Bill Text: MI HB5729 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: School aid: supplemental; funding for training teachers in instruction methods for students with reading difficulties; provide for. Amends sec. 11 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611) & adds sec. 35m. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5135'23
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-15 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/15/2024 [HB5729 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB5729-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5729
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending section 11 (MCL 388.1611), as amended by 2023 PA 320, and by adding section 35m.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of $17,290,268,900.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of $124,350,000.00 from the general fund, an amount not to exceed $72,000,000.00 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 $200,000.00 from the school transportation fund created under section 22k, an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 from the school meals reserve fund created under section 30e, and an amount not to exceed $140,400,000.00 from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve fund created under section 147b. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of $18,364,157,800.00 $18,365,557,800.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of $87,900,000.00 from the general fund, an amount not to exceed $72,000,000.00 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 $245,000,000.00 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 $60,000,000.00 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, and an amount not to exceed $215,800,000.00 from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve fund created under section 147b. In addition, all available federal funds are only appropriated as allocated in this article for the fiscal years year ending September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024.
(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. 35m. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed $1,400,000.00 to districts and intermediate districts for the purpose of providing training to teachers in the Orton-Gillingham method of instruction for students with reading difficulties described in section 1253 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1253.
(2) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(3) 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 training to teachers in the Orton-Gillingham method of instruction for students with reading difficulties. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.
Enacting section 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 2023 PA 103, 2023 PA 320, and this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2023-2024 is estimated at $19,260,257,800.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2023-2024 are estimated at $17,606,538,000.00.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5135 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
