(a) An amount estimated at $3,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to provide services to
homeless children and youth, funded from DED-OVAE, homeless
children and youth funds.
(b) An amount estimated at $24,000,000.00 $30,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for providing career and
technical education services to pupils, funded from DED-OVAE,
basic grants to states.
(c) An amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the Michigan charter
school subgrant program, funded from DED–OII, public
charter schools program funds.
(d) An amount estimated at $18,000,000.00 $17,700,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purpose of promoting
and expanding high-quality preschool services, funded from HHS–OCC, preschool
development funds.
(e) An amount estimated at $1,500,000.00 $1,715,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purpose of addressing
priority substance abuse treatment, prevention, and mental health needs, funded
from HHS‑SAMHSA.
(3) The department, or, for subsections (1)(g) and (2)(d),
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, shall
distribute all federal funds allocated under this section in accordance with
federal law and with flexibility provisions outlined in Public Law 107-116, and
in the education flexibility partnership act of 1999, Public Law 106-25.
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department or the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential, as applicable, shall make payments of federal
funds to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under
this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(4) For the purposes of applying for federal grants
appropriated under this article, the department, or, for subsections (1)(g) and
(2)(d), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, shall
allow an intermediate district to submit a consortium application on behalf of
2 or more districts with the agreement of those districts as appropriate
according to federal rules and guidelines.
(5) For the purposes of funding federal title I grants under
this article, in addition to any other federal grants for which the strict
discipline academy is eligible, the department, or, for subsections (1)(g) and
(2)(d), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, shall
allocate to a strict discipline academy out of title I, part A an amount equal
to what the strict discipline academy would have received if included and
calculated under title I, part D, or what it would receive under the formula
allocation under title I, part A, whichever is greater.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) “DED” means the United States Department of Education.
(b) “DED-OESE” means the DED Office
of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c) “DED-OII” means the DED Office
of Innovation and Improvement.
(d) “DED-OVAE” means the DED Office
of Vocational and Adult Education.
(e) “HHS” means the United States Department of Health and
Human Services.
(f) “HHS-OCC” means the HHS Office of Child Care.
(g) “HHS-SAMHSA” means the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Project.
Sec. 41. (1) For a district to be eligible to receive funding
under this section, the district must administer to English language learners
the English language proficiency assessment known as the “WIDA
ACCESS for English language learners” or the “WIDA
Alternate ACCESS”. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section
11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $50,186,100.00 $62,732,600.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for payments to eligible
districts for services for English language learners who have been administered
the WIDA ACCESS for English language learners. Services for English language learners under this section may
include software used to assist learning.
(2) The department shall distribute funding allocated under
subsection (1) to eligible districts based on the number of full-time
equivalent English language learners as follows:
(a) $1,863.00 $2,329.00
per full-time equivalent English language learner who has been assessed
under the WIDA ACCESS for English language learners
or the WIDA Alternate ACCESS with a WIDA ACCESS or WIDA Alternate
ACCESS composite score between 1.0 and 1.9, or less, as applicable to each
assessment. It is the intent of the legislature to increase this amount until
it reaches 75% of the target foundation allowance.
(b) $1,286.00 $1,608.00
per full-time equivalent English language learner who has been assessed
under the WIDA ACCESS for English language learners
or the WIDA Alternate ACCESS with a WIDA ACCESS or WIDA Alternate
ACCESS composite score between 2.0 and 2.9, or less, as applicable to each
assessment. It is the intent of the legislature to increase this amount until
it reaches 50% of the target foundation allowance.
(c) $210.00 $263.00
per full-time equivalent English language learner who has been assessed
under the WIDA ACCESS for English language learners
or the WIDA Alternate ACCESS with a WIDA ACCESS or WIDA Alternate
ACCESS composite score between 3.0 and 3.9, or less, as applicable to each
assessment. It is the intent of the legislature to increase this amount until
it reaches 35% of the target foundation allowance.
(3) If funds allocated under subsection (1) are insufficient
to fully fund the payments as prescribed under subsection (2), the department
shall prorate payments on an equal percentage basis, with the same percentage
proration applied to all funding categories.
(4) By October 15 of the fiscal year following the receipt of
funding under subsection (1), each district receiving funds under subsection
(1) shall submit to the department a report, not to exceed 10 pages, on the
usage by the district of funds under subsection (1) in a form and manner
determined by the department, including a brief description of each program
conducted or services performed by the district using funds under subsection
(1) and the amount of funds under subsection (1) allocated to each of those
programs or services. If a district does not comply with this subsection, the
department shall withhold an amount equal to the December payment due under
this section until the district complies with this subsection. If the district
does not comply with this subsection by the end of the fiscal year, the
withheld funds are forfeited to the state school aid fund.
(5) To receive funds under subsection (1), a district must
allow access for the department or the department’s designee to audit all
records related to the program for which it receives those funds. The district
shall reimburse this state for all disallowances found in the audit.
(6) Beginning July 1, 2020, and every 3 years thereafter, the
department shall review the per-pupil distribution under subsection (2), to
ensure that funding levels are appropriate and make recommendations for
adjustments to the members of the senate and house subcommittees on K to 12
school aid appropriations.
(7) By not later than March 1, 2025, the The department shall establish English
language learner program models that establish a minimum number of minutes per
week that districts must provide direct English language development
instruction for students according to the student’s proficiency levels. These
models must be compliant with federal requirements related to English language
learner program services. It is the intent of the legislature that,
beginning in 2025-2026, to To be considered
an eligible recipient of funding under this section, a district must agree to
meet or exceed the minimum number of minutes per week, as determined by the
department, that the district provides direct English language development
instruction.
Sec. 41b. (1) From the state school aid fund
money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an
amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00
for KEYS Grace Academy to, in partnership with Kalasho
Education and Youth Services in Warren,
provide English-as-a-second-language services, provide early childhood
learning, improve progress toward high school graduation attainment, and
provide K to 12 education-support services to legal immigrants.
(2) The funds allocated in this section are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into
2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue to provide
English-as-a-second-language services, provide early childhood learning,
improve progress toward high school graduation attainment, and provide K to 12
education-support services to legal immigrants. The estimated completion date
of the work project is September 30, 2026.
Sec. 51a. (1) From the
state school aid fund money in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $1,822,546,100.00 for 2023-2024 and there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $2,064,096,100.00 $2,028,696,100.00
for 2024-2025 and there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $2,219,596,100.00 for 2025-2026 from state sources
and all available federal funding under sections 1411 to 1419 of part B of the
individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1411 to 1419, estimated at $390,000,000.00
for 2023-2024 and $450,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $500,000,000.00 for 2025-2026, plus any carryover federal funds from previous year appropriations. In
addition, from the state school aid fund money in section 11,
there is allocated an amount not to exceed $76,150,000.00 for 2023-2024 only to
supplement the allocations in this section. The allocations under this
subsection are for the purpose of reimbursing districts and intermediate
districts for special education programs, services, and special education
personnel as prescribed in article 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1701
to 380.1761; net tuition payments made by intermediate districts to the
Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind; and special education programs and
services for pupils who are eligible for special education programs and
services according to statute or rule. For meeting the costs of special
education programs and services not reimbursed under this article, a district
or intermediate district may use money in general funds or special education
funds, not otherwise restricted, or contributions from districts to
intermediate districts, tuition payments, gifts and contributions from
individuals or other entities, or federal funds that may be available for this
purpose, as determined by the intermediate district plan prepared under article
3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1761. Notwithstanding section
17b, the department shall make payments of federal funds to districts, intermediate
districts, and other eligible entities under this section on a schedule
determined by the department.
(2) From the
funds allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated the amount necessary,
estimated at $404,200,000.00 for 2023-2024 and estimated at $456,800,000.00 $441,400,000.00 for 2024-2025 and
$492,400,000.00 for 2024-2025, 2025-2026,
for payments toward reimbursing districts and intermediate districts for
28.6138% of total approved costs of special education, excluding costs
reimbursed under section 53a, and 70.4165% of total approved costs of
special education transportation.
(3) If the
department determines that the amount allocated for a fiscal year to a district
or intermediate district under subsection (2) is insufficient to fulfill the
specified percentages in subsection (2), the department shall pay the shortfall
to the district or intermediate district during the fiscal year beginning on
the October 1 following the determination. If the department determines that
the amount allocated for a fiscal year to a district or intermediate district
under subsection (2) exceeds the sum of the amount necessary to fulfill the
specified percentages in subsection (2), the department shall deduct the amount
of the excess from the district’s or intermediate district’s payments under
this article for the fiscal year beginning on the October 1 following the
determination.
(4) State funds
are allocated on a total approved cost basis. Federal funds are allocated under
applicable federal requirements.
(5) From the
amount allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $3,200,000.00
for 2023-2024 and there is allocated an amount not to exceed $3,200,000.00
for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 to
reimburse 100% of the net increase in necessary costs incurred by a district or
intermediate district in implementing the revisions in the administrative rules
for special education that became effective on July 1, 1987. As used in this
subsection, “net increase in necessary costs” means the necessary additional
costs incurred solely because of new or revised requirements in the
administrative rules minus cost savings permitted in implementing the revised
rules. The department shall determine net increase in necessary costs in a
manner specified by the department.
(6) For purposes
of this section and sections 51b to 58, all of the following apply:
(a) “Total
approved costs of special education” are determined in a manner specified by
the department and may include indirect costs, but must not exceed 115% of
approved direct costs for section 52 and section 53a programs. The total
approved costs include salary and other compensation for all approved special
education personnel for the program, including payments for Social Security and
Medicare and public school employee retirement system contributions. The total
approved costs do not include salaries or other compensation paid to
administrative personnel who are not special education personnel as that term
is defined in section 6 of the revised school code, MCL 380.6. Costs reimbursed
by federal funds, other than those federal funds included in the allocation
made under this article, are not included. Special education approved personnel
not utilized full time in the evaluation of students or in the delivery of
special education programs, ancillary, and other related services are
reimbursed under this section only for that portion of time actually spent
providing these programs and services, with the exception of special education
programs and services provided to youth placed in child caring institutions or
juvenile detention programs approved by the department to provide an on-grounds
education program.
(b)
Reimbursement for ancillary and other related services, as that term is defined
by R 340.1701c of the Michigan Administrative Code, is not provided when those
services are covered by and available through private group health insurance
carriers or federal reimbursed program sources unless the department and
district or intermediate district agree otherwise and that agreement is
approved by the state budget director. Expenses, other than the incidental
expense of filing, must not be borne by the parent. In addition, the filing of
claims must not delay the education of a pupil. A district or intermediate
district is responsible for payment of a deductible amount and for an advance
payment required until the time a claim is paid.
(c) If an
intermediate district purchases a special education pupil transportation
service from a constituent district that was previously purchased from a
private entity; if the purchase from the constituent district is at a lower
cost, adjusted for changes in fuel costs; and if the cost shift from the
intermediate district to the constituent does not result in any net change in
the revenue the constituent district receives from payments under sections 22b
and 51c, then upon application by the intermediate district, the department
shall direct the intermediate district to continue to report the cost
associated with the specific identified special education pupil transportation
service and shall adjust the costs reported by the constituent district to remove
the cost associated with that specific service.
(7) A pupil who
is enrolled in a full-time special education program conducted or administered
by an intermediate district or a pupil who is enrolled in the Michigan Schools
for the Deaf and Blind is not included in the membership count of a district,
but is counted in membership in the intermediate district of residence.
(8) Special
education personnel transferred from 1 district to another to implement the
revised school code are entitled to the rights, benefits, and tenure to which
the individual would otherwise be entitled had that individual been employed by
the receiving district originally.
(9) If a
district or intermediate district uses money received under this section for a
purpose other than the purpose or purposes for which the money is allocated,
the department may require the district or intermediate district to refund the
amount of money received. The department shall deposit money that is refunded
in the state treasury to the credit of the state school aid fund.
(10) From the
funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated the amount necessary,
estimated at $1,700,000.00 for 2023-2024 and estimated at $1,700,000.00 $1,600,000.00 for 2024-2025 and estimated at $1,600,000.00 for
2025-2026, to pay the foundation allowances for pupils described in this subsection.
The department shall calculate the allocation to a district under this
subsection by multiplying the number of pupils described in this subsection who
are counted in membership in the district times the sum of the foundation
allowance under section 20 of the pupil’s district of residence, plus the
amount of the district’s per-pupil allocation under section 20m, not to exceed
the target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year, or, for a pupil
described in this subsection who is counted in membership in a district that is
a public school academy, times an amount equal to the amount per membership
pupil under section 20(6). The department shall calculate the allocation to an
intermediate district under this subsection in the same manner as for a
district, using the foundation allowance under section 20 of the pupil’s
district of residence not to exceed the target foundation allowance for the
current fiscal year and that district’s per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
This subsection applies to all of the following pupils:
(a) Pupils
described in section 53a.
(b) Pupils
counted in membership in an intermediate district who are not special education
pupils and are served by the intermediate district in a juvenile detention or
child caring facility.
(c) Pupils with
an emotional impairment counted in membership by an intermediate district and
provided educational services by the department of health and human services.
(11) If it is
determined that funds allocated under subsection (2) or (10) or under section
51c will not be expended, funds up to the amount necessary and available may be
used to supplement the allocations under subsection
(2) or (10) or under section 51c to fully fund those allocations. After
payments under subsections (2) and
(10) and section 51c, the department shall expend the remaining funds from the
allocation in subsection (1) in the following order:
(a) One hundred
percent of the reimbursement required under section 53a.
(b) One hundred
percent of the reimbursement required under subsection (5).
(c) One hundred
percent of the payment required under section 54.
(d) One hundred
percent of the payments under section 56.
(12) The
allocations under subsections (2) and (10) are allocations to intermediate
districts only and are not allocations to districts, but instead are
calculations used only to determine the state payments under section 22b.
(13) If a public
school academy that is not a cyber school, as that term is defined in section
551 of the revised school code, MCL 380.551, enrolls under this section a pupil
who resides outside of the intermediate district in which the public school academy
is located and who is eligible for special education programs and services
according to statute or rule, or who is a child with a disability, as that term
is defined under the individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law
108-446, the intermediate district in which the public school academy is
located and the public school academy shall enter into a written agreement with
the intermediate district in which the pupil resides for the purpose of
providing the pupil with a free appropriate public education, and the written
agreement must include at least an agreement on the responsibility for the
payment of the added costs of special education programs and services for the
pupil. If the public school academy that enrolls the pupil does not enter into
an agreement under this subsection, the public school academy shall not charge
the pupil’s resident intermediate district or the intermediate district in
which the public school academy is located the added costs of special education
programs and services for the pupil, and the public school academy is not
eligible for any payouts based on the funding formula outlined in the resident
or nonresident intermediate district’s plan. If a pupil is not enrolled in a
public school academy under this subsection, the provision of special education
programs and services and the payment of the added costs of special education
programs and services for a pupil described in this subsection are the
responsibility of the district and intermediate district in which the pupil
resides.
(14) For the
purpose of receiving its federal allocation under part B of the individuals
with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446, a public school academy
that is a cyber school, as that term is defined in section 551 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.551, and is in compliance with section 553a of the revised
school code, MCL 380.553a, directly receives the federal allocation under part
B of the individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446, from
the intermediate district in which the cyber school is located, as the
subrecipient. If the intermediate district does not distribute the funds
described in this subsection to the cyber school by the part B application due
date of July 1, the department may distribute the funds described in this
subsection directly to the cyber school according to the formula prescribed in
34 CFR 300.705 and 34 CFR 300.816. Beginning July 1, 2021, this subsection is
subject to section 8c. It is the intent of the legislature that the immediately
preceding sentence apply retroactively and is effective July 1, 2021.
(15) For a
public school academy that is a cyber school, as that term is defined in
section 551 of the revised school code, MCL 380.551, and is in compliance with
section 553a of the revised school code, MCL 380.553a, that enrolls a
pupil under this section, the intermediate district in which the cyber school
is located shall ensure that the cyber school complies with sections 1701a,
1703, 1704, 1751, 1752, 1756, and 1757 of the revised school code, MCL
380.1701a, 380.1703, 380.1704, 380.1751, 380.1752, 380.1756, and 380.1757;
applicable rules; and the individuals with disabilities education act, Public
Law 108-446. Beginning July 1, 2021, this subsection is subject to section 8c.
It is the intent of the legislature that the immediately preceding sentence apply
retroactively and is effective July 1, 2021.
(16) For the
purposes of this section, the department or the center shall only require a
district or intermediate district to report information that is not already
available from the financial information database maintained by the center.
Sec. 51c. As required by
the court in the consolidated cases known as Durant v State of Michigan, 456 Mich 175 (1997), from the allocation under section
51a(1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 and for 2024-2025 , and for 2025-2026 the amount necessary,
estimated at $903,300,000.00 for 2023-2024 and $1,016,400,000.00 $993,100,000.00 for 2024-2025 , and $1,107,900,000.00 for 2025-2026, for payments to reimburse
districts for 28.6138% of total approved costs of special education excluding
costs reimbursed under section 53a, and 70.4165% of total approved costs of
special education transportation. Funds allocated under this section that are
not expended in the fiscal year for which they were allocated, as determined by
the department, may be used to supplement the allocations under sections 22a
and 22b to fully fund those allocations for the same fiscal year.
Sec. 51d. (1) From the federal funds appropriated in section
11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 all available federal funding,
estimated at $72,000,000.00, and there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 all available federal
funding, estimated at $83,000,000.00, for special education programs and
services that are funded by federal grants. The department shall distribute all
federal funds allocated under this section in accordance with federal law. Notwithstanding
section 17b, the department shall make payments of federal funds to districts,
intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under this section on a
schedule determined by the department.
(2) From the federal funds allocated under subsection (1),
the following amounts are allocated:
(a) For 2023-2024, an amount estimated at $15,000,000.00
and for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, an
amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for handicapped infants and toddlers, funded
from DED-OSERS, handicapped infants and toddlers
funds.
(b) For 2023-2024, an amount estimated at $14,000,000.00
and for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, an
amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for preschool grants under Public Law
94-142, funded from DED-OSERS, handicapped preschool
incentive funds.
(c) For 2023-2024, an amount estimated at $43,000,000.00
and for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, an
amount estimated at $55,000,000.00 for special education programs funded by
DED-OSERS, handicapped program, individuals with
disabilities act funds.
(3) As used in this section, “DED-OSERS”
means the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
Sec. 51e. (1) From the
allocation under section 51a(1), there is allocated for the amount necessary,
estimated at $499,900,000.00 for 2023-2024 and $499,600,000.00 $503,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 , and $528,100,000.00 for 2025-2026, for payments to districts and
intermediate districts for 100% of foundation allowance costs associated with
special education pupils.
(2) The
department shall calculate the amount allocated to a district under this
section by multiplying the district’s special education pupil membership,
excluding pupils described in section 51a(11), times 100% of the foundation
allowance under section 20 of the pupil’s district of residence, plus 100% of
the amount of the district’s per-pupil allocation under section 20m, not to
exceed 100% of the target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year, or,
for a special education pupil in membership in a district that is a public
school academy, times an amount equal to 100% of the amount per membership
pupil calculated under section 20(6). For an intermediate district, the
amount allocated under this subsection is an amount per special education membership
pupil, excluding pupils described in section 51a(11), and is calculated in the
same manner as for a district, using 100% of the foundation allowance under
section 20 of the pupil’s district of residence, not to exceed 100% of the
target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year, and 100% of that
district’s per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
Sec. 51g. From the general fund money appropriated in section
11, $3,000,000.00 is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to an association for administrators of special education
services to develop content for use by special education students, teachers,
and others. Any content that is developed as described in this section must be
accessible throughout this state. Funds received by an association under this
section may be used to support the development of assessment tools to measure
the needs of students with special education needs in remote learning
environments and the effectiveness of various educational methods and tools, in
collaboration with the department. Funds under this section may also be
utilized to identify any available federal funds for research related to
special education in remote learning.
Sec. 53a. (1) For districts, reimbursement for pupils
described in subsection (2) is 100% of the total approved costs of operating
special education programs and services approved by the department and included
in the intermediate district plan adopted under article 3 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1761, minus the district’s foundation allowance
calculated under section 20 and minus the district’s per-pupil allocation under
section 20m. For intermediate districts, the department shall calculate
reimbursement for pupils described in subsection (2) in the same manner as for
a district, using the foundation allowance under section 20 of the pupil’s
district of residence, not to exceed the target foundation allowance under
section 20 for the current fiscal year plus the amount of the district’s
per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
(2) Reimbursement under subsection (1) is for the following
special education pupils:
(a) Pupils assigned to a district or intermediate district
through the community placement program of the courts or a state agency, if the
pupil was a resident of another intermediate district at the time the pupil
came under the jurisdiction of the court or a state agency.
(b) Pupils who are residents of institutions operated by the
department of health and human services.
(c) Pupils who are former residents of department of
community health institutions for the developmentally disabled who are placed
in community settings other than the pupil’s home.
(d) Pupils enrolled in a department-approved on-grounds
educational program longer than 180 days, but not longer than 233 days, at a
residential child care institution, if the child care institution offered in
1991‑92 an on-grounds educational program longer than 180 days but not
longer than 233 days.
(e) Pupils placed in a district by a parent for the purpose
of seeking a suitable home, if the parent does not reside in the same
intermediate district as the district in which the pupil is placed.
(3) Only those costs that are clearly and directly
attributable to educational programs for pupils described in subsection (2),
and that would not have been incurred if the pupils were not being educated in
a district or intermediate district, are reimbursable under this section.
(4) The costs of transportation are funded under this section
and are not reimbursed under section 58.
(5) The department shall not allocate more than
$10,500,000.00 of the allocation for 2024-2025 2025-2026 in section 51a(1) under this section.
Sec. 54. Each intermediate district receives an amount per
pupil for each pupil in attendance at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and
Blind. The amount is proportionate to the total instructional cost at each
school. The department shall not allocate more than $1,688,000.00 of the
allocation for 2024-2025 2025-2026
in section 51a(1) under this section.
Sec. 54d. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $23,670,700.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to intermediate districts for the purpose of providing
state early on services programs for children from birth to 3 years of age with
a developmental delay or a disability, or both, and their families, as
described in the early on Michigan state plan, as approved by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(2) To be
eligible to receive grant funding under this section, each intermediate
district must apply in a form and manner determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(3) The grant
funding allocated under this section must be used to increase early on services
and resources available to children that demonstrate developmental delays to
help prepare them for success as they enter school. State early on services
include evaluating and providing early intervention services for eligible
infants and toddlers and their families to address developmental delays,
including those affecting physical, cognitive, communication, adaptive, social,
or emotional development. Grant funds must not be used to supplant existing
services that are currently being provided.
(4) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall distribute
the funds allocated under subsection (1) to intermediate districts according to
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential’s early on
funding formula utilized to distribute the federal award to Michigan under part
C of the individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446. Funds
received under this section must not supplant existing funds or resources
allocated for early on early intervention services. An intermediate district
receiving funds under this section shall maximize the capture of Medicaid funds
to support early on early intervention services to the extent possible.
(5) Each
intermediate district that receives funds under this section shall report data
and other information to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential in a form, manner, and frequency prescribed by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential to allow for monitoring and
evaluation of the program and to ensure that the children described in
subsection (1) received appropriate levels and types of services delivered by
qualified personnel, based on the individual needs of the children and their
families.
(6)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined
by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(7) Grant funds
awarded and allocated to an intermediate district under this section must be
expended by the grant recipient before June 30 of the fiscal year immediately
following the fiscal year in which the funds were received.
Sec. 55. (1) From the state
school aid general fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to Grand Valley State University to
collaborate with the Conductive Learning Center operating in cooperation with Grand Valley State University. This
funding must be used to support the operational costs of the conductive
education model taught at the Conductive Learning Center to maximize the
independence and mobility of children and adults with neuromotor disabilities.
The conductive education model funded under this section must be based on the
concept of neuroplasticity and the ability of people to learn and improve when
they are motivated, regardless of the severity of their disability.
(2)
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall distribute the funding
allocated under this section to Grand Valley State University by not later than
December 1, 2024.make payments under
this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 56. (1) For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Membership” means for a particular fiscal year the total
membership of the intermediate district and the districts constituent to the
intermediate district, except that if a district has elected not to come under
part 30 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1741, membership of the
district is not included in the membership of the intermediate district.
(b) “Millage levied” means the millage levied for special
education under part 30 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1741,
including a levy for debt service obligations.
(c) “Taxable value” means the total taxable value of the
districts constituent to an intermediate district, except that if a district
has elected not to come under part 30 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1711
to 380.1741, taxable value of the district is not included in the taxable value
of the intermediate district.
(2) From the allocation under section 51a(1), there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $40,008,100.00 for 2023-2024 2024-2025 and $40,008,100.00 for 2024-2025
2025-2026 to reimburse
intermediate districts levying millages for special education under part 30 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1741. The purpose, use, and
expenditure of the reimbursement are limited as if the funds were generated by
these millages and governed by the intermediate district plan adopted under
article 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1761. As a condition
of receiving funds under this section, an intermediate district distributing
any portion of special education millage funds to its constituent districts
must submit for departmental approval and implement a distribution plan.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
reimbursement for those millages levied in 2022-2023 2023-2024 is made in 2023-2024 2024-2025 at an amount per 2022-2023
2023-2024 membership pupil
computed by subtracting from $241,300.00 $260,200.00 the 2022-2023 2023-2024 taxable value behind each membership pupil and
multiplying the resulting difference by the 2022-2023 2023-2024 millage levied, and then
subtracting from that amount the 2022-2023 2023-2024 local community stabilization share revenue for special
education purposes and 2022-2023 2023-2024
tax increment revenues captured by a brownfield redevelopment authority
created under the brownfield redevelopment financing act,
1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670, behind each membership pupil
for reimbursement of personal property exemption loss under the local community
stabilization authority act, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 to 123.1362, and
reimbursements paid under section 26d for tax increment revenues captured by a brownfield
redevelopment authority under the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996
PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670. For the purposes of the calculation
described in the previous sentence only, for an intermediate district receiving
funds under this section and section 62, reimbursements paid under section 26d
must be multiplied by the ratio of special education millage levied, as defined
in this section, and the sum of special education millage levied and
vocational-technical education millage levied, as defined in section 62.
Reimbursement in 2023-2024 2024-2025
for an intermediate district whose 2017-2018 allocation was affected by the
operation of subsection (5) is an amount equal to 102.5% of the 2017-2018
allocation to that intermediate district.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
reimbursement for those millages levied in 2023-2024 2024-2025 is made in 2024-2025 2025-2026 at an amount per 2023-2024
2024-2025 membership pupil
computed by subtracting from $260,200.00 $278,500.00 the 2023-2024 2024-2025 taxable value behind each membership pupil and
multiplying the resulting difference by the 2023-2024 2024-2025 millage levied, and then
subtracting from that amount the 2023-2024 2024-2025 local community stabilization share revenue for special
education purposes and 2023-2024 2024-2025
tax increment revenues captured by a brownfield redevelopment authority
created under the brownfield redevelopment financing act,
1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670, behind each membership pupil
for reimbursement of personal property exemption loss under the local community
stabilization authority act, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 to 123.1362, and
reimbursements paid under section 26d for tax increment revenues captured by a
brownfield redevelopment authority under the brownfield redevelopment financing
act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670. For the purposes of the
calculation described in the previous sentence only, for an intermediate
district receiving funds under this section and section 62, reimbursements paid
under section 26d must be multiplied by the ratio of special education
millage levied, as defined in this section, and the sum of special education
millage levied and vocational-technical education millage levied, as defined in
section 62. Reimbursement in 2024-2025 2025-2026 for an intermediate district whose 2017-2018 allocation
was affected by the operation of subsection (5) is an amount equal to 102.5% of
the 2017-2018 allocation to that intermediate district.
(5) The department shall ensure that the amount paid to a
single intermediate district under subsection (2) does not exceed 62.9% of the
total amount allocated under subsection (2).
(6) The department shall ensure that the amount paid to a
single intermediate district under subsection (2) is not less than 75% of the
amount allocated to the intermediate district under subsection (2) for the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
(7) From the allocation under section 51a(1), there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $34,200,000.00 for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
and 2025-2026 to provide payments to
intermediate districts levying millages for special education under part 30 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1741. The purpose, use, and
expenditure of the payments under this subsection are limited as if the funds were
generated by these millages and governed by the intermediate district plan
adopted under article 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1761.
The department shall provide a payment under this subsection to each
intermediate district described in this subsection as follows:
(a) For 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
for an intermediate district with a 3-year average special education millage
revenue per pupil in the immediately preceding fiscal year that is less than
$251.00 and that is levying at least 46.2% but less than 60.0% of its maximum
millage rate allowed under section 1724a of the revised school code, MCL
380.1724a, an amount computed by subtracting from $251.00 the 3-year average
special education millage revenue per pupil in the immediately preceding fiscal
year and, only if the millage levied by the intermediate district is less than
1, multiplying that amount by the number of mills levied divided by 1, and then
multiplying that amount by the 3-year average membership in the immediately
preceding fiscal year, and then subtracting from that amount the amount
allocated under subsection (2) for the current fiscal year. If the calculation
under this subdivision results in an amount below zero, there is no payment under
this subdivision.
(b) For 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
for an intermediate district with a 3-year average special education millage
revenue per pupil in the immediately preceding fiscal year that is less than
$296.00 and that is levying at least 60.0% of its maximum millage rate allowed
under section 1724a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1724a, an amount
computed by subtracting from $296.00 the 3-year average special education
millage revenue per pupil in the immediately preceding fiscal year, and, only if
the millage levied by the intermediate district is less than 1, multiplying
that amount by the number of mills levied divided by 1, and then multiplying
that amount by the 3-year average membership in the immediately preceding
fiscal year, and then subtracting from that amount the amount allocated under
subsection (2) for the current fiscal year. If the calculation under this
subdivision results in an amount below zero, there is no payment under this
subdivision.
(8) After making allocations to eligible intermediate
districts under subsections (3), (4), and (7), if funds remain unallocated from
the allocations under subsections (2) and (7), the department must allocate
remaining funds to intermediate districts proportional to the amounts allocated
to intermediate districts under subsections (3) and (4).
(9) As used in subsection (7):
(a) “3-year average membership” means the 3-year average
pupil membership for each of the 3 most recent fiscal years.
(b) “3-year average special education millage revenue per
pupil” means the 3-year average taxable value per mill levied behind each
membership pupil for each of the 3 most recent fiscal years multiplied by the
millage levied in the most recent fiscal year.
Sec. 61a. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $39,899,800.00
$41,733,800.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to reimburse on an added cost
basis districts, except for a district that served as the fiscal agent for a
vocational education consortium in the 1993‑94 school year and that has a
foundation allowance as calculated under section 20 greater than the target
foundation allowance under that section, and secondary area vocational-technical
education centers for secondary-level career and technical education programs
according to rules approved by the superintendent. Applications for
participation in the programs must be submitted in the form prescribed by the
department. The department shall determine the added cost for each career and
technical education program area. The department shall prioritize the
allocation of added cost funds based on the capital and program expenditures
needed to operate the career and technical education programs provided; the
number of pupils enrolled; the advancement of pupils through the instructional
program; the existence of an articulation agreement with at least 1
postsecondary institution that provides pupils with opportunities to earn
postsecondary credit during the pupil’s participation in the career and
technical education program and transfers those credits to the postsecondary
institution upon completion of the career and technical education program; and
the program rank in student placement, job openings, and wages, and shall
ensure that the allocation does not exceed 75% of the added cost of any
program. Notwithstanding any rule or department determination to the contrary,
when determining a district’s allocation or the formula for making allocations
under this section, the department shall include the participation of pupils in
grade 9 in all of those determinations and in all portions of the formula. With
the approval of the department, the board of a district maintaining a secondary
career and technical education program may offer the program for the period
from the close of the school year until September 1. The program shall use
existing facilities and must be operated as prescribed by rules promulgated by
the superintendent.
(2) Except for a district that served as the fiscal agent for
a vocational education consortium in the 1993‑94 school year, the
department shall reimburse districts and intermediate districts for local
career and technical education administration, shared time career and technical
education administration, and career education planning district career and
technical education administration. The superintendent shall adopt guidelines
for the definition of what constitutes administration and shall make reimbursement
pursuant to those guidelines. The department shall not distribute more than
$800,000.00 of the allocation in subsection (1) under this subsection.
(3) A career and technical education program funded under
this section may provide an opportunity for participants who are eligible to be
funded under section 107 to enroll in the career and technical education
program funded under this section if the participation does not occur during
regular school hours.
Sec. 61b. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated under section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $8,000,000.00
$8,368,000.00 for CTE early
middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs authorized under this section
and for planning grants for the development or expansion of CTE early middle
college programs. The purpose of these programs is to increase the number of
Michigan residents with high-quality degrees or credentials, and to increase
the number of students who are college and career ready upon high school
graduation.
(2) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), the
department shall allocate an amount as determined under this subsection to each
intermediate district serving as a fiscal agent for state-approved CTE early
middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs in each of the career education
planning districts identified by the department. An intermediate district shall
not use more than 5% of the funds allocated under this subsection for
administrative costs for serving as the fiscal agent.
(3) To be an eligible fiscal agent, an intermediate district
must agree to do all of the following in a form and manner determined by the
department:
(a) Distribute funds to eligible CTE early middle college and
CTE dual enrollment programs in a career education planning district as
described in this section.
(b) Collaborate with the career and educational advisory
council in the workforce development board service delivery area to develop 1
regional strategic plan under subsection (4) that aligns CTE programs and
services into an efficient and effective delivery system for high school
students. The department will align career education planning districts,
workforce development board service delivery areas, and intermediate districts
for the purpose of creating 1 regional strategic plan for each workforce development
board service delivery area.
(c) Implement a regional process to rank career clusters in
the workforce development board service delivery area as described under
subsection (4). Regional processes must be approved by the department before
the ranking of career clusters.
(d) Report CTE early middle college and CTE dual enrollment
program and student data and information as prescribed by the department and
the center.
(e) The local education agency responsible for student
reporting in the Michigan student data system (MSDS) will report the total
number of college credits the student earned, at the time of high school
graduation, as determined by the department and the center.
(f) The local education agency will report each award outcome
in the Michigan student data system (MSDS) that the CTE early middle college
student attained. For purposes of this subsection, an on-track CTE early middle
college graduate is a graduate who obtained their high school diploma and at
least 1 of the following:
(i) An associate degree.
(ii) 60 transferable college credits.
(iii) Professional certification.
(iv) A Michigan Early Middle College Association certificate.
(v) Participation in a registered apprenticeship.
(4) A regional strategic plan must be approved by the career
and educational advisory council before submission to the department. A
regional strategic plan must include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) An identification of regional employer need based on a
ranking of all career clusters in the workforce development board service
delivery area ranked by 10-year projections of annual job openings and median
wage for each standard occupational code in each career cluster as obtained
from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Standard occupational codes
within high-ranking clusters also may be further ranked by median wage and
annual job openings. The career and educational advisory council located in the
workforce development board service delivery area shall review the rankings and
modify them if necessary to accurately reflect employer demand for talent in
the workforce development board service delivery area. A career and educational
advisory council shall document that it has conducted this review and certify
that it is accurate. These career cluster rankings must be determined and
updated once every 4 years.
(b) An identification of educational entities in the
workforce development board service delivery area that will provide eligible
CTE early middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs including districts,
intermediate districts, postsecondary institutions, and noncredit occupational
training programs leading to an industry-recognized credential.
(c) A strategy to inform parents and students of CTE early
middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs in the workforce development
board service delivery area.
(d) Any other requirements as defined by the department.
(5) An eligible CTE program is a program that meets all of
the following:
(a) Has been identified in the highest 5 career cluster
rankings in any of the 16 workforce development board service delivery area
strategic plans jointly approved by the department of labor and economic
opportunity and the department.
(b) Has a coherent sequence of courses in a specific career
cluster that will allow a student to earn a high school diploma and achieve at
least 1 of the following:
(i) For CTE early middle college, outcomes as defined in
subsection (3)(f).
(ii) For CTE dual enrollment, 1 of the following:
(A) An associate degree.
(B) An industry-recognized technical certification approved
by the department of labor and economic opportunity.
(C) Up to 60 transferable college credits.
(D) Participation in a registered apprenticeship,
pre-apprenticeship, or apprentice readiness program.
(c) Is aligned with the Michigan merit curriculum.
(d) Has an articulation or a college credit agreement with at
least 1 postsecondary institution that provides students with opportunities to
receive postsecondary credits during the student’s participation in the CTE
early middle college or CTE dual enrollment program and transfers those credits
to the postsecondary institution upon completion of the CTE early middle
college or CTE dual enrollment program.
(e) Provides instruction that is supervised, directed, or
coordinated by an appropriately certificated CTE teacher or, for concurrent
enrollment courses, a postsecondary faculty member.
(f) Provides for highly integrated student support services
that include at least the following:
(i) Teachers as academic advisors.
(ii) Supervised course selection.
(iii) Monitoring of student progress and completion.
(iv) Career planning services provided by a local one-stop
service center as described in the Michigan works one-stop service center
system act, 2006 PA 491, MCL 408.111 to 408.135, or by a high school counselor
or advisor.
(g) Has courses that are taught on a college campus, are
college courses offered at the high school and taught by college faculty, or
are courses taught in combination with online instruction.
(6) The department shall distribute funds to eligible CTE
early middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs as follows:
(a) The department shall determine statewide average CTE
costs per pupil for each CIP code program by calculating statewide average
costs for each CIP code program for the 3 most recent fiscal years.
(b) The distribution to each eligible CTE early middle
college or CTE dual enrollment program is the product of 50% of CTE costs per
pupil times the pupil enrollment of each eligible CTE early middle college or
CTE dual enrollment program in the immediately preceding school year.
(7) To receive funds under this section, a CTE early middle
college or CTE dual enrollment program shall furnish to the intermediate
district that is the fiscal agent identified in subsection (2), in a form and
manner determined by the department, all information needed to administer this
program and meet federal reporting requirements; shall allow the department or
the department’s designee to review all records related to the program for
which it receives funds; and shall reimburse the state for all disallowances
found in the review, as determined by the department.
