Bill Text: MI SB0217 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriations; school aid; executive recommendation; provide for omnibus appropriations for school aid, higher education, and community colleges. Amends secs. 3, 4, 6, 8b, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 18, 18c, 20, 20d, 20f, 20m, 21, 22a, 22b, 22d, 23a, 24, 24a, 24c, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31b, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 35, 35a, 39, 39a, 41, 51a, 51c, 51d, 53a, 54, 54b, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 62, 64b, 67, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95a, 98, 99h, 99s, 104, 104c, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 152a, 166b, 201, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210b, 210e, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 229a, 236, 236b, 236c, 237b, 241, 242, 244, 245, 251, 252, 254, 256, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 286a & 289 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1603 et seq.); adds secs. 21h, 22m, 22n, 23f, 29, 78, 99k, 249 & 250 & repeals secs. 11o, 11r, 20g, 21g, 22g, 25f, 25g, 31c, 31h, 31j, 32q, 55, 63, 65, 99t, 102d, 104d, 152d, 201a, 208, 212, 227, 228, 236a, 261, 271a, 274 & 275a of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611o et seq.).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-07 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [SB0217 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0217-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 217
Introduced by Senator HILDENBRAND.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending sections 3, 4, 6, 8b, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 18, 18c, 20, 20d,
20f, 20m, 21, 22a, 22b, 22d, 23a, 24, 24a, 24c, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31b, 31d, 31f,
32d, 32p, 35, 35a, 39, 39a, 41, 51a, 51c, 51d, 53a, 54, 54b, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 62,
64b, 67, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95a, 98, 99h, 99s, 104, 104c, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 152a,
166b, 201, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210b, 210e, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 229a,
236, 236b, 236c, 237b, 241, 242, 244, 245, 251, 252, 254, 256, 263, 263a, 264, 265,
265a, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284,
286a, and 289 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1604, 388.1606, 388.1608b, 388.1611, 388.1611a,
388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1615, 388.1618, 388.1618c, 388.1620,
388.1620d, 388.1620f, 388.1620m, 388.1621, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622d, 388.1623a,
388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1624c, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1631a, 388.1631b,
388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1632d, 388.1632p, 388.1635, 388.1635a, 388.1639, 388.1639a,
388.1641, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654b, 388.1656,
388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661c, 388.1662, 388.1664b, 388.1667, 388.1674, 388.1681,
388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695a, 388.1698, 388.1699h, 388.1699s, 388.1704, 388.1704c,
388.1707, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1752a, 388.1766b, 388.1801, 388.1806,
388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1809, 388.1810b, 388.1810e, 388.1817, 388.1822,
388.1823, 388.1824, 388.1825, 388.1826, 388.1829a, 388.1836, 388.1836b, 388.1836c,
388.1837b, 388.1841, 388.1842, 388.1844, 388.1845, 388.1851, 388.1852, 388.1854,
388.1856, 388.1863, 388.1863a, 388.1864, 388.1865, 388.1865a, 388.1867, 388.1868,
388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1874c, 388.1875, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879,
388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, 388.1883, 388.1884, 388.1886a, and 388.1889) sections 3,
4, 6, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 18, 20d, 20f, 20m, 21, 22a, 22b, 22d, 23a, 24,
24a, 24c, 26a, 26b, 26c, 31a, 31b, 31d, 31f, 32d, 32p, 35, 35a, 39, 39a, 41, 51c, 51d,
53a, 54, 54b, 56, 61b, 62, 64b, 67, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 99s, 104, 107, 147, 147a, 147c,
152a, 166b, 201, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210b, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 229a,
236, 236b, 236c, 237b, 241, 251, 252, 254, 256, 263, 263a, 264, 265, 265a, 267, 268,
269, 270, 274c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284 as amended and 210e
and 286a as added by 2016 PA 249, sections 8b, 95a, and 244 as amended by 2015 PA 85,
sections 18c and 242 as amended by 2012 PA 201, section 20, 61a, 61c, 98, 99h, and
104c as amended by 2016 PA 313, section 51a as amended by 2016 PA 534, section 245 as
amended by 2014 PA 196, section 289 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and by adding sections
21h, 22m, 22n, 23f, 29, 78, 99k, 249, and 250; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
ARTICLE 1
Sec. 3. (1) "Achievement
authority" means the education
achievement authority, the public body corporate and
special authority initially
created under section 5 of article III and section 28 of
article VII of the state
constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967,
1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL
124.501 to 124.512, by an interlocal agreement effective
August 11, 2011, between the
school district of the city of Detroit and the board of
regents of Eastern Michigan
University, a state public university.
(2) "Achievement school" means a public
school within the education achievement
system operated, managed, authorized, established, or
overseen by the achievement
authority.
(1) (3) "Average daily
attendance", for the purposes of complying with federal
law, means 92% of the pupils counted in membership on the pupil membership count day,
as defined in section 6(7).
(2) (4) "Board" means the
governing body of a district or public school academy.
(3) (5) "Center" means the center
for educational performance and information
created in section 94a.
(4) (6) "Community district"
means a school district organized under part 5b of
the revised school code.
(5) (7) "Cooperative education
program" means a written voluntary agreement
between and among districts to provide certain educational programs for pupils in
certain groups of districts. The written agreement shall be approved by all affected
districts at least annually and shall specify the educational programs to be provided
and the estimated number of pupils from each district who will participate in the
educational programs.
(6) (8) "Department", except in
section 107, means the department of education.
(7) (9) "District" means a local
school district established under the revised
school code or, except in sections 6(4), 6(6), 13, 20, 22a, 29, 31a, 51a(14), 105,
105c, and 166b, a public school academy. Except in
sections 6(4), 6(6), 6(8), 13, 20,
22a, 31a, 105, 105c, and 166b, district also includes the
education achievement
system. Except in section 20, district also includes a community district.
(8) (10) "District of residence",
except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, means the district in which a pupil's custodial parent or parents or legal
guardian resides. For a pupil described in section 24b, the pupil's district of
residence is the district in which the pupil enrolls under that section. For a pupil
described in section 6(4)(d), the pupil's district of residence shall be considered to
be the district or intermediate district in which the pupil is counted in membership
under that section. For a pupil under court jurisdiction who is placed outside the
district in which the pupil's custodial parent or parents or legal guardian resides,
the pupil's district of residence shall be considered to be the educating district or
educating intermediate district.
(9) (11) "District superintendent"
means the superintendent of a district, OR the
chief administrator of a public school academy, or the
chancellor of the achievement
authority.
Sec. 4. (1) "Education achievement system"
means the achievement authority and
all achievement schools.
(1) (2) "Elementary pupil" means
a pupil in membership in grades K to 8 in a
district not maintaining classes above the eighth grade or in grades K to 6 in a
district maintaining classes above the eighth grade. For the purposes of calculating
universal service fund (e-rate) discounts, "elementary pupil" includes children
enrolled in a preschool program operated by a district in its facilities.
(2) (3) "Extended school year"
means an educational program conducted by a
district in which pupils must be enrolled but not necessarily in attendance on the
pupil membership count day in an extended year program. The mandatory clock hours
shall be completed by each pupil not more than 365 calendar days after the pupil's
first day of classes for the school year prescribed. The department shall prescribe
pupil, personnel, and other reporting requirements for the educational program.
(3) (4) "Fiscal year" means the
state fiscal year that commences October 1 and
continues through September 30.
(4) (5) "High school equivalency
certificate" means a certificate granted for the
successful completion of a high school equivalency test.
(5) (6) "High school equivalency
test" means the G.E.D. test developed by the GED
Testing Service, the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) developed by
CTS/McGraw-Hill, the HISET test developed by the Education Testing Service (ETS), or
another comparable test approved by the department of talent and economic development.
(6) (7) "High school equivalency test
preparation program" means a program that
has high school level courses in English language arts, social studies, science, and
mathematics and that prepares an individual to successfully complete a high school
equivalency test.
(7) (8) "High school pupil" means
a pupil in membership in grades 7 to 12, except
in a district not maintaining grades above the eighth grade.
Sec. 6. (1) "Center program" means a program operated by a district or by an
intermediate district for special education pupils from several districts in programs
for pupils with autism spectrum disorder, pupils with severe cognitive impairment,
pupils with moderate cognitive impairment, pupils with severe multiple impairments,
pupils with hearing impairment, pupils with visual impairment, and pupils with
physical impairment or other health impairment. Programs for pupils with emotional
impairment housed in buildings that do not serve regular education pupils also
qualify. Unless otherwise approved by the department, a center program either shall
serve all constituent districts within an intermediate district or shall serve several
districts with less than 50% of the pupils residing in the operating district. In
addition, special education center program pupils placed part-time in noncenter
programs to comply with the least restrictive environment provisions of section 612 of
part B of the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1412, may be
considered center program pupils for pupil accounting purposes for the time scheduled
in either a center program or a noncenter program.
(2) "District and high school graduation rate" means the annual completion and
pupil dropout rate that is calculated by the center pursuant to nationally recognized
standards.
(3) "District and high school graduation report" means a report of the number of
pupils, excluding adult education participants, in the district for the immediately
preceding school year, adjusted for those pupils who have transferred into or out of
the district or high school, who leave high school with a diploma or other credential
of equal status.
(4) "Membership", except as otherwise provided in this article, means for a
district, a public school academy, the education
achievement system, or an
intermediate district the sum of the product of .90 times the number of full-time
equated pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance on
the pupil membership count day for the current school year, plus the product of .10
times the final audited count from the supplemental count day for the immediately
preceding school year. A district's, public school academy's, or intermediate
district's membership shall be adjusted as provided under section 25e for pupils who
enroll after the pupil membership count day in a strict discipline academy operating
under sections 1311b to 1311m of the revised school code, MCL 380.1311b to 380.1311m.
However, for a district that is a community district in its
first year of operation,
"membership" means the sum of the product of .90
times the number of full-time equated
pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular
daily attendance in the
community district on the pupil membership count day for
the current school year, plus
the product of .10 times the final audited count from the
supplemental count day of
pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular
daily attendance in a
qualifying school district as defined in section 5 of the
revised school code, MCL
380.5, for the immediately preceding school year. All pupil counts used in this
subsection are as determined by the department and calculated by adding the number of
pupils registered for attendance plus pupils received by transfer and minus pupils
lost as defined by rules promulgated by the superintendent, and as corrected by a
subsequent department audit. For the purposes of this section and section 6a, for a
school of excellence that is a cyber school, as defined in section 551 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.551, and is in compliance with section 553a of the revised school
code, MCL 380.553a, a pupil's participation in the cyber school's educational program
is considered regular daily attendance; for the
education achievement system, a
pupil's participation in a virtual educational program of
the education achievement
system or of an achievement school is considered regular
daily attendance;
and for a
district, a pupil's participation in a virtual course as defined in section 21f is
considered regular daily attendance. The amount of the foundation allowance for a
pupil in membership is determined under section 20. In making the calculation of
membership, all of the following, as applicable, apply to determining the membership
of a district, a public school academy, the education
achievement system, or an
intermediate district:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, and pursuant to subsection
(6), a pupil shall be counted in membership in the pupil's educating district or
districts. An individual pupil shall not be counted for more than a total of 1.0 full-
time equated membership.
(b) If a pupil is educated in a district other than the pupil's district of
residence, if the pupil is not being educated as part of a cooperative education
program, if the pupil's district of residence does not give the educating district its
approval to count the pupil in membership in the educating district, and if the pupil
is not covered by an exception specified in subsection (6) to the requirement that the
educating district must have the approval of the pupil's district of residence to
count the pupil in membership, the pupil shall not be counted in membership in any
district.
(c) A special education pupil educated by the intermediate district shall be
counted in membership in the intermediate district.
(d) A pupil placed by a court or state agency in an on-grounds program of a
juvenile detention facility, a child caring institution, or a mental health
institution, or a pupil funded under section 53a, shall be counted in membership in
the district or intermediate district approved by the department to operate the
program.
(e) A pupil enrolled in the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind shall be
counted in membership in the pupil's intermediate district of residence.
(f) A pupil enrolled in a career and technical education program supported by a
millage levied over an area larger than a single district or in an area vocational-
technical education program established pursuant to section 690 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.690, shall be counted only in the pupil's district of residence.
(g) A pupil enrolled in a public school academy shall be counted in membership in
the public school academy.
(h) A pupil enrolled in an achievement school shall
be counted in membership in
the education achievement system.
(H) (i) For a new district or public school
academy beginning its operation after
December 31, 1994, or for the education achievement
system or an achievement school,
membership for the first 2 full or partial fiscal years of operation shall be
determined as follows:
(i) If operations begin before the pupil membership count day for the fiscal
year, membership is the average number of full-time equated pupils in grades K to 12
actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance on the pupil membership count day
for the current school year and on the supplemental count day for the current school
year, as determined by the department and calculated by adding the number of pupils
registered for attendance on the pupil membership count day plus pupils received by
transfer and minus pupils lost as defined by rules promulgated by the superintendent,
and as corrected by a subsequent department audit, plus the final audited count from
the supplemental count day for the current school year, and dividing that sum by 2.
(ii) If operations begin after the pupil membership count day for the fiscal year
and not later than the supplemental count day for the fiscal year, membership is the
final audited count of the number of full-time equated pupils in grades K to 12
actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance on the supplemental count day for
the current school year.
(I) (j) If a district is the authorizing
body for a public school academy, then,
in the first school year in which pupils are counted in membership on the pupil
membership count day in the public school academy, the determination of the district's
membership shall exclude from the district's pupil count for the immediately preceding
supplemental count day any pupils who are counted in the public school academy on that
first pupil membership count day who were also counted in the district on the
immediately preceding supplemental count day.
(J) (k) In a district, a public school
academy, the education achievement system,
or an intermediate district operating an extended school year program approved by the
superintendent, a pupil enrolled, but not scheduled to be in regular daily attendance
on a pupil membership count day, shall be counted.
(K) (l) To be counted in membership, a
pupil shall meet the minimum age
requirement to be eligible to attend school under section 1147 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1147, or shall be enrolled under subsection (3) of that section, and
shall be less than 20 years of age on September 1 of the school year except as
follows:
(i) A special education pupil who is enrolled and receiving instruction in a
special education program or service approved by the department, who does not have a
high school diploma, and who is less than 26 years of age as of September 1 of the
current school year shall be counted in membership.
(ii) A pupil who is determined by the department to meet all of the following may
be counted in membership:
(A) Is enrolled in a public school academy or an alternative education high
school diploma program, that is primarily focused on educating pupils with extreme
barriers to education, such as being homeless as defined under 42 USC 11302.
(B) Had dropped out of school.
(C) Is less than 22 years of age as of September 1 of the current school year.
(iii) If a child does not meet the minimum age requirement to be eligible to
attend school for that school year under section 1147 of the revised school code, MCL
380.1147, but will be 5 years of age not later than December 1 of that school year,
the district may count the child in membership for that school year if the parent or
legal guardian has notified the district in writing that he or she intends to enroll
the child in kindergarten for that school year.
(L) (m) An individual who has achieved a
high school diploma shall not be counted
in membership. An individual who has achieved a high school equivalency certificate
shall not be counted in membership unless the individual is a student with a
disability as defined in R 340.1702 of the Michigan administrative code. An individual
participating in a job training program funded under former section 107a or a jobs
program funded under former section 107b, administered by the department of talent and
economic development, or participating in any successor of either of those 2 programs,
shall not be counted in membership.
(M) (n) If a pupil counted in membership in
a public school academy or the
education achievement system is also educated by a district or
intermediate district
as part of a cooperative education program, the pupil shall be counted in membership
only in the public school academy or the education
achievement system unless a written
agreement signed by all parties designates the party or parties in which the pupil
shall be counted in membership, and the instructional time scheduled for the pupil in
the district or intermediate district shall be included in the full-time equated
membership determination under subdivision (q) (P) and section 101. However, for
pupils receiving instruction in both a public school
academy or the education
achievement system and in a district or intermediate district but not as a
part of a
cooperative education program, the following apply:
(i) If the public school academy or the education
achievement system provides
instruction for at least 1/2 of the class hours required under section 101, the public
school academy or the education achievement system
shall receive as its prorated share
of the full-time equated membership for each of those pupils an amount equal to 1
times the product of the hours of instruction the public
school academy or the
education achievement system provides divided by the number of
hours required under
section 101 for full-time equivalency, and the remainder of the full-time membership
for each of those pupils shall be allocated to the district or intermediate district
providing the remainder of the hours of instruction.
(ii) If the public school academy or the
education achievement system provides
instruction for less than 1/2 of the class hours required under section 101, the
district or intermediate district providing the remainder of the hours of instruction
shall receive as its prorated share of the full-time equated membership for each of
those pupils an amount equal to 1 times the product of the hours of instruction the
district or intermediate district provides divided by the number of hours required
under section 101 for full-time equivalency, and the remainder of the full-time
membership for each of those pupils shall be allocated to
the public school academy or
the education achievement system.
(N) (o) An individual less than 16 years of
age as of September 1 of the current
school year who is being educated in an alternative education program shall not be
counted in membership if there are also adult education participants being educated in
the same program or classroom.
(O) (p) The department shall give a uniform
interpretation of full-time and part-
time memberships.
(P) (q) The number of class hours used to
calculate full-time equated memberships
shall be consistent with section 101. In determining full-time equated memberships for
pupils who are enrolled in a postsecondary institution, a pupil shall not be
considered to be less than a full-time equated pupil solely because of the effect of
his or her postsecondary enrollment, including necessary travel time, on the number of
class hours provided by the district to the pupil.
(Q) (r) Full-time equated memberships for
pupils in kindergarten shall be
determined by dividing the number of instructional hours scheduled and provided per
year per kindergarten pupil by the same number used for determining full-time equated
memberships for pupils in grades 1 to 12. However, to the extent allowable under
federal law, for a district or public school academy that provides evidence
satisfactory to the department that it used federal title I money in the 2 immediately
preceding school fiscal years to fund full-time kindergarten, full-time equated
memberships for pupils in kindergarten shall be determined by dividing the number of
class hours scheduled and provided per year per kindergarten pupil by a number equal
to 1/2 the number used for determining full-time equated memberships for pupils in
grades 1 to 12. The change in the counting of full-time equated memberships for pupils
in kindergarten that took effect for 2012-2013 is not a mandate.
(R) (s) For a district, OR
a public school academy, or the education achievement
system that has pupils enrolled in a grade level that was not offered by the
district,
OR the public school academy, or
the education achievement system in the immediately
preceding school year, the number of pupils enrolled in that grade level to be counted
in membership is the average of the number of those pupils enrolled and in regular
daily attendance on the pupil membership count day and the supplemental count day of
the current school year, as determined by the department. Membership shall be
calculated by adding the number of pupils registered for attendance in that grade
level on the pupil membership count day plus pupils received by transfer and minus
pupils lost as defined by rules promulgated by the superintendent, and as corrected by
subsequent department audit, plus the final audited count from the supplemental count
day for the current school year, and dividing that sum by 2.
(S) (t) A pupil enrolled in a cooperative
education program may be counted in
membership in the pupil's district of residence with the written approval of all
parties to the cooperative agreement.
(T) (u) If, as a result of a disciplinary
action, a district determines through
the district's alternative or disciplinary education program that the best
instructional placement for a pupil is in the pupil's home or otherwise apart from the
general school population, if that placement is authorized in writing by the district
superintendent and district alternative or disciplinary education supervisor, and if
the district provides appropriate instruction as described in this subdivision to the
pupil at the pupil's home or otherwise apart from the general school population, the
district may count the pupil in membership on a pro rata basis, with the proration
based on the number of hours of instruction the district actually provides to the
pupil divided by the number of hours required under section 101 for full-time
equivalency. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district shall be considered to
be providing appropriate instruction if all of the following are met:
(i) The district provides at least 2 nonconsecutive hours of instruction per week
to the pupil at the pupil's home or otherwise apart from the general school population
under the supervision of a certificated teacher.
(ii) The district provides instructional materials, resources, and supplies that
are comparable to those otherwise provided in the district's alternative education
program.
(iii) Course content is comparable to that in the district's alternative
education program.
(iv) Credit earned is awarded to the pupil and placed on the pupil's transcript.
(U) (v) If a pupil was enrolled in a public
school academy on the pupil
membership count day, if the public school academy's contract with its authorizing
body is revoked or the public school academy otherwise ceases to operate, and if the
pupil enrolls in a district or the education achievement
system within 45 days after
the pupil membership count day, the department shall adjust
the district's or the
education achievement system's pupil count for the pupil
membership count day to
include the pupil in the count.
(V) (w) For a public school academy that
has been in operation for at least 2
years and that suspended operations for at least 1 semester and is resuming
operations, membership is the sum of the product of .90 times the number of full-time
equated pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance on
the first pupil membership count day or supplemental count day, whichever is first,
occurring after operations resume, plus the product of .10 times the final audited
count from the most recent pupil membership count day or supplemental count day that
occurred before suspending operations, as determined by the superintendent.
(W) (x) If a district's membership for a
particular fiscal year, as otherwise
calculated under this subsection, would be less than 1,550 pupils and the district has
4.5 or fewer pupils per square mile, as determined by the department, and if the
district does not receive funding under section 22d(2), the district's membership
shall be considered to be the membership figure calculated under this subdivision. If
a district educates and counts in its membership pupils in grades 9 to 12 who reside
in a contiguous district that does not operate grades 9 to 12 and if 1 or both of the
affected districts request the department to use the determination allowed under this
sentence, the department shall include the square mileage of both districts in
determining the number of pupils per square mile for each of the districts for the
purposes of this subdivision. The membership figure calculated under this subdivision
is the greater of the following:
(i) The average of the district's membership for the 3-fiscal-year period ending
with that fiscal year, calculated by adding the district's actual membership for each
of those 3 fiscal years, as otherwise calculated under this subsection, and dividing
the sum of those 3 membership figures by 3.
(ii) The district's actual membership for that fiscal year as otherwise
calculated under this subsection.
(X) (y) Full-time equated memberships for
special education pupils who are not
enrolled in kindergarten but are enrolled in a classroom program under R 340.1754 of
the Michigan administrative code shall be determined by dividing the number of class
hours scheduled and provided per year by 450. Full-time equated memberships for
special education pupils who are not enrolled in kindergarten but are receiving early
childhood special education services under R 340.1755 or R 340.1862 of the Michigan
administrative code shall be determined by dividing the number of hours of service
scheduled and provided per year per-pupil by 180.
(Y) (z) A pupil of a district that begins
its school year after Labor Day who is
enrolled in an intermediate district program that begins before Labor Day shall not be
considered to be less than a full-time pupil solely due to instructional time
scheduled but not attended by the pupil before Labor Day.
(Z) (aa) For the first year in which a pupil
is counted in membership on the
pupil membership count day in a middle college program, the membership is the average
of the full-time equated membership on the pupil membership count day and on the
supplemental count day for the current school year, as determined by the department.
If a pupil described in this subdivision was counted in membership by the operating
district on the immediately preceding supplemental count day, the pupil shall be
excluded from the district's immediately preceding supplemental count for the purposes
of determining the district's membership.
(AA) (bb) A district, OR a public school academy, or the education achievement
system that educates a pupil who attends a United States Olympic Education
Center may
count the pupil in membership regardless of whether or not the pupil is a resident of
this state.
(BB) (cc) A pupil enrolled in a district
other than the pupil's district of
residence pursuant to section 1148(2) of the revised school code, MCL 380.1148, shall
be counted in the educating district.
or the education achievement system.
(CC) (dd) For a pupil enrolled in a dropout
recovery program that meets the
requirements of section 23a, the pupil shall be counted as 1/12 of a full-time equated
membership for each month that the district operating the program reports that the
pupil was enrolled in the program and was in full attendance. However, if the special
membership counting provisions under this subdivision and the operation of the other
membership counting provisions under this subsection result in a pupil being counted
as more than 1.0 FTE in a fiscal year, the payment made for the pupil under sections
22a and 22b shall not be based on more than 1.0 FTE for
that pupil, and any portion of
an FTE for that pupil that exceeds 1.0 shall instead be
paid under section 25g.
The
district operating the program shall report to the center the number of pupils who
were enrolled in the program and were in full attendance for a month not later than 30
days after the end of the month. A district shall not report a pupil as being in full
attendance for a month unless both of the following are met:
(i) A personalized learning plan is in place on or before the first school day of
the month for the first month the pupil participates in the program.
(ii) The pupil meets the district's definition under section 23a of satisfactory
monthly progress for that month or, if the pupil does not meet that definition of
satisfactory monthly progress for that month, the pupil did meet that definition of
satisfactory monthly progress in the immediately preceding month and appropriate
interventions are implemented within 10 school days after it is determined that the
pupil does not meet that definition of satisfactory monthly progress.
(DD) (ee) A pupil participating in a virtual
course under section 21f shall be
counted in membership in the district enrolling the pupil.
(EE) (ff) If a public school academy that is
not in its first or second year of
operation closes at the end of a school year and does not reopen for the next school
year, the department shall adjust the membership count of
the district or the
education achievement system in which a former pupil of the
public school academy
enrolls and is in regular daily attendance for the next school year to ensure that the
district or the education achievement system receives
the same amount of membership
aid for the pupil as if the pupil were counted in the
district or the education
achievement system on the supplemental count day of the preceding school year.
(FF) (gg) If a special education pupil is
expelled under section 1311 or 1311a of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1311 and 380.1311a, and is not in attendance on the
pupil membership count day because of the expulsion, and if the pupil remains enrolled
in the district and resumes regular daily attendance during that school year, the
district's membership shall be adjusted to count the pupil in membership as if he or
she had been in attendance on the pupil membership count day.
(GG) (hh) A pupil enrolled in a community
district shall be counted in membership
in the community district. For a community district in
its first fiscal year of
operations only, until the department is able to calculate
the community district's
membership, the department shall consider the community
district's membership to be
the same as the membership for the immediately preceding
fiscal year for a district
with the same boundaries as the community district that had
membership for that fiscal
year.
(5) "Public school academy" means that term as defined in section 5 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.5.
(6) "Pupil" means a person in membership in a public school. A district must have
the approval of the pupil's district of residence to count the pupil in membership,
except approval by the pupil's district of residence is not required for any of the
following:
(a) A nonpublic part-time pupil enrolled in grades K to 12 in accordance with
section 166b.
(b) A pupil receiving 1/2 or less of his or her instruction in a district other
than the pupil's district of residence.
(c) A pupil enrolled in a public school academy or the
education achievement
system.
(d) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil's district of residence
under an intermediate district schools of choice pilot program as described in section
91a or former section 91 if the intermediate district and its constituent districts
have been exempted from section 105.
(e) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil's district of residence
if the pupil is enrolled in accordance with section 105 or 105c.
(f) A pupil who has made an official written complaint or whose parent or legal
guardian has made an official written complaint to law enforcement officials and to
school officials of the pupil's district of residence that the pupil has been the
victim of a criminal sexual assault or other serious assault, if the official
complaint either indicates that the assault occurred at school or that the assault was
committed by 1 or more other pupils enrolled in the school the pupil would otherwise
attend in the district of residence or by an employee of the district of residence. A
person who intentionally makes a false report of a crime to law enforcement officials
for the purposes of this subdivision is subject to section 411a of the Michigan penal
code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411a, which provides criminal penalties for that conduct.
As used in this subdivision:
(i) "At school" means in a classroom, elsewhere on school premises, on a school
bus or other school-related vehicle, or at a school-sponsored activity or event
whether or not it is held on school premises.
(ii) "Serious assault" means an act that constitutes a felony violation of
chapter XI of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81 to 750.90h, or that
constitutes an assault and infliction of serious or aggravated injury under section
81a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81a.
(g) A pupil whose district of residence changed after the pupil membership count
day and before the supplemental count day and who continues to be enrolled on the
supplemental count day as a nonresident in the district in which he or she was
enrolled as a resident on the pupil membership count day of the same school year.
(h) A pupil enrolled in an alternative education program operated by a district
other than his or her district of residence who meets 1 or more of the following:
(i) The pupil has been suspended or expelled from his or her district of
residence for any reason, including, but not limited to, a suspension or expulsion
under section 1310, 1311, or 1311a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1310, 380.1311,
and 380.1311a.
(ii) The pupil had previously dropped out of school.
(iii) The pupil is pregnant or is a parent.
(iv) The pupil has been referred to the program by a court.
(i) A pupil enrolled in the Michigan Virtual School, for the pupil's enrollment
in the Michigan Virtual School.
(j) A pupil who is the child of a person who works at the district or who is the
child of a person who worked at the district as of the time the pupil first enrolled
in the district but who no longer works at the district due to a workforce reduction.
As used in this subdivision, "child" includes an adopted child, stepchild, or legal
ward.
(k) An expelled pupil who has been denied reinstatement by the expelling district
and is reinstated by another school board under section 1311 or 1311a of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1311 and 380.1311a.
(l) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil's district of residence
in a middle college program if the pupil's district of residence and the enrolling
district are both constituent districts of the same intermediate district.
(m) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil's district of residence
who attends a United States Olympic Education Center.
(n) A pupil enrolled in a district other than the pupil's district of residence
pursuant to section 1148(2) of the revised school code, MCL 380.1148.
(o) A pupil who enrolls in a district other than the pupil's district of
residence as a result of the pupil's school not making adequate yearly progress under
the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or the every student
succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.
However, except for pupils enrolled in the youth challenge program at the site at
which the youth challenge program operated for 2015-2016, if a district educates
pupils who reside in another district and if the primary instructional site for those
pupils is established by the educating district after 2009-2010 and is located within
the boundaries of that other district, the educating district must have the approval
of that other district to count those pupils in membership.
(7) "Pupil membership count day" of a district or intermediate district means:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the first Wednesday in October each
school year or, for a district or building in which school is not in session on that
Wednesday due to conditions not within the control of school authorities, with the
approval of the superintendent, the immediately following day on which school is in
session in the district or building.
(b) For a district or intermediate district maintaining school during the entire
school year, the following days:
(i) Fourth Wednesday in July.
(ii) First Wednesday in October.
(iii) Second Wednesday in February.
(iv) Fourth Wednesday in April.
(8) "Pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance"
means pupils in grades K to 12 in attendance and receiving instruction in all classes
for which they are enrolled on the pupil membership count day or the supplemental
count day, as applicable. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a pupil who
is absent from any of the classes in which the pupil is enrolled on the pupil
membership count day or supplemental count day and who does not attend each of those
classes during the 10 consecutive school days immediately following the pupil
membership count day or supplemental count day, except for a pupil who has been
excused by the district, shall not be counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership. A
pupil who is excused from attendance on the pupil membership count day or supplemental
count day and who fails to attend each of the classes in which the pupil is enrolled
within 30 calendar days after the pupil membership count day or supplemental count day
shall not be counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership. In addition, a pupil who was
enrolled and in attendance in a district, an intermediate district, OR a public school
academy, or the education achievement system before
the pupil membership count day or
supplemental count day of a particular year but was expelled or suspended on the pupil
membership count day or supplemental count day shall only be counted as 1.0 full-time
equated membership if the pupil resumed attendance in the district, intermediate
district, OR public school academy, or
education achievement system within 45 days
after the pupil membership count day or supplemental count day of that particular
year. Pupils not counted as 1.0 full-time equated membership due to an absence from a
class shall be counted as a prorated membership for the classes the pupil attended.
For purposes of this subsection, "class" means a period of time in 1 day when pupils
and a certificated teacher or legally qualified substitute teacher are together and
instruction is taking place.
(9) "Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act
of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(10) "The revised school code" means 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(11) "School district of the first class", "first class school district", and
"district of the first class" mean, for the purposes of this article only, a district
that had at least 40,000 pupils in membership for the immediately preceding fiscal
year.
(12) "School fiscal year" means a fiscal year that commences July 1 and continues
through June 30.
(13) "State board" means the state board of education.
(14) "Superintendent", unless the context clearly refers to a district or
intermediate district superintendent, means the superintendent of public instruction
described in section 3 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.
(15) "Supplemental count day" means the day on which the supplemental pupil count
is conducted under section 6a.
(16) "Tuition pupil" means a pupil of school age attending school in a district
other than the pupil's district of residence for whom tuition may be charged to the
district of residence. Tuition pupil does not include a pupil who is a special
education pupil, a pupil described in subsection (6)(c) to (o), or a pupil whose
parent or guardian voluntarily enrolls the pupil in a district that is not the pupil's
district of residence. A pupil's district of residence shall not require a high school
tuition pupil, as provided under section 111, to attend another school district after
the pupil has been assigned to a school district.
(17) "State school aid fund" means the state school aid fund established in
section 11 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
(18) "Taxable value" means the taxable value of property as determined under
section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.27a.
(19) "Textbook" means a book, electronic book, or other instructional print or
electronic resource that is selected and approved by the governing board of a district
or, for an achievement school, by the chancellor of the
achievement authority
and that
contains a presentation of principles of a subject, or that is a literary work
relevant to the study of a subject required for the use of classroom pupils, or
another type of course material that forms the basis of classroom instruction.
(20) "Total state aid" or "total state school aid" means the total combined
amount of all funds due to a district, intermediate district, or other entity under
all of the provisions of this article.
Sec. 8b. (1) The department shall assign a district code to each public school
academy that is authorized under the revised school code and is eligible to receive
funding under this article within 30 days after a contract is submitted to the
department by the authorizing body of a public school academy.
(2) If the department does not assign a district code to a public school academy
within the 30-day period described in subsection (1), the district code the department
shall use to make payments under this article to the newly authorized public school
academy shall be a number that is equivalent to the sum of the last district code
assigned to a public school academy located in the same county as the newly authorized
public school academy plus 1. However, if there is not an existing public school
academy located in the same county as the newly authorized public school academy, then
the district code the department shall use to make payments under this article to the
newly authorized public school academy shall be a 5-digit number that has the county
code in which the public school academy is located as its first 2 digits, 9 as its
third digit, 0 as its fourth digit, and 1 as its fifth digit. If the number of public
school academies in a county grows to exceed 100, the third digit in this 5-digit
number shall then be 7 for the public school academies in excess of 100.
(3) For each school of excellence that is a cyber school and is authorized under
part 6e of the revised school code, MCL 380.551 to 380.561, by a school district,
intermediate school district, community college other than a federal tribally
controlled community college, or other authorizing body that is not empowered to
authorize a school of excellence to operate statewide and is eligible to receive
funding under this article, the department shall assign a district code that includes
as the first 2 digits the county code in which the authorizing body is located. FOR
EACH SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE THAT IS A CYBER SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AT
A SPECIFIC LOCATION, AND IS AUTHORIZED BY A NON-STATEWIDE ENTITY, THE INTERMEDIATE
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE THE ENTITY THAT WOULD NORMALLY PROVIDE PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES TO THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE
SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE THAT IS A CYBER SCHOOL IS LOCATED. THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DISTRICT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES REMAINS THE SAME FOR AS LONG AS THE
SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE THAT IS A CYBER SCHOOL IS IN OPERATION.
Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2016, there is appropriated
for the public schools of this state and certain other
state purposes relating to
education the sum of $11,905,439,300.00 from the state school aid fund and the sum of
$55,100,000.00 from the general fund. For the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2017
2018, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and certain other
state purposes relating to education the sum of $12,052,309,300.00
$12,288,145,200.00
from the state school aid fund, the sum of $218,900,000.00
$215,000,000.00 from the
general fund, an amount not to exceed $72,000,000.00 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 other available federal funds are
appropriated each fiscal year
for the fiscal years YEAR ending September
30, 2016 and September 30, 2017 2018.
(2) The appropriations under this section shall be allocated as provided in this
article. Money appropriated under this section from the general fund shall 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 state fiscal year are transferred to the school aid stabilization fund
created under section 11a.
Sec. 11a. (1) The school aid stabilization fund is created as a separate account
within the state school aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for
deposit into the school aid stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall deposit into
the school aid stabilization fund all of the following:
(a) Unexpended and unencumbered state school aid fund revenue for a fiscal year
that remains in the state school aid fund as of the bookclosing for that fiscal year.
(b) Money statutorily dedicated to the school aid stabilization fund.
(c) Money appropriated to the school aid stabilization fund.
(3) Money available in the school aid stabilization fund may not be expended
without a specific appropriation from the school aid stabilization fund. Money in the
school aid stabilization fund shall be expended only for purposes for which state
school aid fund money may be expended.
(4) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the school aid
stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the school aid stabilization
fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(5) Money in the school aid stabilization fund at the close of a fiscal year
shall remain in the school aid stabilization fund and shall not lapse to the
unreserved school aid fund balance or the general fund.
(6) If the maximum amount appropriated under section 11 from the state school aid
fund for a fiscal year exceeds the amount available for expenditure from the state
school aid fund for that fiscal year, there is appropriated from the school aid
stabilization fund to the state school aid fund an amount equal to the projected
shortfall as determined by the department of treasury, but not to exceed available
money in the school aid stabilization fund. If the money in the school aid
stabilization fund is insufficient to fully fund an amount equal to the projected
shortfall, the state budget director shall notify the legislature as required under
section 296(2) and state payments in an amount equal to the remainder of the projected
shortfall shall be prorated in the manner provided under section 296(3).
(7) For 2016-2017 2017-2018, in
addition to the appropriations in section 11,
there is appropriated from the school aid stabilization fund to the state school aid
fund the amount necessary to fully fund the allocations under this article.
Sec. 11j. From the appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not
to exceed $10,500,000.00 for 2015-2016 and there is allocated an amount not to
exceed
$126,500,000.00 $125,500,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for payments to the school
loan bond redemption fund in the department of treasury on behalf of districts and
intermediate districts. Notwithstanding section 296 or any other provision of this
act, funds allocated under this section are not subject to proration and shall be paid
in full.
Sec. 11k. For 2016-2017 2017-2018, there is appropriated from the general fund to
the school loan revolving fund an amount equal to the amount of school bond loans
assigned to the Michigan finance authority, not to exceed the total amount of school
bond loans held in reserve as long-term assets. As used in this section, "school loan
revolving fund" means that fund created in section 16c of the shared credit rating
act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066c.
Sec. 11m. From the appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated for 2015-2016
an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 and there is allocated for 2016-2017
2017-2018
an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 $6,500,000.00 for fiscal year cash-flow
borrowing costs solely related to the state school aid fund established by section 11
of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
Sec. 11s. (1) From the general fund appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated $10,142,500.00 $8,730,000.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018 for the
purpose of
providing services and programs to children who reside within the boundaries of a
district with the majority of its territory located within the boundaries of a city
for which an executive proclamation of emergency is issued in the current or
immediately preceding 2 fiscal year YEARS under the emergency management act, 1976 PA
390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421. From the funding appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated $100.00 from the water emergency reserve fund for the purposes of this
section. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 17B, PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE ON A
SCHEDULE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated to a district with
the majority of its territory located within the boundaries of a city in which an
executive proclamation of emergency is issued in the current or immediately preceding
fiscal year and that has at least 5,000 4,000 pupils in membership for the current
fiscal year, an amount not to exceed $1,292,500.00 $2,625,000.00 for the purpose of
employing school nurses and school social workers. The district shall provide a report
to the department in a form, manner, and frequency approved by the department. The
department shall provide a copy of that report to the governor, the house and senate
school aid subcommittees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget
director within 5 days after receipt. The report shall provide at least the following
information:
(a) How many personnel were hired using the funds allocated under this
subsection.
(b) A description of the services provided to pupils by those personnel.
(c) How many pupils received each type of service identified in subdivision (b).
(d) Any other information the department considers necessary to ensure that the
children described in subsection (1) received appropriate levels and types of
services.
(3) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated to an intermediate
district that has a constituent district described in subsection (2) an amount not to
exceed $1,195,000.00 $2,500,000.00 to
augment staff for the purpose of providing
additional early childhood services and for nutritional services to children described
in subsection (1), regardless of location of school of attendance. The early childhood
services to be provided under this subsection are state
early intervention services as
described in subsection (4) and early literacy services AND STATE EARLY INTERVENTION
SERVICES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE SERVICES DESCRIBED IN THE EARLY ON MICHIGAN STATE
PLAN, INCLUDING ENSURING THAT ALL CHILDREN DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) WHO ARE LESS
THAN 4 YEARS OF AGE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 ARE ASSESSED AND EVALUATED AT LEAST TWICE
ANNUALLY. In addition, funds allocated under this subsection may also be expended to
provide informational resources to parents, educators, and the community, and to
coordinate services with other local agencies. The intermediate district shall provide
a report to the department in a form, manner, and frequency approved by the
department. The department shall provide a copy of that report to the governor, the
house and senate school aid subcommittees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and
the state budget director within 5 days after receipt. The report shall provide at
least the following information:
(a) How many personnel were hired using the funds appropriated in this
subsection.
(b) A description of the services provided to children by those personnel.
(c) What types of additional nutritional services were provided.
(d) How many children received each type of service identified in subdivisions
(b) and (c).
(e) What types of informational resources and coordination efforts were provided.
(f) Any other information the department considers necessary to ensure that the
children described in subsection (1) received appropriate levels and types of
services.
(4) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to
exceed $6,155,000.00 to
intermediate districts described in subsection (3) to provide
state early intervention services for children described in
subsection (1) who are
less than 4 years of age as of September 1, 2016. The
intermediate district shall use
these funds to provide state early intervention services
that are similar to the
services described in the early on Michigan state plan,
including ensuring that all
children described in subsection (1) who are less than 4
years of age as of September
1, 2016 are assessed and evaluated at least twice annually.
(4) (5) From the allocation in subsection
(1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $1,500,000.00 $3,000,000.00 to intermediate districts described in
subsection (3) to enroll children described in subsection (1) in school-day great
start readiness programs, regardless of household income eligibility requirements
contained in section 39. The department shall administer this funding consistent with
all other provisions of the great start readiness programs contained in section 32d
and section 39.
(5) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $605,000.00 for nutritional services to children described in subsection (1).
(6) In addition to other funding allocated and appropriated in this section,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed
$15,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018
for state restricted contingency funds. These contingency funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to a section within this article under
section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 15. (1) If a district or intermediate district fails to receive its proper
apportionment, the department, upon satisfactory proof that the district or
intermediate district was entitled justly, shall apportion the deficiency in the next
apportionment. Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if a district or intermediate
district has received more than its proper apportionment, the department, upon
satisfactory proof, shall deduct the excess in the next apportionment. Notwithstanding
any other provision in this article, state aid overpayments to a district, other than
overpayments in payments for special education or special education transportation,
may be recovered from any payment made under this article other than a special
education or special education transportation payment, from the proceeds of a loan to
the district under the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to
141.942, or from the proceeds of millage levied or pledged under section 1211 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1211. State aid overpayments made in special education or
special education transportation payments may be recovered from subsequent special
education or special education transportation payments, from the proceeds of a loan to
the district under the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to
141.942, or from the proceeds of millage levied or pledged under section 1211 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1211.
(2) If the result of an audit conducted by or for the department affects the
current fiscal year membership, affected payments shall be adjusted in the current
fiscal year. A deduction due to an adjustment made as a result of an audit conducted
by or for the department, or as a result of information obtained by the department
from the district, an intermediate district, the department of treasury, or the office
of auditor general, shall be deducted from the district's apportionments when the
adjustment is finalized. At the request of the district and upon the district
presenting evidence satisfactory to the department of the hardship, the department may
grant up to an additional 4 years for the adjustment and may advance payments to the
district otherwise authorized under this article if the district would otherwise
experience a significant hardship in satisfying its financial obligations.
(3) If, based on an audit by the department or the department's designee or
because of new or updated information received by the department, the department
determines that the amount paid to a district or intermediate district under this
article for the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year was incorrect, the
department shall make the appropriate deduction or payment in the district's or
intermediate district's allocation in the next apportionment after the adjustment is
finalized. The deduction or payment shall be calculated according to the law in effect
in the fiscal year in which the incorrect amount was paid. If the district does not
receive an allocation for the fiscal year or if the allocation is not sufficient to
pay the amount of any deduction, the amount of any deduction otherwise applicable
shall be satisfied from the proceeds of a loan to the district under the emergency
municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942, or from the proceeds of
millage levied or pledged under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211,
as determined by the department.
(4) The department may conduct audits, or may direct audits by designee of the
department, for the current fiscal year and the immediately preceding 3 fiscal years
of all records related to a program for which a district or intermediate district has
received funds under this article.
(5) Expenditures made by the department under this article that are caused by the
write-off of prior year accruals may be funded by revenue from the write-off of prior
year accruals.
(6) In addition to funds appropriated in section 11 for all programs and
services, there is appropriated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for obligations in excess of
applicable appropriations an amount equal to the collection of overpayments, but not
to exceed amounts available from overpayments.
Sec. 18. (1) Except as provided in another section of this article, each district
or other entity shall apply the money received by the district or entity under this
article to salaries and other compensation of teachers and other employees, tuition,
transportation, lighting, heating, ventilation, water service, the purchase of
textbooks, other supplies, and any other school operating expenditures defined in
section 7. However, not more than 20% of the total amount received by a district under
sections 22a and 22b or received by an intermediate district under section 81 may be
transferred by the board to either the capital projects fund or to the debt retirement
fund for debt service. The money shall not be applied or taken for a purpose other
than as provided in this section. The department shall determine the reasonableness of
expenditures and may withhold from a recipient of funds under this article the
apportionment otherwise due upon a violation by the recipient.
(2) A district or intermediate district shall adopt an annual budget in a manner
that complies with the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to
141.440a. Within 15 days after a district board adopts its annual operating budget for
the following school fiscal year, or after a district board adopts a subsequent
revision to that budget, the district shall make all of the following available
through a link on its website homepage, or may make the information available through
a link on its intermediate district's website homepage, in a form and manner
prescribed by the department:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.
(b) Using data that have already been collected and submitted to the department,
a summary of district expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are
available, expressed in the following 2 pie charts:
(i) A chart of personnel expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:
(A) Salaries and wages.
(B) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental,
vision, life, disability, and long-term care benefits.
(C) Retirement benefit costs.
(D) All other personnel costs.
(ii) A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the following
subcategories:
(A) Instruction.
(B) Support services.
(C) Business and administration.
(D) Operations and maintenance.
(c) Links to all of the following:
(i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical,
dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would
constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee in the
district.
(iii) The audit report of the audit conducted under subsection (4) for the most
recent fiscal year for which it is available.
(iv) The bids required under section 5 of the public employees health benefits
act, 2007 PA 106, MCL 124.75.
(v) The district's written policy governing procurement of supplies, materials,
and equipment.
(vi) The district's written policy establishing specific categories of
reimbursable expenses, as described in section 1254(2) of the revised school code, MCL
380.1254.
