SB-0174, As Passed Senate, April 27, 2011
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 174
A bill to make appropriations for the department of education
and certain other purposes relating to education for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2012; to provide for the expenditure of
the appropriations; to provide anticipated appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013; and to provide for the
disposition of fees and other income received by the state agency.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of
education and certain state purposes related to education as set
forth in this act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012,
from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 562.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 113,793,300
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 113,793,300
Federal revenues:
IMLS, library services and technology act.............. 5,562,100
Federal revenues....................................... 68,186,100
Federal indirect funds................................. 4,181,000
Total federal revenues................................. 77,929,200
Special revenue funds:
Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)............ 6,835,000
Local school district service fees..................... 324,200
Total local revenues................................... 7,159,200
Gifts, bequests, and donations......................... 760,800
Private foundations.................................... 2,283,600
Total private revenues................................. 3,044,400
Total local and private revenues....................... 10,203,600
Certification fees..................................... 6,065,200
Commodity distribution fees............................ 71,700
Student insurance revenue.............................. 218,600
Teacher college review fees............................ 55,300
Teacher testing fees................................... 344,500
Tenant rent............................................ 261,000
Training and orientation workshop fees................. 150,000
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 7,166,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 18,494,200
Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........... 14.0
State board of education, per diem payments............ $ 24,400
Unclassified positions--6.0 FTE positions.............. 645,600
State board/superintendent operations--14.0 FTE
positions............................................ 1,943,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,613,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 114,400
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations.................................... 28,100
Certification fees..................................... 627,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,844,300
Sec. 103. CENTRAL SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions........... 21.6
Central support--21.6 FTE positions.................... $ 3,070,600
Worker's compensation.................................. 54,000
Building occupancy charges - property management
services............................................. 2,628,200
Tenant rent............................................ 261,000
Training and orientation workshops..................... 150,000
Terminal leave payments................................ 554,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 6,718,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 1,441,700
Federal indirect funds................................. 2,294,700
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees..................................... 413,800
Teacher testing fees................................... 13,500
Tenant rent............................................ 261,000
Training and orientation workshop fees................. 150,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,143,800
Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Information technology operations...................... $ 3,142,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 3,142,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 494,600
Federal indirect funds................................. 1,455,300
Special revenue funds:
Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)............ 76,500
Certification fees..................................... 313,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 802,900
Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 47.0
Special education operations--47.0 FTE positions....... $ 7,909,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 7,909,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 7,463,200
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations.................................... 110,100
Certification fees..................................... 39,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 297,100
Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 109.0
Michigan schools for the deaf and blind
operations--108.0 FTE positions...................... $ 13,632,000
Camp Tuhsmeheta--1.0 FTE position...................... 295,100
Private gifts - blind.................................. 200,000
Private gifts - deaf................................... 250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 14,377,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 6,326,700
Special revenue funds:
Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)............ 6,758,500
Local school district service fees..................... 312,500
Gifts, bequests, and donations......................... 760,800
Student insurance revenue.............................. 218,600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 107. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 34.0
Professional preparation operations--34.0 FTE
positions............................................ $ 5,674,100
Department of attorney general......................... 50,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 5,724,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 1,386,700
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees..................................... 3,564,900
Teacher testing fees................................... 331,000
Teacher college review fees............................ 55,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 386,200
Sec. 108. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND FAMILY
SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 26.0
Early childhood education and family services
operations--26.0 FTE positions....................... $ 4,195,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 4,195,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 3,388,300
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees..................................... 59,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 748,300
Sec. 109. STATE AID AND SCHOOL FINANCE SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions............ 7.5
State aid and school finance operations--7.5 FTE
positions............................................ $ 935,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 935,400
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 935,400
Sec. 110. AUDIT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions............ 3.5
Audit operations--3.5 FTE positions.................... $ 541,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 541,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 431,000
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees..................................... 55,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 55,600
Sec. 111. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions............ 2.0
Administrative law operations--2.0 FTE positions....... $ 1,044,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,044,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 541,700
