2013 House Bill 4815 / Public Act 97

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Introduced in the House

June 6, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Bill Rogers (R-42)

To revise school aid distribution provisions in the state school code to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4814 to establish procedures for dissolving a fiscally failed school district and attaching its territory to nearby districts.

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 13, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D-95)

To increase the amount of money the receiving school districts would get in per-pupil state aid, and make other changes to the state school aid law that are not directly related to the issues addressed by this bill.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 49 (details)

To revise school aid distribution provisions in the state school aid act to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4814 to establish procedures for dissolving a fiscally failed school district and attaching its territory to nearby districts, with its per-pupil state funding going to those districts. The bill appropriates $2.7 million to compensate the receiving districts for money diverted to pay the dissolved district's debt, and another $2.2 million as a "bonus" for taking the failed district's students, with this funding bump to continue for four years.

Received in the Senate

June 18, 2013

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 19, 2013

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-8)

To add an additional funding-bump "bonus" for the receiving school districts.

The amendment failed 14 to 24 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

To revise school aid distribution provisions in the state school aid act to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4814 to establish procedures for dissolving a fiscally failed school district and attaching its territory to nearby districts, with its per-pupil state funding going to those districts. The bill appropriates $2.7 million to compensate the receiving districts for money diverted to pay the dissolved district's debt, and another $2.2 million as a "bonus" for taking the failed district's students, with this funding bump to continue for four years.

Received in the House

June 20, 2013

Passed in the House 60 to 49 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

July 2, 2013