January 31, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Pscholka, Ananich, Hughes, Daley, Yonker, Jenkins, Constan, Tlaib, Roy Schmidt, Lane, Shaughnessy, Lori, LaFontaine, Tyler, Huuki, Nesbitt, Genetski and Muxlow and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending section 25b (MCL 388.1625b), as amended by 2008 PA 268.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 25b. (1) This section applies to an educating district's
enrollment of a pupil if the educating district is not a school
district of the first class and if all of the following apply:
(a)
The pupil transfers from 1 of 3 10
other districts
specified by the educating district and enrolls in the educating
district after the pupil membership count day.
(b) Due to the pupil's enrollment status as of the pupil
membership count day, the pupil was counted in membership in the
district from which he or she transfers.
(c) The pupil was a resident of the educating district on the
pupil membership count day or met other eligibility criteria under
section 6(4) or (6) to be counted in membership in the educating
district if the pupil had been enrolled in the educating district
on the pupil membership count day.
(d) The total number of pupils enrolled in the district who
are described in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) and who transfer
from
1 of the 3 10 other districts specified by the educating
district
is at least equal to the greater of 25 10 or 1% 0.5% of
the educating district's membership.
(2) If the conditions specified in subsection (1) are met, and
a
pupil transfers from 1 of the 3 10
other specified districts
described in subsection (1)(d) and enrolls during a school year in
the educating district, the educating district shall report the
enrollment information to the department and to the district in
which the pupil is counted in membership, and the district in which
the pupil is counted in membership shall pay to the educating
district an amount equal to the amount of the foundation allowance
or per pupil payment as calculated under section 20 for the
district in which the pupil is counted in membership, prorated
according to the number of days of the school year ending in the
fiscal year the pupil is educated in the educating district
compared to the number of days of the school year ending in the
fiscal year the pupil was actually enrolled in the district in
which the pupil is counted in membership. The foundation allowance
or per pupil payment shall be adjusted by the pupil's full-time
equated status as affected by the membership definition under
section 6(4). If a district does not make the payment required
under this section within 30 days after receipt of the report, the
department shall calculate the amount owed, shall deduct that
amount from the remaining state school aid payments to the district
for that fiscal year under this act, and shall pay that amount to
the educating district. The district in which the pupil is counted
in membership and the educating district shall provide to the
department all information the department requires to enforce this
section.
(3) In determining the total amount a district owes to the
educating district under this section, regardless of whether that
district is otherwise eligible for payment from the educating
district under this section, the district may calculate and
subtract from the amount owed, using the calculation described in
subsection (1), any amount applicable to pupils who transfer to
that district from the educating district and meet the requirements
of subsection (1)(a) to (c).
(4) As used in this section, "educating district" means the
district in which a pupil enrolls after the pupil membership count
day as described in subsection (1).