(8) There is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 from the funds under
subsection (1) an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from the state school aid
fund allocation for grants to intermediate districts or consortia of intermediate
districts for the purpose of planning for new or expanded early middle college
programs. Applications for grants must be submitted in a form and manner
determined by the department. The amount of a grant under this subsection must
not exceed $50,000.00. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an
intermediate district or consortia of intermediate districts must provide
matching funds equal to the grant received under this subsection.
Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this
subsection in the manner determined by the department.
(9) Funds distributed under this section may be used to fund
program expenditures that would otherwise be paid from foundation allowances. A
program receiving funding under section 61a may receive funding under this
section for allowable costs that exceed the reimbursement the program received
under section 61a. The combined payments received by a program under section
61a and this section must not exceed the total allowable costs of the program.
A program provider shall not use more than 5% of the funds allocated under this
section to the program for administrative costs.
(10) If the allocation under subsection (1) is insufficient
to fully fund payments as otherwise calculated under this section, the
department shall prorate payments under this section on an equal percentage
basis, using for that proration
calculation payments made for CTE dual enrollment programs only.
(11) If pupils enrolled in a career cluster in an eligible
CTE early middle college or CTE dual enrollment program qualify to be
reimbursed under this section, those pupils continue to qualify for
reimbursement until graduation, even if the career cluster is no longer
identified as being in the highest 5 career cluster rankings.
(12) As used in this section:
(a) “Allowable costs” means those costs directly attributable
to the program as jointly determined by the department of labor and economic
opportunity and the department.
(b) “Career and educational advisory council” means an
advisory council to the local workforce development boards located in a
workforce development board service delivery area consisting of educational,
employer, labor, and parent representatives.
(c) “CIP” means classification of instructional programs.
(d) “CTE” means career and technical education programs.
(e) “CTE dual enrollment program” means a 4-year high school
program of postsecondary courses offered by eligible postsecondary educational
institutions that leads to an industry-recognized certification or degree.
(f) “Early middle college program” means a 5-year high school
program.
(g) “Eligible postsecondary educational institution” means
that term as defined in section 3 of the career and technical preparation act,
2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1903.
Sec. 61d. (1) From the appropriation state school aid fund money in section
11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $5,304,300.00 from the
state school aid fund $13,400,000.00
for additional payments to districts for career and technical education
programs for the purpose of increasing the number of Michigan residents with
high-quality degrees or credentials, and to increase the number of pupils who
are college- and career-ready upon high school graduation.
(2) The department shall calculate payments to districts
under this section in the following manner:
(a) A payment of $35.00 $88.00 multiplied by the number of pupils in grades 9 to 12 who are
counted in membership in the district and are enrolled in at least 1 career and
technical education program.
(b) An additional payment of $35.00 $88.00 multiplied by the number of
pupils in grades 9 to 12 who are counted in membership in the district and are
enrolled in at least 1 career and technical education program that provides
instruction in critical skills and high-demand career fields.
(3) If the allocation under subsection (1) is insufficient to
fully fund payments under subsection (2), the department shall prorate payments
under this section on an equal per-pupil basis.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) “Career and technical education program” means a
state-approved career and technical education program, as determined by the
department.
(b) “Career and technical education program that provides instruction
in critical skills and high-demand career field” means a career and technical
education program classified under any of the following 2-digit classification
of instructional programs (CIP) codes:
(i) 01, which refers to “agriculture, agriculture operations,
and related sciences”.
(ii) 03, which refers to “natural resources and conservation”.
(iii) 10 through 11, which refers to “communications
technologies/technicians and support services” and “computer and information
sciences and support services”.
(iv) 14 through 15, which refers to “engineering” and
“engineering technologies and engineering-related fields”.
(v) 26, which refers to “biological and biomedical sciences”.
(vi) 46 through 48, which refers to “construction trades”,
“mechanic and repair technologies/technicians”, and “precision production”.
(vii) 51, which refers to “health professions and related
programs”.
Sec. 61j. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, $10,700,000.00
$5,000,000.00 is allocated for 2023-2024
2024-2025 only to Huron School
District to support the Downriver Career and Technical Education Consortium.
(2) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(3) The funds allocated in this section
are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are
carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue
support for the Downriver Career and Technical Education Consortium. The
estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.
(4) (3) Notwithstanding
section 18a, funds allocated under this section may be available for
expenditure until September 30, 2027. A recipient of funding under this section
must return any unexpended funds to the department in the manner prescribed by
the department by not later than October 30, 2027.2028.
Sec. 61v. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $70,000,000.00 for the
purposes of this section. Funds allocated under this section are intended to
expand student access to, and enrollment in, career and technical education
programs.
(2) From the state school aid fund money
allocated in subsection (1), $68,500,000.00 must be used for a grant program to
districts. To be eligible to receive funding under this subsection, a district
must be in a CTE desert or must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department that the district has a career and technical education opportunity
gap.
(3) Eligible districts shall apply on a
competitive basis for funding under subsection (2) in a form and manner
determined by the department. All of the following apply to applications for
funding provided under subsection (2):
(a) Applicants must provide a
comprehensive local needs assessment, a statement of commitment, including a
district capacity and a sustainability plan, a strategy to address the needs of
students, and an appropriate and aligned budget.
(b) Applicants must demonstrate the
ability to continue programs started with funding under this subsection in an
ongoing manner after funding received under this section is no longer
available.
(c) Applications must be scored on a
tiered rating system with criteria that considers at least all of the
following:
(i) Local match committed to by the applicant, such as
philanthropic, business, and industry contributions, and vocational education
millage revenue.
(ii)
The magnitude to which the applicant demonstrates that the applicant has an
opportunity gap or is in a designated CTE desert.
(iii)
Labor market demand for proposed programs.
(iv)
Feasibility of planned implementation and evaluation plans.
(4) All of the following apply to awards
received by eligible districts under subsection (2):
(a) Awards received under subsection (2)
must be used to create and sustain career and technical education programs
aligned with high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand occupations across career
clusters aligned with local and regional labor market needs. Career and
technical education programs described in this subdivision must be aligned with
state career and technical education standards, must integrate stackable
credentials, must create a program of study guided by a program advisory
committee, and must maintain all requirements of a state-approved program.
Career and technical education programs described in this subdivision may
include the use of multimodal learning and immersive technologies, including
virtual reality simulations, that expand access to core state-standards-aligned
concepts and skills for grades 6 to 12 in math and science, including students
with lower performing algebra 1 scores, or the use of programs that expand
access to high-skill, high-wage and high-demand career exploration and training,
particularly in CTE deserts with limited physical infrastructure.
(b) If funds received under subsection
(2) are used for a middle school career and technical education program, as
determined by the department, the recipient district must demonstrate how the
program will do all of the following:
(i) Align academic content with practical career skills.
(ii)
Integrate the flexibilities of the Michigan merit curriculum in a program of
study from middle school through postsecondary education.
(iii)
Allow students to earn high school academic and career and technical education
credits.
(iv)
Enable a more seamless transition into high school career and technical
education pathways.
(v)
Use the Educational Development Plan and the Michigan Career Development Model
to provide career and college readiness activities for middle school students.
(c) Awards under subsection (2) must be
received over a 3-year period.
(d) Districts may use the first year of
funding received under subsection (2) for program startup costs, including
developing and designing programs of study, creating and furnishing labs for
technical skill training, hiring qualified staff, or other eligible purposes as
determined by the department.
(e) Funding amounts provided in the
second and third year under subsection (2) must scale down from levels received
in the first year. Districts must increase local financial commitments to
sustain the programs described in this subsection.
(5) From the funds allocated in
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed
$1,500,000.00 to implement a statewide campaign to educate the public on the
importance and economic viability of jobs created through career and technical
education pathways. Statewide campaigns described in this subsection are
intended to ensure full enrollment in newly created programs by engaging as
many students as possible. Both of the following apply to funding allocated
under this subsection:
(a) Funding allocated under this
subsection must be awarded by the department, in a form and manner determined
by the department, to an intermediate district or consortia of intermediate
districts.
(b) The recipient receiving funding under
this subsection must use those funds for a statewide public awareness campaign
to promote the value of career and technical education to students, educators,
parents, business, and industry by showcasing student participants, how career
and technical education aligns with college and career readiness, and how it
meets local economic needs. The campaign must foster student, community, and
parental understanding of the benefits of career and technical education and encourage
broader participation.
(6) The funds allocated in this section
are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 are
carried forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project is to create
new career and technical education programs and expand access to programming
for more students. The estimated completion date of the work project is
September 30, 2030.
(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, the
department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by
the department.
Sec. 62. (1) For the
purposes of this section:
(a) “Membership”
means for a particular fiscal year the total membership of the intermediate
district and the districts constituent to the intermediate district or the
total membership of the area vocational-technical program, except that if a
district has elected not to come under sections 681 to 690 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690, the membership of that district are not
included in the membership of the intermediate district. However, the
membership of a district that has elected not to come under sections 681 to 690
of the revised school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690, is included in the
membership of the intermediate district if the district meets both of the
following:
(i) The district operates the area vocational-technical
education program pursuant to a contract with the intermediate district.
(ii) The district contributes an annual amount to the operation
of the program that is commensurate with the revenue that would have been
raised for operation of the program if millage were levied in the district for
the program under sections 681 to 690 of the revised school code, MCL 380.681
to 380.690.
(b) “Millage levied” means the millage levied for area
vocational-technical education under sections 681 to 690 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690, including a levy for debt service obligations
incurred as the result of borrowing for capital outlay projects and in meeting
capital projects fund requirements of area vocational-technical education.
(c) “Taxable value” means the total taxable value of the
districts constituent to an intermediate district or area vocational-technical
education program, except that if a district has elected not to come under
sections 681 to 690 of the revised school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690,
the taxable value of that district is not included in the taxable value of the
intermediate district. However, the taxable value of a district that has
elected not to come under sections 681 to 690 of the revised school code, MCL
380.681 to 380.690, is included in the taxable value of the intermediate
district if the district meets both of the following:
(i) The district operates the area vocational-technical
education program pursuant to a contract with the intermediate district.
(ii) The district contributes an annual amount to the operation
of the program that is commensurate with the revenue that would have been
raised for operation of the program if millage were levied in the district for
the program under sections 681 to 690 of the revised school code, MCL 380.681
to 380.690.
(2) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $9,190,000.00 each
fiscal year for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 to reimburse intermediate districts and
area vocational-technical education programs established under
section 690(3) of the revised school code, MCL 380.690, levying millages
for area vocational-technical education under sections 681 to 690 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690. The purpose, use, and expenditure of the
reimbursement are limited as if the funds were generated by those millages.
(3)
Reimbursement for those millages levied in 2022-2023 2023-2024 is made in 2023-2024 2024-2025 at an amount per 2022-2023
2023-2024 membership pupil
computed by subtracting from $251,400.00 $269,800.00 the 2022-2023 2023-2024 taxable value behind each membership pupil and
multiplying the resulting difference by the 2022-2023 2023-2024 millage levied, and then
subtracting from that amount the 2022-2023 2023-2024 local community stabilization share revenue for area
vocational technical education and 2022-2023 2023-2024 tax increment revenues captured by a brownfield
redevelopment authority created under the brownfield redevelopment financing
act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670, behind each membership pupil for
reimbursement of personal property exemption loss under the local community
stabilization authority act, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 to 123.1362, and
reimbursements paid under section 26d for tax increment revenues captured
by a brownfield redevelopment authority under the brownfield redevelopment
financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670. For the purposes of the
calculation described in the previous sentence only, for an intermediate
district receiving funds under this section and section 56, reimbursements paid
under section 26d must be multiplied by the ratio of vocational-technical
education millage levied, as defined in this section, and the sum of
vocational-technical education millage levied and special education. millage levied, as defined in
section 56.
(4) Reimbursement
for those millages levied in 2023-2024 2024-2025 is made in 2024-2025 2025-2026 at an amount per 2023-2024 2024-2025 membership pupil computed by subtracting from $269,800.00
$287,400.00 the 2023-2024 2024-2025 taxable value behind each
membership pupil and multiplying the resulting difference by the 2023-2024 2024-2025 millage levied, and then
subtracting from that amount the 2023-2024 2024-2025 local community stabilization share revenue for area
vocational technical education and 2023-2024 2024-2025 tax increment revenues captured by a brownfield
redevelopment authority created under the brownfield redevelopment financing
act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670, behind each membership pupil for
reimbursement of personal property exemption loss under the local community
stabilization authority act, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 to 123.1362, and
reimbursements paid under section 26d for tax increment revenues captured
by a brownfield redevelopment authority under the brownfield redevelopment
financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670. For the purposes of the
calculation described in the previous sentence only, for an intermediate
district receiving funds under this section and section 56, reimbursements paid
under section 26d must be multiplied by the ratio of vocational-technical
education millage levied, as defined in this section, and the sum of
vocational-technical education millage levied and special education millage
levied, as defined in section 56.
(5) The
department shall ensure that the amount paid to a single intermediate district
under this section does not exceed 38.4% of the total amount allocated under
subsection (2).
(6) The
department shall ensure that the amount paid to a single intermediate district
under this section is not less than 75% of the amount allocated to the
intermediate district under this section for the immediately preceding fiscal
year.
Sec. 65. (1) From the appropriation under state school aid pupil support reserve fund
money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $900,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026
only for a pre-college engineering K to 12 educational program that is
focused on the development of a diverse future Michigan workforce, that serves
multiple communities within southeast Michigan, that enrolls pupils from
multiple districts, and that received funds appropriated for this purpose in
the appropriations act that provided the Michigan strategic fund budget for
2014-2015. It is the intent of the
legislature that the appropriation under this section will be funded with state
school aid pupil support reserve fund money through 2027-2028.
(2) To be eligible for funding under this section, a program
must have the ability to expose pupils to, and motivate and prepare pupils for,
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers and postsecondary
education with special attention given to groups of pupils who are at-risk and
underrepresented in technical professions and careers.
Sec. 67. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for college access programs. It
is the intent of the legislature that, for 2025-2026, the allocation from the
general fund money appropriated in section 11 for purposes described in this
section will be $3,000,000.00. The programs funded under this section are
intended to inform students of college and career options, to provide resources
intended to increase the number of pupils who are adequately prepared with the
information needed to make informed decisions on college and career, support
adult learners, support college completion, and support workforce and employer
engagement. The funds appropriated under this section are intended to be used
to increase the number of Michigan residents with high-quality degrees or
credentials. Funds appropriated under this section must not be used to supplant
funding for counselors already funded by districts.
(2) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall administer funds allocated under this section in collaboration
with the Michigan college access network. These funds may be used for any of
the following purposes:
(a) Michigan college access network operations, programming,
and services to local college access networks.
(b) Local college access networks, which are community-based
college access/success partnerships committed to increasing the college
participation and completion rates within geographically defined communities
through a coordinated strategy.
(c) The Michigan college advising program, a program intended
to place trained, recently graduated college advisors in high schools that
serve significant numbers of low-income and first-generation college-going
pupils. State funds used for this purpose may not exceed 33% of the total funds
available under this subsection.
(d) Subgrants of up to $5,000.00 to districts with
comprehensive high schools that establish a college access team and implement
specific strategies to create a college-going culture in a high school in a
form and manner approved by the Michigan college access network and the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(e) The Michigan college access portal, an online one-stop
portal to help pupils and families plan and apply for college.
(f) Public awareness and outreach campaigns to encourage
low-income and first-generation college-going pupils to take necessary steps
toward college and to assist pupils and families in completing a timely and
accurate free application for federal student aid.
(g) Subgrants to postsecondary institutions to recruit, hire,
and train college student mentors and college advisors to assist high school
pupils in navigating the postsecondary planning and enrollment process.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “college” means any
postsecondary educational opportunity that leads to a career, including, but
not limited to, a postsecondary degree, industry-recognized technical
certification, or registered apprenticeship.
Sec. 67f. (1) From the state school aid pupil support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated for 2024-2025 only 2025-2026
only an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for districts to improve FAFSA
completion rates. It is the intent of
the legislature that the appropriation under this section will be funded with
state school aid pupil support reserve fund money through 2027-2028.
(2) To be eligible to receive funding under this section,
each district must apply in a form and manner determined by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall make the application available by
not later than November 1, 2024. 2025.
A district shall apply for funding to the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential by not later than December 1, 2024. 2025. In the application, the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall only require
a district to certify that it will do both of the following:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), require
all students to complete the FAFSA to graduate from high school.
(b) Use funds received under this section for participation
in and implementation of activities that are known to drive FAFSA completion,
as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential, in collaboration with the Michigan College Access Network.
(3) A district shall exempt a student from the requirement to
complete the FAFSA if any of the following are met:
(a) The student’s parent or legal guardian, or the student if
the student is 18 years of age or older, is an emancipated minor, or is an
unaccompanied youth, has submitted a parental waiver to the district exempting
the student from completing the FAFSA. The parental waiver described in this
subdivision must be obtained through a standard form developed by the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(b) The student is unable to complete the FAFSA because of
privacy concerns.
(c) All of the following are met:
(i) After a good-faith effort, the student’s parent or legal
guardian refuses to sign the parental waiver, is unresponsive, or cannot sign
the parental waiver.
(ii) The student is unable to complete the FAFSA as an
independent student.
(iii) The student agrees to opt out of completing the FAFSA.
(iv) Other than the requirements in subsection (2), the student
is on track to graduate.
(v) A school administrator of the student’s high school
demonstrates to the board that good-faith efforts have been made to assist the
student or the student’s parent or legal guardian in completing the FAFSA or
obtaining a parental waiver.
(vi) The board ensures compliance with 42 USC 11432(g)(6)(A).
(4) By not later than January 31, 2025, 2026, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall pay each eligible district an equal
amount per pupil multiplied by the number of pupils enrolled and attending
grade 12 in the district.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall make payments under this section on
a schedule determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential.
(6) As used in the section, “FAFSA” means the free
application for federal student aid form.
Sec. 74. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $3,842,700.00 for 2023-2024 and $3,913,500.00 $3,949,900.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the purposes of this
section.
(2) From the
allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
2025-2026 the amount necessary
for payments to state supported colleges or universities and intermediate
districts providing school bus driver safety instruction under section 51 of
the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1851. The department shall
make payments in an amount determined by the department not to exceed the
actual cost of instruction and driver compensation for each public or nonpublic
school bus driver attending a course of instruction. For the purpose of
computing compensation, the hourly rate allowed each school bus driver must not
exceed the hourly rate received for driving a school bus. The department shall
make reimbursement compensating the driver during the course of instruction to
the college or university or intermediate district providing the course of
instruction.
(3) From the
allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
2025-2026 the amount necessary
to pay the reasonable costs of nonspecial education auxiliary services
transportation provided under section 1323 of the revised school code, MCL
380.1323. Districts funded under this subsection do not receive funding under
any other section of this article for nonspecial education auxiliary services
transportation.
(4) From the
funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,817,700.00
for 2023-2024 and an amount not to exceed $1,888,500.00 $1,924,900.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the inspection of school
buses and pupil transportation vehicles by the department of state police as
required under section 715a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL
257.715a, and section 39 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL
257.1839. The department of state police shall prepare a statement of costs and
submit it to the department and to an intermediate district serving as
fiduciary in a time and manner determined jointly by the department and the
department of state police. Upon review and approval of the statement of cost,
the department shall forward to the designated intermediate district serving as
fiduciary the amount detailed on the statement within 45 days after receipt of
the statement. The designated intermediate district fiduciary shall make
payment in the amount specified on the statement to the department of state
police within 45 days after receipt of the statement. The total reimbursement
of costs under this subsection must not exceed the amount allocated under this
subsection. Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments to
eligible entities under this subsection on a schedule prescribed by the
department.
Sec. 81. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to the intermediate
districts the sum necessary, but not to exceed $79,424,700.00 $83,157,700.00, to provide state aid to
intermediate districts under this section.
(2) The amount allocated under this section for 2024-2025
to each intermediate district is an amount equal to 100% of the amount
allocated to the intermediate district under this section for 2023-2024. to each intermediate school district for
the current fiscal year is equal to the allocation for the immediately
preceding fiscal year plus an equal percentage increase for all intermediate
school districts. An intermediate district shall use funding provided under
this section to comply with requirements of this article and the revised school
code that are applicable to intermediate districts, and for which funding is
not provided elsewhere in this article, and to provide technical assistance to
districts as authorized by the intermediate school board.
(3) Intermediate districts receiving funds under this section
shall collaborate with the department to develop expanded professional
development opportunities for teachers to update and expand their knowledge and
skills needed to support the Michigan merit curriculum.
(4) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated
to an intermediate district, formed by the consolidation or annexation of 2 or
more intermediate districts or the attachment of a total intermediate district
to another intermediate district or the annexation of all of the constituent K
to 12 districts of a previously existing intermediate district which has
disorganized, an additional allotment of $3,500.00 each fiscal year for each
intermediate district included in the new intermediate district for 3 years
following consolidation, annexation, or attachment.
(5) To receive funding under this section, an intermediate
district shall do all of the following:
(a) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that
the intermediate district employs at least 1 person who is trained in
pupil accounting and auditing procedures, rules, and regulations.
(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that
the intermediate district employs at least 1 person who is trained in
rules, regulations, and district reporting procedures for the individual-level
student data that serves as the basis for the calculation of the district and
high school graduation and dropout rates.
(c) Comply with sections 1278a and 1278b of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1278a and 380.1278b.
(d) Furnish data and other information required by state and
federal law to the center and the department in the form and manner specified
by the center or the department, as applicable.
(e) Comply with section 1230g of the revised school code, MCL
380.1230g.
(f)
Ensure that all districts located within the intermediate district’s geographic
boundaries have equitable access to the intermediate district’s coordination
activities and services, intermediate district-wide or regional meetings,
regularly scheduled superintendent meetings, programming, events, email
distribution lists, listservs, or other coordination or collaboration
activities organized by or hosted in the intermediate district. In ensuring
that all districts located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate
district have equitable access to the services, meetings, programming, events,
email distribution lists, listservs, or activities, the intermediate district
shall ensure that districts that are public school academies and that are
located within the intermediate district’s geographic boundaries are not
excluded from the services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution
lists, listservs, or activities organized by or hosted in the intermediate
district if districts that are not public school academies and that are located
within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district are not excluded.
Sec. 94. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated to the department for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00
$2,600,000.00 for efforts to
increase the number of pupils who participate and succeed in advanced placement
and international baccalaureate programs, and to support the college-level
examination program (CLEP). It is the
intent of the legislature that, for 2026-2027, the allocation from the general
fund money appropriated in section 11 for purposes described in this section
will be $1,200,000.00.
(2) From the funds allocated under this section, the
department shall award funds to cover all or part of the costs of advanced
placement test fees or international baccalaureate test fees and international
baccalaureate registration fees for low-income pupils who take an advanced
placement or an international baccalaureate test and CLEP fees for low-income
pupils who take a CLEP test.
(3) The department shall only award funds under this section
if the department determines that all of the following criteria are met:
(a) Each pupil for whom payment is made meets eligibility
requirements of the federal advanced placement test fee program under the no
child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or the every student
succeeds act, Public Law 114-95, as applicable.
(b) The tests are administered by the college board, the
international baccalaureate organization, or another test provider approved by
the department.
(c) The pupil for whom payment is made pays at least $5.00
toward the cost of each test for which payment is made.
(4) If funds remain after the awards granted in subsection
(2), the department shall award funds to reimburse a portion of the costs
associated with the provision of advanced placement (AP), international
baccalaureate (IB), or college-level examination
program (CLEP) exams for students whose family income exceeds low-income status
as determined by the department.
(5) The department shall establish procedures for awarding
funds under this section.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 94a. (1) There is created within the state budget office
in the department of technology, management, and budget the center for
educational performance and information. The center shall do all of the
following:
(a) Coordinate the collection of all data required by state
and federal law from districts, intermediate districts, and postsecondary
institutions.
(b) Create, maintain, and enhance this state’s P-20
longitudinal data system and ensure that it meets the requirements of
subsection (4).
(c) Collect data in the most efficient manner possible to
reduce the administrative burden on reporting entities, including, but not
limited to, electronic transcript services.
(d) Create, maintain, and enhance this state’s web-based
educational portal to provide information to school leaders, teachers,
researchers, and the public in compliance with all federal and state privacy
laws. Data must include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Data sets that link teachers to student information,
allowing districts to assess individual teacher impact on student performance
and consider student growth factors in teacher and principal evaluation
systems.
(ii) Data access or, if practical, data sets, provided for
regional data hubs that, in combination with local data, can improve teaching
and learning in the classroom.
(iii) Research-ready data sets for researchers to perform
research that advances this state’s educational performance.
(e) Provide data in a useful manner to allow state and local
policymakers to make informed policy decisions.
(f) Provide public reports to the residents of this state to
allow them to assess allocation of resources and the return on their investment
in the education system of this state.
(g) Other functions as assigned by the state budget director.
(2) Each state department, officer, or agency that collects
information from districts, intermediate districts, or postsecondary
institutions as required under state or federal law shall make arrangements
with the center to ensure that the state department, officer, or agency is in
compliance with subsection (1). This subsection does not apply to information
collected by the department of treasury under the uniform budgeting and
accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a; the revised municipal finance
act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821; the school bond qualification,
approval, and loan act, 2005 PA 92, MCL 388.1921 to 388.1939; or section
1351a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1351a.
(3) The center may enter into any interlocal agreements
necessary to fulfill its functions.
(4) The center shall ensure that the P-20 longitudinal data
system required under subsection (1)(b) meets all of the following:
(a) Includes data at the individual student level from
preschool through postsecondary education and into the workforce.
(b) Supports interoperability by using standard data
structures, data formats, and data definitions to ensure linkage and
connectivity in a manner that facilitates the exchange of data among agencies
and institutions within the state and between states.
(c) Enables the matching of individual teacher and student
records so that an individual student may be matched with those teachers
providing instruction to that student.
(d) Enables the matching of individual teachers with
information about their certification and the institutions that prepared and
recommended those teachers for state certification.
(e) Enables data to be easily generated for continuous
improvement and decision-making, including timely reporting to parents,
teachers, and school leaders on student achievement.
(f) Ensures the reasonable quality, validity, and reliability
of data contained in the system.
(g) Provides this state with the ability to meet federal and
state reporting requirements.
(h) For data elements related to preschool through grade 12
and postsecondary, meets all of the following:
(i) Contains a unique statewide student identifier that does
not permit a student to be individually identified by users of the system,
except as allowed by federal and state law.
(ii) Contains student-level enrollment, demographic, and program
participation information, including data associated with students who have
been identified as having an affiliation to 1 or more federally recognized
Indian tribes and student participation in federal programs funded under 20 USC
7401 to 7546 and participation in federal programs funded under the
Johnson-O’Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act,
Public Law 115-404. Any reports or data
access related specifically to tribal affiliation must be done through ongoing
consultation with the federally recognized tribes in the state with the
expectation that the center, the department, and the tribes will work
iteratively toward meaningful reports, access, and use of these records to
improve shared education interests and outcomes.
(iii) Contains student-level information about the points at
which students exit, transfer in, transfer out, drop out, or complete education
programs.
(iv) Has the capacity to communicate with higher education data
systems.
(i) For data elements related to
preschool through grade 12 only, meets all of the following:
(i) Contains yearly test records of individual students for assessments
approved by DED-OESE for accountability purposes
under section 1111(b) of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965,
20 USC 6311, including information on individual students not tested, by
grade and subject.
(ii) Contains student-level transcript information, including
information on courses completed and grades earned.
(iii) Contains student-level college readiness test scores.
(j) For data elements related to postsecondary education
only:
(i) Contains data that provide information regarding the extent
to which individual students transition successfully from secondary school to
postsecondary education, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Enrollment in remedial coursework.
(B) Completion of 1 year’s worth of
college credit applicable to a degree within 2 years of enrollment.
(ii) Contains data that provide other information determined
necessary to address alignment and adequate preparation for success in
postsecondary education.
(5) From the general fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated an amount not to exceed $19,219,200.00 $19,364,700.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to the department of
technology, management, and budget to support the operations of the center. In
addition, from the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
the amount necessary, estimated at $193,500.00, $2,193,500.00, to support the operations of the center and to
establish a P-20 longitudinal data system necessary for state and federal
reporting purposes. The center shall cooperate with the department to ensure
that this state is in compliance with federal law and is maximizing
opportunities for increased federal funding to improve education in this state.
(6) From the funds allocated in subsection (5), the center
may use an amount determined by the center for competitive grants for 2024-2025
2025-2026 to support
collaborative efforts on the P-20 longitudinal data system. All of the
following apply to grants awarded under this subsection:
(a) The center shall award competitive grants to eligible
intermediate districts or a consortium of intermediate districts based on
criteria established by the center.
(b) Activities funded under the grant must support the P-20
longitudinal data system portal and may include portal hosting, hardware and
software acquisition, maintenance, enhancements, user support and related
materials, and professional learning tools and activities aimed at improving
the utility of the P‑20 longitudinal data system.
(c) An applicant that received a grant under this subsection
for the immediately preceding fiscal year has priority for funding under this
section. However, after 3 fiscal years of continuous funding, an applicant is
required to compete openly with new applicants.
(7) Funds allocated under this section that are not expended
in the fiscal year in which they were allocated may be carried forward to a
subsequent fiscal year and are appropriated for the purposes for which the
funds were originally allocated.
(8) The center may bill departments as necessary to fulfill
reporting requirements of state and federal law. The center may also enter into
agreements to supply custom data, analysis, and reporting to other principal
executive departments, state agencies, local units of government, and other
individuals and organizations. The center may receive and expend funds in
addition to those authorized in subsection (5) to cover the costs associated
with salaries, benefits, supplies, materials, and equipment necessary to
provide such data, analysis, and reporting services.
(9) As
used in this section, “DED-OESE” means the United
States Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Sec. 94e. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
only an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for support of the Michigan
Education Research Institute.
(2) Funding allocated under this section must be distributed
to the University of Michigan’s Michigan Education Data Center and Michigan
State University’s Education Policy Innovation Center for the purpose of
working collaboratively with the department, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential, and the center to build and maintain a
research ready dataset, and to conduct research of critical importance to the
state’s education goals.
(3) The Michigan Education Research Institute shall use funds
received under this section for the purpose of expanding on research that
includes, but is not limited to, all the following:
(a) Educator shortage.
(b) Early literacy initiative outcomes.
(c) Early childhood development programming outcomes.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 97g. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only,
$9,000,000.00 to an intermediate district with K to 12 pupil membership between
37,500 and 42,500, as reported in the 2021-2022 MI School Data Student
Enrollment Counts Report school year final student count, to establish and
operate a statewide Security Operations Center (SOC) in partnership with a
statewide educational organization. The SOC will provide a Managed Detection
and Response (MDR) solution, including SOC staff, to
monitor and assist in responding to threats and attacks on critical technology
infrastructure for districts and intermediate districts.
(2) The intermediate district receiving funds under this
section shall contract with a nonprofit educational organization that maintains
a statewide educational technology collaborative to establish the statewide
SOC. This statewide SOC will operate under the guidance of an advisory board,
comprising educational technology leaders, with regional statewide
representation. Other K to 12 stakeholders may be invited to participate in the
advisory.
(3) The nonprofit educational organization that the
intermediate district contracted with in subsection (2) shall use the funds to
do all of the following:
(a) Establish a statewide advisory.
(b) Establish a statewide SOC security team.
(c) Establish statewide MDR
service.
(d) Train district technology staff in the deployment and use
of MDR software and services.
(e) Purchase and distribute MDR
licensing to districts and intermediate districts for installation on critical
technology infrastructure.
(f) Train, monitor, and track district utilization of a
toolkit to be identified by the SOC such as MISecure
Quick Self-Assessment.
(g) Not later than January 1, 2025 and each subsequent fiscal
year, prepare a summary report that includes measurable outcomes including
participation, detection, prevention, and response to cybersecurity incidents
in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the project. The report must be
submitted to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid
and to the house and senate fiscal agencies.
(4) After the nonprofit educational organization that the
intermediate district contracted with in subsection (2) uses funds as
required under subsection (3), the nonprofit educational organization may use
any remaining funds to do any of the following:
(a) Supply additional cybersecurity services as technologies
evolve and budget allows.
(b) Partner with K to 12 statewide connectivity partners to
install and monitor intrusion detection systems.
(5) Districts receiving software and service under this
project shall do both of the following:
(a) Complete the assessment identified in subsection (3)(f)
annually.
(b) Install and maintain statewide SOC MDR
software on critical infrastructure as described in this section, provide
access to the software to the statewide SOC, and coordinate responses with the
statewide SOC and the district’s intermediate district.
(6) For districts that have MDR
solutions in place as of October 1, 2023, a licensing cost allocation equal to
the cost of the statewide SOC provided license may be provided until the end of
the local contract or the end of the funding period, whichever comes first.
Funds allocated under this subsection must be used to offset local MDR costs, cybersecurity assessment, or further
cybersecurity investment.
(7) The funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 are
a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are
carried forward and may be expended in subsequent years until the end of the
2027-2028 state fiscal year. The purpose of the work project is to increase
stable and reliable cybersecurity in districts and intermediate districts. The
estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2028.
(8) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(9) Notwithstanding section 18a,
funds allocated under this section may be available for expenditure until
September 30, 2028. A recipient of funding under this section must return any
unexpended funds to the department in the manner prescribed by the department
by not later than October 30, 2028.
Sec. 97k. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated $100,000.00 $250,000.00
for 2024-2025 only to Washtenaw Intermediate School District to utilize on
the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan in
Ypsilanti to support its statewide helpline for families in educational
crisis.
(2) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(3) The funds allocated in this section are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into
2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for the
Student Advocacy Center of Michigan to support its statewide helpline for
families in educational crisis. The estimated completion date of the work
project is September 30, 2026.
Sec. 97n. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2025-2026 $10,000,000.00 for grants to districts to support the
efforts of community violence intervention plans to reduce or prevent youth
violence.
(2) Districts must apply on a competitive
basis for funding under this section in a form and manner determined by the
department. The department shall coordinate with the office of community
violence intervention in the department of health and human services to
evaluate applications submitted under this section. Awards must be granted
based on competitive criteria determined by the department and the department
of health and human services, but must prioritize grants for local district
plans that include comprehensive strategies with demonstrated external
partnerships to support successful implementation.
(3) Districts may use funding received
under this section to contract with nonprofits, community-based organizations,
subject matter experts, or other governmental entities to implement a plan to
reduce or prevent youth violence. A plan to reduce or prevent youth violence
implemented under this subsection must use evidence-based practices, include
mentorship and community engagement strategies, and may include, but is not
limited to, increased academic, counseling, health, and wrap-around services to
youth.
(4) The funds allocated in this section
are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 are
carried forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project is to support
the work of community violence intervention programs in districts and
intermediate districts. The estimated completion date of the work project is
September 30, 2030.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the
department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by
the department.
Sec. 98. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $9,800,000.00 for 2024-2025
2025-2026 for the purposes
described in this section. It is the intent of the legislature that, for
2025-2026, the allocation from the general fund money appropriated in section
11 for purposes described in this section will be $8,000,000.00. The
Michigan Virtual University shall provide a report to the legislature not later
than November 1 of each fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this
section that includes its mission, its plans, and proposed benchmarks it must
meet, including a plan to achieve the organizational priorities identified in
this section, to receive full funding for the next fiscal year for which
funding is allocated under this section. By not later than March 1 of each
fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this section, the Michigan
Virtual University shall provide an update to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on school aid to show the progress being made to
meet the benchmarks identified.
(2) The Michigan Virtual University shall operate the
Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute. The Michigan Virtual Learning
Research Institute shall do all of the following:
(a) Support and accelerate innovation in education through
the following activities:
(i) Test, evaluate, and recommend as appropriate new
technology-based instructional tools and resources.
(ii) Research, design, and recommend virtual education delivery
models for use by pupils and teachers that include age-appropriate multimedia
instructional content.
(iii) Research, develop, and recommend annually to the department
criteria by which cyber schools and virtual course providers should be
monitored and evaluated to ensure a quality education for their pupils.
(iv) Based on pupil completion and performance data reported to
the department or the center from cyber schools and other virtual course
providers operating in this state, analyze the effectiveness of virtual
learning delivery models in preparing pupils to be college- and career-ready
and publish a report that highlights enrollment totals, completion rates, and
the overall impact on pupils. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute
shall submit the report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
school aid, the state budget director, the house and senate fiscal agencies,
the department, districts, and intermediate districts by not later than March
31 of each fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this section.
(v) Provide an extensive professional development program to at
least 30,000 educational personnel, including teachers, school administrators,
and school board members, that focuses on the effective integration of virtual
learning into curricula and instruction. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research
Institute is encouraged to work with the MiSTEM
council described in section 99s to coordinate professional development of
teachers in applicable fields. In addition, the Michigan Virtual Learning
Research Institute and external stakeholders are encouraged to coordinate with
the department for professional development in this state, including
professional development for employees in child care facilities, early
childhood facilities, and after-school programs. By not later than December 1
of each fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this section, the
Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute shall submit a report to the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the state budget director,
the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the department on the number of
teachers, school administrators, and school board members who have received
professional development services from the Michigan Virtual University. The
report must also include both of the following:
(A) The identification of barriers and other opportunities to
encourage the adoption of virtual learning in the public education system.
(B) A link to, and explanation of, the Michigan Virtual
University’s online course standards for professional development programming.
The standards described in this sub-subparagraph must inform learners how to
file a complaint about course content and detail the steps that will be taken
for the review and resolution of complaints.
(vi) Identify and share best practices for planning,
implementing, and evaluating virtual and blended education delivery models with
intermediate districts, districts, and public school academies to accelerate
the adoption of innovative education delivery models statewide.
(b) Provide leadership for this state’s system of virtual
learning education by doing the following activities:
(i) Develop and report policy recommendations to the governor
and the legislature that accelerate the expansion of effective virtual learning
in this state’s schools.
(ii) Provide a clearinghouse for research reports, academic
studies, evaluations, and other information related to virtual learning.
(iii) Promote and distribute the most current instructional
design standards and guidelines for virtual teaching.
(iv) In collaboration with the department and interested
colleges and universities in this state, support implementation and
improvements related to effective virtual learning instruction.
(v) Pursue public/private partnerships that include districts
to study and implement competency-based technology-rich virtual learning
models.