(vii) Either the district's accounts payable check register for the most recent
school fiscal year or a statement of the total amount of expenses incurred by board
members or employees of the district that were reimbursed by the district for the most
recent school fiscal year.
(d) The total salary and a description and cost of each fringe benefit included
in the compensation package for the superintendent of the district and for each
employee of the district whose salary exceeds $100,000.00.
(e) The annual amount spent on dues paid to associations.
(f) The annual amount spent on lobbying or lobbying services. As used in this
subdivision, "lobbying" means that term as defined in section 5 of 1978 PA 472, MCL
4.415.
(g) Any deficit elimination plan or enhanced deficit elimination plan the
district was required to submit under the revised school code.
(h) Identification of all credit cards maintained by the district as district
credit cards, the identity of all individuals authorized to use each of those credit
cards, the credit limit on each credit card, and the dollar limit, if any, for each
individual's authorized use of the credit card.
(i) Costs incurred for each instance of out-of-state travel by the school
administrator of the district that is fully or partially paid for by the district and
the details of each of those instances of out-of-state travel, including at least
identification of each individual on the trip, destination, and purpose.
(3) For the information required under subsection (2)(a), (2)(b)(i), and (2)(c),
an intermediate district shall provide the same information in the same manner as
required for a district under subsection (2).
(4) For the purposes of determining the reasonableness of expenditures, whether a
district or intermediate district has received the proper amount of funds under this
article, and whether a violation of this article has occurred, all of the following
apply:
(a) The department shall require that each district and intermediate district
have an audit of the district's or intermediate district's financial and pupil
accounting records conducted at least annually, and at such other times as determined
by the department, at the expense of the district or intermediate district, as
applicable. The audits must be performed by a certified public accountant or by the
intermediate district superintendent, as may be required by the department, or in the
case of a district of the first class by a certified public accountant, the
intermediate superintendent, or the auditor general of the city. A district or
intermediate district shall retain these records for the current fiscal year and from
at least the 3 immediately preceding fiscal years.
(b) If a district operates in a single building with fewer than 700 full-time
equated pupils, if the district has stable membership, and if the error rate of the
immediately preceding 2 pupil accounting field audits of the district is less than 2%,
the district may have a pupil accounting field audit conducted biennially but must
continue to have desk audits for each pupil count. The auditor must document
compliance with the audit cycle in the pupil auditing manual. As used in this
subdivision, "stable membership" means that the district's membership for the current
fiscal year varies from the district's membership for the immediately preceding fiscal
year by less than 5%.
(c) A district's or intermediate district's annual financial audit shall include
an analysis of the financial and pupil accounting data used as the basis for
distribution of state school aid.
(d) The pupil and financial accounting records and reports, audits, and
management letters are subject to requirements established in the auditing and
accounting manuals approved and published by the department.
(e) All of the following shall be done not later than November 1 each year for
reporting the prior fiscal year data:
(i) A district shall file the annual financial audit reports with the
intermediate district and the department.
(ii) The intermediate district shall file the annual financial audit reports for
the intermediate district with the department.
(iii) The intermediate district shall enter the pupil membership audit reports
for its constituent districts and for the intermediate district, for the pupil
membership count day and supplemental count day, in the Michigan student data system.
(f) The annual financial audit reports and pupil accounting procedures reports
shall be available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act,
1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(g) Not later than January 31 of each year, the department shall notify the state
budget director and the legislative appropriations subcommittees responsible for
review of the school aid budget of districts and intermediate districts that have not
filed an annual financial audit and pupil accounting procedures report required under
this section for the school year ending in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(5) By November 1 each fiscal year, each district and intermediate district shall
submit to the center, in a manner prescribed by the center, annual comprehensive
financial data consistent with the district's or intermediate district's audited
financial statements and consistent with accounting manuals and charts of accounts
approved and published by the department. For an intermediate district, the report
shall also contain the website address where the department can access the report
required under section 620 of the revised school code, MCL 380.620. The department
shall ensure that the prescribed Michigan public school accounting manual chart of
accounts includes standard conventions to distinguish expenditures by allowable fund
function and object. The functions shall include at minimum categories for
instruction, pupil support, instructional staff support, general administration,
school administration, business administration, transportation, facilities operation
and maintenance, facilities acquisition, and debt service; and shall include object
classifications of salary, benefits, including categories for active employee health
expenditures, purchased services, supplies, capital outlay, and other. Districts shall
report the required level of detail consistent with the manual as part of the
comprehensive annual financial report.
(6) By September 30 of each year, each district and intermediate district shall
file with the department the special education actual cost report, known as "SE-4096",
on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department.
(7) By October 7 of each year, each district and intermediate district shall file
with the center the transportation expenditure report, known as "SE-4094", on a form
and in the manner prescribed by the center.
(8) The department shall review its pupil accounting and pupil auditing manuals
at least annually and shall periodically update those manuals to reflect changes in
this article.
(9) If a district that is a public school academy purchases property using money
received under this article, the public school academy shall retain ownership of the
property unless the public school academy sells the property at fair market value.
(10) If a district or intermediate district does not comply with subsections (4),
(5), (6), and (7), or if the department determines that the financial data required
under subsection (5) are not consistent with audited financial statements, the
department shall withhold all state school aid due to the district or intermediate
district under this article, beginning with the next payment due to the district or
intermediate district, until the district or intermediate district complies with
subsections (4), (5), (6), and (7). If the district or intermediate district does not
comply with subsections (4), (5), (6), and (7) by the end of the fiscal year, the
district or intermediate district forfeits the amount withheld.
(11) If a district or intermediate district does not comply with subsection (2),
the department may withhold up to 10% of the total state school aid due to the
district or intermediate district under this article, beginning with the next payment
due to the district or intermediate district, until the district or intermediate
district complies with subsection (2). If the district or intermediate district does
not comply with subsection (2) by the end of the fiscal year, the district or
intermediate district forfeits the amount withheld.
(12) Not later than November 1, 2016 OF EACH YEAR, if a district or intermediate
district offers virtual learning under section 21f, the district or intermediate
district shall submit to the department a report that details the per-pupil costs of
operating the virtual learning by vendor type. The report shall include at least all
of the following information concerning the operation of virtual learning for the
IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING school fiscal
year ending June 30, 2016:
(a) The name of the district operating the virtual learning and of each district
that enrolled students in the virtual learning.
(b) The total number of students enrolled in the virtual learning and the total
number of membership pupils enrolled in the virtual learning.
(c) For each pupil who is enrolled in a district other than the district offering
virtual learning, the name of that district.
(d) The district in which the pupil was enrolled before enrolling in the district
offering virtual learning.
(e) The number of participating students who had previously dropped out of
school.
(f) The number of participating students who had previously been expelled from
school.
(g) The total cost to enroll a student in the program. This cost shall be
reported on a per-pupil, per-course, per-semester or trimester basis by vendor type.
The total shall include costs broken down by cost for content development, content
licensing, training, virtual instruction and instructional support, personnel,
hardware and software, payment to each virtual learning provider, and other costs
associated with operating virtual learning.
(h) The name of each virtual education provider contracted by the district and
the state in which each virtual education provider is headquartered.
(13) Not later than March 31, 2017 OF EACH YEAR, the department shall submit to
the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on state school aid, the state
budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a report summarizing the
per-pupil costs by vendor type of virtual courses available under section 21f.
(14) As used in subsections (12) and (13), "vendor type" means the following:
(a) Virtual courses provided by the Michigan Virtual University.
(b) Virtual courses provided by a school of excellence that is a cyber school, as
defined in section 551 of the revised school code, MCL 380.551.
(c) Virtual courses provided by third party vendors not affiliated with a
Michigan public school.
(d) Virtual courses created and offered by a district or intermediate district.
(15) An allocation to a district or another entity under this article is
contingent upon the district's or entity's compliance with this section.
Sec. 18c. Any contract, mortgage, loan, or other instrument of indebtedness
entered into by a public school academy, the achievement
authority, or an achievement
school receiving funds under this act ARTICLE and a
third party does not constitute an
obligation, either general, special, or moral, of this state or of an authorizing
body. The full faith and credit or the taxing power of this state or any agency of
this state, or the full faith and credit of an authorizing body, shall not be pledged
for the payment of any contract, mortgage, loan, or other instrument of indebtedness
entered into by a public school academy, the achievement
authority, or an achievement
school.
Sec. 20. (1) For 2016-2017 2017-2018, both of the following apply:
(a) The basic foundation allowance is $8,229.00 $8,279.00.
(b) The minimum foundation allowance is $7,511.00 $7,611.00.
(2) The amount of each district's foundation allowance shall be calculated as
provided in this section, using a basic foundation allowance in the amount specified
in subsection (1).
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amount of a district's
foundation allowance shall be calculated as follows, using in all calculations the
total amount of the district's foundation allowance as calculated before any
proration:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for a district that had a
foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state fiscal year that was at least
equal to the minimum foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state fiscal
year, but less than the basic foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state
fiscal year, the district shall receive a foundation allowance in an amount equal to
the sum of the district's foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state
fiscal year plus the difference between twice the dollar amount of the adjustment from
the immediately preceding state fiscal year to the current state fiscal year made in
the basic foundation allowance and [(the difference between the basic foundation
allowance for the current state fiscal year and basic foundation allowance for the
immediately preceding state fiscal year minus $20.00
$17.00) times (the difference
between the district's foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state fiscal
year and the minimum foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state fiscal
year) divided by the difference between the basic foundation allowance for the current
state fiscal year and the minimum foundation allowance for the immediately preceding
state fiscal year.] However, the foundation allowance for a district that had less
than the basic foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state fiscal year
shall not exceed the basic foundation allowance for the current state fiscal year.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for a district that in the
immediately preceding state fiscal year had a foundation allowance in an amount equal
to the amount of the basic foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state
fiscal year, the district shall receive a foundation
allowance for 2016-2017 2017-2018
in an amount equal to the basic foundation allowance for
2016-2017.
(c) For a district that had a foundation allowance for the immediately preceding
state fiscal year that was greater than the basic foundation allowance for the
immediately preceding state fiscal year, the district's foundation allowance is an
amount equal to the sum of the district's foundation allowance for the immediately
preceding state fiscal year plus the lesser of the increase in the basic foundation
allowance for the current state fiscal year, as compared to the immediately preceding
state fiscal year, or the product of the district's foundation allowance for the
immediately preceding state fiscal year times the percentage increase in the United
States consumer price index in the calendar year ending in the immediately preceding
fiscal year as reported by the May revenue estimating conference conducted under
section 367b of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1367b.
(d) For a district that has a foundation allowance that is not a whole dollar
amount, the district's foundation allowance shall be rounded up to the nearest whole
dollar.
(E) FOR A DISTRICT THAT RECEIVED A FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT
CALCULATED UNDER SECTION 20M AND PAID UNDER SECTION 22B FOR 2016-2017, THE DISTRICT’S
2016-2017 FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
SUM OF THE DISTRICT’S ACTUAL 2016-2017 FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE AS OTHERWISE CALCULATED
UNDER THIS SECTION PLUS THE LESSER OF THE PER-PUPIL AMOUNT OF THE DISTRICT’S
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT FOR 2016-2017 AS CALCULATED UNDER SECTION 20M OR THE PRODUCT OF
THE DISTRICT’S FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR
TIMES THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IN THE
CALENDAR YEAR ENDING IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AS REPORTED BY THE MAY
REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE CONDUCTED UNDER SECTION 367B OF THE MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET ACT, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1367B.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, beginning in 2014-2015, the
state portion of a district's foundation allowance is an amount equal to the
district's foundation allowance or the basic foundation allowance for the current
state fiscal year, whichever is less, minus the local portion of the district's
foundation allowance. For a district described in subsection (3)(c), beginning in
2014-2015, the state portion of the district's foundation allowance is an amount equal
to $6,962.00 plus the difference between the district's foundation allowance for the
current state fiscal year and the district's foundation allowance for 1998-99, minus
the local portion of the district's foundation allowance. For a district that has a
millage reduction required under section 31 of article IX of the state constitution of
1963, the state portion of the district's foundation allowance shall be calculated as
if that reduction did not occur. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes
continue to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has been attached in
whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of the
dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, the
taxable value per membership pupil of property in the receiving district used for the
purposes of this subsection does not include the taxable value of property within the
geographic area of the dissolved district. For a community district, if school
operating taxes continue to be levied by a qualifying school district under section
12b of the revised school code, MCL 380.12b, with the same geographic area as the
community district, the taxable value per membership pupil of property in the
community district to be used for the purposes of this subsection does not include the
taxable value of property within the geographic area of the community district.
(5) The allocation calculated under this section for a pupil shall be based on
the foundation allowance of the pupil's district of residence. For a pupil enrolled
pursuant to section 105 or 105c in a district other than the pupil's district of
residence, the allocation calculated under this section shall be based on the lesser
of the foundation allowance of the pupil's district of residence or the foundation
allowance of the educating district. For a pupil in membership in a K-5, K-6, or K-8
district who is enrolled in another district in a grade not offered by the pupil's
district of residence, the allocation calculated under this section shall be based on
the foundation allowance of the educating district if the educating district's
foundation allowance is greater than the foundation allowance of the pupil's district
of residence. The calculation under this subsection shall take into account a
district's per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for pupils in membership,
other than special education pupils, in a public school academy, the allocation
calculated under this section is an amount per membership pupil other than special
education pupils in the public school academy equal to the foundation allowance of the
district in which the public school academy is located or the state maximum public
school academy allocation, whichever is less. For pupils in membership, other than
special education pupils, in a public school academy that is a cyber school and is
authorized by a school district, the allocation calculated under this section is an
amount per membership pupil other than special education pupils in the public school
academy equal to the foundation allowance of the district that authorized the public
school academy or the state maximum public school academy allocation, whichever is
less. However, a public school academy that had an allocation under this subsection
before 2009-2010 that was equal to the sum of the local school operating revenue per
membership pupil other than special education pupils for the district in which the
public school academy is located and the state portion of that district's foundation
allowance shall not have that allocation reduced as a result of the 2010 amendment to
this subsection. Notwithstanding section 101, for a public school academy that begins
operations after the pupil membership count day, the amount per membership pupil
calculated under this subsection shall be adjusted by multiplying that amount per
membership pupil by the number of hours of pupil instruction provided by the public
school academy after it begins operations, as determined by the department, divided by
the minimum number of hours of pupil instruction required under section 101(3). The
result of this calculation shall not exceed the amount per membership pupil otherwise
calculated under this subsection. BEGINNING IN 2017-2018, FOR PUPILS IN MEMBERSHIP IN
A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY THAT WAS ISSUED A CONTRACT UNDER SECTION 552 OF THE REVISED
SCHOOL CODE, MCL 380.552, TO OPERATE AS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE THAT IS A CYBER SCHOOL
THAT IS IN AT LEAST ITS SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION, THE ALLOCATION CALCULATED UNDER THIS
SECTION IS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 80% OF THE AMOUNT AS WOULD OTHERWISE BE CALCULATED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY.
(7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
for pupils attending an
achievement school and in membership in the education
achievement system, other than
special education pupils, the allocation calculated under
this section is an amount
per membership pupil other than special education pupils
equal to the foundation
allowance of the district in which the achievement school
is located, not to exceed
the basic foundation allowance. Notwithstanding section
101, for an achievement school
that begins operation after the pupil membership count day,
the amount per membership
pupil calculated under this subsection shall be adjusted by
multiplying that amount
per membership pupil by the number of hours of pupil
instruction provided by the
achievement school after it begins operations, as
determined by the department,
divided by the minimum number of hours of pupil instruction
required under section
101(3). The result of this calculation shall not exceed the
amount per membership
pupil otherwise calculated under this subsection. For the purposes of this
subsection,
if a public school is transferred from a district to the state
school reform/redesign
district or the achievement authority under section 1280c
of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1280c, that public school is considered to be an
achievement school within the
education achievement system and not a school that is part
of a district, and a pupil
attending that public school is considered to be in
membership in the education
achievement system and not in membership in the district
that operated the school
before the transfer.
(7)(8) Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, for pupils in membership,
other than special education pupils, in a community district, the allocation
calculated under this section is an amount per membership pupil other than special
education pupils in the community district equal to the foundation allowance of the
qualifying school district, as described in section 12b of the revised school code,
MCL 380.12b, that is located within the same geographic area as the community
district.
(8) (9) Subject to subsection (4), for a
district that is formed or reconfigured
after June 1, 2002 by consolidation of 2 or more districts or by annexation, the
resulting district's foundation allowance under this section beginning after the
effective date of the consolidation or annexation shall be the lesser of the sum of
the average of the foundation allowances of each of the original or affected
districts, calculated as provided in this section, weighted as to the percentage of
pupils in total membership in the resulting district who reside in the geographic area
of each of the original or affected districts plus $100.00 or the highest foundation
allowance among the original or affected districts. This subsection does not apply to
a receiving district unless there is a subsequent consolidation or annexation that
affects the district. The calculation under this subsection shall take into account a
district's per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
(9) (10) Each fraction used in making
calculations under this section shall be
rounded to the fourth decimal place and the dollar amount of an increase in the basic
foundation allowance shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
(10) (11) State payments related to payment
of the foundation allowance for a
special education pupil are not calculated under this section but are instead
calculated under section 51a.
(11) (12) To assist the
legislature in determining the basic foundation allowance
for the subsequent state fiscal year, each revenue estimating conference conducted
under section 367b of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1367b, shall
calculate a pupil membership factor, a revenue adjustment factor, and an index as
follows:
(a) The pupil membership factor shall be computed by dividing the estimated
membership in the school year ending in the current state fiscal year, excluding
intermediate district membership, by the estimated membership for the school year
ending in the subsequent state fiscal year, excluding intermediate district
membership. If a consensus membership factor is not determined at the revenue
estimating conference, the principals of the revenue estimating conference shall
report their estimates to the house and senate subcommittees responsible for school
aid appropriations not later than 7 days after the conclusion of the revenue
conference.
(b) The revenue adjustment factor shall be computed by dividing the sum of the
estimated total state school aid fund revenue for the subsequent state fiscal year
plus the estimated total state school aid fund revenue for the current state fiscal
year, adjusted for any change in the rate or base of a tax the proceeds of which are
deposited in that fund and excluding money transferred into that fund from the
countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund under the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, by the sum of the estimated total school aid
fund revenue for the current state fiscal year plus the estimated total state school
aid fund revenue for the immediately preceding state fiscal year, adjusted for any
change in the rate or base of a tax the proceeds of which are deposited in that fund.
If a consensus revenue factor is not determined at the revenue estimating conference,
the principals of the revenue estimating conference shall report their estimates to
the house and senate subcommittees responsible for school aid appropriations not later
than 7 days after the conclusion of the revenue conference.
(c) The index shall be calculated by multiplying the pupil membership factor by
the revenue adjustment factor. If a consensus index is not determined at the revenue
estimating conference, the principals of the revenue estimating conference shall
report their estimates to the house and senate subcommittees responsible for school
aid appropriations not later than 7 days after the conclusion of the revenue
conference.
(12) (13) Payments to districts,
OR public school academies, or the education
achievement system shall not be made under this section. Rather, the
calculations
under this section shall be used to determine the amount of state payments under
section 22b.
(13) (14) If an amendment to
section 2 of article VIII of the state constitution
of 1963 allowing state aid to some or all nonpublic schools is approved by the voters
of this state, each foundation allowance or per-pupil payment calculation under this
section may be reduced.
(14) (15) As used in this section:
(a) "Certified mills" means the lesser of 18 mills or the number of mills of
school operating taxes levied by the district in 1993-94.
(b) "Combined state and local revenue" means the aggregate of the district's
state school aid received by or paid on behalf of the district under this section and
the district's local school operating revenue.
(c) "Combined state and local revenue per membership pupil" means the district's
combined state and local revenue divided by the district's membership excluding
special education pupils.
(d) "Current state fiscal year" means the state fiscal year for which a
particular calculation is made.
(e) "Dissolved district" means a district that loses its organization, has its
territory attached to 1 or more other districts, and is dissolved as provided under
section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12.
(f) "Immediately preceding state fiscal year" means the state fiscal year
immediately preceding the current state fiscal year.
(g) "Local portion of the district's foundation allowance" means an amount that
is equal to the difference between (the sum of the product of the taxable value per
membership pupil of all property in the district that is nonexempt property times the
district's certified mills and, for a district with certified mills exceeding 12, the
product of the taxable value per membership pupil of property in the district that is
commercial personal property times the certified mills minus 12 mills) and (the
quotient of the product of the captured assessed valuation under tax increment
financing acts times the district's certified mills divided by the district's
membership excluding special education pupils).
(h) "Local school operating revenue" means school operating taxes levied under
section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211. For a receiving district, if
school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has
been attached in whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt
obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL
380.12, local school operating revenue does not include school operating taxes levied
within the geographic area of the dissolved district.
(i) "Local school operating revenue per membership pupil" means a district's
local school operating revenue divided by the district's membership excluding special
education pupils.
(j) "Maximum public school academy allocation", except as otherwise provided in
this subdivision, means the maximum per-pupil allocation as calculated by adding the
highest per-pupil allocation among all public school academies for the immediately
preceding state fiscal year plus the difference between twice the amount of the
difference between the basic foundation allowance for the current state fiscal year
and the basic foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state fiscal year and
[(the amount of the difference between the basic foundation allowance for the current
state fiscal year and the basic foundation allowance for the immediately preceding
state fiscal year minus $20.00 $17.00) times (the difference between the highest per-
pupil allocation among all public school academies for the immediately preceding state
fiscal year and the minimum foundation allowance for the immediately preceding state
fiscal year) divided by the difference between the basic foundation allowance for the
current state fiscal year and the minimum foundation allowance for the immediately
preceding state fiscal year.] For the purposes of this
subdivision, for 2016-2017
2017-2018, the maximum public school academy
allocation is $7,511.00 $7,611.00.
(k) "Membership" means the definition of that term under section 6 as in effect
for the particular fiscal year for which a particular calculation is made.
(l) "Nonexempt property" means property that is not a principal residence,
qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing
property, industrial personal property, commercial personal property, or property
occupied by a public school academy.
(m) "Principal residence", "qualified agricultural property", "qualified forest
property", "supportive housing property", "industrial personal property", and
"commercial personal property" mean those terms as defined in section 1211 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1211.
(n) "Receiving district" means a district to which all or part of the territory
of a dissolved district is attached under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL
380.12.
(o) "School operating purposes" means the purposes included in the operation
costs of the district as prescribed in sections 7 and 18 and purposes authorized under
section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211.
(p) "School operating taxes" means local ad valorem property taxes levied under
section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, and retained for school
operating purposes.
(q) "Tax increment financing acts" means 1975 PA 197, MCL 125.1651 to 125.1681,
the tax increment finance authority act, 1980 PA 450, MCL 125.1801 to 125.1830, the
local development financing act, 1986 PA 281, MCL 125.2151 to 125.2174, the brownfield
redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2672, or the corridor
improvement authority act, 2005 PA 280, MCL 125.2871 to 125.2899.
(r) "Taxable value per membership pupil" means taxable value, as certified by the
county treasurer and reported to the department, for the calendar year ending in the
current state fiscal year divided by the district's membership excluding special
education pupils for the school year ending in the current state fiscal year.
Sec. 20d. In making the final determination required under former section 20a of
a district's combined state and local revenue per membership pupil in 1993-94 and in
making calculations under section 20 for 2016-2017 2017-2018, the department and the
department of treasury shall comply with all of the following:
(a) For a district that had combined state and local revenue per membership pupil
in the 1994-95 state fiscal year of $6,500.00 or more and served as a fiscal agent for
a state board designated area vocational education center in the 1993-94 school year,
total state school aid received by or paid on behalf of the district pursuant to this
act in 1993-94 shall exclude payments made under former section 146 and under section
147 on behalf of the district's employees who provided direct services to the area
vocational education center. Not later than June 30, 1996, the department shall make
an adjustment under this subdivision to the district's combined state and local
revenue per membership pupil in the 1994-95 state fiscal year and the department of
treasury shall make a final certification of the number of mills that may be levied by
the district under section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, as a result
of the adjustment under this subdivision.
(b) If a district had an adjustment made to its 1993-94 total state school aid
that excluded payments made under former section 146 and under section 147 on behalf
of the district's employees who provided direct services for intermediate district
center programs operated by the district under article 5, if nonresident pupils
attending the center programs were included in the district's membership for purposes
of calculating the combined state and local revenue per membership pupil for 1993-94,
and if there is a signed agreement by all constituent districts of the intermediate
district that an adjustment under this subdivision shall be made, the foundation
allowances for 1995-96 and 1996-97 of all districts that had pupils attending the
intermediate district center program operated by the district that had the adjustment
shall be calculated as if their combined state and local revenue per membership pupil
for 1993-94 included resident pupils attending the center program and excluded
nonresident pupils attending the center program.
Sec. 20f. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $18,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for payments to eligible
districts under this section.
(2) The funding under this subsection is from the allocation under subsection
(1). A district is eligible for funding under this subsection if the district received
a payment under this section as it was in effect for 2013-2014. A district was
eligible for funding in 2013-2014 if the sum of the following was less than $5.00:
(a) The increase in the district's foundation allowance or per-pupil payment as
calculated under section 20 from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014.
(b) The district's equity payment per membership pupil under section 22c for
2013-2014.
(c) The quotient of the district's allocation under section 147a for 2012-2013
divided by the district's membership pupils for 2012-2013 minus the quotient of the
district's allocation under section 147a for 2013-2014 divided by the district's
membership pupils for 2013-2014.
(3) The amount allocated to each eligible district under subsection (2) is an
amount per membership pupil equal to the amount per membership pupil the district
received under this section in 2013-2014.
(4) The funding under this subsection is from the allocation under subsection
(1). A district is eligible for funding under this
subsection for 2016-2017 if the sum
of the following is less than $25.00:
(a) The increase in the district's foundation allowance or per-pupil payment as
calculated under section 20 from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016.
(b) The decrease in the district's best practices per-pupil funding under section
22f from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016.
(c) The decrease in the district's pupil performance per-pupil funding under
section 22j from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016.
(d) The quotient of the district's allocation under section 31a for 2015-2016
divided by the district's membership pupils for 2015-2016 minus the quotient of the
district's allocation under section 31a for 2014-2015 divided by the district's
membership pupils for 2014-2015.
(5) The amount allocated to each eligible district under subsection (4) is an
amount per membership pupil equal to $25.00 minus the sum of the following:
(a) The increase in the district's foundation allowance or per-pupil payment as
calculated under section 20 from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016.
(b) The decrease in the district's best practices per-pupil funding under section
22f from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016.
(c) The decrease in the district's pupil performance per-pupil funding under
section 22j from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016.
(d) The quotient of the district's allocation under section 31a for 2015-2016
divided by the district's membership pupils for 2015-2016 minus the quotient of the
district's allocation under section 31a for 2014-2015 divided by the district's
membership pupils for 2014-2015.
(6) If the allocation under subsection (1) is insufficient to fully fund payments
under subsections (3) and (5) as otherwise calculated under this section, the
department shall prorate payments under this section on an equal per-pupil basis.
Sec. 20m. (1) Foundation allowance supplemental payments
for 2016-2017 2017-2018
to districts that in the 2015-2016 fiscal year had a foundation allowance greater than
$8,169.00 shall be calculated under this section.
(2) The per-pupil allocation to each district under this section shall be the
difference between the dollar amount of the adjustment from
the immediately preceding
2015-2016 state fiscal year to the current state fiscal year in the basic foundation
allowance minus the dollar amount of the adjustment from
the immediately preceding
2015-2016 fiscal year to the current state fiscal year in a qualifying district's
foundation allowance.
(3) If a district's local revenue per pupil does not exceed the sum of its
foundation allowance under section 20 plus the per-pupil allocation under subsection
(2), the total payment to the district calculated under this section shall be the
product of the per-pupil allocation under subsection (2) multiplied by the district's
membership excluding special education pupils. If a district's local revenue per pupil
exceeds the foundation allowance under section 20 but does not exceed the sum of the
foundation allowance under section 20 plus the per-pupil allocation under subsection
(2), the total payment to the district calculated under this section shall be the
product of the difference between the sum of the foundation allowance under section 20
plus the per-pupil allocation under subsection (2) minus the local revenue per pupil
multiplied by the district's membership excluding special education pupils. If a
district's local revenue per pupil exceeds the sum of the foundation allowance under
section 20 plus the per-pupil allocation under subsection (2), there is no payment
calculated under this section for the district.
(4) Payments to districts shall not be made under this section. Rather, the
calculations under this section shall be made and used to determine the amount of
state payments under section 22b.
Sec. 21. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to make supplemental payments to
eligible districts that are identified under section 1280c of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1280c, as being among the lowest achieving 5% of all public schools in this
state.
(2) A district is eligible to receive the supplemental payments calculated under
this section for 3 consecutive fiscal years if all of the following conditions are
met:
(a) The state school reform/redesign officer has appointed a chief executive
officer to take control of 1 or more public schools in the district, as provided for
in section 391(3), 507(6), 528(6), 561(6), OR 1280c(7) of the revised school code,
BEING SECTIONS MCL 380.391, MCL 380.507, MCL 380.528, MCL 380.561, AND MCL 380.1280c,
and there is at least 1 high school operated by the district.
(b) As determined by the school reform office, an intervention agreement meeting
at least the following criteria has been executed by the state school reform/redesign
officer and the district. The intervention agreement shall include, but is not limited
to:
(i) The rights and responsibilities of the chief executive officer. However, the
intervention agreement shall not mitigate the authority of the chief executive officer
prescribed in applicable statute including financial and employment authority.
(ii) The allocation of supplemental payments under this section.
(iii) The compensation for the chief executive officer.
(iv) The role of the district's board and officers during the intervention term.
(v) Termination and renewal rights of the school reform office.
(vi) Liability provisions for the chief executive officer.
(vii) A dispute resolution process.
(viii) The length of the term of the agreement.
(ix) Other provisions as determined by the school reform office for successful
implementation of the chief executive officer intervention.
(c) The district has not entered into and is not currently operating under a
local government option under the local financial stability and choice act, 2012 PA
436, MCL 141.1541 to 141.1575, or a successor act.
(3) The state school reform/redesign officer, at least annually, shall appear in
person before the house and senate appropriations subcommittees responsible for school
aid to provide an update on the yearly progress of schools under the control of a
chief executive officer. In addition, the state school reform/redesign officer shall
provide a quarterly report concerning the chief executive officer's use of funds to
increase pupil achievement.
(4) The supplemental payment provided to a district under this section shall be
calculated by multiplying the district's foundation allowance by 20% of the high
school's membership for the prior fiscal year. The same dollar amount shall continue
to be available to the district for a maximum of 3 years, subject to the conditions
specified in subsection (2).
(5) From the allocation in subsection (1), in addition to the supplemental
payments calculated under subsection (4), there is allocated an amount sufficient to
pay for the appointment of chief executive officers by the state school
reform/redesign officer, as provided for in section 1280c(7) of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1280c.
(6) For the purposes of this section, a high school is a school that operates
exclusively all of grades 9 to 12.
Sec. 21h. (1) From the appropriation in Section 11, there is allocated
$3,000,000.00 for 2017-2018 for the purpose of assisting eligible districts assigned
by the State Superintendent to participate in a partnership to improve student
achievement. The purpose of the partnership is to identify district needs, develop
intervention plans, and partner with public, private, and non-profit organizations to
coordinate resources and improve student achievement. assignment to a partnership
shall be at the sole discretion of the state superintendent.
(2) Districts assigned to a partnership by the state superintendent are eligible
for funding under this section if those districts contain at least one school
receiving an F grade, or comparable performance rating, in THE MOST RECENT state
accountability system and that SCHOOL is not under the oversight of the School Reform
Office. In addition, eligible districts shall meet ALL OF the following criteria:
(a) Have completed a comprehensive needs evaluation in collaboration with an
intermediate school district, community members, education organizations and higher
education organizations, as applicable and approved by the State Superintendent,
within 90 days of assignment to participate in the partnership. The comprehensive
needs evaluation shall include at least the following:
(i) A REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT’S IMPLEMENTATION AND UTILIZATION OF ITS MULTI-TIERED
SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS TO ENSURE IT IS BEING USED TO APPROPRIATELY INFORM INSTRUCTION.
(II) A REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT AND BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATOR CAPACITY TO
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
(III) A REVIEW OF CLASSROOM, INSTRUCTIONAL, AND OPERATIONAL PRACTICES AND
CURRICULUM TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND STATE
CURRICULUM STANDARDS.
(b) Have an intervention plan that addresses the needs identified in the
comprehensive NEEDS EVALUATION developed under subdivision (a) that has been approved
by the State Superintendent. At a minimum, the plan shall include:
(i) Specific actions that will be taken by the district and each of its partners
to improve student achievement.
(iI) Specific MEASURABLE benchmarks that will be met within 18 months to improve
student achievement and identification of expected student achievement outcomes not
later than 3 years AFTER ASSIGNMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP.
(3) UPON APPROVAL OF THE intervention PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER SUBSECTION (2), THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ASSIGN A TEAM OF PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL AND
DISTRICT REFORM TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT, THE INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS IDENTIFIED IN
THE intervention PLAN TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT’S USE OF EXISTING FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
ENSURE THOSE RESOURCES ARE BEING USED AS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE TO
IMPROVE STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
(4) Funds allocated under this section may be used to pay for DISTRICT
EXPENDITURES APPROVED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, professional development for teachers
or district or school leadership, increased instructional time, teacher mentors, or
other expenditures that directly impact STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND CANNOT BE PAID FOR
FROM EXISTING DISTRICT FINANCIAL RESOURCES. Funds may be provided to an individual
district for UP TO 3 YEARS. Notwithstanding section 17b, payments to eligible entities
under this section shall be paid on a schedule determined by the department.
(5) The department shall annually report on the activities funded under this
section and how those activities impacted student achievement in the eligible
districts.
Sec. 22a. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there
is allocated an amount
not to exceed $5,260,000,000.00 for 2015-2016 and an amount not to exceed
$5,205,000,000.00 $5,107,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for payments to districts
and qualifying public school academies to guarantee each district and qualifying
public school academy an amount equal to its 1994-95 total state and local per pupil
revenue for school operating purposes under section 11 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963. Pursuant to section 11 of article IX of the state constitution
of 1963, this guarantee does not apply to a district in a year in which the district
levies a millage rate for school district operating purposes less than it levied in
1994. However, subsection (2) applies to calculating the payments under this section.
Funds allocated under this section that are not expended in the state fiscal year for
which they were allocated, as determined by the department, may be used to supplement
the allocations under sections 22b and 51c in order to fully fund those calculated
allocations for the same fiscal year.
(2) To ensure that a district receives an amount equal to the district's 1994-95
total state and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes, there is
allocated to each district a state portion of the district's 1994-95 foundation
allowance in an amount calculated as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the state portion of a
district's 1994-95 foundation allowance is an amount equal to the district's 1994-95
foundation allowance or $6,500.00, whichever is less, minus the difference between the
sum of the product of the taxable value per membership pupil of all property in the
district that is nonexempt property times the district's certified mills and, for a
district with certified mills exceeding 12, the product of the taxable value per
membership pupil of property in the district that is commercial personal property
times the certified mills minus 12 mills and the quotient of the ad valorem property
tax revenue of the district captured under tax increment financing acts divided by the
district's membership. For a district that has a millage reduction required under
section 31 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, the state portion of the
district's foundation allowance shall be calculated as if that reduction did not
occur. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf
of a dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving
district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.12, taxable value per membership pupil of all property in
the receiving district that is nonexempt property and taxable value per membership
pupil of property in the receiving district that is commercial personal property do
not include property within the geographic area of the dissolved district; ad valorem
property tax revenue of the receiving district captured under tax increment financing
acts does not include ad valorem property tax revenue captured within the geographic
boundaries of the dissolved district under tax increment financing acts; and certified
mills do not include the certified mills of the dissolved district. FOR A COMMUNITY
DISTRICT, PAYMENTS as otherwise calculated under this section shall by reduced by an
amount equal to the AMOUNT OF THE ABSENCE OF LOCAL SCHOOL OPERATING tax REVENUE IN THE
COMMUNITY DISTRICT IN THE FUNDING OF THE STATE PORTION OF FOUNDATION ALLOWANCES
pursuant to Section 20(4).
(b) For a district that had a 1994-95 foundation allowance greater than
$6,500.00, the state payment under this subsection shall be the sum of the amount
calculated under subdivision (a) plus the amount calculated under this subdivision.
The amount calculated under this subdivision shall be equal to the difference between
the district's 1994-95 foundation allowance minus $6,500.00 and the current year hold
harmless school operating taxes per pupil. If the result of the calculation under
subdivision (a) is negative, the negative amount shall be an offset against any state
payment calculated under this subdivision. If the result of a calculation under this
subdivision is negative, there shall not be a state payment or a deduction under this
subdivision. The taxable values per membership pupil used in the calculations under
this subdivision are as adjusted by ad valorem property tax revenue captured under tax
increment financing acts divided by the district's membership. For a receiving
district, if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district
that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt
obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL
380.12, ad valorem property tax revenue captured under tax increment financing acts do
not include ad valorem property tax revenue captured within the geographic boundaries
of the dissolved district under tax increment financing acts.
(3) Beginning in 2003-2004, for pupils in membership in a qualifying public
school academy, there is allocated under this section to the authorizing body that is
the fiscal agent for the qualifying public school academy for forwarding to the
qualifying public school academy an amount equal to the 1994-95 per pupil payment to
the qualifying public school academy under section 20.
(4) A district or qualifying public school academy may use funds allocated under
this section in conjunction with any federal funds for which the district or
qualifying public school academy otherwise would be eligible.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for a district that is
formed or reconfigured after June 1, 2000 by consolidation of 2 or more districts or
by annexation, the resulting district's 1994-95 foundation allowance under this
section beginning after the effective date of the consolidation or annexation shall be
the average of the 1994-95 foundation allowances of each of the original or affected
districts, calculated as provided in this section, weighted as to the percentage of
pupils in total membership in the resulting district in the state fiscal year in which
the consolidation takes place who reside in the geographic area of each of the
original districts. If an affected district's 1994-95 foundation allowance is less
than the 1994-95 basic foundation allowance, the amount of that district's 1994-95
foundation allowance shall be considered for the purpose of calculations under this
subsection to be equal to the amount of the 1994-95 basic foundation allowance. This
subsection does not apply to a receiving district unless there is a subsequent
consolidation or annexation that affects the district.
(6) Payments under this section are subject to
section 25f.
(6) PAYMENTS TO DISTRICTS OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES SHALL NOT BE MADE UNDER THIS
SECTION FOR PUPILS ENROLLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 166B AND COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP UNDER
SECTION 6. RATHER, THE PAYMENTS FOR SUCH PUPILS SHALL BE MADE UNDER SECTION 23F.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) "1994-95 foundation allowance" means a district's 1994-95 foundation
allowance calculated and certified by the department of treasury or the superintendent
under former section 20a as enacted in 1993 PA 336 and as amended by 1994 PA 283.
(b) "Certified mills" means the lesser of 18 mills or the number of mills of
school operating taxes levied by the district in 1993-94.
(c) "Current state fiscal year" means the state fiscal year for which a
particular calculation is made.
(d) "Current year hold harmless school operating taxes per pupil" means the per
pupil revenue generated by multiplying a district's 1994-95 hold harmless millage by
the district's current year taxable value per membership pupil. For a receiving
district, if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district
that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt
obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL
380.12, taxable value per membership pupil does not include the taxable value of
property within the geographic area of the dissolved district.
(e) "Dissolved district" means a district that loses its organization, has its
territory attached to 1 or more other districts, and is dissolved as provided under
section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12.
(f) "Hold harmless millage" means, for a district with a 1994-95 foundation
allowance greater than $6,500.00, the number of mills by which the exemption from the
levy of school operating taxes on a homestead, qualified agricultural property,
qualified forest property, supportive housing property, industrial personal property,
commercial personal property, and property occupied by a public school academy could
be reduced as provided in section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, and
the number of mills of school operating taxes that could be levied on all property as
provided in section 1211(2) of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, as certified by
the department of treasury for the 1994 tax year. For a receiving district, if school
operating taxes are to be levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has been
attached in whole or in part to the receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of
the dissolved district under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, school
operating taxes do not include school operating taxes levied within the geographic
area of the dissolved district.
(g) "Homestead", "qualified agricultural property", "qualified forest property",
"supportive housing property", "industrial personal property", and "commercial
personal property" mean those terms as defined in section 1211 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1211.
(h) "Membership" means the definition of that term under section 6 as in effect
for the particular fiscal year for which a particular calculation is made.
(i) "Nonexempt property" means property that is not a principal residence,
qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing
property, industrial personal property, commercial personal property, or property
occupied by a public school academy.
(j) "Qualifying public school academy" means a public school academy that was in
operation in the 1994-95 school year and is in operation in the current state fiscal
year.
(k) "Receiving district" means a district to which all or part of the territory
of a dissolved district is attached under section 12 of the revised school code, MCL
380.12.
(l) "School operating taxes" means local ad valorem property taxes levied under
section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, and retained for school
operating purposes as defined in section 20.
(m) "Tax increment financing acts" means 1975 PA 197, MCL 125.1651 to 125.1681,
the tax increment finance authority act, 1980 PA 450, MCL 125.1801 to 125.1830, the
local development financing act, 1986 PA 281, MCL 125.2151 to 125.2174, the brownfield
redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2672, or the corridor
improvement authority act, 2005 PA 280, MCL 125.2871 to 125.2899.
(n) "Taxable value per membership pupil" means each of the following divided by
the district's membership:
(i) For the number of mills by which the exemption from the levy of school
operating taxes on a homestead, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest
property, supportive housing property, industrial personal property, commercial
personal property, and property occupied by a public school academy may be reduced as
provided in section 1211 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, the taxable value
of homestead, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive
housing property, industrial personal property, commercial personal property, and
property occupied by a public school academy for the calendar year ending in the
current state fiscal year. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes are to
be levied on behalf of a dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in part
to the receiving district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved district under
section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, mills do not include mills within
the geographic area of the dissolved district.
(ii) For the number of mills of school operating taxes that may be levied on all
property as provided in section 1211(2) of the revised school code, MCL 380.1211, the
taxable value of all property for the calendar year ending in the current state fiscal
year. For a receiving district, if school operating taxes are to be levied on behalf
of a dissolved district that has been attached in whole or in part to the receiving
district to satisfy debt obligations of the dissolved district under section 12 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.12, school operating taxes do not include school
operating taxes levied within the geographic area of the dissolved district.
Sec. 22b. (1) For discretionary nonmandated payments to districts under this
section, there is allocated from the appropriation in
section 11 an amount not to
exceed $3,692,000,000.00 for 2015-2016, and there is
allocated for 2016-2017
2017-2018
an amount not to exceed $3,828,000,000.00 $3,878,000,000.00 from the state school aid
fund and general fund appropriations in section 11 and an amount not to exceed
$72,000,000.00 from the community district education trust fund appropriation in
section 11. Except for money allocated from the community district trust fund, money
allocated under this section that is not expended in the state fiscal year for which
it was allocated, as determined by the department, may be used to supplement the
allocations under sections 22a and 51c in order to fully fund those calculated
allocations for the same fiscal year.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) and section 296, the allocation to a district under
this section shall be an amount equal to the sum of the amounts calculated under
sections 20, 20m, 51a(2), 51a(3), and 51a(11), minus the sum of the allocations to the
district under sections 22a and 51c. PAYMENTS TO DISTRICTS OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES
SHALL NOT BE MADE UNDER THIS SECTION FOR PUPILS ENROLLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 166B AND
COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP UNDER SECTION 6. RATHER, THE PAYMENTS FOR SUCH PUPILS SHALL BE
MADE UNDER SECTION 23F. FOR A COMMUNITY DISTRICT, THE ALLOCATION as otherwise
calculated UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL be increased by an amount equal to THE AMOUNT
OF THE ABSENCE OF LOCAL SCHOOL OPERATING TAX REVENUE IN THE COMMUNITY DISTRICT IN THE
FUNDING OF THE STATE PORTION OF FOUNDATION pursuant to Section 20(4), and this
increase SHALL BE PAID FROM THE COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION TRUST FUND.
(3) In order to receive an allocation under subsection (1), each district shall
do all of the following:
(a) Comply with section 1280b of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280b.
(b) Comply with sections 1278a and 1278b of the revised school code, MCL
380.1278a and 380.1278b.
(c) Furnish data and other information required by state and federal law to the
center and the department in the form and manner specified by the center or the
department, as applicable.
(d) Comply with section 1230g of the revised school code, MCL 380.1230g.
(e) Comply with section 21f.
(4) Districts are encouraged to use funds allocated under this section for the
purchase and support of payroll, human resources, and other business function software
that is compatible with that of the intermediate district in which the district is
located and with other districts located within that intermediate district.
(5) From the allocation in subsection (1), the department shall pay up to
$1,000,000.00 in litigation costs incurred by this state related to commercial or
industrial property tax appeals, including, but not limited to, appeals of
classification, that impact revenues dedicated to the state school aid fund.
(6) From the allocation in subsection (1), the department shall pay up to
$1,000,000.00 in litigation costs incurred by this state associated with lawsuits
filed by 1 or more districts or intermediate districts against this state. If the
allocation under this section is insufficient to fully fund all payments required
under this section, the payments under this subsection shall be made in full before
any proration of remaining payments under this section.
(7) It is the intent of the legislature that all constitutional obligations of
this state have been fully funded under sections 22a, 31d, 51a, 51c, and 152a. If a
claim is made by an entity receiving funds under this article that challenges the
legislative determination of the adequacy of this funding or alleges that there exists
an unfunded constitutional requirement, the state budget director may escrow or
allocate from the discretionary funds for nonmandated payments under this section the
amount as may be necessary to satisfy the claim before making any payments to
districts under subsection (2). If funds are escrowed, the escrowed funds are a work
project appropriation and the funds are carried forward into the following fiscal
year. The purpose of the work project is to provide for any payments that may be
awarded to districts as a result of litigation. The work project shall be completed
upon resolution of the litigation.
(8) If the local claims review board or a court of competent jurisdiction makes a
final determination that this state is in violation of section 29 of article IX of the
state constitution of 1963 regarding state payments to districts, the state budget
director shall use work project funds under subsection (7) or allocate from the
discretionary funds for nonmandated payments under this section the amount as may be
necessary to satisfy the amount owed to districts before making any payments to
districts under subsection (2).