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees..................................... 452,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 51,100
Sec. 112. EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Full-time equated classified positions........... 64.1
Educational assessment operations--64.1 FTE positions.. $ 11,387,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 11,387,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 9,704,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,683,000
Sec. 113. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL SUPPORT
SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 73.6
Grants administration and school support services
operations--67.6 FTE positions....................... $ 10,937,400
College access challenge grant program--6.0 FTE
positions............................................ 4,293,200
Federal and private grants............................. 3,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 18,230,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 16,654,000
Special revenue funds:
Local school district service fees..................... 11,700
Private foundations.................................... 1,000,000
Commodity distribution fees............................ 71,700
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 493,200
Sec. 114. FIELD SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 44.0
Field services operations--44.0 FTE positions.......... $ 9,302,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 9,302,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 8,537,900
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations.................................... 572,100
Certification fees..................................... 51,600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 141,100
Sec. 115. EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION
SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions........... 55.7
Educational improvement and innovation
operations--55.7 FTE positions....................... $ 10,586,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 10,586,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 8,688,200
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations.................................... 573,300
Certification fees..................................... 489,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 835,500
Sec. 116. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Full-time equated classified positions........... 26.0
Career and technical education operations--26.0 FTE
positions............................................ $ 4,019,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 4,019,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues....................................... 3,444,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 575,500
Sec. 117. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
Full-time equated classified positions........... 34.0
Library of Michigan operations--33.0 FTE positions..... $ 3,808,500
Library services and technology program--1.0 FTE
positions............................................ 5,562,100
State aid to libraries................................. 3,642,700
Book distribution centers.............................. 50,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 13,063,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
IMLS, library services and technology act.............. 5,562,100
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 7,501,200
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources
under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 is
$25,660,500.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid
to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2012 is $3,642,700.00. The itemized statement below identifies
appropriations from which spending to local units of government
will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State aid to libraries................................. $ 3,642,700
Total department of education.......................... $ 3,642,700
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this act are
subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101
to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the Michigan department of education.
(b) "District" means a local school district as defined in
section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a
public school academy as defined in section 5 of the revised school
code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(c) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(d) "IMLS" means institute of museum and library services.
Sec. 204. The civil service commission shall bill departments
and agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the charges
authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of
1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount of the billing by
the end of the second fiscal quarter.
Sec. 205. The department shall use the Internet to fulfill the
reporting requirements of this act. This requirement may include
transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients
identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include
placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 206. The department shall provide through the Internet
the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents,
and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house
fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are
available on the Internet, at the time the agenda and supporting
documents are provided to state board of education members.
Sec. 208. The department shall require all public school
districts to maintain complete records within the personnel file of
a teacher or school employee of any disciplinary actions taken by
the local school board against the teacher or employee for sexual
misconduct. The records shall not be destroyed or removed from the
teacher's or employee's personnel file except as required by a
court order.
Sec. 209. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for
information technology, departments and agencies shall pay user
fees to the department of technology, management, and budget for
technology-related services and projects. Such user fees shall be
subject to provisions of an interagency agreement between the
departments and agencies and the department of technology,
management, and budget.
Sec. 210. Amounts appropriated in part 1 for information
technology may be designated as work projects and carried forward
to support technology projects under the direction of the
department of technology, management, and budget. Funds designated
in this manner are not available for expenditure until approved as
work projects under section 451a of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.
Sec. 211. Before publishing a list of schools or districts
determined to have failed to make adequate yearly progress as
required by the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-
110, the department shall allow a school or district to appeal that
determination. The department shall consider and act upon the
appeal within 30 days after it is submitted and shall not publish
the list until after all appeals have been considered and decided.
Sec. 212. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and comparable quality American goods or
services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or
services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses
owned and operated by veterans if they are competitively priced and
of comparable quality.
Sec. 213. (1) A hiring freeze is imposed on the state
classified civil service. State departments and agencies are
prohibited from hiring any new full-time state classified civil
service employees and prohibited from filling any vacant state
classified civil service positions. This hiring freeze does not
apply to internal transfers of classified employees from 1 position
to another within a department.