(vi) Create a statewide network of school-based mentors serving
as liaisons between pupils, virtual instructors, parents, and school staff, as
provided by the department or the center, and provide mentors with
research-based training and technical assistance designed to help more pupils
be successful virtual learners.
(vii) Convene focus groups and conduct annual surveys of
teachers, administrators, pupils, parents, and others to identify barriers and
opportunities related to virtual learning.
(viii) Produce an annual consumer awareness report for schools and
parents about effective virtual education providers and education delivery
models, performance data, cost structures, and research trends.
(ix) Provide an internet-based platform that educators can use
to create student-centric learning tools and resources for sharing in the
state’s open educational resource repository and facilitate a user network that
assists educators in using the content creation platform and state repository
for open educational resources. As part of this initiative, the Michigan
Virtual University shall work collaboratively with districts and intermediate
districts to establish a plan to make available virtual resources that align to
Michigan’s K to 12 curriculum standards for use by students, educators,
and parents.
(x) Create and maintain a public statewide catalog of virtual
learning courses being offered by all public schools and community colleges in
this state. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute shall identify and
develop a list of nationally recognized best practices for virtual learning and
use this list to support reviews of virtual course vendors, courses, and
instructional practices. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute shall
also provide a mechanism for intermediate districts to use the identified best
practices to review content offered by constituent districts. The Michigan
Virtual Learning Research Institute shall review the virtual course offerings
of the Michigan Virtual University, and make the results from these reviews
available to the public as part of the statewide catalog. The Michigan Virtual
Learning Research Institute shall ensure that the statewide catalog is made
available to the public on the Michigan Virtual University website and shall
allow the ability to link it to each district’s website as provided for in
section 21f. The statewide catalog must also contain all of the following:
(A) The number of enrollments in each virtual course in the
immediately preceding school year.
(B) The number of enrollments that earned 60% or more of the
total course points for each virtual course in the immediately preceding school
year.
(C) The pass rate for each virtual course.
(xi) Support registration, payment services, and transcript
functionality for the statewide catalog and train key stakeholders on how to
use new features.
(xii) Collaborate with key stakeholders to examine district level
accountability and teacher effectiveness issues related to virtual learning
under section 21f and make findings and recommendations publicly available.
(xiii) Provide a report on the activities of the Michigan Virtual
Learning Research Institute.
(3) To further enhance its expertise and leadership in
virtual learning, the Michigan Virtual University shall continue to operate the
Michigan Virtual School as a statewide laboratory and quality model of
instruction by implementing virtual and blended learning solutions for Michigan
schools in accordance with the following parameters:
(a) The Michigan Virtual School must maintain its
accreditation status from recognized national and international accrediting
entities.
(b) The Michigan Virtual University shall use no more than
$1,000,000.00 of the amount allocated under this section to subsidize the cost
paid by districts for virtual courses.
(c) In providing educators responsible for the teaching of
virtual courses as provided for in this section, the Michigan Virtual School
shall follow the requirements to request and assess, and the department of
state police shall provide, a criminal history check and criminal records check
under sections 1230 and 1230a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1230 and
380.1230a, in the same manner as if the Michigan Virtual School were a school
district under those sections.
(4) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), the
Michigan Virtual University shall allocate up to $500,000.00 to support
the expansion of new online and blended educator professional development
programs.
(5) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), the
Michigan Virtual University shall allocate up to $500,000.00 to operate
a comprehensive statewide laboratory designed to function as a hub for
cutting-edge research, the identification and dissemination of best practices,
rigorous experimentation, policy formulation, and proactive efforts to enhance
awareness about the responsible utilization of artificial intelligence in
schools.
(6) If the course offerings are included in the statewide
catalog of virtual courses under subsection (2)(b)(x), the Michigan Virtual School
operated by the Michigan Virtual University may offer virtual course offerings,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Information technology courses.
(b) College level equivalent courses, as that term is defined
in section 1471 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1471.
(c) Courses and dual enrollment opportunities.
(d) Programs and services for at-risk pupils.
(e) High school equivalency test preparation courses for
adjudicated youth.
(f) Special interest courses.
(g) Professional development programs for teachers, school
administrators, other school employees, and school board members.
(7) If a home-schooled or nonpublic school student is a
resident of a district that subscribes to services provided by the Michigan
Virtual School, the student may use the services provided by the Michigan
Virtual School to the district without charge to the student beyond what is
charged to a district pupil using the same services.
(8) By not later than December 1 of each fiscal year for
which funding is allocated under this section, the Michigan Virtual University
shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
school aid, the state budget director, the house and senate fiscal agencies,
and the department that includes at least all of the following information
related to the Michigan Virtual School for the preceding fiscal year:
(a) A list of the districts served by the Michigan Virtual
School.
(b) A list of virtual course titles available to districts.
(c) The total number of virtual course enrollments and
information on registrations and completions by course.
(d) The overall course completion rate percentage.
(9) In addition to the information listed in subsection (8),
the report under subsection (8) must also include a plan to serve at least 600
schools with courses from the Michigan Virtual School or with content available
through the internet-based platform identified in subsection (2)(b)(ix).
(10) The governor may appoint an advisory group for the
Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute established under subsection (2).
The members of the advisory group serve at the pleasure of the governor and
without compensation. The purpose of the advisory group is to make
recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and the president and board
of the Michigan Virtual University that will accelerate innovation in this
state’s education system in a manner that will prepare elementary and secondary
students to be career and college ready and that will promote the goal of
increasing the percentage of residents of this state with high-quality degrees
and credentials to at least 60% by 2025.2030.
(11) By not later than November 1 of each fiscal year for
which funding is allocated under this section, the Michigan Virtual University
shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school
aid, the state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a
detailed budget for that fiscal year that includes a breakdown on its projected
costs to deliver virtual educational services to districts and a summary of the
anticipated fees to be paid by districts for those services. By not later than
March 1 each fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this section, the
Michigan Virtual University shall submit to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on school aid, the state budget director, and the house and senate
fiscal agencies a breakdown on its actual costs to deliver virtual educational
services to districts and a summary of the actual fees paid by districts for
those services based on audited financial statements for the immediately
preceding fiscal year.
(12) As used in this section:
(a) “Blended learning” means a hybrid instructional delivery
model where pupils are provided content, instruction, and assessment, in part
at a supervised educational facility away from home where the pupil and a
teacher with a valid Michigan teaching certificate are in the same physical
location and in part through internet-connected learning environments with some
degree of pupil control over time, location, and pace of instruction.
(b) “Cyber school” means a full-time instructional program of
virtual courses for pupils that may or may not require attendance at a physical
school location.
(c) “Virtual course” means a course of study that is capable
of generating a credit or a grade and that is provided in an interactive
learning environment in which the majority of the curriculum is delivered using
the internet and in which pupils are separated from their instructor or teacher
of record by time or location, or both.
Sec. 99. (1) From the state school aid fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$500,000.00 for 2023-2024 only to Kentwood Public Schools and Oak Park Schools
for a plant-based school meals pilot grant program. Grants shall be used for
developing and implementing plant-based meal options in school cafeterias,
training school food service staff in the preparation of plant-based meals, and
purchasing necessary kitchen equipment to facilitate the preparation of
plant-based meals. Recipients of grants under this program shall submit a
report to the department detailing the use of funds and the impact of the
program on student meal choices and environmental sustainability.
(2)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only for a virtual reality youth
peace literacy initiative pilot program.
(3)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to the American
Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with
the Michigan Manufacturers Association, Amatrol, and
the ATS LAB Midwest. Funds received under this subsection must be used to
provide high schools and intermediate districts in this state with
competency-based, technology infused talent development programs that provide
curricula, e-learning, hands-on e-learning systems, curricula-specific training
equipment, installation, orientation, teacher training, industry-recognized
skill certifications, and connections to local manufacturers for students in
high schools and intermediate districts in this state.
(4)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to the
Dearborn City School District for costs to expand the career and technical
education program for the district, including, but not limited to, expansion of
a cybersecurity certificate program. Costs in this subsection may include both
operational and capital costs.
(5)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to the
Dearborn City School District to support the construction of outdoor classrooms
and other green space for Salina Intermediate School in the Dearborn City
School District.
(6)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to the
School District of the City of Harper Woods to support the costs for
construction and operation of the daily life skills training center, an
educational and skills development program with individualized training to
improve a child’s abilities to independently perform routine daily activities
and effectively use community resources.
(7)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to the
Lansing Public School District for development and infrastructure improvements.
(8)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 to Clintondale Community Schools for safety and security
upgrades.
(9) From
the state school aid general fund
money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an
amount not to exceed $500,000.00 to the
city of Algonac Community School District in St. Clair County to support asbestos remediation and
redevelopment in a former school
building.
(10)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 to South Lyon
Community Schools for student mental health services.
(11)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 to Farmington
Public School District for high-intensity tutoring.
(12)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $2,100,000.00 to the Marygrove
Conservancy for the creation of the Marygrove Film School.
(13) From
the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $3,900,000.00, $2,900,000.00, and from the state
school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $2,100,000.00 $3,100,000.00 to Rudyard Area Schools
for infrastructure.
(14)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 to Brookview
Montessori School for structural updates, including, but not limited to,
electrical and HVAC.
(15)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for Okemos Public Montessori
at Central for district lead abatement.
(16)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 to Wellspring Detroit to
support the academic and youth development program.
(17)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 to a district
or intermediate district to support the implementation of the MI Student Voice
Perception Survey.
(18)
From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $3,700,000.00 to the recipients
identified in this subsection to support capital costs to increase safety of
student pedestrians.
(a) A
recipient of a grant under this subsection shall use the funds to increase the
safety of student pedestrians through capital improvements. A grant recipient
may enter into agreements with other units of local government to complete
eligible projects. Improvements may include, but are not limited to, all of the
following:
(i) Signage and painting for crosswalks.
(ii) Installing
or repairing sidewalks.
(iii) Adding
turning lanes.
(iv) Installing
or repairing traffic signal lights.
(b)
From the allocation in this subsection, $3,000,000.00 is allocated to Macomb
Township in Macomb County for road, signal, and pedestrian crossing
improvements at the intersection of 21 Mile Road and Heydenreich
Road. The purpose of the improvements is to increase safety for student
pedestrians at nearby schools.
(c)
From the allocation in this subsection, $250,000.00 is allocated to the
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District to construct sidewalks to connect nearby
residential areas to schools in the district.
(d)
From the allocation in this subsection, $450,000.00 is allocated to the Village
of Brooklyn to partner with the Columbia Charter School District and Columbia
Charter Township to improve student pedestrian safety.
(e)
The funds allocated under this subsection for 2024-2025 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into
2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue to provide support
for capital costs to increase safety of student pedestrians. The estimated
completion date of the work project is September 30, 2029.
(19)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $7,000,000.00 to Detroit
Public Schools Community District to offset the cost of relocating the Davis
Aerospace Technical High School to the Coleman A. Young International Airport.
Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under this subsection may be
available for expenditure until September 30, 2027. A recipient of funding
under this subsection must return any unexpended funds to the department in a
manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2027.
(20) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00 to Grand Rapids Public
Schools to supplement funding for the school meals program in section 30d.
(21) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $750,000.00 to Livonia Public Schools to support the Thrive
Track – Healthy Living Skills for Independence program.
(22) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $450,000.00 to Grosse Pointe Public Schools for technology
costs.
(23) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $1,000,000.00 to a district or intermediate district to
partner with the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
(ACCESS) in Dearborn to rehabilitate and expand the ACCESS Innovation Center.
(24) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $1,200,000.00 to Lansing Public School District to support renovation
of the Don Johnson Fieldhouse and expansion of the Lansing Student
Development Program.
(25) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $1,000,000.00 to Clintondale
Community Schools for expenses for school buildings related to flood damage.
(26) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $3,000,000.00 to an intermediate district to partner with
the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights, an entity located
in the city of Detroit, for the schools to tools program, which exposes middle
and high school students to the building trades and to apprenticeship
opportunities.
(27) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 only $12,000,000.00 to an intermediate district to partner with
the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute, a 501(c)(3) entity located in the city
of Adrian, to support the expansion of education opportunities.
(28) From
the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
$245,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to Mid Peninsula
School District for improvements to a heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning system.
(29) The
funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into
2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to complete projects described in
this section. The estimated completion date of the work project is September
30, 2026.
(30) (20) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 99h. (1) From the state school aid pupil support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated an amount not to exceed $4,723,200.00 $5,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 only for competitive grants to districts and intermediate
districts, and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated $600,000.00 for 2024-2025 for competitive grants to nonpublic
schools, and from the general pupil
support reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
$600,000.00 for 2025-2026 only for competitive grants to nonpublic schools, that
provide pupils in grades pre-K to 12 with expanded opportunities to improve
mathematics, science, computer science, and technology skills by participating
in robotics competition programs hosted by program providers including, but not
limited to, FIRST (for inspiration and recognition of science and technology)
Robotics, including FIRST Lego League - Discover, Explore, and Challenge, FIRST
Tech challenge, and FIRST Robotics competition, LTU Robofest, MATE (Marine Advanced Technical Education), REC
(Robotics Education Competition) Foundation, Square One Education Network, VEX,
and other providers approved by the department. It is the intent of the legislature that the appropriations under this
section will be funded with state school aid pupil support reserve fund money
and general pupil support reserve fund money through 2027-2028. All
approved providers shall make all programs available to students in this state
regardless of geographical location. Programs funded under this section are
intended to increase the number of pupils demonstrating proficiency in science
and mathematics on the state assessments and to increase the number of pupils who are college- and career-ready
upon high school graduation. Notwithstanding section 17b, the department
shall make grant payments to districts, nonpublic schools, and intermediate
districts under this section on a schedule determined by the department. The
department shall set maximum grant awards for each different level of
programming and competition in a manner that both maximizes the number of teams
that will be able to receive funds and expands the geographical distribution of
teams. Districts and intermediate districts that receive funds under this
section must provide relevant student participation information, as determined
by the department, to program and competition providers described in this
section. For a district or intermediate district to count a program competition
provider for purposes of payments under this section, the program and
competition providers must agree to aggregate data received by districts and
intermediate districts and provide this information to the department in a form
and manner determined by the department.
(2) The department shall do all of the following for purposes
of this section:
(a) Both of the following by not later than 60 days after the
state school aid appropriations bill for the current fiscal year is enacted
into law or October 1 of the current fiscal year, whichever is later:
(i) Open applications for funding under this section to all
districts, nonpublic schools, and intermediate districts.
(ii) Publish a list of approved programs and vendors for
purposes of this section in a manner that is accessible to all applicants. To
obtain approval under this subparagraph, a program or vendor must submit to the
department registration information, including any fees; pledge that it will
post this information on its website; and, by not later than January 1 of the
current fiscal year, submit this information to the department for publication
on the department’s website.
(b) By not later than 60 days after applications are opened
as described in subdivision (a), close applications under this section.
(c) By not later than 60 days after applications are closed
as described in subdivision (b), make all determinations concerning funding
under this section.
(d) By not later than July 1 of the current fiscal year,
publish a document listing the requirements for becoming an approved program or
vendor under subdivision (a).
(3) Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, if
funding under this section is insufficient to fulfill all funding requests by
qualified applicants under this section, the department shall prorate the total
funding allocated under this section equally among all qualified applicants.
However, for funding under this section toward grants under subsection (5)(b),
in its proration under this subsection, the department shall ensure that each
district is paid in an amount equal to the percentage the department would have
paid the district in grant funding under subsection (5)(b), but for proration
under this subsection, with no district receiving a grant under subsection
(5)(b) in an amount that is greater than the district’s total accrued costs
under subsection (5)(b).
(4) A district, nonpublic school, or intermediate district
applying for a grant under this section must submit an application in a form
and manner prescribed by the department. To be eligible for a grant, a district,
nonpublic school, or intermediate district must demonstrate in its application
that the district, nonpublic school, or intermediate district has established a
partnership for the purposes of the robotics program with at least 1 sponsor,
business entity, higher education institution, technical school, or individual,
must submit a budget, and must provide a local in-kind or cash match from other
private or local funds of at least 25% of the cost of the robotics program
award.
(5) The department shall distribute the grant funding under
this section for the following purposes:
(a) Grants to districts, nonpublic schools, or intermediate
districts to pay for stipends not to exceed $1,500.00 per building for
coaching.
(b) Grants to districts, nonpublic schools, or intermediate
districts for event registrations, materials, travel costs, and other expenses
associated with the preparation for and attendance at robotics events and
competitions.
(c) Grants to districts, nonpublic schools, or intermediate
districts for awards to teams that advance to the next levels of competition as
determined by the department. The department shall determine an equal amount
per team for those teams that advance.
(6) A
nonpublic school that receives a grant under this section may use the funds for
either robotics or Science Olympiad programs.
(7) To
be eligible to receive funds under this section, a nonpublic school must be a
nonpublic school registered with the department and must meet all applicable
state reporting requirements for nonpublic schools.
(8) To
be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a district, nonpublic
school, or intermediate district must do all of the following:
(a) If the district, nonpublic school, or intermediate
district is requesting funding for more than 1 team for a building, meet the
minimum requirements for team size as determined by the approved program
provider.
(b) Participate in at least the minimum number of
competitions as determined by the approved program provider.
(c) Participate in at least 1 in-person competition.
(9) For
purposes of this section, an approved program or vendor under this section that
provides a program under this section shall not work with the department to set
prices or policies for the program.
(10) As
used in this section, “current fiscal year” means the fiscal year for which an
allocation is made under this section.
Sec. 99ee. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to Wayne RESA
for the provision of programming, in partnership with a nonprofit organization
that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of
1986, 26 USC 501, and that provides academic and career support programs and
services, to help more Hispanic students to graduate from college. A district
that receives funds under this section shall contract with a nonprofit
organization for purposes of this section that received state funds for
purposes described in this section in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(2) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(3) The funds allocated under this
section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended
funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work
project is to continue to provide academic and career support programs and
services and to help more Hispanic students to graduate from college. The
estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.
Sec. 99mm. (1)
From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated $4,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to Menominee Area Public Schools to
cover the cost of an emergency water and asbestos event, cost inflation for
unfinished bond work delayed due to asbestos cleanup, and costs related to
consolidation activities.
(2) If, by June 20, 2035, Menominee Area
Public Schools receives reimbursement from the settlement of a court case
addressing the nonfulfillment of contracted duties regarding an emergency water
and asbestos event, Menominee Area Public Schools, not later than 90 days
following the receipt of that court settlement amount, must reimburse the
department in the amount it received from that settlement, or the full amount
received under this section, whichever is less. The department shall determine
the mode of payment for the reimbursement.
(3) The funds allocated under this
section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended
funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work
project is to continue to cover the cost of an emergency water and asbestos
event, cost inflation for unfinished bond work delayed due to asbestos cleanup,
and costs related to consolidation activities. The estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2026.
(4) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under
subsection (1) may be available for expenditure until September 30, 2027. The
recipient of funding under subsection (1) must return any unexpended funds to
the department in the manner prescribed by the department not later than
October 30, 2027.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 101. (1) To be eligible to receive state aid under this
article, not later than the fifth Wednesday after the pupil membership count
day and not later than the fifth Wednesday after the supplemental count day,
each district superintendent shall submit and certify to the center and the
intermediate superintendent, in the form and manner prescribed by the center,
the number of pupils enrolled and in regular daily attendance, including
identification of tuition-paying pupils, in the district as of the pupil
membership count day and as of the supplemental count day, as applicable, for
the current school year. In addition, a district maintaining school during the
entire year shall submit and certify to the center and the intermediate
superintendent, in the form and manner prescribed by the center, the number of
pupils enrolled and in regular daily attendance in the district for the current
school year pursuant to rules promulgated by the superintendent. Not later than
the sixth Wednesday after the pupil membership count day and not later than the
sixth Wednesday after the supplemental count day, the district shall resolve
any pupil membership conflicts with another district, correct any data issues,
and recertify the data in a form and manner prescribed by the center and file
the certified data with the intermediate superintendent. If a district fails to
submit and certify the attendance data, as required under this subsection, the
center shall notify the department and the department shall withhold state aid
due to be distributed under this article from the defaulting district
immediately, beginning with the next payment after the failure and continuing
with each payment until the district complies with this subsection. If a
district does not comply with this subsection by the end of the fiscal year,
the district forfeits the amount withheld. A person who willfully falsifies a
figure or statement in the certified and sworn copy of enrollment is subject to
penalty as prescribed by section 161.
(2) To be eligible to receive state aid under this article,
not later than the twenty-fourth Wednesday after the pupil membership count day
and not later than the twenty-fourth Wednesday after the supplemental count
day, an intermediate district shall submit to the center, in a form and manner
prescribed by the center, the audited enrollment and attendance data as
described in subsection (1) for the pupils of its constituent districts and of
the intermediate district. If an intermediate district fails to submit the
audited data as required under this subsection, the department shall withhold
state aid due to be distributed under this article from the defaulting
intermediate district immediately, beginning with the next payment after the
failure and continuing with each payment until the intermediate district
complies with this subsection. If an intermediate district does not comply with
this subsection by the end of the fiscal year, the intermediate district
forfeits the amount withheld.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (11) and (12)
all of the following apply to the provision of pupil instruction:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each
district shall provide at least 1,098 hours and 180 days of pupil
instruction. If a collective bargaining agreement that provides a complete
school calendar was in effect for employees of a district as of June 24, 2014,
and if that school calendar is not in compliance with this subdivision, then
this subdivision does not apply to that district until after the expiration of
that collective bargaining agreement. A district may apply for a waiver under
subsection (9) or subdivision (h) from
the requirements of this subdivision.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a district
failing to comply with the required minimum hours and days of pupil instruction
under this subsection forfeits from its total state aid allocation an amount
determined by applying a ratio of the number of hours or days the district was
in noncompliance in relation to the required minimum number of hours and days
under this subsection. Not later than the first business day in August, the
board of each district shall either certify to the department that the district
was in full compliance with this section regarding the number of hours and days
of pupil instruction in the previous school year, or report to the department,
in a form and manner prescribed by the center, each instance of noncompliance.
If the district did not provide at least the required minimum number of hours
and days of pupil instruction under this subsection, the department shall make
the deduction of state aid in the following fiscal year from the first payment
of state school aid. A district is not subject to forfeiture of funds under
this subsection for a fiscal year in which a forfeiture was already imposed
under subsection (6).
(c) Hours or days lost because of strikes or teachers’
conferences are not counted as hours or days of pupil instruction.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (e) and (f),
if a district does not have at least 75% of the district’s membership in
attendance on any day of pupil instruction, the department shall pay the
district state aid in that proportion of 1/180 that the actual percent of
attendance bears to 75%.
(e) If a district adds 1 or more days of pupil instruction to
the end of its instructional calendar for a school year to comply with
subdivision (a) because the district otherwise would fail to provide the
required minimum number of days of pupil instruction even after the operation
of subsection (4) due to conditions not within the control of school
authorities, then subdivision (d) does not apply for any day of pupil
instruction that is added to the end of the instructional calendar. Instead,
for any of those days, if the district does not have at least 60% of the
district’s membership in attendance on that day, the department shall pay the
district state aid in that proportion of 1/180 that the actual percentage of
attendance bears to 60%. For any day of pupil instruction added to the
instructional calendar as described in this subdivision, the district shall
report to the department the percentage of the district’s membership that is in
attendance, in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(f) At the request of a district that operates a
department-approved alternative education program and that does not provide
instruction for pupils in all of grades K to 12, the superintendent shall grant
a waiver from the requirements of subdivision (d). The waiver must provide that
an eligible district is subject to the proration provisions of subdivision (d)
only if the district does not have at least 50% of the district’s membership in
attendance on any day of pupil instruction. In order to be eligible for this
waiver, a district must maintain records to substantiate its compliance with
the following requirements:
(i) The district offers the minimum hours of pupil instruction
as required under this section.
(ii) For each enrolled pupil, the district uses appropriate
academic assessments to develop an individual education plan that leads to a
high school diploma.
(iii) The district tests each pupil to determine academic
progress at regular intervals and records the results of those tests in that
pupil’s individual education plan.
(g) All of the following apply to a waiver granted under
subdivision (f):
(i) If the waiver is for a blended model of delivery, a waiver
that is granted for the 2011-2012 fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year
remains in effect unless it is revoked by the superintendent.
(ii) If the waiver is for a 100% online model of delivery and
the educational program for which the waiver is granted makes educational
services available to pupils for a minimum of at least 1,098 hours during a
school year and ensures that each pupil participates in the educational program
for at least 1,098 hours during a school year, a waiver that is granted for the
2011-2012 fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year remains in effect unless it
is revoked by the superintendent.
(iii) A waiver that is not a waiver described in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is valid for 3 fiscal years,
unless it is revoked by the superintendent, and must be renewed at the end of
the 3-year period to remain in effect.
(h) For the 2024-2025 school year only, a district does not need to
meet the minimum number of hours and days of pupil instruction requirement
under subdivision (a) if that district meets all of the following requirements:
(i)
The district is located wholly or partially in a county that is covered by a
state of emergency declared by the governor.
(ii) A majority of the
district board votes to exempt the district from the minimum number of hours
and days of pupil instruction required under subdivision (a).
(iii) The vote by the
district board under subparagraph (ii)
exempts the district from providing only the hours and days of pupil
instruction actually missed due to the state of emergency.
(iv) The vote by the
district board under subparagraph (ii)
exempts the district from not more than 15 days of pupil instruction required
under subdivision (a). The amount that may be exempted under this subdivision
is in addition to any days counted as pupil instruction under subsection (4).
(i) The
superintendent shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this
subsection.
(4) All of the following apply to the counting of days and
hours of pupil instruction under this section:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
first 6 days or the equivalent number of hours for which pupil instruction is
not provided because of conditions not within the control of school
authorities, such as severe storms, fires, epidemics, utility power
unavailability, water or sewer failure, or health conditions as defined by the
city, county, or state health authorities, are counted as hours and days of
pupil instruction.
(b) With the approval of the superintendent of public
instruction, the department shall count as hours and days of pupil instruction
for a fiscal year not more than 3 additional days or the equivalent number of
additional hours for which pupil instruction is not provided in a district due
to unusual and extenuating occurrences resulting from conditions not within the
control of school authorities such as those conditions described in this
subsection.
(c) A district that counts hours or days of professional
development for teachers as hours or days of pupil instruction, as provided
under subsection (10), is eligible to have additional hours or days counted as
hours and days of pupil instruction as provided under subdivision (b) to the
same extent as a district that does not count hours or days of professional
development for teachers as hours or days of pupil instruction.
(d) In deciding whether or not to approve the counting of
additional hours or days of pupil instruction under subdivision (b) for a
district, the superintendent of public instruction shall not take into account
whether or
not the district counts hours or days of
professional development for teachers as hours or days of pupil instruction, as
provided under subsection (10).
(e) Subsequent hours or days beyond those described in
subdivisions (a) and (b) are not counted as hours or days of pupil instruction.
(5) A district does not forfeit part of its state aid
appropriation because it adopts or has in existence an alternative scheduling
program for pupils in kindergarten if the program provides at least the number
of hours required under subsection (3) for a full-time equated membership for a
pupil in kindergarten as provided under section 6(4).
(6) In addition to any other penalty or forfeiture under this
section, if at any time the department determines that 1 or more of the
following have occurred in a district, the district forfeits in the current
fiscal year beginning in the next payment to be calculated by the department a
proportion of the funds due to the district under this article that is equal to
the proportion below the required minimum number of hours and days of pupil
instruction under subsection (3), as specified in the following:
(a) The district fails to operate its schools for at least
the required minimum number of hours and days of pupil instruction under
subsection (3) in a school year, including hours and days counted under
subsection (4).
(b) The board of the district takes formal action not to
operate its schools for at least the required minimum number of hours and days
of pupil instruction under subsection (3) in a school year, including hours and
days counted under subsection (4).
(7) In providing the minimum number of hours and days of
pupil instruction required under subsection (3), a district shall use the
following guidelines, and a district shall maintain records to substantiate its
compliance with the following guidelines:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a pupil
must be scheduled for at least the required minimum number of hours of
instruction, excluding study halls, or at least the sum of 90 hours plus the
required minimum number of hours of instruction, including up to 2 study halls.
(b) The time a pupil is assigned to any tutorial activity in
a block schedule may be considered instructional time, unless that time is
determined in an audit to be a study hall period.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a pupil
in grades 9 to 12 for whom a reduced schedule is determined to be in the
individual pupil’s best educational interest, or a pupil in
grades 6 to 8 for whom a reduced schedule is determined to be in the individual
pupil’s best educational interest due to the pupil’s participation in an
advanced curriculum, must be scheduled for a number of
hours equal to at least 80% of the required minimum number of hours of pupil
instruction to be considered a full-time equivalent pupil. A pupil in grades 9
6 to 12 who is scheduled in a
4-block schedule may receive a reduced schedule under this subsection if the
pupil is scheduled for a number of hours equal to at least 75% of the required
minimum number of hours of pupil instruction to be considered a full-time
equivalent pupil.
(d) If For a
pupil in grades 9 to 12 who is enrolled in a cooperative education
program, or for a special education pupil,
cannot receive the required minimum number of hours of pupil instruction
solely because of travel time between instructional sites during the school
day, that travel time, up to a maximum of 3 hours per school week, is
considered to be pupil instruction time for the purpose of determining whether
the pupil is receiving the required minimum number of hours of pupil
instruction. However, if a district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
department that the travel time limitation under this subdivision would create
undue costs or hardship to the district, the department may consider more
travel time to be pupil instruction time for this purpose.in determining full-time equated membership
for that pupil, the pupil is not considered less than a full-time equated pupil
solely because of the effect of the pupil’s enrollment in the cooperative
education program or special education program, including necessary travel
time, on the number of class hours provided by the district to the pupil.
(e) In grades 7 through 12, instructional time that is part
of a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program is considered to be
pupil instruction time regardless of whether the instructor is a certificated
teacher if all of the following are met:
(i) The instructor has met all of the requirements established
by the United States Department of Defense and the applicable branch of the
armed services for serving as an instructor in the Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps program.
(ii) The board of the district or intermediate district
employing or assigning the instructor complies with the requirements of
sections 1230 and 1230a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1230 and 380.1230a,
with respect to the instructor to the same extent as if employing the
instructor as a regular classroom teacher.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (11) and
(12), the department shall apply the guidelines under subsection (7) in
calculating the full-time equivalency of pupils.
(9) Upon application by the district for a particular fiscal
year, the superintendent shall waive for a district the minimum number of hours
and days of pupil instruction requirement of subsection (3) for a
department-approved alternative education program or another innovative program
approved by the department, including a 4-day school week. If a district
applies for and receives a waiver under this subsection and complies with the
terms of the waiver, the district is not subject to forfeiture under this section
for the specific program covered by the waiver. If the district does not comply
with the terms of the waiver, the amount of the forfeiture is calculated based
upon a comparison of the number of hours and days of pupil instruction actually
provided to the minimum number of hours and days of pupil instruction required
under subsection (3). A district shall report pupils enrolled in a
department-approved alternative education program under this subsection to the
center in a form and manner determined by the center. All of the following
apply to a waiver granted under this subsection:
(a) If the waiver is for a blended model of delivery, a
waiver that is granted for the 2011-2012 fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal
year remains in effect unless it is revoked by the superintendent.
(b) If the waiver is for a 100% online model of delivery and
the educational program for which the waiver is granted makes educational
services available to pupils for a minimum of at least 1,098 hours during a
school year and ensures that each pupil is on track for course completion at
proficiency level, a waiver that is granted for the 2011-2012 fiscal year or a
subsequent fiscal year remains in effect unless it is revoked by the
superintendent.
(c) A waiver that is not a waiver described in subdivision
(a) or (b) is valid for 3 fiscal years, unless it is revoked by the
superintendent, and must be renewed at the end of the 3-year period to remain
in effect.
(10) A district may count up to 38 hours of professional
development for teachers as hours of pupil instruction. All of the following
apply to the counting of professional development as pupil instruction under
this subsection:
(a) If the professional development exceeds 5 hours in a
single day, that day may be counted as a day of pupil instruction.
(b) At least 8 hours of the professional development counted
as hours of pupil instruction under this subsection must be recommended by a
districtwide professional development advisory committee appointed by the
district board. The advisory committee must be composed of teachers employed by
the district who represent a variety of grades and subject matter
specializations, including special education; nonteaching staff; parents; and
administrators. The majority membership of the committee must be composed of
teaching staff.
(c) Professional development provided online is allowable and
encouraged, as long as the instruction has been approved by the district. The
department shall issue a list of approved online professional development
providers that must include the Michigan Virtual School.
(d) Professional development may only be counted as hours of
pupil instruction under this subsection for the pupils of those teachers
scheduled to participate in the professional development.
(e) The professional development must meet all of the
following to be counted as pupil instruction under this subsection:
(i) Be aligned to the school or district improvement plan for
the school or district in which the professional development is being provided.
(ii) Be linked to 1 or more criteria in the evaluation tool
developed or adopted by the district or intermediate district under section
1249 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1249.
(iii) Has been approved by the department as counting for state
continuing education clock hours. The number of hours of professional
development counted as hours of pupil instruction under this subsection may not
exceed the number of state continuing education clock hours for which the
professional development was approved.
(iv) Not more than a combined total of 10 hours of the
professional development takes place before the first scheduled day of school
for the school year ending in the fiscal year and after the last scheduled day
of school for that school year.
(v) Not more than 10 hours of the professional development
takes place in a single month.
(vi) At least 75% of teachers scheduled to participate in the
professional development are in attendance.
(11) Subsections (3) and (8) do not apply to a school of
excellence that is a cyber school, as that term is defined in section 551 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.551, and is in compliance with section 553a of
the revised school code, MCL 380.553a. Beginning July 1, 2021, this subsection
is subject to section 8c. It is the intent of the legislature that the
immediately preceding sentence apply retroactively and is effective July 1,
2021.
(12) Subsections (3) and (8) do not apply to eligible pupils
enrolled in a dropout recovery program that meets the requirements of section
23a. As used in this subsection, “eligible pupil” means that term as defined in
section 23a.
(13) At least every 2 years the superintendent shall review
the waiver standards set forth in the pupil accounting and auditing manuals to
ensure that the waiver standards and waiver process continue to be appropriate
and responsive to changing trends in online learning. The superintendent shall
solicit and consider input from stakeholders as part of this review.
Sec. 104. (1) To receive state aid under this article, a
district shall comply with sections 1249, 1278a, 1278b, 1279g, and 1280b of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1249, 380.1278a, 380.1278b, 380.1279g, and
380.1280b, and 1970 PA 38, MCL 388.1081 to 388.1086. Subject to subsection (2),
from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $37,509,400.00 $39,509,400.00, and there is allocated for
2025-2026 $37,509,400.00, for payments on behalf of districts for costs
associated with complying with those provisions of law. In addition, from the
federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount estimated at
$8,000,000.00 funded from DED-OESE, title VI, state
assessment funds, and from DED-OSERS, part B of the
individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1411 to 1419, plus any
carryover federal funds from previous year appropriations, for the purposes of
complying with the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.
(2) The results of each test administered as part of the
Michigan student test of educational progress (M‑STEP), including tests
administered to high school students, must include an item analysis that lists
all items that are counted for individual pupil scores and the percentage of
pupils choosing each possible response. The department shall work with the center
to identify the number of students enrolled at the time assessments are given
by each district. In calculating the percentage of pupils assessed for a
district’s scorecard, the department shall use only the number of pupils
enrolled in the district at the time the district administers the assessments
and shall exclude pupils who enroll in the district after the district
administers the assessments.
(3) The department shall distribute federal funds allocated
under this section in accordance with federal law and with flexibility
provisions outlined in Public Law 107-116, and in the education flexibility
partnership act of 1999, Public Law 106-25.
(4) The department may recommend, but may not require,
districts to allow pupils to use an external keyboard with tablet devices for
online M-STEP testing, including, but not limited to, open-ended test items
such as constructed response or equation builder items.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make
payments on behalf of districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible
entities under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(6) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 for the operation of an online reporting tool to
provide student-level assessment data in a secure environment to educators,
parents, and pupils immediately after assessments are scored. The department
and the center shall ensure that any data collected by the online reporting
tool do not provide individually identifiable student data to the federal government.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) “DED” means the United States Department of Education.
(b) “DED-OESE” means the DED Office
of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c) “DED-OSERS” means the DED
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Sec. 104b. (1) In order to receive state aid under this
article, a district shall comply with this section and shall administer the
Michigan merit examination to pupils in grade 11, and to pupils in grade 12 who
did not take the complete Michigan merit examination in grade 11, as provided
in this section. The Michigan merit examination consists of a college entrance
test, work skills test, and the summative assessment known as the Michigan
student test of educational progress (M-STEP).
(2) For the purposes of this section, the department of
technology, management, and budget shall contract with 1 or more providers to
develop, supply, and score the Michigan merit examination. The Michigan merit
examination shall consist of all of the following:
(a) Assessment instruments that measure English language
arts, mathematics, reading, and science, and are used by the majority of
colleges and universities in this state for entrance purposes. This may include
1 or more writing components. In selecting assessment instruments to
fulfill the requirements of this subdivision, the department may consider the
degree to which those assessment instruments are aligned to this state’s
content standards.
(b) One or more tests from 1 or more test developers that
assess a pupil’s ability to apply at least reading and mathematics skills in a
manner that is intended to allow employers to use the results in making
employment decisions. The department of technology, management, and budget and
the superintendent shall ensure that any test or tests selected under this
subdivision have all the components necessary to allow a pupil to be eligible
to receive the results of a nationally recognized evaluation of workforce
readiness if the pupil’s test performance is adequate.
(c) A social studies component.
(d) Any other component that is necessary to obtain the
approval of the United States Department of Education to use the Michigan merit
examination for the purposes of the no child left behind act of 2001, Public
Law 107-110, or the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.
(3) In addition to all other requirements of this section,
all of the following apply to the Michigan merit examination:
(a) The department of technology, management, and budget and
the superintendent shall ensure that any contractor used for scoring the
Michigan merit examination supplies an individual report for each pupil that
will identify for the pupil’s parents and teachers whether the pupil met
expectations or failed to meet expectations for each standard, to allow the
pupil’s parents and teachers to assess and remedy problems before the pupil
moves to the next grade.
(b) The department of technology, management, and budget and
the superintendent shall ensure that any contractor used for scoring,
developing, or processing the Michigan merit examination meets quality
management standards commonly used in the assessment industry, including at
least meeting level 2 of the capability maturity model developed by the
Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University for the first year
the Michigan merit examination is offered to all grade 11 pupils and at least meeting
level 3 of the capability maturity model for subsequent years.
(c) The department of technology, management, and budget and
the superintendent shall ensure that any contract for scoring, administering,
or developing the Michigan merit examination includes specific deadlines for
all steps of the assessment process, including, but not limited to, deadlines
for the correct testing materials to be supplied to schools and for the correct
results to be returned to schools, and includes penalties for noncompliance
with these deadlines.
(d) The superintendent shall ensure that the Michigan merit
examination meets all of the following:
(i) Is designed to test pupils on this state’s content
standards in all subjects tested.
(ii) Complies with requirements of the no child left behind act
of 2001, Public Law 107-110 or the every student succeeds act, Public Law
114-95.
(iii) Is consistent with the code of fair testing practices in
education prepared by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices of the American
Psychological Association.
(iv) Is factually accurate. If the superintendent determines
that a question is not factually accurate and should be excluded from scoring,
the state board and the superintendent shall ensure that the question is
excluded from scoring.
(4) A district shall include on each pupil’s high school
transcript all of the following:
(a) For each high school graduate who has completed the
Michigan merit examination under this section, the pupil’s scaled score on each
subject area component of the Michigan merit examination.
(b) The number of school days the pupil was in attendance at
school each school year during high school and the total number of school days
in session for each of those school years.
(5) The superintendent shall work with the provider or
providers of the Michigan merit examination to produce Michigan merit
examination subject area scores for each pupil participating in the Michigan
merit examination. To the extent that the department determines that additional
test items beyond those included in the college entrance component of the
Michigan merit examination are required in a particular subject area, the
department shall ensure that all test items in that subject area are scaled and
merged for the purposes of producing a Michigan merit examination subject area
score. The superintendent shall design and distribute to districts,
intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools a simple and concise document
that describes the scoring for each subject area and indicates the scaled score
ranges for each subject area.
(6) The Michigan merit examination shall be administered in
each district during the last 12 weeks of the district’s school year. The
superintendent shall ensure that the Michigan merit examination is scored and
the scores are returned to pupils, their parents or legal guardians, and
districts not later than the beginning of the pupil’s first semester of grade
12. The returned scores shall indicate at least the pupil’s scaled score for
each subject area component and the range of scaled scores for each subject
area. In reporting the scores to pupils, parents, and schools, the
superintendent shall provide standards-specific, meaningful, and timely
feedback on the pupil’s performance on the Michigan merit examination.
(7) A district shall administer the complete Michigan merit
examination to a pupil only once and shall not administer the complete Michigan
merit examination to the same pupil more than once. If a pupil does not take
the complete Michigan merit examination in grade 11, the district shall
administer the complete Michigan merit examination to the pupil in grade 12. If
a pupil chooses to retake the college entrance examination component of the
Michigan merit examination, as described in subsection (2)(a), the pupil may do
so through the provider of the college entrance examination component and the
cost of the retake is the responsibility of the pupil unless all of the
following are met:
(a) The pupil has taken the complete Michigan merit
examination.
(b) The pupil meets the income eligibility criteria for free
breakfast, lunch, or milk, as determined under the Richard B. Russell national
school lunch act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769i.
(c) The pupil has applied to the provider of the college
entrance examination component for a scholarship or fee waiver to cover the
cost of the retake and that application has been denied.
(d) After taking the complete Michigan merit examination, the
pupil has not already received a free retake of the college entrance
examination component paid for either by this state or through a scholarship or
fee waiver by the provider.
(8) The superintendent shall ensure that the length of the
Michigan merit examination and the combined total time necessary to administer
all of the components of the Michigan merit examination are the shortest
possible that will still maintain the degree of reliability and validity of the
Michigan merit examination results determined necessary by the superintendent.
The superintendent shall ensure that the maximum total combined length of time
that schools are required to set aside for pupils to answer all test questions
on the Michigan merit examination does not exceed 8 hours if the superintendent
determines that sufficient alignment to applicable Michigan merit curriculum
content standards can be achieved within that time limit.
(9) A district shall provide accommodations to a pupil with
disabilities for the Michigan merit examination, as provided under section 504
of title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, 29 USC 794; subtitle A of title
II of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12131 to 12134; the
individuals with disabilities education act amendments of 1997, Public Law
105-17; and the implementing regulations for those statutes. The provider or
providers of the Michigan merit examination and the superintendent shall
mutually agree upon the accommodations to be provided under this subsection.
(10) To the greatest extent possible, the Michigan merit
examination shall be based on this state’s content standards, as appropriate.
Annually, after each administration of the Michigan merit examination, the
department shall provide a report of the points per standard so that teachers
will know what content will be covered within the Michigan merit examination.
The department may augment the college entrance and work skills components of
the Michigan merit examination to develop the assessment, depending on the
alignment of those components to this state’s content standards. If these
components do not align to these standards, the department shall produce
additional components as required by law, while minimizing the amount of time
needed for assessments.
(11) A child who is a student in a nonpublic school or home
school may take the Michigan merit examination under this section. To take the
Michigan merit examination, a child who is a student in a home school shall
contact the district in which the child resides, and that district shall
administer the Michigan merit examination, or the child may take the Michigan
merit examination at a nonpublic school if allowed by the nonpublic school.
Upon request from a nonpublic school, the superintendent shall direct the
provider or providers to supply the Michigan merit examination to the nonpublic
school and the nonpublic school may administer the Michigan merit examination.
If a district administers the Michigan merit examination under this subsection
to a child who is not enrolled in the district, the scores for that child are
not considered for any purpose to be scores of a pupil of the district.
(12) In contracting under subsection (2), the department of
technology, management, and budget shall consider a contractor that provides
electronically-scored essays with the ability to score constructed response
feedback in multiple languages and provide ongoing instruction and feedback.
(13) The purpose of the Michigan merit examination is to
assess pupil performance in mathematics, science, social studies, and English
language arts for the purpose of improving academic achievement and
establishing a statewide standard of competency. The assessment under this
section provides a common measure of data that will contribute to the
improvement of Michigan schools’ curriculum and instruction by encouraging
alignment with Michigan’s curriculum framework standards and promotes pupil
participation in higher level mathematics, science, social studies, and English
language arts courses. These standards are based upon the expectations of what
pupils should learn through high school and are aligned with national
standards.
(14) For a pupil enrolled in a middle college program, other
than a middle college operated as a shared educational entity or a specialized
shared educational entity, if the pupil receives at least 50% of his or her the pupil’s instruction at the high
school while in grade 11, the Michigan merit examination shall be administered
to the pupil at the high school at which the pupil receives high school
instruction, and the department shall include the pupil’s scores on the
Michigan merit examination in the scores for that high school for all purposes
for which a school’s or district’s results are reported. The department shall
allow the middle college program to use a 5-year graduation rate for
determining adequate yearly progress. As used in this subsection, “middle
college” means a program consisting of a series of courses and other
requirements and conditions, including an early college or other program
created under a memorandum of understanding, that allows a pupil to graduate
from high school with both a high school diploma and a certificate or degree
from a community college or state public university.
(15) As used in this section:
(a) “English language arts” means reading and writing.
(b) “Social studies” means United States history, world
history, world geography, economics, and American government.
(16)
For each report made by the department that includes the statewide assessment
results for a school building, the department shall include the scores for the
statewide assessment and the graduation rate for consortium pupils with the
scores for the school building in the participating district in which the
consortium pupil is enrolled or would otherwise attend. The statewide
assessment for a consortium pupil may be administered either at the consortium
location or at the school building in the participating district in which the
consortium pupil is enrolled or would otherwise attend. For the purposes of
this subsection, a consortium pupil is a pupil who is enrolled or participating
in a participating district in a school or program operated as a consortium or
under a cooperative arrangement formed by 2 or more districts or intermediate
districts, including, but not limited to, a consortium or cooperative
arrangement operated as a program, a shared educational entity, a specialized
educational entity, or a special education center program.
Sec. 104h. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated
for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an
amount not to exceed $11,500,000.00 to districts to implement benchmark
assessments during the 2024-2025 2025-2026
school year. All of the following apply to the benchmark assessment system
described in this subsection:
(a) The system
must provide for all of the following:
(i) That, within the first 9 weeks of the 2024-2025 2025-2026 school year, the district
shall administer 1 or more benchmark assessments provided by a provider
approved under subsection (6), benchmark assessments described in subdivision
(b), or local benchmark assessments, or any combination thereof, to all pupils
in grades K to 8 to measure proficiency in reading and mathematics.
(ii) That, in addition to the benchmark assessment or benchmark
assessments administered under subparagraph (i), by not
later than the last day of the 2024-2025 2025-2026 school year, the district shall administer the benchmark
assessment or assessments administered under subparagraph (i) to all
pupils in grades K to 8 to measure proficiency in reading and mathematics. To
support fall to spring growth calculations, the same benchmark assessment that
is administered in the fall must be administered in the spring.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a district
may administer 1 or more of the following benchmark assessments toward meeting
the requirements under subdivision (a):
(i) A benchmark assessment in reading for students in grades K
to 9 that contains progress monitoring tools and enhanced diagnostic
assessments.
(ii) A benchmark assessment in math for students in grades K to
8 that contains progress monitoring tools.
(c) The system must provide that, to the extent practicable,
if a district administers a benchmark assessment or benchmark assessments under
this section, the district shall administer the same benchmark assessment or
benchmark assessments provided by a provider approved under subsection (6),
benchmark assessment or benchmark assessments described in subdivision (b), or
local benchmark assessment or local benchmark assessments that it administered
to pupils in previous school years, as applicable.
(d) The system must provide that, if a district administers a
benchmark assessment or benchmark assessments under this section, the district
shall provide each pupil’s data from the benchmark assessment or benchmark
assessments, as available, to the pupil’s parent or legal guardian within 30
days of administering the benchmark assessment or benchmark assessments.
(e) The system must provide that, if a local benchmark
assessment or local benchmark assessments are administered under subdivision
(a), the district shall report to the department, and the center, in a form and manner prescribed by the center,
department, the local benchmark assessment
or local benchmark assessments that were administered and how that assessment
or those assessments measure changes, including any losses, as applicable, in
learning, and the district’s plan for addressing any losses in learning.
(f) The system must provide that, by not later than 30 days
after a benchmark assessment or benchmark assessments are administered under
subdivision (a)(ii), or within a time frame specified by the department, the
district shall send benchmark assessment data, including grade level, student
demographics, and mode of instruction, to the department in a form and manner
prescribed by the department, from all benchmark assessments administered in
the 2024-2025 2025-2026 school
year, excluding data from a local benchmark assessment, as applicable. If
available, the data described in this subdivision must include information
concerning pupil growth from fall 2024 2025 to spring 2025.2026.
(2) To receive funding under this section, a district must do
all of the following:
(a) Apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by
the department.
(b) Administer 1 or more of the benchmark assessments
described in subsection (6), excluding the benchmark assessment described in
subsection (4).
(c) Administer the same benchmark assessment or assessments
in both the fall and spring, as required under this section.
(d) Meet all reporting requirements pertaining to assessment
and mode-of-instruction data outlined in this section.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall pay an
equal amount per membership pupil in grades K to 8 in the district to each
district that applies for funding under this section.
(4) The department shall make 1 of the benchmark assessments
provided by a provider approved under subsection (6) available to districts at
no cost to the districts for purposes of meeting the requirements under this
section. The benchmark assessment described in this subsection must meet all of
the following:
(a) Be aligned to the content standards of this state.
(b) Complement the state’s summative assessment system.
(c) Be internet-delivered and include a standards-based
assessment.
(d) Provide information on pupil achievement with regard to
learning content required in a given year or grade span.
(e) Provide timely feedback to pupils and teachers.
(f) Be nationally normed.
(g) Provide information to educators about student growth and
allow for multiple testing opportunities.
(5) By not later than November 15 , 2025, of each year
subsequent to a year in which funding is appropriated under this section, the
department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations
committees, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid,
and the house and senate fiscal agencies regarding the benchmark assessment
data received under this section, disaggregated by grade level and demographic
subgroup for each district. If information concerning pupil growth is included
in the data described in this subsection, it must be incorporated in the report
described in this subsection.
(6) The department shall approve at least 4 but not more than
6 providers of benchmark assessments for the purposes of this section. The
department shall inform districts of all of the providers approved under this
subsection in an equitable manner. The benchmark assessments, with the
exclusion of the benchmark assessment described in subsection (4), provided by
approved providers under this subsection must meet all of the following:
(a) Be aligned to the content standards of this state.
(b) Complement the state’s summative assessment system.
(c) Be internet-delivered and include a standards-based
remote, in-person, or both remote and in-person assessment using a
computer-adaptive model to target the instructional level of each pupil.
(d) Provide information on pupil achievement with regard to
learning content required in a given year or grade span.
(e) Provide immediate feedback to pupils and teachers.
(f) Be nationally normed.
(g) Provide multiple measures of growth and provide for
multiple testing opportunities.
Sec. 107. (1) From the state school aid fund appropriation in
section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $40,500,000.00 $32,913,600.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for adult education programs
authorized under this section. Except as otherwise provided under subsections
(14) and (15), funds allocated under this section are restricted for adult
education programs as authorized under this section only. A recipient of funds
under this section shall not use those funds for any other purpose.
(2) To be eligible for funding under this section, an
eligible adult education provider shall employ certificated teachers and
qualified administrative staff and shall offer continuing education
opportunities for teachers to allow them to maintain certification.
(3) To be eligible to be a participant funded under this
section, an individual must be enrolled in an adult basic education program, an
adult secondary education program, an adult English as a second language
program, a high school equivalency test preparation program, or a high school
completion program, that meets the requirements of this section, and for which
instruction is provided, and the individual must be at least 18 years of age by
July 1 of the program year and the individual’s graduating class must have
graduated.
(4) By April 1 of each fiscal year for which funding is
allocated under this section, the intermediate districts within a prosperity
region or subregion shall determine which intermediate district will serve as
the prosperity region’s or subregion’s fiscal agent for the next fiscal year
and shall notify the department in a form and manner determined by the
department. The department shall approve or disapprove of the prosperity
region’s or subregion’s selected fiscal agent. From the funds allocated under
subsection (1), an amount as determined under this subsection is allocated to
each intermediate district serving as a fiscal agent for adult education
programs in each of the prosperity regions or subregions identified by the
department. An intermediate district shall not use more than 5% of the funds
allocated under this subsection for administration costs for serving as the
fiscal agent. The allocation provided to each intermediate district serving as
a fiscal agent must be calculated as follows:
(a) Sixty percent of this portion of the funding must be
distributed based upon the proportion of the state population of individuals
between the ages of 18 and 24 that are not high school graduates that resides
in each of the prosperity regions or subregions located within the intermediate
district, as reported by the most recent 5-year estimates from the American
Community Survey (ACS) from the United States Census Bureau.
(b) Thirty-five percent of this portion of the funding must
be distributed based upon the proportion of the state population of individuals
age 25 or older who are not high school graduates that resides in each of the
prosperity regions or subregions located within the intermediate district, as
reported by the most recent 5‑year estimates from the ACS from the United
States Census Bureau.
(c) Five percent of this portion of the funding must be
distributed based upon the proportion of the state population of individuals
age 18 or older who lack basic English language proficiency that resides in
each of the prosperity regions or subregions located within the intermediate
district, as reported by the most recent 5-year estimates from the ACS from the
United States Census Bureau.
(5) To be an eligible fiscal agent, an intermediate district
must agree to do the following in a form and manner determined by the
department:
(a) Distribute funds to adult education programs in a
prosperity region or subregion as described in this section.
(b) Collaborate with the career and educational advisory
council, which is an advisory council of the workforce development boards
located in the prosperity region or subregion, or its successor, to develop a
regional strategy that aligns adult education programs and services into an
efficient and effective delivery system for adult education learners, with
special consideration for providing contextualized learning and career pathways
and addressing barriers to education and employment.
(c) Collaborate with the career and educational advisory
council, which is an advisory council of the workforce development boards
located in the prosperity region or subregion, or its successor, to create a
local process and criteria that will identify eligible adult education
providers to receive funds allocated under this section based on location,
demand for services, past performance, quality indicators as identified by the
department, and cost to provide instructional services. The fiscal agent shall determine
all local processes, criteria, and provider determinations. However, the local
processes, criteria, and provider services must be approved by the department
before funds may be distributed to the fiscal agent.
(d) Provide oversight to its adult education providers
throughout the program year to ensure compliance with the requirements of this
section.
(e) Report adult education program and participant data and
information as prescribed by the department.
(6) An adult basic education program, an adult secondary
education program, or an adult English as a second language program operated on
a year-round or school year basis may be funded under this section, subject to
all of the following:
(a) The program enrolls adults who are determined by a
department-approved assessment, in a form and manner prescribed by the
department, to be below twelfth grade level in reading or mathematics, or both,
or to lack basic English proficiency.
(b) The program tests individuals for eligibility under
subdivision (a) before enrollment and upon completion of the program in
compliance with the state-approved assessment policy.
(c) A participant in an adult basic education program is
eligible for reimbursement until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant’s reading and mathematics proficiency are
assessed at or above the ninth grade level.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive
assessments after having completed at least 450 hours of instruction.
(d) A participant in an adult secondary education program is
eligible for reimbursement until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant’s reading and mathematics proficiency are
assessed above the twelfth grade level.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive
assessments after having at least 450 hours of instruction.
(e) A funding recipient enrolling a participant in an English
as a second language program is eligible for funding according to subsection
(9) until the participant meets 1 of the following:
(i) The participant is assessed as having attained basic
English proficiency as determined by a department-approved assessment.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive
department-approved assessments after having completed at least 450 hours of
instruction. The department shall provide information to a funding recipient
regarding appropriate assessment instruments for this program.
(7) A high school equivalency test preparation program
operated on a year-round or school year basis may be funded under this section,
subject to all of the following:
(a) The program enrolls adults who do not have a high school
diploma or a high school equivalency certificate.
(b) The program administers a pre-test approved by the
department before enrolling an individual to determine the individual’s
literacy levels, administers a high school equivalency practice test to
determine the individual’s potential for success on the high school equivalency
test, and administers a post-test upon completion of the program in compliance
with the state-approved assessment policy.
(c) A funding recipient receives funding according to
subsection (9) for a participant, and a participant may be enrolled in the
program until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant achieves a high school equivalency
certificate.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive
department-approved assessments used to determine readiness to take a high
school equivalency test after having completed at least 450 hours of
instruction.
(8) A high school completion program operated on a year-round
or school year basis may be funded under this section, subject to all of the
following:
(a) The program enrolls adults who do not have a high school
diploma.
(b) The program tests participants described in subdivision
(a) before enrollment and upon completion of the program in compliance with the
state-approved assessment policy.
(c) A funding recipient receives funding according to
subsection (9) for a participant in a course offered under this subsection
until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant passes the course and earns a high school
diploma.
(ii) The participant fails to earn credit in 2 successive
semesters or terms in which the participant is enrolled after having completed
at least 900 hours of instruction.
(9) The department shall make payments to a funding recipient
under this section in accordance with all of the following:
(a) Statewide allocation criteria, including 3-year average
enrollments, census data, and local needs.
(b) Participant completion of the adult basic education
objectives by achieving an educational gain as determined by the national
reporting system levels; for achieving basic English proficiency, as determined
by the department; for achieving a high school equivalency certificate or
passage of 1 or more individual high school equivalency tests; for attainment
of a high school diploma or passage of a course required for a participant to
attain a high school diploma; for enrollment in a postsecondary institution; or
for entry into or retention of employment, as applicable.
(c) Participant completion of core indicators as identified
in the workforce innovation and opportunity act, Public Law 113-128.
(d) Allowable expenditures.
(10) An individual who is not eligible to be a participant
funded under this section may receive adult education services upon the payment
of tuition. In addition, an individual who is not eligible to be served in a
program under this section due to the program limitations specified in
subsection (6), (7), or (8) may continue to receive adult education services in
that program upon the payment of tuition. The local or intermediate district
conducting the program shall determine the tuition amount.
(11) An individual who is an inmate in a state correctional
facility is not counted as a participant under this section.
(12) A funding recipient shall not commingle money received
under this section or from another source for adult education purposes with any
other funds and shall establish a separate ledger account for funds received
under this section. This subsection does not prohibit a district from using
general funds of the district to support an adult education or community
education program.
(13) A funding recipient receiving funds under this section
may establish a sliding scale of tuition rates based upon a participant’s
family income. A funding recipient may charge a participant tuition to receive
adult education services under this section from that sliding scale of tuition
rates on a uniform basis. The amount of tuition charged per participant must
not exceed the actual operating cost per participant minus any funds received
under this section per participant. A funding recipient may not charge a
participant tuition under this section if the participant’s income is at or
below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines published by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
(14) To receive funds under this section, a funding recipient
shall furnish to the department, in a form and manner determined by the
department, all information needed to administer this program and meet federal
reporting requirements; shall allow the department or the department’s designee
to review all records related to the program for which it receives funds; and
shall reimburse the state for all disallowances found in the review, as
determined by the department. In addition, a funding recipient shall agree to
pay to a career and technical education program under section 61a the amount of
funding received under this section in the proportion of career and technical
education coursework used to satisfy adult basic education programming, as
billed to the funding recipient by programs operating under section 61a.
(15) From the amount appropriated in subsection (1), an
amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to approved adult education
programs that connect adult education participants with employers as provided
under this subsection. The department shall determine regional planning
allocations under this subsection to each intermediate district serving as a
fiscal agent for adult education programs in each of the prosperity regions or
subregions identified by the department in the same proportion as funding
calculated and allocated under subsection (4). Funds not fully utilized within
a region may be transferred to other regions as appropriate. To be eligible for
funding under this subsection, a program must provide a collaboration linking
adult education programs within the county, state-approved career and technical
education programs, and local employers. To receive funding under this
subsection, an eligible program must satisfy all of the following:
(a) Connect adult education participants directly with
employers by linking adult education, career and technical skills, and
workforce development.
(b) Require adult education staff to work with Michigan
Works! agency to identify a cohort of participants who are most prepared to
successfully enter the workforce. Except as otherwise provided under this
subdivision, participants identified under this subsection must be dually
enrolled in adult education programming and in at least 1 state-approved
technical course through a career and technical education program. A program
that links participants identified under this subsection with adult education programming
and commercial driver license courses does not need to enroll the participants
in at least 1 state-approved technical course through a career and
technical education program to be considered an eligible program under this
subsection.
(c) Employ an individual staffed as an adult education
navigator who will serve as a caseworker for each participant identified under
subdivision (b). The navigator shall work with adult education staff and
potential employers to design an educational program best suited to the
personal and employment needs of the participant and shall work with human
service agencies or other entities to address any barrier in the way of
participant access.
(16) By not later than December 1 of each year, a program
funded under subsection (15) shall provide a report to the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on school aid, to the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and to the state budget director identifying the number of
participants, graduation rates, and a measure of transition to employment.
(17) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
participants under subsection (15) must be concurrently enrolled and actively
working toward obtaining a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
certificate. Concurrent enrollment is not required under this subsection for a
participant that was enrolled in adult education during the same program year
and obtained a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
before enrollment in an eligible career and technical skills program under
subsection (15). Up to 10% of adult education participants served under
subsection (15) may already have a high school diploma or a high school
equivalency certificate at the time of enrollment in an eligible career and
technical skills program under subsection (15) and receive remediation
services. It is intended that the cap described in the immediately preceding
sentence is continually lowered on an annual basis until it eventually is 0%.
(18) The department shall approve at least 2 high school
equivalency tests and determine whether a high school equivalency certificate
meets the requisite standards for high school equivalency in this state.
(19) As used in this section:
(a) “Career and educational advisory council” means an
advisory council to the local workforce development boards located in a
prosperity region consisting of educational, employer, labor, and parent
representatives.
(b) “Career pathway” means a combination of rigorous and
high-quality education, training, and other services that comply with all of
the following:
(i) Aligns with the skill needs of industries in the economy of
this state or in the regional economy involved.
(ii) Prepares an individual to be successful in any of a full
range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including
apprenticeships registered under the act of August 16, 1937, commonly referred
to as the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 et seq.
(iii) Includes counseling to support an individual in achieving
the individual’s education and career goals.
(iv) Includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently
with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training
for a specific occupation or occupational cluster.
(v) Organizes education, training, and other services to meet
the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the
educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable.
(vi) Enables an individual to attain a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary
credential.
(vii) Helps an individual enter or advance within a specific
occupation or occupational cluster.
(c) “Department” means the department of labor and economic
opportunity.
(d) “Eligible adult education provider” means a district,
intermediate district, a consortium of districts, a consortium of intermediate
districts, or a consortium of districts and intermediate districts that is
identified as part of the local process described in subsection (5)(c) and
approved by the department.
Sec. 111. A
district having tuition pupils enrolled on the pupil membership count day of
each year may charge the district of residence an amount for tuition that does
not exceed the tuition rate computed under section 1401 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1401. The rate charged by a district shall be uniform within each
category of tuition pupils enrolled in the district. However, for a tuition
pupil who resides in a K-5, K-6, or K-8 district and who is enrolled in a grade
not offered by the pupil’s district of residence, the tuition rate charged to
the pupil’s district of residence shall not exceed the foundation allowance of
the pupil’s district of residence or the foundation allowance of the educating
district, whichever is greater. A
district receiving funds under this act shall not charge tuition to the parent
or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in the district as a nonresident pupil.
Sec. 147. (1) The
allocation for 2024-2025 2025-2026
for the public school employees’ retirement system pursuant to the public
school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437,
is made using the individual projected benefit entry age normal cost method of
valuation and risk assumptions adopted by the public school employees
retirement board and the department of technology, management, and budget.
(2) The annual
level percentage of payroll contribution rates for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal year, as determined by
the retirement system, are estimated as follows:
(a) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit before
July 1, 2010 and who are enrolled in the health premium subsidy, the annual
level percentage of payroll contribution rate is estimated at 41.94% 44.93% with 31.36% 29.91% paid directly by the employer.
(b) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit on or
after July 1, 2010 and who are enrolled in the health premium subsidy, the
annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is estimated at 38.10% 40.19% with 27.52% 25.17% paid directly by the employer.
(c) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit on or
after July 1, 2010 and who participate in the personal healthcare fund, the
annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is estimated at 36.85% 36.36% with 26.27% 21.34% paid directly by the employer.
(d) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit on or
after September 4, 2012, who elect defined contribution, and who
participate in the personal healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of
payroll contribution rate is estimated at 31.54% 30.23% with 20.96% 15.21%
paid directly by the employer.
(e) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit before
July 1, 2010, who elect defined contribution, and who are enrolled in the
health premium subsidy, the annual level percentage of payroll contribution
rate is estimated at 32.79% 34.06%
with 22.21% 19.04% paid
directly by the employer.
(f) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit before
July 1, 2010, who elect defined contribution, and who participate in the
personal healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of payroll contribution
rate is estimated at 31.54% 30.23%
with 20.96% 15.21% paid
directly by the employer.
(g) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit before
July 1, 2010 and who participate in the personal healthcare fund, the annual
level percentage of payroll contribution rate is estimated at 40.69% 41.10% with 30.11% 26.08% paid directly by the employer.
(h) For public
school employees who first worked for a public school reporting unit after
January 31, 2018 and who elect to become members of the MPSERS
plan, the annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is estimated at 37.74%
36.43% with 27.16% 21.41% paid directly by the employer.
(3) In addition
to the employer payments described in subsection (2), the employer shall pay
the applicable contributions to the Tier 2 plan, as determined by the public
school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to
38.1437.
(4) The
contribution rates in subsection (2) reflect an amortization period of 14 13 years for 2024-2025. The public
school employees’ retirement system board shall notify each district and
intermediate district by February 28 of each fiscal year of the estimated
contribution rate for the next fiscal year.
Sec. 147a. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024
an amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 and for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 for
payments to participating districts. A participating district that receives
money under this subsection shall use that money solely for the purpose of
offsetting a portion of the retirement contributions owed by the district for
the fiscal year in which it is received. The amount allocated to each
participating district under this subsection is based on each participating
district’s percentage of the total statewide payroll for all participating
districts for the immediately preceding fiscal year. As used in this
subsection, “participating district” means a district that is a reporting unit
of the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system under the public
school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to
38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan public school employees’
retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
(2) In addition
to the allocation under subsection (1), from the state school aid fund money
appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $384,642,000.00
for 2023-2024 and an amount not to exceed $365,100,000.00 $414,900,000.00 for 2024-2025 and an amount
not to exceed $336,200,000.00 for 2024-2025, and from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve fund money
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$24,850,000.00 for 2023-2024 only, 2025-2026
for payments to participating districts and intermediate districts and from
the general fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $108,000.00 for 2023-2024 and an amount not to exceed $100,000.00
for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 for
payments to participating district libraries. The amount allocated to each
participating entity under this subsection is based on each participating
entity’s reported quarterly payroll for members that became tier 1 before
February 1, 2018 for the current fiscal year. A participating entity that
receives money under this subsection shall use that money solely for the
purpose of offsetting a portion of the normal cost contribution rate. As used
in this subsection:
(a) “District
library” means a district library established under the district library
establishment act, 1989 PA 24, MCL 397.171 to 397.196.
(b)
“Participating entity” means a district, intermediate district, or district
library that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees’
retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan
public school employees’ retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
(3) In addition to the allocations under
subsections (1) and (2), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 only an
amount not to exceed $11,939,000.00 for payments to participating intermediate
districts and participating district libraries. A participating intermediate
district or participating district library shall use that money solely for the
purpose of offsetting a portion of the retirement contributions owed by the
participating intermediate district or participating district library for the
fiscal year in which it is received. The amount allocated to each participating
intermediate district or participating district library under this subsection
is calculated as follows:
(a) For each participating intermediate
district, $11,912,000.00 multiplied by each participating intermediate district’s
percentage of the total statewide payroll for all participating intermediate
districts for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(b) For each participating district
library, $27,000.00 multiplied by each participating district library’s
percentage of the total statewide payroll for all participating district
libraries for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(c) As used in this subsection:
(i) “Participating district library” means a district library
that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees’ retirement
system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300,
MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan public
school employees’ retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
(ii) “Participating
intermediate district” means an intermediate district that is a reporting unit
of the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system under the public
school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437,
and that reports employees to the Michigan public school employees’ retirement
system for the applicable fiscal year.
(4) In
addition to the allocations under subsections (1), (2), and (3), from the state
school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $598,000,000.00 for payments to participating
entities. The amount allocated to each participating entity under this
subsection is based on each participating entity’s percentage of the total
statewide payroll for all participating entities for the immediately preceding
fiscal year. The amount allocated in this subsection represents an amount to
effectively reduce each participating entity’s unfunded actuarial accrued
liability from 20.96% to an estimated 15.21% of covered payroll. It is the
intent of the legislature that the allocation under this subsection be used to
support student mental health, school safety, the educator workforce, and
academic interventions.
(a) As
used in this subsection:
(i) “District library” means a district library established
under the district library establishment act, 1989 PA 24, MCL 397.171 to
397.196.
(ii) “Participating
entity” means a district, intermediate district, district library, or community
college that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees’
retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan
public school employees’ retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
Sec. 147c. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025
2025-2026 an amount not to
exceed $955,000,000.00 and from the MPSERS
retirement obligation reform reserve fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount needed, estimated at
$84,100,000.00 $1,536,500,000.00 for
payments to districts and intermediate districts that are participating
entities of the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system. In
addition, from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026
an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for payments to district libraries that
are participating entities of the Michigan public school employees’ retirement
system. It is the intent of the legislature that money allocated from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve fund under this
subsection for 2024-2025 represents the amount necessary to reduce the payroll
growth assumption to 0.25%. All of the following apply to funding under
this subsection:
(a) Except as
otherwise provided in this subdivision, for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, the amounts allocated under
this subsection are estimated to provide an average MPSERS
rate cap per pupil amount of $740.00 and are estimated to provide a rate cap
per pupil for districts ranging between $2.00 and $2,650.00.for districts of $1,100.00, which
represents an average increase of $362.00 per pupil compared to the immediately
preceding state fiscal year.
(b) Payments
made under this subsection are equal to the difference between the unfunded
actuarial accrued liability contribution rate as calculated under section 41 of
the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341,
as calculated without taking into account the maximum employer rate of 20.96%
included in section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% included in
section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300,
MCL 38.1341.
(c) The amount
allocated to each participating entity under this subsection is based on each
participating entity’s proportion of the total covered payroll for the
immediately preceding fiscal year for the same type of participating entities.
A participating entity that receives funds under this subsection shall use the
funds solely for the purpose of retirement contributions as specified in
subdivision (d).
(d) Each
participating entity receiving funds under this subsection shall forward an
amount equal to the amount allocated under subdivision (c) to the retirement
system in a form, manner, and time frame determined by the retirement system.
(e) Funds
allocated under this subsection should be considered when comparing a
district’s growth in total state aid funding from 1 fiscal year to the next.
(f) By not later
than December 20 of each fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this
subsection, the department shall publish and post on its website an estimated MPSERS rate cap per pupil for each district.
(2) In addition to the funds allocated
under subsection (1), from the MPSERS retirement
obligation reform reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2024-2025 only $250,000,000.00 for payments to participating
entities of the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system. The amount
allocated to each participating entity under this subsection must be based on
each participating entity’s proportion of the total covered payroll for the
immediately preceding fiscal year. A participating entity that receives funds
under this subsection shall use the funds solely for purposes of this
subsection. Each participating entity receiving funds under this subsection
shall forward an amount equal to the amount allocated under this subsection to
the retirement system in a form, manner, and time frame determined by the
retirement system. The retirement system shall recognize funds received under
this subsection as additional assets being contributed to the system and shall
not categorize them as unfunded actuarial liability contributions or normal
cost contributions.
(2) (3) As used in this section:
(a) “Community college” means a community
college created under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1
to 389.195.
(a) (b) “District library” means a district
library established under the district library establishment act, 1989 PA 24,
MCL 397.171 to 397.196.
(b) (c) “MPSERS
rate cap per pupil” means an amount equal to the quotient of the district’s
payment under this section divided by the district’s pupils in membership.
(c) (d) “Participating entity”
means, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a district,
intermediate district, or district library that is a reporting unit of the
Michigan public school employees’ retirement system under the public school
employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that
reports employees to the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system
for the applicable fiscal year. As used in subsection (2) only, “participating
entity” also means a community college that is a reporting unit of the Michigan
public school employees’ retirement system under the public school employees
retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports
employees to the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system for the
applicable fiscal year.
(d) (e) “Retirement system”
means the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system under the public
school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437.
Sec. 147e. (1) From the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024
an amount not to exceed $64,400,000.00, and there is allocated for 2024-2025
an amount not to exceed $71,600,000.00,
and there is allocated for 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $104,700,000.00
$118,400,000.00 for payments to participating
entities.
(2) The payment
to each participating entity under this section is the sum of the amounts under
this subsection as follows:
(a) An amount
equal to the contributions made by a participating entity for the additional
contribution made to a qualified participant’s Tier 2 account in an amount
equal to the contribution made by the qualified participant not to exceed 3% of
the qualified participant’s compensation as provided for under section 131(6)
of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1431.
(b) Beginning
October 1, 2017, an amount equal to the contributions made by a participating
entity for a qualified participant who is only a Tier 2 qualified participant
under section 81d of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980
PA 300, MCL 38.1381d, not to exceed 4%, and, beginning February 1, 2018,
not to exceed 1%, of the qualified participant’s compensation.
(c) An amount
equal to the increase in employer normal cost contributions under section
41b(2) of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1341b, for a member that was hired after February 1, 2018 and chose to
participate in Tier 1, compared to the employer normal cost contribution for a
member under section 41b(1) of the public school employees retirement act of
1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341b.
(3) As used in
this section:
(a) “Member”
means that term as defined under the public school employees retirement act of
1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437.
(b)
“Participating entity” means a district, intermediate district, or community
college that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees’
retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan
public school employees’ retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
(c) “Qualified
participant” means that term as defined under section 124 of the public school
employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1424.
Sec. 152a. (1) As required by the court in the consolidated
cases known as Adair v State of Michigan,
486 Mich 468 (2010), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in
section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $41,000,500.00 to be used solely
for the purpose of paying necessary costs related to the state-mandated
collection, maintenance, and reporting of data to this state. From this
allocation, $3,000,000.00 is allocated for costs associated with collecting
data necessary to provide reporting to tribal governments on the status of
students affiliated with their particular tribe and data necessary to determine
student participation in federal programs funded under 20 USC 7401 to 7546 and
participation in federal programs funded under the Johnson-O’Malley
Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act, Public Law 115-404.
(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), the department
shall make payments to districts and intermediate districts in an equal amount
per pupil based on the total number of pupils in membership in each district
and intermediate district. The department shall not make any adjustment to
these payments after the final installment payment under section 17b is made.
Sec. 152b. (1)
From the general fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to reimburse actual costs incurred by nonpublic schools
in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated by a law or
administrative rule of this state.
(2) By January 1 of each applicable fiscal year, the
department shall publish a form for reporting actual costs incurred by a
nonpublic school in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement
mandated under state law containing each health, safety, or welfare requirement
mandated by a law or administrative rule of this state applicable to a
nonpublic school and with a reference to each relevant provision of law or
administrative rule for the requirement. The form must be posted on the
department’s website in electronic form.
(3) By June 30 of each applicable fiscal year, a nonpublic
school seeking reimbursement for actual costs incurred in complying with a
health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or administrative rule of
this state during each applicable school year must submit a completed form
described in subsection (2) to the department. This section does not require a
nonpublic school to submit a form described in subsection (2). A nonpublic
school is not eligible for reimbursement under this section if the nonpublic
school does not submit the form described in subsection (2) in a timely manner.
(4) By August 15 of each applicable fiscal year, the
department shall distribute funds to each nonpublic school that submits a
completed form described under subsection (2) in a timely manner. The
superintendent shall determine the amount of funds to be paid to each nonpublic
school in an amount that does not exceed the nonpublic school’s actual costs in
complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or
administrative rule of this state. The superintendent shall calculate a
nonpublic school’s actual cost in accordance with this section.
