Introduced
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To authorize the creation of “promise zone” tax increment financing authorities (TIFA) in a low income city, township, county, local school district, or intermediate school district, that would be authorized to “capture" one-half of any increases in the six-mill state education property tax revenue in the area and use the money to subsidize college tuition for students from the area, or allow it to be used by the public schools in the zone for certain "educational improvement activities".
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that all the students attending a school located in a "promise zone" would be eligible for the tuitions subsidies it provides, even if they don't live within the zone.
The amendment failed 52 to 54 (details)
Amendment offered
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To remove a provision that would allow the "captured" tax revenue to also be used by the public schools in the zone for certain "educational improvement activities," rather than distributed to students as college tuition scholarships.
The amendment failed 43 to 62 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require that any portion of the "captured" tax revenue used by the public schools in the zone for certain "educational improvement activities" rather than distributed to students as college tuition scholarships be distributed equally among all public schools within the zone.
The amendment failed 48 to 57 (details)
Amendment offered
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To not take the money that would be "captured" and sent to the promise zone authorities out of the School Aid Fund, but instead take it out of the state General Fund.
The amendment failed 51 to 54 (details)
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 71 to 34 (details)
Motion
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To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion passed 74 to 32 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Education
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that divides the provisions among this bill and Senate Bill 861, which caps the number of "promise zones" at 10.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 31 to 0 (details)
To authorize the creation of up to 10 “promise zone” tax increment financing authorities (TIFA) in low income and low educational attainment areas that would be authorized to “capture" a portion of any increases in state education property tax revenue in the area and use the money to partially subsidize college tuition for students from the area attending institutions in Michigan. See also Senate Bill 861.
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which caps the number of "promise zones" at 10.
Passed in the House 59 to 30 (details)