(9) If a claim is made in court that challenges the legislative determination of
the adequacy of funding for this state's constitutional obligations or alleges that
there exists an unfunded constitutional requirement, any interested party may seek an
expedited review of the claim by the local claims review board. If the claim exceeds
$10,000,000.00, this state may remove the action to the court of appeals, and the
court of appeals shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction over the claim.
(10) If payments resulting from a final determination by the local claims review
board or a court of competent jurisdiction that there has been a violation of section
29 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 exceed the amount allocated for
discretionary nonmandated payments under this section, the legislature shall provide
for adequate funding for this state's constitutional obligations at its next
legislative session.
(11) If a lawsuit challenging payments made to districts related to costs
reimbursed by federal title XIX Medicaid funds is filed against this state, then, for
the purpose of addressing potential liability under such a lawsuit, the state budget
director may place funds allocated under this section in escrow or allocate money from
the funds otherwise allocated under this section, up to a maximum of 50% of the amount
allocated in subsection (1). If funds are placed in escrow under this subsection,
those funds are a work project appropriation and the funds are carried forward into
the following fiscal year. The purpose of the work project is to provide for any
payments that may be awarded to districts as a result of the litigation. The work
project shall be completed upon resolution of the litigation. In addition, this state
reserves the right to terminate future federal title XIX Medicaid reimbursement
payments to districts if the amount or allocation of reimbursed funds is challenged in
the lawsuit. As used in this subsection, "title XIX" means title XIX of the social
security act, 42 USC 1396 to 1396v.
Sec. 22d. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, an amount not to exceed
$5,000,000.00 is allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for supplemental payments to rural
districts under this section.
(2) From the allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2016-2017
2017-2018 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.
(c) Each school building operated by the district meets at least 1 of the
following:
(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 determined under a spending plan developed as provided in this
subsection and approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The spending plan
shall 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 be paid to the eligible districts in the same manner as
payments under section 22b.
(4) Subject to subsection (6), from the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed $4,042,700.00 for
payments
under this subsection to districts that have 7.3 or fewer pupils per square mile as
determined by the department.
(5) The funds allocated under subsection (4) shall be allocated on an equal per-
pupil basis.
(6) A district receiving funds allocated under subsection (2) is not eligible for
funding allocated under subsection (4).
SEC. 22M. (1) FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS IN SECTION 11, THERE IS ALLOCATED FOR 2017-
2018 AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,200,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE
INTEGRATION OF LOCAL DATA SYSTEMS BASED ON COMMON STANDARDS AND APPLICATIONS THAT ARE
IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 19(7) INTO THE MICHIGAN DATA HUB NETWORK.
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING ARE FISCAL AGENTS FOR NO MORE THAN
5 CONSORTIA OF INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS THAT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE
TECHNOLOGY READINESS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT UNDER FORMER SECTION 22I FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ESTABLISHING REGIONAL DATA HUBS THAT ARE PART OF THE MICHIGAN DATA HUB NETWORK.
(3) THE CENTER SHALL WORK WITH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES
FROM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN EACH OF THE DATA HUB REGIONS TO COORDINATE
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MICHIGAN DATA HUB NETWORK. PARTICIPATION OF THE DATA HUB REGIONS
AND THEIR DISTRICTS IS VOLUNTARY. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH REGIONAL
DATA HUB WITHIN THE NETWORK SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE CENTER, IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE NETWORK, AND BASED UPON DOCUMENTED NEED PROVIDED TO THE CENTER IN A FORM AND
MANNER DETERMINED BY THE CENTER. NOT WITHSTANDING SECTION 17B, PAYMENTS UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE MADE ON A SCHEDULE DETERMINED BY THE CENTER.
(4) REGIONAL DATA HUBS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE A
GOVERNANCE MODEL THAT ENSURES LOCAL CONTROL OF DATA, DATA SECURITY, AND STUDENT
PRIVACY ISSUES. THE INTEGRATION OF DATA WITHIN EACH OF THE REGIONAL DATA HUBS SHALL
PROVIDE FOR THE ACTIONABLE USE OF DATA BY DISTRICTS AND INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS THROUGH
COMMON REPORTS AND DASHBOARDS AND FOR EFFICIENTLY PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEET STATE
AND FEDERAL REPORTING PURPOSES.
Sec. 22n. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $22,000,000.00 for 2017‑2018 for additional payments to districts for the
higher instructional costs of educating high school pupils.
(2) A district is eligible for a payment under this section if it educates pupils
in one or more of grades 9 to 12.
(3) Payments to each eligible district shall be equal to $50.00 multiplied by the
district’s total pupil membership in grades 9 to 12 as calculated under section 6 for
the current fiscal year. If the allocation under subsection (1) is insufficient to
fully fund payments under this subsection, the department shall prorate payments under
this section on an equal per-pupil basis.
Sec. 23a. (1) A dropout recovery program operated by a district qualifies for the
special membership counting provisions of section 6(4)(dd)
6(4)(CC)and the hours and
day of pupil instruction exemption under section 101(12) if the dropout recovery
program meets all of the following:
(a) Enrolls only eligible pupils.
(b) Provides an advocate. An advocate may serve in that role for more than 1
pupil but no more than 50 pupils. An advocate may be employed by the district or may
be provided by an education management organization that is partnering with the
district. Before an individual is assigned to be an advocate for a pupil in the
dropout recovery program, the district shall comply with sections 1230 and 1230a of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1230 and 380.1230a, with respect to that individual.
(c) Develops a written learning plan.
(d) Monitors the pupil's progress against the written learning plan.
(e) Requires each pupil to make satisfactory monthly progress, as defined by the
district under subsection (2).
(f) Reports the pupil's progress results to the partner district at least
monthly.
(g) The program may be operated on or off a district school campus, but may be
operated using distance learning online only if the program provides a computer and
Internet access for each eligible pupil participating in the program.
(h) Is operated throughout the entire calendar year.
(i) If the district partners with an education management organization for the
program, the education management organization has a dropout recovery program
partnership relationship with at least 1 other district.
(2) A district operating a dropout recovery program under this section shall
adopt a definition of satisfactory monthly progress that is consistent with the
definition of that term under subsection (3).
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Advocate" means an adult available to meet in person with assigned pupils,
as needed, to conduct social interventions, to proctor final examinations, and to
provide academic and social support to pupils enrolled in the district's dropout
recovery program.
(b) "Education management organization" means a private provider that operates 1
or more other dropout recovery programs that meet the requirements of this section in
partnership with 1 or more districts.
(c) "Eligible pupil" means a pupil who has been expelled from school under the
mandatory expulsion provisions in section 1311 or 1311a of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1311 and 380.1311a, a pupil who has been suspended or expelled from school
under a local policy, a pupil who is referred by a court, a pupil who is pregnant or
is a parent, a pupil who was previously a dropout, or a pupil who is determined by the
district to be at risk of dropping out.
(d) "Satisfactory monthly progress" means an amount of progress that is
measurable on a monthly basis and that, if continued for a full 12 months, would
result in the same amount of academic credit being awarded to the pupil as would be
awarded to a general education pupil completing a full school year. Satisfactory
monthly progress may include a lesser required amount of progress for the first 2
months a pupil participates in the program.
(e) "Teacher of record" means a teacher who holds a valid Michigan teaching
certificate; who, if applicable, is endorsed in the subject area and grade of the
course; and is responsible for providing instruction, determining instructional
methods for each pupil, diagnosing learning needs, assessing pupil learning,
prescribing intervention strategies, reporting outcomes, and evaluating the effects of
instruction and support strategies.
(f) "Written learning plan" means a written plan developed in conjunction with
the advocate that includes the plan start and end dates, courses to be taken, credit
to be earned for each course, teacher of record for each course, and advocate name and
contact information.
SEC. 23F. (1) FROM THE APPROPRIATION IN SECTION 11, THERE IS ALLOCATED FOR 2017-
2018 AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000,000.00 FOR STATE FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS TO
DISTRICTS AS CALCULATED UNDER SECTION 20 FOR NONPUBLIC PART-TIME PUPILS ENROLLED IN
GRADES K TO 12 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 166B AND COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP UNDER SECTION
6.
(2) IF NECESSARY, AND BEFORE ANY PRORATION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 296, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PRORATE PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THE
PER-PUPIL PAYMENT UNDER THIS SECTION BY A DOLLAR AMOUNT CALCULATED BY DETERMINING THE
AMOUNT BY WHICH THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO FULLY FUND THIS SECTION EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT ALLOCATED UNDER THIS SECTION AND THEN DIVIDING THAT AMOUNT BY THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF PUPILS ENROLLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 166B AND COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP IN UNDER
SECTION 6.
Sec. 24. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$8,000,000.00 for payments to the educating
district or intermediate district for educating pupils assigned by a court or the
department of health and human services to reside in or to attend a juvenile detention
facility or child caring institution licensed by the department of health and human
services and approved by the department to provide an on-grounds education program.
The amount of the payment under this section to a district or intermediate district
shall be calculated as prescribed under subsection (2).
(2) The total amount allocated under this section shall be allocated by paying to
the educating district or intermediate district an amount equal to the lesser of the
district's or intermediate district's added cost or the department's approved per-
pupil allocation for the district or intermediate district. For the purposes of this
subsection:
(a) "Added cost" means 100% of the added cost each fiscal year for educating all
pupils assigned by a court or the department of health and human services to reside in
or to attend a juvenile detention facility or child caring institution licensed by the
department of health and human services or the department of licensing and regulatory
affairs and approved by the department to provide an on-grounds education program.
Added cost shall be computed by deducting all other revenue received under this
article for pupils described in this section from total costs, as approved by the
department, in whole or in part, for educating those pupils in the on-grounds
education program or in a program approved by the department that is located on
property adjacent to a juvenile detention facility or child caring institution. Costs
reimbursed by federal funds are not included.
(b) "Department's approved per-pupil allocation" for a district or intermediate
district shall be determined by dividing the total amount allocated under this section
for a fiscal year by the full-time equated membership total for all pupils approved by
the department to be funded under this section for that fiscal year for the district
or intermediate district.
(3) A district or intermediate district educating pupils described in this
section at a residential child caring institution may operate, and receive funding
under this section for, a department-approved on-grounds educational program for those
pupils that is longer than 181 days, but not longer than 233 days, if the child caring
institution was licensed as a child caring institution and offered in 1991-92 an on-
grounds educational program that was longer than 181 days but not longer than 233 days
and that was operated by a district or intermediate district.
(4) Special education pupils funded under section 53a shall not be funded under
this section.
Sec. 24a. From the appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not
to exceed $1,301,000.00 for 2015-2016 and there
is allocated an amount not to exceed
$1,328,100.00 $1,339,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for payments to intermediate
districts for pupils who are placed in juvenile justice service facilities operated by
the department of health and human services. Each intermediate district shall receive
an amount equal to the state share of those costs that are clearly and directly
attributable to the educational programs for pupils placed in facilities described in
this section that are located within the intermediate district's boundaries. The
intermediate districts receiving payments under this section shall cooperate with the
department of health and human services to ensure that all funding allocated under
this section is utilized by the intermediate district and department of health and
human services for educational programs for pupils described in this section. Pupils
described in this section are not eligible to be funded under section 24. However, a
program responsibility or other fiscal responsibility associated with these pupils
shall not be transferred from the department of health and human services to a
district or intermediate district unless the district or intermediate district
consents to the transfer.
Sec. 24c. From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $1,632,400.00 $1,528,400.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for payments to
districts for pupils who are enrolled in a nationally administered community-based
education and youth mentoring program, known as the youth challenge program, that is
administered by the department of military and veterans affairs. Both of the following
apply to a district receiving payments under this section:
(a) The district shall contract with the department of military and veterans
affairs to ensure that all funding allocated under this section is utilized by the
district and the department of military and veterans affairs for the youth challenge
program.
(b) The district may retain for its administrative expenses an amount not to
exceed 3% of the amount of the payment the district receives under this section.
Sec. 26a. From the funds appropriated in section 11, there
is allocated an amount
not to exceed $20,000,000.00 for 2015-2016 and there
is allocated an amount not to
exceed $20,000,000.00 $18,000,000.00 for
2016-2017 2017-2018 to reimburse districts
and intermediate districts pursuant to section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone
act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2015
and 2016 as applicable 2017.
The allocations shall be made not later than 60 days after the department of treasury
certifies to the department and to the state budget director that the department of
treasury has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts due
to each eligible recipient.
Sec. 26b. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there
is allocated for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$4,405,100.00 for payments to districts,
intermediate districts, and community college districts for the portion of the payment
in lieu of taxes obligation that is attributable to districts, intermediate districts,
and community college districts pursuant to section 2154 of the natural resources and
environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2154.
(2) If the amount appropriated under this section is not sufficient to fully pay
obligations under this section, payments shall be prorated on an equal basis among all
eligible districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts.
Sec. 26c. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there
is allocated an amount
not to exceed $278,000.00 for 2015-2016 and there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000.00 $1,500,000.00
for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to the promise zone fund created
in subsection (3).
(2) Funds allocated to the promise zone fund under this section shall be used
solely for payments to eligible districts and intermediate districts that have a
promise zone development plan approved by the department of treasury under section 7
of the Michigan promise zone authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1667.
(3) The promise zone fund is created as a separate account within the state
school aid fund to be used solely for the purposes of the Michigan promise zone
authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1661 to 390.1679. All of the following apply to
the promise zone fund:
(a) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the promise zone fund. The
state treasurer shall credit to the promise zone fund interest and earnings from fund
investments.
(b) Money in the promise zone fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in
the promise zone fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) Subject to subsection (2), the state treasurer may make payments from the
promise zone fund to eligible districts and intermediate districts pursuant to the
Michigan promise zone authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1661 to 390.1679, to be used
for the purposes of a promise zone authority created under that act.
(5) NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 17B, PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE PAID ON A SCHEDULE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
SEC. 29. (1) FROM THE APPROPRIATION IN SECTION 11, THERE IS ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $7,000,000.00 FOR 2017-2018 FOR ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE
DISTRICTS FOR DECLINING ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE.
(2) A DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE FOR A PAYMENT UNDER THIS SECTION IF ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING APPLY:
(A) THE DISTRICT’S PUPIL MEMBERSHIP FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IS BOTH LESS THAN
THE DISTRICT’S PUPIL MEMBERSHIP FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AND HAS
DECLINED FROM THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR PUPIL MEMBERSHIP BY GREATER THAN 5%.
(B) THE DISTRICT’S AVERAGE PUPIL MEMBERSHIP, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, IS
GREATER THAN THE DISTRICT’S PUPIL MEMBERSHIP FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AS CALCULATED
UNDER SECTION 6.
(C) THE DISTRICT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER SECTION 6(4)(W) OR
22D(2).
(3) PAYMENTS TO EACH ELIGIBLE DISTRICT SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE DISTRICT’S AVERAGE PUPIL MEMBERSHIP AND THE DISTRICT’S PUPIL MEMBERSHIP AS
CALCULATED UNDER SECTION 6 FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR MULTIPLIED BY AN AMOUNT PER
PUPIL EQUAL TO 33.3% OF THE SUM OF THE DISTRICT’S FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE CALCULATED
UNDER SECTION 20 PLUS THE AMOUNT OF THE DISTRICT’S PER PUPIL ALLOCATION UNDER SECTION
20M, NOT TO EXCEED THE BASIC FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE UNDER SECTION 20 FOR THE CURRENT
STATE FISCAL YEAR. PAYMENTS ARE INTENDED TO BE FOR THE FIRST OF TWO YEARS. IF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENTS CALCULATED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION EXCEEDS THE ALLOCATION
FOR THIS SECTION, THE PAYMENT TO EACH DISTRICT SHALL BE PRORATED ON AN EQUAL
PERCENTAGE BASIS.
(4) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "AVERAGE PUPIL MEMBERSHIP" MEANS THE
AVERAGE OF THE DISTRICT’S MEMBERSHIP FOR THE 2-FISCAL-YEAR PERIOD ENDING WITH THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, CALCULATED BY ADDING THE DISTRICT’S ACTUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR EACH OF
THOSE 2 FISCAL YEARS, AS OTHERWISE CALCULATED UNDER SECTION 6, AND DIVIDING THE SUM OF
THOSE 2 MEMBERSHIP FIGURES BY 2.
Sec. 31a.(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed $389,695,500.00
$539,695,500.00 for payments to eligible districts,
AND eligible public school
academies, and the education achievement system for
the purposes of ensuring that
pupils are proficient in reading ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS by the end of grade 3, THAT
PUPILS ARE PROFICIENT IN MATHEMATICS BY THE END OF GRADE 8, THAT PUPILS ARE ATTENDING
SCHOOL
REGULARLY, and
that high school graduates are career and college ready and for
the purposes under subsections (7) and (8). (8) AND (9).
(2) For a district or public school academy, or the
education achievement system,
to be eligible to receive funding under this section, other
than funding under
subsection (7) or (8), the sum of the district's or public
school academy's or the
education achievement system's combined state and local
revenue per membership pupil
in the current state fiscal year, as calculated under
section 20, must be less than or
equal to the basic foundation allowance under section 20 for
the current state fiscal
year.
(2) (3) For a district or public school
academy that operates grades K to 3 or
the education achievement system, to be eligible to receive funding
under this
section, other than funding under subsection (7) (8) or (8), (9), the district or
public school academy, or the education achievement
system, must implement, for at
least grades K to 3 K TO 8 OR ALL OF THE GRADES A DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY
OPERATES IF THE DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY OPERATES LESS THAN GRADES K TO 8, a
multi-tiered system of supports that is an evidence-based model that uses data-driven
problem solving to integrate academic and behavioral instruction and that uses
intervention delivered to all pupils in varying intensities based on pupil needs. This
multi-tiered system of supports must provide at least all of the following essential
elements:
(a) Implements effective instruction for all learners.
(b) Intervenes early.
(c) Provides a multi-tiered model of instruction and intervention that provides
the following:
(i) A core curriculum and classroom interventions available to all pupils that
meet the needs of most pupils.
(ii) Targeted group interventions.
(iii) Intense individual interventions.
(d) Monitors pupil progress to inform instruction.
(e) Uses data to make instructional decisions.
(f) Uses assessments including universal screening, diagnostics, and progress
monitoring.
(g) Engages families and the community.
(h) Implements evidence-based, scientifically validated, instruction and
intervention.
(i) Implements instruction and intervention practices with fidelity.
(j) Uses a collaborative problem-solving model.
(3) (4) Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, an eligible district or
eligible public school academy or the education
achievement system shall receive under
this section for each membership pupil in the district or
public school academy or the
education achievement system who met the income eligibility
criteria for free
breakfast, lunch, or milk, as determined under the Richard
B. Russell national school
lunch act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769, and as reported to the
department in the form and
manner prescribed by the department WHO
ARE DETERMINED TO BE ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED AND REPORTED TO THE CENTER not later than the fifth Wednesday after the
pupil membership count day of the immediately preceding
fiscal year and adjusted not
later than December 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal
year, an amount per
pupil
equal to 11.5% of the sum of the district's STATEWIDE WEIGHTED AVERAGE foundation
allowance or the public school academy's or the
education achievement system's per
pupil amount calculated under section 20 plus the amount of
the district's per-pupil
allocation under section 20m, not to exceed the basic
foundation allowance under
section 20 for the current state fiscal year, or of the
public school academy's or the
education achievement system's per membership pupil amount
calculated under section 20
for the current state fiscal year. However, a public school academy
that began
operations as a public school academy, an achievement
school that began operations as
an achievement school, or a community district that first
enrolls pupils,
after the
pupil membership count day of the immediately preceding school year shall receive
under this section for each membership pupil in the public
school academy, in the
education achievement system, or in the community district
who met the income
eligibility criteria for free breakfast, lunch, or milk, as
determined under the
Richard B. Russell national school lunch act and as
reported to the department WHO ARE
DETERMINED TO BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND REPORTED TO THE CENTER not later than
the fifth Wednesday after the pupil membership count day of
the current fiscal year
and adjusted not later than December 31 of the current
fiscal year, an
amount per
pupil equal to 11.5% of the public school academy's, the
education achievement
system's, or the community district's per membership pupil
amount calculated under
section 20 for the current state fiscal year STATEWIDE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOUNDATION
ALLOWANCE.
(4) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL
ACADEMY RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL USE THOSE FUNDS TO ENSURE THE
FOLLOWING:
(A) THAT THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS AND
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IS NOT MORE THAN THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATE FOR NON-
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN THE DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, AS DEFINED
AND CALCULATED BY THE CENTER.
(B) THAT THE PROPORTION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS IN THE BOTTOM 30% DOES NOT EXCEED THE PROPORTION OF NON-ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN THE BOTTOM 30% OF A DISTRICT’S PERFORMANCE ON THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS STATE ASSESSMENT FOR THIRD GRADE, AS CALCULATED AND REPORTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT IN THE TOP 30-BOTTOM 30 ANALYSIS REPORT.
(C) THAT THE PROPORTION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS IN THE BOTTOM 30% DOES NOT EXCEED THE PROPORTION OF NON-ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN THE BOTTOM 30% OF A DISTRICT’S PERFORMANCE ON THE MATHEMATICS
STATE ASSESSMENT FOR EIGHTH GRADE, AS CALCULATED AND REPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE
TOP 30-BOTTOM 30 ANALYSIS REPORT.
(D) THAT AT LEAST 65% OF PUPILS IN GRADES 9 TO 12 HAVE ENROLLED IN CTE
PROGRAMMING, ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR INTERNATIONAL BACCALEURATE COURSES, OR EQUIVALENT
DUAL-ENROLLMENT COURSES WITH AN ACCREDITED POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION AND THAT AT LEAST
80% OF THOSE PUPILS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSES.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a district or public school
academy, or the education achievement system,
receiving funding under this section
shall use that money only to provide instructional programs and direct
noninstructional services, including, but not limited to, medical, mental health, or
counseling services, for at-risk pupils; for school health clinics; and for the
purposes of subsection (6), (7), (8), or (11). (9). In addition, a district that is a
school district of the first class or a district or public school academy in which at
least 50% of the pupils in membership met the income
eligibility criteria for free
breakfast, lunch, or milk WERE DETERMINED
TO BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED in the
immediately preceding state fiscal year, as determined and reported as described in
subsection (4), or the education achievement system if it meets this
requirement,
SUBSECTION (3) may use not more than 20% of the funds it receives under this section
for school security. A district, the OR public school academy, or the education
achievement system shall not use any of that money for administrative costs.
The
instruction or direct noninstructional services provided under this section may be
conducted before or after regular school hours or by adding extra school days to the
school year.
(6) A DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY THAT RECEIVES FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION
MAY USE UP TO 5% OF THOSE FUNDS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO
DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHERS THAT IS ALIGNED TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
STANDARDS; IS INTEGRATED INTO DISTRICT, BUILDING AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES; AND IS
SOLELY RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING:
(A) IMPLEMENTING THE MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (2)
WITH FIDELITY AND UTILIZING THE DATA TO INFORM CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.
(B) IMPROVING THE DISTRICT’S PERFORMANCE ON THE METRICS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4).
(7) (6) A district or public school academy
that receives funds under this
section and that operates a school breakfast program under section 1272a of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1272a, or the education
achievement system if it operates
a school breakfast program, shall use from the funds received
under this section an
amount, not to exceed $10.00 per pupil for whom the district or public school academy
or the education achievement system receives funds under this section,
necessary to
pay for costs associated with the operation of the school breakfast program.
(8) (7) From
the funds allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for
2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$5,557,300.00 to support child and
adolescent health centers. These grants shall be awarded for 5 consecutive years
beginning with 2003-2004 in a form and manner approved jointly by the department and
the department of health and human services. Each grant recipient shall remain in
compliance with the terms of the grant award or shall forfeit the grant award for the
duration of the 5-year period after the noncompliance. To continue to receive funding
for a child and adolescent health center under this section a grant recipient shall
ensure that the child and adolescent health center has an advisory committee and that
at least one-third of the members of the advisory committee are parents or legal
guardians of school-aged children. A child and adolescent health center program shall
recognize the role of a child's parents or legal guardian in the physical and
emotional well-being of the child. Funding under this subsection shall be used to
support child and adolescent health center services provided to children up to age 21.
If any funds allocated under this subsection are not used for the purposes of this
subsection for the fiscal year in which they are allocated, those unused funds shall
be used that fiscal year to avoid or minimize any proration that would otherwise be
required under subsection (12) for that fiscal year.
(9) (8) From the funds allocated under
subsection (1), there is allocated for
2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$5,150,000.00 for the state portion of the
hearing and vision screenings as described in section 9301 of the public health code,
1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9301. A local public health department shall pay at least 50% of
the total cost of the screenings. The frequency of the screenings shall be as required
under R 325.13091 to R 325.13096 and R 325.3271 to R 325.3276 of the Michigan
administrative code. Funds shall be awarded in a form and manner approved jointly by
the department and the department of health and human services. Notwithstanding
section 17b, payments to eligible entities under this subsection shall be paid on a
schedule determined by the department.
(10) (9) THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL CALCULATE AND PUBLISH THE TOP 30-BOTTOM 30 ANALYSIS
REPORT ANNUALLY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE EACH DISTRICT’S PERFORMANCE IN THE METRICS
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISIONS (4)(B) AND (4)(C). IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH
EACH DISTRICT’S PERFORMANCE FOR EACH OF THE METRICS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4) NO
LATER THAN DECEMBER 30 OF EACH YEAR OR ONE MONTH AFTER FULLY AUDITED STATE ASSESSMENT
DATA IS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
(11) Each district or public school academy receiving funds under this section
and the education achievement system shall submit to the department by
July 15 of each
fiscal year a report, not to exceed 10 pages, on the
usage by the district or public
school academy or the education achievement system of funds
under this section,
IN A
FORM
AND MANNER DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT which report shall include a brief
description of each program conducted or services performed by the district or public
school academy or the education achievement system
using funds under this section, the
amount of funds under this section allocated to each of those programs or services,
the total number of at-risk pupils served by each of those programs or services, and
the data necessary for the department and the department of health and human services
to verify matching funds for the temporary assistance for needy families program. FROM
THIS REPORT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH A SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS CONDUCTED OR SERVICES
PERFORMED IN DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES THAT DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE METRICS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4), AS DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
If a district or public
school academy or the education achievement system
does not comply with this subsection, the department shall withhold an amount equal to
the August payment due under this section until the district or public school academy
or the education achievement system complies with this subsection. If
the district or
public school academy or the education achievement
system does not comply with this
subsection by the end of the state fiscal year, the withheld funds shall be forfeited
to the school aid fund.
(12) (10) In order to receive funds under
this section, a district or public
school academy or the education achievement system
shall allow access for the
department or the department's designee to audit all records related to the program
for which it receives those funds. The district or public
school academy or the
education achievement system shall reimburse the state for all
disallowances found in
the audit.
(11) Subject to subsections (6), (7), and (8), a
district may use up to 100% of
the funds it receives under this section to implement
schoolwide reform in schools
with 40% or more of their pupils identified as at-risk
pupils by providing
instructional or noninstructional services consistent with
the school improvement
plan.
(13) (12) If necessary, and
before any proration required under section 296, the
department shall prorate payments under this section by reducing the amount of the per
pupil payment under this section by a dollar amount calculated by determining the
amount by which the amount necessary to fully fund the requirements of this section
exceeds the maximum amount allocated under this section and then dividing that amount
by the total statewide number of pupils who met the
income eligibility criteria for
free breakfast, lunch, or milk WHO
ARE DETERMINED TO BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED in
the immediately preceding fiscal year, as described in
subsection (4) (3).
(14) (13) If a district is formed by
consolidation after June 1, 1995, and if 1
or more of the original districts were not eligible before
the consolidation for an
additional allowance under this section, the amount of the
additional allowance under
this section for the consolidated district shall be based
on the number of pupils
described in subsection (1) enrolled in the consolidated
district who reside in the
territory of an original district that was eligible before
the consolidation for an
additional allowance under this section. In addition, if IF
a district is dissolved
pursuant to section 12 of the revised school code, MCL 380.12, the intermediate
district to which the dissolved school district was constituent shall determine the
estimated number of pupils that meet the income
eligibility criteria for free
breakfast, lunch, or milk, ARE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED as described under
subsection (4)
(3), AND THAT ARE enrolled in each of the other
districts within the
intermediate district and provide that estimate to the department for the purposes of
distributing funds under this section within 60 days after the school district is
declared dissolved.
(14) As used in this section, "at-risk
pupil" means a pupil for whom the district
has documentation that the pupil meets any of the following
criteria:
(a) Is a victim of child abuse or neglect.
(b) Is a pregnant teenager or teenage parent.
(c) Has a family history of school failure,
incarceration, or substance abuse.
(d) For pupils for whom the results of the state
summative assessment have been
received, is a pupil who did not achieve proficiency on the
English language arts,
mathematics, science, or social studies content area
assessment.
(e) Is a pupil who is at risk of not meeting the
district's core academic
curricular objectives in English language arts or
mathematics, as demonstrated on
local assessments.
(f) The pupil is enrolled in a priority or
priority-successor school, as defined
in the elementary and secondary education act of 2001
flexibility waiver approved by
the United States Department of Education.
(g) In the absence of state or local assessment
data, the pupil meets at least 2
of the following criteria, as documented in a form and
manner approved by the
department:
(i) The pupil is eligible for free or reduced price
breakfast, lunch, or milk.
(ii) The pupil is absent more than 10% of enrolled
days or 10 school days during
the school year.
(iii) The pupil is homeless.
(iv) The pupil is a migrant.
(v) The pupil is an English language learner.
(vi) The pupil is an immigrant who has immigrated
within the immediately
preceding 3 years.
(vii) The pupil did not complete high school in 4
years and is still continuing
in school as identified in the Michigan cohort graduation
and dropout report.
(15) Beginning in 2018-2019, if a district, public
school academy, or the
education achievement system does not demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the
department that at least 50% of at-risk pupils are
proficient in English language arts
by the end of grade 3 as measured by the state assessment
for the immediately
preceding school year and demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the department
improvement over each of the 3 immediately preceding school
years in the percentage of
at-risk pupils that are career- and college-ready as
determined by proficiency on the
English language arts, mathematics, and science content
area assessments on the grade
11 summative assessment under section 1279g(2)(a) of the
revised school code, MCL
380.1279g, the district, public school academy, or
education achievement system shall
ensure all of the following:
(a) The district, public school academy, or the
education achievement system
shall determine the proportion of total at-risk pupils that
represents the number of
pupils in grade 3 that are not proficient in English
language arts by the end of grade
3, and the district, public school academy, or the
education achievement system shall
expend that same proportion multiplied by 1/2 of its total
at-risk funds under this
section on tutoring and other methods of improving grade 3
English language arts
proficiency.
(b) The district, public school academy, or the
education achievement system
shall determine the proportion of total at-risk pupils that
represent the number of
pupils in grade 11 that are not career- and college-ready
as measured by the student's
score on the English language arts, mathematics, and
science content area assessments
on the grade 11 summative assessment under section
1279g(2)(a) of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1279g, and the district, public school
academy, or the education
achievement system shall expend that same proportion
multiplied by 1/2 of its total
at-risk funds under this section on tutoring and other
activities to improve scores on
the college entrance examination portion of the Michigan
merit examination.
(16) As used in subsection (15), "total at-risk
pupils" means the sum of the
number of pupils in grade 3 that are not proficient in
English language arts by the
end of third grade as measured on the state assessment and
the number of pupils in
grade 11 that are not career- and college-ready as measured
by the student's score on
the English language arts, mathematics, and science content
area assessments on the
grade 11 summative assessment under section 1279g(2)(a) of
the revised school code,
MCL 380.1279g.
(15) BEGINNING IN 2020-2021, IF A DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY HAS NOT
ACHIEVED ALL OF THE METRICS IN SUBSECTION (4) OR MADE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS AS
DETERMINED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ASSIGN A TEAM
OF PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REFORM TO PARTNER WITH
THE DISTRICT, THE INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL EMPLOYERS,
EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AND POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT TO CONDUCT AN EVALUATION THAT SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING:
(A) REVIEW THE DISTRICT’S IMPLEMENTATION AND UTILIZATION OF ITS MULTI-TIERED
SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS AND ENSURE IT IS BEING USED TO APPROPRIATELY INFORM INSTRUCTION OF
AT-RISK PUPILS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES.
(B) CONDUCT AN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AUDIT THAT INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CHANGES IF NECESSARY FOR AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING:
(I) A REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT AND BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATOR CAPACITY TO
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
(II) A REVIEW OF CLASSROOM, INSTRUCTIONAL, AND OPERATIONAL PRACTICES AND
CURRICULUM TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND STATE
CURRICULUM STANDARDS.
(C) A REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT’S USE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO
MORE EFFECTIVELY USE THOSE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR AT-RISK
PUPILS.
(D) EVALUATION COSTS SHALL BE PAID FOR FROM THE FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THIS SECTION
ONLY AFTER AN AGREEMENT SPECIFYING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTNERS AND
ESTABLISHING 18-MONTH BENCHMARKS HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE PARTNERS AND APPROVED BY THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
(16) (17) A district or public school academy
that receives funds under this
section or the education achievement system may use
funds received under this section
to provide an anti-bullying or crisis intervention program.
(17) (18) The department shall collaborate
with the department of health and
human services to prioritize assigning Pathways to Potential Success coaches to
elementary schools that have a high percentage of pupils in grades K to 3 who are not
reading at grade level PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, BASED UPON STATE
ASSESSMENTS FOR PUPILS IN THOSE GRADES.
(18) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
(A) "AT-RISK PUPIL" MEANS a pupil THAT IS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR AN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER for whom the district has documentation that the pupil meets
any of the following criteria:
(I) A PUPIL THAT DID NOT ACHIEVE PROFICIENCY ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STATE
ASSESSMENT FOR GRADE 3 OR IS AT-RISK OF NOT ACHIEVING PROFICIENCY, AS DETERMINED BY
THE DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY USING DATA PROVIDED AS PART OF THE MULTI-TIERED
SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2).
(II) A PUPIL THAT DID NOT ACHIEVE PROFICIENCY ON THE MATHEMATICS STATE ASSESSMENT
FOR GRADE 8 OR IS AT-RISK OF NOT ACHIEVING PROFICIENCY, AS DETERMINED BY THE DISTRICT
OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY USING DATA PROVIDED AS PART OF THE MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF
SUPPORTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2).
(III) A PUPIL THAT ENGAGES IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AS DEFINED AND REPORTED TO THE
CENTER.
(B)
"CTE" MEANS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
(C) "Economically Disadvantaged" MEANS PUPILS who have been determined eligible
for free or reduced-price meals as determined under the Richard B. Russell national
school lunch act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769, or are in households receiving Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families assistance, or
are homeless, migrant, or are in foster care, AS REPORTED TO THE CENTER.
(D) "eNGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER" MEANS LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT PUPILS WHO SPEAK
A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SPEAKING,
READING, WRITING, OR UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH AS REPORTED TO THE CENTER.
(E) "STATEWIDE WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE" MEANS THE SUM OF EACH
DISTRICT’S FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF PUPILS IN MEMBERSHIP IN
THAT DISTRICT, DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS IN MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THIS CALCULATION, A DISTRICT’S FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE BASIC
FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE UNDER SECTION 20 FOR THE CURRENT STATE FISCAL YEAR.
Sec. 31b. (1) From the appropriations in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $1,500,000.00 $3,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for grants to at-
risk districts for implementing a year-round BALANCED CALENDAR instructional program
for at least 1 of its schools.
(2) The department shall select districts for grants under this section from
among applicant districts that meet both of the following:
(a) The district meets 1 or both of the following:
(i) Is eligible in 2016-2017 2017-2018 for the community eligibility option for
free and reduced price lunch under 42 USC 1759a.
(ii) At least 50% of the pupils in membership in the district met the income
eligibility criteria for free breakfast, lunch, or milk in the immediately preceding
state fiscal year, as determined under the Richard B. Russell national school lunch
act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769i.
(b) The board of the district has adopted a resolution stating that the district
will implement for the first time a year-round AN
instructional BALANCED calendar
PROGRAM that will begin in 2017-2018
2018-2019 for at least 1 school operated by the
district and committing to providing the year-round instructional calendar in each of
those schools for at least 3 school years.
(3) A district seeking a grant under this section shall apply to the department
in the form and manner prescribed by the department not
later than December 1, 2016
2017. The department shall select districts for grants and make notification not later
than February 1, 2017 2018.
(4) The department shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis,
but shall give priority based solely on consideration of the following criteria:
(a) Giving priority to districts that, as of June 30,
2016 IN THE IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR, had lower general fund balances as a percentage of revenues.
(b) Giving priority to districts that operate at least 1 school that has been
identified by the department as either a priority school or a focus school.
(c) Ensuring that grant funding includes both rural and urban districts.
(5) The amount of a grant under this section to any 1 district shall not exceed
$750,000.00.
(6) A grant payment under this section to a district shall be used for necessary
modifications to instructional facilities and other nonrecurring costs of preparing
for the operation of a year-round instructional program as approved by the department.
(7) A district receiving a grant under this section is not required to provide
more than the minimum number of days and hours of pupil instruction prescribed under
section 101, but shall spread at least those minimum amounts of pupil instruction over
the entire year in each of its schools in which a year-round instructional calendar is
implemented. The district shall commit to providing the year-round instructional
calendar in each of those schools for at least 3 school years.
(8) For a district receiving a grant under this section, excessive heat is
considered to be a condition not within the control of school authorities for the
purpose of days or hours being counted as days or hours of pupil instruction under
section 101(4).
(9) Notwithstanding section 17b, grant payments to districts under this section
shall be paid on a schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 31d. (1) From the appropriations in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $22,495,100.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for the purpose of making
payments to districts and other eligible entities under this section.
(2) The amounts allocated from state sources under this section shall be used to
pay the amount necessary to reimburse districts for 6.0127% of the necessary costs of
the state mandated portion of the school lunch programs provided by those districts.
The amount due to each district under this section shall be computed by the department
using the methods of calculation adopted by the Michigan supreme court in the
consolidated cases known as Durant v State of Michigan, Michigan supreme court docket
no. 104458-104492.
(3) The payments made under this section include all state payments made to
districts so that each district receives at least 6.0127% of the necessary costs of
operating the state mandated portion of the school lunch program in a fiscal year.
(4) The payments made under this section to districts and other eligible entities
that are not required under section 1272a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1272a,
to provide a school lunch program shall be in an amount not to exceed $10.00 per
eligible pupil plus 5 cents for each free lunch and 2 cents for each reduced price
lunch provided, as determined by the department.
(5) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2016-2017
2017-2018 all available
federal funding, estimated at $510,000,000.00
$520,000,000.00 for the national school lunch program and all available federal
funding, estimated at $3,200,000.00 for the emergency food assistance program.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments to eligible entities other than
districts under this section shall be paid on a schedule determined by the department.
(7) In purchasing food for a school lunch program funded under this section,
preference shall be given to food that is grown or produced by Michigan businesses if
it is competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 31f. (1) From the appropriations in section 11, there
is allocated an amount
not to exceed $2,500,000.00 for 2015-2016 there is allocated an amount not to
exceed
$2,500,000.00 $4,500,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for the purpose of making payments
to districts to reimburse for the cost of providing breakfast.
(2) The funds allocated under this section for school breakfast programs shall be
made available to all eligible applicant districts that meet all of the following
criteria:
(a) The district participates in the federal school breakfast program and meets
all standards as prescribed by 7 CFR parts 220 and 245.
(b) Each breakfast eligible for payment meets the federal standards described in
subdivision (a).
(3) The payment for a district under this section is at a per meal rate equal to
the lesser of the district's actual cost or 100% of the statewide average cost of a
breakfast served, as determined and approved by the department, less federal
reimbursement, participant payments, and other state reimbursement. The statewide
average cost shall be determined by the department using costs as reported in a manner
approved by the department for the preceding school year.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments under this section may be made pursuant
to an agreement with the department.
(5) In purchasing food for a school breakfast program funded under this section,
preference shall be given to food that is grown or produced by Michigan businesses if
it is competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 32d. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated to
eligible intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts for great
start readiness programs an amount not to exceed
$243,600,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-
2018. Funds allocated under this section for great start readiness programs shall be
used to provide part-day, school-day, or GSRP/head start blended comprehensive free
compensatory classroom programs designed to improve the readiness and subsequent
achievement of educationally disadvantaged children who meet the participant
eligibility and prioritization guidelines as defined by the department. For a child to
be eligible to participate in a program under this section, the child shall be at
least 4, but less than 5, years of age as of September 1 of the school year in which
the program is offered and shall meet those eligibility and prioritization guidelines.
(2) Funds allocated under subsection (1) shall be allocated to intermediate
districts or consortia of intermediate districts based on the formula in section 39.
An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving funding
under this section shall act as the fiduciary for the great start readiness programs.
In order to be eligible to receive funds allocated under this subsection from an
intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts, a district, a
consortium of districts, or a public or private for-profit or nonprofit legal entity
or agency shall comply with this section and section 39.
(3) In addition to the allocation under subsection (1), from the general fund
money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed
$300,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for a competitive grant to continue a longitudinal
evaluation of children who have participated in great start readiness programs.
(4) To be eligible for funding under this section, a program shall prepare
children for success in school through comprehensive part-day, school-day, or
GSRP/head start blended programs that contain all of the following program components,
as determined by the department:
(a) Participation in a collaborative recruitment and enrollment process to assure
that each child is enrolled in the program most appropriate to his or her needs and to
maximize the use of federal, state, and local funds.
(b) An age-appropriate educational curriculum that is in compliance with the
early childhood standards of quality for prekindergarten children adopted by the state
board.
(c) Nutritional services for all program participants supported by federal,
state, and local resources as applicable.
(d) Physical and dental health and developmental screening services for all
program participants.
(e) Referral services for families of program participants to community social
service agencies, including mental health services, as appropriate.
(f) Active and continuous involvement of the parents or guardians of the program
participants.
(g) A plan to conduct and report annual great start readiness program evaluations
and continuous improvement plans using criteria approved by the department.
(h) Participation in a school readiness advisory committee convened as a
workgroup of the great start collaborative that provides for the involvement of
classroom teachers, parents or guardians of program participants, and community,
volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations, as appropriate. The advisory
committee annually shall review and make recommendations regarding the program
components listed in this subsection. The advisory committee also shall make
recommendations to the great start collaborative regarding other community services
designed to improve all children's school readiness.
(i) The ongoing articulation of the kindergarten and first grade programs offered
by the program provider.
(j) Participation in this state's great start to quality process with a rating of
at least 3 stars.
(5) An application for funding under this section shall provide for the
following, in a form and manner determined by the department:
(a) Ensure compliance with all program components described in subsection (4).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision,
ensure that ALL at least
90% of the children participating in an eligible great start
readiness program for
whom the intermediate district is receiving funds under this section are children who
live with families with a household income that is equal to or less than 250% of the
federal poverty level. If the intermediate district
determines that all eligible
children are being served and that there are no children on
the waiting list under
section 39(1)(d) who live with families with a household
income that is equal to or
less than 250% of the federal poverty level, the
intermediate district may then enroll
children who live with families with a household income
that is equal to or less than
300% of the federal poverty level. The enrollment process shall
consider income and
risk factors, such that children determined with higher need are enrolled before
children with lesser need. For purposes of this subdivision, all age-eligible children
served in foster care or who are experiencing homelessness or who have individualized
education plans recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting shall be
considered to live with families with household income equal to or less than 250% of
the federal poverty level regardless of actual family income and shall be prioritized
for enrollment within the lowest quintile.
(c) Ensure that the applicant only uses qualified personnel for this program, as
follows:
(i) Teachers possessing proper training. A lead teacher must have a valid
teaching certificate with an early childhood (ZA or ZS) endorsement or a bachelor's or
higher degree in child development or early childhood education with specialization in
preschool teaching. However, if an applicant demonstrates to the department that it is
unable to fully comply with this subparagraph after making reasonable efforts to
comply, teachers who have significant but incomplete training in early childhood
education or child development may be used if the applicant provides to the
department, and the department approves, a plan for each teacher to come into
compliance with the standards in this subparagraph. A teacher's compliance plan must
be completed within 2 years of the date of employment. Progress toward completion of
the compliance plan shall consist of at least 2 courses per calendar year.
(ii) Paraprofessionals possessing proper training in early childhood education,
including an associate's degree in early childhood education or child development or
the equivalent, or a child development associate (CDA) credential. However, if an
applicant demonstrates to the department that it is unable to fully comply with this
subparagraph after making reasonable efforts to comply, the applicant may use
paraprofessionals who have completed at least 1 course that earns college credit in
early childhood education or child development if the applicant provides to the
department, and the department approves, a plan for each paraprofessional to come into
compliance with the standards in this subparagraph. A paraprofessional's compliance
plan must be completed within 2 years of the date of employment. Progress toward
completion of the compliance plan shall consist of at least 2 courses or 60 clock
hours of training per calendar year.
(d) Include a program budget that contains only those costs that are not
reimbursed or reimbursable by federal funding, that are clearly and directly
attributable to the great start readiness program, and that would not be incurred if
the program were not being offered. Eligible costs include transportation costs. The
program budget shall indicate the extent to which these funds will supplement other
federal, state, local, or private funds. Funds received under this section shall not
be used to supplant any federal funds received by the applicant to serve children
eligible for a federally funded preschool program that has the capacity to serve those
children.
(6) For a grant recipient that enrolls pupils in a school-day program funded
under this section, each child enrolled in the school-day program shall be counted as
described in section 39 for purposes of determining the amount of the grant award.
(7) For a grant recipient that enrolls pupils in a GSRP/head start blended
program, the grant recipient shall ensure that all head start and GSRP policies and
regulations are applied to the blended slots, with adherence to the highest standard
from either program, to the extent allowable under federal law.
(8) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a
grant under this section shall designate an early childhood coordinator, and may
provide services directly or may contract with 1 or more districts or public or
private for-profit or nonprofit providers that meet all requirements of subsections
(4) and (5).
(9) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may retain
for administrative services provided by the intermediate district or consortium of
intermediate districts an amount not to exceed 4% of the grant amount. Expenses
incurred by subrecipients engaged by the intermediate district or consortium of
intermediate districts for directly running portions of the program shall be
considered program costs or a contracted program fee for service.
(10) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may expend
not more than 2% of the total grant amount for outreach, recruiting, and public
awareness of the program.
