THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979 (EXCERPT)
Act 94 of 1979
388.1632l Competitive grants under section 32d.Sec. 32l.
(1) The department shall establish a diverse interagency committee to review the applications for competitive grants under section 32d. The committee shall be composed of representatives of the department, appropriate community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations, and parents.
(2) The superintendent shall award the competitive grants under section 32d to applicants that are in compliance with that section and shall give priority for awarding the competitive grants to programs that offer or contract with another nonprofit or for-profit early childhood program to provide supplementary day care and thereby offers full-day programs as part of its early childhood development program.
(3) The superintendent may award competitive grants under section 32d at whatever level the superintendent determines appropriate. However, the amount of a competitive grant under that section, when combined with other sources of state revenue for this program, shall not exceed $3,400.00 per participating child or the cost of the program, whichever is less.
(4) All grant awards under this section are contingent on the availability of funds and documented evidence of grantee compliance with early childhood standards of quality for prekindergarten, as approved by the state board, and with all operational, fiscal, administrative, and other program requirements.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant that received a grant under this section for the immediately preceding fiscal year shall receive priority for funding under this section. However, after 3 fiscal years of continuous funding, an applicant is required to compete openly with new programs and other programs completing their third year.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, competitive grant payments to eligible entities under section 32d shall be paid on a schedule and in a manner determined by the department.
History: Add. 2005, Act 155, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005
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Am. 2006, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
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Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007
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Am. 2008, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2008
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Am. 2009, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2009
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Am. 2010, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 2010
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of 2005 PA 155 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act and in House Bill No. 4831 of the 93rd Legislature from state sources for fiscal year 2005-2006 is estimated at $11,364,814,000.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2005-2006 are estimated at $11,341,913,100.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 342 of 2006 provides:"Enacting section 1. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2006-2007 is estimated at $11,682,508,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2006-2007 are estimated at $11,536,597,200.00.(2) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2005-2006 in this amendatory act and 2005 PA 155 is estimated at $11,308,027,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2004-2005 are estimated at $11,285,376,300.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 137 of 2007 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2007-2008 is estimated at $11,527,973,800.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2007-2008 are estimated at $11,458,493,300.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 268 of 2008 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2008-2009 is estimated at $11,816,898,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2008-2009 are estimated at $11,602,465,900.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 121 of 2009 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2009-2010 is estimated at $10,825,754,100.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2009-2010 are estimated at $10,718,801,700.00."
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