(5) If the funds allocated under this section are
insufficient to fully fund payments as otherwise calculated under this section,
the department shall distribute funds under this section on a prorated or other
equitable basis as determined by the superintendent.
(6) The department may review the records of a nonpublic
school submitting a form described in subsection (2) only for the limited
purpose of verifying the nonpublic school’s compliance with this section. If a
nonpublic school does not allow the department to review records under this
subsection, the nonpublic school is not eligible for reimbursement under this
section.
(7) The funds appropriated under this section are for
purposes that are incidental to teaching and the provision of educational
services to nonpublic school students; that are noninstructional in nature;
that do not constitute a primary function or element necessary for a nonpublic
school’s existence, operation, and survival; that do not involve or result in
excessive religious entanglement; and that are intended for the public purpose
of ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the children in nonpublic
schools and to reimburse nonpublic schools for costs described in this section.
(8) Funds allocated under this section are not intended to
aid or maintain any nonpublic school, support the attendance of any student at
a nonpublic school, employ any person at a nonpublic school, support the
attendance of any student at any location where instruction is offered to a
nonpublic school student, or support the employment of any person at any
location where instruction is offered to a nonpublic school student.
(9) For purposes of this section, “actual cost” means the
hourly wage for the employee or employees performing a task or tasks required
to comply with a health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or
administrative rule of this state identified by the department under subsection
(2) and is to be calculated in accordance with the form published by the
department under subsection (2), which must include a detailed itemization of
costs. The nonpublic school shall not charge more than the hourly wage of its
lowest-paid employee capable of performing a specific task regardless of
whether that individual is available and regardless of who actually performs a
specific task. Labor costs under this subsection must be estimated and charged
in increments of 15 minutes or more, with all partial time increments rounded
down. When calculating costs under subsection (4), fee components must be
itemized in a manner that expresses both the hourly wage and the number of
hours charged. The nonpublic school may not charge any applicable labor charge
amount to cover or partially cover the cost of health or fringe benefits. A
nonpublic school shall not charge any overtime wages in the calculation of
labor costs.
(10) Training fees, inspection fees, and criminal background
check fees are considered actual costs in complying with a health, safety, or
welfare requirement under a law or administrative rule of this state.
(11) The funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 2025-2026 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 2025-2026 are carried forward into 2025-2026.
2026-2027. The purpose of the
work project is to continue to reimburse nonpublic schools for actual costs
incurred in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated by
a law or administrative rule of this state. The estimated completion date of the
work project is September 30, 2026.2027.
(12) The department shall reimburse nonpublic schools for
actual costs incurred in complying with health, safety, or welfare requirements
under a law or administrative rule of this state from 2017-2018 through
2022-2023 using work project funds or, if those funds are insufficient to fund
reimbursements under this subsection, from the allocation under subsection (1).
Sec. 161a. If a court
determines that a person intentionally violated section 411a of the Michigan
penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411a, by making a false report of the
commission of a crime described in section 6(6)(f) 6(6)(e) knowing the report to be false for the purpose of having a
pupil counted in membership in a district under section 6(6)(f), 6(6)(e), as part of the restitution
ordered under section 30 of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.30, section 16, 44, or 76 of
the crime victim’s rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.766, 780.794,
and 780.826, or section 1a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure,
1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1a, the court may order the person to pay the
pupil’s district of residence an amount that is not more than the state school
aid that district would have received attributable to the pupil if the pupil
had been counted in membership in his or her the pupil’s district of residence.
Sec. 164k. If the
department receives a report that a district or intermediate district is
violating any of the following requirements, and the department confirms the
violation, the department shall withhold 5% of the payment the district is
eligible to receive under section 22b, or 5% of the payment the intermediate
district is eligible to receive under section 81, as applicable, for as long as
the district or intermediate district is out of compliance:
(a) A district or intermediate district shall ensure that all food made
available to a student in the breakfast or lunch program complies with all
federal rules and regulations related to school meals.
(b) To the extent practicable under federal regulations, a district or
intermediate district shall require each student household to complete the
child nutrition and education benefits application, as provided by the
department, for free and reduced-price school meals regardless of whether the
district or intermediate district opts to provide universal breakfast or lunch.
(c) For pupil membership count days after the fall 2025 count, a
district or intermediate district shall not provide a financial incentive to
students for attending pupil membership count day.
(d) A
district or intermediate district shall ensure that student survey questions
and results are made available to the public, posted on the district’s or
intermediate district’s website, and that parents and legal guardians are
notified of the survey. As used in this subsection, “survey” includes any
survey from the district or intermediate district or from the local, state, or
federal government.
(e)
Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, if a district is not
using a curriculum from the department’s evidence-based curriculum list
required under section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f, the
district must provide a notification to all parents or legal guardians of
students in grades K to 5 receiving instruction with that curriculum that
includes all of the following:
(i) A statement
informing parents or legal guardians that the curriculum used by the district
is not evidence-based or not aligned to state standards, which could negatively
impact student academic outcomes.
(ii) A statement explaining why the
district is not using a curriculum that is evidence-based or aligned to state
standards.
(iii) A plan, including a projected
timeline, for when a new curriculum will be adopted that is evidence-based and
aligned to state standards.
Sec. 164l. (1) Not
later than 30 days after the enactment of the amendatory act that added this
section, the legislature shall provide to the responsible entity and the state
budget director a list of legislatively directed spending items, which may be
referred to in this section as grants or direct appropriation grants, funded
under the amendatory act that added this section consistent with house or
senate rules and this section. The list must include all information and
documents pertaining to the funded items as publicly disclosed in accordance
with house or senate rules and this section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other conditions or requirements for direct
appropriation grants, the responsible entity shall perform, at a minimum, at least
all of the following activities to administer the grants described in
subsection (1):
(a) Establish a process to review, complete, and execute a grant
agreement with a grant recipient. The responsible entity shall not execute a
grant agreement unless all necessary documentation has been submitted and
reviewed.
(b) Verify to the extent possible that a grant recipient is a
not-for-profit entity and will use funds as publicly disclosed and for a public
purpose that serves the economic prosperity, health, safety, or general welfare
of the residents of this state.
(c) Review and verify all necessary information to ensure the grant
recipient is reasonably able to execute the grant agreement, perform its
fiduciary duty, and comply with all applicable state and federal statutes. The
responsible entity may deduct the cost of background checks and any other
efforts performed as part of this verification from the amount of the
designated grant award.
(d) Disburse the grant money per the grant disbursement schedule in the
executed grant agreement on a reimbursement basis after the grantee has
provided sufficient documentation, as determined by the responsible entity, to
verify that expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.
(e) If the state budget director determines that information provided by
the grantee does not meet the disclosure requirements, that the grant will be
used to pay a tax lien, delinquent tax, or other obligation owed to this state,
or that the grant will create a conflict of interest, the responsible entity
shall not release the grant money to the grantee. Money that is not released
under this subdivision lapses at the end of the fiscal year. There is not a
conflict of interest if the sponsoring legislator certifies that the sponsoring
legislator’s immediate family members, legislative staff members that have
worked for the sponsoring legislator within the past 2 years, and the
sponsoring legislator do not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in
the legislatively directed spending item.
(3) An executed grant agreement under this section between the
responsible entity and a grant recipient must include at least all of the
following:
(a) All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient,
including any tax and financial information necessary for the responsible
entity to administer grant money under this section.
(b) A description of the project for which the grant money will be
expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. Project
budget must include how all grant money will be used and must indicate if any
grant money will be provided to a third party or subrecipient. The responsible
entity shall not reimburse expenditures that are outside of the project
purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, from appropriations under
the amendatory act that added this section. The grantee shall return to the
state treasury any interest in excess of $1,000.00 earned on the grant money
while unexpended and in possession of the grantee.
(c) Unless otherwise specified in the responsible entity’s policy, a
requirement that funds appropriated for the grants described in subsection (1)
may be used only for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this section.
(d) A requirement for reporting by the grant recipient to the
responsible entity and the legislative sponsor that provides the status of the
project and an accounting of all money expended by the grant recipient, as
determined by the responsible entity.
(e) A clawback provision that allows the
department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any grant money that is
declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.
(f) The documents publicly disclosed under subsection (1).
(4) If appropriate to improve the administration or oversight of a grant
described in subsection (1), the responsible entity may adopt a memorandum of
understanding with another state department to perform the required duties
under this section.
(5) A grant recipient shall respond to all reasonable information
requests from the responsible entity related to grant expenditures and retain
grant records for not less than 7 years, and the grant may be subject to
monitoring, site visits, and audit as determined by the responsible entity. The
grant agreement required under this section must include signed assurance by
the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient
authorized to bind the grant recipient that the requirements of this subsection
will be met.
(6) The grant recipient shall expend all grant money awarded and
complete all projects not later than September 30, 2030. If, at that time, any
unexpended money remains, the grant recipient shall return that money to the
state treasury. If a grant recipient does not provide information sufficient to
execute a grant agreement not later than June 1, 2026, the responsible entity
shall return money associated with the grant to the state treasury.
(7) Any grant money that is awarded to a responsible entity is
appropriated in that responsible entity for the purpose of the intended grant.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (9), beginning March 15
of the current fiscal year, the responsible entity shall post a report in a
publicly accessible location on its website. The report must list the grant
recipient, project purpose, and location of the project for each grant
described in subsection (1), the status of money allocated and disbursed under
the grant agreement, and the legislative sponsor, if applicable. The
responsible entity shall update the report and post the updated report in a
publicly accessible location on its website not later than June 15 of the
current fiscal year and again not later than September 15 of the current fiscal
year. The responsible entity shall include in the report the most comprehensive
information the responsible entity has available at the time of posting for
grants awarded.
(9) If the state budget office determines that it is more efficient for
the state budget office to compile all affected responsible entities’
information and post a report of the compiled information rather than the
report required under subsection (8) being posted by individual responsible
entities, the state budget office may compile that information across all
affected responsible entities and other state departments and post the compiled
report and any updates on the same time schedule as identified in subsection
(8).
(10) If the responsible entity reasonably determines that the money
allocated for an executed grant agreement under this section was misused or
that use of the money was misrepresented by the grant recipient, the
responsible entity shall not award any additional funds under the executed
grant agreement and shall refer the grant for review following internal audit
protocols, which may include referral for criminal investigation.
(11) As used in this section, “responsible entity” means the department,
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, a district,
an intermediate district, or other person that administers a grant under this
article.
Sec. 201. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this
article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for community
colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 2026, from the funds indicated in this
section. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this section and
section 201f:
(a) The gross appropriation is $462,220,800.00. $493,032,100.00. After deducting total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers in the amount of
$0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation is $462,220,800.00.$493,032,100.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described
in subdivision (a) are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $0.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted
revenues, $461,720,800.00.$493,032,100.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose
money, $500,000.00.$0.00.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the
amount appropriated for community college operations is $363,363,500.00, $363,570,600.00, allocated as follows:
(a) The appropriation for Alpena
Community College is $6,425,100.00, $6,300,600.00 for operations,
$102,700.00 for performance funding, and $21,800.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$6,416,800.00, $6,403,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $13,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(b) The appropriation for Bay de Noc Community College is $6,398,000.00, $6,185,300.00 for operations,
$112,700.00 for performance funding, and $100,000.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$6,390,000.00, $6,298,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $92,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(c) The appropriation for Delta
College is $16,907,200.00, $16,642,300.00 for operations, $240,100.00 for
performance funding, and $24,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.$16,934,200.00,
$16,882,400.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $51,800.00
for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks
Community College is $2,985,900.00, $2,939,000.00 for operations, $45,100.00
for performance funding, and $1,800.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$2,987,000.00,
$2,984,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $2,900.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(e) The appropriation for Gogebic
Community College is $5,447,400.00, $5,329,700.00 for operations, $69,300.00
for performance funding, and $48,400.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$5,439,100.00,
$5,399,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $40,100.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(f) The appropriation for Grand
Rapids Community College is $21,295,300.00, $20,844,400.00 for operations,
$339,800.00 for performance funding, and $111,100.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$21,337,300.00, $21,184,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $153,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(g) The appropriation for Henry Ford
College is $25,307,100.00, $24,929,800.00 for operations, $370,900.00 for
performance funding, and $6,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.$25,305,200.00,
$25,300,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $4,500.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(h) The appropriation for Jackson
College is $14,074,900.00, $13,854,100.00 for operations, $178,500.00 for
performance funding, and $42,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.$14,059,700.00,
$14,032,600.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $27,100.00
for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(i) The
appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College is $14,741,600.00,
$14,481,900.00 for operations, $222,500.00 for performance funding, and
$37,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$14,751,300.00, $14,704,400.00 for
operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $46,900.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(j) The appropriation for Kellogg
Community College is $11,462,100.00, $11,269,200.00 for operations,
$157,500.00 for performance funding, and $35,400.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$11,453,400.00, $11,426,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $26,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(k) The appropriation for Kirtland
Community College is $3,860,900.00, $3,773,100.00 for operations, $62,000.00
for performance funding, and $25,800.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$3,881,400.00,
$3,835,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $46,300.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(l) The appropriation for Lake
Michigan College is $6,414,200.00, $6,318,000.00 for operations, $90,200.00
for performance funding, and $6,000.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$6,427,600.00,
$6,408,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $19,400.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(m) The appropriation for Lansing
Community College is $36,215,600.00, $35,689,200.00 for operations,
$445,200.00 for performance funding, and $81,200.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$36,216,500.00, $36,134,400.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $82,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(n) The appropriation for Macomb
Community College is $38,184,300.00, $37,635,400.00 for operations,
$525,200.00 for performance funding, and $23,700.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$38,251,500.00, $38,160,600.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $90,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College is $5,912,500.00,
$5,742,900.00 for operations, $94,100.00 for performance funding, and
$75,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$5,919,500.00, $5,837,000.00 for
operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $82,500.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(p) The appropriation for Monroe
County Community College is $5,370,300.00, $5,284,700.00 for operations,
$83,800.00 for performance funding, and $1,800.00 for costs incurred under the
North American Indian tuition waiver.$5,368,900.00,
$5,368,500.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $400.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(q) The appropriation for Montcalm
Community College is $4,035,200.00, $3,957,200.00 for operations, $76,100.00
for performance funding, and $1,900.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$4,035,000.00,
$4,033,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,700.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(r) The appropriation for C.S. Mott Community College is $18,023,600.00,
$17,791,700.00 for operations, $226,100.00 for performance funding, and
$5,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$18,028,100.00, $18,017,800.00 for
operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $10,300.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(s) The appropriation for Muskegon
Community College is $10,381,200.00, $10,210,900.00 for operations,
$149,000.00 for performance funding, and $21,300.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$10,403,400.00, $10,359,900.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $43,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(t) The appropriation for North
Central Michigan College is $4,110,200.00, $3,868,800.00 for operations,
$78,900.00 for performance funding, and $162,500.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$4,110,100.00, $3,947,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $162,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(u) The appropriation for
Northwestern Michigan College is $10,816,600.00, $10,473,300.00 for
operations, $146,500.00 for performance funding, and $196,800.00 for costs
incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$10,874,500.00, $10,619,800.00 for
operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $254,700.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(v) The appropriation for Oakland
Community College is $25,163,800.00, $24,733,600.00 for operations,
$396,400.00 for performance funding, and $33,800.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$25,168,400.00, $25,130,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $38,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(w) The appropriation for
Schoolcraft College is $14,993,000.00, $14,711,800.00 for operations,
$260,200.00 for performance funding, and $21,000.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$14,997,300.00, $14,972,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $25,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(x) The appropriation for
Southwestern Michigan College is $7,816,100.00, $7,682,800.00 for
operations, $103,800.00 for performance funding, and $29,500.00 for costs
incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$7,805,700.00, $7,786,600.00 for
operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $19,100.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(y) The appropriation for St. Clair
County Community College is $8,366,100.00, $8,210,400.00 for operations,
$131,600.00 for performance funding, and $24,100.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$8,355,300.00, $8,342,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $13,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(z) The appropriation for Washtenaw
Community College is $16,281,900.00, $15,925,500.00 for operations,
$331,800.00 for performance funding, and $24,600.00 for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver.$16,276,300.00, $16,257,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance
funding, and $19,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.
(aa) The appropriation for Wayne
County Community College is $19,464,700.00, $19,193,300.00 for operations,
$267,000.00 for performance funding, and $4,400.00 for costs incurred under the
North American Indian tuition waiver.$19,462,800.00,
$19,460,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $2,500.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(bb) The appropriation for West
Shore Community College is $2,908,700.00, $2,851,200.00 for operations,
$45,500.00 for performance funding, and $12,000.00 for costs incurred under the
North American Indian tuition waiver.$2,914,300.00,
$2,896,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $17,600.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(3) The amount appropriated in
subsection (2) for community college operations is $363,363,500.00 $363,570,600.00 and is appropriated
from the state school aid fund.
(4) From the appropriations
described in subsection (1), both of the following apply:
(a) Subject to section 207a, the
amount appropriated for fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 to offset certain fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 retirement contributions is
$7,189,000.00, appropriated from the state school aid fund.
(b) For fiscal year 2024-2025, 2025-2026, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $21,800,000.00 $19,600,000.00
for payments to participating community colleges, appropriated from the
state school aid fund. A community college that receives money under this
subdivision shall use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting the
normal cost contribution rate.
(5) From the appropriations
described in subsection (1), subject to section 207b, the amount appropriated
for payments to community colleges that are participating entities of the
retirement system is $62,100,000.00, $89,500,000.00, appropriated from the state school aid fund.
(6) From the appropriations
described in subsection (1), subject to section 207c, the amount appropriated
for renaissance zone tax reimbursements is $2,200,000.00, appropriated from the
state school aid fund. Each community college receiving funds in this
subsection shall accrue these payments to its institutional fiscal year ending
June 30, 2025.2026.
(7) For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriations
described in subsection (1), the amount appropriated for career and education
navigators for adult learners is $1,150,000.00, appropriated from the state
school aid fund. Community colleges, partnering with 1 or more county
governments, where practicable, may apply for grant funding through the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to supplement or
create navigation efforts of adult learners. The department shall issue a
report including, but not limited to, the number of grants awarded, a list of
community colleges awarded grants and the amounts, and the amount of unexpended
funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year. The report must be issued to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the house
and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by September 30,
2025.
(8) For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriations
described in subsection (1), $500,000.00 is appropriated from state general
fund/general purpose money to the Michigan Community Colleges Association to
support a program intended to encourage high school students and young adults
to pursue public-service-focused careers, including those in public safety,
education, and health care.
(9) For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriations
described in subsection (1), $350,000.00 is appropriated from the state school
aid fund to Kalamazoo Valley Community College for internet accessibility
improvements.
Sec. 201f. For fiscal
year 2024-2025 2025-2026 only,
from the appropriations described in section 201(1), $3,568,300.00 $10,972,500.00 is appropriated from the
state school aid fund for a 1-time performance funding payment. Funds
appropriated under this section, subject to conditions described in sections 216e, 217b , and 230, must be distributed
as follows:
(a) Alpena
Community College, $68,400.00.$271,100.00.
(b) Bay de Noc Community College, $75,100.00.$178,200.00.
(c) Delta
College, $160,100.00.$493,300.00.
(d) Glen Oaks
Community College, $30,100.00.$91,200.00.
(e) Gogebic
Community College, $46,200.00.$139,500.00.
(f) Grand Rapids
Community College, $226,500.00.$685,500.00.
(g) Henry Ford
College, $247,300.00.$750,900.00.
(h) Jackson
College, $119,000.00.$364,800.00.
(i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College, $148,300.00.$433,700.00.
(j) Kellogg
Community College, $105,000.00.$324,400.00.
(k) Kirtland
Community College, $41,300.00.$146,500.00.
(l) Lake
Michigan College, $60,100.00.$192,200.00.
(m) Lansing Community College, $296,800.00.$924,700.00.
(n) Macomb Community College, $350,100.00.$1,090,600.00.
(o) Mid Michigan Community College,
$62,700.00.$193,900.00.
(p) Monroe County Community College, $55,900.00.$206,600.00.
(q) Montcalm Community College, $50,800.00.$122,300.00.
(r) C.S. Mott Community College, $150,700.00.$491,700.00.
(s) Muskegon Community College, $99,300.00.$298,600.00.
(t) North Central Michigan College, $52,600.00.$144,300.00.
(u) Northwestern Michigan College, $97,700.00.$289,400.00.
(v) Oakland Community College, $264,300.00.$816,500.00.
(w) Schoolcraft College, $173,400.00.$503,200.00.
(x) Southwestern Michigan College, $69,200.00.$210,400.00.
(y) St. Clair County Community College, $87,800.00.$258,200.00.
(z) Washtenaw Community College, $221,200.00.$664,900.00.
(aa) Wayne County Community College, $178,000.00.$600,900.00.
(bb) West Shore Community College, $30,400.00.$85,000.00.
Sec. 201i. (1)
Not later than 30 days after the enactment of the amendatory act that added
this section, the legislature shall provide to the responsible entity and the
state budget director a list of legislatively directed spending items, which
may be referred to in this section as grants or direct appropriation grants,
funded under the amendatory act that added this section consistent with house
or senate rules and this section. The list must include all information and
documents pertaining to the funded items as publicly disclosed in accordance
with house or senate rules and this section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other conditions or requirements for direct
appropriation grants, the responsible entity shall perform, at a minimum, at
least all of the following activities to administer the grants described in
subsection (1):
(a) Establish a process to review, complete, and execute a grant
agreement with a grant recipient. The responsible entity shall not execute a
grant agreement unless all necessary documentation has been submitted and
reviewed.
(b) Verify to the extent possible that a grant recipient is a
not-for-profit entity and will use funds as publicly disclosed and for a public
purpose that serves the economic prosperity, health, safety, or general welfare
of the residents of this state.
(c) Review and verify all necessary information to ensure the grant
recipient is reasonably able to execute the grant agreement, perform its
fiduciary duty, and comply with all applicable state and federal statutes. The
responsible entity may deduct the cost of background checks and any other
efforts performed as part of this verification from the amount of the
designated grant award.
(d) Disburse the grant money per the grant disbursement schedule in the
executed grant agreement on a reimbursement basis after the grantee has
provided sufficient documentation, as determined by the responsible entity, to
verify that expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.
(e) If the state budget director determines that information provided by
the grantee does not meet the disclosure requirements, that the grant will be
used to pay a tax lien, delinquent tax, or other obligation owed to this state,
or that the grant will create a conflict of interest, the responsible entity
shall not release the grant money to the grantee. Money that is not released
under this subdivision lapses at the end of the fiscal year. There is not a
conflict of interest if the sponsoring legislator certifies that the sponsoring
legislator’s immediate family members, legislative staff members that have
worked for the sponsoring legislator within the past 2 years, and the
sponsoring legislator do not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in
the legislatively directed spending item.
(3) An executed grant agreement under this section between the
responsible entity and a grant recipient must include at least all of the
following:
(a) All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient,
including any tax and financial information necessary for the responsible
entity to administer grant money under this section.
(b) A description of the project for which the grant money will be
expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. Project
budget must include how all grant money will be used and must indicate if any
grant money will be provided to a third party or subrecipient. The responsible
entity shall not reimburse expenditures that are outside of the project
purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, from appropriations under
the amendatory act that added this section. The grantee shall return to the
state treasury any interest in excess of $1,000.00 earned on the grant money
while unexpended and in possession of the grantee.
(c) Unless otherwise specified in the responsible entity’s policy, a
requirement that funds appropriated for the grants described in subsection (1)
may be used only for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this section.
(d) A requirement for reporting by the grant recipient to the
responsible entity and the legislative sponsor that provides the status of the
project and an accounting of all money expended by the grant recipient, as
determined by the responsible entity.
(e) A clawback provision that allows the
department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any grant money that is
declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.
(f) The documents publicly disclosed under subsection (1).
(4) If appropriate to improve the administration or oversight of a grant
described in subsection (1), the responsible entity may adopt a memorandum of
understanding with another state department to perform the required duties
under this section.
(5) A grant recipient shall respond to all reasonable information
requests from the responsible entity related to grant expenditures and retain
grant records for not less than 7 years, and the grant may be subject to
monitoring, site visits, and audit as determined by the responsible entity. The
grant agreement required under this section must include signed assurance by
the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient
authorized to bind the grant recipient that the requirements of this subsection
will be met.
(6) The grant recipient shall expend all grant money awarded and
complete all projects not later than September 30, 2030. If at that time any
unexpended money remains, the grant recipient shall return that money to the
state treasury. If a grant recipient does not provide information sufficient to
execute a grant agreement not later than June 1, 2026, the responsible entity
shall return money associated with the grant to the state treasury.
(7) Any grant money that is awarded to a responsible entity is
appropriated in that responsible entity for the purpose of the intended grant.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (9), beginning March 15
of the current fiscal year, the responsible entity shall post a report in a
publicly accessible location on its website. The report must list the grant
recipient, project purpose, and location of the project for each grant
described in subsection (1), the status of money allocated and disbursed under
the grant agreement, and the legislative sponsor, if applicable. The
responsible entity shall update the report and post the updated report in a
publicly accessible location on its website not later than June 15 of the
current fiscal year and again not later than September 15 of the current fiscal
year. The responsible entity shall include in the report the most comprehensive
information the responsible entity has available at the time of posting for
grants awarded.
(9) If the state budget office determines that it is more efficient for
the state budget office to compile all affected responsible entities’
information and post a report of the compiled information rather than the
report required under subsection (8) being posted by individual responsible
entities, the state budget office may compile that information across all
affected responsible entities and other state departments and post the compiled
report and any updates on the same time schedule as identified in subsection
(8).
(10) If the responsible entity reasonably determines that the money
allocated for an executed grant agreement under this section was misused or
that use of the money was misrepresented by the grant recipient, the
responsible entity shall not award any additional funds under the executed
grant agreement and shall refer the grant for review following internal audit
protocols, which may include referral for criminal investigation.
(11) As used in this section, “responsible entity” means the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, a community college, or
other person that administers a grant under this article.
Sec. 206. (1) Except for the funds
appropriated in section 201(4)(b), the funds appropriated in section 201 are
appropriated for community colleges with fiscal years ending June 30, 2025 2026 and must be paid out of the state
treasury and distributed by the state treasurer to the respective community
colleges in 11 monthly installments on the sixteenth of each month, or the next
succeeding business day, beginning with October 16, 2024. 2025. Each community college shall
accrue its July and August 2025 2026
payments to its institutional fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.2026.
(2) The funds appropriated in
section 201(4)(b) are appropriated for community colleges with fiscal years
ending June 30, 2025 2026 and
must be distributed to the respective community colleges in quarterly
installments on the sixteenth of each November, February, May, and August. Each
community college shall accrue its August 2025 2026 payments to its institutional fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.2026.
Sec. 207a. The following apply to
the allocation of the fiscal year 2024-2025 appropriations described in
section 201(4):
(a) A community college that
receives money under section 201(4) shall use that money solely for the purpose
of offsetting a portion of the retirement contributions owed by the college for
that fiscal year.
(b) The amount allocated to each
participating community college under section 201(4)(a) must be based on each
college’s percentage of the total covered payroll for all community colleges
that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(c) The amount allocated to each
participating community college under section 201(4)(b) must be based on each
college’s reported quarterly payroll for members for the current fiscal year.
Sec. 207b. All of the following
apply to the allocation of the fiscal year 2024-2025 appropriations appropriation described in section
201(5) for payments to community colleges that are participating entities of the
retirement system:
(a) The amount of a payment under
section 201(5) must be the difference between the unfunded actuarial accrued
liability contribution rate as calculated under section 41 of the public school
employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, as calculated
without taking into account the maximum employer rate of 20.96% 15.21% included in section 41 of the
public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341,
and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% 15.21% under section 41 of the public school employees retirement
act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341.
(b) The amount allocated to each
community college under section 201(5) must be based on each community
college’s percentage of the total covered payroll for all community colleges
that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal year. A
community college that receives funds under this subdivision shall use the
funds solely for the purpose of retirement contributions under section 201(5).
(c) Each participating college that
receives funds under section 201(5) shall forward an amount equal to the amount
allocated under subdivision (b) to the retirement system in a form and manner
determined by the retirement system.
Sec. 207c. All of the following
apply to the allocation of the appropriations described in section 201(6) to
community colleges described in section 12(3) of the Michigan renaissance zone
act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692:
(a) The amount allocated to each
community college under section 201(6) for fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 must be based on that
community college’s proportion of total revenue lost by community colleges as a
result of the exemption of property taxes levied in 2024 2025 under the Michigan renaissance
zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2681 to 125.2696.
(b) The appropriations described in
section 201(6) must be made to each eligible community college within 60 days
after the department of treasury certifies to the state budget director that it
has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts
payable to each eligible community college under section 12 of the Michigan
renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692.
Sec. 210. (1) Recognizing the
critical importance of education in strengthening Michigan’s workforce, each
community college is encouraged to shall
explore ways of increasing collaboration and cooperation with 4-year
universities, particularly in the areas related to training, instruction, and
program articulation.
(2) Recognizing the central role of
community colleges in responding to local employment needs and challenges,
community colleges shall develop and continue efforts to collaborate with local
employers and students to identify local employment needs and strategies to
meet them.
(3) Community colleges are
encouraged to shall collaborate
with each other on innovations to identify and meet local employment needs.
(4) Community colleges are
encouraged to shall work with
universities to develop equivalency standards of core college courses and
identify equivalent courses offered by postsecondary institutions.
Sec. 210b. By March 1 of each year,
the Michigan Community College Association and the Michigan Association of
State Universities shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations
subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential, and the state budget director on the activities
and programs focused on improving transfer student outcomes since March 1 of
the previous year, including all of the following:
(a) The direct transferability of
mathematics gateway courses between and among community colleges and
universities.
(b) The implementation of MiTransfer pathways.
(c) The progress on increasing
participation in MiTransfer pathways among community
colleges and public universities.
(d) The implementation of the
Michigan Transfer Network at mitransfer.org.
(e) A progress report on the
implementation of the Michigan transfer agreement.
Sec. 210d. (1) Community colleges are encouraged to shall work with public universities in the
this state to implement
statewide reverse transfer agreements to increase the number of students that
are awarded credentials of value upon completion of the necessary credits.
These statewide agreements shall must
enable students who have earned a significant number of credits at a
community college and transferred to a baccalaureate-granting institution
before completing a degree to transfer the credits earned at the baccalaureate
institution back to the community college in order to be awarded a credential
of value.
(2) Each
community college receiving an appropriation under section 201 shall consult
with the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential at least
once an academic year on the policies and services the institution implements
regarding transfer credits and transfer students.
Sec. 212. Community
college districts are encouraged to evaluate and pursue efficiency and
cost-containment measures that maximize state funding. Community colleges shall
identify practices that increase efficiencies, including, but not limited to,
establishing joint ventures, consolidating services, utilizing program
collaborations, maximizing educational benefits through optimal class sizes and
frequency of course offerings, increasing web-based instruction, eliminating
low-enrollment and high-cost instructional programs, using self-insurance,
practicing energy conservation, and utilizing group purchasing. Community
colleges shall also review proposed capital outlay projects to increase
coordination and utilization of new facilities, renovation projects, and
technology improvements.
Sec. 216e. (1) Payments
under section 201 for performance funding and under section 201f for 1-time
performance funding payments must be made only to a community college that
certifies to the state budget director by the last business day of August each
year that it complies with the following:
(a) The
institutional best practice described in subdivision (c).
(b) One or more
of the institutional best practices described in subdivisions (d) to (g).
(c) The
community college accepts the Michigan Transfer Agreement, partners with the
Michigan Transfer Network, and promotes clear transfer pathways for interested
students by doing all of the following:
(i) Has a policy to help transfer or accept associate degrees
from other accredited Michigan postsecondary education institutions.
(ii) Publishes the policy described in subparagraph (i) on the
institution’s website in an easily accessible way and in admissions materials.
(iii) Provides publicly available information on the Michigan
Transfer Network, applicable transfer pathways, and financial aid available to
transfer students, at no cost to the student.
(iv) Begins negotiations to increase the number of reverse
transfer agreements or articulation agreements and reports on the progress
toward completing the agreements to the state budget director by the last
business day in February.
(d) The community college requires all students to receive an
academic degree or certificate map that outlines required course sequencing,
program and institution requirements, declared minor program academic
requirements, and a recommended timeline within which courses should be taken
and in which specific semester or term in order to satisfy all program
requirements to allow the student to graduate on time.
(e) The community college provides non-credit-bearing
developmental or remedial courses at a reduced cost to students.
(f) The community college provides each degree- or
certificate-seeking student with a designated, trained academic advisor to
support student retention, persistence, and completion. The community college
shall require students to meet with their academic advisor at least once per
semester or term.
(g) The community college provides employees during business
hours to assist prospective and current students in completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid.
(2) The state budget director shall implement uniform
reporting requirements to ensure that a community college receiving a payment
under section 201 for performance funding and under section 201f for 1-time
performance funding payments has satisfied the institutional best practices
requirements of this section. The state budget director has the sole authority
to determine if a community college has met the requirements of this section.
Information reported by a community college to the state budget director under
this subsection must also be reported to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on higher education and the house and senate fiscal agencies.
(3) If a community college fails to comply with the
certification requirements of this section, the state treasurer may withhold
the monthly installments under section 206 to the community college until the
certification is completed. If a community college does not comply with the
certification requirements described in this section by the end of the fiscal
year, the community college forfeits the amount withheld. Forfeited funds must
lapse to the state school aid fund. The state budget director shall notify the
chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education
at least 10 days before withholding funds from any community college.
Sec. 217a. (1) Each community
college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall submit all of the
following information in the form and manner specified by the center:
(a) The Michigan community colleges
verified data inventory data for the preceding academic year to the center by
the first business day of November of each year as specified in section 217.
(b) Tuition and mandatory fees
information as specified in section 217b.
(c) The longitudinal data set to the
center as specified in section 219.
(d) The number and type of associate
degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and other certificates awarded as specified in
section 219.
(e) The annual independent audit as
specified in section 222.
(2) If the state budget director
determines that a community college failed to submit any of the information
described in subsection (1) in the form and manner specified by the center, the
state treasurer may withhold the monthly state
operations installments described in section 206 201 from that community college until
those data are submitted. If a community college does not submit any of the
information described in subsection (1) by the end of the fiscal year, the
community college forfeits any withheld amount. The state budget director shall
notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges at least 10 days before withholding funds from any community
college.
(3) It is intended that
accountability reporting for community colleges will be streamlined through the
center. The state budget director and the center shall work to combine the
reporting requirements outlined in this subsection with the existing Michigan
community colleges verified data inventory collection cycle. All of the
following must be reported to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the
state budget director:
(a) Each community college’s
certification of its compliance with the requirements described in subsections
(4) and (5).
(b) The reporting and certification
requirements of subsections (6) and (7) and section 217b.
(4) No later than the first last business day of November of each
year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201
shall make all of the information described in subdivisions (a) to (g)
available through a link on its website homepage, subject to subdivision (h),
as follows:
(a) The annual operating budget and
subsequent budget revisions.
(b) A link to the most recent
“Michigan Community College Data Inventory Report”.
(c) General fund revenue and
expenditure projections for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.
(d) A listing of all debt service
obligations, detailed by project, anticipated payment of each project, and
total outstanding debt for the current fiscal year.
(e) Links to all of the following
for the community college:
(i) The current collective bargaining
agreement for each bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan,
including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term
care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services,
offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the community college.
(iii) Audits and financial reports for
the most recent fiscal year for which they are available.
(iv) A copy of the board of trustees
resolution regarding compliance with best practices for the local strategic
value component described in section 230(2).
(f) A map that includes the
boundaries of the community college district.
(g) A prominent link to the
financial aid website created under section 260.
(h) For statewide consistency and
public visibility, community colleges shall use the icon badge provided by the
department of technology, management, and budget consistent with the icon badge
developed by the department of education for K-12 school districts. It must
appear on the front of each community college’s homepage. The size of the icon
may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels.
(5) No later than the first last business day of November of each
year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201
shall develop, maintain, and update a “campus safety information and resources”
link, prominently displayed on the homepage of its website, that links to a
section of the community college’s website containing, at a minimum, all of the
following information:
(a) Emergency contact numbers for
police, fire, health, and other services.
(b) Hours, locations, telephone
numbers, and email contacts for campus public safety offices and title IX
offices.
(c) A list of safety and security
services provided by the community college, including transportation, escort
services, building surveillance, anonymous tip lines, and other available
security services.
(d) The community college’s policies
applicable to minors on community college property.
(e) A directory of resources
available at the community college or in the surrounding community for students
or employees who are survivors of sexual assault or sexual abuse.
(f) An electronic copy of “A
Resource Handbook for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family”, published
in 2018.
(g) Campus security policies and
crime statistics pursuant to the student right-to-know and campus security act,
Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381. Information must include all material
prepared pursuant to the public information reporting requirements under the
crime awareness and campus security act of 1990, title II of the student
right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381.
(6) No later than the first last business day of November of each
year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201
shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community
colleges, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director
its annual title IX report, also known as the student sexual misconduct report,
issued by the title IX coordinator, as required under the federal campus SaVE act of 2013, Public Law 113-4, section 304, 127 Stat
54, 89-92 (2013).
(7) No later than the first last business day of November of each
year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201
shall certify that the community college complies with federal regulations
under title IX, as required by the United States Department of Education,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Use of medical experts that do
not have an actual or apparent conflict of interest.
(b) Issuance of title IX reports to
complainants and respondents that are not divergent.
(c) Notification of resources to
each individual who reports having experienced sexual assault by a member of
the community college.
Sec. 217b. (1) Each community
college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall report to the
center by the last business day of August of each year the tuition and
mandatory fees paid by a full-time in-district student and a full-time out-of-district
student as established by the community college governing board for the current
academic year. This report should also include the annual cost of tuition and
fees based on a full-time course load of 30 credits. This report must also
specify the amount that tuition and fees have increased for the community
college from the prior academic year. Each community college shall also report
any revisions to the reported current academic year tuition and mandatory fees
adopted by the community college governing board to the center within 15 days
of being adopted. The center shall provide this information and any revisions
to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget director.