(11) Each grant recipient shall enroll children identified under subsection
(5)(b) according to how far the child's household income is below 250% of the federal
poverty level by ranking each applicant child's household income from lowest to
highest and dividing the applicant children into quintiles based on how far the
child's household income is below 250% of the federal poverty level, and then
enrolling children in the quintile with the lowest household income before enrolling
children in the quintile with the next lowest household
income until slots are
completely filled. If the grant recipient determines that
all eligible children are
being served and that there are no children on the waiting
list under section 39(1)(d)
who live with families with a household income that is
equal to or less than 250% of
the federal poverty level, the grant recipient may then
enroll children who live with
families with a household income that is equal to or less
than 300% of the federal
poverty level. The enrollment process shall consider income and risk
factors, such
that children determined with higher need are enrolled before children with lesser
need. For purposes of this subdivision, all age-eligible children served in foster
care or who are experiencing homelessness or who have individualized education plans
recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting shall be considered to live
with families with household income equal to or less than 250% of the federal poverty
level regardless of actual family income and shall be prioritized for enrollment
within the lowest quintile.
(12) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a
grant under this section shall allow parents of eligible children who are residents of
the intermediate district or within the consortium to choose a program operated by or
contracted with another intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts
and shall enter into a written agreement regarding payment, in a manner prescribed by
the department.
(13) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a
grant under this section shall conduct a local process to contract with interested and
eligible public and private for-profit and nonprofit community-based providers that
meet all requirements of subsection (4) for at least 30% of
its total slot allocation.
For the purposes of this 30% allocation, an intermediate district or consortium of
intermediate districts may count children served by a head start grantee or delegate
in a blended head start and great start readiness school-day program. Children served
in a program funded only through head start shall not be counted toward this 30%
allocation. The intermediate district or consortium shall report to the department, in
a manner prescribed by the department, a detailed list of community-based providers by
provider type, including private for-profit, private nonprofit, community college or
university, head start grantee or delegate, and district or intermediate district, and
the number and proportion of its total slot
allocation allocated to each provider as
subrecipient. If the intermediate district or consortium is not able to contract for
at least 30% of its total slot allocation, the grant
recipient shall notify the
department and, if the department verifies that the intermediate district or
consortium attempted to contract for at least 30% of its
total slot allocation and was
not able to do so, then the intermediate district or consortium may retain and use all
of its allocated slots ALLOCATION as provided under this section. To be able to use
this exemption, the intermediate district or consortium shall demonstrate to the
department that the intermediate district or consortium increased the percentage of
its total slot allocation for which it contracts
with a community-based provider and
the intermediate district or consortium shall submit evidence satisfactory to the
department, and the department must be able to verify this evidence, demonstrating
that the intermediate district or consortium took measures to contract for at least
30% of its total slot allocation as required under
this subsection, including, but not
limited to, at least all of the following measures:
(a) The intermediate district or consortium notified each nonparticipating
licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or
consortium regarding the center's eligibility to participate, in a manner prescribed
by the department.
(b) The intermediate district or consortium provided to each nonparticipating
licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or
consortium information regarding great start readiness program requirements and a
description of the application and selection process for community-based providers.
(c) The intermediate district or consortium provided to the public and to
participating families a list of community-based great start readiness program
subrecipients with a great start to quality rating of at least 3 stars.
(14) If an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts
receiving a grant under this section fails to submit satisfactory evidence to
demonstrate its effort to contract for at least 30% of its
total slot allocation, as
required under subsection (1), the department shall reduce
the slots allocated
ALLOCATION to the intermediate district or consortium by a percentage equal to the
difference between the percentage of an intermediate district's or consortium's total
slot allocation awarded to community-based providers and 30% of its total slot
allocation.
(15) In order to assist intermediate districts and consortia in complying with
the requirement to contract with community-based providers for at least 30% of their
total slot allocation, the department shall do all
of the following:
(a) Ensure that a great start resource center or the department provides each
intermediate district or consortium receiving a grant under this section with the
contact information for each licensed child care center located in the service area of
the intermediate district or consortium by March 1 of each year.
(b) Provide, or ensure that an organization with which the department contracts
provides, a community-based provider with a validated great start to quality rating
within 90 days of the provider's having submitted a request and self-assessment.
(c) Ensure that all intermediate district, district, community college or
university, head start grantee or delegate, private for-profit, and private nonprofit
providers are subject to a single great start to quality rating system. The rating
system shall ensure that regulators process all prospective providers at the same pace
on a first-come, first-served basis and shall not allow 1 type of provider to receive
a great start to quality rating ahead of any other type of provider.
(d) Not later than December 1 of each year, compile the results of the
information reported by each intermediate district or consortium under subsection (10)
and report to the legislature a list by intermediate district or consortium with the
number and percentage of each intermediate district's or
consortium's total slot
allocation allocated to community-based providers by provider type, including private
for-profit, private nonprofit, community college or university, head start grantee or
delegate, and district or intermediate district.
(16) A recipient of funds under this section shall report to the department in a
form and manner prescribed by the department the number of children participating in
the program who meet the income eligibility criteria under subsection (5)(b) and the
total number of children participating in the program. For children participating in
the program who meet the income eligibility criteria specified under subsection
(5)(b), a recipient shall also report whether or not a parent is available to provide
care based on employment status. For the purposes of this subsection, "employment
status" shall be defined by the department of health and human services in a manner
consistent with maximizing the amount of spending that may be claimed for temporary
assistance for needy families maintenance of effort purposes.
(17) As used in this section:
(a) "GSRP/head start blended program" means a part-day program funded under this
section and a head start program, which are combined for a school-day program.
(b) "Part-day program" means a program that operates at least 4 days per week, 30
weeks per year, for at least 3 hours of teacher-child contact time per day but for
fewer hours of teacher-child contact time per day than a school-day program.
(c) "School-day program" means a program that operates for at least the same
length of day as a district's first grade program for a minimum of 4 days per week, 30
weeks per year. A classroom that offers a school-day program must enroll all children
for the school day to be considered a school-day program.
(18) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving
funds under this section shall establish AND CHARGE TUITION ACCORDING TO a sliding
scale of tuition rates based upon household income for children participating in an
eligible great start readiness program who live with families with a household income
that is more than 250% of the federal poverty level to be used by all of its
providers, as approved by the department. A grant
recipient shall charge tuition
according to that sliding scale of tuition rates on a
uniform basis for any child who
does not meet the income eligibility requirements under
this section.
(19) From the amount appropriated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for reimbursement of transportation costs for children
attending great start readiness programs funded under this section. To receive
reimbursement under this subsection, not later than
November 1, 2016 2017, a program
funded under this section that provides transportation shall submit to the
intermediate district that is the fiscal agent for the program a projected
transportation budget. The amount of the reimbursement for transportation under this
subsection shall be no more than the projected transportation budget or $150.00
multiplied by the number of slots CHILDREN funded for the program under this section.
If the amount allocated under this subsection is insufficient to fully reimburse the
transportation costs for all programs that provide transportation and submit the
required information, the reimbursement shall be prorated
in an equal amount per slot
CHILD funded. Payments shall be made to the intermediate district that is the fiscal
agent for each program, and the intermediate district shall then reimburse the program
provider for transportation costs as prescribed under this subsection.
Sec. 32p. (1) From the school aid fund appropriation
in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $13,400,000.00 to
intermediate districts for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 for the purpose of providing early
childhood funding to intermediate
school districts to support the activities under subsection (2) and subsection (4),
and to provide early childhood programs for children from birth through age 8. The
funding provided to each intermediate district under this section shall be determined
by the distribution formula established by the department's office of great start to
provide equitable funding statewide. In order to receive funding under this section,
each intermediate district shall provide an application to the office of great start
not later than September 15 of the immediately preceding fiscal year indicating the
activities planned to be provided.
(2) Each intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts that
receives funding under this section shall convene a local great start collaborative
and a parent coalition. The goal of each great start collaborative and parent
coalition shall be to ensure the coordination and expansion of local early childhood
infrastructure and programs that allow every child in the community to achieve the
following outcomes:
(a) Children born healthy.
(b) Children healthy, thriving, and developmentally on track from birth to third
grade.
(c) Children developmentally ready to succeed in school at the time of school
entry.
(d) Children prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond by reading
proficiently by the end of third grade.
(3) Each local great start collaborative and parent coalition shall convene
workgroups to make recommendations about community services designed to achieve the
outcomes described in subsection (2) and to ensure that its local great start system
includes the following supports for children from birth through age 8:
(a) Physical health.
(b) Social-emotional health.
(c) Family supports and basic needs.
(d) Parent education.
(e) Early education, including the child's vocabulary
development OF SKILLS
LINKED TO SUCCESS IN FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY, and care.
(4) From the funds allocated in subsection (1), at least $2,500,000.00 shall be
used for the purpose of providing home visits to at-risk children and their families.
The home visits shall be conducted as part of a locally coordinated, family-centered,
evidence-based, data-driven home visit strategic plan that is approved by the
department. The goals of the home visits funded under this subsection shall be to
improve school readiness using evidence-based methods,
including vocabulary
development A FOCUS ON
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE OUTCOMES FOR EARLY LITERACY, to
reduce the number of pupils retained in grade level, and to reduce the number of
pupils requiring special education services. The department shall coordinate the goals
of the home visit strategic plans approved under this subsection with other state
agency home visit programs in a way that strengthens Michigan's home visiting
infrastructure and maximizes federal funds available for the purposes of at-risk
family home visits. The coordination among departments and agencies is intended to
avoid duplication of state services and spending, and should emphasize efficient
service delivery of home visiting programs.
(5) Not later than December 1 of each year, each intermediate district shall
provide a report to the department detailing the activities actually provided during
the immediately preceding school year and the families and children actually served.
At a minimum, the report shall include an evaluation of the services provided with
additional funding under subsection (4) for home visits, using the goals identified in
subsection (4) as the basis for the evaluation, including the degree to which school
readiness was improved, any change in the number of pupils retained at grade level,
and any change in the number of pupils receiving special education services. The
department shall compile and summarize these reports and submit its summary to the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid and to the house and
senate fiscal agencies not later than February 15 of each year.
(6) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts that
receives funding under this section may carry over any unexpended funds received under
this section into the next fiscal year and may expend those unused funds through June
30 of 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.
Sec. 35. (1) The funds allocated under section 35a shall be used for programs to
ensure children are reading at grade level by the end of grade 3. The superintendent
shall designate staff or contracted employees funded under section 35a as critical
shortage. Programs funded under section 35a are intended to ensure that this state
will be in the top 10 most improved states in grade 4 reading proficiency by the 2019
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and will be in the top 10 states
overall in grade 4 reading proficiency by 2025.
(2) From the general fund appropriation in section 11, there is allocated to the
department an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for
implementation costs associated with programs funded under section 35a.
Sec. 35a. (1) From the appropriations in section 11,
there is allocated for 2015-
2016 for the purposes of this section an amount not to
exceed $19,000,000.00 from the
state school aid fund appropriation and an amount not to
exceed $1,500,000.00 from the
general fund appropriation. From the appropriations in section
11, there is allocated
for 2016-2017
2017-2018 for the
purposes of this section an amount not to exceed
$22,900,000.00 from the state school aid fund and an amount
not to exceed
$1,000,000.00 from the general fund $25,900,000.00.
(2) From the allocations under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $950,000.00 each fiscal year for 2015-2016 and
for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for
professional development purposes under this subsection. The
2016-2017 allocation
represents the second of 2 years of funding for the
purposes of this subsection. All
of the following apply to funding under this subsection:
(a) The department shall award grants to districts to support professional
development for educators in a department-approved research-based training program
related to current state literacy standards for pupils in grades K to 3. The
professional development shall also include training in the use of screening and
diagnostic tools, progress monitoring, and intervention methods used to address
barriers to learning and delays in learning that are diagnosed through the use of
these tools. The department shall determine the amount of the grant awards.
(b) In addition to other methods of professional development delivery, the
department shall collaborate with the Michigan Virtual University to provide this
training online to all educators of pupils in grades K to 3.
(c) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2015-2016 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2015-2016 are
carried forward into 2016-
2017. The purpose of the work project is to continue to
implement the professional
development training described in this subsection. The
estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2017.
(d) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2016-2017 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2016-2017 are carried forward into 2017-
2018. The purpose of the work project is to continue to
implement the professional
development training described in this subsection. The
estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2018.
(3) From the allocations under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $1,450,000.00
each fiscal year for
2015-2016 and for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for
grants under this subsection. The 2016-2017 allocation
represents the second of 2
years of funding. All of the following apply to grants under this
subsection:
(a) The department shall award grants to districts to administer department-
approved screening and diagnostic tools to monitor the development of early literacy
and early reading skills of pupils in grades K to 3 and to support research-based
professional development for educators in administering screening and diagnostic tools
and in data interpretation of the results obtained through the use of those tools for
the purpose of implementing a multi-tiered system of support to improve reading
proficiency among pupils in grades K to 3. The department shall award grants to
eligible districts in an amount determined by the department.
(b) A department-approved screening and diagnostic tool administered by a
district using funding under this section must include all of the following
components: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Further, all of
the following sub-skills must be assessed within each of these components:
(i) Phonemic awareness – segmentation, blending, and sound manipulation (deletion
and substitution).
(ii) Phonics – decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling).
(iii) Fluency – reading rate, accuracy, and expression.
(iv) Comprehension – making meaning of text.
(c) In addition to other methods of professional development delivery, the
department shall collaborate with the Michigan Virtual University to provide this
training online to all educators of pupils in grades K to 3.
(d) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2015-2016 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2015-2016 are
carried forward into 2016-
2017. The purpose of the work project is to continue to
implement the professional
development training described in this subsection. The
estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2017.
(e) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2016-2017 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2016-2017 are
carried forward into 2017-
2018. The purpose of the work project is to continue to
implement the professional
development training described in this subsection. The
estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2018.
(4) From the allocations under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $3,000,000.00 each fiscal year for
2015-2016 and $6,000,000.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018 for the purpose of providing early literacy coaches at intermediate
districts to assist teachers in developing and implementing instructional strategies
for pupils in grades K to 3 so that pupils are reading at grade level by the end of
grade 3. All of the following apply to funding under this subsection:
(a) The department shall develop an application process consistent with the
provisions of this subsection. An application shall provide assurances that literacy
coaches funded under this subsection are knowledgeable about at least the following:
(i) Current state literacy standards for pupils in grades K to 3.
(ii) Implementing an instructional delivery model based on frequent use of
formative, screening, and diagnostic tools, known as a multi-tiered system of support,
to determine individual progress for pupils in grades K to 3 so that pupils are
reading at grade level by the end of grade 3.
(iii) The use of data from diagnostic tools to determine the necessary additional
supports and interventions needed by individual pupils in grades K to 3 in order to be
reading at grade level.
(b) From the allocation under this subsection, the department shall award grants
to intermediate districts for the support of early literacy coaches. An intermediate
district must provide matching funds for at least 50% of the cost of the literacy
coach. The department shall provide this funding in the following manner:
(i) Each intermediate district shall be awarded grant funding to support the cost
of 1 early literacy coach in an equal amount per early literacy coach, not to exceed
$37,500.00 $75,000.00.
(ii) After distribution of the grant funding under subparagraph (i), the
department shall distribute the remainder of grant funding for additional early
literacy coaches in an amount not to exceed $37,500.00
$75,000.00 per early literacy
coach. The number of funded early literacy coaches for each intermediate district
shall be based on the percentage of the total statewide number of pupils in grades K
to 3 who meet the income eligibility standards for the federal free and reduced-price
lunch programs who are enrolled in districts in the intermediate district. For each
additional early literacy coach funded under this subparagraph, the department shall
not make an award to an intermediate district under this subparagraph in an amount
that is less than the amount necessary to pay 1/2 of the total cost of that additional
early literacy coach.
(c) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2015-2016 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2015-2016 are
carried forward into 2016-
2017. The purpose of the work project is to continue to
provide early literacy coaches
as described in this subsection. The estimated completion
date of the work project is
September 30, 2017.
(d) The funds allocated under this subsection for
2016-2017 are a work project
appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2016-2017 are
carried forward into 2017-
2018. The purpose of the work project is to continue to
implement the professional
development training described in this subsection. The
estimated completion date of
the work project is September 30, 2018.
(5) From the allocations under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $13,600,000.00 for 2015-2016 and an amount not
to exceed $17,500,000.00 for
2016-2017
2017-2018 to districts
that provide additional instructional time to those
pupils in grades K to 3 who have been identified by using department-approved
screening and diagnostic tools as needing additional supports and interventions in
order to be reading at grade level by the end of grade 3. Additional instructional
time may be provided before, during, and after regular school hours or as part of a
year-round balanced school calendar. All of the following apply to funding under this
subsection:
(a) In order to be eligible to receive funding, a district shall demonstrate to
the satisfaction of the department that the district has done all of the following:
(i) Implemented a multi-tiered system of support instructional delivery model
that is an evidence-based model that uses data-driven problem solving to integrate
academic and behavioral instruction and that uses intervention delivered to all pupils
in varying intensities based on pupil needs. The multi-tiered system of supports must
provide at least all of the following essential elements:
(A) Implements effective instruction for all learners.
(B) Intervenes early.
(C) Provides a multi-tiered model of instruction and intervention that provides
the following: a core curriculum and classroom interventions available to all pupils
that meet the needs of most pupils; targeted group interventions; and intense
individual interventions.
(D) Monitors pupil progress to inform instruction.
(E) Uses data to make instructional decisions.
(F) Uses assessments including universal screening, diagnostics, and progress
monitoring.
(G) Engages families and the community.
(H) Implements evidence-based, scientifically validated, instruction and
intervention.
(I) Implements instruction and intervention practices with fidelity.
(J) Uses a collaborative problem-solving model.
(ii) Used department-approved research-based diagnostic tools to identify
individual pupils in need of additional instructional time.
(iii) Used a reading instruction method that focuses on the 5 fundamental
building blocks of reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension and content knowledge.
(iv) Provided teachers of pupils in grades K to 3 with research-based
professional development in diagnostic data interpretation.
(b) Funding allocated under this subsection shall be distributed to eligible
districts by multiplying the number of full-time-equivalent pupils in grade 1 in the
district by $165.00.
(c) If the funds allocated under this subsection are insufficient to fully fund
the payments under this subsection, payments under this subsection shall be prorated
on an equal per-pupil basis based on grade 1 pupils.
(6) From the general fund money allocated in
subsection (1), the department shall
allocate the amount of $1,000,000.00 each fiscal year for
2015-2016 and for 2016-2017
to the Michigan Education Corps. All of the following apply
to funding under this
subsection:
(a) By August 1 of the applicable fiscal year, the
Michigan Education Corps shall
provide a report concerning its use of the funding to the
senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on state school aid, the
senate and house fiscal
agencies, and the senate and house caucus policy offices on
outcomes and performance
measures of the Michigan Education Corps, including, but
not limited to, the degree to
which the Michigan Education Corps's replication of the
Michigan Reading Corps program
is demonstrating sufficient efficacy and impact. The report
must include data
pertaining to at least all of the following:
(i) The current impact of the Michigan
Reading Corps on this state in terms of
numbers of children and programs receiving support. This
portion of the report shall
specify the number of children tutored, including dosage
and completion, and the
demographics of those children.
(ii) Whether the assessments and
interventions are implemented with fidelity.
This portion of the report shall include details on the
total number of assessments
and interventions completed and the range, median, mean,
and standard deviation for
all assessments.
(iii) Whether the literacy improvement of
children participating in the Michigan
Reading Corps is consistent with expectations. This portion
of the report shall detail
at least all of the following:
(A) Growth rate by grade level, in comparison to
targeted growth rate.
(B) Average linear growth rates.
(C) Exit rates.
(D) Percentage of children who exit who also meet or
exceed spring benchmarks.
(iv) The impact of the Michigan Reading Corps
on organizations and stakeholders,
including, but not limited to, school administrators,
internal coaches, and AmeriCorps
members.
(b) If the department determines that the Michigan
Education Corps has misused
the funds allocated under this subsection, the Michigan
Education Corps shall
reimburse this state for the amount of state funding
misused.
(7) From the general fund money allocated under
subsection (1), there is
allocated to the department an amount not to exceed
$500,000.00 for 2015-2016 for the
adoption of a certification test to ensure that all newly
certificated elementary
teachers have the skills to deliver evidence-based literacy
instruction.
Sec. 39. (1) An eligible applicant receiving funds under section 32d shall submit
an application, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, by a date specified
by the department in the immediately preceding state fiscal year. The application
shall include a comprehensive needs assessment using
aggregated data from the
applicant's entire service area and a community
collaboration plan that is endorsed by
the local great start collaborative and is part of the
community's great start
strategic plan that includes, but is not limited to, great
start readiness program and
head start providers, and shall identify all of the following:
(a) The estimated total number of children in the community who meet the criteria
of section 32d and how that calculation was made AS PROVIDED TO THE APPLICANT BY THE
DEPARTMENT UTILIZING THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY POPULATION DATA
AVAILABLE FOR 2017-2018 CALCULATIONS. BEGINNING IN 2018-2019, THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
SURVEY POPULATION DATA SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.
(b) The estimated number of children in the community who meet the criteria of
section 32d and are being served by other early
childhood development programs
operating in the community, and how that calculation was
made EXCLUSIVELY BY HEAD
START
PROGRAMS OPERATING IN THE COMMUNITY.
(c) The number of slots CHILDREN the applicant will be able to fill with children
HAS THE CAPACITY TO SERVE who meet the criteria of section 32d including a
verification of physical facility and staff resources capacity.
(d) The estimated number of slots that will remain
unfilled and children who meet
the criteria of section 32d who will remain unserved after
the applicant and community
early childhood programs have met their funded enrollments.
The applicant shall
maintain a waiting list of identified unserved eligible
children who would be served
when openings are available.
(2) After notification of funding allocations, an applicant receiving funds under
section 32d shall also submit an implementation plan for approval, in a form and
manner prescribed by the department, by a date specified by the department, that
details how the applicant complies with the program components established by the
department pursuant to section 32d.
(3) The number of prekindergarten children construed
to be in need of special
readiness assistance under section 32d shall be calculated
for each applicant in the
following manner: 1/2 of the percentage of the applicant's
pupils in grades 1 to 5 in
all districts served by the applicant who are eligible for
free lunch, as determined
using the district's pupil membership count as of the pupil
membership count day in
the school year prior to the fiscal year for which the
calculation is made, under the
Richard B. Russell national school lunch act, 42 USC 1751
to 1769i, shall be
multiplied by the average kindergarten enrollment of the
districts served by the
applicant on the pupil membership count day of the 2
immediately preceding fiscal
years. Each child construed to be in need constitutes 1
slot.
(3) (4) The initial allocation for each
fiscal year to each eligible applicant
under section 32d shall be determined by multiplying the
number of slots determined by
the formula under subsection (3) or the number of slots the
applicant indicates it
will be able to fill under subsection (1)(c), whichever is
less, by $3,625.00 and
shall be distributed among applicants in decreasing order
of concentration of eligible
children as determined by the formula under subsection (3).
If the number of slots an
applicant indicates it will be able to fill under
subsection (1)(c) includes children
able to be served in a school-day program, then the number
of slots for a school-day
program shall be doubled for the purposes of making this
calculation. A district may
contract with a head start agency to serve children
enrolled in head start with a
school-day program by blending head start funds with a
part-day great start readiness
program allocation. All head start and great start
readiness program policies and
regulations apply to the blended program THE
LESSER OF THE FOLLOWING:
(A) THE SUM OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED IN A SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAM IN THE
PRECEDING YEAR MULTIPLIED BY $7,250.00 PER CHILD AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED IN
A GSRP/HEAD START BLENDED PROGRAM OR A PART-DAY PROGRAM IN THE PRECEDING YEAR
MULTIPLIED BY $3,625.00 PER CHILD.
(B) THE SUM OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THE APPLICANT HAS THE CAPACITY TO SERVE IN
2017-18 IN A SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAM MULTIPLIED BY $7,250.00 PER CHILD AND THE NUMBER OF
CHILDREN SERVED IN A GSRP/HEAD START BLENDED PROGRAM OR A PART-DAY PROGRAM THE
APPLICANT HAS THE CAPACITY TO SERVE IN 2017-18 YEAR MULTIPLIED BY $3,625.00 PER CHILD.
(c) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAM", "GSRP/HEAD START
BLENDED PROGRAM" AND "PART-DAY PROGRAM" MEAN THE SAME AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
SECTION 32D(17).
(5) If funds allocated for eligible applicants under
section 32d remain after the
initial allocation under subsection (4), the allocation
under this subsection shall be
distributed to each eligible applicant under section 32d in
decreasing order of
concentration of eligible children as determined by the
formula under subsection (3).
The allocation shall be determined by multiplying the
number of slots in each district
within the applicant's service area filled in the
immediately preceding fiscal year or
the number of slots the applicant indicates it will be able
to fill under subsection
(1)(c), whichever is less, minus the number of slots for
which the applicant received
funding in subsection (4) by $3,625.00.
(4) A PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN SERVED BY EACH INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT OR CONSORTIA OF
INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY DIVIDING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED
IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING YEAR BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITHIN THE
INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT OR CONSORTIA OF INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF
SECTION 32D AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN
COMMUNITY SURVEY POPULATION DATA FOR THE 2017-2018 PROGRAM YEAR. THE RESULTING
PERCENTAGE OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN SERVED SHALL BE COMPARED TO A STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE
BENCHMARK, TO DETERMINE IF THE INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
FOR 2017-2018, THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE BENCHMARK IS 60 PERCENT.
(5) (6) If funds allocated for eligible
applicants under section 32d remain after
the INITIAL allocations under subsections (4)
and (5) remaining funds shall be
distributed to each eligible applicant under section 32d in
decreasing order of
concentration of eligible children as determined by the
formula under subsection (3).
If the number of slots the applicant indicates it will be
able to fill under
subsection (1)(c) exceeds the number of slots for which
funds have been received under
subsections (4) and (5), the allocation under this
subsection shall be determined by
multiplying the number of slots the applicant indicates it
will be able to fill under
subsection (1)(c) less the number of slots for which funds
have been received under
subsections (4) and (5) by $3,625.00 until the funds
allocated for eligible applicants
in section 32d are distributed. SUBSECTION
(3), THE ALLOCATION UNDER THIS SUBSECTION
SHALL DISTRIBUTE REMAINING FUNDS TO EACH INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT OR CONSORTIA OF
INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS SERVING LESS THAN STATE PERCENTAGE BENCHMARK AS DETERMINED IN
SUBSECTION (4). REMAINING FUNDS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH ELIGIBLE APPLICANT BASED
UPON EACH APPLICANT’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE REMAINING UNSERVED CHILDREN NECESSARY
TO MEET THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE BENCHMARK IN INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS OR CONSORTIA OF
INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS SERVING LESS THAN THE STATE PERCENTAGE BENCHMARK. WHEN ALL
APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE
BENCHMARK, THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE BENCHMARK MAY BE RESET, AS DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, UNTIL GREATER EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ACROSS ALL
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED.
(6) (7) If, taking into account the total
amount to be allocated to the applicant
as calculated under this section, an applicant determines that it is able to include
additional eligible children in the great start readiness program without additional
funds under section 32d, the applicant may include additional eligible children but
shall not receive additional funding under section 32d for those children.
(7) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS UNDER SECTION 32D AND
UNDER THIS SECTION AT LEAST BIENNIALLY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO CONVENE A COMMITTEE
OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS NOT LESS THAN ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS TO ENSURE THAT
THE FUNDING STRUCTURE UNDER THIS SECTION REFLECTS CURRENT SYSTEM NEEDS UNDER SECTION
32D.
Sec. 39a. (1) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to districts, intermediate districts, and other
eligible entities all available federal funding, estimated
at $821,939,900.00
$731,600,000.00 for the federal programs under the no child left behind act of 2001,
Public Law 107-110, or the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95. These funds
are allocated as follows:
(a) An amount estimated at $2,000,000.00 $1,200,000.00 to provide students with
drug- and violence-prevention programs and to implement strategies to improve school
safety, funded from DED-OESE, drug-free schools and communities funds.
(b) An amount estimated at $111,111,900.00 $100,000,000.00 for the purpose of
preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers and class size reduction,
funded from DED-OESE, improving teacher quality funds.
(c) An amount estimated at $12,200,000.00 $11,000,000.00 for programs to teach
English to limited English proficient (LEP) children, funded from DED-OESE, language
acquisition state grant funds.
(d) An amount estimated at $250,000.00 for the
Michigan charter school subgrant
program, funded from DED-OESE, charter school funds.
(D) (e) An amount estimated at $3,000,000.00
$2,800,000.00 for rural and low
income schools, funded from DED-OESE, rural and low income school funds.
(E) (f) An amount estimated at $565,000,000.00
$535,000,000.00 to provide
supplemental programs to enable educationally disadvantaged children to meet
challenging academic standards, funded from DED-OESE, title I, disadvantaged children
funds.
(F) (g) An amount estimated at $8,878,000.00
$9,200,000.00 for the purpose of
identifying and serving migrant children, funded from DED-OESE, title I, migrant
education funds.
(G) (h) An amount estimated at
$39,000,000.00 for the purpose of providing high-
quality extended learning opportunities, after school and during the summer, for
children in low-performing schools, funded from DED-OESE, twenty-first century
community learning center funds.
(H) (i) An amount estimated at $24,600,000.00
$18,000,000.00 to help support
local school improvement efforts, funded from DED-OESE, title I, local school
improvement grants.
(I) (j) An amount estimated at $55,900,000.00
$15,400,000.00 to improve the
academic achievement of students, funded from DED-OESE, title IV, student support and
academic enrichment grants.
(2) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for
2016-2017
2017-2018 to districts,
intermediate districts, and other eligible entities
all available federal funding, estimated at $30,800,000.00
$30,000,000.00 for the
following programs that are funded by federal grants:
(a) An amount estimated at $200,000.00 $100,000.00 for acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome education grants, funded from HHS – Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, AIDS funding.
(b) An amount estimated at $2,600,000.00 $1,900,000.00 to provide services to
homeless children and youth, funded from DED-OVAE, homeless children and youth funds.
(c) An amount estimated at $4,000,000.00 to provide mental health, substance
abuse, or violence prevention services to students, funded from HHS-SAMHSA.
(d) An amount estimated at $24,000,000.00 for providing career and technical
education services to pupils, funded from DED-OVAE, basic grants to states.
(3) All federal funds allocated under this section shall be distributed in
accordance with federal law and with flexibility provisions outlined in Public Law
107-116, and in the education flexibility partnership act of 1999, Public Law 106-25.
Notwithstanding section 17b, payments of federal funds to districts, intermediate
districts, and other eligible entities under this section shall be paid on a schedule
determined by the department.
(4) For the purposes of applying for federal grants appropriated under this
article, the department shall allow an intermediate district to submit a consortium
application on behalf of 2 or more districts with the agreement of those districts as
appropriate according to federal rules and guidelines.
(5) For the purposes of funding federal title I grants under this article, in
addition to any other federal grants for which a strict discipline academy is
eligible, the department shall allocate to strict discipline academies out of title I,
part A funds equal to what a strict discipline academy would have received if included
and calculated under title I, part D, or what it would receive under the formula
allocation under title I, part A, whichever is greater.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) "DED" means the United States Department of Education.
(b) "DED-OESE" means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c) "DED-OVAE" means the DED Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
(d) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(e) "HHS-SAMHSA" means the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
Sec. 41. From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $1,200,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to applicant districts and
intermediate districts offering programs of instruction for pupils of limited English-
speaking ability under section 1153 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1153.
Reimbursement shall be on a per-pupil basis and shall be based on the number of pupils
of limited English-speaking ability in membership on the pupil membership count day.
Funds allocated under this section shall be used solely for instruction in speaking,
reading, writing, or comprehension of English. A pupil shall not be counted under this
section or instructed in a program under this section for more than 3 years.
Sec. 51a. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $945,246,100.00 for 2015-2016 and an
amount not to exceed
$973,046,100.00 $963,146,100.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 from state sources and all
available federal funding under sections 611 to 619 of part B of the individuals with
disabilities education act, 20 USC 1411 to 1419, estimated
at $370,000,000.00 each
fiscal year for 2015-2016 and for 2016-2017 2017-2018, plus any carryover federal
funds from previous year appropriations. The allocations under this subsection are for
the purpose of reimbursing districts and intermediate districts for special education
programs, services, and special education personnel as prescribed in article 3 of the
revised school code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1766; net tuition payments made by
intermediate districts to the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind; and special
education programs and services for pupils who are eligible for special education
programs and services according to statute or rule. For meeting the costs of special
education programs and services not reimbursed under this article, a district or
intermediate district may use money in general funds or special education funds, not
otherwise restricted, or contributions from districts to intermediate districts,
tuition payments, gifts and contributions from individuals or other entities, or
federal funds that may be available for this purpose, as determined by the
intermediate district plan prepared pursuant to article 3 of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1701 to 380.1766. Notwithstanding section 17b, payments of federal funds to
districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under this section
shall be paid on a schedule determined by the department.
(2) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated the amount
necessary, estimated at $263,500,000.00 for 2015-2016
and estimated at $271,600,000.00
$266,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018, for payments toward reimbursing districts and
intermediate districts for 28.6138% of total approved costs of special education,
excluding costs reimbursed under section 53a, and 70.4165% of total approved costs of
special education transportation. Allocations under this subsection shall be made as
follows:
(a) The initial amount allocated to a district under this subsection toward
fulfilling the specified percentages shall be calculated by multiplying the district's
special education pupil membership, excluding pupils described in subsection (11),
times the foundation allowance under section 20 of the pupil's district of residence
plus the amount of the district's per-pupil allocation under section 20m, not to
exceed the basic foundation allowance under section 20 for the current fiscal year,
or, for a special education pupil in membership in a district that is a public school
academy, times an amount equal to the amount per membership pupil calculated under
section 20(6) or, for a pupil described in this
subsection who is counted in
membership in the education achievement system, times an
amount equal to the amount
per membership pupil under section 20(7). For an intermediate district, the
amount
allocated under this subdivision toward fulfilling the specified percentages shall be
an amount per special education membership pupil, excluding pupils described in
subsection (11), and shall be calculated in the same manner as for a district, using
the foundation allowance under section 20 of the pupil's district of residence, not to
exceed the basic foundation allowance under section 20 for the current fiscal year,
and that district's per-pupil allocation under section 20m.
(b) After the allocations under subdivision (a), districts and intermediate
districts for which the payments calculated under subdivision (a) do not fulfill the
specified percentages shall be paid the amount necessary to achieve the specified
percentages for the district or intermediate district.
(3) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2015-
2016 an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 and there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-
2018 an amount not to exceed $1,100,000.00
$1,000,000.00 to make payments to districts
and intermediate districts under this subsection. If the amount allocated to a
district or intermediate district for a fiscal year under subsection (2)(b) is less
than the sum of the amounts allocated to the district or intermediate district for
1996-97 under sections 52 and 58, there is allocated to the district or intermediate
district for the fiscal year an amount equal to that difference, adjusted by applying
the same proration factor that was used in the distribution of funds under section 52
in 1996-97 as adjusted to the district's or intermediate district's necessary costs of
special education used in calculations for the fiscal year. This adjustment is to
reflect reductions in special education program operations or services between 1996-97
and subsequent fiscal years. Adjustments for reductions in special education program
operations or services shall be made in a manner determined by the department and
shall include adjustments for program or service shifts.
(4) If the department determines that the sum of the amounts allocated for a
fiscal year to a district or intermediate district under subsection (2)(a) and (b) is
not sufficient to fulfill the specified percentages in subsection (2), then the
shortfall shall be paid to the district or intermediate district during the fiscal
year beginning on the October 1 following the determination and payments under
subsection (3) shall be adjusted as necessary. If the department determines that the
sum of the amounts allocated for a fiscal year to a district or intermediate district
under subsection (2)(a) and (b) exceeds the sum of the amount necessary to fulfill the
specified percentages in subsection (2), then the department shall deduct the amount
of the excess from the district's or intermediate district's payments under this
article for the fiscal year beginning on the October 1 following the determination and
payments under subsection (3) shall be adjusted as necessary. However, if the amount
allocated under subsection (2)(a) in itself exceeds the amount necessary to fulfill
the specified percentages in subsection (2), there shall be no deduction under this
subsection.
(5) State funds shall be allocated on a total approved cost basis. Federal funds
shall be allocated under applicable federal requirements, except that an amount not to
exceed $3,500,000.00 may be allocated by the department each
fiscal year for 2015-2016
and for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to districts, intermediate
districts, or other eligible
entities on a competitive grant basis for programs, equipment, and services that the
department determines to be designed to benefit or improve special education on a
statewide scale.
(6) From the amount allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $2,200,000.00 each fiscal year for 2015-2016
and for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to
reimburse 100% of the net increase in necessary costs incurred by a district or
intermediate district in implementing the revisions in the administrative rules for
special education that became effective on July 1, 1987. As used in this subsection,
"net increase in necessary costs" means the necessary additional costs incurred solely
because of new or revised requirements in the administrative rules minus cost savings
permitted in implementing the revised rules. Net increase in necessary costs shall be
determined in a manner specified by the department.
(7) For purposes of sections 51a to 58, all of the following apply:
(a) "Total approved costs of special education" shall be determined in a manner
specified by the department and may include indirect costs, but shall not exceed 115%
of approved direct costs for section 52 and section 53a programs. The total approved
costs include salary and other compensation for all approved special education
personnel for the program, including payments for social security and Medicare and
public school employee retirement system contributions. The total approved costs do
not include salaries or other compensation paid to administrative personnel who are
not special education personnel as defined in section 6 of the revised school code,
MCL 380.6. Costs reimbursed by federal funds, other than those federal funds included
in the allocation made under this article, are not included. Special education
approved personnel not utilized full time in the evaluation of students or in the
delivery of special education programs, ancillary, and other related services shall be
reimbursed under this section only for that portion of time actually spent providing
these programs and services, with the exception of special education programs and
services provided to youth placed in child caring institutions or juvenile detention
programs approved by the department to provide an on-grounds education program.
(b) Beginning with the 2004-2005 fiscal year, a district or intermediate district
that employed special education support services staff to provide special education
support services in 2003-2004 or in a subsequent fiscal year and that in a fiscal year
after 2003-2004 receives the same type of support services from another district or
intermediate district shall report the cost of those support services for special
education reimbursement purposes under this article. This subdivision does not
prohibit the transfer of special education classroom teachers and special education
classroom aides if the pupils counted in membership associated with those special
education classroom teachers and special education classroom aides are transferred and
counted in membership in the other district or intermediate district in conjunction
with the transfer of those teachers and aides.
(c) If the department determines before bookclosing for a fiscal year that the
amounts allocated for that fiscal year under subsections (2), (3), (6), and (11) and
sections 53a, 54, and 56 will exceed expenditures for that fiscal year under
subsections (2), (3), (6), and (11) and sections 53a, 54, and 56, then for a district
or intermediate district whose reimbursement for that fiscal year would otherwise be
affected by subdivision (b), subdivision (b) does not apply to the calculation of the
reimbursement for that district or intermediate district and reimbursement for that
district or intermediate district shall be calculated in the same manner as it was for
2003-2004. If the amount of the excess allocations under subsections (2), (3), (6),
and (11) and sections 53a, 54, and 56 is not sufficient to fully fund the calculation
of reimbursement to those districts and intermediate districts under this subdivision,
then the calculations and resulting reimbursement under this subdivision shall be
prorated on an equal percentage basis. Beginning in 2015-2016, the amount of
reimbursement under this subdivision for a fiscal year shall not exceed $2,000,000.00
for any district or intermediate district.
(d) Reimbursement for ancillary and other related services, as defined by R
340.1701c of the Michigan Administrative Code, shall not be provided when those
services are covered by and available through private group health insurance carriers
or federal reimbursed program sources unless the department and district or
intermediate district agree otherwise and that agreement is approved by the state
budget director. Expenses, other than the incidental expense of filing, shall not be
borne by the parent. In addition, the filing of claims shall not delay the education
of a pupil. A district or intermediate district shall be responsible for payment of a
deductible amount and for an advance payment required until the time a claim is paid.
(e) Beginning with calculations for 2004-2005, if an intermediate district
purchases a special education pupil transportation service from a constituent district
that was previously purchased from a private entity; if the purchase from the
constituent district is at a lower cost, adjusted for changes in fuel costs; and if
the cost shift from the intermediate district to the constituent does not result in
any net change in the revenue the constituent district receives from payments under
sections 22b and 51c, then upon application by the intermediate district, the
department shall direct the intermediate district to continue to report the cost
associated with the specific identified special education pupil transportation service
and shall adjust the costs reported by the constituent district to remove the cost
associated with that specific service.
(8) A pupil who is enrolled in a full-time special education program conducted or
administered by an intermediate district or a pupil who is enrolled in the Michigan
schools for the deaf and blind shall not be included in the membership count of a
district, but shall be counted in membership in the intermediate district of
residence.
(9) Special education personnel transferred from 1 district to another to
implement the revised school code shall be entitled to the rights, benefits, and
tenure to which the person would otherwise be entitled had that person been employed
by the receiving district originally.
(10) If a district or intermediate district uses money received under this
section for a purpose other than the purpose or purposes for which the money is
allocated, the department may require the district or intermediate district to refund
the amount of money received. Money that is refunded shall be deposited in the state
treasury to the credit of the state school aid fund.
(11) From the funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated the amount
necessary, estimated at $3,800,000.00 for 2015-2016 and
estimated at $3,700,000.00
$3,600,000.00
for 2016-2017 2017-2018, to pay the foundation allowances for pupils
described in this subsection. The allocation to a district under this subsection shall
be calculated by multiplying the number of pupils described in this subsection who are
counted in membership in the district times the sum of the foundation allowance under
section 20 of the pupil's district of residence plus the amount of the district's per-
pupil allocation under section 20m, not to exceed the basic foundation allowance under
section 20 for the current fiscal year, or, for a pupil described in this subsection
who is counted in membership in a district that is a public school academy, times an
amount equal to the amount per membership pupil under
section 20(6) or, for a pupil
described in this subsection who is counted in membership
in the education achievement
system, times an amount equal to the amount per membership
pupil under section 20(7).
The allocation to an intermediate district under this subsection shall be calculated
in the same manner as for a district, using the foundation allowance under section 20
of the pupil's district of residence, not to exceed the basic foundation allowance
under section 20 for the current fiscal year, and that district's per-pupil allocation
under section 20m. This subsection applies to all of the following pupils:
(a) Pupils described in section 53a.
(b) Pupils counted in membership in an intermediate district who are not special
education pupils and are served by the intermediate district in a juvenile detention
or child caring facility.
(c) Pupils with an emotional impairment counted in membership by an intermediate
district and provided educational services by the department of health and human
services.
(12) If it is determined that funds allocated under subsection (2) or (11) or
under section 51c will not be expended, funds up to the amount necessary and available
may be used to supplement the allocations under subsection (2) or (11) or under
section 51c in order to fully fund those allocations. After payments under subsections
(2) and (11) and section 51c, the remaining expenditures from the allocation in
subsection (1) shall be made in the following order:
(a) 100% of the reimbursement required under section 53a.
(b) 100% of the reimbursement required under subsection (6).
(c) 100% of the payment required under section 54.
(d) 100% of the payment required under subsection (3).
(e) 100% of the payments under section 56.
(13) The allocations under subsections (2), (3), and (11) shall be allocations to
intermediate districts only and shall not be allocations to districts, but instead
shall be calculations used only to determine the state payments under section 22b.
(14) If a public school academy enrolls pursuant to this section a pupil who
resides outside of the intermediate district in which the public school academy is
located and who is eligible for special education programs and services according to
statute or rule, or who is a child with disabilities, as defined under the individuals
with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446, the provision of special
education programs and services and the payment of the added costs of special
education programs and services for the pupil are the responsibility of the district
and intermediate district in which the pupil resides unless the enrolling district or
intermediate district has a written agreement with the district or intermediate
district in which the pupil resides or the public school academy for the purpose of
providing the pupil with a free appropriate public education and the written agreement
includes at least an agreement on the responsibility for the payment of the added
costs of special education programs and services for the pupil.
(15) Beginning in 2016-2017, a district, public school academy, or intermediate
district that fails to comply with subsection (14) or with the requirements of federal
regulations regarding the treatment of public school academies and public school
academy pupils for the purposes of special education, 34 CFR 300.209, forfeits from
its total state aid an amount equal to 10% of its total state aid.
(16) For the purposes of this section, the department or the center shall only
require a district or intermediate district to report information that is not already
available from the financial information database maintained by the center.
Sec. 51c. As required by the court in the consolidated cases known as Durant v
State of Michigan, Michigan supreme court docket no. 104458-104492, from the
allocation under section 51a(1), there is allocated each
fiscal year for 2015-2016 and
for 2016-2017 the amount necessary, estimated at $624,800,000.00
for 2015-2016 and
estimated at $644,500,000.00 $640,400,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018, for payments to
reimburse districts for 28.6138% of total approved costs of special education
excluding costs reimbursed under section 53a, and 70.4165% of total approved costs of
special education transportation. Funds allocated under this section that are not
expended in the state fiscal year for which they were allocated, as determined by the
department, may be used to supplement the allocations under sections 22a and 22b in
order to fully fund those calculated allocations for the same fiscal year.
Sec. 51d. (1) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018, all available federal funding, estimated at
$71,000,000.00 $61,000,000.00, for special education programs and
services that are
funded by federal grants. All federal funds allocated under this section shall be
distributed in accordance with federal law. Notwithstanding section 17b, payments of
federal funds to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under
this section shall be paid on a schedule determined by the department.
(2) From the federal funds allocated under subsection (1), the following amounts
are allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018:
(a) An amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for handicapped infants and toddlers,
funded from DED-OSERS, handicapped infants and toddlers funds.
(b) An amount estimated at $12,000,000.00 for preschool grants (Public Law 94-
142), funded from DED-OSERS, handicapped preschool incentive funds.
(c) An amount estimated at $45,000,000.00 $35,000,000.00 for special education
programs funded by DED-OSERS, handicapped program, individuals with disabilities act
funds.
(3) As used in this section, "DED-OSERS" means the United States Department of
Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Sec. 53a. (1) For districts, reimbursement for pupils described in subsection (2)
shall be 100% of the total approved costs of operating special education programs and
services approved by the department and included in the intermediate district plan
adopted pursuant to article 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1766,
minus the district's foundation allowance calculated under section 20 and minus the
district's per-pupil allocation under section 20m. For intermediate districts,
reimbursement for pupils described in subsection (2) shall be calculated in the same
manner as for a district, using the foundation allowance under section 20 of the
pupil's district of residence, not to exceed the basic foundation allowance under
section 20 for the current fiscal year, and that district's per-pupil allocation under
section 20m.
