Bill Text: MI SB0452 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; financing; financial incentives for students based on performance in core classes; require for certain high schools. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280d.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-22 - Referred To Committee On Education [SB0452 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0452-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 452
April 22, 2009, Introduced by Senator CLARKE and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1280d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1280d. (1) If the department determines that a school
district is operating at least 1 high school that has been
unaccredited under section 1280 for 3 consecutive years or has
failed to achieve the federal pupil performance standard for 5 or
more consecutive years, and the school district has the greatest
number of pupils in membership among all school districts in this
state, the department shall notify the board of the school district
that the school district is required to comply with this section.
The department shall make this determination and notification
within 10 days after the effective date of this section. Beginning
with the next school year that begins after this notification, the
board shall initiate a pilot project in at least 1 of the high
schools described in this section that provides financial
incentives for pupils enrolled in grade 9 or 10 in that high school
as follows:
(a) The high school shall have progress reports for each pupil
each 5 weeks.
(b) Beginning with pupils enrolled in grade 9 in the next
school year that begins after notification by the superintendent of
public instruction, a pupil in grade 9 or 10 shall be credited with
the following amounts for grades earned in core courses during each
5-week progress report period: $50.00 for each A or equivalent,
$35.00 for each B or equivalent, and $20.00 for each C or
equivalent. For the first year of implementation of these
incentives, the incentives shall not be provided for pupils in
grade 10.
(c) If a pupil earns a failing grade for a core course during
any 5-week progress report period, the pupil forfeits any money
credited to the pupil under subdivision (b) for that 5-week
progress report period, except that the money shall be reinstated
if the pupil completes all necessary make-up work and subsequently
earns credit for the course.
(d) The maximum amount of money a pupil may be credited with
in a school year is $2,000.00.
(e) Money that has been credited to a pupil under this section
shall be distributed to pupils as follows:
(i) Every 5 weeks, 1/2 of the amount that has been credited to
a pupil for the corresponding 5-week progress report period shall
either be deposited in a bank account for the pupil or paid to the
pupil by check, at the option of the pupil.
(ii) The remaining 1/2 of the amount that has been credited to
a pupil for each 5-week progress report period shall be retained by
school officials, who shall pay the total amount of money retained
under this subparagraph to the pupil upon high school graduation.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Core course" means a course in any of the following
subject areas: English language arts, mathematics, social studies,
science, or physical education.
(b) "Failed to achieve the federal pupil performance standard"
means that the department has determined that the school has failed
to achieve adequate yearly progress under the no child left behind
act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or has failed to meet a successor
federal standard that the superintendent of public instruction has
identified as being a standard established by the federal
government that is based on pupil performance and is required to be
met in order to receive full federal funding.