(2) Each community college that
receives an appropriation in section 201 shall certify to the state budget
director by the last first business
day of August November of
each year that its board will not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates
for in-district students for the academic year that is greater than the tuition
restraint described in this subsection. For the academic year 2024-2025, 2025-2026, the tuition restraint level
is equal to the greater of 4.5% or $217.00. $227.00. For the academic year 2025-2026, 2026-2027, the tuition restraint level
is equal to the greater of 4.5% 4.0%
or $227.00. $199.00. It
is intended that in the next fiscal year, the tuition restraint rate will be
adjusted only for the subsequent academic year. As used in this subsection:
(a) “Fee” means any board-authorized
fee that will be paid by more than 1/2 of all in-district students at least
once during their enrollment at a community college. A community college
increasing a fee that applies to a specific subset of students or courses shall
provide sufficient information to prove that the increase applied to that
subset will not cause the increase in the average amount of board-authorized
total tuition and fees paid by in-district students in the 2024-2025 academic
year to exceed the limit established in this section.
(b) “Tuition and fee rate” means the
average of full-time rates paid by a majority of students in each class, based
on an unweighted average of the rates authorized by the community college board
and actually charged to students, deducting any uniformly rebated or refunded
amounts, for the 2 semesters with the highest levels of full-time equated
in-district enrollment during the academic year.
(3) Community colleges that exceed
the tuition and fee rate cap described in subsection (2) are not eligible to
receive payments under section 201 for performance funding or payments under
section 201f for 1-time performance funding payments for fiscal year 2024-2025.2025-2026. The state budget director shall
implement uniform reporting requirements to ensure that a community college
receiving a payment under section 201f for 1-time performance funding has
satisfied the tuition restraint requirements of this section. The state budget
director has the sole authority to determine if a community college has met the
requirements of this section. Information reported by a community college to
the state budget director under this subsection must also be reported to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges and the
house and senate fiscal agencies.
(4) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this act, the legislature may at any time adjust appropriations
for a community college that adopts an increase in tuition and fee rates for
in-district students that exceeds the rate cap established in subsection (2).
Sec. 217c. (1) Not later than December 1 of each year, each
community college or federally recognized tribal college that, in the current
or previous academic year, serves or has served as an authorizing body shall
submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher
education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and
the department of education containing, at a minimum, all of the following
information, as applicable:
(a) A list of all of the schools currently authorized, and
the following information for each school:
(i) The year in which the school was
authorized.
(ii) The location of each school.
(iii) The owner of the property at which
each school is located and the physical buildings utilized by the school, as
applicable.
(b) A list identifying any schools
that were closed or lost their authorization in the current or previous
academic year.
(c) A description of any new
contracts for the operation of a public school academy that will operate as the
successor to a public school academy that is currently being operated under a
contract issued by another authorizing body that is currently performing in the
bottom 5% of schools.
(d) The academic performance of each
school currently authorized, including whether a school is identified by the
department of education as a partnership school. If a school is identified as a
partnership school under this subdivision, the authorizing body must shall include a description of
corrective actions in the school’s partnership agreement, the duration of the
partnership agreement, and an assessment of progress toward improvement.
(e) The total enrollment of each
school at the time of submission, the grades served, and student turnover rate
compared to the previous academic year, as applicable.
(f) Aggregated student enrollment
data for students with an individualized education program as well as the total
amount of special education cost reimbursements received by each school during
the school’s most recently completed fiscal year.
(g) The total number of fees,
reimbursements, contributions, or charges permitted under section 502(6) of the
revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502, that are assigned to each school
currently authorized in a single academic year.
(h) The names of the members of the
board of directors of each school currently authorized, the date that each
member of each board was appointed, and a description of the methodology used
by the authorizing body to select members for the boards of directors for each
school currently authorized by the authorizing body.
(i) The
name of the applicant who applied and received approval to organize each
currently authorized school.
(j) The list of contracts and length
of their terms, with education service providers associated with each school
currently authorized pursuant to section 502 of the revised school code, 1976
PA 451, MCL 380.502, as applicable. The contracts described in this subdivision
include, but are not limited to, those described in section 502(2)(d) of the
revised school code, 1 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502.
(k) Activities undertaken by each
authorizing body to ensure that the board of directors of each school complies
with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, the freedom of
information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and laws prohibiting
conflicts of interest.
(l) A description of the activities
undertaken by the authorizing body to meet the functions of an authorizing body
under section 502 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502, as
applicable.
(m) A financial report of the
authorizing body’s use of fees, reimbursements, contributions, or charges
collected or retained under section 502(6) of the revised school code, 1976 PA
451, MCL 380.502. This report must include all of the following, at a minimum:
(i) The total amount of fees collected
or retained under section 502(6) of the revised school code,
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502, by the authorizing body for the authorizing
body’s most recent fiscal year.
(ii) The amount of funds reported under
subparagraph (i) that were spent on compensation
for faculty and staff employed primarily to meet the functions of an
authorizing body. For the purpose of this subparagraph, an employee is presumed
to be primarily employed to meet the functions of an authorizing body if that
employee spends more than 50% of the employee’s time on those activities.
(iii) The number of positions, organized
by job title, associated with expenditures reported under subparagraph (ii).
(iv) The amount of funds reported under
subparagraph (i) that were spent on contractual
services to meet the functions of an authorizing body.
(v) The amount of funds reported under
subparagraph (i) that were spent on other overhead
costs to meet the functions of an authorizing body.
(vi) The amount of funds reported under
subparagraph (i) that were transferred to another
operating unit within the community college or federally recognized tribal
college.
(vii) The amount of funds reported under
subparagraph (i) that were spent on activities
other than functioning as an authorizing body, including a list of those
activities and the amount associated with each activity.
(n) An executive summary section
that provides relevant summary data for reporting requirements under
subdivisions (a) to (m).
(2) A report submitted under this
section must be in a format that meets accessibility standards for viewing on
the internet under the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, Public Law
101-336.
(3) A report submitted under this
section must be published and updated through a link on the homepage of the
institution’s website.
(4) In
addition to the reporting requirements under this section, each authorizing
body that receives an appropriation under section 201 shall adopt a facilities
policy ensuring that any structures or other property vacated by a public
school academy that ceases operation not contribute to blight in the
surrounding neighborhood or community in which the school had previously
operated.
(5) (4) As used in this section, “authorizing body” means that term
as defined in section 501 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.501.
Sec. 217f. It is
the intent of the legislature that taxpayer funds appropriated under this
article are to be used to educate community college students and continue
maintenance of community college buildings and other assets. The goal of the
legislature is that taxpayer funds not be used excessively for administration.
Therefore, a community college that receives an appropriation under this
article shall not spend more than 10% of that appropriation on administration.
A sum of money spent in excess of the 10% cap described in this section by a
community college results in a forfeiture of an amount equal to 50% of that sum
from funds appropriated to that community college, not to exceed the total
amount appropriated to that community college under this article. The auditor
general may investigate allegations of violations of this section. Funds
forfeited under this section must revert, to the extent permitted by law, to
the general fund or the state school aid fund. For the purpose of calculations
under this section, the amount spent by a community college on administrative
costs does not include costs associated with staff working in the following
roles: teachers, facilities, public safety, technology, research, instruction,
academic support, student services, auxiliary services, or public service.
Sec. 222. Each community college
shall have an annual audit of all income and expenditures performed by an
independent auditor and shall furnish the independent auditor’s management
letter and an annual audited accounting of all general and current funds income
and expenditures including audits of college foundations to the center before
November 15 of each year. The center shall provide this information to members
of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the
senate and house fiscal agencies, the auditor general, the department of labor
and economic opportunity, the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential, and the state budget director. If a community college fails to
furnish the audit materials, the monthly state aid operations installments must be withheld from that college until
the information is submitted. All reporting must conform to the requirements
set forth in the “2001 Manual for Uniform Financial Reporting, Michigan Public
Community Colleges”. A community college shall make the information the
community college is required to provide under this section available to the
public on its website.
Sec. 229a. Included in the fiscal
year 2024-2025 2025-2026 appropriations
for the department of technology, management, and budget are appropriations
totaling $33,481,600.00 $38,032,600.00
to provide funding for the state share of costs for previously constructed
capital projects for community colleges. Those appropriations for state
building authority rent represent additional state general fund support for
community colleges, and the following is an estimate of the amount of that
support to each community college:
(a) Alpena Community College, $858,200.00.$855,000.00.
(b) Bay de Noc
Community College, $516,900.00.$515,000.00.
(c) Delta College, $2,696,900.00.$2,881,100.00.
(d) Glen Oaks Community College, $381,400.00.$380,000.00.
(e) Gogebic Community College, $56,200.00.$56,000.00.
(f) Grand Rapids Community College, $1,090,000.00.$2,346,000.00.
(g) Henry Ford College, $1,570,600.00.$1,505,000.00.
(h) Jackson College, $2,051,500.00.$2,044,000.00.
(i)
Kalamazoo Valley Community College, $1,949,100.00.$1,942,000.00.
(j) Kellogg Community College, $681,500.00.$679,000.00.
(k) Kirtland Community College, $225,800.00.$225,000.00.
(l) Lake Michigan College, $969,600.00.$966,000.00.
(m) Lansing Community College, $759,800.00.$757,000.00.
(n) Macomb Community College, $2,847,000.00.$4,682,200.00.
(o) Mid Michigan
Community College, $1,620,900.00.$1,615,000.00.
(p) Monroe County Community College,
$1,545,700.00.$1,540,000.00.
(q) Montcalm Community College, $447,600.00.$446,000.00.
(r) C.S.
Mott Community College, $2,110,700.00.$3,103,000.00.
(s) Muskegon Community College, $985,600.00.$982,000.00.
(t) North Central Michigan College, $648,400.00.$646,000.00.
(u) Northwestern Michigan College, $1,793,600.00.$1,787,000.00.
(v) Oakland Community College,
$0.00.
(w) Schoolcraft College, $2,240,200.00.$2,232,000.00.
(x) Southwestern Michigan College, $825,500.00.$822,500.00.
(y) St. Clair County Community
College, $720,600.00.$718,000.00.
(z) Washtenaw Community College, $1,682,300.00.$1,676,000.00.
(aa) Wayne County Community College,
$1,467,500.00.$1,895,800.00.
(bb) West Shore Community College, $738,500.00.$736,000.00.
Sec. 230. (1) Subject to subsection (4), money included in
the appropriations for community college operations under section 201(2) 201 for performance funding and allocated under section 201f for 1-time
performance funding payments is distributed based on the following formula:
(a) Allocated proportionate to fiscal year 2023-2024 2024-2025 base appropriations, 30%.
(b) Based on a weighted student contact hour formula as
provided for in the 2016 recommendations of the performance indicators task
force, 30%.
(c) Based on the performance improvement as provided for in
the 2016 recommendations of the performance indicators task force and based on
data provided by the center, 10%.
(d) Based on the performance completion number as provided
for in the 2016 recommendations of the performance indicators task force, 10%.
(e) Based on the performance completion rate as provided for
in the 2016 recommendations of the performance indicators task force and based
on data provided by the center, 10%.
(f) Based on administrative costs, 5%.
(g) Based on the local strategic value component, as
developed in cooperation with the Michigan Community College Association and
described in subsection (2), 5%.
(2) Money included in the appropriations for community
college operations under section 201(2) for local strategic value is allocated
only to each community college that certifies to the state budget director,
through a board of trustees resolution on or before October 15, 2024, 2025, that the college has met 4 out of
5 best practices listed in each category described in subsection (3). The
resolution must provide specifics as to how the community college meets each
best practice measure within each category. One-third of funding available
under the strategic value component is allocated to each category described in
subsection (3). Amounts distributed under local strategic value must be on a
proportionate basis to each college’s fiscal year 2023-2024 2024-2025 operations funding. Payments
to community colleges that qualify for local strategic value funding must be
distributed with the November installment payment described in section 206.
(3) For purposes of subsection (2), the following categories
of best practices reflect functional activities of community colleges that have
strategic value to the local communities and regional economies:
(a) For Category A, economic development and business or
industry partnerships, the following:
(i) The community college has active partnerships with local
employers including hospitals and health care providers.
(ii) The community college provides customized on-site training
for area companies, employees, or both.
(iii) The community college supports entrepreneurship through a
small business assistance center or other training or consulting activities
targeted toward small businesses.
(iv) The community college supports technological advancement
through industry partnerships, incubation activities, or operation of a
Michigan technical education center or other advanced technology center.
(v) The community college has active partnerships with local or
regional workforce and economic development agencies.
(b) For Category B, educational partnerships, the following:
(i) The community college has active partnerships with regional
high schools, intermediate school districts, and career-tech centers to provide
instruction through dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, direct credit,
middle college, or academy programs.
(ii) The community college hosts, sponsors, or participates in
enrichment programs for area K-12 students, such as college days, summer or
after-school programming, or Science Olympiad.
(iii) The community college provides, supports, or participates
in programming to promote successful transitions to college for traditional age
students, including grant programs such as talent search, upward bound, or
other activities to promote college readiness in area high schools and
community centers.
(iv) The community college provides, supports, or participates
in programming to promote successful transitions to college for new or
reentering adult students, such as adult basic education, a high school
equivalency test preparation program and testing, or recruiting, advising, or
orientation activities specific to adults. As used in this subparagraph, “high
school equivalency test preparation program” means that term as defined in
section 4.
(v) The community college has active partnerships with regional
4-year colleges and universities to promote successful transfer, such as
articulation, 2+2, or reverse transfer agreements or operation of a university
center.
(c) For Category C, community services, the following:
(i) The community college provides continuing education
programming for leisure, wellness, personal enrichment, or professional
development.
(ii) The community college operates or sponsors opportunities
for community members to engage in activities that promote leisure, wellness,
cultural or personal enrichment such as community sports teams, theater or
musical ensembles, or artist guilds.
(iii) The community college operates public facilities to promote
cultural, educational, or personal enrichment for community members, such as
libraries, computer labs, performing arts centers, museums, art galleries, or
television or radio stations.
(iv) The community college operates public facilities to promote
leisure or wellness activities for community members, including gymnasiums,
athletic fields, tennis courts, fitness centers, hiking or biking trails, or
natural areas.
(v) The community college promotes, sponsors, or hosts
community service activities for students, staff, or community members.
(4) Payments for performance funding under section 201(2) 201 and for 1-time performance funding payments
under section 201f must be made to a community college only if that community
college actively participates in the Michigan Transfer Network sponsored by the
Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and
submits timely updates, including updated course equivalencies at least every 6
months, to the Michigan Transfer Network. The state budget director shall
determine if a community college has not satisfied this requirement. The state
budget director may withhold payments for performance funding under section 201 and 1-time
performance funding under section 201f until
a community college is in compliance with this subsection.
Sec. 236. (1) Subject to
the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this section
are appropriated for higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025,
2026, from the funds indicated
in this section. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this
section and sections 236d, 236e, and
236j:
(a) The gross
appropriation is $2,324,292,600.00. $2,336,912,000.00.
After deducting total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation is $2,324,292,600.00.$2,336,912,000.00.
(b) The sources
of the adjusted gross appropriation described in subdivision (a) are as
follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $3,200,000.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $461,668,300.00.$850,768,300.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,859,424,300.00.$1,482,943,700.00.
(c) The totals and subtotals reflected in subdivisions (a)
and (b) do not include amounts appropriated under subsection (7)(f) (7)(d) or (8)(b) to avoid duplicating
totals of amounts appropriated in this section and section 236j.
(2) Amounts appropriated for public universities are as
follows:
(a) The appropriation for Central Michigan University is $96,833,700.00,
$93,819,600.00 for operations, $1,407,300.00 for operations increase, and
$1,606,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$99,466,100.00, $95,226,900.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $2,558,800.00
for MPSERS support payment, and $1,680,400.00 for
costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(b) The appropriation for Eastern Michigan University is $84,381,000.00,
$82,738,700.00 for operations, $1,241,100.00 for operations increase, and
$401,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$86,649,200.00, $83,979,800.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $2,256,500.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $412,900.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(c) The appropriation for Ferris State University is $60,548,400.00,
$58,932,300.00 for operations, $884,000.00 for operations increase, and
$732,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$62,221,900.00, $59,816,300.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $1,607,300.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $798,300.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(d) The appropriation for Grand Valley State University is $98,876,100.00,
$96,111,200.00 for operations, $1,441,700.00 for operations increase, and
$1,323,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$98,772,000.00, $97,552,900.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS
support payment, and $1,219,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.
(e) The appropriation for Lake Superior State University is $15,838,800.00,
$14,251,800.00 for operations, $213,800.00 for operations increase, and
$1,373,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$16,301,400.00, $14,465,600.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $388,700.00 for MPSERS
support payment, and $1,447,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.
(f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is $396,479,600.00,
$316,765,400.00 for operations, $4,751,500.00 for operations increase,
$2,143,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition
waiver, $39,096,200.00 for MSU AgBioResearch,
and $33,723,400.00 for MSU Extension. $396,845,300.00, $321,516,900.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS
support payment, $2,508,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver, $39,096,200.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and $33,723,400.00 for MSU
Extension.
(g) The appropriation for Michigan Technological University
is $55,245,300.00, $53,658,800.00 for operations, $804,900.00 for operations
increase, and $781,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
tuition waiver.$56,659,000.00,
$54,463,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $1,463,400.00 for
MPSERS support payment, and $731,900.00 for costs
incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(h) The appropriation for Northern Michigan University is $54,263,000.00,
$52,069,300.00 for operations, $781,000.00 for operations increase, and
$1,412,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$55,688,200.00, $52,850,300.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $1,420,100.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,417,800.00 for costs
incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(i) The appropriation for Oakland
University is $73,327,600.00, $71,957,000.00 for operations, $1,079,400.00
for operations increase, and $291,200.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$73,361,600.00,
$73,036,400.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $325,200.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(j) The appropriation for Saginaw Valley State University is $34,394,500.00,
$33,690,600.00 for operations, $505,400.00 for operations increase, and
$198,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$34,379,000.00, $34,196,000.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS
support payment, and $183,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.
(k) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
is $362,128,600.00, $355,278,300.00 for operations, $5,329,000.00 for
operations increase, and $1,521,300.00 for costs incurred under the North
American Indian tuition waiver.$362,507,900.00,
$360,607,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,900,600.00 for costs
incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(l) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Dearborn is $31,722,500.00,
$31,048,000.00 for operations, $465,700.00 for operations increase, and
$208,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$31,708,000.00, $31,513,700.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS
support payment, and $194,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.
(m) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Flint is $26,695,600.00,
$26,013,500.00 for operations, $390,200.00 for operations increase, and
$291,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$26,884,600.00, $26,403,700.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS
support payment, and $480,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.
(n) The appropriation for Wayne State University is $227,735,900.00,
$223,950,900.00 for operations, $3,359,300.00 for operations increase, and
$425,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$227,787,300.00, $227,310,200.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS
support payment, and $477,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American
Indian tuition waiver.
(o) The appropriation for Western Michigan University is $121,845,400.00,
$119,440,200.00 for operations, $1,791,600.00 for operations increase, and
$613,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$125,246,700.00, $121,231,800.00 for
operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $3,257,500.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $757,400.00 for costs incurred
under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for public
universities is $1,740,316,000.00, $1,754,478,200.00,
appropriated from the following:
(a) State school aid fund, $443,168,300.00.$643,168,300.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,297,147,700.00.$1,111,309,900.00.
(4) The amount appropriated for Michigan public school
employees’ retirement system reimbursement is $0.00.
(5) The amount appropriated for state and regional programs
is $316,800.00, $322,100.00, appropriated
from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:
(a) Higher education database modernization and conversion,
$200,000.00.
(b) Midwestern Higher Education Compact, $116,800.00.$122,100.00.
(6) The amount appropriated for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks program is $2,691,500.00, appropriated from general
fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:
(a) Select student support services, $1,956,100.00.
(b) Michigan college/university partnership program,
$586,800.00.
(c) Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program,
$148,600.00.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), the amount appropriated for
grants and financial aid is $542,453,600.00, $469,500,000.00, allocated as follows:
(a) State
competitive scholarships, $19,930,900.00.
(b)
Tuition grants, $41,522,700.00.
(a) (c) Tuition incentive program, $93,800,000.00.$122,300,000.00.
(b) (d) Children of veterans and officer’s survivor tuition grant
programs, $2,000,000.00.
(c) (e) Project GEAR-UP, $3,200,000.00.
(d) (f) Michigan achievement scholarships, $330,000,000.00. $300,000,000.00. From this amount, up
to $10,000,000.00 may be used to award skills scholarships under section 248a.
(e) (g) Michigan reconnect, $52,000,000.00.$42,000,000.00.
(8) The money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and
financial aid is appropriated from the following:
(a) Federal revenues under the United States Department of
Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, GEAR-UP program,
$3,200,000.00.
(b) Postsecondary scholarship fund, $330,000,000.00.$300,000,000.00.
(c) State general fund/general purpose money, $209,253,600.00.$166,300,000.00.
(d) At the close of the fiscal year, state general
fund/general purpose money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and
scholarships that is unspent must be deposited into the postsecondary
scholarship fund created in section 236j.
(9) For fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 only, in addition to the allocation under subsection (4),
from the appropriations described in subsection (1), there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $8,500,000.00 $7,600,000.00
for payments to participating public universities, appropriated from the
state school aid fund. A public university that receives money under this
subsection shall use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting the normal
cost contribution rate. As used in this subsection, “participating public
universities” means public universities that are a reporting unit of the
Michigan public school employees’ retirement system under the public school
employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that
pay contributions to the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system
for the state fiscal year.
(10)
For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriation described in subsection
(1), $1,000,000.00 is appropriated from the state general fund/general purpose
money for Michigan Transfer Pathways. The department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall use funds appropriated under this subsection
to work with the Michigan Transfer Network, community colleges, public
universities, and other institutions of higher education in this state to
facilitate the transfer of students and acceptance of credits among these
institutions. The department may hire limited time FTEs or external consultants
with the funds. The funds allocated under this subsection for fiscal year
2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds remaining
at the end of fiscal year 2024-2025 are carried forward into fiscal year
2025-2026, and any unexpended funds remaining at the end of fiscal year 2025-2026
are carried forward into fiscal year 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project
is to support transfer pathways at postsecondary institutions in this state.
The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.
(11)
For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriation described in subsection
(1), $980,000.00 is appropriated from the state general fund/general purpose
money for the FAFSA completion incentive. The department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall use funds appropriated under this subsection
to run a promotional activity to promote completing the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the first time consistent with the
promotional-activity exception provided for in section 372(2) of the Michigan
penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.372. The promotional activity must offer prize
funds that are available to a number, chosen by the department, of randomly
selected Michigan residents who satisfactorily demonstrate to the department
that they have completed the FAFSA for the first time.
(12)
For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriation described in subsection
(1), $750,000.00 is appropriated from state general fund/general purpose money
to Western Michigan University to support the Project Clean program.
(13)
For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, from the appropriation described in subsection
(1), $70,000.00 is appropriated from state general fund/general purpose money
to a city with a population between 70,000 and 80,000 in a county with a
population between 225,000 and 275,000 according to the most recent federal
decennial census for investments to improve safety on the campus of a public
university based in that city.
(14)
For fiscal year 2024-2025 only, subject to section 236r, from the appropriation
described in subsection (1), $200,000.00 is appropriated from state general
fund/general purpose money for an education performance study.
(15)
All of the following apply for fiscal year 2024-2025 only:
(a) In
addition to the allocations under subsections (4) and (9), there is allocated
an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for payments to participating public
universities, appropriated from the state school aid fund. A public university
that receives money under this subsection shall use that money solely for the
purpose of payments toward the pension and other postemployment benefit
unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities associated with members and pension
recipients of those participating public universities.
(b)
The amount allocated in subdivision (a) must be allocated to each participating
public university based on each participating public university’s percentage of
the total combined payrolls of the universities’ employees who are members of
the retirement system and who were hired before January 1, 1996 and the
universities’ employees who would have been members of the retirement system on
or after January 1, 1996, but for the enactment of 1995 PA 272 for all public
universities that are participating public universities for the immediately
preceding state fiscal year.
(c)
Participating public universities receiving funds under this subsection shall
forward an amount equal to the amount allocated under subdivision (a) to the
retirement system in a form, manner, and time frame determined by the
retirement system.
(d)
Amounts allocated in subdivision (a) must be paid to participating public
universities in 1 lump-sum installment no later than October 31, 2024.
(e) As
used in this subsection, “participating public universities” means public
universities that are reporting units of the Michigan public school employees’
retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that pay contributions to the Michigan
public school employees’ retirement system for the state fiscal year.
Sec. 236c. In addition to the funds appropriated for fiscal
year 2024-2025 2025-2026 in
section 236, appropriations to the department of technology, management, and
budget in the act providing general appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for state building
authority rent, totaling an estimated $140,195,300.00, $142,153,900.00, provide funding for
the state share of costs for previously constructed capital projects for state
universities. These appropriations for state building authority rent represent
additional state general fund support provided to public universities, and the
following is an estimate of the amount of that support to each public
university:
(a) Central Michigan University, $12,927,300.00.$12,914,000.00.
(b) Eastern Michigan University, $6,028,200.00.$6,022,000.00.
(c) Ferris State University, $9,555,800.00.$9,546,000.00.
(d) Grand Valley State University, $8,622,800.00.$8,614,000.00.
(e) Lake Superior State University, $2,231,300.00.$2,229,000.00.
(f) Michigan State University, $16,615,000.00.$16,598,000.00.
(g) Michigan Technological University, $5,787,900.00.$5,521,000.00.
(h) Northern Michigan University, $8,917,700.00.$9,735,900.00.
(i) Oakland University, $11,256,500.00.$11,245,000.00.
(j) Saginaw Valley State University, $7,828,000.00.$7,820,000.00.
(k) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $12,280,600.00.$14,068,000.00.
(l) University of Michigan - Dearborn, $10,736,000.00.$10,725,000.00.
(m) University of Michigan - Flint, $6,063,200.00.$6,057,000.00.
(n) Wayne State University, $10,082,300.00.$10,072,000.00.
(o) Western Michigan University, $11,262,700.00.$10,987,000.00.
Sec. 236d. (1) In
addition to the funds appropriated under section 232(2) for university
operations, for fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 only, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $16,297,300.00
$50,114,100.00 from the state
general fund/general purpose money for 1-time operations increase payments.
These funds are intended to be used for the same purposes as the funds
appropriated under section 236(2) for university operations.
(2) From the
amount appropriated under subsection (1), each university is allocated the
following:
(a) Central
Michigan University, $938,200.00.$2,885,000.00.
(b) Eastern
Michigan University, $827,400.00.$2,544,200.00.
(c) Ferris State
University, $589,300.00.$1,812,200.00.
(d) Grand Valley
State University, $961,100.00.$2,955,400.00.
(e) Lake
Superior State University, $142,500.00.$438,300.00.
(f) Michigan
State University, $3,167,700.00.$9,740,500.00.
(g) Michigan
Technological University, $536,600.00.$1,650,000.00.
(h) Northern
Michigan University, $520,700.00.$1,601,100.00.
(i) Oakland University, $719,600.00.$2,212,700.00.
(j) Saginaw
Valley State University, $336,900.00.$1,036,000.00.
(k) University
of Michigan – Ann Arbor, $3,552,800.00.$10,924,800.00.
(l)
University of Michigan – Dearborn, $310,500.00.$954,700.00.
(m) University of Michigan – Flint, $260,100.00.$799,900.00.
(n) Wayne State University, $2,239,500.00.$6,886,500.00.
(o) Western Michigan University, $1,194,400.00.$3,672,800.00.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 236(2)
for MSU AgBioResearch, for
fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 only,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $385,200.00 $1,184,400.00 from the state general
fund/general purpose money for MSU AgBioResearch.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 236(2)
for MSU Extension, for fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 only, there is appropriated
an amount not to exceed $332,200.00 $1,021,700.00
from the state general fund/general purpose money for MSU
Extension.
Sec. 236e. (1)
For fiscal year 2025-2026 only, from the general fund/general purpose money
appropriated in section 236(1), $50,000,000.00 is allocated for the purpose of
sunsetting the state competitive scholarship and state tuition grant programs.
The allocation in this section must be distributed in the same manner as funds
are distributed for state competitive scholarships under section 251 and state
tuition grants under section 252.
(2) The funds allocated under this section for fiscal year 2025-2026 are
a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds remaining at the end of
fiscal year 2025-2026 are carried forward into fiscal year 2026-2027, and any
unexpended funds remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026-2027 are carried
forward into fiscal year 2027-2028, and any unexpended funds remaining at the
end of fiscal year 2027-2028 are carried forward into fiscal year 2028-2029.
The purpose of the work project is to support remaining students in the state
competitive scholarship program and the state tuition grant program in this
state. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30,
2029.
Sec. 236j. (1) The postsecondary scholarship fund is created
in the department of treasury for the purpose of providing scholarship awards
to eligible students who attend eligible postsecondary educational institutions
in this state, as provided in subsection (5).
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the postsecondary scholarship fund. The state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the postsecondary scholarship fund.
The state treasurer shall credit to the postsecondary scholarship fund interest
and earnings from postsecondary scholarship fund investments.
(3) Money in the postsecondary scholarship fund at the close
of the fiscal year must remain in the postsecondary scholarship fund and not
lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department of treasury shall be is the administrator of the
postsecondary scholarship fund for auditing purposes.
(5) Money must be expended from the postsecondary scholarship
fund only for the purpose of providing Michigan achievement scholarship awards
to eligible students who attend eligible postsecondary educational institutions
in this state and for other purposes described in this section. Not more
than $10,000,000.00 may be used by the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential annually for the purposes of outreach and marketing
programs as specified in section 248.From
the funds appropriated in section 236(7) for the Michigan achievement
scholarship, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential
may use up to $10,000,000.00 annually for the purposes of outreach programs to
raise awareness of the Michigan achievement scholarship and other state
scholarship programs allocated in section 236(7). The department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall ensure that state scholarships are
well publicized and that high school students are provided information on the
availability of financial aid. The department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential may receive and expend funds received from outside
sources for scholarships, marketing, or other purposes related to Michigan
state scholarships. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall provide the necessary funding and staff to fully operate the
programs.
(6) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 2026 $300,000,000.00
of ongoing funding and $30,000,000.00 of 1-time funding is deposited
into the postsecondary scholarship fund from the state following:
(a) State school aid fund,
$200,000,000.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $100,000,000.00.
(7) It is the intent of the legislature that the
postsecondary scholarship fund serves as the primary funding source of the
Michigan achievement scholarship. To ensure the Michigan achievement
scholarship provides ongoing supports for students, it is the intent of the
legislature to increase annual deposits into the postsecondary scholarship fund
until the fully implemented costs of the Michigan achievement scholarship are
deposited annually into the postsecondary scholarship fund.
(8) In addition to the appropriations in section 236, if the
amount of general fund money allocated
in section 236(7) 236(7)(a), (b),
(d), or (e) is not sufficient to fully fund the 1 or more of those awards,
under section 236(7), there is appropriated from the postsecondary
scholarship fund the amount necessary to fully fund those awards. The state
budget director shall provide written notification to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittee on higher education and the house and senate fiscal
agencies prior to any additional appropriation described in this subsection.
(9) In addition to the deposit to
the postsecondary scholarship fund described in subsection (6), for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2025 only, an amount not to exceed $80,000,000.00
from the unspent and unreserved state school aid fund balances appropriated
under section 11, as recorded as part of the state book-closing process for the
2024-2025 fiscal year, is deposited into the postsecondary scholarship fund.
Sec. 236s. (1)
Not later than 30 days after the enactment of the amendatory act that added
this section, the legislature shall provide to the responsible entity and the
state budget director a list of legislatively directed spending items, which
may be referred to in this section as grants or direct appropriation grants,
funded under the amendatory act that added this section consistent with house
or senate rules and this section. The list must include all information and
documents pertaining to the funded items as publicly disclosed in accordance
with house or senate rules and this section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other conditions or requirements for direct
appropriation grants, the responsible entity shall perform, at a minimum, at
least all of the following activities to administer the grants described in subsection
(1):
(a) Establish a process to review, complete, and execute a grant
agreement with a grant recipient. The responsible entity shall not execute a
grant agreement unless all necessary documentation has been submitted and
reviewed.
(b) Verify to the extent possible that a grant recipient is a
not-for-profit entity and will use funds as publicly disclosed and for a public
purpose that serves the economic prosperity, health, safety, or general welfare
of the residents of this state.
(c) Review and verify all necessary information to ensure the grant
recipient is reasonably able to execute the grant agreement, perform its
fiduciary duty, and comply with all applicable state and federal statutes. The
responsible entity may deduct the cost of background checks and any other
efforts performed as part of this verification from the amount of the
designated grant award.
(d) Disburse the grant money per the grant disbursement schedule in the
executed grant agreement on a reimbursement basis after the grantee has
provided sufficient documentation, as determined by the responsible entity, to
verify that expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.
(e) If the state budget director determines that information provided by
the grantee does not meet the disclosure requirements, that the grant will be
used to pay a tax lien, delinquent tax, or other obligation owed to this state,
or that the grant will create a conflict of interest, the responsible entity
shall not release the grant money to the grantee. Money that is not released
under this subdivision lapses at the end of the fiscal year. There is not a
conflict of interest if the sponsoring legislator certifies that the sponsoring
legislator’s immediate family members, legislative staff members that have
worked for the sponsoring legislator within the past 2 years, and the
sponsoring legislator do not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in
the legislatively directed spending item.
(3) An executed grant agreement under this section between the
responsible entity and a grant recipient must include at least all of the
following:
(a) All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient,
including any tax and financial information necessary for the responsible
entity to administer grant money under this section.
(b) A description of the project for which the grant money will be
expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. Project
budget must include how all grant money will be used and must indicate if any
grant money will be provided to a third party or subrecipient. The responsible
entity shall not reimburse expenditures that are outside of the project
purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, from appropriations under
the amendatory act that added this section. The grantee shall return to the
state treasury any interest in excess of $1,000.00 earned on the grant money
while unexpended and in possession of the grantee.
(c) Unless otherwise specified in the responsible entity’s policy, a
requirement that funds appropriated for the grants described in subsection (1)
may be used only for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this section.
(d) A requirement for reporting by the grant recipient to the
responsible entity and the legislative sponsor that provides the status of the
project and an accounting of all money expended by the grant recipient, as
determined by the responsible entity.
(e) A clawback provision that allows the
department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any grant money that is
declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.
(f) The documents publicly disclosed under subsection (1).
(4) If appropriate to improve the administration or oversight of a grant
described in subsection (1), the responsible entity may adopt a memorandum of
understanding with another state department to perform the required duties
under this section.
(5) A grant recipient shall respond to all reasonable information
requests from the responsible entity related to grant expenditures and retain
grant records for not less than 7 years, and the grant may be subject to
monitoring, site visits, and audit as determined by the responsible entity. The
grant agreement required under this section must include signed assurance by
the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient
authorized to bind the grant recipient that the requirements of this subsection
will be met.
(6) The grant recipient shall expend all grant money awarded and
complete all projects not later than September 30, 2030. If at that time any
unexpended money remains, the grant recipient shall return that money to the
state treasury. If a grant recipient does not provide information sufficient to
execute a grant agreement not later than June 1, 2026, the responsible entity
shall return money associated with the grant to the state treasury.
(7) Any grant money that is awarded to a responsible entity is
appropriated in that responsible entity for the purpose of the intended grant.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (9), beginning March 15
of the current fiscal year, the responsible entity shall post a report in a
publicly accessible location on its website. The report must list the grant
recipient, project purpose, and location of the project for each grant
described in subsection (1), the status of money allocated and disbursed under
the grant agreement, and the legislative sponsor, if applicable. The
responsible entity shall update the report and post the updated report in a
publicly accessible location on its website not later than June 15 of the
current fiscal year and again not later than September 15 of the current fiscal
year. The responsible entity shall include in the report the most comprehensive
information the responsible entity has available at the time of posting for
grants awarded.
(9) If the state budget office determines that it is more efficient for
the state budget office to compile all affected responsible entities’
information and post a report of the compiled information rather than the
report required under subsection (8) being posted by individual responsible
entities, the state budget office may compile that information across all
affected responsible entities and other state departments and post the compiled
report and any updates on the same time schedule as identified in subsection
(8).
(10) If the responsible entity reasonably determines that the money
allocated for an executed grant agreement under this section was misused or
that use of the money was misrepresented by the grant recipient, the
responsible entity shall not award any additional funds under the executed
grant agreement and shall refer the grant for review following internal audit
protocols, which may include referral for criminal investigation.
(11) As used in this section, “responsible entity” means the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, a public university, or
other person that administers a grant under this article.
Sec. 241. Subject to sections 241a,
241b, 241c, 241e, 241h, and 244, the
funds appropriated in sections 236 and 236d to public universities
must be paid out of the state treasury and distributed by the state treasurer
to the respective institutions in 11 equal monthly installments on the
sixteenth of each month, or the next succeeding business day, beginning with
October 16, 2024. 2025. Except
for Wayne State University, each institution shall accrue its July and August 2025
2026 payments to its
institutional fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.2026.
Sec. 241a. (1) All public universities shall submit higher
education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data and associated financial
aid program information requested by and in a manner prescribed by the state
budget director. For public universities with fiscal years ending June 30,
these data must be submitted to the state budget director by October 15 of each
fiscal year. Public universities with a fiscal year ending September 30 shall
submit preliminary HEIDI data by November 15 and final data by December 15.
(2) It is intended that accountability reporting for public
universities will be streamlined through HEIDI. The state budget director and
the center will work to combine the reporting requirements outlined in this
subsection with the existing HEIDI collection cycle. All of the following must
be reported to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget
director:
(a) Each public university’s certification of its compliance
with the requirements described in subsections (4) and (5).
(b) The reporting requirements described in sections 241b and
241c.
(3) If a public university fails to submit HEIDI data and
associated financial aid program information in accordance with the required
reporting schedule, the state treasurer may withhold the monthly operations installments under section 241
236 to the public university
until those data are submitted. If a public university does not comply with all
of the requirements described in subsections (4) and (5) by the end of the
fiscal year, the public university forfeits the amount withheld. The state
budget director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on higher education at least 10 days before withholding funds from
any public university.
