Bill Text: MI SB0518 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriations: supplemental; funding to purchase mobile hotspots; provide for. Amends 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1601 - 388.1896) by adding sec. 68.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-08 - Referred To Committee On Energy And Technology [SB0518 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0518-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 518
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
(MCL 388.1601 to 388.1896) by adding section 68.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 68. (1) In addition to the appropriations in section 11, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 from the general fund for 2021-2022 for the purposes of this section. By not later than 45 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall establish a grant program to distribute this funding to districts and intermediate districts to be used in the manner described in subsection (4).
(2) To receive funding under this section, a district or intermediate district must apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
(3) The department shall distribute funding under this section in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for each district or intermediate district.
(4) A district or intermediate district that receives funding under this section shall use the funding only for the following purposes:
(a) To provide mobile hotspot devices to pupils who are enrolled in the district or intermediate district.
(b) Toward the payment of costs associated with participation in the E-rate Program offered by the Federal Communications Commission.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(6) As used in this section, "mobile hotspot device" means a portable device that creates Wi-Fi coverage allowing nearby devices to connect to the internet.