(2) Reimbursement under subsection (1) is for the following special education
pupils:
(a) Pupils assigned to a district or intermediate district through the community
placement program of the courts or a state agency, if the pupil was a resident of
another intermediate district at the time the pupil came under the jurisdiction of the
court or a state agency.
(b) Pupils who are residents of institutions operated by the department of health
and human services.
(c) Pupils who are former residents of department of community health
institutions for the developmentally disabled who are placed in community settings
other than the pupil's home.
(d) Pupils enrolled in a department-approved on-grounds educational program
longer than 180 days, but not longer than 233 days, at a residential child care
institution, if the child care institution offered in 1991-92 an on-grounds
educational program longer than 180 days but not longer than 233 days.
(e) Pupils placed in a district by a parent for the purpose of seeking a suitable
home, if the parent does not reside in the same intermediate district as the district
in which the pupil is placed.
(3) Only those costs that are clearly and directly attributable to educational
programs for pupils described in subsection (2), and that would not have been incurred
if the pupils were not being educated in a district or intermediate district, are
reimbursable under this section.
(4) The costs of transportation shall be funded under this section and shall not
be reimbursed under section 58.
(5) Not more than $10,500,000.00 of
the allocation for 2016-2017
2017-2018 in
section 51a(1) shall be allocated under this section.
Sec. 54. Each intermediate district shall receive an amount per-pupil for each
pupil in attendance at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind. The amount shall
be proportionate to the total instructional cost at each school. Not more than
$1,688,000.00 of the allocation for 2016-2017 2017-2018 in section 51a(1) shall be
allocated under this section.
Sec. 54b. (1) From the general fund appropriation in
section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $1,125,000.00 $1,600,000.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018
to begin CONTINUE
THE implementation of
the recommendations of the special education
reform task force published in January 2016.
(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2016-2017 an
amount not to exceed $625,000.00 FUNDS
SHALL BE USED for the
purpose of piloting
statewide implementation of the Michigan Integrated Behavior and Learning Support
Initiative (MiBLSI), a nationally recognized program that includes positive behavioral
intervention and supports and provides a statewide structure to support local
initiatives for an integrated behavior and reading program. With the assistance of the
intermediate districts involved in MiBLSI, the department
shall identify at least 3 A
SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF intermediate districts to participate in the pilot to ensure that
MiBLSI can be implemented statewide with fidelity and sustainability. In addition, the
department shall identify an intermediate district to act as a fiscal agent for these
funds.
(3) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2016-2017 an
amount not to exceed $500,000.00 IN
ADDITION TO THE PURPOSE UNDER SUBSECTION (2),
FUNDS SHALL BE USED for the purpose of providing training to intermediate districts
and districts related to the safe implementation of emergency restraints and
seclusion. The department shall develop and implement a training program that is based
on the state board's adopted standards and on any other legislation enacted by the
legislature regarding the emergency use of seclusion and restraint.
Sec. 56. (1) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Membership" means for a particular fiscal year the total membership for the
immediately preceding fiscal year of the intermediate district and the districts
constituent to the intermediate district.
(b) "Millage levied" means the millage levied for special education pursuant to
part 30 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1743, including a levy for
debt service obligations.
(c) "Taxable value" means the total taxable value of the districts constituent to
an intermediate district, except that if a district has elected not to come under part
30 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1743, membership and taxable value
of the district shall not be included in the membership and taxable value of the
intermediate district.
(2) From the allocation under section 51a(1), there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $37,758,100.00 each fiscal year for 2015-2016 and
for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to
reimburse intermediate districts levying millages for special education pursuant to
part 30 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1711 to 380.1743. The purpose, use, and
expenditure of the reimbursement shall be limited as if the funds were generated by
these millages and governed by the intermediate district plan adopted pursuant to
article 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1766. As a condition of
receiving funds under this section, an intermediate district distributing any portion
of special education millage funds to its constituent districts shall submit for
departmental approval and implement a distribution plan.
(3) Reimbursement for those millages levied in
2014-2015 shall be made in 2015-
2016 at an amount per 2014-2015 membership pupil computed
by subtracting from
$175,300.00 the 2014-2015 taxable value behind each
membership pupil and multiplying
the resulting difference by the 2014-2015 millage levied.
(3) (4) Reimbursement for those millages
levied in 2015-2016 2016-2017 shall be
made in 2016-2017 2017-2018 at an
amount per 2015-2016 2016-2017 membership pupil
computed by subtracting from $179,600.00 $182,800.00 the 2015-2016 2016-2017 taxable
value behind each membership pupil and multiplying the resulting difference by the
2015-2016 2016-2017 millage levied AND THEN SUBTRACTING FROM THAT AMOUNT THE
2016-2017
LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SHARE REVENUE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PURPOSES BEHIND EACH
MEMBERSHIP PUPIL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION LOSS UNDER THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AUTHORITY ACT, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 TO 123.1362.
(4) (5) The amount paid to a single
intermediate district under this section
shall not exceed 62.9% of the total amount allocated under subsection (2).
(5) (6) The amount paid to a single intermediate
district under this section
shall not be less than 75% of the amount allocated to the intermediate district under
this section for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 61a. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $36,611,300.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to reimburse on an added cost
basis districts, except for a district that served as the fiscal agent for a
vocational education consortium in the 1993-94 school year and that has a foundation
allowance as calculated under section 20 greater than the minimum foundation allowance
under that section, and secondary area vocational-technical education centers for
secondary-level career and technical education programs according to rules approved by
the superintendent. Applications for participation in the programs shall be submitted
in the form prescribed by the department. The department shall determine the added
cost for each career and technical education program area. The allocation of added
cost funds shall be prioritized based on the capital and program expenditures needed
to operate the career and technical education programs provided; the number of pupils
enrolled; the advancement of pupils through the instructional program; the existence
of an articulation agreement with at least 1 postsecondary institution that provides
pupils with opportunities to earn postsecondary credit during the pupil's
participation in the career and technical education program and transfers those
credits to the postsecondary institution upon completion of the career and technical
education program; and the program rank in student placement, job openings, and wages,
and shall not exceed 75% of the added cost of any program. Notwithstanding any rule or
department determination to the contrary, when determining a district's allocation or
the formula for making allocations under this section, the department shall include
the participation of pupils in grade 9 in all of those determinations and in all
portions of the formula. With the approval of the department, the board of a district
maintaining a secondary career and technical education program may offer the program
for the period from the close of the school year until September 1. The program shall
use existing facilities and shall be operated as prescribed by rules promulgated by
the superintendent.
(2) Except for a district that served as the fiscal agent for a vocational
education consortium in the 1993-94 school year, districts and intermediate districts
shall be reimbursed for local career and technical education administration, shared
time career and technical education administration, and career education planning
district career and technical education administration. The definition of what
constitutes administration and reimbursement shall be pursuant to guidelines adopted
by the superintendent. Not more than $800,000.00 of the allocation in subsection (1)
shall be distributed under this subsection.
(3) A career and technical education program funded under this section may
provide an opportunity for participants who are eligible to be funded under section
107 to enroll in the career and technical education program funded under this section
if the participation does not occur during regular school hours.
(4) In addition to the money allocated under
subsection (1), from the general
fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2016-2017 an amount not
to exceed $79,000.00 to an eligible Michigan-approved
501(c)(3) organization for the
purposes of teaching or training restaurant management and
culinary arts for career
and professional development. The department shall oversee
funds distributed to an
eligible grantee under this section. As used in this
subsection, "eligible Michigan-
approved 501(c)(3) organization" means an organization
that is exempt from taxation
under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of
1986, 26 USC 501, that
provides the ProStart curriculum and training to
state-approved career and technical
education programs with classification of instructional
programs (CIP) codes in the
12.05xx category, and that administers national
certification for the purpose of
restaurant management and culinary arts for career and
professional development.
Sec. 61b. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for 2015-2016 and there is
allocated an amount not to
exceed $9,000,000.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018 for CTE
early/middle college and CTE dual
enrollment programs AND FOR PLANNING GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION OF CTE
EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE PROGRAMS authorized under this section. The purpose of these
programs is to increase the number of Michigan residents with high-quality degrees or
credentials, and to increase the number of students who are college and career ready
upon high school graduation.
(2) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), an amount as determined under
this subsection shall be allocated to each intermediate district serving as a fiscal
agent for state-approved CTE early/middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs in
each of the prosperity regions and subregions identified by the department. An
intermediate district shall not use more than 5% of the funds allocated under this
subsection for administrative costs for serving as the fiscal agent.
(3) To be an eligible fiscal agent, an intermediate district must agree to do all
of the following in a form and manner determined by the department:
(a) Distribute funds to eligible CTE early/middle college and CTE dual enrollment
programs in a prosperity region or subregion as described in this section.
(b) Collaborate with the talent district career council that is located in the
prosperity region or subregion to develop a regional strategic plan under subsection
(4) that aligns CTE programs and services into an efficient and effective delivery
system for high school students.
(c) Implement a regional process to rank career clusters in the prosperity region
or subregion as described under subsection (4). Regional processes shall be approved
by the department before the ranking of career clusters.
(d) Report CTE early/middle college and CTE dual enrollment program and student
data and information as prescribed by the department.
(4) A regional strategic plan must be approved by the talent district career
council before submission to the department. A regional strategic plan shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
(a) An identification of regional employer need based on a ranking of all career
clusters in the prosperity region or subregion ranked by 10-year job openings
projections and median wage for each standard occupational code in each career cluster
as obtained from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Standard occupational
codes within high-ranking clusters also may be further ranked by median wage. The
rankings shall be reviewed by the talent district career council located in the
prosperity region or subregion and modified if necessary to accurately reflect
employer demand for talent in the prosperity region or subregion. A talent district
career council shall document that it has conducted this review and certify that it is
accurate. These career cluster rankings shall be determined and updated once every 4
years.
(b) An identification of educational entities in the prosperity region or
subregion that will provide eligible CTE early/middle college and CTE dual enrollment
programs including districts, intermediate districts, postsecondary institutions, and
noncredit occupational training programs leading to an industry-recognized credential.
(c) A strategy to inform parents and students of CTE early/middle college and CTE
dual enrollment programs in the prosperity region or subregion.
(d) Any other requirements as defined by the department.
(5) An eligible CTE program is a program that meets all of the following:
(a) Has been identified in the highest 5 career cluster rankings in any of the 10
regional strategic plans jointly approved by the Michigan talent investment agency in
the department of talent and economic development and the department.
(b) Has a coherent sequence of courses that will allow a student to earn a high
school diploma and achieve at least 1 of the following in a specific career cluster:
(i) An associate degree.
(ii) An industry-recognized technical certification approved by the Michigan
talent investment agency in the department of talent and economic development.
(iii) Up to 60 transferable college credits.
(iv) Participation in a registered apprenticeship.
(c) Is aligned with the Michigan merit curriculum.
(d) Has an articulation agreement with at least 1 postsecondary institution that
provides students with opportunities to receive postsecondary credits during the
student's participation in the CTE early/middle college or CTE dual enrollment program
and transfers those credits to the postsecondary institution upon completion of the
CTE early/middle college or CTE dual enrollment program.
(e) Provides instruction that is supervised, directed, or coordinated by an
appropriately certificated CTE teacher or, for concurrent enrollment courses, a
postsecondary faculty member.
(f) Provides for highly integrated student support services that include at least
the following:
(i) Teachers as academic advisors.
(ii) Supervised course selection.
(iii) Monitoring of student progress and completion.
(iv) Career planning services provided by a local one-stop service center as
described in the Michigan works one-stop service center system act, 2006 PA 491, MCL
408.111 to 408.135, or by a high school counselor or advisor.
(g) Has courses that are taught on a college campus, are college courses offered
at the high school and taught by college faculty, or are courses taught in combination
with online instruction.
(6) Funds to eligible CTE early/middle college and CTE dual enrollment programs
shall be distributed as follows:
(a) The department shall calculate statewide average CTE costs per pupil for each
CIP code program by dividing total prior year CALCULATING statewide AVERAGE costs for
each CIP code program by prior year pupils FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE FISCAL YEARS for
each CIP code program.
(b) Distribution to each eligible CTE early/middle college or CTE dual enrollment
program shall be the product of 50% of CTE costs per pupil times the current year
pupil enrollment of each eligible CTE early/middle college or CTE dual enrollment
program.
(7) In order to receive funds under this section, a CTE early/middle college or
CTE dual enrollment program shall furnish to the intermediate district that is the
fiscal agent identified in subsection (1), in a form and manner determined by the
department, all information needed to administer this program and meet federal
reporting requirements; shall allow the department or the department's designee to
review all records related to the program for which it receives funds; and shall
reimburse the state for all disallowances found in the review, as determined by the
department.
(8) There is allocated from the funds under subsection (1) an amount not to
exceed $500,000.00 each fiscal year for 2015-2016
and for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for
grants to intermediate districts or consortia of intermediate districts for the
purpose of planning for new or expanded early middle college programs. Applications
for grants shall be submitted in a form and manner determined by the department. The
amount of a grant under this subsection shall not exceed $50,000.00. To be eligible
for a grant under this subsection, an intermediate district or consortia of
intermediate districts must provide matching funds equal to the grant received under
this subsection. Notwithstanding section 17b, payments under this subsection may be
made as determined by the department.
(9) Funds distributed under this section may be used to fund program expenditures
that would otherwise be paid from foundation allowances. A program receiving funding
under section 61a may receive funding under this section for allowable costs that
exceed the reimbursement the program received under section 61a. The combined payments
received by a program under section 61a and this section shall not exceed the total
allowable costs of the program. A program provider shall not use more than 5% of the
funds allocated under this section to the program for administrative costs.
(10) If the allocation under subsection (1) is insufficient to fully fund
payments as otherwise calculated under this section, the department shall prorate
payments under this section on an equal percentage basis.
(11) If pupils enrolled in a career cluster in an eligible CTE early/middle
college or CTE dual enrollment program qualify to be reimbursed under this section,
those pupils continue to qualify for reimbursement until graduation, even if the
career cluster is no longer identified as being in the highest 5 career cluster
rankings.
(12) It is the intent of the legislature to provide
funds in 2017-2018 to
reimburse districts with early/middle college programs for
the added costs of
providing both a high school diploma and an associate's
degree, industry-recognized
certification, up to 60 transferable college credits, or
participation in a registered
apprenticeship in less than 5 years.
(12) (13) As used in this section:
(a) "Allowable costs" means those costs directly attributable to the program as
jointly determined by the Michigan talent investment agency and the department.
(b) "CIP" means classification of instructional programs.
(c) "CTE" means career and technical education programs.
(d) "CTE dual enrollment program" means a 4-year high school program of
postsecondary courses offered by eligible postsecondary educational institutions that
leads to an industry-recognized certification or degree.
(e) "Early/middle college program" means a 5-year high school program.
(f) "Eligible postsecondary educational institution" means that term as defined
in section 3 of the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1903.
(g) "Talent district career council" means an advisory council to the local
workforce development boards located in a prosperity region consisting of educational,
employer, labor, and parent representatives.
Sec. 61c. (1) From the general fund appropriation in
section 11, there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 $20,000,000.00
to career education planning districts AND INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS OR CONSORTIA OF
DISTRICTS
AND INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS for the CTE skilled trades initiative EQUIPMENT
AND INNOVATION COMPETITIVE GRANT INITIATIVE FUNDED under this section.
(2) To be eligible to receive funding A COMPETITIVE GRANT under this section,
each CEPD APPLICANT
shall apply in a form
and manner determined by the department.
Funding to each CEPD shall be equal to the quotient of the
allocation under subsection
(1) and the sum of the number of career education planning
districts applying for
funding under this section. GRANT
AWARDS SHALL BE AT LEAST $250,000.00 BUT SHALL NOT
EXCEED $1,000,000.00 AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND RELATED
CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. GRANT RECIPIENTS MAY NOT USE MORE THAN 5% OF A GRANT
AWARD FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. GRANT APPLICATIONS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
(A) A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PROPOSED CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE WILL
PROVIDE INCREASED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND ADULT LEARNERS in high-wage,
high-skill, and high-demand occupations.
(B) DEMONSTRATED EVIDENCE OF EMPLOYER DEMAND FOR THE INITIATIVE AND RELATED CTE
TRAINING INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION OF INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT IN THE INITIATIVE THAT WILL
ALLOW FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, APPRENTICESHPS AND/OR TEACHER
EXTERNSHIPS.
(C) A BUDGET FOR THE INITIATIVE, INCLUDING DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT OF
LOCAL/REGIONAL PARTNERS TO SUSTAIN THE INITIATIVE BEYOND THE INITIAL GRANT FUNDING.
(D) A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE ALIGNS WITH OTHER CTE AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND HOW THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE UTILIZED BY INITIATIVE
PARTNERS.
(E) OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TALENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(3) The funding allocated to each CEPD shall be
used to update equipment in
current CTE programs that are supporting and driving
economic development in their
individual communities, or for new and emerging certified
CTE programs to allow CEPD
administrators to provide programming in communities that
will enhance economic
development. The funding for equipment should be used to
support and enhance community
areas that have sustained job growth, and act as a
commitment to build a more
qualified and skilled workforce.
(4) The allocation of funds at the local level shall
be determined by CEPD
administrators using data from the state, region, and local
sources to make well-
informed decisions on program equipment improvements.
Grants awarded by CEPD
administrators for capital infrastructure shall be used to
ensure that CTE programs
can deliver educational programs in high-wage, high-skill,
and high-demand
occupations. Each CEPD shall continue to ensure that
program advisory boards make
recommendations on needed improvements for equipment that
support job growth and job
skill development and retention for both the present and
the future.
(3) GRANT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE EVALUATED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNOR’S TALENT
INVESTMENT BOARD MAY SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(4) (5) Not later than September DECEMBER 15 of each fiscal year, each CEPD GRANT
RECIPIENT receiving funding under this section shall annually report to the
department, THE DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on state school aid, and
the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and legislature THE STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR on equipment purchased under this
section IN THE PRIOR
SCHOOL YEAR. In
addition, the THE report shall identify growth
data on program involvement, retention, and development of student AND ADULT LEARNER
skills.
(6) In addition to the funds allocated under
subsection (1), from the funds
appropriated under section 11, there is allocated for
2016-2017 an amount not to
exceed $200,000.00 to a district with fewer than 1,200
pupils in membership to support
a mechatronics program that operated in 2015-2016 for
updating mechatronics program
equipment. To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subsection, a program shall be
a flexible learning program that offered in 2015-2016 both
classroom and hands-on
training in mechatronics in at least 2 sites.
(5) (7) As used in this section, "CEPD"
means a career education planning
district described in this section "CTE"
MEANS CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
Sec. 62. (1) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Membership" means for a particular fiscal year the total membership for the
immediately preceding fiscal year of the intermediate district and the districts
constituent to the intermediate district or the total membership for the immediately
preceding fiscal year of the area vocational-technical program.
(b) "Millage levied" means the millage levied for area vocational-technical
education pursuant to sections 681 to 690 of the revised school code, MCL 380.681 to
380.690, including a levy for debt service obligations incurred as the result of
borrowing for capital outlay projects and in meeting capital projects fund
requirements of area vocational-technical education.
(c) "Taxable value" means the total taxable value of the districts constituent to
an intermediate district or area vocational-technical education program, except that
if a district has elected not to come under sections 681 to 690 of the revised school
code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690, the membership and taxable value of that district shall
not be included in the membership and taxable value of the intermediate district.
However, the membership and taxable value of a district that has elected not to come
under sections 681 to 690 of the revised school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690, shall be
included in the membership and taxable value of the intermediate district if the
district meets both of the following:
(i) The district operates the area vocational-technical education program
pursuant to a contract with the intermediate district.
(ii) The district contributes an annual amount to the operation of the program
that is commensurate with the revenue that would have been raised for operation of the
program if millage were levied in the district for the program under sections 681 to
690 of the revised school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690.
(2) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to
exceed $9,190,000.00 each fiscal year for 2015-2016 and
for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to
reimburse intermediate districts and area vocational-technical education programs
established under section 690(3) of the revised school code, MCL 380.690, levying
millages for area vocational-technical education pursuant to sections 681 to 690 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.681 to 380.690. The purpose, use, and expenditure of
the reimbursement shall be limited as if the funds were generated by those millages.
(3) Reimbursement for the millages levied in
2014-2015 shall be made in 2015-2016
at an amount per 2014-2015 membership pupil computed by
subtracting from $192,200.00
the 2014-2015 taxable value behind each membership pupil
and multiplying the resulting
difference by the 2014-2015 millage levied.
(3) (4) Reimbursement for the
millages levied in 2015-2016 2016-2017 shall be
made in 2016-2017 2017-2018 at an
amount per 2015-2016 2016-2017 membership pupil
computed by subtracting from $196,300.00 $198,100.00 the 2015-2016 2016-2017
taxable
value behind each membership pupil and multiplying the resulting difference by the
2015-2016 2016-2017 millage levied AND THEN SUBTRACTING FROM THAT AMOUNT THE
2016-2017
LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SHARE REVENUE FOR AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION
BEHIND EACH MEMBERSHIP PUPIL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION LOSS
UNDER THE LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AUTHORITY ACT, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 TO
123.1362.
(4) (5) The amount paid to a
single intermediate district under this section
shall not exceed 38.4% of the total amount allocated under subsection (2).
(5) (6) The amount paid to a
single intermediate district under this section
shall not be less than 75% of the amount allocated to the intermediate district under
this section for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 64b. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $1,750,000.00 each fiscal year for
2015-2016 and for 2016-2017 2017-2018
for supplemental payments to districts that support the attendance of district pupils
in grades 9 to 12 under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL
388.511 to 388.524, or under the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258,
MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, consistent with section 21b, or that support the attendance
of district pupils in a concurrent enrollment program if the district meets the
requirements under subsection (3). Programs funded under this section are intended to
increase the number of pupils who are college- and career-ready upon high school
graduation.
(2) To be eligible for payments under this section for supporting the attendance
of district pupils under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL
388.511 to 388.524, or under the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258,
MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, a district shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide information to all high school pupils on postsecondary enrollment
options, including enrollment eligibility, the institutions and types of courses that
are eligible for participation, the decision-making process for granting academic
credit, and an explanation of eligible charges that will be paid by the district.
(b) Enter into a written agreement with a postsecondary institution before the
enrollment of district pupils.
(c) Agree to pay all eligible charges pursuant to section 21b.
(d) Award high school credit for the postsecondary course if the pupil
successfully completes the course.
(3) To be eligible for payments under this section for pupils enrolled in a
concurrent enrollment program, a district shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide information to all high school pupils on postsecondary enrollment
options, including enrollment eligibility, the institutions and types of courses that
are eligible for participation, the decision-making process for granting academic
credit, and an explanation of eligible charges that will be paid by the district.
(b) Enter into a written agreement with a postsecondary institution establishing
the concurrent enrollment program before the enrollment of district pupils in a
postsecondary course through the postsecondary institution.
(c) Ensure that the course is taught by either a high school teacher or
postsecondary faculty pursuant to standards established by the postsecondary
institution with which the district has entered into a written agreement to operate
the concurrent enrollment program.
(d) Ensure that the written agreement provides that the postsecondary institution
agrees not to charge the pupil for any cost of the program.
(e) Ensure that the course is taught in the local district or intermediate
district.
(f) Ensure that the pupil is awarded both high school and college credit at a
community college or state public university in this state upon successful completion
of the course as outlined in the agreement with the postsecondary institution.
(4) Funds shall be awarded to eligible districts under this section in the
following manner:
(a) A payment of $10.00 per credit, for up to 3 credits, for a credit-bearing
course in which a pupil enrolls during the 2015-2016 or
2016-2017 CURRENT school year,
as applicable, as described under either subsection (2) or (3).
(b) An additional payment of $30.00 per-pupil per course identified in
subdivision (a), if the pupil successfully completes,
and is awarded both high school
and postsecondary credit for, the course during the 2015-2016
or 2016-2017 CURRENT
school year, as applicable.
(5) A district requesting payment under this section shall submit an application
to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the department. Notwithstanding
section 17b, payments under this section shall be made on a schedule determined by the
department.
Sec. 67. (1) From the general fund amount appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $3,050,000.00 $3,000,000.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018
for college and career preparation activities ACCESS PROGRAMS. The programs funded
under this section are intended to inform students of college and career options and
to provide a wide array of tools and resources
intended to increase the number of
pupils who are adequately prepared with the information needed to make informed
decisions on college and career. The funds appropriated under this section are
intended to be used to increase the number of Michigan residents with high-quality
degrees or credentials. Funds appropriated under this section shall not be used to
supplant funding for counselors already funded by districts.
(2) From the amount allocated in subsection (1), an
amount not to exceed
$3,000,000.00 shall be used for the college access program. The talent investment
agency of the department of talent and economic development shall administer these
funds in collaboration with the Michigan college access network. These funds may be
used for any of the following purposes:
(a) Michigan college access network operations, programming, and services to
local college access networks.
(b) Local college access networks, which are community-based college
access/success partnerships committed to increasing the college participation and
completion rates within geographically defined communities through a coordinated
strategy.
(c) The Michigan college advising program, a program intended to place trained,
recently graduated college advisors in high schools that serve significant numbers of
low-income and first-generation college-going pupils. State funds used for this
purpose may not exceed 33% of the total funds available under this subsection.
(d) Subgrants of up to $5,000.00 to districts with comprehensive high schools
that establish a college access team and implement specific strategies to create a
college-going culture in a high school in a form and manner approved by the Michigan
college access network and the Michigan talent investment agency.
(e) The Michigan college access portal, an online one-stop portal to help pupils
and families plan and apply for college.
(f) Public awareness and outreach campaigns to encourage low-income and first-
generation college-going pupils to take necessary steps toward college and to assist
pupils and families in completing a timely and accurate free application for federal
student aid.
(g) Subgrants to postsecondary institutions to recruit, hire, and train college
student mentors and college advisors to assist high school pupils in navigating the
postsecondary planning and enrollment process.
(3) From the amount allocated in subsection (1), an
amount not to exceed
$50,000.00 shall be used for an outreach program to provide
information to pupils,
parents, and educators on dual enrollment and other
opportunities available to high
school pupils to earn postsecondary credits, industry-recognized
technical
certifications, and participation in registered
apprenticeships at no cost.
(3) (4) For the purposes of this section,
"college" means any postsecondary
educational opportunity that leads to a career, including, but not limited to, a
postsecondary degree, industry-recognized technical certification, or registered
apprenticeship.
Sec. 74. (1) From the amount appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $3,320,600.00 $3,330,300.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018 for the
purposes of this section.
(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated for each fiscal
year the amount necessary for payments to state supported colleges or universities and
intermediate districts providing school bus driver safety instruction pursuant to
section 51 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1851. The payments
shall be in an amount determined by the department not to exceed the actual cost of
instruction and driver compensation for each public or nonpublic school bus driver
attending a course of instruction. For the purpose of computing compensation, the
hourly rate allowed each school bus driver shall not exceed the hourly rate received
for driving a school bus. Reimbursement compensating the driver during the course of
instruction shall be made by the department to the college or university or
intermediate district providing the course of instruction.
(3) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-
2018 the amount necessary to pay the reasonable costs of nonspecial education
auxiliary services transportation provided pursuant to section 1323 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1323. Districts funded under this subsection shall not receive
funding under any other section of this article for nonspecial education auxiliary
services transportation.
(4) From the funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $1,695,600.00 $1,705,300.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018 for
reimbursement to
districts and intermediate districts for costs associated with the inspection of
school buses and pupil transportation vehicles by the department of state police as
required under section 715a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.715a,
and section 39 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1839. The
department of state police shall prepare a statement of costs attributable to each
district for which bus inspections are provided and submit it to the department and to
an intermediate district serving as fiduciary in a time and manner determined jointly
by the department and the department of state police. Upon review and approval of the
statement of cost, the department shall forward to the designated intermediate
district serving as fiduciary the amount of the reimbursement on behalf of each
district and intermediate district for costs detailed on the statement within 45 days
after receipt of the statement. The designated intermediate district shall make
payment in the amount specified on the statement to the department of state police
within 45 days after receipt of the statement. The total reimbursement of costs under
this subsection shall not exceed the amount allocated under this subsection.
Notwithstanding section 17b, payments to eligible entities under this subsection shall
be paid on a schedule prescribed by the department.
Sec. 78. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $4,500,000.00 for 2017‑2018 to reimburse public schools and registered
nonpublic schools up to $950.00 per school building for costs OF school water
testing, fixture replacement, filter purchases, plumbing assessments, or technical
assistance incurred from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018. As used in this
subsection, "school building" means a "school" or "unique education provider" as
defined within the Educational Entity Master, where instruction is provided to
students.
(2) Public school districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools will
be required to submit proof of public notification of the number of fixtures providing
water for drinking or food preparation, testing results, number of fixtures replaced,
and other corrective action plans prior to reimbursement.
(3) Public school districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools will
be required to submit reimbursement requests through the existing electronic Michigan
department of education grant monitoring system, as specified.
(4) The department, department of environmental quality, and department of
licensing and regulatory affairs will provide support to the schools, including
technical assistance, analysis of results, site visits, and outreach materials.
Administrative costs not to exceed 5% of the funding will be supported from the
appropriation.
(5) The department and the department of environmental quality will prepare a
report summarizing the number of fixtures reported per school, tests completed, tests
with elevated levels of lead, fixtures replaced, and schools completing a plumbing
assessment. The report will be submitted to the legislature by December 31, 2018.
Sec. 81. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 to the intermediate districts the
sum necessary, but not to exceed
$67,108,000.00 to provide state aid to intermediate districts under this section.
(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), there THERE is allocated for 2016-2017
2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$67,108,000.00 for allocations to each intermediate
district in an amount equal to 100% of the amount
allocated to the intermediate
district under this subsection for 2015-2016 2016-2017. Funding provided under this
section shall be used to comply with requirements of this article and the revised
school code that are applicable to intermediate districts, and for which funding is
not provided elsewhere in this article, and to provide technical assistance to
districts as authorized by the intermediate school board.
(3) Intermediate districts receiving funds under subsection (2) shall collaborate
with the department to develop expanded professional development opportunities for
teachers to update and expand their knowledge and skills needed to support the
Michigan merit curriculum.
(4) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated to an intermediate
district, formed by the consolidation or annexation of 2 or more intermediate
districts or the attachment of a total intermediate district to another intermediate
school district or the annexation of all of the constituent K-12 districts of a
previously existing intermediate school district which has disorganized, an additional
allotment of $3,500.00 each fiscal year for each intermediate district included in the
new intermediate district for 3 years following consolidation, annexation, or
attachment.
(5) In order to receive funding under subsection (2), an intermediate district
shall do all of the following:
(a) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the intermediate
district employs at least 1 person who is trained in pupil accounting and auditing
procedures, rules, and regulations.
(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the intermediate
district employs at least 1 person who is trained in rules, regulations, and district
reporting procedures for the individual-level student data that serves as the basis
for the calculation of the district and high school graduation and dropout rates.
(c) Comply with sections 1278a and 1278b of the revised school code, MCL
380.1278a and 380.1278b.
(d) Furnish data and other information required by state and federal law to the
center and the department in the form and manner specified by the center or the
department, as applicable.
(e) Comply with section 1230g of the revised school code, MCL 380.1230g.
(f) Comply with section 761 of the revised school code, MCL 380.761.
Sec. 94. (1) From the general fund appropriation in section 11, there is
allocated to the department for 2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$250,000.00 for efforts to increase the number of pupils who participate and succeed
in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs.
(2) From the funds allocated under this section, the department shall award funds
to cover all or part of the costs of advanced placement test fees or international
baccalaureate test fees and international baccalaureate registration fees for low-
income pupils who take an advanced placement or an international baccalaureate test.
Payments shall not exceed $20.00 per test completed or $150.00 per international
baccalaureate registration fees per pupil registered.
(3) The department shall only award funds under this section if the department
determines that all of the following criteria are met:
(a) Each pupil for whom payment is made meets eligibility requirements of the
federal advanced placement test fee program under section 1701 of the no child left
behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or under a corresponding provision of the
every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.
(b) The tests are administered by the college board, the international
baccalaureate organization, or another test provider approved by the department.
(c) The pupil for whom payment is made pays at least $5.00 toward the cost of
each test for which payment is made.
(4) The department shall establish procedures for awarding funds under this
section.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments under this section shall be made on a
schedule determined by the department.
Sec. 94a. (1) There is created within the state budget office in the department
of technology, management, and budget the center for educational performance and
information. The center shall do all of the following:
(a) Coordinate the collection of all data required by state and federal law from
districts, intermediate districts, and postsecondary institutions.
(b) Create, maintain, and enhance this state's P-20 longitudinal data system and
ensure that it meets the requirements of subsection (4).
(c) Collect data in the most efficient manner possible in order to reduce the
administrative burden on reporting entities, including, but not limited to, electronic
transcript services.
(d) Create, maintain, and enhance this state's web-based educational portal to
provide information to school leaders, teachers, researchers, and the public in
compliance with all federal and state privacy laws. Data shall include, but are not
limited to, all of the following:
(i) Data sets that link teachers to student information, allowing districts to
assess individual teacher impact on student performance and consider student growth
factors in teacher and principal evaluation systems.
(ii) Data access or, if practical, data sets, provided for regional data
warehouses HUBS that, in combination with local
data, can improve teaching and
learning in the classroom.
(iii) Research-ready data sets for researchers to perform research that advances
this state's educational performance.
(e) Provide data in a useful manner to allow state and local policymakers to make
informed policy decisions.
(f) Provide public reports to the citizens of this state to allow them to assess
allocation of resources and the return on their investment in the education system of
this state.
(g) Other functions as assigned by the state budget director.
(2) Each state department, officer, or agency that collects information from
districts, intermediate districts, or postsecondary institutions as required under
state or federal law shall make arrangements with the center to ensure that the state
department, officer, or agency is in compliance with subsection (1). This subsection
does not apply to information collected by the department of treasury under the
uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a; the revised
municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821; the school bond
qualification, approval, and loan act, 2005 PA 92, MCL 388.1921 to 388.1939; or
section 1351a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1351a.
(3) The center may enter into any interlocal agreements necessary to fulfill its
functions.
(4) The center shall ensure that the P-20 longitudinal data system required under
subsection (1)(b) meets all of the following:
(a) Includes data at the individual student level from preschool through
postsecondary education and into the workforce.
(b) Supports interoperability by using standard data structures, data formats,
and data definitions to ensure linkage and connectivity in a manner that facilitates
the exchange of data among agencies and institutions within the state and between
states.
(c) Enables the matching of individual teacher and student records so that an
individual student may be matched with those teachers providing instruction to that
student.
(d) Enables the matching of individual teachers with information about their
certification and the institutions that prepared and recommended those teachers for
state certification.
(e) Enables data to be easily generated for continuous improvement and decision-
making, including timely reporting to parents, teachers, and school leaders on student
achievement.
(f) Ensures the reasonable quality, validity, and reliability of data contained
in the system.
(g) Provides this state with the ability to meet federal and state reporting
requirements.
(h) For data elements related to preschool through grade 12 and postsecondary,
meets all of the following:
(i) Contains a unique statewide student identifier that does not permit a student
to be individually identified by users of the system, except as allowed by federal and
state law.
(ii) Contains student-level enrollment, demographic, and program participation
information.
(iii) Contains student-level information about the points at which students exit,
transfer in, transfer out, drop out, or complete education programs.
(iv) Has the capacity to communicate with higher education data systems.
(i) For data elements related to preschool through grade 12 only, meets all of
the following:
(i) Contains yearly test records of individual students for assessments approved
by DED-OESE for accountability purposes under section 1111(b) of the elementary and
secondary education act of 1965, 20 USC 6311, including information on individual
students not tested, by grade and subject.
(ii) Contains student-level transcript information, including information on
courses completed and grades earned.
(iii) Contains student-level college readiness test scores.
(j) For data elements related to postsecondary education only:
(i) Contains data that provide information regarding the extent to which
individual students transition successfully from secondary school to postsecondary
education, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Enrollment in remedial coursework.
(B) Completion of 1 year's worth of college credit applicable to a degree within
2 years of enrollment.
(ii) Contains data that provide other information determined necessary to address
alignment and adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education.
(5) From the general fund appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $12,173,200.00 $16,216,000.00 for 2016-2017
2017-2018 to the
department of technology, management, and budget to support the operations of the
center. In addition, from the federal funds appropriated in section 11 there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 the amount necessary, estimated at $193,500.00, to
support the operations of the center and to establish a P-20 longitudinal data system
necessary for state and federal reporting purposes. The center shall cooperate with
the department to ensure that this state is in compliance with federal law and is
maximizing opportunities for increased federal funding to improve education in this
state.
(6) From the funds allocated in subsection (5), the center may use an amount
determined by the center for competitive grants for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to support
collaborative efforts on the P-20 longitudinal data system. All of the following apply
to grants awarded under this subsection:
(a) The center shall award competitive grants to eligible intermediate districts
or a consortium of intermediate districts based on criteria established by the center.
(b) Activities funded under the grant shall support the P-20 longitudinal data
system portal and may include portal hosting, hardware and software acquisition,
maintenance, enhancements, user support and related materials, and professional
learning tools and activities aimed at improving the utility of the P-20 longitudinal
data system.
(c) An applicant that received a grant under this subsection for the immediately
preceding fiscal year shall receive priority for funding under this section. However,
after 3 fiscal years of continuous funding, an applicant is required to compete openly
with new applicants.
(7) Funds allocated under this section that are not expended in the fiscal year
in which they were allocated may be carried forward to a subsequent fiscal year and
are appropriated for the purposes for which the funds were originally allocated.
(8) The center may bill departments as necessary in order to fulfill reporting
requirements of state and federal law. The center may also enter into agreements to
supply custom data, analysis, and reporting to other principal executive departments,
state agencies, local units of government, and other individuals and organizations.
The center may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in subsection
(5) to cover the costs associated with salaries, benefits, supplies, materials, and
equipment necessary to provide such data, analysis, and reporting services.
(9) As used in this section:
(a) "DED-OESE" means the United States Department of Education Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b) "State education agency" means the department.
Sec. 95a. (1) The educator evaluation reserve fund is created as a separate
account within the state school aid fund.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other
assets from any source for
deposit into the educator evaluation reserve fund. The
state treasurer shall direct
the investment of the educator evaluation reserve fund. The
state treasurer shall
credit to the educator evaluation reserve fund interest and
earnings from the educator
evaluation reserve fund.
(3) Money in the educator evaluation reserve fund at the
close of the fiscal year
shall remain in the educator evaluation reserve fund and
shall not lapse to the state
school aid fund or to the general fund. The department of
treasury shall be the
administrator of the educator evaluation reserve fund for
auditing purposes.
(2) (4) From the appropriations
in section 11, there is allocated to the educator
evaluation reserve fund for 2014-2015 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed $12,100,000.00
from the state school aid fund and an amount not to exceed
$2,700,000.00 from the
general fund. Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the
department shall expend the
money in the educator evaluation reserve fund $7,000,000.00
for implementing
PAYMENTS
TO DISTRICTS AND INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL
evaluation systems for public school teachers and school administrators CONSISTENT
WITH SECTIONS 1249 AND 1249B OF THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, MCL 380.1249 AND 380.1249B.
(5) Funds in the educator evaluation reserve fund
shall not be expended unless
the state budget office has approved the department's spending
plan.
(3) LOCAL DISTRICT ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE EDUCATOR EVALUATION RESERVE FUND MAY
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(A) TRAINING FOR EVALUATORS AND OBSERVERS TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF
LOCALLY-ADOPTED EDUCATOR EVALUATION TOOLS.
(B) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND OTHER SCHOOL AND DISTRICT
LEADERS USING GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCALLY-ADOPTED EDUCATOR EVALUATION TOOLS. THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:
(i) MEASURING AND USING STUDENT GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT DATA WITHIN A LOCAL
EVALUATION SYSTEM.
(ii) USING EVALUATION TOOLS TO COLLECT HIGH-QUALITY OBSERVATION DATA.
(iii) PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY FEEDBACK BASED ON OBSERVATION AND STUDENT GROWTH AND
ACHIEVEMENT DATA.
(iv) PERSONALIZING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS.
(C) THE PURCHASE OF LICENSES, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER MATERIALS NECESSARY TO FULLY
IMPLEMENT A LOCALLY-ADOPTED EVALUATION TOOL THAT IS ON THE DEPARTMENT-APPROVED LIST.
Sec. 98. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated an amount not to exceed $7,387,500.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for the
purposes described in this section. The Michigan Virtual University shall provide a
report to the legislature not later than November 1, 2016
2017 that includes its
mission, its plans, and proposed benchmarks it must meet, which shall include a plan
to achieve a 50% increase in documented improvement in each requirement of the
Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and Michigan Virtual School, and all
other organizational priorities identified in this section, in order to receive full
funding for 2017-2018 2018-2019. Not
later than March 1, 2017 2018, the Michigan
Virtual University shall provide an update to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on school aid to show the progress being made to meet the benchmarks
identified.
(2) The Michigan Virtual University shall operate the Michigan Virtual Learning
Research Institute. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute shall do all of
the following:
(a) Support and accelerate innovation in education through the following
activities:
(i) Test, evaluate, and recommend as appropriate new technology-based
instructional tools and resources.
(ii) Research, design, and recommend virtual education delivery models for use by
pupils and teachers that include age-appropriate multimedia instructional content.
(iii) Research, develop, and recommend annually to the department criteria by
which cyber schools and virtual course providers should be monitored and evaluated to
ensure a quality education for their pupils.
(iv) Based on pupil completion and performance data reported to the department or
the center for educational performance and information from cyber schools and other
virtual course providers operating in this state, analyze the effectiveness of virtual
learning delivery models in preparing pupils to be college- and career-ready and
publish a report that highlights enrollment totals, completion rates, and the overall
impact on pupils. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on state school aid, the state budget director, the house and senate
fiscal agencies, the department, districts, and intermediate districts not later than
March 31, 2017 2018.
(v) Before August 31, 2017, provide PROVIDE an extensive professional development
program to at least 30,000 educational personnel, including teachers, school
administrators, and school board members, that focuses on the effective integration of
virtual learning into curricula and instruction. The Michigan Virtual Learning
Research Institute is encouraged to work with the MiSTEM advisory council created
under section 99s to coordinate professional development of teachers in applicable
fields. In addition, the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and external
stakeholders are encouraged to coordinate with the department for professional
development in this state. Not later than December 1, 2017
2018, the Michigan Virtual
Learning Research Institute shall submit a report to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on state school aid, the state budget director, the house
and senate fiscal agencies, and the department on the number and percentage of
teachers, school administrators, and school board members who have received
professional development services from the Michigan Virtual University. The report
shall also identify barriers and other opportunities to encourage the adoption of
virtual learning in the public education system.
(vi) Identify and share best practices for planning, implementing, and evaluating
virtual and blended education delivery models with intermediate districts, districts,
and public school academies to accelerate the adoption of innovative education
delivery models statewide.
(b) Provide leadership for this state's system of virtual learning education by
doing the following activities:
(i) Develop and report policy recommendations to the governor and the legislature
that accelerate the expansion of effective virtual learning in this state's schools.
(ii) Provide a clearinghouse for research reports, academic studies, evaluations,
and other information related to virtual learning.
(iii) Promote and distribute the most current instructional design standards and
guidelines for virtual teaching.
(iv) In collaboration with the department and interested colleges and
universities in this state, support implementation and improvements related to
effective virtual learning instruction.
(v) Pursue public/private partnerships that include districts to study and
implement competency-based technology-rich virtual learning models.
(vi) Create a statewide network of school-based mentors serving as liaisons
between pupils, virtual instructors, parents, and school staff, as provided by the
department or the center, and provide mentors with research-based training and
technical assistance designed to help more pupils be successful virtual learners.
(vii) Convene focus groups and conduct annual surveys of teachers,
administrators, pupils, parents, and others to identify barriers and opportunities
related to virtual learning.
(viii) Produce an annual consumer awareness report for schools and parents about
effective virtual education providers and education delivery models, performance data,
cost structures, and research trends.
(ix) Research and establish an internet-based platform that educators can use to
create student-centric learning tools and resources and facilitate a user network that
assists educators in using the platform. As part of this initiative, the Michigan
Virtual University shall work collaboratively with districts and intermediate
districts to establish a plan to make available virtual resources that align to
Michigan's K-12 curriculum standards for use by students, educators, and parents.
(x) Create and maintain a public statewide catalog of virtual learning courses
being offered by all public schools and community colleges in this state. The Michigan
Virtual Learning Research Institute shall identify and develop a list of nationally
recognized best practices for virtual learning and use this list to support reviews of
virtual course vendors, courses, and instructional practices. The Michigan Virtual
Learning Research Institute shall also provide a mechanism for intermediate districts
to use the identified best practices to review content offered by constituent
districts. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute shall review the virtual
course offerings of the Michigan Virtual University, and make the results from these
reviews available to the public as part of the statewide catalog. The Michigan Virtual
Learning Research Institute shall ensure that the statewide catalog is made available
to the public on the Michigan Virtual University website and shall allow the ability
to link it to each district's website as provided for in section 21f. The statewide
catalog shall also contain all of the following:
(A) The number of enrollments in each virtual course in the immediately preceding
school year.
(B) The number of enrollments that earned 60% or more of the total course points
for each virtual course in the immediately preceding school year.
(C) The completion rate for each virtual course.
(xi) Develop prototype and pilot registration, payment services, and transcript
functionality to the statewide catalog and train key stakeholders on how to use new
features.
(xii) Collaborate with key stakeholders to examine district level accountability
and teacher effectiveness issues related to virtual learning under section 21f and
make findings and recommendations publicly available.
(xiii) Provide a report on the activities of the Michigan Virtual Learning
Research Institute.
(3) To further enhance its expertise and leadership in virtual learning, the
Michigan Virtual University shall continue to operate the Michigan Virtual School as a
statewide laboratory and quality model of instruction by implementing virtual and
blended learning solutions for Michigan schools in accordance with the following
parameters:
(a) The Michigan Virtual School must maintain its accreditation status from
recognized national and international accrediting entities.
(b) The Michigan Virtual University shall use no more than $1,000,000.00 of the
amount allocated under this section to subsidize the cost paid by districts for
virtual courses.
(c) In providing educators responsible for the teaching of virtual courses as
provided for in this section, the Michigan Virtual School shall follow the
requirements to request and assess, and the department of state police shall provide,
a criminal history check and criminal records check under sections 1230 and 1230a of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1230 and 380.1230a, in the same manner as if the
Michigan Virtual School were a school district under those sections.
