HOUSE BILL No. 4391


     March 9, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Bob Brown, LaForge, Clark, Hale, Scott, Daniels, Toy and Thomas and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

   "The state school aid act of 1979,"

   (MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 22.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 22.  IF A PUPIL IS COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP IN A DISTRICT

 2    FOR A SCHOOL YEAR AND TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER DISTRICT DURING THAT

 3    SCHOOL YEAR, AT THE END OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR THE DISTRICT TO WHICH

 4    THE PUPIL TRANSFERS SHALL REPORT THE TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT

 5    AND TO THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PUPIL IS COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP.

 6    UPON RECEIPT OF THIS REPORT, THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PUPIL IS

 7    COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP SHALL PAY TO THE DISTRICT TO WHICH THE

 8    PUPIL TRANSFERS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE FOUNDATION

 9    ALLOWANCE OR PAYMENT UNDER SECTION 20(6) RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT

10    IN WHICH THE PUPIL IS COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP, PRORATED ACCORDING

11    TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THE PUPIL IS EDUCATED IN


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 1    THE DISTRICT TO WHICH THE PUPIL TRANSFERS COMPARED TO THE NUMBER

 2    OF DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THE PUPIL WAS ACTUALLY ENROLLED IN THE

 3    DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PUPIL IS COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP.  IF A DIS-

 4    TRICT DOES NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION

 5    WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE REPORT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL

 6    CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OWED, SHALL DEDUCT THAT AMOUNT FROM THE

 7    FIRST STATE SCHOOL AID PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT

 8    FISCAL YEAR UNDER THIS ACT, AND SHALL PAY THAT AMOUNT TO THE DIS-

 9    TRICT TO WHICH THE PUPIL TRANSFERRED.  THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE

10    PUPIL IS COUNTED IN MEMBERSHIP AND THE DISTRICT TO WHICH THE

11    PUPIL TRANSFERS SHALL PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT ALL INFORMATION

12    THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES TO ENFORCE THIS SECTION.
































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