A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” (MCL 388.1601 to 388.1896) by adding sections 11cc, 201i, and 236s.
School Aid budget supplemental for FY '25. Typically, the Legislature passes adjustments to the budget that went into effect on October 1st of the previous year once revenue estimates are available in January.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 2, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 201j. (1) Not less than 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this
section, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201 must certify to the state budget director that the community college is committed to cooperating with federal immigration officials and that the community college is not a sanctuary campus.
(2) If a community college fails to provide certification under subsection (1), the state budget director must withhold that community college’s monthly installment described in section 206 until the
community college provides certification.”.
2. Amend page 2, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 236t. (1) Not less than 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this
section, each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 must certify to the state budget director that the university is committed to cooperating with federal immigration officials and that the university is not a sanctuary campus.
(2) If a public university fails to provide certification under subsection (1), the state budget director must withhold that public university’s monthly installment described in section 241 until the public
university provides certification.”.
The amendment failed 17 to 19 (details)
1. Amend page 2, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 228a. A community college may not use funds appropriated in section 201 for programming, staffing, or other costs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.”.
2. Amend page 2, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 275n. A public university may not use funds appropriated in section 236 for programming, staffing, or other costs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.”.
The amendment failed 17 to 19 (details)
1. Amend page 1, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 11dd. In addition to the funds appropriated in section 11, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, there is appropriated the sum of $500,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund for the purposes described in section 98c.
Sec. 98c. (1) Subject to subsection (3), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11dd, there is allocated $500,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 only to provide per-pupil payments to eligible districts to address learning loss.
(2) A district that meets all of the following is an eligible district under this section:
(a) By not later than October 30, 2025, at a public meeting of the board of the district, the board of the district ensures that a presentation is provided to the board, to the parents and legal guardians of pupils enrolled in the district, and to other members of the community. The presentation must include a plan on how funding received under this section will be used to address learning loss.
(b) The board of the district posts the plan described in subdivision (a) on the district’s website.
(c) The board of the district posts any updates to the plan described in subdivision (a), as applicable, on the district’s website.
(3) The amount of funding provided to each eligible district under this section must be an equal amount per pupil in membership.
(4) By not later than August 15, 2026, an eligible district that has received funding under this section shall provide a report to the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, to the house and senate fiscal agencies, and to the state budget director indicating how funds received under this section were spent, detailing the amounts spent, the services provided with the funding, students reached with the funding, and any outcomes that measure how the funds that were used to address learning loss impacted student achievement.
(5) Funds must be spent to increase instructional time to address students that are behind academically. Eligible students are those that can be identified as being in need of increased instructional time by standardized testing, school administrator or teacher recommendation, parent, guardian, or student request, or any other method by which a student can reasonably be determined to be in need of remedial instruction. Eligible uses of these funds include, but are not limited to, tutoring, before- and after-school programming, summer school, or any other use that focuses on offering increased instructional time for academic improvement.
(6) If funds received under this section were not used to address learning loss in accordance with an eligible district’s plan as described in subsection (2)(a), including any updates to the plan, as applicable, as evidenced by findings in the report described in subsection (4), by not later than September 30, 2026, the eligible district shall remit to the department the amount of funds received under this section that were not used to address learning loss.
(7) The 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 support for the programs under this section. The estimated completion date of the work
project is September 30, 2026.” and adjusting the totals in enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed 18 to 18 (details)
1. Amend page 1, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 11dd. In addition to the funds appropriated in section 11, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, there is appropriated the sum of $160,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund
and the sum of $16,500,000.00 from the general fund for the purposes described in section 31aa.” and
adjust the totals in enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed 18 to 18 (details)
1. Amend page 1, following line 5 by inserting:
“Sec. 11dd. In addition to the appropriations in section 11, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, there is appropriated the sum of $13,744,600.00 from the state school aid fund for the purposes described in section 99mm.
Sec. 99mm. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11dd, there is allocated $13,744,600.00 for 2024-2025 only to Menominee Area Public Schools to cover the cost of an emergency water and asbestos event, cost inflation for unfinished bond work delayed due to asbestos cleanup, and for costs related to consolidation activities.
(2) If, by June 20, 2035, Menominee Area Public Schools receives reimbursement from the settlement of a court case addressing the nonfulfillment of contracted duties regarding an emergency water and asbestos event, Menominee Area Public Schools, not later than 90 days following the receipt of that court settlement amount, must reimburse the department in the amount it received from that settlement, or the full amount received under this section, whichever is less. The department shall determine the mode of payment for the reimbursement.
(3) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under subsection (1) may be available for expenditure until September 30, 2027. The recipient of funding under subsection (1) must return any unexpended funds to the department in the manner prescribed by the department not later than October 30, 2027.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a
schedule determined by the department.” and adjusting the totals in enacting section 1 accordingly.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 19 to 17 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations