A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 3, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 11z, 12c, 15, 20, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22l, 22m, 22p, 23g, 23i, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e, 27g, 27k, 27l, 27m, 27p, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 33, 35a, 35d, 35f, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95b, 97a, 97j, 97k, 98, 98d, 99b, 99d, 99e, 99h, 99s, 99u, 99x, 99ee, 99ff, 99hh, 99jj, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147b, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, and 163 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1611z, 388.1612c, 388.1615, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621h, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622c, 388.1622d, 388.1622l, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1623g, 388.1623i, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627b, 388.1627c, 388.1627d, 388.1627e, 388.1627g, 388.1627k, 388.1627l, 388.1627m, 388.1627p, 388.1628, 388.1629, 388.1630d, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1631j, 388.1631n, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632p, 388.1633, 388.1635a, 388.1635d, 388.1635f, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1651e, 388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654b, 388.1654d, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661c, 388.1661d, 388.1661j, 388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667, 388.1667f, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695b, 388.1697a, 388.1697j, 388.1697k, 388.1698, 388.1698d, 388.1699b, 388.1699d, 388.1699e, 388.1699h, 388.1699s, 388.1699u, 388.1699x, 388.1699ee, 388.1699ff, 388.1699hh, 388.1699jj, 388.1704, 388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747b, 388.1747c, 388.1747e, 388.1752a, 388.1752b, and 388.1763), sections 3, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 15, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 28, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 35a, 35d, 35f, 39, 39a, 41b, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 62, 65, 67, 74, 81, 94, 97a, 98, 99h, 99s, 99u, 99x, 99ee, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147b, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, and 163 as amended and sections 11z, 23g, 23i, 27g, 27k, 27l, 27m, 27p, 29, 30d, 33, 61j, 67f, 97j, 98d, 99b, 99e, 99ff, and 99hh as added by 2023 PA 103, sections 11, 12c, 20, 22l, 31a, 41, 51a, 51c, 94a, 95b, 97k, 99d, 99jj, and 147a as amended by 2023 PA 320, and sections 27d and 27e as added by 2022 PA 144, and by adding sections 11bb, 27f, 27r, 27s, 31b, 31g, 31q, 32a, 32b, 32c, 35e, 35m, 51h, 55, 67a, 67d, 94e, 97b, 97c, 99, 99c, 99dd, 99mm, 99nn, and 99oo; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
School aid appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
1. Amend page 136, line 11, after “exceed” by striking out “$1,000,000.00” and inserting “$2,700,000.00”.
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 345, line 3, after “exceed” by striking out “$955,000,000.00” and inserting “$1,586,500,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
2. Amend page 345, line 11, after “exceed” by striking out “$300,000.00” and inserting “$500,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 82, line 26, after “school” by inserting a comma and “a nonpublic school,”.
2. Amend page 83, line 1, after “school” by inserting a comma and “a nonpublic school,”.
3. Amend page 83, line 5, after “school” by inserting a comma and “a nonpublic school,”.
4. Amend page 83, line 9, after “school” by inserting a comma and “a nonpublic school,”.
5. Amend page 88, line 9, after “2024-2025” by inserting “and, from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $5,000,000.00 for 2024-2025” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
6. Amend page 88, line 13, after “a” by striking out “district” and inserting “public school or nonpublic school”.
7. Amend page 88, line 15, after “deposited”, by inserting “as follows:
(a) For state school aid fund money,”.
8. Amend page 88, following line 16, by inserting:
“(b) For general fund money, into the educator fellowship private fund in section 27e.”.
9. Amend page 88, line 26, after “a” by striking out “district” and inserting “public school or nonpublic school”.
10. Amend page 89, line 5, after the first “the” by striking out “district” and inserting “public school or nonpublic school”.
11. Amend page 89, line 6, after the first “the” by striking out “district” and inserting “public school or nonpublic school”.
12. Amend page 89, line 8, after “teacher.” by striking out the balance of the line through line 15.
13. Amend page 89, line 20, after “their” by striking out “district” and inserting “public school or nonpublic school”.
14. Amend page 89, line 29, after “a” by striking out the balance of the line through “program” on line 7 of page 90 and inserting “public school or nonpublic school”.
15. Amend page 90, line 25, after “27d” by inserting “or the educator fellowship private provider fund in section 27e, as applicable,”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 188, line 12, after “exceed” by striking out “$88,150,000.00” and inserting “$98,150,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
2. Amend page 199, line 3, after “exceed” by striking out “$10,000,000.00” and inserting “$20,000,000.00”.
3. Amend page 199, line 23, after “the” by striking out “department shall determine a list of eligible approved providers. The”.