(4) FROM THE FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER SUBSECTION (1), THE MICHIGAN VIRTUAL
UNIVERSITY SHALL ALLOCATE UP TO $500,000.00 TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF NEW ONLINE AND
BLENDED EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
(5) (4) If the course offerings
are included in the statewide catalog of virtual
courses under subsection (2)(b)(ix), the Michigan Virtual School operated by the
Michigan Virtual University may offer virtual course offerings, including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
(a) Information technology courses.
(b) College level equivalent courses, as defined in section 1471 of the revised
school code, MCL 380.1471.
(c) Courses and dual enrollment opportunities.
(d) Programs and services for at-risk pupils.
(e) High school equivalency test preparation courses for adjudicated youth.
(f) Special interest courses.
(g) Professional development programs for teachers, school administrators, other
school employees, and school board members.
(6) (5) If a home-schooled or nonpublic
school student is a resident of a
district that subscribes to services provided by the Michigan Virtual School, the
student may use the services provided by the Michigan Virtual School to the district
without charge to the student beyond what is charged to a district pupil using the
same services.
(7) (6) Not later than December 1
of each fiscal year, the Michigan Virtual
University shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees
on state school aid, the state budget director, the house and senate fiscal agencies,
and the department that includes at least all of the following information related to
the Michigan Virtual School for the preceding state fiscal year:
(a) A list of the districts served by the Michigan Virtual School.
(b) A list of virtual course titles available to districts.
(c) The total number of virtual course enrollments and information on
registrations and completions by course.
(d) The overall course completion rate percentage.
(8) (7) In addition to the
information listed in subsection (6)(7), the report
under subsection (6) (7) shall also
include a plan to serve at least 600 schools with
courses from the Michigan Virtual School or with content available through the
internet-based platform identified in subsection (2)(b)(ix).
(9) (8) The governor may appoint
an advisory group for the Michigan Virtual
Learning Research Institute established under subsection (2). The members of the
advisory group shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve without
compensation. The purpose of the advisory group is to make recommendations to the
governor, the legislature, and the president and board of the Michigan Virtual
University that will accelerate innovation in this state's education system in a
manner that will prepare elementary and secondary students to be career and college
ready and that will promote the goal of increasing the percentage of citizens of this
state with high-quality degrees and credentials to at least 60% by 2025.
(10) (9) Not later than November
1, 2016 2017, the Michigan Virtual University
shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on state school aid,
the state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a detailed budget
for the 2016-2017
2017-2018 fiscal year
that includes a breakdown on its projected
costs to deliver virtual educational services to districts and a summary of the
anticipated fees to be paid by districts for those services. Not later than March 1
each year, the Michigan Virtual University shall submit to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on state school aid, the state budget director, and the
house and senate fiscal agencies a breakdown on its actual costs to deliver virtual
educational services to districts and a summary of the actual fees paid by districts
for those services based on audited financial statements for the immediately preceding
fiscal year.
(11) (10) As used in this
section:
(a) "Blended learning" means a hybrid instructional delivery model where pupils
are provided content, instruction, and assessment, in part at a supervised educational
facility away from home where the pupil and a teacher with a valid Michigan teaching
certificate are in the same physical location and in part through internet-connected
learning environments with some degree of pupil control over time, location, and pace
of instruction.
(b) "Cyber school" means a full-time instructional program of virtual courses for
pupils that may or may not require attendance at a physical school location.
(c) "Virtual course" means a course of study that is capable of generating a
credit or a grade and that is provided in an interactive learning environment in which
the majority of the curriculum is delivered using the internet and in which pupils are
separated from their instructor or teacher of record by time or location, or both.
Sec. 99h. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $2,500,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for competitive grants to
districts that provide pupils in grades K to 12 with expanded opportunities to improve
mathematics, science, and technology skills by participating in events hosted by a
science and technology development program known as FIRST (for inspiration and
recognition of science and technology) Robotics, including JR FIRST Lego League, FIRST
Lego League, FIRST tech challenge, and FIRST Robotics competition. Programs funded
under this section are intended to increase the number of pupils demonstrating
proficiency in science and mathematics on the state assessments and to increase the
number of pupils who are college- and career-ready upon high school graduation.
Notwithstanding section 17b, grant payments to districts under this section shall be
paid on a schedule determined by the department. The department shall set maximum
grant awards for each different level of competition in a manner that both maximizes
the number of teams that will be able to receive funds and expands the geographical
distribution of teams.
(2) A district applying for a grant under this section shall submit an
application in a form and manner determined by the department. To be eligible for a
grant, a district shall demonstrate in its application that the district has
established a partnership for the purposes of the FIRST Robotics program with at least
1 sponsor, business entity, higher education institution, or technical school, shall
submit a spending plan, and shall pay at least 25% of the cost of the FIRST Robotics
program.
(3) The department shall distribute the grant funding under this section for the
following purposes:
(a) Grants to districts to pay for stipends not to exceed $1,500.00 for 1 coach
per team.
(b) Grants to districts for event registrations, materials, travel costs, and
other expenses associated with the preparation for and attendance at FIRST Robotics
events and competitions. Each grant recipient shall provide a local match from other
private or local funds for the funds received under this subdivision equal to at least
50% of the costs of participating in an event.
(c) Grants to districts for awards to teams that advance to the state and world
championship competitions. The department shall determine an equal amount per team for
those teams that advance to the state championship and a second equal award amount to
those teams that advance to the world championship.
(4) The funds allocated under this section are a work
project appropriation, and
any unexpended funds for 2016-2017 are carried forward into 2017-2018. The purpose of
the work project is to continue to implement the projects
described under subsection
(1). The estimated completion date of the work project is
September 30, 2019.
SEC. 99K. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $500,000.00 for 2017-2018 for competitive grants to districts that
provide pupils in grades 6 to 12 with expanded opportunities to improve computer
science skills by participating in cybersecurity competitive events hosted by Merit
Network, Incorporated, known as Michigan High School Cyber Challenge, or hosted by the
Air Force Association, known as Cyberpatriot. Programs funded under this section are
intended to increase the number of pupils demonstrating proficiency in science and
mathematics on the state assessments and to increase the number of pupils who are
college- and career-ready upon high school graduation. Notwithstanding section 17b,
grant payments to districts under this section shall be paid on a schedule determined
by the department. The department shall set maximum grant awards for each competition
in a manner that both maximizes the number of teams that will be able to receive funds
and the geographical distribution of teams.
(2) A district applying for a grant under this section shall submit an
application in a form and manner determined by the department. To be eligible for a
grant, a district shall demonstrate in its application that the district has
established a partnership with at least 1 sponsor, business entity, higher education
institution, or technical school, shall submit a spending plan, and shall pay at least
25% of the cost of the selected cybersecurity program.
(3) The department shall distribute the grant funding under this section for the
following purposes:
(a) Grants to districts to pay for stipends not to exceed $1,500.00 for 1 coach
or mentor per team.
(b) Grants to districts for event registrations, materials, travel costs, and
other expenses associated with the preparation for and attendance at events and
competitions. Each grant recipient shall provide a local match from other private or
local funds for the funds received under this subdivision equal to at least 50% of the
costs of participating in an event.
(c) Grants to districts for awards to teams that advance to state and world
championship competitions. The department shall determine an equal amount per team for
those teams that advance to the state championship and a second equal award amount to
those teams that advance to the world championship for the selected cybersecurity
program.
(4) The funds allocated under this section are a work project appropriation, and
any unexpended funds for 2017-2018 are carried forward into 2018-2019. The purpose of
the work project is to continue to implement the projects described under subsection
(1). The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 99s. (1) From the funds appropriated under section 11, there is allocated
for 2016-2017 2017-2018
an amount not to exceed
$3,000,000.00 $5,500,000.00 from the
state school aid fund appropriation and an amount not to
exceed $1,300,000.00
$300,000.00 from the general fund appropriation for Michigan science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (MiSTEM) programs. In addition, from the federal funds
appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2016-2017
2017-2018 an amount
estimated at $5,249,300.00 $4,700,000.00 from DED-OESE, title II, mathematics and
science partnership grants. Programs funded under this section are intended to
increase the number of pupils demonstrating proficiency in science and mathematics on
the state assessments and to increase the number of pupils who are college- and
career-ready upon high school graduation. Notwithstanding section 17b, payments to
eligible entities under this section shall be paid on a schedule determined by the
department.
(2) From the general fund allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $50,000.00 to the department for administrative, training, and
travel costs related to the MiSTEM advisory council. All of the following apply to the
MiSTEM advisory council funded under this subsection:
(a) The MiSTEM advisory council is created. The MiSTEM advisory council shall
provide to the governor, legislature, department of talent and economic development,
and department recommendations designed to improve and promote innovation in STEM
education and to prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
(b) The MiSTEM advisory council created under subdivision (a) shall consist of
the following members:
(i) The governor shall appoint 11 voting members who are representative of
business sectors that are important to Michigan's economy and rely on a STEM-educated
workforce, nonprofit organizations and associations that promote STEM education, K-12
and postsecondary education entities involved in STEM-related career education, or
other sectors as considered appropriate by the governor. Each of these members shall
serve at the pleasure of the governor and for a term determined by the governor.
(ii) The senate majority leader shall appoint 2 members of the senate to serve as
nonvoting, ex-officio members of the MiSTEM advisory council, including 1 majority
party member and 1 minority party member.
(iii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint 2 members of the
house of representatives to serve as nonvoting, ex-officio members of the MiSTEM
advisory council, including 1 majority party member and 1 minority party member.
(c) Each member of the MiSTEM advisory council shall serve without compensation.
(d) The MiSTEM advisory council shall recommend ANNUALLY REVIEW AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS
to the governor, the
legislature, and the department a FOR
CHANGES TO
THE statewide strategy ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL for delivering STEM education-related
opportunities to pupils and objective criteria for
determining preferred STEM
programs. The MiSTEM advisory council shall use funds received under this
subsection
to purchase training for ENSURE THAT its members or their designees from ARE TRAINED
IN the Change the Equation STEMworks rating system program for the purpose of rating
STEM programs.
(e) Not later than October 15 of each fiscal year, the
MiSTEM advisory council
shall provide STEM quality ratings for programs recommended
for funding under
subsection (3). The MiSTEM advisory council shall make specific funding
recommendations for the funds allocated under subsection (3) by December 15 of each
fiscal year. The amount of each grant recommended shall not exceed $250,000.00.
(f) If the MiSTEM advisory council is unable to make specific funding
recommendations by December 15 of a fiscal year, the department shall distribute the
funds allocated under subsection (3) on a competitive grant
basis that at least
follows the quality guidelines and priority areas STATEWIDE STRATEGY PLAN AND RATING
SYSTEM recommended by the MiSTEM advisory council. Each grant shall not exceed
$250,000.00 and must provide STEM education-related opportunities for pupils.
(g) The MiSTEM advisory council shall work with directors
of mathematics and
science centers THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE MISTEM CENTERS NETWORK funded under
subsection (4) to connect educators with businesses,
workforce developers, economic
developers, community colleges, and universities IMPLEMENT
THE STATEWIDE STEM STRATEGY
ADOPTED BY THE MISTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(3) From the general fund money allocated STATE SCHOOL AID FUND ALLOCATION under
subsection (1), there is allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 for the purpose of funding programs
under this section for
2016-2017
2017-2018, as
recommended by the MiSTEM advisory council.
(4) From the state school aid fund allocation under subsection (1), there is
allocated for 2016-2017 an
amount not to exceed $2,750,000.00 $2,500,000.00
AND FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION UNDER SUBSECTION (1), THERE IS ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED
$250,000.00 FOR 2017-2018 to
support the activities and programs of mathematics
and science centers THE MISTEM CENTERS
NETWORK. In addition,
from the federal funds
allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2016-2017
2017-2018 an amount
estimated at $5,249,300.00 $4,700,000.00 from DED-OESE, title II, mathematics and
science partnership grants, for the purposes of this subsection. All of the following
apply to the programs and funding under this subsection:
(a) Within a service area designated locally,
approved by the department, and
consistent with the comprehensive master plan for
mathematics and science centers
developed by the department and approved by the state
board, an established
mathematics and science center shall provide 2 or more of
the following 6 basic
services, as described in the master plan, to constituent
districts and communities:
leadership, pupil services, curriculum support, community
involvement, professional
development, and resource clearinghouse services.
(b) The department shall not award a state grant under
this subsection to more
than 1 mathematics and science center located in a
designated region as prescribed in
the 2007 master plan unless each of the grants serves a
distinct target population or
provides a service that does not duplicate another program
in the designated region.
(c) As part of the technical assistance process, the
department shall provide
minimum standard guidelines that may be used by the
mathematics and science center for
providing fair access for qualified pupils and professional
staff as prescribed in
this subsection.
(d) Allocations under this subsection to support the
activities and programs of
mathematics and science centers shall be continuing support
grants to all 33
established mathematics and science centers. For 2016-2017,
each established
mathematics and science center shall receive state funding
in an amount equal to 100%
of the amount it was allocated under former section 99 for
2014-2015. If a center
declines state funding or a center closes, the remaining
money available under this
subsection shall be distributed to the remaining centers,
as determined by the
department.
(e) From the funds allocated under this subsection,
the department shall
distribute for 2016-2017 an amount not to exceed
$750,000.00 in a form and manner
determined by the department to those centers able to
provide curriculum and
professional development support to assist districts in
implementing the Michigan
merit curriculum components for mathematics and science.
Funding under this
subdivision is in addition to funding allocated under
subdivision (d).
(A) FROM THE GENERAL FUND ALLOCATED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THERE IS ALLOCATED AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000.00 TO THE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISTEM CENTERS NETWORK. THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL HIRE
AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE ADVICE OF THE MISTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL ASSIST THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN PERFORMING HIS OR HER DUTIES AS NECESSARY. THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(I) COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MASTER PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL MISTEM
CENTERS THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATEWIDE STEM STRATEGY DEVELOPED BY THE MISTEM
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND ENSURES SERVICES TO ALL DISTRICTS.
(II) SERVE AS A LIAISON TO THE DEPARTMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL MISTEM
CENTERS IN A MANNER THAT CREATES A ROBUST STATEWIDE STEM CULTURE, THAT EMPOWERS STEM
TEACHERS, THAT INTEGRATES BUSINESS AND EDUCATION INTO THE STEM NETWORK, AND THAT
ENSURES HIGH QUALITY STEM EXPERIENCES FOR PUPILS.
(III) COORDINATE A CAMPAIGN TO BUILD STEM AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATE STEM NEEDS
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
(IV) DISTRIBUTE AND MONITOR MISTEM CENTERS NETWORK GRANTS TO THE REGIONAL MISTEM
CENTERS.
(V) REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE MISTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL
ANNUALLY ON THE ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE REGIONAL MISTEM CENTERS.
(B) FROM THE FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THERE IS ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.00 TO THE DEPARTMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS TO TRANSITION FROM THE
EXISTING 33 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CENTERS TO A NETWORK OF 10 REGIONAL MISTEM CENTERS
THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE PROSPERITY REGIONS. THE TRANSITION SHALL BE COMPLETED NO
LATER THAN MARCH 31, 2018. A TRANSITION PLAN SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING:
(I) IDENTIFICATION OF A FISCAL AGENT AND LOCATION FOR EACH OF THE REGIONAL MISTEM
CENTERS. A FISCAL AGENT MAY BE AN INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT, A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR A
UNIVERSITY. A FISCAL AGENT MAY NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF A CENTER GRANT TO
SERVE AS THE FISCAL AGENT.
(II) IDENTIFICATION OF AT LEAST 1 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE POSITION AT EACH OF THE
REGIONAL MISTEM CENTERS TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER.
(C) FROM THE FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THERE IS ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000.00 TO THE MISTEM CENTERS NETWORK FOR GRANTS OF UP TO
$200,000.00 EACH TO A TOTAL OF 10 REGIONAL MISTEM CENTERS. REGIONAL MISTEM CENTERS
SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(I) COLLABORATE WITH THE TALENT DISTRICT CAREER COUNCIL THAT IS LOCATED IN THE
PROSPERITY REGION TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR STEM EDUCATION THAT CREATES
A ROBUST REGIONAL STEM CULTURE, THAT EMPOWERS STEM TEACHERS, THAT INTEGRATES BUSINESS
AND EDUCATION INTO THE STEM NETWORK, AND THAT ENSURES HIGH QUALITY STEM EXPERIENCES
FOR PUPILS. AT A MINIMUM, REGIONAL STEM STRATEGIC PLANS SHOULD:
(A) IDENTIFY REGIONAL EMPLOYER NEED FOR STEM USING THE METHODOLOGY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 61B(4)(A).
(B) IDENTIFY PROCESSES FOR REGIONAL EMPLOYERS AND EDUCATORS TO CREATE GUIDED
PATHWAYS FOR STEM CAREERS THAT INCLUDE INTERN/EXTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS AND OTHER
EXPERIENTIAL ENGAGEMENTS FOR PUPILS.
(C) IDENTIFY EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING
INTERN/EXTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS, THAT INTEGRATE MICHIGAN SCIENCE STANDARDS INTO
HIGH QUALITY STEM EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE PUPILS.
(II) FACILITATE REGIONAL STEM EVENTS SUCH AS EDUCATOR/EMPLOYER NETWORKING AND
STEM CAREER FAIRS TO RAISE STEM AWARENESS.
(III) CONTRIBUTE TO THE MISTEM WEBSITE AND ENGAGE IN OTHER STATEWIDE FUNCTIONS TO
FURTHER THE MISSION OF STEM IN MICHIGAN.
(D) (f) In order to receive state or
federal funds under this subsection, a grant
recipient shall allow access for the department or the department's designee to audit
all records related to the program for which it receives those funds. The grant
recipient shall reimburse the state for all disallowances found in the audit.
(g) Not later than September 30, 2017, the
department shall work with the MiSTEM
advisory council to revise the comprehensive master plan
described in subdivision (a)
to ensure that the comprehensive master plan is in
compliance with the statewide
strategy developed by the council under subsection (2)(d).
The comprehensive master
plan shall include a review of the feasibility of
consolidating and reducing the
number of mathematics and science centers.
(h) The department shall give preference in awarding
the federal grants allocated
under this subsection to eligible existing mathematics and
science centers.
(E) (i) In order to receive state funds
under this subsection, a grant recipient
REGIONAL MISTEM CENTER shall provide at least a 10% local match from local public or
private resources for the funds received under this subsection.
(F) (j) Not later than JULY 1, 2019 AND July 1 of each year THEREAFTER, a
mathematics and science REGIONAL MISTEM
center that receives
funds under this
subsection shall report to the department EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISTEM CENTERS
NETWORK
in a form and manner
prescribed by the department on the following performance
measures:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES DEVELOPED BY THE REGIONAL MISTEM
CENTERS AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES SHALL ENSURE
THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MISTEM CENTERS NETWORK ARE IMPROVING STUDENT ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES.
(i) Statistical change in pre- and
post-assessment scores for students who
enrolled in mathematics and science activities provided to
districts by the
mathematics and science center.
(ii) Statistical change in pre- and
post-assessment scores for teachers who
enrolled in professional development activities provided by
the mathematics and
science center.
(G) (k) As used in this subsection:
(i) "DED" means the United States Department of Education.
(ii) "DED-OESE" means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(III) "STEM" MEANS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS.
(IV) "TALENT DISTRICT CAREER COUNCIL" MEANS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE LOCAL
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS LOCATED IN A PROSPERITY REGION CONSISTING OF EDUCATIONAL,
EMPLOYER, LABOR, AND PARENT REPRESENTATIVES.
(5) From the allocations under subsection (1), there
is allocated an amount not
to exceed $250,000.00 for 2016-2017 for competitive grants
to districts that provide
pupils in grades K to 12 with expanded opportunities in
science education and skills
by participating in events and competitions hosted by
Science Olympiad. All of the
following apply to the grant funding under this subsection:
(a) A district applying for a grant under this
subsection shall submit an
application in the form and manner determined by the
department not later than
November 15, 2016. The department shall select districts
for grants and make
notification not later than December 15, 2016. To be eligible
for a grant, a district
shall pay at least 25% of the cost of participating in the
Science Olympiad program.
(b) The department shall distribute the grant
funding allocated under this
subsection for the following purposes:
(i) Grants to districts of up to $800.00 per
new elementary team.
(ii) Grants to districts of up to $400.00 per
established elementary team.
(iii) Grants to districts of up to $1,600.00
per new secondary team.
(iv) Grants to districts of up to $800.00 per
established secondary team.
(6) From the general fund allocation under
subsection (1), there is allocated an
amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for 2016-2017 for a grant
to the Van Andel Education
Institute for the purposes of advancing and promoting
science education and increasing
the number of students who choose to pursue careers in
science or science-related
fields. Funds allocated under this subsection shall be used
to provide professional
development for science teachers in using student-driven,
inquiry-based instruction.
Sec. 104. (1) In order to receive state aid under this article, a district shall
comply with sections 1249, 1278a, 1278b, 1279, 1279g, and 1280b of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1249, 380.1278a, 380.1278b, 380.1279, 380.1279g, and 380.1280b, and 1970
PA 38, MCL 388.1081 to 388.1086. Subject to subsection (2), from the state school aid
fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2016-2017 2017-2018 an
amount not to exceed $33,894,400.00 $33,709,400.00 for payments on behalf of districts
for costs associated with complying with those provisions of law. In addition, from
the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is
allocated for 2016-2017 2017-
2018 an amount estimated at $6,250,000.00, funded from DED-OESE, title VI, state
assessment funds, and from DED-OSERS, section 504 of part B of the individuals with
disabilities education act, Public Law 94-142, plus any carryover federal funds from
previous year appropriations, for the purposes of complying with the federal no child
left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or the every student succeeds act, Public
Law 114-95.
(2) The results of each test administered as part of the Michigan student test of
educational progress (M-STEP), including tests administered to high school students,
shall include an item analysis that lists all items that are counted for individual
pupil scores and the percentage of pupils choosing each possible response. The
department shall work with the center to identify the number of students enrolled at
the time assessments are given by each district. In calculating the percentage of
pupils assessed for a district's scorecard, the department shall use only the number
of pupils enrolled in the district at the time the district administers the
assessments and shall exclude pupils who enroll in the district after the district
administers the assessments.
(3) All federal funds allocated under this section shall be distributed in
accordance with federal law and with flexibility provisions outlined in Public Law
107-116, and in the education flexibility partnership act of 1999, Public Law 106-25.
(4) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to
exceed $185,000.00 for the implementation of a kindergarten
readiness assessment pilot
project in 2016-2017. The funding would be allocated to an
intermediate district
located in a prosperity region with 2 or more subregions to
participate in the
Maryland-Ohio pilot and cover the cost of a contract with a
university for
implementation of version 1.75 of the kindergarten
readiness assessment tool. The
kindergarten readiness assessment pilot shall assess an
estimated 4,000 children, and
the designated intermediate district shall work with other
intermediate districts to
implement the pilot project, engage with the office of
great start and the department,
and provide a report to the legislature on the efficacy and
usefulness of a
kindergarten readiness assessment. Allowable costs under
this pilot program include
those incurred in August and September 2016.
(4) (5) The department shall continue to
make the kindergarten entry assessment
developed by the department and field tested in 2015-2016 available to districts in
2016-2017 2017-2018.
(5) (6) The department may recommend, but
may not require, districts to allow
pupils to use an external keyboard with tablet devices for online M-STEP testing,
including, but not limited to, open-ended test items such as constructed response or
equation builder items.
(6) (7) Notwithstanding section 17b,
payments on behalf of districts,
intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under this section shall be paid
on a schedule determined by the department.
(7) (8) From the allocation in
subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not
to exceed $3,200,000.00 for the development or selection of THE
DEPARTMENT, IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER, SHALL DEVELOP OR SELECT an online reporting tool to
provide student-level assessment data in a secure environment to educators, parents,
and pupils immediately after assessments are scored AND SHALL ENSURE THAT ASSESSMENT
DATA IS MADE ACCESSBILE ALONGSISDE OTHER EDUCATION OUTCOME DATA FOR USE IN
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, DISTRICTS, AND
PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES THROUGH THE MISCHOOL DATA PORTAL. The department and the
center shall ensure that any data collected by the online reporting tool do not
provide individually identifiable student data to the federal government.
(9) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is
allocated an amount not to
exceed $5,600,000.00 for the purpose of implementing a
summative assessment system
pursuant to section 104c.
(8) (10) As used in this section:
(a) "DED" means the United States Department of Education.
(b) "DED-OESE" means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c) "DED-OSERS" means the DED Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
Sec. 104c. (1) In order to receive state aid under this article, a district shall
administer the state assessments described in this section.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the department shall develop for use in the
spring of 2015-2016 the Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP)
assessments in English language arts and mathematics. These assessments shall be
aligned to state standards.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the department shall implement a summative
assessment system that is proven to be valid and reliable for administration to pupils
as provided under this subsection. The summative assessment system shall meet all of
the following requirements:
(a) The summative assessment system shall measure student proficiency on the
current state standards, shall measure student growth for consecutive grade levels in
which students are assessed in the same subject area in both grade levels, and shall
be capable of measuring individual student performance.
(b) The summative assessments for English language arts and mathematics shall be
administered to all public school pupils in grades 3 to 11, including those pupils as
required by the federal individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-
446, and by title I of the federal elementary and
secondary education act EVERY
STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA).
(c) The summative assessments for science shall be administered to all public
school pupils in at least grades 4 and 7, including those pupils as required by the
federal individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446, and by title
I of the federal elementary and secondary education act.
(d) The summative assessments for social studies shall be administered to all
public school pupils in at least grades 5 and 8, including those pupils as required by
the federal individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 108-446, and by
title I of the federal elementary and secondary
education act EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS
ACT (ESSA).
(e) The content of the summative assessments shall be aligned to state standards.
(f) The pool of questions for the summative assessments shall be subject to a
transparent review process for quality, bias, and sensitive issues involving educator
review and comment. The department shall post samples from tests or retired tests
featuring questions from this pool for review by the public.
(g) The summative assessment system shall ensure that students, parents, and
teachers are provided with reports that convey individual student proficiency and
growth on the assessment and that convey individual student domain-level performance
in each subject area, including representative questions, and individual student
performance in meeting state standards.
(h) The summative assessment system shall be capable of providing, and the
department shall ensure that students, parents, teachers, administrators, and
community members are provided with, reports that convey aggregate student proficiency
and growth data by teacher, grade, school, and district.
(i) The summative assessment system shall ensure the capability of reporting the
available data to support educator evaluations.
(j) The summative assessment system shall ensure that the reports provided to
districts containing individual student data are available within 60 days after
completion of the assessments.
(k) The summative assessment system shall ensure that access to individually
identifiable student data meets all of the following:
(i) Is in compliance with 20 USC 1232g, commonly referred to as the family
educational rights and privacy act of 1974.
(ii) Except as may be provided for in an agreement with a vendor to provide
assessment services, as necessary to support educator evaluations pursuant to
subdivision (i), or for research or program evaluation purposes, is available only to
the student; to the student's parent or legal guardian; and to a school administrator
or teacher, to the extent that he or she has a legitimate educational interest.
(l) The summative assessment system shall ensure that the assessments are pilot
tested before statewide implementation.
(m) The summative assessment system shall ensure that assessments are designed so
that the maximum total combined length of time that schools are required to set aside
for a pupil to answer all test questions on all assessments that are part of the
system for the pupil's grade level does not exceed that maximum total combined length
of time for the previous statewide assessment system or 9 hours, whichever is less.
This subdivision does not limit the amount of time a district may allow a pupil to
complete a test.
(N) IN AN EFFORT TO ADD AND ADMINISTER STATEWIDE BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS TO THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
BEGIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT OR FIELD-TESTING OF TEST CONTENT FOR THE STATEWIDE USE
OF BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS UP TO THREE TIMES PER YEAR (FALL, WINTER, SPRING) FOR GRADES
3 TO 8 BEGINNING IN THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR. THESE BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE
FULLY ALIGNED TO MICHIGAN’S STATE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND
MATHEMATICS AND MAY BE COMPUTER ADAPTIVE IN NATURE.
(O) (n) The total cost of
executing the summative assessment system statewide
each year, including, but not limited to, the cost of contracts for administration,
scoring, and reporting, shall not exceed an amount equal to 2 times the cost of
executing the previous statewide assessment after adjustment for inflation.
(4) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the department shall field test
assessments in the fall and spring of each school year to measure English language
arts and mathematics in each of grades K to 2 for full implementation when the
assessments have been successfully field tested. This full implementation shall occur
not later than the 2018-2019 school year. These assessments are necessary to determine
a pupil's proficiency level before grade 3.
(5) This section does not prohibit districts from adopting interim assessments.
(6) As used in this section, "English language arts" means that term as defined
in section 104b.
Sec. 107. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount
not to exceed $25,000,000.00 for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for adult education programs
authorized under this section. Except as otherwise provided under subsections (14) and
(15), funds allocated under this section are restricted for adult education programs
as authorized under this section only. A recipient of funds under this section shall
not use those funds for any other purpose.
(2) To be eligible for funding under this section, an eligible adult education
provider shall employ certificated teachers and qualified administrative staff and
shall offer continuing education opportunities for teachers to allow them to maintain
certification.
(3) To be eligible to be a participant funded under this section, an individual
shall be enrolled in an adult basic education program, an adult secondary education
program, an adult English as a second language program, a high school equivalency test
preparation program, or a high school completion program, that meets the requirements
of this section, and for which instruction is provided, and shall meet either of the
following:
(a) Has attained 20 years of age.
(b) Has attained 18 years of age and the individual's graduating class has
graduated.
(4) By April 1 of each fiscal year, the intermediate districts within a
prosperity region or subregion shall determine which intermediate district will serve
as the prosperity region's or subregion's fiscal agent for the next fiscal year and
shall notify the department in a form and manner determined by the department. The
department shall approve or disapprove of the prosperity region's or subregion's
selected fiscal agent. From the funds allocated under subsection (1), an amount as
determined under this subsection shall be allocated to each intermediate district
serving as a fiscal agent for adult education programs in each of the prosperity
regions or subregions identified by the department. An intermediate district shall not
use more than 5% of the funds allocated under this subsection for administration costs
for serving as the fiscal agent. Beginning in 2014-2015, 67% of the allocation
provided to each intermediate district serving as a fiscal agent shall be based on the
proportion of total funding formerly received by the adult education providers in that
prosperity region or subregion in 2013-2014, and 33% shall be allocated based on the
factors in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). For 2017-2018, 33% of the allocation
provided to each intermediate district serving as a fiscal agent shall be based upon
the proportion of total funding formerly received by the adult education providers in
that prosperity region in 2013-2014 and 67% of the allocation shall be based upon the
factors in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). Beginning in 2018-2019, 100% of the
allocation provided to each intermediate district serving as a fiscal agent shall be
based on the factors in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). The funding factors for this
section are as follows:
(a) Sixty percent of this portion of the funding shall be distributed based upon
the proportion of the state population of individuals between the ages of 18 and 24
that are not high school graduates that resides in each of the prosperity regions or
subregions, as reported by the most recent 5-year estimates from the American
community survey (ACS) from the United States Census Bureau.
(b) Thirty-five percent of this portion of the funding shall be distributed based
upon the proportion of the state population of individuals age 25 or older who are not
high school graduates that resides in each of the prosperity regions or subregions, as
reported by the most recent 5-year estimates from the American community survey (ACS)
from the United States Census Bureau.
(c) Five percent of this portion of the funding shall be distributed based upon
the proportion of the state population of individuals age 18 or older who lack basic
English language proficiency that resides in each of the prosperity regions or
subregions, as reported by the most recent 5-year estimates from the American
community survey (ACS) from the United States Census Bureau.
(5) To be an eligible fiscal agent, an intermediate district must agree to do the
following in a form and manner determined by the department:
(a) Distribute funds to adult education programs in a prosperity region or
subregion as described in this section.
(b) Collaborate with the talent district career council, which is an advisory
council of the workforce development boards located in the prosperity region or
subregion, or its successor, to develop a regional strategy that aligns adult
education programs and services into an efficient and effective delivery system for
adult education learners, with special consideration for providing contextualized
learning and career pathways and addressing barriers to education and employment.
(c) Collaborate with the talent district career council, which is an advisory
council of the workforce development boards located in the prosperity region or
subregion, or its successor, to create a local process and criteria that will identify
eligible adult education providers to receive funds allocated under this section based
on location, demand for services, past performance, quality indicators as identified
by the department, and cost to provide instructional services. The fiscal agent shall
determine all local processes, criteria, and provider determinations. However, the
local processes, criteria, and provider services must be approved by the department
before funds may be distributed to the fiscal agent.
(d) Provide oversight to its adult education providers throughout the program
year to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
(e) Report adult education program and participant data and information as
prescribed by the department.
(6) An adult basic education program, an adult secondary education program, or an
adult English as a second language program operated on a year-round or school year
basis may be funded under this section, subject to all of the following:
(a) The program enrolls adults who are determined by a department-approved
assessment, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, to be below twelfth
grade level in reading or mathematics, or both, or to lack basic English proficiency.
(b) The program tests individuals for eligibility under subdivision (a) before
enrollment and upon completion of the program in compliance with the state-approved
assessment policy.
(c) A participant in an adult basic education program is eligible for
reimbursement until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant's reading and mathematics proficiency are assessed at or
above the ninth grade level.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive assessments after
having completed at least 450 hours of instruction.
(d) A participant in an adult secondary education program is eligible for
reimbursement until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant's reading and mathematics proficiency are assessed above the
twelfth grade level.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive assessments after
having at least 450 hours of instruction.
(e) A funding recipient enrolling a participant in an English as a second
language program is eligible for funding according to subsection (9) until the
participant meets 1 of the following:
(i) The participant is assessed as having attained basic English proficiency as
determined by a department-approved assessment.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive department-approved
assessments after having completed at least 450 hours of instruction. The department
shall provide information to a funding recipient regarding appropriate assessment
instruments for this program.
(7) A high school equivalency test preparation program operated on a year-round
or school year basis may be funded under this section, subject to all of the
following:
(a) The program enrolls adults who do not have a high school diploma or a high
school equivalency certificate.
(b) The program shall administer a pre-test approved by the department before
enrolling an individual to determine the individual's literacy levels, shall
administer a high school equivalency practice test to determine the individual's
potential for success on the high school equivalency test, and shall administer a
post-test upon completion of the program in compliance with the state-approved
assessment policy.
(c) A funding recipient shall receive funding according to subsection (9) for a
participant, and a participant may be enrolled in the program until 1 of the following
occurs:
(i) The participant achieves a high school equivalency certificate.
(ii) The participant fails to show progress on 2 successive department-approved
assessments used to determine readiness to take a high school equivalency test after
having completed at least 450 hours of instruction.
(8) A high school completion program operated on a year-round or school year
basis may be funded under this section, subject to all of the following:
(a) The program enrolls adults who do not have a high school diploma.
(b) The program tests participants described in subdivision (a) before enrollment
and upon completion of the program in compliance with the state-approved assessment
policy.
(c) A funding recipient shall receive funding according to subsection (9) for a
participant in a course offered under this subsection until 1 of the following occurs:
(i) The participant passes the course and earns a high school diploma.
(ii) The participant fails to earn credit in 2 successive semesters or terms in
which the participant is enrolled after having completed at least 900 hours of
instruction.
(9) A funding recipient shall receive payments under this section in accordance
with all of the following:
(a) Statewide allocation criteria, including 3-year average enrollments, census
data, and local needs.
(b) Participant completion of the adult basic education objectives by achieving
an educational gain as determined by the national reporting system levels; for
achieving basic English proficiency, as determined by the department; for achieving a
high school equivalency certificate or passage of 1 or more individual high school
equivalency tests; for attainment of a high school diploma or passage of a course
required for a participant to attain a high school diploma; for enrollment in a
postsecondary institution, or for entry into or retention of employment, as
applicable.
(c) Participant completion of core indicators as identified in the innovation and
opportunity act.
(d) Allowable expenditures.
(10) A person who is not eligible to be a participant funded under this section
may receive adult education services upon the payment of tuition. In addition, a
person who is not eligible to be served in a program under this section due to the
program limitations specified in subsection (6), (7), or (8) may continue to receive
adult education services in that program upon the payment of tuition. The tuition
level shall be determined by the local or intermediate district conducting the
program.
(11) An individual who is an inmate in a state correctional facility shall not be
counted as a participant under this section.
(12) A funding recipient shall not commingle money received under this section or
from another source for adult education purposes with any other funds and shall
establish a separate ledger account for funds received under this section. This
subsection does not prohibit a district from using general funds of the district to
support an adult education or community education program.
(13) A funding recipient receiving funds under this section may establish a
sliding scale of tuition rates based upon a participant's family income. A funding
recipient may charge a participant tuition to receive adult education services under
this section from that sliding scale of tuition rates on a uniform basis. The amount
of tuition charged per participant shall not exceed the actual operating cost per
participant minus any funds received under this section per participant. A funding
recipient may not charge a participant tuition under this section if the participant's
income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines published by the United
States Department of Health and Human Services.
(14) In order to receive funds under this section, a funding recipient shall
furnish to the department, in a form and manner determined by the department, all
information needed to administer this program and meet federal reporting requirements;
shall allow the department or the department's designee to review all records related
to the program for which it receives funds; and shall reimburse the state for all
disallowances found in the review, as determined by the department. In addition, a
funding recipient shall agree to pay to a career and technical education program under
section 61a the amount of funding received under this section in the proportion of
career and technical education coursework used to satisfy adult basic education
programming, as billed to the funding recipient by programs operating under section
61a.
(15) From the amount appropriated in subsection (1), an amount not to exceed
$500,000.00 shall be allocated for 2016-2017 2017-2018 to not more than 1 pilot
program that is located in a prosperity region with 2 or more subregions and that
connects adult education participants directly with employers by linking adult
education, career and technical skills, and workforce development. To be eligible for
funding under this subsection, a pilot program shall provide a collaboration linking
adult education programs within the county, the area career/technical center, and
local employers, and shall meet the additional criteria in subsections (16) and (17).
Funding under this subsection for 2016-2017 2017-2018 is for the second THIRD of 3
years of funding.
(16) A pilot program funded under subsection (15) shall require adult education
staff to work with Michigan works! agency to identify a cohort of participants who are
most prepared to successfully enter the workforce. Participants identified under this
subsection shall be dually enrolled in adult education programming and at least 1
technical course at the area career/technical center.
(17) A pilot program funded under subsection (15) shall have on staff an adult
education navigator who will serve as a caseworker for each participant identified
under subsection (16). The navigator shall work with adult education staff and
potential employers to design an educational program best suited to the personal and
employment needs of the participant, and shall work with human service agencies or
other entities to address any barrier in the way of participant access.
(18) Not later than December 1, 2017 2018, the pilot program funded under
subsection (15) shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
school aid and, to the senate and house fiscal
agencies, AND TO THE STATE BUDGET
DIRECTOR a report detailing number of participants, graduation rates, and a measure of
transitioning to employment.
(19) The department shall develop an application
process for a pilot program to
be funded under subsection (15) and shall award funding not
later than October 1,
2016. Funding allocated under subsection (15) may be paid
on a schedule other than
that specified under section 17b.
(19) (20) The department shall approve at
least 3 high school equivalency tests
and determine whether a high school equivalency certificate meets the requisite
standards for high school equivalency in this state.
(20) (21) As used in this section:
(a) "Career pathway" means a combination of rigorous and high-quality education,
training, and other services that comply with all of the following:
(i) Aligns with the skill needs of industries in the economy of this state or in
the regional economy involved.
(ii) Prepares an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary
or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships registered under the act
of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the "national apprenticeship act"), 29 USC 50 et
seq.
(iii) Includes counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual's
education and career goals.
(iv) Includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the
same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific
occupation or occupational cluster.
(v) Organizes education, training, and other services to meet the particular
needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career
advancement of the individual to the extent practicable.
(vi) Enables an individual to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary credential.
(vii) Helps an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or
occupational cluster.
(b) "Department" means the department of talent and economic development.
(c) "Eligible adult education provider" means a district, intermediate district,
a consortium of districts, a consortium of intermediate districts, or a consortium of
districts and intermediate districts that is identified as part of the local process
described in subsection (5)(c) and approved by the department.
Sec. 147. (1) The allocation for 2016-2017 2017-2018 for the public school
employees' retirement system pursuant to the public school employees retirement act of
1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1408, shall be made using the individual
projected benefit entry age normal cost method of valuation and risk assumptions
adopted by the public school employees retirement board and the department of
technology, management, and budget.
(2) The annual level percentage of payroll contribution
rates for the 2016-2017
2017-2018 fiscal year, as determined by the retirement system, are estimated as
follows:
(a) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit before July 1, 2010 and who are enrolled in the health premium subsidy, the
annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is
estimated at 36.64% 36.88%,
with 24.94%
25.56% paid directly by
the employer.
(b) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit on or after July 1, 2010 and who are enrolled in the health premium subsidy, the
annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is
estimated at 36.01% 35.60%,
with 24.31% 24.28% paid directly by the employer.
(c) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit on or after July 1, 2010 and who participate in the personal healthcare fund, the
annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is
estimated at 35.79% 35.35%,
with 24.09% 24.03% paid directly by the employer.
(d) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit on or after September 4, 2012, who elect defined contribution, and who
participate in the personal healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of payroll
contribution rate is estimated at 32.66% 32.28%, with 20.96% paid directly by the
employer.
(e) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit before July 1, 2010, who elect defined contribution, and who are enrolled in the
health premium subsidy, the annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is
estimated at 32.88% 32.53%, with 21.18% 21.21% paid directly by the employer.
(f) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit before July 1, 2010, who elect defined contribution, and who participate in the
personal healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is
estimated at 32.66% 32.28%, with
20.96% paid directly by the employer.
(g) For public school employees who first worked for a public school reporting
unit before July 1, 2010 and who participate in the personal healthcare fund, the
annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is
estimated at 36.42% 36.63%,
with 24.72%
25.31% paid directly by
the employer.
(3) In addition to the employer payments described in subsection (2), the
employer shall pay the applicable contributions to the Tier 2 plan, as determined by
the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to
38.1408.
(4) The contribution rates in subsection (2) reflect an
amortization period of 22
21 years for 2016-2017 2017-2018. The public school employees' retirement system board
shall notify each district and intermediate district by February 28 of each fiscal
year of the estimated contribution rate for the next fiscal year.
Sec. 147a. (1) From the appropriation in section
11, there is allocated for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 for
payments to participating
districts. A district that receives money under this section shall use that money
solely for the purpose of offsetting a portion of the retirement contributions owed by
the district for the fiscal year in which it is received. The amount allocated to each
participating district under this section SUBSECTION shall be based on each
participating district's percentage of the total statewide payroll for all
participating districts for the immediately preceding fiscal year. As used in this
section SUBSECTION, "participating district"
means a district that is a reporting unit
of the Michigan public school employees' retirement system under the public school
employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1408, and that
reports employees to the Michigan public school employees' retirement system for the
applicable fiscal year.
(2) IN ADDITION TO THE ALLOCATION IN SUBSECTION (1), FOR 2017-2018 THERE IS
ALLOCATED FROM THE SCHOOL AID FUND MONEY APPROPRIATED UNDER SECTION 11 AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $48,940,000.00 FOR PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS AND INTERMEDIATE
DISTRICTS, AND FROM THE GENERAL FUND MONEY APPROPRIATED UNDER SECTION 11, THERE IS
ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $29,000.00 FOR PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES.
The amount allocated to each participating ENTITY under this SUBSECTION shall be based
on each participating district's percentage of the total statewide payroll for THAT
TYPE OF participating ENTITY for the immediately preceding fiscal year. A
PARTICIPATING ENTITY THAT RECEIVES MONEY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL USE THAT MONEY
SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFSETTING THE NORMAL COST CONTRIBUTION RATE. As used in
this SUBSECTION, "participating ENTITY" means a district, INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT, OR
DISTRICT LIBRARY that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees'
retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA
300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1408, and that reports employees to the Michigan public school
employees' retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
Sec. 147c. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there
is allocated for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed $982,200,000.00 $960,130,000.00 from the state
school aid fund for payments to districts and intermediate districts that are
participating entities of the Michigan public school employees' retirement system. In
addition, from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated
for 2016-2017
2017-2018 an amount not
to exceed $600,000.00 $654,000.00 for payments
to district libraries that are participating entities of the Michigan public school
employees' retirement system.
(2) For 2016-2017 2017-2018, the amounts allocated under
subsection (1) are
estimated to provide an average MPSERS rate cap per pupil
amount of $660.00 $640.00
and are estimated to provide a rate cap per pupil for
districts ranging between $5.00
$4.00
and $3,100.00 $3,020.00.
(3) Payments made under this section shall be equal to the difference between the
unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution rate as calculated pursuant to
section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1341, as calculated without taking into account the maximum employer rate of 20.96%
included in section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA
300, MCL 38.1341, and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% included in section 41 of
the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341.
(4) The amount allocated to each participating entity under this section shall be
based on each participating entity's proportion of the total covered payroll for the
immediately preceding fiscal year for the same type of participating entities. A
participating entity that receives funds under this section shall use the funds solely
for the purpose of retirement contributions as specified in subsection (5).
(5) Each participating entity receiving funds under this section shall forward an
amount equal to the amount allocated under subsection (4) to the retirement system in
a form, manner, and time frame determined by the retirement system.
(6) Funds allocated under this section should be considered when comparing a
district's growth in total state aid funding from 1 fiscal year to the next.
(7) Not later than December 20, 2016 2017, the department shall publish and post
on its website an estimated MPSERS rate cap per pupil for each district.
(8) As used in this section:
(a) "MPSERS rate cap per pupil" means an amount equal to the quotient of the
district's payment under this section divided by the district's pupils in membership.
(b) "Participating entity" means a district, intermediate district, or district
library that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees' retirement
system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1301 to 38.1437, and that reports employees to the Michigan public school
employees' retirement system for the applicable fiscal year.
(c) "Retirement board" means the board that administers the retirement system
under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to
38.1437.
(d) "Retirement system" means the Michigan public school employees' retirement
system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1301 to 38.1437.
Sec. 152a. (1) As required by the court in the consolidated cases known as Adair
v State of Michigan, Michigan supreme court docket nos. 137424 and 137453, from the
state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11,
there is allocated for 2016-
2017 2017-2018 an amount not to exceed
$38,000,500.00 to be used solely for the
purpose of paying necessary costs related to the state-mandated collection,
maintenance, and reporting of data to this state.