(2) The state budget director may grant exceptions to this
hiring freeze for the purpose of filling positions necessary to
carry out state or federal activities related to race to the top
legislation, or when the state budget director believes that the
hiring freeze will result in rendering a state department or agency
unable to deliver basic services, cause loss of revenue to the
state, result in the inability of the state to receive federal
funds, or necessitate additional expenditures that exceed any
savings from maintaining a vacancy. The state budget director shall
report quarterly to the chairpersons of the senate and house of
representatives standing committees on appropriations the number of
exceptions to the hiring freeze approved during the previous
quarter and the reasons to justify the exception.
Sec. 214. (1) Due to the current budgetary problems in this
state, out-of-state travel for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012 shall be limited to situations in which 1 or more of the
following conditions apply:
(a) The travel is required by legal mandate or court order or
for law enforcement purposes.
(b) The travel is necessary to protect the health or safety of
Michigan citizens or visitors or to assist other states in similar
circumstances.
(c) The travel is necessary to produce budgetary savings or to
increase state revenues, including protecting existing federal
funds or securing additional federal funds.
(d) The travel is necessary to comply with federal
requirements.
(e) The travel is necessary to secure specialized training for
staff that is not available within this state.
(f) The travel is financed entirely by federal or nonstate
funds.
(2) Not later than January 1 of each year, each department
shall prepare a travel report listing all travel by classified and
unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately
preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with
funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be
submitted to the house and senate standing committees on
appropriations, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state
budget director. The report shall include the following
information:
(a) The name of each person receiving reimbursement for travel
outside this state or whose travel costs were paid by this state.
(b) The destination of each travel occurrence.
(c) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(d) A brief statement of the reason for each travel
occurrence.
(e) The transportation and related costs of each travel
occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general
fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state
restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues,
and the proportion funded with other revenues.
(f) A total of all out-of-state travel funded for the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 215. The department shall not approve the travel of more
than 1 departmental employee to a specific professional development
conference or training seminar that is located outside of this
state unless the professional development conference or training
seminar is funded by a federal or private funding source and
requires more than 1 person from a department to attend, or the
conference or training seminar includes multiple issues in which 1
employee from the department does not have expertise.
Sec. 216. The department shall not take disciplinary action
against an employee who communicates truthfully and factually with
a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 217. The state superintendent of public instruction shall
take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and
depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide
services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly
encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract
with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for
services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 218. The department and agencies receiving appropriations
in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded
from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for
short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed.
The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless
otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 219. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for
federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in this act under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 for state
restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in this act under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,
1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in this act
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for private
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in this act
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 220. The department shall provide data requested by a
member of the legislature, his or her staff, or the house and
senate fiscal agencies in a timely manner.
Sec. 221. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a
principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire
a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of
the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal
services for bonding activities and for those activities that the
attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 222. (1) The department shall report no later than April
1, 2012 on each specific policy change made by the department to
implement a public act affecting that department that took effect
during the preceding calendar year. The department shall report to
the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the budget for
the department, the joint committee on administrative rules, and
the senate and house fiscal agencies.
(2) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the
department to adopt a rule that will apply to a small business and
that will have a disproportionate economic impact on small
businesses because of the size of those businesses if the
department fails to reduce the disproportionate economic impact of
the rule on small businesses as provided under section 40 of the
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.240.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Rule" means that term as defined under section 7 of the
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207.
(b) "Small business" means that term as defined under section
7a of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
24.207a.
Sec. 225. It is the intent of the legislature that not later
than 60 days after the state receives audited membership counts
from intermediate school districts, the state superintendent of
public instruction shall investigate and report to the legislature
on the scope of and proposed solutions to pupil membership fraud
and the incidence of students counted in membership in a district
and not remaining in that district for the balance of the school
year.
Sec. 226. Not later than October 15, 2012, the department
shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of
the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the
close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected
year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major
departmental program or program areas. The report shall be
transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of
the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and
house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 229. The department and the superintendent of public
instruction shall use funds appropriated in part 1 to ensure that
all of the activities and duties required to be carried out by the
department and the superintendent of public instruction under
section 1280c of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
380.1280c, are completed not later than the deadlines prescribed in
that section.