4. Amend page 199, line 25, by striking out “may” and inserting “shall”.
5. Amend page 199, line 25 after “as” by striking out “an” and inserting “the”.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 29, line 9, after “school,” by striking out “$7,928.00” and inserting “$9,910.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 17, line 23, after “to” by striking out “districts and intermediate districts” and inserting “nonpublic schools”.
2. Amend page 17, line 24, after “to” by striking out “districts and intermediate districts” and inserting “nonpublic schools”.
3. Amend page 17, line 29, after “(3)” by striking out “Districts and intermediate districts” and inserting “Nonpublic schools”.
4. Amend page 18, line 5, after “to” by striking out “districts and intermediate districts” and inserting “nonpublic schools”.
5. Amend page 18, line 6, after “allows” by striking out “districts and intermediate districts” and inserting “nonpublic schools”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 25, line 5, after “requirements.” by inserting “The department shall credit a district or intermediate district under section 163(7) for any adjustments made before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this sentence under this section based in whole or in part on a membership audit finding that the district or intermediate district, from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023, employed an educator in violation of this act, certification requirements under the revised school code, or rules promulgated by the department.”.
2. Amend page 354, line 18, by striking out the balance of the line through “section.” on line 23.
3. Amend page 354, line 24, after “(4)” by striking out “or” and inserting a comma.
4. Amend page 354, line 24, after “(5),” by inserting “or (7),”.
5. Amend page 354, line 25, after “district” by striking out “is notified by the department that it is employing” and inserting “employs”.
6. Amend page 354, line 26, after “section” by striking out the balance of the line through “both” on line 28 and inserting a comma and “all”.
7. Amend page 355, line 1, by striking out all of subdivisions (a) and (b) and inserting:
“(a) The district or intermediate district shall discontinue its violation of this section by not later than 10 school days after discovering that the individual is employed in violation of this section or by not later than 10 school days after the department informs the district or intermediate district that the individual is employed in violation of this section, whichever occurs first.
(b) The district or intermediate district shall submit a corrective action plan to the department, by not later than 60 days after discovering that the individual is employed in violation of this section or by not later than 60 days after the department notifies the district or intermediate district that the individual is employed in violation of this section, whichever occurs first, outlining steps the district or intermediate district is going to take to ensure that individuals are not employed in violation of this section.
(c) The district or intermediate district must have deducted an amount equal to 100% of the amount paid to the individual for the period of employment that is in violation of this section if the superintendent of public instruction finds any of the following:
(i) The district or intermediate district submitted a corrective action plan to the department as described in subdivision (b) within the last 3 years and subsequently employed an individual in violation of this section.
(ii) The board or board of directors of the district or the intermediate district board knowingly employed an individual in violation of this section.
(iii) The district or intermediate district continued to employ an individual in violation of this section for more than 10 school days after discovering that the individual was employed in violation of this section or being told by the department that the individual was employed in violation of this section, whichever occurs first.”.
8. Amend page 356, following line 20, by inserting:
“(7) There must be no deduction under subsection (2) or any adjustment in payments under section 15 that is based on the employment of the individual that gave rise to the deduction under subsection (2) for a period of employment in violation of this section that occurs between occurred after July 1, 2020 and before June 30, 2021.2023. The department shall credit a district or intermediate district for any deductions under this section or adjustments under section 15 that occurred before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this sentence and that are inconsistent with this subsection.”.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 164, line 9, by striking out all of subdivision (e).
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 164, line 12, after “average” by striking out “teacher”.
2. Amend page 164, line 12, after “a” by inserting “great start readiness program”.
The amendment was withdrawn
1. Amend page 152, line 3, by striking out “$50,000,000.00” and inserting “$300,000,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
2. Amend page 152, line 3, after “for” by inserting “2024-2025 and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $18,000,000.00 for” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
3. Amend page 152, line 6, after “districts,” by inserting “nonpublic schools,”.
4. Amend page 152, line 8, after “safety.” by striking out the balance of the line through “health.” on line 13 and inserting “It is the intent of the legislature that, for 2025-2026, the allocation from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11 for purposes described in this section will be $150,000,000.00.”.
5. Amend page 154, line 20, by striking out “The” and inserting “From the state school aid fund money allocated in section (1), the”.
