Bill Text: MI HB5628 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; reports; reporting procedure for great start collaborative grants; modify. Amends sec. 32b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1632b).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-12 - Re-referred To Committee On Education [HB5628 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB5628-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5628
May 15, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Rutledge and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending section 32b (MCL 388.1632b), as amended by 2011 PA 62.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 32b. (1) From the funds appropriated under section 11,
there is allocated an amount not to exceed $5,900,000.00 for 2011-
2012 for competitive grants to intermediate districts for the
creation and continuance of great start communities or other
community purposes as identified by the early childhood investment
corporation. These dollars may not be expended until both of the
following conditions have been met:
(a) The early childhood investment corporation has identified
matching dollars of at least an amount equal to the amount of the
matching dollars for 2006-2007.
(b) The executive committee of the corporation includes, in
addition to the members of the executive committee provided for by
the interlocal agreement creating the corporation under the urban
cooperation
act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.510 124.501
to 124.512, 4 members appointed by the governor as provided in this
subdivision. Not later than 30 days after the convening of a
regular legislative session in an odd-numbered year, the speaker of
the house of representatives, the house minority leader, the senate
majority leader, and the senate minority leader shall each submit
to the governor a list of 3 or more individuals as nominees for
appointment as members of the executive committee of the
corporation. The corporation shall notify each of the legislative
leaders of this requirement to submit a list of nominees not later
than 30 days before the date that the list is due. Within 60 days
of the submission to the governor of nominees by each of the 4
legislative leaders, the governor shall appoint 1 member of the
executive committee from each list of nominees submitted by each of
the 4 legislative leaders. A member appointed under this
subdivision shall serve a term as a member of the executive
committee through the next regular legislative session unless he or
she resigns or is otherwise unable to serve. When a vacancy occurs
other than by expiration of a term, the corporation shall notify
the legislative leader who originally nominated the member of the
vacancy and that legislative leader shall submit to the governor a
list of 3 or more individuals as nominees for appointment to fill
the vacancy within 30 days after being notified by the corporation
of the vacancy. The governor shall make an appointment to fill that
vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment not later
than 60 days after the date the vacancy occurs.
(2) The early childhood investment corporation shall award
grants to eligible intermediate districts in an amount to be
determined by the corporation.
(3) In order to receive funding, each intermediate district
applicant shall agree to convene a local great start collaborative
to address the availability of the 6 components of a great start
system in its communities: physical health, social-emotional
health, family supports, basic needs, economic stability and
safety, and parenting education and early education and care, to
ensure that every child in the community is ready for kindergarten.
Specifically, each grant will fund the following:
(a) The completion of a community needs assessment and
strategic plan for the creation of a comprehensive system of early
childhood services and supports, accessible to all children from
birth to kindergarten and their families.
(b) Identification of local resources and services for
children with disabilities, developmental delays, or special needs
and their families.
(c) Coordination and expansion of infrastructure to support
high-quality early childhood and childcare programs.
(d) Evaluation of local programs.
(4) Not later than December 1 of each fiscal year, for the
grants awarded under this section for the immediately preceding
fiscal
year, the department early
childhood investment corporation
shall provide to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees
on state school aid, the state budget director, and the house and
senate fiscal agencies a report detailing the amount of each grant
awarded under this section, the grant recipients, the activities
funded by each grant under this section, and an analysis of each
grant recipient's success in addressing the development of a
comprehensive system of early childhood services and supports.
(5) An intermediate district receiving funds under this
section may carry over any unexpended funds received under this
section into the next fiscal year and may expend those unused funds
in the next fiscal year. A recipient of a grant shall return any
unexpended grant funds to the department in the manner prescribed
by the department not later than September 30 of the next fiscal
year after the fiscal year in which the funds are received.
(6) Beginning with 2012-2013, it is the intent of the
legislature to transfer funding for great start collaboratives
under this section into an early childhood block grant program,
along with funding for great start readiness programs under section
32d and funding for great parents, great start programs under
section 32j. The early childhood block grant program will allocate
funds to intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate
districts to act as fiduciaries and provide administration of
regional early childhood programs in conjunction with their
regional great start collaborative to improve program quality,
evaluation, and efficiency for early childhood programs. The
department shall work with intermediate districts, districts, great
start collaboratives, and the early childhood investment
corporation to establish a revised funding formula, application
process, program criteria, and data reporting requirements for
2012-2013. Not later than January 1, 2012, the department shall
report to the legislature its recommendations for the revisions
required under this subsection.
(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments under this section
may be made pursuant to an agreement with the department.