(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), the department shall make payments to
districts and intermediate districts in an equal amount per-pupil based on the total
number of pupils in membership in each district and intermediate district. The
department shall not make any adjustment to these payments after the final installment
payment under section 17b is made.
Sec. 166b. (1) This act does not prohibit a parent or legal guardian of a minor
who is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten to 12 in a nonpublic school or who is
being home-schooled from also enrolling the minor in a district, public school
academy, or intermediate district in any curricular offering that is provided by the
district, public school academy, or intermediate district at a public school site and
is available to pupils in the minor's grade level or age group, subject to compliance
with the same requirements that apply to a full-time pupil's participation in the
offering. However, state school aid shall be provided under this act for a minor
enrolled as described in this subsection only for curricular offerings that are
offered to full-time pupils in the minor's grade level or age group during regularly
scheduled school hours.
(2) This act does not prohibit a parent or legal guardian of a minor who is
enrolled in any of grades kindergarten to 12 in a nonpublic school or who resides
within the district and is being home-schooled from also enrolling the minor in the
district in a curricular offering being provided by the district at the nonpublic
school site. However, state school aid shall be provided under this act for a minor
enrolled as described in this subsection only if all of the following apply:
(a) Either of the following:
(i) The nonpublic school site is located, or the nonpublic students are educated,
within the geographic boundaries of the district.
(ii) If the nonpublic school has submitted a written request to the district in
which the nonpublic school is located for the district to provide certain instruction
under this subsection for a school year and the district does not agree to provide
some or all of that instruction by May 1 immediately preceding that school year or, if
the request is submitted after March 1 immediately preceding that school year, within
60 days after the nonpublic school submits the request, the instruction is instead
provided by an eligible other district. This subparagraph does not require a nonpublic
school to submit more than 1 request to the district in which the nonpublic school is
located for that district to provide instruction under this subsection, and does not
require a nonpublic school to submit an additional request to the district in which
the nonpublic school is located for that district to provide additional instruction
under this subsection beyond the instruction requested in the original request, before
having the instruction provided by an eligible other district. A public school academy
that is located in the district in which the nonpublic school is located or in an
eligible other district also may provide instruction under this subparagraph under the
same conditions as an eligible other district. As used in this subparagraph, "eligible
other district" means a district that is located in the same intermediate district as
the district in which the nonpublic school is located or is located in an intermediate
district that is contiguous to that intermediate district.
(b) The nonpublic school is registered with the department as a nonpublic school
and meets all state reporting requirements for nonpublic schools.
(c) The instruction is scheduled to occur during the regular school day.
(d) The instruction is provided directly by a certified teacher at the district
or public school academy or at an intermediate district.
(e) The curricular offering is also available to full-time pupils in the minor's
grade level or age group in the district or public school academy during the regular
school day at a public school site.
(f) The curricular offering is restricted to nonessential elective courses for
pupils in grades kindergarten to 12.
(3) A minor enrolled as described in this section is a part-time pupil for
purposes of state school aid under this act.
(4) A district that receives a written request to provide instruction under
subsection (2) shall reply to the request in writing by May 1 immediately preceding
the applicable school year or, if the request is made after March 1 immediately
preceding that school year, within 60 days after the nonpublic school submits the
request. The written reply shall specify whether the district agrees to provide or
does not agree to provide the instruction for each portion of instruction included in
the request.
(5) The department shall establish a workgroup
consisting of staff from the
department, staff from the center, pupil accounting staff
from districts and
intermediate districts, other applicable staff from
districts and intermediate
districts, representatives from nonpublic schools, and
representatives from home
schools to examine the issue of providing a uniform
definition of nonessential
elective courses, and also to provide a uniform definition
of a part-time pupil for
the purposes of this section.
ARTICLE II
STATE AID TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Sec. 201. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts
listed in this section are appropriated for community colleges for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2017, 2018, from the funds indicated in this section. The
following is a summary of the appropriations in this section:
(a) The gross appropriation is $395,925,600.00. $398,167,600.00. After deducting
total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00,
the adjusted gross appropriation is $395,925,600.00.
$398,167,600.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described in subdivision (a)
are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $0.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $260,414,800.00.
$395,142,600.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money, $135,510,800.00.
$3,025,000.00.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount appropriated for community college
operations is $315,892,000.00, allocated as follows:
(a) The appropriation for Alpena Community College is
$5,544,700.00. ,
$5,464,400.00 for operations and $80,300.00 for performance
funding.
(b) The appropriation for Bay de Noc Community College is $5,560,900.00.
,
$5,490,200.00 for operations and $70,700.00 for performance funding.
(c) The appropriation for Delta College is $14,907,700.00. , $14,704,000.00 for
operations and $203,700.00 for performance funding.
(d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks Community College is $2,586,900.00.
, $2,551,100.00 for operations and $35,800.00 for
performance funding.
(e) The appropriation for Gogebic Community College is
$4,577,800.00. ,
$4,509,900.00 for operations and $67,900.00 for performance funding.
(f) The appropriation for Grand Rapids Community College is $18,450,500.00.
, $18,187,300.00 for operations and $263,200.00 for
performance funding.
(g) The appropriation for Henry Ford College is
$22,176,000.00. , $21,893,300.00
for operations and $282,700.00 for performance funding.
(h) The appropriation for Jackson College is
$12,397,600.00. , $12,245,300.00 for
operations and $152,300.00 for performance funding.
(i) The appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College is $12,873,900.00.
, $12,689,400.00for operations and $184,500.00 for
performance funding.
(j) The appropriation for Kellogg Community College is $10,087,500.00.
, $9,950,100.00 for operations and $137,400.00 for
performance funding.
(k) The appropriation for Kirtland Community College is $3,270,000.00.
, $3,221,500.00 for operations and $48,500.00 for
performance funding.
(l) The appropriation for Lake Michigan College is $5,492,800.00.
, $5,417,700.00 for operations and $75,100.00 for
performance funding.
(m) The appropriation for Lansing Community College is $31,677,300.00.
, $31,288,200.00 for operations and $389,100.00 for
performance funding.
(n) The appropriation for Macomb Community College is $33,681,800.00.
, $33,239,500.00 for operations and $442,300.00 for
performance funding.
(o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College is $4,834,100.00.
, $4,757,700.00 for operations and $76,400.00 for
performance funding.
(p) The appropriation for Monroe County Community College is $4,636,700.00.
, $4,565,600.00 for operations and $71,100.00 for
performance funding.
(q) The appropriation for Montcalm Community College is $3,343,100.00.
, $3,280,600.00 for operations and $62,500.00 for
performance funding.
(r) The appropriation for C.S. Mott Community College is $16,115,500.00.
, $15,901,700.00 for operations and $213,800.00 for
performance funding.
(s) The appropriation for Muskegon Community College is $9,150,600.00.
, $9,020,700.00 for operations and $129,900.00 for performance
funding.
(t) The appropriation for North Central Michigan College is $3,290,400.00.
, $3,224,800.00 for operations and $65,600.00 for
performance funding.
(u) The appropriation for Northwestern Michigan College is $9,318,000.00.
, $9,200,500.00 for operations and $117,500.00 for
performance funding.
(v) The appropriation for Oakland Community College is $21,770,900.00.
, $21,429,400.00 for operations and $341,500.00 for
performance funding.
(w) The appropriation for Schoolcraft College is
$12,909,300.00. , $12,706,400.00
for operations and $202,900.00 for performance funding.
(x) The appropriation for Southwestern Michigan College is $6,732,500.00.
, $6,657,600.00 for operations and $74,900.00 for
performance funding.
(y) The appropriation for St. Clair County Community College is $7,259,300.00.
, $7,158,000.00 for operations and $101,300.00 for
performance funding.
(z) The appropriation for Washtenaw Community College is $13,534,000.00.
, $13,301,100.00 for operations and $232,900.00 for
performance funding.
(aa) The appropriation for Wayne County Community College is $17,234,200.00.
, $16,989,800.00 for operations and $244,400.00 for
performance funding.
(bb) The appropriation for West Shore Community College is $2,478,000.00.
, $2,446,200.00 for operations and $31,800.00 for
performance funding.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for community college operations is
$315,892,000.00, appropriated from the following:
THE STATE SCHOOL AID FUND.
(a) State school aid fund, $185,481,200.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money,
$130,410,800.00.
(4) (A) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), subject to section
207a, the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2016-2017
2017-2018 to offset certain
fiscal year 2016-2017 2017-2018
retirement contributions is $1,733,600.00,
appropriated from the state school aid fund.
(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 ONLY, FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION (1), THERE IS ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,612,000.00 FOR PAYMENTS
TO PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY COLLEGES, APPROPRIATED FROM THE STATE SCHOOL AID FUND. A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT RECEIVES MONEY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL USE THAT MONEY
SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFSETTING THE NORMAL COST CONTRIBUTION RATE.
(5) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), subject to section 207b,
the amount appropriated for payments to community colleges that are participating
entities of the retirement system is $73,200,000.00,
$70,805,000.00, appropriated from
the state school aid fund.
(6) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), subject to section 207c,
the amount appropriated for renaissance zone tax
reimbursements is $5,100,000.00,
$3,100,000.00, appropriated from general
fund/general purpose money THE STATE
SCHOOL
AID FUND.
(7) FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1), SUBJECT TO 1986 PA 102,
MCL 390.1281 TO 390.1288, THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR A PILOT OF INDEPENDENT PART-TIME
STUDENT GRANTS IS $2,000,000.00, APPROPRIATED FROM GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.
IF THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS EXCEEDS THE MONEY AVAILABLE, PRIORITY SHALL BE
GIVEN TO PERSONS WITH THE GREATEST FINANCIAL NEED AS DETERMINED BY EACH EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION. BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHALL REPORT, IN
A FORM AND MANNER DIRECTED BY AND SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, BY
OCTOBER 15 OF EACH YEAR, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(A) THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED ACADEMIC YEAR WHO
RECEIVED AN INDEPENDENT PART-TIME STUDENT GRANT AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
(B) THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED ACADEMIC YEAR WHO
RECEIVED AN INDEPENDENT PART-TIME STUDENT GRANT AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE PROGRAM.
(8) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, IF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE FAILS TO REPORT
THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (7), THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SHALL NOT AWARD
INDEPENDENT PART-TIME STUDENT GRANTS TO OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SHALL REPORT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
SUBSECTION (7) TO MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES ON
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE SENATE AND HOUSE FISCAL AGENCIES, AND THE STATE BUDGET
DIRECTOR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR.
(9) FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1), THERE IS APPROPRIATED
$1,025,000.00 FROM GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 ONLY,
TO THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE
MICHIGAN TRANSFER NETWORK WEBSITE TO IMPROVE THE TRANSFER OF COLLEGE CREDIT AMONG
MICHIGAN’S POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON REQUEST TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE SUBCOMMITTEES ON
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE HOUSE AND SENATE FISCAL AGENCIES, AND THE STATE BUDGET
DIRECTOR ON THE USE OF THESE FUNDS UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.
Sec. 206. (1) The funds appropriated in section 201 are appropriated for
community colleges with fiscal years ending June 30, 2017
2018 and shall be paid out
of the state treasury and distributed by the state treasurer to the respective
community colleges in 11 monthly installments on the sixteenth of each month, or the
next succeeding business day, beginning with October 16, 2016
2017. Each community
college shall accrue its July and August 2017 2018 payments to its institutional
fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 2018.
(2) However, if IF
the state budget director determines that a community college
failed to submit all verified Michigan community
colleges activities classification
structure data for school year 2015-2016 to the center by
November 1, 2016, or failed
to submit its longitudinal data system data set for school
year 2015-2016 to the
center under section 219, any of the following
INFORMATION in the form and manner
specified by the center, the state treasurer shall withhold the monthly installments
from that community college until those data are submitted.:
The state budget director
shall notify the chairs of the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges at least 10 days before withholding
funds from any community
college.
(A) all verified Michigan community colleges activities classification structure
data for the preceding academic year to the center by November 1 of each year AS
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 217.
(B) THE college credit opportunity dataseT AS SPECIFIED IN Section 209.
(C) tHE longitudinal data set for the preceding academic year to the center AS
SPECIFIED IN section 219.
(D) tHE ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 222.
(E) tuition and mandatory fees INFORMATION for the current academic yeaR AS
SPECIFIED IN section 225.
(F) the number and type OF associate degrees and other certificates awarded
DURING the preVIOUS academic year AS SPECIFIED IN section 226.
Sec. 207a. All of the following apply to the allocation of
the fiscal year 2016-
2017 2017-2018 appropriations described in section
201(4):
(a) A community college that receives money under section 201(4) shall use that
money solely for the purpose of offsetting a portion of the retirement contributions
owed by the college for that fiscal year.
(b) The amount allocated to each participating community college under section
201(4) shall be based on each college's percentage of the total covered payroll for
all community colleges that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding
fiscal year.
Sec. 207b. All of the following apply to the
allocation of the fiscal year 2016-
2017 2017-2018 appropriations described in section
201(5) for payments to community
colleges that are participating entities of the retirement system:
(a) The amount of a payment under section 201(5) shall be the difference between
the unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution rate as calculated under section
41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, AS
CALCULATED WITHOUT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MAXIMUM EMPLOYER RATE OF 20.96% INCLUDED IN
SECTION 41 OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ACT OF 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1341, and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% under section 41 of the public school
employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341.
(b) The amount allocated to each community college under section 201(5) shall be
based on each community college's percentage of the total covered payroll for all
community colleges that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal
year. A community college that receives funds under this subdivision shall use the
funds solely for the purpose of retirement contributions under section 201(5).
(c) Each participating college that receives funds under section 201(5) shall
forward an amount equal to the amount allocated under subdivision (b) to the
retirement system in a form and manner determined by the retirement system.
Sec. 207c. All of the following apply to the allocation of the appropriations
described in section 201(6) to community colleges described in section 12(3) of the
Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692:
(a) The amount allocated to each community college under section 201(6) for
fiscal year 2016-2017 2017-2018 shall
be based on that community college's proportion
of total revenue lost by community colleges as a result of the exemption of property
taxes levied in 2016 2017 under the
Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL
125.2681 to 125.2696.
(b) The appropriations described in section 201(6) shall be made to each eligible
community college within 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the
state budget director that it has received all necessary information to properly
determine the amounts payable to each eligible community college under section 12 of
the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692.
Sec. 209. (1) Within 30 days after the board of a community college adopts its
annual operating budget for the following fiscal year, or after the board adopts a
subsequent revision to that budget, the community college shall make all of the
following available through a link on its website homepage:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.
(b) A link to the most recent "Activities Classification Structure Data Book and
Companion".
(c) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for THE CURRENT fiscal year
2016-2017 and THE NEXT fiscal year 2017-2018.
(d) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by project, anticipated
fiscal year 2016-2017 payment of each project, and total outstanding debt FOR THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
(e) The estimated cost to the community college
resulting from the patient
protection and affordable care act, Public Law 111-148, as
amended by the health care
and education reconciliation act of 2010, Public Law
111-152.
(E) (f) Links to all of the
following for the community college:
(i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical,
dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would
constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the
community college.
(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal year for which they
are available.
(iv) A copy of the board of trustees
resolution regarding compliance with best
practices for the local strategic value component described
in section 230(2).
(2) For statewide consistency and public visibility, community colleges must use
the icon badge provided by the department of technology, management, and budget
consistent with the icon badge developed by the department of education for K-12
school districts. It must appear on the front of each community college's homepage.
The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels.
(3) The state budget director shall determine
whether a community college has
complied with this section. The state budget director may
withhold a community
college's monthly installments described in section 206
until the community college
complies with this section. The state budget director shall
notify the chairs of the
house and senate appropriations subcommittee on community
colleges at least 10 days
before withholding funds from any community college.
(3) (4) Each community college
shall report the following information to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and
house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by November 15 of each fiscal year
and post that information on its website as required under subsection (1):
(a) Budgeted CURRENT fiscal year 2016-2017
general fund revenue from tuition and
fees.
(b) Budgeted CURRENT fiscal year 2016-2017
general fund revenue from state
appropriations.
(c) Budgeted CURRENT fiscal year 2016-2017 general
fund revenue from property
taxes.
(d) Budgeted CURRENT fiscal year 2016-2017 total
general fund revenue.
(e) Budgeted CURRENT fiscal year 2016-2017 total
general fund expenditures.
(4) (5) By November 15 of each
year, a community college shall report the
following information to the center and post the information on its website under the
budget transparency icon badge:
(a) Opportunities for earning college credit through the following programs:
(i) State approved career and technical education or a tech prep articulated
program of study.
(ii) Direct college credit or concurrent enrollment.
(iii) Dual enrollment.
(iv) An early college/middle college program.
(b) For each program described in subdivision (a) that the community college
offers, all of the following information:
(i) The number of high school students participating in the program.
(ii) The number of school districts that participate in the program with the
community college.
(iii) Whether a college professor, qualified local school district employee, or
other individual teaches the course or courses in the program.
(iv) The total cost to the community college to operate the program.
(v) The cost per credit hour for the course or courses in the program.
(vi) The location where the course or courses in the program are held.
(vii) Instructional resources offered to the program instructors.
(viii) Resources offered to the student in the program.
(ix) Transportation services provided to students in the program.
Sec. 210b. By March 1, 2017 2018, the Michigan Community College Association and
the Michigan Association of State Universities shall submit a report to the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director that includes
all of the following:
(a) A progress report on the implementation of the
Michigan transfer agreement
developed by the study committee created under former
section 210a, on the activities
and programs of the Transfer Steering Committee since the March 1, 2017 report
required UNDER this section, including an update on progress
made on outstanding
concerns identified in the March 1, 2016 implementation
update. all of the following:
(b) A report on improvements to articulation and
credit transfer policies among
and between all sectors of postsecondary education in this
state. The report shall
identify areas of progress since the March 1, 2016 report, required by former section
210c, including all of the following:
(A) (i) Identifying effective
policies and practices developed by other states.
the alignment of learning outcomes in gateway mathematics courses in the quantitative
reasoning, college algebra and statistics pathways and the transferability of
mathematics gateway courses between and among community colleges and universities.
(B) (ii) Developing specific
pathways, where advisable, that meet program
requirements for both associate's and bachelor's degree
programs. the development of
program specific, statewide transfer PATHWAYS THAT meet program requirements for both
associate's and bachelor's degree programs.
(C) (iii) Creating the development of an enhanced online communication
tool to
share information about postsecondary options in Michigan, COURSE EQUIVALENCIES,
particularly AND clearly articulating
transfer pathways THAT ARE CLEARLY
ARTICULATED.
(D) (iv) Establishing THE ESTABLISHMENT OF clear timelines for finalizing
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING transfer pathways.
(E) A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MICHIGAN TRANSFER AGREEMENT.
Sec. 210e. By February 1, 2017 2018, the Michigan Community College Association,
the Michigan Association of State Universities, and the Michigan Independent Colleges
and Universities, on behalf of their member colleges and universities, shall submit to
the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director a comprehensive report detailing the number of
academic program partnerships between public community colleges, public universities,
and private colleges and universities, including, but not limited to, the following
information:
(a) The names of the baccalaureate degree programs of study offered by public and
private universities on community college campuses.
(b) The names of the articulation agreements for baccalaureate degree programs of
study between public community colleges, public universities, and private colleges and
universities.
(c) The number of students enrolled and number of degrees awarded through
articulation agreements, and the number of courses offered, number of students
enrolled, and number of degrees awarded through on-campus programs named in
subdivision (a) from July 1, 2015 2016 through June 30, 2016 2017.
Sec. 217. (1) The center shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish, maintain, and coordinate the state community college database
commonly known as the "activities classification structure" or "ACS" database.
(b) Collect data concerning community colleges and community college programs in
this state, including data required by law.
(c) Establish procedures to ensure the validity and reliability of the data and
the collection process.
(d) Develop model data collection policies, including, but not limited to,
policies that ensure the privacy of any individual student data. Privacy policies
shall ensure that student social security numbers are not released to the public for
any purpose.
(e) Provide data in a useful manner to allow state policymakers and community
college officials to make informed policy decisions.
(f) Assist community colleges in complying with
audits under this section or
federal law.
(2) There is created within the center the activities classification structure
advisory committee. The committee shall provide advice to the director of the center
regarding the management of the state community college database, including, but not
limited to:
(a) Determining what data are necessary to collect and maintain to enable state
and community college officials to make informed policy decisions.
(b) Defining the roles of all stakeholders in the data collection system.
(c) Recommending timelines for the implementation and ongoing collection of data.
(d) Establishing and maintaining data definitions, data transmission protocols,
and system specifications and procedures for the efficient and accurate transmission
and collection of data.
(e) Establishing and maintaining a process for ensuring the accuracy of the data.
(f) Establishing and maintaining policies related to data collection, including,
but not limited to, privacy policies related to individual student data.
(g) Ensuring that the data are made available to state policymakers and citizens
of this state in the most useful format possible.
(h) Addressing other matters as determined by the director of the center or as
required by law.
(3) The activities classification structure advisory committee created in
subsection (2) shall consist of the following members:
(a) One representative from the house fiscal agency, appointed by the director of
the house fiscal agency.
(b) One representative from the senate fiscal agency, appointed by the director
of the senate fiscal agency.
(c) One representative from the workforce development agency, appointed by the
director of the workforce development agency.
(d) One representative from the center appointed by the director of the center.
(e) One representative from the state budget office, appointed by the state
budget director.
(f) One representative from the governor's policy office, appointed by that
office.
(g) Four representatives of the Michigan Community College Association, appointed
by the president of the association. From the groupings of community colleges given in
table 17 of the activities classification structure database described in subsection
(1), the association shall appoint 1 representative each from group 1, group 2, and
group 3, and 1 representative from either group 3 or 4.
Sec. 222. Each community college shall have an annual audit of all income and
expenditures performed by an independent auditor and shall furnish the independent
auditor's management letter and an annual audited accounting of all general and
current funds income and expenditures including audits of college foundations to the
CENTER BEFORE NOVEMBER 15 OF EACH YEAR. THE CENTER SHALL MAKE THIS INFORMATION
AVAILABLE TO members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community
colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the auditor general, the workforce
development agency, the center, and the state budget
director before November 15 of
each year. If a community college fails to furnish the audit
materials, the monthly
state aid installments shall be withheld from that college until the information is
submitted. All reporting shall conform to the requirements set forth in the "2001
Manual for Uniform Financial Reporting, Michigan Public Community Colleges". A
community college shall make the information the community college is required to
provide under this section available to the public on its website.
Sec. 223. (1) By February 15 of each year, the department of civil rights shall
annually submit to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on community colleges, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a report
on North American Indian tuition waivers for the preceding fiscal
year ACADEMIC YEAR
that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information:
(a) The number of waiver applications received and the number of waiver
applications approved.
(b) For each community college submitting information under subsection (2), all
of the following:
(i) The number of North American Indian students enrolled each term for the
previous fiscal year ACADEMIC YEAR.
(ii) The number of North American Indian waivers granted each term, INCLUDING
CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS, and the monetary value of the waivers for the previous
fiscal year ACADEMIC YEAR.
(iii) The number of students attending under a North American Indian tuition
waiver who withdrew from the college EACH TERM during the previous fiscal year
ACADEMIC YEAR. A WITHDRAWAL IS DEFINED AS ANY STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE WAIVER
WHO WITHDRAWS FROM THE INSTITUTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE TERM, REGARDLESS OF
ENROLLMENT IN SUBSEQUENT TERMS.
(iv) The number of students attending under a North American Indian tuition
waiver who successfully complete a degree or certificate program, separated by degree
or certificate level, and the graduation rate for students attending under a North
American Indian tuition waiver who complete a degree OR CERTIFICATE within 150% of the
normal time to complete, separated by the level of the degree OR CERTIFICATE.
(2) A community college that receives funds under section 201 shall provide to
the department of civil rights any information necessary for preparing the report
described in subsection (1), using guidelines and procedures developed by the
department of civil rights.
(3) The department of civil rights may consolidate the report required under this
section with the report required under section 268, but a consolidated report must
separately identify data for universities and data for community colleges.
Sec. 224. A community college USING THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 219 OF THIS ACT, THE CENTER shall use the P-20 longitudinal
data system to inform interested Michigan high schools and the public of the aggregate
academic status of its students for the previous academic
year, in a manner prescribed
by.
THE CENTER SHALL WORK WITH the Michigan Community College
Association and in
cooperation with the Michigan Association of Secondary
School Principals. Community
colleges shall cooperate with the center to maintain a
systematic approach for
accomplishing this work.
Sec. 225. Each community college shall report to the house
and senate fiscal
agencies, the state budget director, and the center by August 31, 2016, OF EACH YEAR,
the tuition and mandatory fees paid by a full-time in-district student and a full-time
out-of-district student as established by the college governing
board for the 2016-
2017 CURRENT academic year. This report should
also include the annual cost of
attendance based on a full-time course load of 30 credits. Each community college
shall also report any revisions to the reported 2016-2017
CURRENT academic year
tuition and mandatory fees adopted by the college governing
board to the house and
senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the center within 15 days of
being adopted. THE CENTER SHALL MAKE THIS INFORMATION AND ANY REVISIONS AVAILABLE TO
THE HOUSE AND SENATE FISCAL AGENCIES AND THE STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR.
Sec. 226. Each community college shall report to the center the numbers and type
of associate degrees and other certificates awarded BY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE during
the previous fiscal year. The report shall be made not later than November 15 of each
year. Community colleges shall work with the center to develop a systematic approach
for meeting this requirement USING THE P-20 LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM.
Sec. 229a. Included in the fiscal year 2016-2017 2017-2018 appropriations for the
department of technology, management, and budget are appropriations totaling
$30,879,600.00 to provide funding for the state share of costs for previously
constructed capital projects for community colleges. Those appropriations for state
building authority rent represent additional state general fund support for community
colleges, and the following is an estimate of the amount of that support to each
community college:
(a) Alpena Community College, $632,500.00. $630,000.00.
(b) Bay de Noc Community College, $685,100.00. $682,400.00.
(c) Delta College, $3,360,600.00. $3,347,300.00.
(d) Glen Oaks Community College, $124,500.00. $124,000.00.
(e) Gogebic Community College, $56,700.00. $56,400.00.
(f) Grand Rapids Community College, $2,083,500.00. $2,075,300.00.
(g) Henry Ford College, $1,040,300.00. $1,036,200.00.
(h) Jackson College, $2,273,800.00. $2,264,800.00.
(i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College, $2,030,900.00.
$1,957,400.00.
(j) Kellogg Community College, $526,200.00. $524,100.00.
(k) Kirtland Community College, $367,300.00. $365,900.00.
(l) Lake Michigan College, $344,100.00. $342,700.00.
(m) Lansing Community College, $1,154,600.00. $1,150,000.00.
(n) Macomb Community College, $1,715,700.00. $1,662,100.00.
(o) Mid Michigan Community College, $1,634,300.00. $1,627,800.00.
(p) Monroe County Community College, $1,278,100.00. $1,273,000.00.
(q) Montcalm Community College, $982,600.00. $978,700.00.
(r) C.S. Mott Community College, $1,497,600.00. $1,817,300.00.
(s) Muskegon Community College, $623,500.00. $570,500.00.
(t) North Central Michigan College, $417,900.00. $416,300.00.
(u) Northwestern Michigan College, $1,320,600.00. $1,315,400.00.
(v) Oakland Community College, $470,500.00. $468,700.00.
(w) Schoolcraft College, $1,564,400.00. $1,558,300.00.
(x) Southwestern Michigan College, $574,800.00. $531,700.00.
(y) St. Clair County Community College, $360,200.00.
$358,800.00.
(z) Washtenaw Community College, $1,696,000.00. $1,689,300.00.
(aa) Wayne County Community College, $1,479,400.00. $1,473,600.00.
(bb) West Shore Community College, $583,900.00. $581,600.00.
ARTICLE III
STATE AID FOR UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
Sec. 236. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts
listed in this section are appropriated for higher education for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2017, 2018, from the funds indicated in this section. The
following is a summary of the appropriations in this section:
(a) The gross appropriation is $1,582,640,400.00. $1,637,224,400.00. After
deducting total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers in the amount
of $0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation is $1,582,640,400.00.
$1,637,224,400.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described in subdivision (a)
are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $101,526,400.00. $111,526,400.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $237,209,500.00.
$235,743,500.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,243,904,500.00.
$1,289,954,500.00.
(2) Amounts appropriated for public universities are as follows:
(a) The appropriation for Central Michigan University is $83,925,500.00,
$81,127,100.00 $86,086,600.00,
$83,925,500.00 for
operations and $2,798,400.00
$2,161,100.00 for performance funding.
(b) The appropriation for Eastern Michigan University is $73,593,800.00,
$71,782,500.00 $75,564,000.00,
$73,593,800.00 for
operations and $1,811,300.00
$1,970,200.00 for performance funding.
(c) The appropriation for Ferris State University is $52,259,900.00,
$50,369,800.00 $53,929,400.00,
$52,259,900.00 for
operations and $1,890,100.00
$1,669,500.00 for performance funding.
(d) The appropriation for Grand Valley State University is $68,227,900.00,
$65,275,700.00 $70,568,100.00,
$68,227,900.00 for
operations and $2,952,200.00
$2,340,200.00 for performance funding.
(e) The appropriation for Lake Superior State University is
$13,567,400.00,
$13,207,400.00 $13,827,000.00,
$13,567,400.00 for
operations and $360,000.00
$259,600.00 for performance funding.
(f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is $337,777,800.00,
$268,770,700.00 $346,049,100.00,
$275,862,100.00 for
operations, $7,091,400.00
$6,721,300.00 for performance funding, $33,243,100.00
$34,074,200.00 for MSU
AgBioResearch, and $28,672,600.00 $29,391,500.00 for MSU Extension.
(g) The appropriation for Michigan Technological University
is $48,097,500.00,
$46,754,700.00 $49,290,900.00,
$48,097,500.00 for
operations and $1,342,800.00
$1,193,400.00 for performance funding.
(h) The appropriation for Northern Michigan University is $46,279,200.00,
$45,107,700.00 $47,351,900.00,
$46,279,200.00 for
operations and $1,171,500.00
$1,072,700.00 for performance funding.
(i) The appropriation for Oakland University is $49,920,700.00,
$48,371,900.00
$51,564,700.00,
$49,920,700.00 for
operations and $1,548,800.00 $1,644,000.00
for
performance funding.
(j) The appropriation for Saginaw Valley State University
is $29,114,000.00,
$28,181,200.00 $29,929,100.00,
$29,114,000.00 for
operations and $932,800.00
$815,100.00 for performance funding.
(k) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Ann
Arbor is $308,639,000.00,
$299,975,000.00 $316,076,500.00,
$308,639,000.00 for
operations and $8,664,000.00
$7,437,500.00 for performance funding.
(l) The appropriation for University of Michigan –
Dearborn is $24,803,300.00,
$24,033,100.00 $25,576,600.00,
$24,803,300.00 for
operations and $770,200.00
$773,300.00 for performance funding.
(m) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Flint is
$22,549,300.00,
$21,815,400.00 $23,189,900.00,
$22,549,300.00 for
operations and $733,900.00
$640,600.00 for performance funding.
(n) The appropriation for Wayne State University is $196,064,500.00,
$191,451,300.00
$199,946,100.00, $196,064,500.00 for operations and $4,613,200.00
$3,881,600.00 for performance funding.
(o) The appropriation for Western Michigan University is $107,440,900.00,
$104,334,100.00 $109,860,800.00,
$107,440,900.00 for
operations and $3,106,800.00
$2,419,900.00 for performance funding.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for public universities is
appropriated from the following:
(a) State school aid fund, $231,219,500.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,231,041,200.00.
$1,267,591,200.00.
(4) The amount appropriated for Michigan public school employees' retirement
system reimbursement is $5,890,000.00, $4,005,000.00, appropriated from the state
school aid fund.
(5) The amount appropriated for state and regional programs is $315,000.00,
appropriated from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:
(a) Higher education database modernization and conversion, $200,000.00.
(b) Midwestern Higher Education Compact, $115,000.00.
(6) The amount appropriated for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez – Rosa
Parks program is $2,691,500.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money
and allocated as follows:
(a) Select student support services, $1,956,100.00.
(b) Michigan college/university partnership program, $586,800.00.
(c) Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program, $148,600.00.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), the amount appropriated for grants and financial
aid is $110,983,200.00, $127,283,200.00, allocated as follows:
(a) State competitive scholarships, $18,361,700.00. $26,361,700.00.
(b) Tuition grants, $35,021,500.00. $38,021,500.00.
(c) Tuition incentive program, $53,000,000.00. $58,300,000.00.
(d) Children of veterans and officer's survivor tuition grant programs,
$1,400,000.00.
(e) Project GEAR-UP, $3,200,000.00.
(8) The money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and financial aid is
appropriated from the following:
(a) Federal revenues under the United States Department of Education, Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education, GEAR-UP program, $3,200,000.00.
(b) Federal revenues under the social security act, temporary assistance for
needy families, $98,326,400.00. $108,326,400.00.
(c) Contributions to children of veterans tuition grant program, $100,000.00.
(d) State general fund/general purpose money, $9,356,800.00.
$15,656,800.00.
(9) For fiscal year 2016-2017 only, $500,000.00 is
appropriated for the Michigan
State University Diagnostic Center for Population and
Animal Health, appropriated from
state general fund/general purpose money.
(9) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 ONLY, IN ADDITION TO THE ALLOCATION UNDER
SUBSECTION (4), FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1), THERE IS
ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $419,000.00 FOR PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPATING PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES, APPROPRIATED FROM THE STATE SCHOOL AID FUND. A UNIVERSITY THAT RECEIVES
MONEY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL USE THAT MONEY SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFSETTING
THE NORMAL COST CONTRIBUTION RATE. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "PARTICIPATING PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES" MEANS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE A REPORTING UNIT OF THE MICHIGAN
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT ACT OF 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 TO 38.1437, AND THAT PAY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE STATE
FISCAL YEAR.
(10) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 ONLY, $2,500,000.00 IS APPROPRIATED FOR THE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ANIMAL AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE, APPROPRIATED FROM GENERAL
FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.
(11) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 ONLY, $1,200,000.00 IS APPROPRIATED FOR THE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, APPROPRIATED FROM GENERAL
FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY.
Sec. 236b. In addition to the funds appropriated in section 236, there is
appropriated for grants and financial aid in fiscal year 2016-2017
2017-2018 an amount
not to exceed $6,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not
available for expenditure until they have been transferred under section 393(2) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393, for another purpose under this
article.
Sec. 236c. In addition to the funds appropriated for fiscal
year 2016-2017 2017-
2018 in section 236, appropriations to the department of technology, management, and
budget in the act providing general appropriations for
fiscal year 2016-2017 2017-2018
for state building authority rent, totaling an estimated $144,995,300.00, provide
funding for the state share of costs for previously constructed capital projects for
state universities. These appropriations for state building authority rent represent
additional state general fund support provided to public universities, and the
following is an estimate of the amount of that support to each university:
(a) Central Michigan University, $11,819,500.00. $12,570,900.00.
(b) Eastern Michigan University, $4,868,000.00. $5,177,500.00.
(c) Ferris State University, $6,260,300.00. $6,658,300.00.
(d) Grand Valley State University, $6,635,900.00. $7,057,800.00.
(e) Lake Superior State University, $1,722,800.00. $1,832,400.00.
(f) Michigan State University, $18,827,000.00. $15,500,500.00.
(g) Michigan Technological University, $6,793,200.00.
$7,225,100.00.
(h) Northern Michigan University, $9,447,600.00. $7,786,500.00.
(i) Oakland University, $12,685,900.00. $13,492,400.00.
(j) Saginaw Valley State University, $10,331,000.00.
$10,918,500.00.
(k) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $11,875,600.00.
$10,586,200.00.
(l) University of Michigan - Dearborn, $9,008,800.00.
$9,581,500.00.
(m) University of Michigan - Flint, $4,357,600.00. $4,315,600.00.
(n) Wayne State University, $15,399,400.00. $16,378,300.00.
(o) Western Michigan University, $14,962,700.00. $15,913,800.00.
Sec. 237b. As used in this article,: the term
"workforce development agency"
means the workforce development agency within the
department of talent and economic
development--talent investment agency.
(A) "CENTER" MEANS THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND INFORMATION CREATED
IN SECTION 94A.
(B) "WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY" MEANS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT--TALENT INVESTMENT AGENCY.
Sec. 241. (1) Subject to sections 244 and 265a, the funds appropriated in section
236 to public universities shall be paid out of the state treasury and distributed by
the state treasurer to the respective institutions in 11 equal monthly installments on
the sixteenth of each month, or the next succeeding business day, beginning with
October 16, 2016 2017. Except for Wayne State University,
each institution shall
accrue its July and August 2017 2018 payments to its institutional fiscal year ending
June 30, 2017 2018.
(2) All public universities shall submit higher education institutional data
inventory (HEIDI) data and associated financial and program information requested by
and in a manner prescribed by the state budget director. For public universities with
fiscal years ending June 30, 2016 2017, these data shall be submitted to the state
budget director by October 15, 2016 2017. Public universities with a fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016 2017, shall submit preliminary HEIDI data by November 15,
2016 2017 and final data by December 15, 2016
2017. If a public university fails to
submit HEIDI data and associated financial aid program information in accordance with
this reporting schedule, the state treasurer may withhold the monthly installments
under subsection (1) to the public university until those data are submitted.
Sec. 242. Funds received by the state from the federal government or private
sources for the use of a college or university are appropriated for the purposes for
which they are provided. The acceptance and use of
federal or private funds do not
place an obligation on the legislature to continue the
purposes for which the funds
are made available.
Sec. 244. A BY OCTOBER
15 OF EACH YEAR, A
public university receiving funds in
section 236 shall cooperate with all measures taken by
the state to develop, operate,
and maintain PROVIDE ITS
LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM DATA SET FOR THE PRECEDING ACADEMIC
YEAR TO THE CENTER FOR INCLUSION IN the statewide P-20 longitudinal data system
described in section 94a. If the state budget director finds that a university has not
complied with this section, the state budget director is authorized to withhold the
monthly installments provided to that university under section 241 until he or she
finds the university has complied with this section.
Sec. 245. (1) A public university shall maintain a public transparency website
available through a link on its website homepage. The public university shall update
this website within 30 days after the university's governing board adopts its annual
operating budget for the next academic year, or after the governing board adopts a
subsequent revision to that budget.
(2) The website required under subsection (1) shall include all of the following
concerning the public university:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.
(b) A summary of current expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which
they are available, expressed as pie charts in the following 2 categories:
(i) A chart of personnel expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:
(A) Earnings and wages.
(B) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental,
vision, life, disability, and long-term care benefits.
(C) Retirement benefit costs.
(D) All other personnel costs.
(ii) A chart of all current expenditures the public university reported as part
of its higher education institutional data inventory data under section 241(2), broken
into the same subcategories in which it reported those data.
(c) Links to all of the following for the public university:
(i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical,
dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would
constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the
public university.
(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal year for which they
are available.
(iv) Campus security policies and crime statistics pursuant to the student right-
to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat. 2381. Information shall
include all material prepared pursuant to the public information reporting
requirements under the crime awareness and campus security act of 1990, title II of
the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat. 2381.
(d) A list of all positions funded partially or wholly through institutional
general fund revenue that includes the position title and annual salary or wage amount
for each position.
(e) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for the current fiscal year
and the next fiscal year.
(f) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by project, anticipated
fiscal year payment for each project, and total outstanding debt for the current
fiscal year.
(g) The institution's policy regarding the transferability of core college
courses between community colleges and the university.
(h) A listing of all community colleges that have entered into reverse transfer
agreements with the university.
(3) On the website required under subsection (1), a public university shall
provide a dashboard or report card demonstrating the university's performance in
several "best practice" measures. The dashboard or report card shall include at least
all of the following for the 3 most recent academic years for which the data are
available:
(a) Enrollment.
(b) Student retention rate.
(c) Six-year graduation rates.
(d) Number of Pell grant recipients and graduating Pell grant recipients.
(e) Geographic origination of students, categorized as in-state, out-of-state,
and international.
(f) Faculty to student ratios and total university employee to student ratios.
(g) Teaching load by faculty classification.
(h) Graduation outcome rates, including employment and continuing education.
(4) For statewide consistency and public visibility, public universities must use
the icon badge provided by the department of technology, management, and budget
consistent with the icon badge developed by the department of education for K-12
school districts. It must appear on the front of each public university's homepage.
The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels. The font size and style for
this reporting must be consistent with other documents on each university's website.
(5) The state budget director shall determine
whether a public university has
complied with this section. The state budget director may
withhold a public
university's monthly installments described in section 241
until the public university
complies with this section.
(5) (6) By November 15 of each
year, a public university shall report the
following information to the center for educational
performance and information and
post the information on its website under the budget transparency icon badge:
(a) Opportunities for earning college credit through the following programs:
(i) State approved career and technical education or a tech prep articulated
program of study.
(ii) Direct college credit or concurrent enrollment.
(iii) Dual enrollment.
(iv) An early college/middle college program.
(b) For each program described in subdivision (a) that the public university
offers, all of the following information:
(i) The number of high school students participating in the program.
(ii) The number of school districts that participate in the program with the
public university.
(iii) Whether a university professor, qualified local school district employee,
or other individual teaches the course or courses in the program.
(iv) The total cost to the public university to operate the program.
(v) The cost per credit hour for the course or courses in the program.
(vi) The location where the course or courses in the program are held.
(vii) Instructional resources offered to the program instructors.
(viii) Resources offered to the student in the program.
(ix) Transportation services provided to students in the program.
SEC. 249. (1) THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN SECTION 236 FOR THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS
AND OFFICER’S SURVIVOR TUITON GRANT PROGRAMS SHALL BE SUPPORTED WITH REVENUE FROM THE
RESTRICTED ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 5 OF THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS TUITION GRANT ACT,
2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1345. AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 5 OF THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS
TUITION GRANT ACT, 2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1345, UNEXPENDED FUNDS REMAINING IN THE
RESTRICTED ACCOUNT AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND.
(2) THE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN SECTION 236 FOR THE
CHILDREN OF VETERANS AND OFFICER’S SURVIVOR TUITION GRANT PROGRAMS SHALL BE DEPOSITED
INTO THE RESTRICTED ACCOUNT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1), AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 5 OF
THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS TUITION GRANT ACT, 2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1345.
(3) FUNDS DEPOSITED INTO THE RESTRICTED ACCOUNT UNDER SUBSECTION (2) FOR THE
CHILDREN OF VETERANS AND OFFICER’S SURVIVOR TUITION GRANT PROGRAMS ARE APPROPRIATED
AND AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION AS REQUIRED IN THE CHILDREN OF VETERANS TUITION GRANT
ACT, 2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1341 TO 390.1346.
SEC. 250. To be considered eligible for any scholarship or grant financial aid
program administered by Treasury the student must file the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually.
Sec. 251. (1) Payments of the amounts included in section 236 for the state
competitive scholarship program shall be distributed pursuant to 1964 PA 208, MCL
390.971 to 390.981.
(2) Pursuant to section 6 of 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.976, the department of treasury
shall determine an actual maximum state competitive scholarship award per student,
which shall be not less than $575.00, $1,000.00, that ensures that the aggregate
payments for the state competitive scholarship program do not exceed the appropriation
contained in section 236 for the state competitive scholarship program. If the
department determines that insufficient funds are available to establish a maximum
award amount equal to at least $575.00, $1,000.00, the department shall immediately
report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the
house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the
estimated amount of additional funds necessary to establish
a $575.00 $1,000.00
maximum award amount.
(3) The department of treasury shall implement a proportional competitive
scholarship maximum award level for recipients enrolled less than full-time in a given
semester or term.
(4) If a student who receives an award under this section has his or her tuition
and fees paid under the Michigan educational trust program, pursuant to the Michigan
education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442, and still has financial
need, the funds awarded under this section may be used for educational expenses other
than tuition and fees.
(5) If the department of treasury increases the maximum award per eligible
student from that provided in the previous fiscal year, it shall not have the effect
of reducing the number of eligible students receiving awards in relation to the total
number of eligible applicants. Any increase in the maximum grant shall be proportional
for all eligible students receiving awards.
(6) Veterans Administration benefits shall not be considered in determining
eligibility for the award of scholarships under 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981.
Sec. 252. (1) The amounts appropriated in section 236 for the state tuition grant
program shall be distributed pursuant to 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991 to 390.997a.
(2) Tuition grant awards shall be made to all eligible Michigan residents
enrolled in undergraduate degree programs who are qualified and who apply before July
1, 2017 of each year for the next academic
year. FOR THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR.
BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR, TUITION GRANT AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO ALL
ELIGIBLE MICHIGAN RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS WHO ARE
QUALIFIED AND WHO APPLY BEFORE JUNE 1 OF EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.
(3) A tuition grant may be renewed for not more than 10 semesters or its
equivalent in trimesters or quarters of undergraduate EDUCATION, or if an eligible
applicant has not completed using the grant within 10 years after his or her
eligibility is determined, whichever occurs first. the department shall determine an
equivalent to 10 semesters or its equivalent in trimesters or quarters of
undergraduate education for less than full-time but more than half-time students.
(4) (3) Pursuant to section 5 of
1966 PA 313, MCL 390.995, and subject to
subsections (7) and (8), the department of treasury shall determine an actual maximum
tuition grant award per student, which shall be no less
than $1,512.00, $2,000.00,
that ensures that the aggregate payments for the tuition grant program do not exceed
the appropriation contained in section 236 for the state tuition grant program. If the
department determines that insufficient funds are available to establish a maximum
award amount equal to at least $1,512.00, $2,000.00, the department shall immediately
report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the
house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the
estimated amount of additional funds necessary to establish
a $1,512.00 $2,000.00
maximum award amount. If the department determines that sufficient funds are available
to establish a maximum award amount equal to at least $1,512.00,
$2,000.00, the
department shall immediately report to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state
budget director regarding the maximum award amount established and the projected
amount of any projected year-end appropriation balance based on that maximum award
amount. By February 18 of each fiscal year, the department shall analyze the status of
award commitments, shall make any necessary adjustments, and shall confirm that those
award commitments will not exceed the appropriation contained in section 236 for the
tuition grant program. The determination and actions shall be reported to the state
budget director and the house and senate fiscal agencies no later than the final day
of February of each year. If award adjustments are necessary, the students shall be
notified of the adjustment by March 4 of each year.
