Bill Text: MI HB5093 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 5093 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Appropriations; supplemental; supplemental payments to rural districts; provide for. Amends sec. 22d of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1622d).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-15 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/15/2019 [HB5093 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-HB5093-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 5093

October 10, 2019, Introduced by Rep. Cambensy and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

by amending section 22d (MCL 388.1622d), as amended by 2018 PA 265.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 22d. (1) From the appropriation In addition to the appropriations in section 11, an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 $7,000,000.00 is allocated appropriated for 2018-2019 2019-2020 from the state school aid fund for supplemental payments to rural districts under this section.

(2) From the allocation appropriation under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2018-2019 2019-2020 an amount not to exceed $957,300.00 for payments under this subsection to districts that meet all of the following:

(a) Operates grades K to 12.

(b) Has fewer than 250 pupils in membership.

(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) shall be is determined under a spending plan developed as provided in this subsection and approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The spending plan shall 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 shall must be paid to the eligible districts in the same manner as payments under section 22b.

(4) Subject to subsection (6), from the allocation appropriation in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2018-2019 2019-2020 an amount not to exceed $5,042,700.00 $6,042,700.00 for payments under this subsection to districts that have 7.7 or fewer than 10.0 pupils per square mile as determined by the department.

(5) The funds allocated under subsection (4) shall be are allocated on an equal per-pupil basis.as follows:

(a) An amount equal to $5,200,000.00 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).

(c) If the total funding allocated under subdivision (b) is not sufficient 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.

(6) A district receiving funds allocated under subsection (2) is not eligible for funding allocated under subsection (4).

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 2019 PA 58 and this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2019-2020 is estimated at $13,399,185,100.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2019-2020 are estimated at $13,193,465,300.00.