Bill Text: MI HB6291 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; career and technical; participation, seat allocation, or slot allocation in area career and technical education programs; clarify that participation in other services or programs through the intermediate school district is not required for. Amends sec. 684 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.684).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-10-04 - Referred To Second Reading [HB6291 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6291-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6291
September 5, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Hornberger and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 684 (MCL 380.684), as amended by 2016 PA 535.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 684. (1) An intermediate school board in which an area
career and technical education program has been established may
operate area career and technical education programs or may
contract with local school districts or with community colleges for
the operation of the programs or with a private degree-granting
postsecondary institution if the intermediate school district is
not within a community college district and if there existed on or
before July 1, 1992 a written agreement for the operation of such a
program. Area career and technical education programs operated
under sections 681 to 690 shall be submitted for review of the
representatives of the constituent districts of the intermediate
school district at an annual budget review meeting held on or
before June 1 under section 624.
(2) An intermediate school board may expend area career and
technical education funds for the operation of area career and
technical education programs for instructional, support, and
administrative costs associated with providing career and technical
education activities, including, but not limited to, staff
salaries, wages, and benefits for career and technical education
programs only; information and awareness activities; acquisition
and rental of real property; construction of buildings; acquisition
of equipment and supplies; and maintenance, repair, and replacement
of buildings, lands, equipment, and supplies. An intermediate
school board shall not expend area career and technical education
funds for purposes other than those set forth in sections 681 to
690. An intermediate school board must obtain state approval to use
state or federal career and technical education funds. Expenditure
of vocational education millage revenue for the purposes allowed
under this subsection shall be determined by the intermediate
school board. However, if the millage revenue is commingled with
state or federal funds, then the intermediate school district must
obtain state approval to use the commingled funds. If an audit by
or on behalf of the department determines that an intermediate
school board has expended area career and technical education funds
for a purpose other than those set forth in sections 681 to 690,
the intermediate school district is subject to the measures under
section 681(5) and (6).
(3) The intermediate school board shall ensure that all of the
following are met:
(a) The intermediate school board shall notify the department
at the time the area career and technical education program is
established.
(b) In order to be responsive to local workforce needs,
emerging technologies, and local demand occupations, the
intermediate school district shall establish a program advisory
committee pursuant to administrative guidelines established by the
office of career and technical preparation within the department.
At least a majority of the members of the program advisory
committee shall be representatives from business and industry.
(c) The program shall collect career and technical education
information data and distribute that data to the appropriate state
department or departments and to the program advisory committee.
For the purposes of this subdivision, the department or CEPI shall
only require an intermediate school district to report information
that is not already available from the financial information
database maintained by CEPI.
(d) The intermediate school district shall submit its career
and technical education plan to the department in the form and
manner prescribed by the department. For the purposes of this
subdivision, the department or CEPI shall only require an
intermediate school district to report information that is not
already available from the financial information database
maintained by CEPI.
(4) The department may monitor career and technical education
programs funded with state or federal funding based upon feedback
from the program advisory committee and predetermined state or
federal skills standards that include student outcomes.
(5) The department, in consultation with the appropriate
career and technical education professionals, shall develop a
process for expedited state approval of programs that recognize
local workforce needs, emerging technologies, and local demand
occupations.
(6) If there is a community college that offers career and
technical preparation programs within the intermediate school
district, the intermediate school board shall collaborate with the
community college to minimize duplication of programs.
(7)
An area career and technical education program shall must
allow participation by public school academy and nonpublic school
pupils to the same extent as pupils of constituent districts. An
area career and technical education program cannot require
participation in other services or programs through the
intermediate school district as a prerequisite for participation in
the area career and technical education program or for seat or slot
allocations.
(8) An intermediate school board operating under sections 681
to 690 may expend funds received under section 683 for the costs of
a special election held to renew or increase the millage limit on
the annual property tax levied for area career and technical
education purposes.
(9) The treasurer of an intermediate school board shall pay
out area career and technical education funds on order of the
intermediate school board.
(10) As used in this section, "CEPI" means the center for
educational performance and information created in section 94a of
the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1694a.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
