Bill Text: MI HB5269 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Education; financing; comprehensive statewide cost study to determine cost of meeting certain state public education goals; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1281a.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-20 - Re-referred To Committee On Education [HB5269 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB5269-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5269

 

January 30, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Dillon, Lipton, Schor, Rutledge, Lamonte, Abed, Kivela, Dianda, Faris, Switalski, Yanez, Brinks, Geiss, Darany, Knezek, Cochran, Brown, Cavanagh, Hovey-Wright, Driskell, Slavens, Hobbs, McCann, Brunner, Smiley, Stallworth, Banks, Tlaib, Greimel, Roberts, Haugh, Durhal, Townsend and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1281a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1281a. (1) The department shall enter into a contract for

 

a comprehensive statewide cost study to determine the basic cost

 

per pupil that is necessary to provide a public education that

 

enables a pupil to do all of the following:

 

     (a) To successfully complete all of the credit requirements of

 

the Michigan merit standard under sections 1278a and 1278b.

 

     (b) To demonstrate proficiency in all subject areas on the

 

Michigan merit examination under section 1279g.

 

     (2) The department shall ensure that the study required under

 

subsection (1) meets all of the following:

 

     (a) The study shall consider both adequacy and equity. As used

 

in this subdivision:

 

     (i) "Adequacy" means whether sufficient state and local

 

resources are being committed to meet established performance

 

standards and assure academic success for all.

 

     (ii) "Equity" means whether public resources being committed to

 

public education are distributed in such a way that all children,

 

regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic

 

status, and geography, have an equal opportunity to succeed in

 

school.

 

     (b) Is conducted by a vendor who is qualified to conduct the

 

study. The vendor must have proven experience in utilizing multiple

 

national-level research approaches, including at least all of the

 

following types of analysis: successful school district,

 

professional judgment, and evidence-based. The vendor must have a

 

proven ability to combine the data generated from these research

 

approaches to assess at least all of the following:

 

     (i) How strongly the identified data or costs are associated

 

with achieving this state's student performance goals including,

 

but not limited to, universal proficiency in reading and

 

mathematics.

 

     (ii) The degree to which the data or costs took into

 

consideration efficiency and lowest possible cost of resource

 

delivery.

 

     (iii) The transparency and reliability of the data generated.

 

     (iv) How well the data could be applied to recognize existing

 

public school and pupil cost pressure differences.

 

     (c) Includes at least all of the following:

 

     (i) A determination of the educational resources and related

 

expenditures that are required to provide a quality elementary and

 

secondary education for each pupil in the public schools. The study

 

shall include examining exemplary school districts that are high-

 

performing and low-spending school districts. As part of the

 

determination under this subparagraph, a review shall be conducted

 

of school district tax efforts in support of public schools,

 

including both local and state tax support.

 

     (ii) An examination of the potential use of geographic cost-or-

 

education indexing in this state.

 

     (iii) An investigation of additional categories of funding that

 

may be necessary to meet needs unique to schools and pupils

 

including all of the following:

 

     (A) Poverty.

 

     (B) Limited English proficiency.

 

     (C) Pupils with a disability.

 

     (D) Scarcity and density of population.

 

     (E) Issues related to the rural, urban, or suburban nature of

 

the school district.

 

     (F) Issues related to research-based analysis of the

 

difficulty of the educational task.

 

     (iv) An examination of the impact of food service costs,

 

transportation costs, costs associated with community services,

 

adult education costs, school building construction and maintenance

 

and other capital costs, and debt service costs.

 

     (v) A determination of the cost impact of pupil population

 

growth and decline.

 

     (3) Not later than 30 days after the completion of the study

 

required under this section, the department shall submit to the

 

legislature, the governor, and the legislative auditor general a

 

report containing a detailed summary of the findings from the

 

study.

 

     (4) The department shall ensure that the study required under

 

this section is completed within 1 year after the effective date of

 

this section. The department shall develop a request for proposals

 

and award the contract required under this section in time for this

 

deadline for completion of the study to be met and shall include

 

this deadline in the request for proposals and in the contract.