(4) No later than October 15 November 1 each year, a public university shall maintain a public
transparency website available through a link on its website homepage. The
website must include all of the following concerning the public university:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget
revisions.
(b) A summary of current expenditures for the most recent
fiscal year for which they are available, expressed as pie charts in the
following 2 categories:
(i) A chart of personnel expenditures, broken into the
following subcategories:
(A) Earnings and wages.
(B) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to,
medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long-term care benefits.
(C) Retirement benefit costs.
(D) All other personnel costs.
(ii) A chart of all current expenditures the public university
reported as part of its higher education institutional data inventory data
under subsection (1), broken into the same subcategories in which it reported
those data.
(c) Links to all of the following for the public university:
(i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each
bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited
to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of
benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining
unit or employee of the public university.
(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal
year for which they are available.
(d) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for the
current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.
(e) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by
project, anticipated fiscal year payment for each project, and total
outstanding debt for the current fiscal year.
(f) The institution’s policy regarding the transferability of
core college courses between community colleges and the public university.
(g) A listing of all community colleges that have entered
into reverse transfer agreements with the public university.
(h) A dashboard or report card demonstrating the public
university’s performance in several “best practice” measures. The dashboard or
report card must include at least all of the following for the 3 most recent
academic years for which the data are available:
(i) Enrollment.
(ii) Student retention rate.
(iii) Six-year graduation rates.
(iv) Number of Pell grant recipients and graduating Pell grant
recipients.
(v) Geographic origination of students, categorized as
in-state, out-of-state, and international.
(vi) Faculty to student ratios and total public university
employee to student ratios.
(vii) Teaching load by faculty classification.
(viii) Graduation outcome rates, including employment and
continuing education.
(i) An icon badge that provides
statewide consistency and public visibility. For this purpose, public
universities shall use the icon badge provided by the department of technology,
management, and budget consistent with the icon badge developed by the department
of education for K-12 school districts. It must appear on the front of each
public university’s homepage. The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x
150 pixels. The font size and style for this reporting must be consistent
with other documents on each public university’s website.
(j) A collection and report of the number and percentage of
all enrolled students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid, broken out by undergraduate and graduate/professional classifications,
reported to the center and posted on its website under the budget transparency
icon badge.
(k) The name of the current
president, the names of the city and state where the president currently
resides, and the president’s annual salary.
(5) No later than October 15 November 1 each year, a public university shall develop, maintain,
and update a “campus safety information and resources” link, prominently
displayed on the homepage of its website, to a section of its website
containing, at a minimum, all of the following information:
(a) Emergency contact numbers for police, fire, health, and
other services.
(b) Hours, locations, telephone numbers, and email contacts
for campus public safety offices and title IX offices.
(c) A list of safety and security services provided by the
public university, including transportation, escort services, building
surveillance, anonymous tip lines, and other available security services.
(d) The public university’s policies applicable to minors on
university property.
(e) A directory of resources available at the public
university or surrounding community for students or employees who are survivors
of sexual assault or sexual abuse.
(f) An electronic copy of “A Resource Handbook for Campus
Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family”, published in 2018.
(g) Campus security policies and crime statistics pursuant to
the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat
2381. Information must include all material prepared pursuant to the public
information reporting requirements under the crime awareness and campus
security act of 1990, title II of the student right-to-know and campus security
act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381.
Sec. 241b. (1) No later
than October 15 November 1 each
year, each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236
shall report its annual security report, also known as the Clery
Act Report, as required under 20 USC 1092(f). Each public university shall
include a title IX summary report that includes all of the following
information:
(a) The amounts
and descriptions of all fees incurred in title IX-related civil and criminal
litigation.
(b) The number
of title IX complaints.
(c) The average
length of time for investigation and resolution of title IX complaints.
(d) The
aggregate number of title IX cases, investigations, and complaints for each of
the categories described in subparagraphs (i) to (v), subject to subparagraph (vi), as follows:
(i) Cases investigated for less than 15 days.
(ii) Cases investigated for at least 15 days and less than 30
days.
(iii) Cases investigated for at least 30 days and less than 60
days.
(iv) Cases investigated for at least 60 days and less than 90
days.
(v) Cases investigated for 90 days or more.
(vi) If, for any category of cases under subparagraphs (i) to (v), there is an aggregate of fewer
than 5 cases investigated, the public university shall not report the aggregate
number of cases and instead shall report that fewer than 5 cases were
investigated.
(e) The number of title IX appeals and the resolutions of
those appeals.
(f) The number of title IX-related complaints filed by the
public university with law enforcement agencies.
(2) No later than October 15 November 1 each year, each public university that receives an
appropriation in section 236 shall certify all of the following:
(a) The public university complies with federal regulations
under title IX, as required by the United States Department of Education,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Use of medical experts that do not have an actual or
apparent conflict of interest.
(ii) Issuance of title IX reports to complainants and
respondents that are not divergent.
(iii) Notification of resources to each individual who reports
having experienced sexual assault by a public university member.
(iv) Consistent annual training for title IX staff and law
enforcement.
(b) The public university provides both of the following:
(i) An in-person sexual misconduct prevention presentation or
course for all freshman and incoming transfer students, which must include
contact information for the title IX office of the public university. For a student who does not have any
in-person credit hours on campus, the university may provide the presentation
or course electronically.
(ii) An online or electronic sexual misconduct prevention
presentation or course for all students not considered freshmen or incoming
transfer students.
(c) The public university had a third party review its title
IX compliance office and related policies and procedures by the end of the
2018-2019 academic year. A copy of the third-party review must be transmitted
to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees
on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies. Each public
university shall have a third-party review once every 4 years and a copy of the
third-party review must be transmitted to the state budget director, the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and
senate fiscal agencies.
(d) The public university requires that the governing board
and the president or chancellor of the public university receive quarterly
reports from their title IX coordinator or title IX office. The report must
contain aggregated data of the number of sexual misconduct reports that the
office received for the academic year, the types of reports received, including
reports received against employees, and a summary of the general outcomes of
the reports and investigations. A member of the governing board may request to
review a title IX investigation report involving a complaint against an
employee, and the public university shall provide the report in a manner it
considers appropriate. The public university shall protect the complainant’s
anonymity, and the report must not contain specific identifying information.
(e) If allegations against an employee are made in more than
1 title IX complaint that resulted in the public university finding that no
misconduct occurred, the public university requires that the title IX officer
promptly notify the president or chancellor and a member of the public
university’s governing board in writing and take all appropriate steps to
ensure that the matter is being investigated thoroughly, including hiring an
outside investigator for future cases involving that employee. A third-party
title IX investigation under this subdivision does not prohibit the public
university from simultaneously conducting its own title IX investigation
through its own title IX coordinator.
(f) The public university’s president or chancellor and a
member of its governing board has reviewed all title IX reports involving the
alleged sexual misconduct of an employee of the public university.
(3) As used in this section, “sexual misconduct” includes,
but is not limited to, intimate partner violence, nonconsensual sexual conduct,
sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and stalking.
Sec. 241c. (1) No later than the last first business day of August November each year, each public
university that receives an appropriation in section 236 shall submit the
amount of tuition and fees actually charged to a full-time resident
undergraduate student for academic year 2024-2025 2025-2026 as part of the public university’s higher education
institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data. A public university shall report any
revisions for any semester of the reported academic year to HEIDI within 15
days of being adopted.
(2) Payments under section 236 for operations increase and
under section 236d must be made only to a public university that certifies to
the state budget director by the last first business day of August November each year that its board did not adopt an increase in
tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students after September 1, 2023
2024 for the 2023-2024 2024-2025 academic year and that its
board will not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident
undergraduate students for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 academic year that is greater than 4.5% or $703.00, $735.00, whichever is greater. For the
academic year 2025-2026, 2026-2027,
the tuition and fee restraint rate for resident undergraduate students is
an increase of not greater than 4.5% 4.0% or $735.00, $651.00,
whichever is greater. It is the intent of the legislature that in the next
fiscal year, the tuition and fee restraint rate will be adjusted only for the
subsequent academic year. As used in this subsection:
(a) “Fee”
means any board-authorized fee that will be paid by more than 1/2 of all
resident undergraduate students at least once during their enrollment at a
public university, as described in the higher education institutional data
inventory (HEIDI) user manual. A public university increasing a fee that
applies to a specific subset of students or courses shall provide sufficient
information to prove that the increase applied to that subset will not cause
the increase in the average amount of board-authorized total tuition and fees
paid by resident undergraduate students in the 2024-2025 academic year
to exceed the limit established in this subsection.
(b) “Tuition
and fee rate” means the average of full-time rates paid by a majority of
students in each undergraduate class, based on an unweighted average of the
rates authorized by the public university board and actually charged to
students, deducting any uniformly rebated or refunded amounts, for the 2
semesters with the highest levels of full-time equated resident undergraduate
enrollment during the academic year, as described in the higher education
institutional data inventory (HEIDI) user manual.
(3) Each public university must shall certify to the state budget director by the last first business day of August November each year that it complies
with all of the following requirements:
(a) The public university participates in reverse transfer
agreements described in section 286 with at least 3 community colleges in this
state.
(b) The public university does not and will not apply any of
the following criteria when determining whether credits earned outside the
public university by a student count toward a degree or certificate program
offered by the public university:
(i) Whether the credits were earned in a dual enrollment
program that counted the credits toward high school graduation requirements.
(ii) Whether the credits were earned in a course that was
delivered in a high school classroom, community college classroom or campus, or
another location.
(iii) Whether the credits were earned in a course that was
delivered online, in person, or hybrid.
(iv) Whether other students enrolled in the course in which the
credits were earned were enrolled in high school or counted the course toward
high school graduation requirements.
(c) The public university actively participates in and
submits timely updates to the Michigan Transfer Network created as part of the
Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers transfer
agreement.
(4) The state budget director shall implement uniform
reporting requirements to ensure that a public university receiving a payment
under section 236 for operations increase and under section 236d has
satisfied the tuition restraint requirements of this section. The state budget
director has the sole authority to determine if a public university has met the
requirements of this section. Information reported by a public university to
the state budget director under this subsection must also be reported to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education and the house
and senate fiscal agencies.
Sec. 241e. (1) Payments under section 236 for operations
increase and under section 236d must be made only to a public university
that certifies to the state budget director by the last business day of August
each year that it complies with the following:
(a)
The institutional best practice described in subdivision (c).
(b)
One or more of the institutional best practices described in subdivisions (d)
to (g).
(c) The
public university accepts the Michigan Transfer Agreement, partners with the
Michigan Transfer Network, and promotes clear transfer pathways for interested
students by doing all of the following:
(i) Has a policy to help transfer or accept associate degrees
from other accredited Michigan postsecondary education institutions.
(ii) Publishes the policy described in subparagraph (i) on the
institution’s website in an easily accessible way and in admissions materials.
(iii) Provides publicly available information on the Michigan
Transfer Network, applicable transfer pathways, and financial aid available to
transfer students, at no cost to the student.
(iv) Begins negotiations to increase the number of reverse
transfer agreements or articulation agreements and reports on the progress
toward completing the agreements to the state budget director by the last
business day in February.
(d) The
public university requires all students to receive an academic degree or
certificate map that outlines required course sequencing, program and
institution requirements, declared minor program academic requirements, and a
recommended timeline within which courses should be taken and in which specific
semester or term in order to satisfy all program requirements to allow the
student to graduate on time.
(e) The
public university provides non-credit-bearing developmental or remedial courses
at a reduced cost to students.
(f) The
public university provides each degree- or certificate-seeking student with a
designated, trained academic advisor to support student retention, persistence,
and completion. The public university shall require students to meet with their
academic advisor at least once per semester or term.
(g) The
public university provides employees during business hours to assist
prospective and current students complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid.
(2) The state budget director shall implement uniform
reporting requirements to ensure that a public university receiving a payment
under section 236 for operations increase and under section 236d has
satisfied the institutional best practices requirements of this section. The state
budget director has the sole authority to determine if a public university has
met the requirements of this section. Information reported by a public
university to the state budget director under this subsection must also be
reported to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher
education and the house and senate fiscal agencies.
(3) If a public university fails to comply with the
certification requirements of this section, the state treasurer may withhold
the monthly installments under section 241 to the public university until the
report is submitted. If a public university does not comply with the
certification requirements described in this section by the end of the fiscal
year, the public university forfeits the amount withheld. Forfeited funds must
lapse to the fund from which the funds were appropriated. The state budget director
shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
higher education at least 10 days before withholding funds from any public
university.
Sec. 241h. It is
the intent of the legislature that taxpayer funds appropriated under this
article are to be used to educate public university students and continue
maintenance of public university buildings and other assets. The goal of the
legislature is that taxpayer funds not be used excessively for administration.
Therefore, a public university that receives an appropriation under this
article shall not spend more than 10% of that appropriation on administration.
A sum of money spent in excess of the 10% cap described in this section by a
public university results in a forfeiture of an amount equal to 50% of that sum
from funds appropriated to that public university, not to exceed the total
amount appropriated to that public university under this article. The auditor
general may investigate allegations of violations of this section. Funds
forfeited under this section must revert, to the extent permitted by law, to
the general fund or the state school aid fund. For the purpose of calculations
under this section, the amount spent by a public university on administrative
costs does not include costs associated with staff working in the following
roles: teachers, facilities, public safety, technology, research, instruction,
academic support, student services, auxiliary services, or public service.
Sec. 244. By October 15 of each year, a public university
receiving funds in section 236 shall provide its longitudinal data system data
set for the preceding academic year to the center for inclusion in the
statewide P-20 longitudinal data system described in section 94a. If the state
budget director finds that a university has not complied with this section, the
state budget director is authorized to withhold the monthly operations installments provided to
that university under section 241 until the state budget director finds that
the university has complied with this section.
Sec. 247. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for
Michigan reconnect must be distributed and administered by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential pursuant to the Michigan
reconnect grant act, 2020 PA 84, MCL 390.1701 to 390.1709, the Michigan
reconnect grant recipient act, 2020 PA 68, MCL 390.1711 to 390.1723, and the
department’s administrative procedures for Michigan reconnect.
(2)
For fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026
only, after administering Michigan reconnect pursuant to subsection (1),
the department may use any remaining funds appropriated in section 236 for
Michigan reconnect for outreach, enrollment support, administration of the
program, and grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit
organizations to provide support to reconnect eligible students to increase
degree or credential completion.the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential may use the funds appropriated in section 236 for Michigan reconnect
to support students who are receiving awards under the temporary “ARP -
Michigan reconnect expansion to 21” program described in 2023 PA 119.
Sec. 248. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for
Michigan achievement scholarships must be distributed as provided in this
section and section 248a, pursuant to the administrative procedures for
Michigan achievement scholarships of the department.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Cost of attendance” means expenses for a student’s
tuition, mandatory fees, and contact hours for the student’s actual program of
study; books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction;
housing and food costs; transportation expenses; federal student loan fees;
miscellaneous expenses, including a reasonable amount for the documented cost
of a personal computer, allowance for child care, or allowance for other
dependent care; costs related to a disability; costs of obtaining a license,
certification, or first professional credential; and reasonable costs for study
abroad programs.
(b) “Department” means the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential.
(c) “Eligible institution” means a public university that
receives an appropriation in section 236, a community college that receives an
appropriation in section 201, a federally recognized tribal college in this
state, or an independent nonprofit college or university in this state as
described in section 1 of 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991.
(d) “Gift aid” includes federal Pell grants under 20 USC
1070a, tuition incentive program benefits under section 256, state tuition
grants under section 252, awards received for minimum payments awarded in
subsection (4), higher education expenses paid under the Michigan promise zone
authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1661 to 390.1679, and all other federal,
state, local, or institutional aid in the form of grants, scholarships, or
discounts applied toward tuition and mandatory fees. Gift aid does not include
student loans, work-study awards, qualified withdrawals made from education
savings accounts to pay higher education expenses pursuant to the Michigan
education savings program act, 2000 PA 161, MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486, or higher
education expenses paid under the Michigan education trust program pursuant to
the Michigan education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442.
(e) “High school equivalency certificate” means that term as
defined in section 4.
(f) “Last-dollar payment amount” means 1 of the following:
(i) For a student attending a community college or federally
recognized tribal college, an amount equal to the student’s tuition, mandatory
fees, and contact hours for the student’s actual program of study, minus all
gift aid received by the student.
(ii) For a student attending a public university or an
independent nonprofit college or university, or for a student enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree program described in section 121 of the community college
act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.121, an amount equal to the student’s
individual cost of attendance, minus all gift aid received by the student.
(g) “Minimum payment” means a payment for any eligible cost
within the student’s individual cost of attendance. The minimum payment must be
awarded as a separate payment not included in the student’s need-based
financial aid. The minimum payment must not be reduced.
(h) “SAI eligible student” means a student who has completed
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and meets at least 1 of the
following:
(i) For awards made during academic year 2023-2024, has an
expected family contribution of $25,000.00 or less. An individual is considered
to have met the requirements of subsection (4) if the individual received the
Michigan achievement scholarship in academic year 2023-2024, was determined to
have an expected family contribution of $25,000.00 or less in academic year
2023-2024, and has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for
the subsequent award cycles.
(ii) For awards made during academic year 2024-2025 or a
subsequent academic year, has completed the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid and has a student aid index number of 1 of the following, as
applicable:
(A) For a student indicating on the student’s Free
Application for Federal Student Aid that the student is the only member of the
student’s household or the student’s parents’ household attending a
postsecondary institution during that academic year, $30,000.00 or less.
(B) For a student indicating on the student’s Free
Application for Federal Student Aid that the student is not the only member of
the student’s household or the student’s parents’ household attending a
postsecondary institution during that academic year, the greater of the number
described in sub-subparagraph (A) or guidance determined by the department. For
the purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the department, in collaboration with
the state budget office and the house and senate fiscal agencies, may calculate
a student aid index number or may issue administrative guidance for the student
aid index eligibility of students with more than 1 member of the student’s
household or the student’s parents’ household attending a postsecondary
institution during that academic year. It is intended that the utilization of a
student aid index instead of expected family contribution does not adversely
impact the eligibility of students with multiple members of the student’s
household or student’s parents’ household attending postsecondary institutions.
It is further intended that the legislature and executive branch work
collaboratively to use Michigan achievement scholarship uptake and other
relevant data to establish a more permanent measure of financial need for the Michigan
achievement scholarship for subsequent academic years.
(3) An individual must meet all of the following criteria
each year to be eligible for a Michigan achievement scholarship awarded under
this section:
(a) Maintain residency in this state, as determined for
purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(b) Have graduated from high school in this state with a
diploma or certificate of completion or achieved a high school equivalency
certificate in 2023 or after.
(c) Be a full-time undergraduate student at an eligible
institution, as defined by that eligible institution, and be a first-time
enrollee in an eligible institution during the 2023-2024 academic year, or a
subsequent academic year, within 15 months after high school graduation or
attainment of a high school equivalency certificate or have received a Michigan
achievement scholarship in a previous academic year. For the purposes of this
subdivision, participation in a dual enrollment, early college, or other
similar program while attending high school does not disqualify a student from
being considered a first-time enrollee.
(d) Maintain satisfactory academic progress, as defined by
the eligible institution in which the student is enrolled.
(e) Not be in default on a federal student loan.
(f) Apply for all available gift aid for each academic year
in which the individual applies for a Michigan achievement scholarship.
(g) For a student who is enrolled at an eligible institution
that is a public university or an independent nonprofit
college or university, or who is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program
described in section 121 of the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA
331, MCL 389.121, at an eligible institution, be an SAI eligible student.
(4) The amount awarded to an eligible student at an eligible
institution must equal 1 of the following, as applicable:
(a) The amount awarded to an eligible student who is enrolled
at an eligible institution that is a community college or federally recognized
tribal college where the student is eligible for that institution’s in-district
tuition rate must be equal to the sum of the last-dollar payment amount. The
amount awarded to an eligible student who is eligible for a federal Pell grant
under 20 USC 1070a must include an additional amount of $1,000.00.
(b) The amount awarded to an eligible student who is enrolled
at an eligible institution that is a community college or federally recognized
tribal college where the student is not eligible for that institution’s
in-district tuition rate must be the lesser of the last-dollar payment amount,
or the in-district tuition rate. The amount awarded to an eligible student who
is eligible for a federal Pell grant under 20 USC 1070a must include an
additional amount of $1,000.00.
(c) The amount awarded to an eligible student who is enrolled
at an eligible institution that is a public university or is enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree program described in section 121 of the community college
act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.121, at an eligible institution must equal
the sum of following:
(i) A minimum payment of $2,500.00.
(ii) The lesser of $3,000.00 or the student’s last-dollar
payment amount.
(d) The amount awarded to an eligible student at an eligible
institution that is an independent nonprofit college or university must equal
the sum of the following:
(i) A minimum payment of $2,500.00.
(ii) The lesser of $3,000.00 or the student’s last-dollar
payment amount.
(e) Money awarded under this subsection for a Michigan
achievement scholarship must be paid to the eligible institution for credit to
the student’s account.
(5) Subject to section 248a(3)(f)(i), an
eligible student may receive a Michigan achievement scholarship award under
this section or section 248a for a maximum of 5 academic years, not more than 3
of which may be for attending eligible institutions that are community colleges
or federally recognized tribal colleges unless the student is enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree program described in section 121 of the community college
act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.121. A student may not receive an award under
this section and section 248a(3)(f)(i) during the same academic year.
(6) The department shall work closely with participating
institutions to provide the highest level of participation and ensure that all
requirements of the program are met.
(7)
From the funds appropriated in section 236(7) for the Michigan achievement
scholarships, the department may not use more than $10,000,000.00 for the
purposes of outreach programs to raise awareness of the Michigan achievement
scholarship described in this section and section 248a and shall ensure that
Michigan achievement scholarships are well publicized and that high school
students are provided information on the program. The department may receive
and expend funds received from outside sources for scholarships, marketing, or
other purposes related to the Michigan achievement scholarship. The department
shall provide the necessary funding and staff to fully operate the program.
(8) The
department shall convene a workgroup to consider and advise the department on
implementing policies for administering the Michigan achievement scholarship.
The workgroup shall include participation from the Michigan Association of
State Universities and its institutional members, the Michigan College Access
Network, the Michigan Community College Association and its institutional
members, the Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities and its
institutional members, and any other interested stakeholders and offices as
determined by the department. The workgroup shall make recommendations on
packaging order, packaging structure, definitions of terms not otherwise
defined in statute, and other administrative regulatory requirements as
necessary to implement the Michigan achievement scholarship.
(9) The
following reporting obligations apply to the Michigan achievement scholarship
program:
(a) By February 15 of each year, the department shall provide
a written report, organized by eligible institution, to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director that includes the following information
for the previous academic year:
(i) The number of students who qualified for a Michigan
achievement scholarship.
(ii) The number of students who received a Michigan achievement
scholarship.
(iii) The average number of credits earned by students who
received a Michigan achievement scholarship.
(iv) The number of Michigan achievement scholarships that were
canceled due to failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress as described
in subsection (3)(d).
(v) The number of Michigan achievement scholarships that were
canceled due to a student ceasing attendance at an eligible institution. The
number must not include any known transfers to another eligible institution.
(vi) The number of Michigan achievement scholarships that were
canceled due to a student’s failure to maintain full-time status.
(vii) The average Michigan achievement scholarship award per
student, delineated by sector, including community colleges, tribal colleges,
public universities, independent colleges and universities, and training
institutions. As used in this subparagraph, “training institutions” means
training institutions accepted to participate in the Michigan achievement
scholarship program under section 248a.
(b) Each eligible institution whose students receive awards
under this section shall cooperate with the department in a timely manner to
facilitate the creation of the report under subdivision (a).
(10) By
April 1 of each year, each eligible institution shall submit a report to the
department, the state budget office, and the house and senate fiscal agencies
providing information as to the average amount of institutional grant aid
awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students for the immediately
preceding 2 institution fiscal years. If the average amount of institutional
grant aid awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students in fiscal year
2023-2024 2024-2025 is less
than the average amount of institutional grant aid awarded to full-time
first-time undergraduate students in fiscal year 2022-2023, 2023-2024, the institution must shall include in the report a
description of any changes to the institutional financial aid during the 2
immediately preceding fiscal years. An institution’s report of the average
amount of institutional grant aid awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate
students pursuant to this subsection must be consistent with data most recently
reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
(11) For
each fiscal year, an eligible institution must shall maintain and report its compliance with the following tuition
restraint requirements, as applicable:
(a) For an eligible institution that is a community college,
the tuition restraint described in section 217b.
(b) For an eligible institution that is a public university
or independent nonprofit college or university, the tuition restraint described
in section 241c.
(12) The
state budget director shall implement reporting requirements to ensure that an
eligible institution has satisfied the tuition restraint requirements of this
section. The state budget director has the sole authority to determine if an
eligible institution has met the requirements of this section.
(13) If
an eligible institution exceeds the applicable tuition restraint level for 2
consecutive years, the state budget director may consider the institution
ineligible for funding under this section in the subsequent academic year.
(14) If
an institution is considered ineligible for funding under this section, the
state budget director must shall reevaluate
the status of the ineligible institution after 1 academic year.
(15) It
is the intent of the legislature that an eligible institution will not make
reductive changes to scholarship or financial aid programs offered by that
eligible institution that have the goal or net effect of shifting the cost
burden of those programs to the program described in this section.
Sec. 251. (1) Payments
of the amounts included in section 236 236e for the state competitive scholarship program must be
distributed pursuant to 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981.
(2) Pursuant to
section 6 of 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.976, the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential shall determine an actual state competitive
scholarship award per student, which must be $1,500.00, that ensures that the
aggregate payments for the state competitive scholarship program do not exceed
the appropriation contained in section 236 236e for the state competitive scholarship program. If the
department determines that insufficient funds are available to establish an
award amount equal to $1,500.00, the department shall immediately report to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house
and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the
estimated amount of additional funds necessary to establish a $1,500.00 award amount.
For the purpose of determining a student’s financial need under section 6 of
1964 PA 208, MCL 390.976, the department of lifelong education, advancement,
and potential shall presume that a student who receives a Michigan achievement
scholarship under section 248 has no need for a state competitive scholarship
under this section. It is the intent of the legislature that 1964 PA 208, MCL
390.971 to 390.981, will be amended to end competitive scholarship eligibility
of students enrolling in college for the first time after the fiscal year
ending on September 30, 2023, as those students may be eligible for the
Michigan achievement scholarship.
(3) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall implement a
proportional competitive scholarship award level for recipients enrolled less
than full-time in a given semester or term.
(4) If the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential increases the
award per eligible student from that provided in the previous fiscal year, it
must not have the effect of reducing the number of eligible students receiving
awards in relation to the total number of eligible applicants. Any increase in
the award must be proportional for all eligible students receiving awards.
(5) Veterans
Administration benefits must not be considered in determining eligibility for
the award of scholarships under 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981.
Sec. 252. (1) The
amounts appropriated in section 236 236e
for the state tuition grant program must be distributed pursuant to 1966 PA
313, MCL 390.991 to 390.997a.
(2) Tuition
grant awards must be made to all eligible Michigan residents enrolled in
undergraduate degree programs who are qualified.
(3) Pursuant to
section 5 of 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.995, and subject to subsections (6) and (7),
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall
determine an actual tuition grant award per student, which must be $3,000.00,
that ensures that the aggregate payments for the tuition grant program do not
exceed the appropriation contained in section 236 236e for the state tuition grant program. If the department
determines that insufficient funds are available to establish an award amount
equal to $3,000.00, the department shall immediately report to the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate
fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the estimated amount
of additional funds necessary to establish a $3,000.00 award amount. If the
department determines that sufficient funds are available to establish an award
amount equal to $3,000.00, the department shall immediately report to the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and
senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the award
amount established and the projected amount of any projected year-end
appropriation balance based on that award amount. By February 18 of each fiscal
year, the department shall analyze the status of award commitments, shall make
any necessary adjustments, and shall confirm that those award commitments will
not exceed the appropriation contained in section 236 236e for the tuition grant program. The
determination and actions must be reported to the state budget director and the
house and senate fiscal agencies no later than the final day of February of
each year. If award adjustments are necessary, the students must be notified of
the adjustment by March 4 of each year. Subject to subsection (9), for the
purposes of determining a student’s financial need under 1966 PA 313, MCL
390.991 to 390.997a, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential shall presume that a student who is eligible for the Michigan tuition
grant for the first time during academic year 2024-2025 or any subsequent year,
has no need for a state tuition grant under this section. It is the intent of
the legislature that 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991 to 390.997a, will be amended to
end tuition grant eligibility of students enrolling in college for the first
time after the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2024, as those students may
be eligible for the Michigan achievement scholarship.
(4) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall continue a
proportional tuition grant award level for recipients enrolled less than
full-time in a given semester or term.
(5) If the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential increases the
award per eligible student from that provided in the previous fiscal year, it
must not have the effect of reducing the number of eligible students receiving
awards in relation to the total number of eligible applicants. Any increase in
the grant must be proportional for all eligible students receiving awards for
that fiscal year.
(6) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall not award
more than $5,000,000.00 in tuition grants to eligible students enrolled in the
same independent nonprofit college or university in this state. Any decrease in
the grant must be proportional for all eligible students enrolled in that
college or university, as determined by the department.
(7) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall not award
tuition grants to otherwise eligible students enrolled in an independent
college or university that does not report, in a form and manner directed by
and satisfactory to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential, by October 31 of each year, all of the following:
(a) The number
of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic
year received a state tuition grant at the reporting institution and
successfully completed a program or graduated.
(b) The number
of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic
year received a state tuition grant at the reporting institution and took a
remedial education class.
(c) The number
of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic
year received a Pell grant at the reporting institution and successfully
completed a program or graduated.
(8) By February
1 of each year, each independent college and university participating in the
tuition grant program shall report to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and
the state budget director on its efforts to develop and implement sexual
assault response training for the institution’s title IX coordinator, campus
law enforcement personnel, campus public safety personnel, and any other campus
personnel charged with responding to on-campus incidents, including information
on sexual assault response training materials and the status of implementing
sexual assault response training for institutional personnel.
(9) A student
who received a scholarship under this section prior to the academic year
2024-2025 may continue to receive a tuition grant award under this section
provided that the student meets all other criteria required for the receipt of
a tuition grant award.
Sec. 254. The sums
appropriated in section sections 236
and 236e for the state competitive
scholarship, tuition incentive, tuition grant, Michigan reconnect, and Michigan
achievement scholarship programs must be paid out of the state treasury and
must be distributed to the respective institutions under a quarterly payment
system as follows:
(a) For the
state competitive scholarship and tuition grant programs, 50% must be paid at
the beginning of the state’s first fiscal quarter, 30% during the state’s
second fiscal quarter, 10% during the state’s third fiscal quarter, and 10%
during the state’s fourth fiscal quarter.
(b) For the
tuition incentive program, Michigan reconnect, and Michigan achievement
scholarship, 65% must be paid at the beginning of the state’s first fiscal
quarter, and 35% during the state’s second fiscal quarter.
Sec. 256. (1) The funds
appropriated in section 236 for the tuition incentive program must be
distributed as provided in this section and pursuant to the administrative
procedures for the tuition incentive program of the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential.
(2) As used in
this section:
(a) “Phase I”
means the first part of the tuition incentive program defined as the academic
period of 80 semester or 120 term credits, or less, leading to an
associate degree or certificate. Students must be enrolled in a certificate or
associate degree program and taking classes within the program of study for a
certificate or associate degree. Tuition will not be covered for courses
outside of a certificate or associate degree program.
(b) “Phase II”
means the second part of the tuition incentive program that provides assistance
in the third and fourth year of 4-year degree programs.
(c) “Department”
means the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(d) “High school
equivalency certificate” means that term as defined in section 4.
(3) An
individual must meet the following basic criteria and financial thresholds to
be eligible for tuition incentive program benefits:
(a) To be
eligible for phase I, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
(i) Be less than 20 years of age at the time the individual
graduates from high school with a diploma or certificate of completion or
achieves a high school equivalency certificate or, for students attending a
5-year middle college approved by the Michigan department of education, be less
than 21 years of age when the individual graduates from high school.
(ii) Be a United States citizen and maintain residency in this
state, as determined for purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid.
(iii) Be at least a half-time student, earning less than 80
semester or 120 term credits at a participating educational institution within
4 years of high school graduation or achievement of a high school equivalency
certificate. All program eligibility expires 10 years after initial enrollment
at a participating educational institution.
(iv) Meet the satisfactory academic progress policy of the
educational institution attended by the individual.
(b) To be eligible for phase II, an individual must meet
either of the following criteria in addition to the criteria in subdivision
(a):
(i) Complete at least 56 transferable semester or 84
transferable term credits.
(ii) Obtain an associate degree or certificate at a
participating institution.
(c) To be eligible for phase I or phase II, an individual
must be financially eligible as determined by the department. An individual is
financially eligible for the tuition incentive program if the individual was
eligible for Medicaid from this state for 24 months within any 36 months prior
to completion of high school or achievement of a high school equivalency
certificate. The department shall accept certification of Medicaid eligibility
only from the department of health and human services for the purposes of
verifying if a person is Medicaid eligible for 24 months within any 36 months
prior to completion of high school or achievement of a high school equivalency
certificate. Certification of eligibility may begin in the sixth grade.
(4) For phase I, the department shall provide payment on
behalf of a person eligible under subsection (3). The department shall
only accept standard per-credit hour tuition billings and shall reject billings
that are excessive or outside the guidelines for the type of educational
institution.
(5) For phase I, all of the following apply:
(a) Payments for associate degree or certificate programs
must not be made for more than 80 semester or 120 term credits for any
individual student at any participating institution. The department shall not
do either of the following:
(i) Adopt or apply any total semester-credit or term-credit
maximum that is less than the 80 semester-credit or 120 term-credit maximum
provided in this subdivision.
(ii) Adopt or apply any per-semester or per-term credit maximum
for a student whose semester-credit or term-credit load will not result in
exceeding the total 80 semester-credit or 120 term-credit maximum provided in
this subdivision.
(b) For persons enrolled at a Michigan community college, the
department shall pay the current in-district tuition and mandatory fees. For
persons residing in an area that is not included in any community college
district, the out-of-district tuition rate may be authorized.
(c) For persons enrolled at a Michigan public university, the
department shall pay lower division resident tuition and mandatory fees for the
current year.
(d) For persons enrolled at a Michigan independent, nonprofit
degree-granting college or university ,
or a Michigan federal tribally
controlled community college, or Focus: HOPE, the department shall pay
mandatory fees for the current year and a per-credit payment that does not
exceed the average community college in-district per-credit tuition rate as
reported by the last business day of August for the immediately preceding academic
year.
(6) A person participating in phase II may be eligible for
additional funds not to exceed $500.00 per semester or $400.00 per term up to a
maximum of $2,000.00 subject to the following conditions:
(a) Credits are earned in a 4-year program at a Michigan
degree-granting 4-year college or university.
(b) The tuition reimbursement is for coursework completed
within 30 months of completion of the phase I requirements.
(7) The department shall work closely with participating
institutions to provide the highest level of participation and ensure that all
requirements of the program are met.
(8) The department shall notify students in an age-appropriate manner of their financial eligibility for the
program any time after the student begins sixth grade.
(9) Except as otherwise provided in sections 13(c) and 17 of
the Michigan reconnect grant recipient act, 2020 PA 68, MCL 390.1713 and
390.1717, each institution shall ensure that all known available restricted
grants for tuition and fees are used before billing the tuition incentive
program for any portion of a student’s tuition and fees.
(10) The department shall ensure that the tuition incentive
program is well publicized and that eligible Medicaid clients are provided
information on the program. The department shall provide the necessary funding
and staff to fully operate the program.
(11) The department shall collaborate with the center to use
the P-20 longitudinal data system to report the following information for each
qualified postsecondary institution:
(a) The number of phase I students in the most recently
completed academic year who in any academic year received a tuition incentive
program award and who successfully completed a degree or certificate program.
Cohort graduation rates for phase I students must be calculated using the
established success rate methodology developed by the center in collaboration
with the postsecondary institutions.
(b) The number of students in the most recently completed
academic year who in any academic year received a Pell grant at the reporting
institution and who successfully completed a degree or certificate program.
Cohort graduation rates for students who received Pell grants must be
calculated using the established success rate methodology developed by the
center in collaboration with the postsecondary institutions.
(12) If a qualified postsecondary institution does not report
the data necessary to complete the reporting in subsection (11) to the P-20
longitudinal data system by October 15 for the prior academic year, the
department shall not award phase I tuition incentive program funding to
otherwise eligible students enrolled in that institution until the data are
submitted.
Sec. 260. (1) The
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall work with
student and postsecondary education groups, including the Michigan College
Access Network, the Michigan Association of School Counselors, the Michigan
Association of State Universities, the Michigan Community College Association,
and the Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities, to provide and update
an online informational resource for students in grades 9 through 12 and
prospective and current students and families. The online informational
resource must be a website or a portion of an existing website titled “Paying
for College in Michigan” and designed and maintained by the department of
lifelong education, advancement, and potential that, to the extent practicable,
contains information, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) A list of
public and private community support centers, student debt clinics, and other
organizations and their contact information submitted by Michigan College
Access Network that provides free information and services for student loan
borrowers to help educate them about repayment options and to help them access
student loan programs or benefits for which they may be eligible.
(b) Links to
state and federal financial aid programs, including FAFSA and College
Scorecard.
(c) Links to
each promise zone website and the financial aid website to each community
college, public university, and independent college and university in this
state.
(d) Benefits of
federal student loans that may no longer be available if a borrower refinances
a loan.
(e) Direct links
to net price calculators for each community college receiving an appropriation
in section 201 and each public university receiving an appropriation in
section 236.
(f) Definitions
that clearly delineate the differences between scholarships, grants, and loans.
(g) A
description of net price calculators and how to use them to create a
personalized estimate of a student’s out-of-pocket cost for the coming year
based on basic family and financial information and likely financial aid
eligibility.
(h) Information
on the fundamentals of borrowing and repayment, including, but not limited to,
all of the following:
(i) A link to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
or other state or federal loan forgiveness programs.
(ii) Deciding how much to borrow.
(iii) Creating a plan for borrowing and repayment.
