Bill Text: MI HB5111 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 5111 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Education: financing; funding for certain districts that have experienced a certain decrease in pupil to teacher ratio; provide for. Amends 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1601 - 388.1896) by adding sec. 23.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-24 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/23/2021 [HB5111 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-HB5111-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 5111

June 23, 2021, Introduced by Reps. Scott, Camilleri, Clemente, Brabec, Kuppa, Breen, Witwer, Aiyash, Stone, Weiss, Hope, Young, Sabo, Hood, Cynthia Johnson, Haadsma, Liberati, Morse, Shannon, Sowerby, Hertel, Rogers, Puri, Cavanagh, Anthony, Hammoud, Brixie, Tyrone Carter and Yancey and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

(MCL 388.1601 to 388.1896) by adding section 23.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 23. (1) In addition to the appropriations in section 11, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund for 2021-2022 for the purposes of this section. The department shall establish a program to distribute this funding to eligible districts as described under subsection (3) in the manner described under subsection (4).

(2) To receive funding under this section, a district must apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by the department.

(3) A district that establishes in its application submitted under subsection (2) that its average pupil to teacher ratio has decreased by 1 pupil from the immediately preceding fiscal year to the current fiscal year is an eligible district under this section.

(4) From the amount appropriated under subsection (1), the department shall pay to each eligible district under this section an amount equal to $25.00 per membership pupil in the eligible district. The department shall distribute funding under this section in an order of priority through which an eligible district is paid before any other eligible district with a lower average pupil to teacher ratio in the current fiscal year is paid. The eligible district with the lowest average pupil to teacher ratio in the current fiscal year must be paid last under this section.

(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments to eligible districts under this section on a schedule determined by the department.