September 21, 2011, Introduced by Senator HILDENBRAND 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 25 (MCL 388.1625), as amended by 2005 PA 155.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 25. (1) If a pupil is enrolled in an alternative
education program operated by an intermediate district or district
for the purpose of educating pupils who have been expelled from
school or referred from the court, or is enrolled in a strict
discipline academy for pupils who have been expelled or suspended
from school as described in section 1311g of the revised school
code, MCL 380.1311g, and if the pupil is counted in membership in
another intermediate district or district, the intermediate
district or district operating the program or the strict discipline
academy 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 intermediate district or district operating the program
or
to the strict discipline academy 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
alternative
education program or strict discipline academy 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 intermediate
district
or district operating the alternative education program or
to
the strict discipline academy.
(2) Upon receipt of enrollment information under subsection
(1) indicating that a pupil has enrolled in an alternative
education program or strict discipline academy as described in
subsection (1), the department shall do both of the following:
(a) Adjust the membership calculation for the district in
which the pupil was counted in membership so that the district's
membership is prorated to allow the district to receive the
following amounts:
(i) For each school day in which the pupil was enrolled in the
district, an amount equal to 1/180 of the foundation allowance or
per-pupil payment as calculated under section 20 for the district.
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).
(ii) For each school day in which the pupil was enrolled in the
district, an amount equal to 1/180 of any categorical aid under
this act that is calculated on a per-pupil basis.
(b) Shall include all of the following in the calculation of
state school aid for the intermediate district or district
operating the alternative education program or for the strict
discipline academy, as applicable:
(i) For each school day in which the pupil is enrolled in the
alternative education program or strict discipline academy, an
amount equal to 1/180 of the foundation allowance or per-pupil
payment as calculated under section 20 for the intermediate
district or district operating the alternative education program or
for the strict discipline academy, as applicable. 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).
(ii) For each school day in which the pupil is enrolled in the
alternative education program or strict discipline academy, an
amount equal to 1/180 of any categorical aid under this act that is
calculated on a per-pupil basis and that would otherwise be paid to
the alternative education program or strict discipline academy if
the pupil had been counted in membership in the alternative
education program or strict discipline academy.
(3) The changes in calculation of state school aid required
under subsection (2) shall take effect as of the date that the
pupil enrolls in the alternative education program or strict
discipline academy, and the department shall base all subsequent
payments under this act for the fiscal year to the affected
districts or intermediate districts or for the strict discipline
academy, as applicable, on this recalculation of state school aid.
(4) The district in which the pupil is counted in membership
and the intermediate district or district operating the alternative
education program or the strict discipline academy shall provide to
the
department all information the department requires to enforce
comply with this section.