(iv) Estimating how much borrowing is needed for a given school
year.
(v) Factors that affect total student loan costs.
(vi) Tips for graduating with less student loan debt.
(vii) A loan payment calculator or a link to a loan payment
calculator that can be used for different types of loans.
(viii) Links to federal student loan entrance and exit counseling
services and the FACT tool.
(ix) Student loan debt relief scams.
(i) Loan amortization information.
(2) A public university receiving an appropriation in section
236 shall place a prominent link to the website created under this section on
its website homepage.
(3) Independent colleges and universities in this state are
encouraged to place a link to the website created under this section on their
website homepages.
(4) By November 1 of each year, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall inform each high school in this
state about the website described in this section and encourage them to
distribute the information to all students in grades 9 through 12.
(5) The department shall audit the website not less than once
per year every 6 months to
ensure links continue to be accurate, active, and up-to-date for students and
families.
Sec. 263. (1) Included in the appropriation in section 236
for fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026
for MSU AgBioResearch
is $2,982,900.00 and included in the appropriation in section 236 for MSU Extension is $2,645,200.00 for Project GREEEN. Project GREEEN is
intended to address critical regulatory, food safety, economic, and
environmental problems faced by this state’s plant-based agriculture, forestry,
and processing industries. “GREEEN” is an acronym for
Generating Research and Extension to Meet Environmental and Economic Needs.
(2) The department of agriculture and rural development and
Michigan State University, in consultation with agricultural commodity groups
and other interested parties, shall develop Project GREEEN
and its program priorities.
Sec. 263b. Included in the appropriation in section 236 for
fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 for
MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension is funding for the Agricultural Climate
Resiliency Program. The Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program is intended to
address environmental sustainability of Michigan agriculture and promote the
protection and efficient use of Michigan’s water resources.
Sec. 264. Included in the appropriation in section 236 for
fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 for
Michigan State University is $80,000.00 for the Michigan Future Farmers of
America Association. This $80,000.00 allocation must not supplant any existing
support that Michigan State University provides to the Michigan Future Farmers
of America Association.
Sec. 268. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025,
2026, it is the intent of the
legislature that funds be allocated for unfunded North American Indian tuition
waiver costs incurred by public universities under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to
390.1253, from the general fund.
(2) By January 15 of each year, the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential shall annually submit to the state budget
director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher
education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a report on North American
Indian tuition waivers for the preceding academic year that includes, but is
not limited to, all of the following information:
(a) The number of waiver applications received and the number
of waiver applications approved.
(b) For each public university submitting information under
subsection (3), all of the following:
(i) The number of graduate and undergraduate North American
Indian students enrolled each term for the previous academic year.
(ii) The number of North American Indian waivers granted each
term, including to continuing education students, and the monetary value of the
waivers for the previous academic year.
(iii) The number of North American Indian students who receive a
granted waiver for the previous academic year.
(iv) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending
under a North American Indian tuition waiver who withdrew from the public
university each term during the previous academic year. For purposes of this
subparagraph, a withdrawal occurs when a student who has been awarded the
waiver withdraws from the institution at any point during the term, regardless
of enrollment in subsequent terms.
(v) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending
under a North American Indian tuition waiver who successfully transfer to a
4-year public or private university, or complete a degree or certificate
program, separated by degree or certificate level, and the graduation rate for
graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian
tuition waiver who complete a degree or certificate within 150% of the normal
time to complete, separated by the level of the degree or certificate.
(3) By January 1 of each year, a public university that
receives an appropriation in section 236, or a tribal college receiving
pass-through funds under section 269,
270, or 270c, shall provide to the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential any information necessary for preparing the report
detailed in subsection (2), using guidelines and procedures developed by the
department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(4) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential may consolidate the report required under this section with the
report required under section 223, but a consolidated report must separately
identify data for public universities and data for community colleges.
Sec. 269. For fiscal year 2024-2025, 2025-2026, from the amount appropriated
in section 236 to Central Michigan University for costs incurred under the
North American Indian tuition waiver, $76,300.00 $80,800.00 must be paid to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College for the
costs of waiving tuition for North American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL
390.1251 to 390.1253. It is the intent of the legislature that Saginaw Chippewa
Tribal College provide the department of lifelong education, advancement, and
potential the necessary information for the college to be included in the
report required under section 268.
Sec. 270. For fiscal year 2024-2025, 2025-2026, from the amount appropriated
in section 236 to Lake Superior State University for costs incurred under the
North American Indian tuition waiver, $498,800.00 must be paid to Bay Mills
Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for North American Indians
under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253. It is the intent of the
legislature that Bay Mills Community College provide the department of lifelong
education, advancement, and potential the necessary information for the college
to be included in the report required under section 268.
Sec. 270c. For fiscal year 2024-2025, 2025-2026, from the amount appropriated
in section 236 to Northern Michigan University for costs incurred under
the North American Indian tuition waiver, $155,200.00 $105,700.00 is to be paid to Keweenaw
Bay Ojibwa Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for North
American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253. It is the intent
of the legislature that Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College provide the department
of lifelong education, advancement, and potential the necessary information for
the community college to be included in the report required under section 268.
Sec. 275k. (1) Not later than December 1 of each year, each
university that receives an appropriation in section 236 that, in the current
or previous academic year, serves or has served as an authorizing body shall
submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher
education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and
the department of education containing, at a minimum, all of the following
information, as applicable:
(a) A list of all of the schools currently authorized, and
the following information for each school:
(i) The year in which the school was authorized.
(ii) The location of each school.
(iii) The owner of the property at which each school is located
and the physical buildings utilized by the school, as applicable.
(b) A list identifying any schools that were closed or lost
their authorization in the current or previous academic year.
(c) A description of any new contracts for the operation of a
public school academy that will operate as the successor to a public school
academy that is currently being operated under a contract issued by another
authorizing body that is currently performing in the bottom 5% of schools.
(d) The academic performance of each school currently
authorized, including whether a school is identified by the department of
education as a partnership school. If a school is identified as a partnership
school under this subdivision, the authorizing body must shall include a description of
corrective actions in the school’s partnership agreement, the duration of the
partnership agreement, and an assessment of progress toward improvement.
(e) The total enrollment of each school at the time of
submission, the grades served, and student turnover rate compared to the
previous academic year, as applicable.
(f) Aggregated student enrollment data for students with an
individualized education program as well as the total amount of special
education cost reimbursements received by each school during the school’s most
recently completed fiscal year.
(g) The total number of fees, reimbursements, contributions,
or charges permitted under section 502(6) of the revised school code, 1976 PA
451, MCL 380.502, that are assigned to each school currently authorized in a
single academic year.
(h) The names of the members of the board of directors of
each school currently authorized and the date that each member of each board
was appointed, and a description of the methodology used by the authorizing
body to select members for the boards of directors for each school currently
authorized by the authorizing body.
(i) The name of the applicant who
applied and received approval to organize each currently authorized school.
(j) The list of contracts and length of their terms, with
education service providers associated with each school currently authorized
pursuant to section 502 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502,
as applicable. The contracts described in this subdivision include, but are not
limited to, those described in section 502(2)(d) of the revised school code,
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502.
(k) Activities undertaken by each university to ensure that
the board of directors of each school complies with the open meetings act, 1976
PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, the freedom of information act,
1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and laws prohibiting conflicts of
interest.
(l) A description of the activities undertaken by the
university to meet the functions of an authorizing body under section 502 of
the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502, as applicable.
(m) A financial report of the authorizing body’s use of fees,
reimbursements, contributions, or charges collected or retained under section
502(6) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502. This report must
include all of the following, at a minimum:
(i) The total amount of fees collected or retained under
section 502(6) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.502,
by the authorizing body for the authorizing body’s most recent fiscal year.
(ii) The amount of funds reported under subparagraph (i) that
were spent on compensation for faculty and staff employed primarily to meet the
functions of an authorizing body. For the purpose of this subparagraph, an
employee is presumed to be primarily employed to meet the functions of an
authorizing body if that employee spends more than 50% of the employee’s time
on those activities.
(iii) The number of positions, organized by job title, associated
with expenditures reported under subparagraph (ii).
(iv) The amount of funds reported under subparagraph (i) that
were spent on contractual services to meet the functions of an authorizing
body.
(v) The amount of funds reported under subparagraph (i) that
were spent on other overhead costs to meet the functions of an authorizing
body.
(vi) The amount of funds reported under subparagraph (i) that
were transferred to another operating unit within the university.
(vii) The amount of funds reported under subparagraph (i) that
were spent on activities other than functioning as an authorizing body,
including a list of those activities and the amount associated with each
activity.
(n) An executive summary section that provides relevant
summary data for reporting requirements under subdivisions (a) to (m).
(2) A report submitted under this section must be in a format
that meets accessibility standards for viewing on the internet under the
Americans with disabilities act of 1990, Public Law 101-336.
(3) A report submitted under this section must be published
and updated through a link on the homepage of the public university’s website.
(4) In addition to the reporting
requirements under this section, each authorizing body that receives an
appropriation under section 236 shall adopt a facilities policy ensuring that
any structures or other property vacated by a public school academy that ceases
operation not contribute to blight in the surrounding neighborhood or community
in which the school had previously operated.
(5) (4) As used in this section, “authorizing body” means that term
as defined in section 501 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.501.
Sec. 276. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for each public
university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar
Chavez - Rosa Parks future faculty fellowship program that is intended to
increase the pool of academically or economically disadvantaged candidates
pursuing faculty or administration careers in postsecondary education in this
state. Preference may not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color,
ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage
applications from applicants who would otherwise not adequately be represented
in the graduate student, faculty, or administration populations. Each public
university shall apply the percentage change applicable to every public
university in the calculation of appropriations in section 236 to the amount of
funds allocated to the future faculty fellowship program.
(2) Each public university shall administer the program in a
manner prescribed by the department of labor and economic opportunity. The
department of labor and economic opportunity shall use a good-faith effort
standard to evaluate whether a fellowship is in default. All of the following
apply to the program:
(a) By June 15 of each year, public universities shall report
any anticipated unexpended or unencumbered program funds to the department of
labor and economic opportunity. Encumbered funds are those funds that were
committed by a fellowship agreement that is signed during the current fiscal
year or administrative expenses that have been approved by the department of
labor and economic opportunity.
(b) Before September 1 of each year, unexpended or
unencumbered funds may be transferred, under the direction of the department of
labor and economic opportunity, to a future faculty fellowship program at
another public university to be awarded to an eligible candidate at that public
university.
(c) Program allocations not expended or encumbered by
September 30, 2026 2027 must
be returned to the department of labor and economic opportunity so that those
funds may lapse to the state general fund.
(d) Not more than 5% of each public university’s allocation
for the program may be used for administration of the program.
(e) In addition to the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025,
2025-2026, any revenue received
during prior fiscal years by the department of labor and economic opportunity
from defaulted fellowship agreements is appropriated for the purposes
originally intended.
Sec. 277. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for each public
university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar
Chavez - Rosa Parks college day program that is intended to introduce
academically or economically disadvantaged schoolchildren to the potential of a
college education in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on
the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Public
universities should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not
adequately be represented in the student population.
(2) Individual program plans of each public university must
include a budget of equal contributions from this program, the participating
public university, the participating school district, and the participating
independent degree-granting college. College day funds must not be expended to
cover indirect costs. Not more than 20% of the university match may be
attributable to indirect costs. Each public university shall apply the
percentage change applicable to every public university in the calculation of appropriations
in section 236 to the amount of funds allocated to the college day program.
(3) Each public university shall administer the program
described in this section in a manner prescribed by the department of labor and
economic opportunity.
Sec. 278. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for each public
university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar
Chavez - Rosa Parks select student support services program for developing
academically or economically disadvantaged student retention programs for
4-year public and independent educational institutions in this state.
Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color,
ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage
participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in
the student population.
(2) An award made under this program to any 1 institution
must not be greater than $150,000.00, must have an award period of no more than
2 years, and must be matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university basis.
(3) The department of labor and economic opportunity shall
administer the program described in this section.
Sec. 279. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for each public
university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar
Chavez - Rosa Parks college/university partnership program between 4-year
public and independent colleges and universities and public community colleges,
which is intended to increase the number of academically or economically
disadvantaged students who transfer from community colleges into baccalaureate
programs in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the
basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions
should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be
represented in the transfer student population.
(2) The grants must be made under the program described in
this section to Michigan public and independent colleges and universities. An
award to any 1 institution must not be greater than $150,000.00, must have an
award period of no more than 2 years, and must be matched on a 70% state, 30%
college or university basis.
(3) The department of labor and economic opportunity shall
administer the program described in this section.
Sec. 280. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for each public
university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar
Chavez - Rosa Parks visiting professors program, which is intended to increase
the number of instructors in the classroom to provide role models for
academically or economically disadvantaged students. Preference may not be
given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or
national origin. Public universities should encourage participation from those
who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the student population.
(2) The department of labor and economic opportunity shall
administer the program described in this section.
(3) The amount allocated to each public university is $11,184.00
and is subject to an award period of no more than 2 years. Each public
university receiving funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 under this section shall
report to the department of labor and economic opportunity by April 15, 2025
2026 the amount of its
unobligated and unexpended funds as of March 31, 2025 2026 and a plan to expend the remaining
funds by the end of the fiscal year. The amount of funding reported as not
being expended may be transferred, under the direction of the department, to
another public university for use under this section.
Sec. 281. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025
2025-2026 for each public
university in section 236 is funding under the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar
Chavez - Rosa Parks initiative for the Morris Hood, Jr. educator development
program, which is intended to increase the number of academically or
economically disadvantaged students who enroll in and complete K-12 teacher
education programs at the baccalaureate level and teach in this state.
Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color,
ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage
participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in
the teacher education student population.
(2) The program described in this section must be
administered by each state-approved teacher education institution in a manner
prescribed by the department of labor and economic opportunity.
(3) Approved teacher education institutions may and are
encouraged to use select student support services funding in coordination with
the Morris Hood, Jr. funding to achieve the goals of the program described in
this section.
Sec. 282. (1) Each institution receiving funds for fiscal
year 2024-2025 2025-2026 under
section 278, 279, or 281 shall provide to the department of labor and economic
opportunity by April 15, 2025 2026
the unobligated and unexpended funds as of March 31, 2025 2026 and a plan to expend the remaining
funds by the end of the fiscal year. Notwithstanding the award limitations in
sections 278 and 279, the amount of funding reported as not being expended will
be reallocated to the institutions that intend to expend all funding received
under section 278, 279, or 281.
(2) Funds received for the purpose of administering programs
under sections 278, 279, and 281 must not be used for direct financial aid or
indirect financial aid. However, a public university may provide academic
incentives to motivate participating students as approved by the department. As
used in this subsection:
(a) “Direct financial aid” includes, but is not limited to,
scholarships, payment of tuition, stipends, and work-studies.
(b) “Indirect financial aid” includes, but is not limited to,
transportation, textbook allowances, child care support, and assistance with
medical premiums or expenses.
Sec. 283. (1) Using the data provided to the center as
required by section 244 of this act, the center shall use the P-20 longitudinal
data system to inform interested Michigan high schools and the public regarding
the aggregate academic status of its students. The center shall work with the
public universities and the Michigan Association of State Universities and in
cooperation with the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
(2) Michigan high schools shall systematically inform the
public universities about the use of information received under this section in
a manner prescribed by the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
in cooperation with the Michigan Association of State Universities.
(3) The center shall conduct a review of the statewide
longitudinal data system and associated data collection processes to identify
strategies that would allow for the legal dissemination of student directory
information for all students in grades 11 and 12 to Michigan public and
independent nonprofit postsecondary institutions. The center shall
collaborate with relevant stakeholders to recommend a process to share this
data by June 30, 2024.
Sec. 284. Using data provided to the center as required by
section 244 of this act, the center shall use the P-20 longitudinal data system
to inform Michigan community colleges regarding the academic status of
community college transfer students. The center shall work with the department of lifelong education,
advancement, and potential, the universities, and the Michigan Association of State Universities in cooperation
with the Michigan Community College Association.
Sec. 285. From the funds appropriated in section 236(2),
public universities shall work with the state community colleges to encourage
the transfer of students from the community colleges to the public universities
and to facilitate the transfer of credits from the community colleges to those
public universities. Each public
university that receives an appropriation under section 236 shall consult with
the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential at least once
an academic year on the policies and services the institution implements
regarding transfer credits and transfer students.
Sec. 286. From the funds appropriated in section 236(2),
public universities shall work with community colleges in this state to
implement statewide reverse transfer agreements to increase the number of
students that are awarded credentials of value upon completion of the necessary
credits. These statewide agreements shall enable students who have earned a
significant number of credits at a community college and transfer to a
baccalaureate granting institution before completing a degree to transfer the credits
earned at the baccalaureate institution back to the community college in order
to be awarded a credential of value.
Each public university that receives an appropriation under section 236 shall
consult with the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential
at least once an academic year on the policies and services the institution
implements regarding reverse transfer agreements.
Enacting section 1. (1) In
accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963,
total state spending on school aid under article I of the state school aid act
of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, as amended by 2024 PA 120,
2024 PA 148, and by this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year
2024-2025 is estimated at $18,811,776,900.00 and state appropriations for
school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2024-2025
are estimated at $17,366,388,900.00. In accordance with section 30 of article
IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under
article I of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772,
as amended by this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2025-2026
is estimated at $18,881,123,200.00 and state appropriations for school aid to
be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2025-2026 are estimated at
$17,433,304,100.00.
(2) In
accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963,
total state spending from state sources for community colleges for fiscal year
2025-2026 under article II of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL
388.1801 to 388.1830, as amended by this amendatory act, is estimated at
$493,032,100.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be
paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2025-2026 is estimated at
$493,032,100.00.
(3) In
accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963,
total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year
2025-2026 under article III of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94,
MCL 388.1836 to 388.1891, as amended by this amendatory act, is estimated at
$2,333,712,000.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to
be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2025-2026 is estimated at
$0.00.
Enacting section 2. Sections 12c, 19b, 20f,
22c, 22e, 23h, 27f, 27g, 27n, 27o, 27s, 31j, 32p, 35d, 35j, 51h, 54b, 61s, 67a,
67b, 67d, 97a, 97h, 97j, 97m, 98d, 99c, 99d, 99g, 99i, 99s, 99t, 99u, 99x,
99ff, 99hh, 99ii, 99jj, 104f, 201g, 201h, 236f, 236n, 236r, and 287 of the
state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1612c, 388.1619b,
388.1620f, 388.1622c, 388.1622e, 388.1623h, 388.1627f, 388.1627g, 388.1627n,
388.1627o, 388.1627s, 388.1631j, 388.1632p, 388.1635d, 388.1635j, 388.1651h,
388.1654b, 388.1661s, 388.1667a, 388.1667b, 388.1667d, 388.1697a, 388.1697h,
388.1697j, 388.1697m, 388.1698d, 388.1699c, 388.1699d, 388.1699g, 388.1699i,
388.1699s, 388.1699t, 388.1699u, 388.1699x, 388.1699ff, 388.1699hh, 388.1699ii,
388.1699jj, 388.1704f, 388.1801g, 388.1801h, 388.1836f, 388.1836n, 388.1836r,
and 388.1887 are repealed.
Third:
That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:
A
bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “AN ACT to make appropriations to aid in the
support of the public schools, the intermediate school districts, community
colleges, and public universities of the state; to make appropriations for
certain other purposes relating to education; to provide for the disbursement
of the appropriations; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds and provide
for the security of those bonds; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain
state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and
officials; to create certain funds and provide for their expenditure; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 3, 6, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k,
11m, 11s, 11x, 12d, 15, 18, 19, 20, 20d, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22k, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a,
26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27h, 27l,
27p, 27r, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31n, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32t, 33, 35a, 35m,
39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54d, 55, 56, 61a, 61b, 61d,
61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 94e, 97g, 97k, 98, 99, 99h, 99ee, 101,
104, 104b, 104h, 107, 111, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, 161a, 201, 201f,
206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 210, 210b, 210d, 212, 216e, 217a, 217b, 217c, 222, 229a,
230, 236, 236c, 236d, 236j, 241, 241a, 241b, 241c, 241e, 244, 247, 248, 251,
252, 254, 256, 260, 263, 263b, 264, 268, 269, 270, 270c, 275k, 276, 277, 278,
279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, and 286 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1606, 388.1611,
388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1612d,
388.1615, 388.1618, 388.1619, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621f, 388.1621h,
388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622d, 388.1622k, 388.1622l, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g,
388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627b, 388.1627c,
388.1627h, 388.1627l, 388.1627p,
388.1627r, 388.1628, 388.1629, 388.1630d, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f,
388.1631n, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632t, 388.1633, 388.1635a,
388.1635m, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a, 388.1651c,
388.1651d, 388.1651e, 388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654d, 388.1655,
388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661d, 388.1661j, 388.1662, 388.1665,
388.1667, 388.1667f, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1694e,
388.1697g, 388.1697k, 388.1698, 388.1699, 388.1699h, 388.1699ee, 388.1701,
388.1704, 388.1704b, 388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1711, 388.1747, 388.1747a,
388.1747c, 388.1747e, 388.1752a, 388.1752b, 388.1761a, 388.1801, 388.1801f, 388.1806,
388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1810, 388.1810b, 388.1810d, 388.1812,
388.1816e, 388.1817a, 388.1817b, 388.1817c, 388.1822, 388.1829a, 388.1830,
388.1836, 388.1836c, 388.1836d, 388.1836j, 388.1841, 388.1841a, 388.1841b,
388.1841c, 388.1841e, 388.1844, 388.1847, 388.1848, 388.1851, 388.1852,
388.1854, 388.1856, 388.1860, 388.1863, 388.1863b, 388.1864, 388.1868,
388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1870c, 388.1875k, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878,
388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, 388.1883, 388.1884, 388.1885, and
388.1886), sections 3, 11x, 19, 21f, 27b, 32t, and 283 as amended and sections
22k, 27h, 217a, and 241b as added by 2023 PA 103, sections 6 and 97g as amended
by 2023 PA 320, sections 11 and 31aa as amended by 2024 PA 148, sections 11a,
11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 20, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27c, 27l, 27p, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31n,
32d, 32n, 33, 35a, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54d, 56,
61a, 61b, 61d, 61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 97k, 98, 99h, 99ee, 104,
104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, 201, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 217b,
222, 229a, 230, 236, 236c, 236j, 241, 241a, 241c, 244, 248, 251, 252, 254, 256,
260, 263, 263b, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275k, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and
282 as amended and sections 12d, 27r, 35m, 55, 94e, 99, 201f, 216e, 217c, 236d, 241e, 247, and 270 as added by 2024 PA 120,
section 18 as amended by 2022 PA 144, section 101 as amended
by 2025 PA 5, section 104b as amended by 2018 PA 265, section 111 as amended by
1997 PA 93, section 161a as amended by 2006 PA 342, section 210 as amended and
section 210d as added by 2015 PA 85,
sections 210b, 285, and 286 as amended by 2021 PA 86, section 212 as amended by
2016 PA 249, and section 284 as amended by 2017 PA 108, and by
adding sections 12e, 18d, 22r, 22s, 31c, 32y, 35e, 61v, 97n, 99mm, 164k, 164l, 201i, 217f, 236e, 236s, and 241h; and
to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Darrin
Camilleri
Sarah
E. Anthony
Jon
Bumstead
Conferees
for the Senate
Ann
Bollin
Tim
Kelly
Carol
Glanville
Conferees
for the House
Rep. Posthumus moved
pursuant to Joint Rule 9, that the Journal printing requirement be suspended,
printed copies of the conference report having been made available to each
Member.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members
serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the
conference report,
The conference report was then adopted, a
majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 247 Yeas—104
Alexander Foreman Martin Schmaltz
Andrews Fox Martus Schriver
Aragona Frisbie McFall Schuette
Arbit Glanville McKinney Scott
BeGole Grant Meerman Skaggs
Beson Green, P. Mentzer Slagh
Bierlein Greene, J. Miller Smit
Bohnak Hall Morgan Snyder
Bollin Harris Mueller St. Germaine
Borton Herzberg Myers-Phillips Steckloff
Breen Hoadley Neeley Steele
Brixie Hope Neyer Tate
Bruck Hoskins O’Neal Thompson
Byrnes Jenkins-Arno Outman Tisdel
Carter, B. Johnsen Paiz Tsernoglou
Carter, T. Kelly Pavlov VanderWall
Cavitt Koleszar Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Coffia Kuhn Posthumus Wendzel
Conlin Kunse Prestin Wilson
DeBoer Liberati Price Witwer
DeBoyer Lightner Puri Wooden
Dievendorf Linting Rheingans Woolford
Edwards Longjohn Rigas Wortz
Fairbairn MacDonell Robinson Wozniak
Farhat Maddock Rogers Xiong
Fitzgerald Markkanen Roth Young
Nays—5
Carra Paquette Wegela Weiss
DeSana
In
The Chair: Smit
______
Rep.
Weiss, having reserved the right to explain her nay vote, made the following
statement:
“Mr.
Speaker and members of the House:
Voting
no on a final school aid budget is not something I have ever done and not
something I take lightly. However, due to the process with which this budget
was developed and the fact that we were not able to review final decisions and
boilerplate until after a conference report was adopted and no further changes
could be made, I am compelled to vote no. Large structural issues that will
impact districts, due to the fact that this budget will be enacted mid-school /
fiscal year, will have immediate and damaging effects. The consequences of this
budget could include the elimination of critical funding to support school
safety and mental health needs as well as the elimination of critical
positions. Additionally, this budget diverts 400 million more dollars from
SAF to higher education, reducing overall funding to
k-12 education. This budget also increases payroll costs to districts by 100
million. I am deeply concerned that future budgets will continue to shift more SAF to higher ed to free up general fund dollars to
backfill irresponsible federal and state reductions to revenue.”
Messages from the Senate
House Bill No. 4961, entitled
A bill to amend
1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” by amending sections 12, 30,
36, 607, 695, and 805 (MCL 206.12, 206.30, 206.36, 206.607, 206.695, and
206.805), sections 12, 607, and 805 as amended by 2024 PA 177, sections 30 and
695 as amended by 2023 PA 4, and section 36 as amended by 2011 PA 38; and to
repeal acts and parts of acts.
The Senate has
amended the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 22, line 28, after “benefits.” by
striking out the balance of the page through “2029,” on line 1 of
page 23 and inserting “For tax years that begin before January 1, 2026 and
after December 31, 2028,”.
2. Amend page 23,
line 4, after “(2).” by striking out the balance of the line through “2029,” on
line 6 and inserting “For tax years that begin before January 1, 2026 and after
December 31, 2028,”.
The Senate has
passed the bill as amended, ordered that it be given immediate effect and
pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The
Speaker announced that pursuant to Rule 41, the bill was laid over one day.
Rep. Posthumus moved
that Rule 41 be suspended.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members
present voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the
amendments made to the bill by the Senate,
The amendments were concurred in, a majority of
the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 248 Yeas—102
Alexander Foreman McKinney Schuette
Andrews Fox Meerman Scott
Aragona Frisbie Mentzer Skaggs
Arbit Glanville Miller Slagh
BeGole Grant Morgan Smit
Beson Hall Mueller Snyder
Bierlein Harris Myers-Phillips St. Germaine
Bohnak Herzberg Neeley Steckloff
Bollin Hoadley Neyer Tate
Borton Hope O’Neal Thompson
Breen Hoskins Outman Tisdel
Brixie Jenkins-Arno Paiz Tsernoglou
Bruck Johnsen Pavlov VanderWall
Byrnes Koleszar Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Carter, B. Kuhn Posthumus Wegela
Carter, T. Kunse Prestin Weiss
Cavitt Liberati Price Wendzel
Coffia Lightner Puri Wilson
Conlin Linting Rheingans Witwer
DeBoer Longjohn Rigas Wooden
DeBoyer MacDonell Robinson Woolford
Dievendorf Maddock Rogers Wortz
Edwards Markkanen Roth Wozniak
Fairbairn Martin Schmaltz Xiong
Farhat Martus Schriver Young
Fitzgerald McFall
Nays—7
Carra Green, P. Kelly Steele
DeSana Greene, J. Paquette
In
The Chair: Smit
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the
order of
Reports of Select
Committees
House Bill No. 4706, entitled
A bill to make,
supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state
departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; to provide for certain conditions on
appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
(For text of
conference report, see House Journal No. 92, p. XXX.)
The Senate has
adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be
given immediate effect.
The bill
was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the
Governor.
Messages from the Senate
House Bill No. 4392, entitled
A bill to make,
supplement, and adjust appropriations for certain capital outlay projects and
the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2025; to provide for expenditure of the appropriations; and to prescribe
certain conditions for the appropriations.
The Senate has
passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill
was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the
Governor.
House Bill No. 4968, entitled
A bill to amend
2018 PA 175, entitled “Insurance provider assessment act,” by amending sections
7, 11, and 17 (MCL 550.1757, 550.1761, and 550.1767).
The Senate has
passed the bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to
Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to
the full title.
The bill
was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the
Governor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the
order of
Announcement by the
Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced
that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically
on Thursday, October 2:
House Bill Nos. 5091 5092 5093
Messages from the Senate
House Bill No. 4951, entitled
A bill to provide
for the imposition and collection of excise taxes on certain sales of
marihuana; to provide for the establishment of procedures for the collection,
administration, and enforcement of those taxes; to provide for the disposition
of the taxes; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to create the
comprehensive road funding fund; and to prescribe the powers and duties of
certain state governmental officers and entities.
The Senate has
passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill
was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the
Governor.
House Bill No. 4180, entitled
A bill to amend
1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending sections 6a and 6c
(MCL 205.56a and 205.56c), section 6a as amended by 2015 PA 264 and
section 6c as added by 2015 PA 262, and by adding sections 4gg and
4hh.
The Senate has
substituted (S-3) the bill.
The Senate has
passed the bill as substituted (S-3), ordered that it be given immediate effect
and amended the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend
1933 PA 167, entitled “An act to provide for the raising of additional public
revenue by prescribing certain specific taxes, fees, and charges to be paid to
the state for the privilege of engaging in certain business activities; to
provide, incident to the enforcement thereof, for the issuance of licenses to
engage in such occupations; to provide for the ascertainment, assessment and
collection thereof; to appropriate the proceeds thereof; and to prescribe
penalties for violations of the provisions of this act.” by amending sections 6a and 25 (MCL 205.56a and
205.75), section 6a as amended by 2015 PA 264 and section 25 as amended
by 2023 PA 20, and by adding section 4gg.
The
Speaker announced that pursuant to Rule 41, the bill was laid over one day.
Rep. Posthumus moved
that Rule 41 be suspended.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members
present voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the (S-3)
made to the bill by the Senate,
The substitute (S-3) was concurred in, a
majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 249 Yeas—102
Alexander Frisbie McFall Schriver
Andrews Glanville McKinney Schuette
Aragona Grant Meerman Scott
BeGole Green, P. Mentzer Skaggs
Beson Greene, J. Miller Slagh
Bierlein Hall Morgan Smit
Bohnak Harris Mueller Snyder
Bollin Herzberg Myers-Phillips St. Germaine
Borton Hoadley Neeley Steckloff
Breen Hope Neyer Steele
Brixie Hoskins O’Neal Tate
Bruck Jenkins-Arno Outman Thompson
Byrnes Johnsen Paquette Tisdel
Carter, B. Kelly Pavlov Tsernoglou
Carter, T. Koleszar Pohutsky VanderWall
Cavitt Kuhn Posthumus VanWoerkom
Conlin Kunse Prestin Wendzel
DeBoer Liberati Price Wilson
DeBoyer Lightner Puri Witwer
Dievendorf Linting Rheingans Wooden
Edwards Longjohn Rigas Woolford
Fairbairn MacDonell Robinson Wortz
Farhat Maddock Rogers Wozniak
Fitzgerald Markkanen Roth Xiong
Foreman Martin Schmaltz Young
Fox Martus
Nays—7
Arbit Coffia Paiz Weiss
Carra DeSana Wegela
In The Chair: Smit
The House agreed to the title as amended.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 4181, entitled
A bill to amend
2004 PA 175, entitled “Streamlined sales and use tax revenue equalization act,”
by amending sections 3 and 5 (MCL 205.173 and 205.175), section 3 as amended by
2015 PA 177 and section 5 as amended by 2022 PA 24.
The Senate has
substituted (S-2) the bill.
The Senate has
passed the bill as substituted (S-2), ordered that it be given immediate effect
and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The
Speaker announced that pursuant to Rule 41, the bill was laid over one day.
Rep. Posthumus moved
that Rule 41 be suspended.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members
present voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the (S-2)
made to the bill by the Senate,
The substitute (S-2) was concurred in, a
majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 250 Yeas—102
Alexander Frisbie McFall Schriver
Andrews Glanville McKinney Schuette
Aragona Grant Meerman Scott
BeGole Green, P. Mentzer Skaggs
Beson Greene, J. Miller Slagh
Bierlein Hall Morgan Smit
Bohnak Harris Mueller Snyder
Bollin Herzberg Myers-Phillips St. Germaine
Borton Hoadley Neeley Steckloff
Breen Hope Neyer Steele
Brixie Hoskins O’Neal Tate
Bruck Jenkins-Arno Outman Thompson
Byrnes Johnsen Paquette Tisdel
Carter, B. Kelly Pavlov Tsernoglou
Carter, T. Koleszar Pohutsky VanderWall
Cavitt Kuhn Posthumus VanWoerkom
Conlin Kunse Prestin Wendzel
DeBoer Liberati Price Wilson
DeBoyer Lightner Puri Witwer
Dievendorf Linting Rheingans Wooden
Edwards Longjohn Rigas Woolford
Fairbairn MacDonell Robinson Wortz
Farhat Maddock Rogers Wozniak
Fitzgerald Markkanen Roth Xiong
Foreman Martin Schmaltz Young
Fox Martus
Nays—7
Arbit Coffia Paiz Weiss
Carra DeSana Wegela
In The Chair: Smit
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 4182, entitled
A bill to amend
1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending sections 6c and 21 (MCL 205.96c
and 205.111), section 6c as added by 2015 PA 263 and section 21 as amended by
2023 PA 175, and by adding sections 4gg and 4hh.
The Senate has substituted
(S-2) the bill.
The Senate has
passed the bill as substituted (S-2), ordered that it be given immediate effect
and amended the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend
1937 PA 94, entitled “An act to provide for the levy, assessment, and
collection of a specific excise tax on the storage, use, or consumption in this
state of tangible personal property and certain services; to appropriate the
proceeds of that tax; to prescribe penalties; and to make appropriations,” by
amending section 21 (MCL 205.111), as amended by 2023 PA 175, and by adding
section 4gg.
The
Speaker announced that pursuant to Rule 41, the bill was laid over one day.
Rep. Posthumus moved
that Rule 41 be suspended.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members
present voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the (S-2)
made to the bill by the Senate,
The substitute (S-2) was concurred in, a
majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 251 Yeas—101
Alexander Frisbie Martus Schriver
Andrews Glanville McFall Schuette
Aragona Grant McKinney Scott
BeGole Green, P. Meerman Skaggs
Beson Greene, J. Mentzer Slagh
Bierlein Hall Morgan Smit
Bohnak Harris Mueller Snyder
Bollin Herzberg Myers-Phillips St. Germaine
Borton Hoadley Neeley Steckloff
Breen Hope Neyer Steele
Brixie Hoskins O’Neal Tate
Bruck Jenkins-Arno Outman Thompson
Byrnes Johnsen Paquette Tisdel
Carter, B. Kelly Pavlov Tsernoglou
Carter, T. Koleszar Pohutsky VanderWall
Cavitt Kuhn Posthumus VanWoerkom
Conlin Kunse Prestin Wendzel
DeBoer Liberati Price Wilson
DeBoyer Lightner Puri Witwer
Dievendorf Linting Rheingans Wooden
Edwards Longjohn Rigas Woolford
Fairbairn MacDonell Robinson Wortz
Farhat Maddock Rogers Wozniak
Fitzgerald Markkanen Roth Xiong
Foreman Martin Schmaltz Young
Fox
Nays—8
Arbit Coffia Miller Wegela
Carra DeSana Paiz Weiss
In The Chair: Smit
The House agreed to the title as amended.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 4183, entitled
A bill to amend
2000 PA 403, entitled “Motor fuel tax act,” by amending section 8 (MCL
207.1008), as amended by 2015 PA 176.
The Senate has
substituted (S-4) the bill.
The Senate has
passed the bill as substituted (S-4), ordered that it be given immediate effect
and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The
Speaker announced that pursuant to Rule 41, the bill was laid over one day.
Rep. Posthumus moved
that Rule 41 be suspended.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members
present voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the (S-4)
made to the bill by the Senate,
The substitute (S-4) was concurred in, a
majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 252 Yeas—98
Alexander Frisbie McFall Scott
Andrews Glanville McKinney Skaggs
Aragona Grant Meerman Slagh
BeGole Green, P. Morgan Smit
Beson Hall Mueller Snyder
Bierlein Harris Myers-Phillips St. Germaine
Bohnak Herzberg Neeley Steckloff
Bollin Hoadley Neyer Steele
Borton Hope O’Neal Tate
Breen Hoskins Outman Thompson
Brixie Jenkins-Arno Pavlov Tisdel
Bruck Johnsen Pohutsky Tsernoglou
Byrnes Kelly Posthumus VanderWall
Carter, B. Koleszar Prestin VanWoerkom
Carter, T. Kuhn Price Wegela
Cavitt Kunse Puri Weiss
DeBoer Liberati Rheingans Wendzel
DeBoyer Lightner Rigas Wilson
Dievendorf Linting Robinson Witwer
Edwards Longjohn Rogers Wooden
Fairbairn MacDonell Roth Woolford
Farhat Maddock Schmaltz Wortz
Fitzgerald Markkanen Schriver Wozniak
Foreman Martin Schuette Young
Fox Martus
Nays—11
Arbit Conlin Mentzer Paquette
Carra DeSana Miller Xiong
Coffia Greene, J. Paiz
In The Chair: Smit
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment
printing and presentation to the Governor.
______
Rep. Kelly moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 4:20
a.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Tuesday,
October 7, at 1:30 p.m.
SCOTT E. STARR
Clerk of the House of Representatives