SENATE BILL No. 573

 

 

June 7, 2007, Introduced by Senator GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1219.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1219. (1) Beginning with the budget for the 2008-2009

 

school fiscal year, the board of a school district or intermediate

 

school district or the board of directors of a public school

 

academy shall ensure that the portion of the annual budget from all

 

funding sources for the school district, intermediate school

 

district, or public school academy that is for compensation for

 

employees does not exceed 85% of the total annual budget from all

 

funding sources.

 

     (2) As used in this section, "compensation" means wages and

 

fringe benefits, as those terms are defined in section 1 of 1978 PA


 

390, MCL 408.471, and the employer share of retirement, medical,

 

optical, or dental benefits and other insurance coverage.