Sec. 230. Not later than March 1, 2012, the department shall
provide a report to the legislature that includes an estimate of
the savings and also details the local and state impacts that would
occur if intermediate districts performed the accounting,
information technology, and human resources functions of their
constituent districts. The report shall include recommendations for
consolidation, as well as estimated savings. The department shall
convene and lead a workgroup, consisting of education stakeholders,
Sec. 231. Not later than March 1, 2012, the department shall
provide a report to the legislature that includes an estimate of
the costs or savings and also details the local and state impacts
that would occur if the state department of education or the center
for educational performance and information performed the
accounting, information technology, and human resources functions
of districts and intermediate districts. The report shall include
recommendations for consolidation, as well as estimated costs or
savings, at the state and local levels. The department shall
convene and lead a workgroup, consisting of education stakeholders,
to compile this report.
Sec. 232. Not later than March 1, 2012, the department shall
provide a report to the legislature including an estimate of the
fiscal impact and any local or state implications of consolidating
all active school employees into a state-operated health savings
account plan for employee health care. The department shall use
private industry standards and averages as the basis for the health
savings accounts that would be provided to school employees under
such a plan.
STATE BOARD/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Sec. 301. (1) The appropriations in part 1 may be used for per
diem payments to the state board for meetings at which a quorum is
present or for performing official business authorized by the state
board. The per diem payments shall be at a rate as follows:
(a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day.
(b) State board of education - member other than president -
$100.00 per day.
(2) A state board of education member shall not be paid a per
diem for more than 30 days per year.
(3) The state board executive shall report to the public, the
senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director the
previous quarter's expenses by fund source for members of the state
board of education.
Sec. 302. From the amount appropriated in part 1 to the state
board of education, not more than $35,000.00 shall be expended for
in-state travel and out-of-state travel directly related to the
duties of the state board of education.
MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Sec. 401. The employees at the Michigan schools for the deaf
and blind who work on a school year basis shall be considered
annual employees for purposes of service credits, retirement, and
insurance benefits.
Sec. 402. For each student enrolled at the Michigan schools
for the deaf and blind, the department shall assess the
intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of
operating the student's instructional program. The amount shall
exclude room and board related costs and the cost of weekend
transportation between the school and the student's home.
Sec. 404. (1) The department may assess rent or lease excess
property located on the campus of the Michigan schools for the deaf
and blind in Flint to private or publicly funded organizations.
(2) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for tenant rent,
the department may receive and expend funds from lease agreements
at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind Flint campus that
have been negotiated with the approval of the department of
technology, management, and budget. These funds shall be used for
the operation, maintenance, and renovation expenses associated with
the leased space.
(3) From the unexpended balances of appropriations for the
Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations, up to
$250,000.00 of any unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining on
September 30, 2012 may be carried forward as a work project and
expended for special maintenance and repairs of facilities at the
campus of the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind in Flint. The
work shall be carried out by state employees, or by contract as
necessary, at an estimated cost of $250,000.00. The estimated
completion date of the work is September 30, 2013.
(4) From the tenant rent appropriation for Michigan schools
for the deaf and blind operations, up to $100,000.00 of any
unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining on September 30, 2012
may be carried forward as a work project or as restricted revenue
and expended for special maintenance and repairs of facilities at
Fay hall. The work project may be performed by state employees, or
by contract when necessary, at an estimated cost of $100,000.00.
The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30,
2013.
Sec. 405. The department may assist the department of
community health, other departments, and local school districts to
secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan
schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may
submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to the
department of community health for reimbursement.
Sec. 406. (1) The Michigan schools for the deaf and blind may
promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option
for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or
visually impaired. The Michigan schools for the deaf and blind
shall distribute information detailing its services to all
intermediate school districts in the state.
(2) Upon knowledge of or recognition by an intermediate school
district that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or
blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall
provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by
the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind to intermediate school
districts under subsection (1).
(3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the
educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children.
