Bill Text: MI HB6304 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriations: zero budget; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2020-2021; provide for.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-10-21 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/21/2020 [HB6304 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6304-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6304
October 14, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Hernandez
and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending sections 11 and 17b (MCL 388.1611 and 388.1617b), section 11 as amended by 2020 PA 165 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2020, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state
and certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of
$12,829,470,800.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of $104,660,000.00
from the general fund, an amount not to exceed $75,900,000.00 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
$9,717,800.00 from the talent investment fund created under section 8a of the
higher education loan authority act, 1975 PA 222, MCL 390.1158a, an amount not
to exceed $31,900,000.00 from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve
fund, and an amount not to exceed $100.00 from the water emergency reserve
fund. For the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2021, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state
and certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of $13,589,621,600.00 $________ from
the state school aid fund, the sum of $50,964,700.00 $________ from the general fund, and
an amount not to exceed $77,700,000.00 $________ from the community district education trust
fund created under section 12 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL
12.262. , and an amount
not to exceed $100.00 from the water emergency reserve fund. In
addition, all available federal funds are appropriated for the fiscal years year ending September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2021.
(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. 17b. (1) Not later than October 20, November 20,
December 20, January 20, February 20, March 20, April 20, May 20, June 20, July
20, and August 20, the department shall prepare electronic files of the amount
to be distributed under this act in the installment to the districts and
intermediate districts and deliver the electronic files to the state treasurer,
and the state treasurer shall pay the installments on each of those dates or,
if the date is not a business day, on the next business day following that
date. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the portion of the district's
or intermediate district's state fiscal year entitlement to be included in each
installment shall must be 1/11. A district or intermediate
district shall accrue the payments received in July and August to the school
fiscal year ending the immediately preceding June 30.
(2) The state treasurer
shall make payment under this section by drawing a warrant in favor of the
treasurer of each district or intermediate district for the amount payable to
the district or intermediate district according to the electronic files and
delivering the warrant to the treasurer of each district or intermediate
district, or if the state treasurer receives a written request by the treasurer
of the district or intermediate district specifying an account, by electronic
funds transfer to that account of the amount payable to the district or
intermediate district according to the electronic files. The department may
make adjustments in payments made under this section through additional
payments when changes in law or errors in computation cause the regularly
scheduled payment to be less than the amount to which the district or
intermediate district is entitled pursuant to under this act.
(3) Except as otherwise
provided in this act, grant payments to districts and intermediate districts
under this act shall must be paid according to the installment
payment schedule
under subsection (1).
(4) Upon the written request of a district or intermediate district and the submission of proof satisfactory to the department of a need of a temporary and nonrecurring nature, the superintendent, with the written concurrence of the state treasurer and the state budget director, may authorize an advance release of funds due to a district or intermediate district under this act. An advance authorized under this subsection shall must not cause funds to be paid to a district or intermediate district more than 30 days earlier than the established payment date for those funds.