(4) Any unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining
on September 30, 2017 from
the amounts appropriated in section 236 for the tuition
grant program for fiscal year
2016-2017 shall not lapse on September 30, 2017, but shall
continue to be available
for expenditure for tuition grants provided in the
2017-2018 fiscal year under a work
project account. The use of these unexpended fiscal year
2016-2017 funds shall
terminate at the end of the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
(5) The department of treasury shall continue a proportional tuition grant
maximum award level for recipients enrolled less than full-time in a given semester or
term.
(6) If the department of treasury increases the maximum award per eligible
student from that provided in the previous fiscal year, it shall not have the effect
of reducing the number of eligible students receiving awards in relation to the total
number of eligible applicants. Any increase in the maximum grant shall be proportional
for all eligible students receiving awards for that fiscal year.
(7) Except as provided in subsection (4), the department of treasury shall not
award more than $3,200,000.00 in tuition grants to eligible students enrolled in the
same independent nonprofit college or university in this state. Any decrease in the
maximum grant shall be proportional for all eligible students enrolled in that college
or university, as determined by the department.
(8) The department of treasury shall not award tuition grants to otherwise
eligible students enrolled in an independent college or university that does not
report, in a form and manner directed by and satisfactory to the department of
treasury, by September 30 of each year, all of the following:
(a) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in
any academic year received a state tuition grant at the reporting institution and
successfully completed a program or graduated.
(b) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in
any academic year received a state tuition grant at the reporting institution and took
a remedial education class.
(c) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in
any academic year received a Pell grant at the reporting institution and successfully
completed a program or graduated.
(9) By February 1, 2017 2018, each independent college and university
participating in the tuition grant program shall report to the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director on its efforts to develop and implement sexual
assault response training for the institution's title IX coordinator, campus law
enforcement personnel, campus public safety personnel, and any other campus personnel
charged with responding to on-campus incidents, including information on sexual
assault response training materials and the status of implementing sexual assault
response training for institutional personnel.
Sec. 254. The sums appropriated in section 236 for the state competitive
scholarship, tuition incentive, and tuition grant programs shall be paid out of the
state treasury and shall be distributed to the respective institutions under a
quarterly payment system as follows:
(a) For the state competitive scholarship and tuition grant programs, 50% shall
be paid at the beginning of the state's first fiscal quarter, 30% during the state's
second fiscal quarter, 10% during the state's third fiscal quarter, and 10% during the
state's fourth fiscal quarter.
(b) For the tuition incentive program, 55% 65% shall be paid at the beginning of
the state's first fiscal quarter, 40% AND 35% during the state's second fiscal
quarter, and 5% during the state's third fiscal quarter.
Sec. 256. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for the tuition incentive
program shall be distributed as provided in this section and pursuant to the
administrative procedures for the tuition incentive program of the department of
treasury.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Phase I" means the first part of the tuition
incentive assistance program
defined as the academic period of 80 semester or 120 term credits, or less, leading to
an associate degree or certificate. STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN A CERTIFICATE OR
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM AND TAKING CLASSES WITHIN THE PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR A
CERTIFICATE OR ASSOCIATE DEGREE. TUITION WILL NOT BE COVERED FOR COURSES OUTSIDE OF A
CERTIFICATE OR ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM.
(b) "Phase II" means the second part of the
tuition incentive assistance program
which provides assistance in the third and fourth year of 4-year degree programs.
(c) "Department" means the department of treasury.
(d) "High school equivalency certificate" means that term as defined in section
4.
(3) An individual shall meet the following basic criteria and financial
thresholds to be eligible for tuition incentive program benefits:
(a) To be eligible for phase I, an individual shall meet all of the following
criteria:
(i) Apply for certification to the department any time after he or she begins the
sixth grade but before August 31 of the school year in which he or she graduates from
high school or before achieving a high school equivalency certificate.
(ii) Be less than 20 years of age at the time he or she graduates from high
school with a diploma or certificate of completion or achieves a high school
equivalency certificate OR, For students attending a 5 year middle college approved by
the Michigan Department of Education, be less than 21 years of age when he or she
graduates from high school.
(iii) Be a United States citizen and a resident of Michigan according to
institutional criteria.
(iv) Be at least a half-time student, earning less than 80 semester or 120 term
credits at a participating educational institution within 4 years of high school
graduation or achievement of a high school equivalency certificate. All program
eligibility expires 6 years from high school graduation or achievement of a high
school equivalency certificate.
(v) Request information on filing a FAFSA.
(v) (vi) Meet the satisfactory
academic progress policy of the educational
institution he or she attends.
(b) To be eligible for phase II, an individual shall meet either of the following
criteria in addition to the criteria in subdivision (a):
(i) Complete at least 56 transferable semester or 84 transferable term credits.
(ii) Obtain an associate degree or certificate at a participating institution.
(c) To be eligible for phase I or phase II, an individual must not be
incarcerated and must be financially eligible as determined by the department. An
individual is financially eligible for the tuition incentive program if he or she was
eligible for Medicaid from the state of Michigan for 24 months within the 36
consecutive months before application. The department shall accept certification of
Medicaid eligibility only from the department of health and human services for the
purposes of verifying if a person is Medicaid eligible for 24 months within the 36
consecutive months before application. Certification of eligibility may begin in the
sixth grade. As used in this subdivision, "incarcerated" does not include detention of
a juvenile in a state-operated or privately operated juvenile detention facility.
(4) Beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018, the department shall not award more than
$8,500,000.00 annually in tuition incentive program funds to eligible students
enrolled in the same college or university in this state.
(5) For phase I, the department shall provide payment on behalf of a person
eligible under subsection (3). The department shall only accept standard per-credit
hour tuition billings and shall reject billings that are excessive or outside the
guidelines for the type of educational institution.
(6) For phase I, all of the following apply:
(a) Payments for associate degree or certificate programs shall not be made for
more than 80 semester or 120 term credits for any individual student at any
participating institution.
(b) For persons enrolled at a Michigan community college, the department shall
pay the current in-district tuition and mandatory fees. For persons residing in an
area that is not included in any community college district, the out-of-district
tuition rate may be authorized.
(c) FOR FISCAL YEAR
2017-2018, For FOR persons enrolled at a Michigan public
university, the department shall pay lower division resident tuition and mandatory
fees for the current year. BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, FOR PERSONS ENROLLED AT
A MICHIGAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY MANDATORY FEES FOR THE CURRENT
YEAR AND A PER-CREDIT PAYMENT THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 2 TIMES THE AVERAGE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN-DISTRICT PER-CREDIT TUITION RATE AS REPORTED ON AUGUST 1 FOR THE
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ACADEMIC YEAR.
(d) For persons enrolled at a Michigan independent, nonprofit degree-granting
college or university, or a Michigan federal tribally controlled community college, or
Focus: HOPE, the department shall pay mandatory fees for the current year and a per-
credit payment that does not exceed the average community college in-district per-
credit tuition rate as reported on August 1, for the immediately preceding academic
year.
(7) A person participating in phase II may be eligible for additional funds not
to exceed $500.00 per semester or $400.00 per term up to a maximum of $2,000.00
subject to the following conditions:
(a) Credits are earned in a 4-year program at a Michigan degree-granting 4-year
college or university.
(b) The tuition reimbursement is for coursework completed within 30 months of
completion of the phase I requirements.
(8) The department shall work closely with participating institutions to develop
an application and eligibility determination process that will provide the highest
level of participation and ensure that all requirements of the program are met.
(9) Applications for the tuition incentive program may be approved at any time
after the student begins the sixth grade. If a determination of financial eligibility
is made, that determination is valid as long as the student meets all other program
requirements and conditions.
(10) Each institution shall ensure that all known available restricted grants for
tuition and fees are used prior to billing the tuition incentive program for any
portion of a student's tuition and fees.
(11) The department shall ensure that the tuition incentive program is well
publicized and that eligible Medicaid clients are provided information on the program.
The department shall provide the necessary funding and staff to fully operate the
program.
(12) THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE CENTER TO USE THE P-20
LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH QUALIFIED
POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION:
(A) THE NUMBER OF PHASE I STUDENTS IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED ACADEMIC YEAR
WHO IN ANY ACADEMIC YEAR RECEIVED A TUITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AWARD AND WHO
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. COHORT GRADUATION RATES FOR
PHASE I STUDENTS SHALL BE CALCULATED USING THE ESTABLISHED SUCCESS RATE METHODOLOGY
DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
(B) THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED ACADEMIC YEAR WHO IN
ANY ACADEMIC YEAR RECEIVED A PELL GRANT AT THE REPORTING INSTITUTION AND WHO
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. COHORT GRADUATION RATES FOR
STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED PELL GRANTS SHALL BE CALCULATED USING THE ESTABLISHED SUCCESS
RATE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE POSTSECONDARY
INSTITUTIONS.
(13) IF A QUALIFIED POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION DOES NOT REPORT THE DATA NECESSARY
TO COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (12) TO THE P-20 LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM, THE INSTITUTION
SHALL REPORT, IN A FORM AND MANNER SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND THE
CENTER, ALL OF THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (12) BY DECEMBER 1,
2017.
(14) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, IF A QUALIFIED POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION
DOES NOT REPORT THE DATA NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPORTING IN SUBSECTION (12) TO THE
P-20 LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM BY OCTOBER 15 FOR THE PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR, THE
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SHALL NOT AWARD PHASE I TUITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDING TO
OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THAT INSTITUTION UNTIL THE DATA IS SUBMITTED.
Sec. 263. (1) Included in the appropriation in section 236
for fiscal year 2016-
2017 2017-2018 for MSU AgBioResearch is
$2,982,900.00 and included in the
appropriation in section 236 for MSU Extension is $2,645,200.00 for Project GREEEN.
Project GREEEN is intended to address critical regulatory, food safety, economic, and
environmental problems faced by this state's plant-based agriculture, forestry, and
processing industries. "GREEEN" is an acronym for Generating Research and Extension to
Meet Environmental and Economic Needs.
(2) The department of agriculture and rural development and Michigan State
University, in consultation with agricultural commodity groups and other interested
parties, shall develop Project GREEEN and its program priorities.
Sec. 263a. (1) Not later than September 30 of each year, Michigan State
University shall submit a report on MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension to the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and on higher education, the
house and senate standing committees on agriculture, the house and senate fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director for the preceding academic fiscal year.
(2) The report required under subsection (1) shall include all of the following:
(a) Total funds expended by MSU AgBioResearch and by MSU Extension identified by
state, local, private, federal, and university fund sources.
(b) The metric goals that were used to evaluate the impacts of programs operated
by MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch. The following metric goals will be used to
evaluate the impacts of those programs:
(i) Increasing the number of agriculture and food-related firms collaborating
with and using services of research and extension faculty and staff by 3% per year.
(ii) Increasing the number of individuals utilizing MSU Extension's educational
services by 5% per year.
(iii) Increasing external funds generated in support of research and extension,
beyond state appropriations, by 10% over the amounts generated in the past 3 state
fiscal years.
(iv) Increasing the sector's total economic impact to at least
$100,000,000,000.00 $125,000,000,000.00
BY 2020.
(v) Increasing Michigan's agricultural exports to at
least $3,500,000,000.00
$4,250,000,000.00 BY 2020.
(vi) Increasing jobs in the food and
agriculture sector by 10%.
(VI) (vii) Improving
access by Michigan consumers to healthy foods by 20%.
(c) A review of major programs within both MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension
with specific reference to accomplishments, impacts, and the metrics described in
subdivision (b), including a specific accounting of Project GREEEN expenditures and
the impact of those expenditures.
Sec. 264. Included in the appropriation in section 236 for
fiscal year 2016-2017
2017-2018 for Michigan State University is $80,000.00 for the Michigan Future Farmers
of America Association. This $80,000.00 allocation shall not supplant any existing
support that Michigan State University provides to the Michigan Future Farmers of
America Association.
Sec. 265. (1) Payments under section 265a for performance funding shall only be
made to a public university that certifies to the state budget director by August 31,
2016 2017 that its board did not adopt an
increase in tuition and fee rates for
resident undergraduate students after September 1, 2015
2016 for the 2015-2016 2016-
2017 academic year and that its board will not adopt an increase in tuition and fee
rates for resident undergraduate students for the 2016-2017
2017-2018 academic year
that is greater than 4.2%. 3.8% OR $475.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. As used in this
subsection:
(a) "Fee" means any board-authorized fee that will be paid by more than 1/2 of
all resident undergraduate students at least once during their enrollment at a public
university, as described in the higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI)
user manual. A university increasing a fee that applies to a specific subset of
students or courses shall provide sufficient information to prove that the increase
applied to that subset will not cause the increase in the average amount of board-
authorized total tuition and fees paid by resident
undergraduate students in the 2016-
2017 2017-2018 academic year to exceed the limit
established in this subsection.
(b) "Tuition and fee rate" means the average of full-time rates paid by a
majority of students in each undergraduate class, based on an unweighted average of
the rates authorized by the university board and actually charged to students,
deducting any uniformly rebated or refunded amounts, for the 2 semesters with the
highest levels of full-time equated resident undergraduate enrollment during the
academic year, as described in the higher education institutional data inventory
(HEIDI) user manual.
(c) For purposes of subdivision (a), for a public
university that compels
resident undergraduate students to be covered by health
insurance as a condition to
enroll at the university, "fee" includes the
annual amount a student is charged for
coverage by the university-affiliated group health
insurance policy if he or she does
not provide proof that he or she is otherwise covered by
health insurance. This
subdivision does not apply to limited subsets of resident
undergraduate students to be
covered by health insurance for specific reasons other than
general enrollment at the
university.
(2) The state budget director shall implement uniform reporting requirements to
ensure that a public university receiving a payment under section 265a for performance
funding has satisfied the tuition restraint requirements of this section. The state
budget director shall have the sole authority to determine if a public university has
met the requirements of this section. Information reported by a public university to
the state budget director under this subsection shall also be reported to the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education and the house and senate
fiscal agencies.
(3) Universities that exceed the tuition and fee
rate cap described in subsection
(1) shall not receive a planning or construction authorization
for a state-funded
capital outlay project in fiscal year 2017-2018 or fiscal
year 2018-2019.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,
the legislature may at any
time adjust appropriations for a university that adopts an
increase in tuition and fee
rates for resident undergraduate students that exceeds the
rate cap established in
subsection (1).
Sec. 265a. (1) Appropriations to public universities in section 236 for fiscal
year 2016-2017 2017-2018
for performance funding
shall be paid only to a public
university that complies with section 265 and certifies to the state budget director,
the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house
and senate fiscal agencies by August 31, 2016 2017 that it complies with all of the
following requirements:
(a) The university participates in reverse transfer agreements described in
section 286 with at least 3 Michigan community colleges.
(b) The university does not and will not consider whether dual enrollment credits
earned by an incoming student were utilized towards his or her high school graduation
requirements when making a determination as to whether those credits may be used by
the student toward completion of a university degree or certificate program.
(c) The university actively participates in and submits timely updates to the
Michigan Transfer Network created as part of the Michigan Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers transfer agreement.
(2) Any performance funding amounts under section 236 that are not paid to a
public university because it did not comply with 1 or more requirements under
subsection (1) are unappropriated and reappropriated for performance funding to those
public universities that meet the requirements under subsection (1), distributed in
proportion to their performance funding appropriation amounts under section 236.
(3) The state budget director shall report to the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on higher education and the house and senate fiscal agencies by
September 30, 2016, 2017, regarding
any performance funding amounts that are not paid
to a public university because it did not comply with 1 or more requirements under
subsection (1) and any reappropriation of funds under subsection (2).
(4) Performance funding amounts described in section 236 are distributed based on
the following formula:
(a) Proportional to each university's share of total operations funding
appropriated in fiscal year 2010-2011, 50%.
(b) Based on weighted undergraduate completions in critical skills areas, 11.1%.
(c) Based on research and development expenditures, for universities classified
in Carnegie classifications as doctoral/research
universities DOCTORAL UNIVERSITIES:
MODERATE
RESEARCH ACTIVITY, research
universities (high research activity) DOCTORAL
UNIVERSITIES:
HIGHER RESEARCH ACTIVITY,
or research universities (very high research
activity) DOCTORAL
UNIVERSITIES: HIGHEST RESEARCH ACTIVITY only, 5.6%.
(d) Based on 6-year graduation rate, total degree completions, and institutional
support as a percentage of core expenditures, and the percentage of students receiving
Pell grants, scored against national Carnegie classification peers and weighted by
total undergraduate fiscal year equated students, 33.3%.
(5) For purposes of determining the score of a university under subsection
(4)(d), each university is assigned 1 of the following scores:
(a) A university classified as in the top 20%, a score of 3.
(b) A university classified as above national median, a score of 2.
(c) A university classified as improving, a score of 2. It
is the intent of the
legislature that, beginning in the 2017-2018 state fiscal
year, a university
classified as improving is assigned a score of 1.
(d) A university that is not included in subdivision (a), (b), or (c), a score of
0.
(6) As used in this section, "Carnegie classification" means the basic
classification of the university according to the most
recent version prior to
February 1, 2016 of the Carnegie classification of institutions of higher
education,
published by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Sec. 267. All public universities shall submit the amount of tuition and fees
actually charged to a full-time resident undergraduate
student for academic year 2016-
2017 2017-2018 as part of their higher education
institutional data inventory (HEIDI)
data by August 31 of each year. A public university shall report any revisions for any
semester of the reported academic year 2016-2017 2017-2018 tuition and fee charges to
HEIDI within 15 days of being adopted.
Sec. 268. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2017, it is the intent of
the legislature that funds be allocated for unfunded North
American Indian tuition
waiver costs incurred by public universities under 1976 PA
174, MCL 390.1251 to
390.1253, from the general fund.
(1) (2) By February 15 of each
year, the department of civil rights shall
annually submit to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations
subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a report
on North American Indian tuition waivers for the preceding fiscal
year ACADEMIC YEAR
that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information:
(a) The number of waiver applications received and the number of waiver
applications approved.
(b) For each university submitting information under subsection (3), all of the
following:
(i) The number of graduate and undergraduate North American Indian students
enrolled each term for the previous fiscal year ACADEMIC YEAR.
(ii) The number of North American Indian waivers granted each term, INCLUDING
CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS, and the monetary value of the waivers for the previous
fiscal year ACADEMIC YEAR.
(iii) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North
American Indian tuition waiver who withdrew from the university EACH TERM during the
previous fiscal year ACADEMIC YEAR. A WITHDRAWAL IS DEFINED AS ANY STUDENT WHO HAS
BEEN AWARDED THE WAIVER WHO WITHDRAWS FROM THE INSTITUTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE
TERM, REGARDLESS OF ENROLLMENT IN SUBSEQUENT TERMS.
(iv) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North
American Indian tuition waiver who successfully complete a degree or certificate
program, separated by degree or certificate level, and the graduation rate for
graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition
waiver who complete a degree OR CERTIFICATE within 150% of the normal time to
complete, separated by the level of the degree OR CERTIFICATE.
(2) (3) A public university that receives
funds under section 236 shall provide
to the department of civil rights any information necessary for preparing the report
detailed in subsection (2), using guidelines and procedures developed by the
department of civil rights.
(3) (4) The department of civil
rights may consolidate the report required under
this section with the report required under section 223, but a consolidated report
must separately identify data for universities and data for community colleges.
Sec. 269. For fiscal year 2016-2017 2017-2018, from the amount appropriated in
section 236 to Central Michigan University for operations, $29,700.00 shall be paid to
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College for the costs of waiving tuition for North American
Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253.
Sec. 270. For fiscal year 2016-2017 2017-2018, from the amount appropriated in
section 236 to Lake Superior State University for operations, $100,000.00 shall be
paid to Bay Mills Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for North
American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253.
Sec. 274c. By February 1, 2017 2018, each university receiving funds under
section 236 shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director
on its efforts to develop and implement sexual assault response training for the
university's title IX coordinator, campus law enforcement personnel, campus public
safety personnel, and any other campus personnel charged with responding to on-campus
incidents, including information on sexual assault response training materials and the
status of implementing sexual assault response training for campus personnel.
Sec. 275. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that
each EACH public
university that receives an appropriation in section 236 IS ENCOURAGED TO do all of
the following:
(a) Meet the provisions of section 5003 of the post-911 veterans educational
assistance act of 2008, 38 USC 3301 to 3325, including voluntary participation in the
Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program established in that act in 38 USC 3317.
By October 1 of each year, each public university shall
report to the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house
and senate fiscal
agencies, and the Michigan Association of State
Universities on whether or not it has
chosen to participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education
Enhancement Program. If at any
time during the fiscal year a university participating in
the Yellow Ribbon Program
chooses to leave the Yellow Ribbon Program, it shall notify
the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house
and senate fiscal
agencies, and the Michigan Association of State
Universities.
(b) Establish an on-campus veterans' liaison to provide information and
assistance to all student veterans.
(c) Provide flexible enrollment application deadlines for all veterans.
(d) Include in its admission application process a specific question as to
whether an applicant for admission is a veteran, an active member of the military, a
member of the National Guard or military reserves, or the spouse or dependent of a
veteran, active member of the military, or member of the National Guard or military
reserves, in order to more quickly identify potential educational assistance available
to that applicant.
(e) Consider all veterans residents of this state for determining their tuition
rates and fees.
(f) Waive enrollment fees for all veterans.
(2) By October 1 of each year, each public university shall report to the house
and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate
fiscal agencies, and the department of military and veterans affairs regarding
services provided specifically to veterans and active military duty personnel,
including, but not limited to, the services described in subsection (1).
(3) As used in this section, "veteran" means an honorably discharged veteran
entitled to educational assistance under the provisions of section 5003 of the post-
911 veterans educational assistance act of 2008, 38 USC 3301 to 3325.
Sec. 276. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year
2016-2017 2017-2018
for each public university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks future faculty program that is intended to increase the pool
of academically or economically disadvantaged candidates pursuing faculty teaching
careers in postsecondary education. Preference may not be given to applicants on the
basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should
encourage applications from applicants who would otherwise not adequately be
represented in the graduate student and faculty populations. Each public university
shall apply the percentage change applicable to every public university in the
calculation of appropriations in section 236 to the amount of funds allocated to the
future faculty program.
(2) The program shall be administered by each public university in a manner
prescribed by the workforce development agency. The workforce development agency shall
use a good faith effort standard to evaluate whether a fellowship is in default.
Sec. 277. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year
2016-2017 2017-2018
for each public university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks college day program that is intended to introduce
academically or economically disadvantaged schoolchildren to the potential of a
college education. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race,
color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Public universities should encourage
participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the
student population.
(2) Individual program plans of each public university shall include a budget of
equal contributions from this program, the participating public university, the
participating school district, and the participating independent degree-granting
college. College day funds shall not be expended to cover indirect costs. Not more
than 20% of the university match shall be attributable to indirect costs. Each public
university shall apply the percentage change applicable to every public university in
the calculation of appropriations in section 236 to the amount of funds allocated to
the college day program.
(3) The program described in this section shall be administered by each public
university in a manner prescribed by the workforce development agency.
Sec. 278. (1) Included in section 236 for fiscal year 2016-2017
2017-2018 is
funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks select student
support services program for developing academically or economically disadvantaged
student retention programs for 4-year public and independent educational institutions
in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race,
color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage
participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the
student population.
(2) An award made under this program to any 1 institution shall not be greater
than $150,000.00, and the amount awarded shall be matched on a 70% state, 30% college
or university basis.
(3) The program described in this section shall be administered by the workforce
development agency.
Sec. 279. (1) Included in section 236 for fiscal year 2016-2017
2017-2018 is
funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks college/university
partnership program between 4-year public and independent colleges and universities
and public community colleges, which is intended to increase the number of
academically or economically disadvantaged students who transfer from community
colleges into baccalaureate programs. Preference may not be given to participants on
the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should
encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented
in the transfer student population.
(2) The grants shall be made under the program described in this section to
Michigan public and independent colleges and universities. An award to any 1
institution shall not be greater than $150,000.00, and the amount awarded shall be
matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university basis.
(3) The program described in this section shall be administered by the workforce
development agency.
Sec. 280. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year
2016-2017 2017-2018
for each public university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks visiting professors program which is intended to increase
the number of instructors in the classroom to provide role models for academically or
economically disadvantaged students. Preference may not be given to participants on
the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Public universities
should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be
represented in the student population.
(2) The program described in this section shall be administered by the workforce
development agency.
Sec. 281. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year
2016-2017 2017-2018
in section 236 is funding under the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa
Parks initiative for the Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program which is
intended to increase the number of academically or economically disadvantaged students
who enroll in and complete K-12 teacher education programs at the baccalaureate level.
Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity,
gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage participation from those who
would otherwise not adequately be represented in the teacher education student
population.
(2) The program described in this section shall be administered by each state-
approved teacher education institution in a manner prescribed by the workforce
development agency.
(3) Approved teacher education institutions may and are encouraged to use student
support services funding in coordination with the Morris Hood, Jr. funding to achieve
the goals of the program described in this section.
Sec. 282. Each institution receiving funds for fiscal year 2016-2017
2017-2018
under section SECTIONS 278, 279, or 281 shall notify
PROVIDE TO the workforce
development agency by April 15, 2017 as to whether it
will expend by the end of its
fiscal year the funds received under section 278, 279, or
281. 2018 THE unobligated
and unexpended funds as of March 31, 2018 AND A PLAN TO EXPEND THE REMAINING FUNDS BY
THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. Notwithstanding the award limitations in sections 278 and
279, the amount of funding reported as not being expended will be reallocated to the
institutions that intend to expend all funding received under section 278, 279, or
281.
Sec. 283. (1) From the amount appropriated in section
236, the public
universities shall systematically USING
THE DATA PROVIDED TO THE CENTER AS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 244 OF THIS ACT, THE CENTER SHALL USE THE P-20 LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM TO
inform INTERESTED Michigan high schools AND THE PUBLIC regarding the AGGREGATE
academic status of ITS
students. from each
high school in a manner prescribed by THE
CENTER SHALL WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITIES, the Michigan Association of State
Universities AND in cooperation with the Michigan Association of Secondary School
Principals. Public universities shall also work with the
center for educational
performance and information to maintain a systematic
approach for accomplishing this
task.
(2) Michigan high schools shall systematically inform the public universities
about the use of information received under this section in a manner prescribed by the
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals in cooperation with the Michigan
Association of State Universities.
Sec. 284. From the amount appropriated in section 236,
the public universities
USING THE DATA PROVIDED TO THE CENTER AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 244 OF THIS ACT, THE
CENTER shall USE THE P-20 LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM TO inform Michigan community
colleges regarding the academic status of community college
transfer students. in a
manner prescribed by the THE CENTER
SHALL WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITIES AND THE Michigan
Association of State Universities in cooperation with the Michigan Community College
Association. Public universities shall also work with
the center for educational
performance and information to maintain a systematic
approach for accomplishing this
task.
Sec. 286a. By February 1, 2017 2018, the Michigan Community College Association,
the Michigan Association of State Universities, and the Michigan Independent Colleges
and Universities, on behalf of their member colleges and universities, shall submit to
the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and the state budget director a comprehensive report detailing the number of
academic program partnerships between public community colleges, public universities,
and private colleges and universities, including, but not limited to, the following
information:
(a) The names of the baccalaureate degree programs of study offered by public and
private universities on community college campuses.
(b) The names of the articulation agreements for baccalaureate degree programs of
study between public community colleges, public universities, and private colleges and
universities.
(c) The number of students enrolled and number of degrees awarded through
articulation agreements, and the number of courses offered, number of students
enrolled, and number of degrees awarded through on-campus programs named in
subdivision (a) from July 1, 2015 2016 through June 30, 2016 2017.
Sec. 289. (1) The auditor general shall MAY periodically audit higher education
institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data submitted by all public universities under
section 241 and may perform audits of selected public universities if determined
necessary. The audits shall be based upon the definitions, requirements, and uniform
reporting categories established by the state budget director in consultation with the
HEIDI advisory committee. The auditor general shall submit a report of findings to the
house and senate appropriations committees and the state budget director no later than
July 1 of each year an audit takes place.
(2) Student credit hours reports shall not include the following:
(a) Student credit hours generated through instructional activity by faculty or
staff in classrooms located outside Michigan, with the exception of instructional
activity related to study-abroad programs or field programs.
(b) Student credit hours generated through distance learning instruction for
students not eligible for the public university's in-state main campus resident
tuition rate. However, in instances where a student is enrolled in distance education
and non-distance education credit hours in a given term and the student's non-distance
education enrollment is at a campus or site located within Michigan, student credit
hours per the student's eligibility for in-state or out-of-state tuition rates may be
reported.
(c) Student credit hours generated through credit by examination.
(d) Student credit hours generated through inmate prison programs regardless of
teaching location.
(e) Student credit hours generated in new degree programs created on or after
January 1, 1975 and before January 1, 2013, that were not specifically authorized for
funding by the legislature, except spin-off programs converted from existing core
programs, and student credit hours generated in any new degree programs created after
January 1, 2013, that are specifically excluded from reporting by the legislature
under this section.
(3) "Distance learning instruction" as used in subsection (2) means instruction
that occurs solely in other than a traditional classroom setting where the student and
instructor are in the same physical location and for which a student receives course
credits and is charged tuition and fees. Examples of distance learning instruction are
instruction delivered solely through the internet, cable television, teleconference,
or mail.
ARTICLE IV
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 298. (1) SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS ACT, THE AMOUNTS LISTED
IN THIS SECTION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OF THIS STATE, AND CERTAIN OTHER STATE PURPOSES
RELATING TO EDUCATION ARE A SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS ACT FOR FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, FROM THE FUNDS INDICATED IN THIS ACT:
(2) SUMMARY OF EDUCATION OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS
GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 16,337,480,800 $ 16,334,125,700
TOTAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL GRANTS AND
INTRADEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS........................... 0 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $ 16,337,480,800 $ 16,334,125,700
TOTAL FEDERAL REVENUES.................................. 1,838,469,900 1,828,469,900
TOTAL LOCAL REVENUES.................................... 0 0
TOTAL PRIVATE REVENUES.................................. 0 0
TOTAL OTHER STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES................... 12,991,031,400 13,072,401,300
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 1,507,979,500 $ 1,433,254,500
SEC. 298A. (1) SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOL AID (ARTICLE I)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 14,302,088,800 $ 14,302,230,700
TOTAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL GRANTS AND
INTRADEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS........................... 0 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $ 14,302,088,800 $ 14,302,230,700
TOTAL FEDERAL REVENUES.................................. 1,726,943,500 1,726,943,500
TOTAL LOCAL REVENUES.................................... 0 0
TOTAL PRIVATE REVENUES.................................. 0 0
TOTAL OTHER STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES................... 12,360,145,300 12,430,287,200
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 215,000,000 $ 145,000,000
(2) BASIC OPERATIONS
PROPOSAL A OBLIGATION PAYMENT........................... $ 5,107,000,000 $ 5,030,000,000
DISCRETIONARY PAYMENT................................... 3,950,000,000 3,947,000,000
MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ..
REFORM COSTS.......................................... 1,109,753,000 1,221,625,000
ISD GENERAL OPERATIONS.................................. 67,108,000 67,108,000
SHARED TIME PUPILS...................................... 60,000,000 60,000,000
HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION................................. 18,000,000 18,000,000
ISOLATED DISTRICT FUNDING............................... 5,000,000 5,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION................................... $ 10,316,861,000 $ 10,348,733,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 10,134,814,500 10,232,186,500
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 182,046,500 $ 116,546,500
(3) SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEADLEE OBLIGATION.................... $ 640,400,000 $ 652,900,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS........................... 266,000,000 270,500,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION MILLAGE EQUALIZATION.................. 37,758,100 37,758,100
SPECIAL EDUCATION COURT PLACED FTES..................... 10,500,000 10,500,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION NON-SEC. 52 PAYMENT................... 3,600,000 3,600,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION RULE CHANGE........................... 2,200,000 2,200,000
MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND................. 1,688,000 1,688,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION HOLD HARMLESS PAYMENT................. 1,000,000 1,000,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION FEDERAL PROGRAMS.................... 431,000,000 431,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 1,394,146,100 $ 1,411,146,100
APPROPRIATED FROM:
FEDERAL REVENUES........................................ 431,000,000 431,000,000
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 963,146,100 980,146,100
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 0 $ 0
(4) SUPPORT SERVICES
AT-RISK PROGRAMS........................................ $ 528,988,200 $ 528,988,200
EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS................................. 26,900,000 26,900,000
ADULT EDUCATION......................................... 25,000,000 25,000,000
HIGH SCHOOL PER PUPIL PAYMENTS.......................... 22,000,000 22,000,000
DRINKING WATER DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY................. 8,730,100 0
COURT-PLACED CHILDREN................................... 8,000,000 8,000,000
MATH/SCIENCE CENTERS.................................... 7,450,000 7,450,000
MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY............................. 7,387,500 7,387,500
DECLINING ENROLLMENT SUPPORTS........................... 7,000,000 0
ADOLESCENT TEEN HEALTH CENTERS.......................... 5,557,300 5,557,300
VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS........................... 5,150,000 5,150,000
STATE SCHOOL REFORM OFFICE.............................. 5,000,000 5,000,000
STATEWIDE SCHOOL DRINKING WATER TESTING................. 4,500,000 0
PARTNERSHIP MODEL DISTRICTS............................. 3,000,000 3,000,000
BALANCED CALENDAR GRANTS................................ 3,000,000 0
SCHOOL BUS INSPECTION PROGRAMS.......................... 1,705,300 1,705,300
BUS DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAMS.............................. 1,625,000 1,625,000
INTEGRATED BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING SUPPORT INITIATIVES.... 1,600,000 1,600,000
CHALLENGE PROGRAM....................................... 1,528,400 1,528,400
JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY PROGRAMS.................... 1,339,000 1,339,000
BILINGUAL EDUCATION..................................... 1,200,000 1,200,000
FEDERAL PROGRAMS........................................ 761,600,000 761,600,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 1,438,260,800 $ 1,415,030,700
APPROPRIATED FROM:
FEDERAL REVENUES........................................ 766,300,000 766,300,000
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 659,073,300 640,343,200
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 12,887,500 $ 8,387,500
(5) SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS
SCHOOL LUNCH............................................ $ 545,695,100 $ 545,695,100
SCHOOL BREAKFAST........................................ 4,500,000 4,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 550,195,100 $ 550,195,100
APPROPRIATED FROM:
FEDERAL REVENUES........................................ 523,200,000 523,200,000
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 26,995,100 26,995,100
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 0 $ 0
(6) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
GREAT START READINESS PROGRAM........................... $ 243,900,000 $ 243,900,000
GREAT START EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANTS................ 13,400,000 13,400,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 257,300,000 $ 257,300,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 257,000,000 257,000,000
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 300,000 $ 300,000
(7) STUDENT ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS..................................... 39,959,400 39,959,400
DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING COSTS..................... 38,000,500 38,000,500
CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND INFORMATION...... 16,409,500 16,409,500
EDUCATOR EVALUATIONS.................................... 7,000,000 0
STATE TECHNOLOGY DATA HUBS.............................. 2,200,000 2,200,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 103,569,400 $ 96,569,400
APPROPRIATED FROM:
FEDERAL REVENUES........................................ 6,443,500 6,443,500
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 80,909,900 73,909,900
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 16,216,000 $ 16,216,000
(8) DEBT SERVICE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
SCHOOL BOND LOAN REDEMPTION FUND........................ $ 125,500,000 $ 125,500,000
RENAISSANCE ZONE REIMBURSEMENT.......................... $ 18,000,000 $ 18,000,000
SCHOOL AID FUND BORROWING COSTS......................... $ 6,500,000 $ 7,500,000
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES REIMBURSEMENT.................. $ 4,405,100 $ 4,405,100
PROMISE ZONE PAYMENTS................................... $ 1,500,000 $ 2,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 155,905,100 $ 157,905,100
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 155,905,100 157,905,100
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 0 $ 0
(9) COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.................................... $ 36,611,300 $ 36,611,300
CTE EQUIPMENT UPGRADES.................................. 20,000,000 0
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MILLAGE REIMBURSEMENT.............. 9,190,000 9,190,000
CTE AND EARLY MIDDLE COLLEGE PROGRAMS................... 9,000,000 9,000,000
MISTEM COUNCIL GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION................ 3,050,000 3,050,000
MICHIGAN COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK......................... 3,000,000 3,000,000
FIRST ROBOTICS.......................................... 2,500,000 2,500,000
DUAL ENROLLMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENTS...................... 1,750,000 1,750,000
CYBER SECURITY COMPETITION GRANTS....................... 500,000 0
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) INCENTIVE PROGRAM............... 250,000 250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 85,851,300 $ 65,351,300
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES............................... 82,301,300 61,801,300
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 3,550,000 $ 3,550,000
SEC. 298B. (1) SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES (ARTICLE II)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 398,167,600 $ 405,440,600
TOTAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL GRANTS AND
INTRADEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS........................... 0 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $ 398,167,600 $ 405,440,600
TOTAL FEDERAL REVENUES.................................. 0 0
TOTAL LOCAL REVENUES.................................... 0 0
TOTAL PRIVATE REVENUES.................................. 0 0
TOTAL OTHER STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES................... 395,142,600 403,440,600
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 3,025,000 $ 2,000,000
(2) OPERATIONS
(A) ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 5,544,700 $ 5,544,700
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 5,544,700 $ 5,544,700
(B) BAY DE NOC COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 5,560,900 $ 5,560,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 5,560,900 $ 5,560,900
(C) DELTA COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 14,907,700 $ 14,907,700
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 14,907,700 $ 14,907,700
(D) GLEN OAKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 2,586,900 $ 2,586,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 2,586,900 $ 2,586,900
(E) GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 4,577,800 $ 4,577,800
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 4,577,800 $ 4,577,800
(F) GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 18,450,500 $ 18,450,500
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 18,450,500 $ 18,450,500
(G) HENRY FORD COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 22,176,000 $ 22,176,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 22,176,000 $ 22,176,000
(H) JACKSON COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 12,397,600 $ 12,397,600
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 12,397,600 $ 12,397,600
(I) KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 12,873,900 $ 12,873,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 12,873,900 $ 12,873,900
(J) KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 10,087,500 $ 10,087,500
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 10,087,500 $ 10,087,500
(K) KIRTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 3,270,000 $ 3,270,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 3,270,000 $ 3,270,000
(L) LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 5,492,800 $ 5,492,800
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 5,492,800 $ 5,492,800
(M) LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 31,677,300 $ 31,677,300
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 31,677,300 $ 31,677,300
(N) MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 33,681,800 $ 33,681,800
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 33,681,800 $ 33,681,800
(O) MID MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 4,834,100 $ 4,834,100
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 4,834,100 $ 4,834,100
(P) MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 4,636,700 $ 4,636,700
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 4,636,700 $ 4,636,700
(Q) MONTCALM COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 3,343,100 $ 3,343,100
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 3,343,100 $ 3,343,100
(R) C. S. MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 16,115,500 $ 16,115,500
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 16,115,500 $ 16,115,500
(S) MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 9,150,600 $ 9,150,600
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 9,150,600 $ 9,150,600
(T) NORTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 3,290,400 $ 3,290,400
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 3,290,400 $ 3,290,400
(U) NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 9,318,000 $ 9,318,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 9,318,000 $ 9,318,000
(V) OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 21,770,900 $ 21,770,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 21,770,900 $ 21,770,900
(W) SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 12,909,300 $ 12,909,300
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 12,909,300 $ 12,909,300
(X) SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 6,732,500 $ 6,732,500
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 6,732,500 $ 6,732,500
(Y) ST. CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 7,259,300 $ 7,259,300
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 7,259,300 $ 7,259,300
(Z) WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 13,534,000 $ 13,534,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 13,534,000 $ 13,534,000
(AA) WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 17,234,200 $ 17,234,200
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 17,234,200 $ 17,234,200
(BB) WEST SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 2,478,000 $ 2,478,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 0 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 2,478,000 $ 2,478,000
(CC) OPERATIONS FUNDING SOURCES
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 315,892,000 $ 315,892,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... 315,892,000 315,892,000
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 0 $ 0
(3) MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
SYSTEM (MPSERS)
MPSERS COST OFFSET...................................... $ 1,733,600 $ 1,733,600
MPSERS UAL CAP REIMBURSEMENT............................ 70,805,000 75,490,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 72,538,600 $ 77,223,600
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... 72,538,600 77,223,600
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 0 $ 0
(4) RENAISSANCE ZONE REIMBURSEMENTS
RENAISSANCE ZONE REIMBURSEMENTS......................... $ 3,100,000 $ 3,100,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 3,100,000 $ 3,100,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... $ 3,100,000 $ 3,100,000
(5) GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID
INDEPENDENT PART-TIME STUDENT GRANTS.................... $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... 0 0
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000
(6) ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
MICHIGAN TRANSFER NETWORK............................... $ 1,025,000 $ 0
MPSERS NORMAL COST OFFSET............................... 3,612,000 7,225,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 4,637,000 $ 7,225,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... 3,612,000 7,225,000
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 1,025,000 $ 0
SEC. 298C. (1) SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID (ARTICLE III)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 1,637,224,400 $ 1,626,454,400
TOTAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL GRANTS AND
INTRADEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS........................... 0 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $ 1,637,224,400 $ 1,626,454,400
TOTAL FEDERAL REVENUES.................................. 111,526,400 101,526,400
TOTAL LOCAL REVENUES.................................... 0 0
TOTAL PRIVATE REVENUES.................................. 0 0
TOTAL OTHER STATE RESTRICTED REVENUES................... 235,743,500 238,673,500
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 1,289,954,500 $ 1,286,254,500
(2) UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS
(A) CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 83,925,500 $ 86,086,600
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 2,161,100 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 86,086,600 $ 86,086,600
(B) EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 73,593,800 $ 75,564,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 1,970,200 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 75,564,000 $ 75,564,000
(C) FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 52,259,900 $ 53,929,400
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 1,669,500 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 53,929,400 $ 53,929,400
(D) GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 68,227,900 $ 70,568,100
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 2,340,200 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 70,568,100 $ 70,568,100
(E) LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 13,567,400 $ 13,827,000
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 259,600 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 13,827,000 $ 13,827,000
(F) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 275,862,100 $ 282,583,400
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 6,721,300 0
MSU AGBIORESEARCH....................................... 34,074,200 34,074,200
MSU EXTENSION........................................... 29,391,500 29,391,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 346,049,100 $ 346,049,100
(G) MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 48,097,500 $ 49,290,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 1,193,400 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 49,290,900 $ 49,290,900
(H) NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 46,279,200 $ 47,351,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 1,072,700 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 47,351,900 $ 47,351,900
(I) OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 49,920,700 $ 51,564,700
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 1,644,000 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 51,564,700 $ 51,564,700
(J) SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 29,114,000 $ 29,929,100
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 815,100 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 29,929,100 $ 29,929,100
(K) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 308,639,000 $ 316,076,500
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 7,437,500 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 316,076,500 $ 316,076,500
(L) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – DEARBORN
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 24,803,300 $ 25,576,600
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 773,300 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 25,576,600 $ 25,576,600
(M) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – FLINT
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 22,549,300 $ 23,189,900
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 640,600 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 23,189,900 $ 23,189,900
(N) WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 196,064,500 $ 199,946,100
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 3,881,600 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 199,946,100 $ 199,946,100
(O) WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
OPERATIONS.............................................. $ 107,440,900 $ 109,860,800
PERFORMANCE FUNDING..................................... 2,419,900 0
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 109,860,800 $ 109,860,800
(P) OPERATIONS FUNDING SOURCES
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 1,498,810,700 $ 1,498,810,700
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... 231,219,500 231,219,500
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 1,267,591,200 $ 1,267,591,200
(3) MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
SYSTEM (MPSERS)
MPSERS UAL CAP REIMBURSEMENT............................ $ 4,005,000 $ 6,516,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 4,005,000 $ 6,516,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE SCHOOL AID FUND................................... 4,005,000 6,516,000
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 0 $ 0
(4) STATE AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS
HIGHER EDUCATION DATABASE MODERNIZATION AND
CONVERSION.......................................... $ 200,000 $ 200,000
MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT..................... 115,000 115,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 315,000 $ 315,000
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 315,000 $ 315,000
(5) MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. – CESAR CHAVEZ – ROSA
PARKS PROGRAM
SELECT STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES......................... $ 1,956,100 $ 1,956,100
MICHIGAN COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM......... 586,800 586,800
MORRIS HOOD, JR. EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM........... 148,600 148,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 2,691,500 $ 2,691,500
APPROPRIATED FROM:
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 2,691,500 $ 2,691,500
(6) GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID
STATE COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.......................... $ 26,361,700 $ 26,361,700
TUITION GRANTS.......................................... 38,021,500 38,021,500
TUITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM............................... 58,300,000 48,300,000
CHILDREN OF VETERANS AND OFFICER’S SURVIVOR
TUITION GRANT PROGRAMS.............................. 1,400,000 1,400,000
PROJECT GEAR-UP......................................... 3,200,000 3,200,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION..................................... $ 127,283,200 $ 117,283,200
APPROPRIATED FROM:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF .
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, GEAR-UP PROGRAM... 3,200,000 3,200,000
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
FAMILIES.............................................. 108,326,400 98,326,400
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDREN OF VETERANS TUITION GRANT
PROGRAM............................................... 100,000 100,000
STATE GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... $ 15,656,800 $ 15,656,800
Enacting section 1. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under article I as amended by
this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2017-2018 is estimated at
$12,575,145,300.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units
of government for fiscal year 2017-2018 are estimated at $12,411,741,800.00.
(2) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of
1963, total state spending from state sources for community colleges for fiscal year
2017-2018 under article II as amended by this amendatory act is estimated at
$398,167,600.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to
local units of government for fiscal year 2017-2018 is estimated at $398,167,600.00.
(3) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of
1963, total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year
2017-2018 under article III as amended by this amendatory act is estimated at
$1,525,698,000.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid
to local units of government for fiscal year 2017-2018 is estimated at $0.
Enacting section 2. Sections 11o, 11r, 20g, 21g, 22g, 25f, 25g, 31c, 31h, 31j,
32q, 55, 63, 65, 99t, 102d, 104d, 152b, 201a, 208, 212, 227, 228, 236a, 261, 271a,
274, and 275a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1611o,
388.1611r, 388.1620g, 388.1621g, 388.1622g, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1631c,
388.1631h, 388.1631j, 388.1632q, 388.1655, 388.1663, 388.1665, 388.1699t, 388.1702d,
388.1704d, 388.1752b, 388.1801a, 388.1808, 388.1812, 388.1827, 388.1828, 388.1836a,
388.1861, 388.1871a, 388.1874, and 388.1875a are repealed effective October 1, 2017.