Sec. 407. Revenue received by the Michigan schools for the
deaf and blind from gifts, bequests, and donations that is
unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over
to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general
fund.
Professional preparation services
Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for
professional preparation services, the department shall maintain
the professional personnel register and certificate
revocation/felony conviction files.
Sec. 502. The department shall authorize teacher preparation
institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2
of the required student internship or student teaching credits may
be earned through substitute teaching. The department shall require
that teacher preparation institutions collaborate with school
districts to ensure that the quality of instruction provided to
student teachers is comparable to that required in a traditional
student teaching program.
Sec. 506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is
unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over
to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general
fund.
OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION
Sec. 601. From the amount appropriated in part 1 for the
office of educational improvement and innovation, there is
allocated $350,000.00 and 3.5 FTE positions to operate a charter
school office to administer charter school legislation and
associated regulations, and to coordinate the activities of the
department relating to charter schools.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 701. The department shall work in collaboration with the
center for educational performance and information to support the
comprehensive educational information system and all data
collection and reporting efforts of the department.
LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
Sec. 801. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the
funds collected by the department for document reproduction and
services; conferences, workshops, and training classes; and the use
of specialized equipment, facilities, and software are appropriated
for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These
funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may
be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 803. It is the intent of the legislature that the library
of Michigan and the component programs currently within the library
of Michigan shall be kept together in a state department.
Sec. 804. From the funds appropriated in part 1 and other
funding available, the department and library of Michigan shall
maintain custody of the non-Michigan genealogy and all Michigan-
specific collections. These collections shall continue to be made
available to the public.
Sec. 805. The funds appropriated in part 1 for book
distribution centers shall be distributed to the Michigan friends
of education.
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
Sec. 901. Within 10 days of the receipt of a grant
appropriated in the federal and private grants line item in part 1,
the department shall notify the house and senate chairpersons of
the appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department
budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget
director of the receipt of the grant, including the funding source,
purpose, and amount of the grant.
Sec. 902. The college access challenge grant program is a work
project as provided in section 451a of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a, and as follows and as such
appropriations for the program shall not lapse at the end of the
fiscal year but shall continue to be available for expenditure
until the project has been completed:
(a) The purpose of the project is to provide assistance and
training to Michigan families, counselors, teachers, and community
leaders in applying for and securing funds for college to low-
income students.
(b) The project will be accomplished by state employees and/or
by contracts with private vendors.
(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $8,571,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2012.
Sec. 903. By not later than March 1, 2012, the department
shall work with districts that operate as a school of excellence
cyber school as defined in section 551 of the revised school code,
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.551, and districts that operate an alternative
education program with a seat-time waiver under section 101 of the
state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1701, to provide
a report to the house and senate chairpersons of the appropriations
subcommittees responsible for the department budget, the house and
senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all of the
following:
(a) Each district operating a program and the districts that
enroll students in their program.
(b) The total number of students and membership pupils
enrolled in each program.
(c) The district in which each pupil is enrolled if other than
the district with the seat-time wavier or the cyber school.
(d) The district in which the pupil was enrolled prior to
enrolling in the cyber school or the district with a seat-time
waiver program.
(e) The number of participating students who had previously
dropped out of school.
(f) The number of participating students who had previously
been expelled from school.
(g) The cost per pupil paid to each online education provider.
(h) The cost per pupil charged to school districts that enroll
their students in the program.
(i) The name of each online education provider contracted by a
district with a seat-time waiver or a cyber school and the state in
which the online education provider is located.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to provide
appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2013 for
the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2012-2013
appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal
year 2011-2012, except that the line items will be adjusted for
changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates,
economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be
determined after the January 2012 consensus revenue estimating
conference. The January 2012 consensus revenue estimating
conference shall include estimates for fiscal year 2011-2012,
fiscal year 2012-2013, and fiscal year 2013-2014 for the following:
(a) State revenue.
(b) Prison population and correction expenditures.
(c) Annual percentage growth in the school aid basic
foundation allowance.
(d) Medicaid expenditures.
(e) Human service caseloads and expenditures.