6. Amend page 154, line 22, after “district.” by inserting “From the general fund money allocated in subsection (1), the department shall make payments to nonpublic schools in an equal amount per pupil, using pupil counts determined by the department. The department shall ensure that the amount per pupil paid to nonpublic schools does not exceed the amount per pupil paid to districts and intermediate districts.”.
7. Amend page 155, line 2, after “dollars” by striking out the period and inserting a comma and “using for those calculations the same requirements described in subsection (2).”.
8. Amend page 155, line 5, after “(4)” by inserting “Except as otherwise provided in this section, to receive funding under this section, districts, intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools, and the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind must apply for funding under this section in a form and manner prescribed by the department. In its application described in this subsection, a district, intermediate district, or nonpublic school, or the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, as applicable, shall document how it or, if an intermediate district is applying on behalf of a constituent district, its constituent district, will use conduct a thorough needs assessment that includes community input and resource mapping to guide the expenditure of the funds it or the constituent district will receive under this section and it shall pledge to host, or shall pledge on behalf of its constituent district that the constituent district will host, at least 1 community conversation about student mental health and school safety. With consent of its constituent districts, an intermediate district may apply for funding under this section on behalf of its constituent districts. As used in this section, “constituent districts” means that term as defined in section 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.3.”.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 96, following line 15, by removing section 27k from the bill and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
2. Amend page 102, following line 9, by removing section 27l from the bill.
3. Amend page 239, line 18, after “exceed” by striking out “$40,008,100.00” and inserting “$90,008,100.00”.
4. Amend page 282, following line 9, by removing section 97c from the bill and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
5. Amend page 357, line 28, after “26c,” by striking out “27k,”.
6. Amend page 358, line 1, after “388.1626c,” by striking out “388.1627k,”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 25, line 22, by striking out “For” and inserting “Subject to section 170, for”.
2. Amend page 356, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 170. To receive the portion of the target foundation allowance under section 20 that equals the difference between the 2024-2025 target foundation allowance amount and the 2023-2024 target foundation allowance amount, districts must implement a policy, as determined by the department, that prohibits cell phone use in the classroom.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 203, line 15, by striking out “$3,000,000.00” and inserting “$5,000,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 283, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 97d. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 to public schools, districts, and intermediate districts as prescribed in this section.
(2) To receive funding under this section, a public school, district, or intermediate district must apply for the funding to the department of state police, grants and community services division, in a form and manner prescribed by the department of state police, and must pledge, in its application, that it will provide 50% matching funds for the funds it receives under this section.
(3) The department of state police shall not award funding under subsection (1) to a public school, district, or intermediate district in relation to the same school building more than once in a single grant application period. If a district submits an application under subsection (2) relating to a school building and a public school within that district also submits an application for funding in relation to that same school building, the department of state police shall not allocate funding under subsection (1) twice for that school building. If a public school, district, or intermediate district submits more than 1 application, the department of state police shall first consider the most recent application submitted in considering funding under subsection (1).
(4) A public school, district, or intermediate district that receives funding under this section shall use the funding only to ensure that it has at least 1 school resource officer at its school, district, or intermediate district to do 1 or more of the following in the school resource officer’s service at the school, district, or intermediate district:
(a) Assist school administration in ensuring the physical safety of school buildings of the school, district, or intermediate district and the individuals inside the school buildings.
(b) Work with school administration to develop safety procedures for potential threats in school buildings of the school, district, or intermediate district.
(c) Welcome, counsel, and mentor students.
(d) Educate students about law-related topics, as appropriate.
(e) De-escalate aggression that occurs between students or between students and school, district, or intermediate district staff.
(f) Mentor students as advisors and role models.
(5) Funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue providing funding to support public schools, districts, and intermediate districts in having school resource officers at schools, districts, or intermediate districts. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2029.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(7) As used in this section, “public school” means that term as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, MCL 380.5.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 164, line 12, after “average” by inserting “great start readiness program”.
2. Amend page 164, line 12, after “experience,” by striking out “for a teacher”.
3. Amend page 164, line 13, after the first “the” by striking out “district” and inserting “prosperity region”.
4. Amend page 164, line 14, after “location.” by inserting “As used in this subdivision, “prosperity region” means that term as defined in section 90g of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090g.”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 20 to 16 (details)
Substitute H-1 offered
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The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 51 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
Substitute H-1 not concurred in 0 to 38 (details)
