HOUSE BILL No. 5401 February 22, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Jelinek, Kelly, Patterson, Cameron Brown, Cherry, Sheltrown, Howell, Ehardt, Spade, Pumford, Julian, Mead, Prusi, Vear, Martinez, Schauer, Jellema, Ruth Johnson, Geiger, Law, Callahan, Rison, Rocca, Clarke, Godchaux, Mans, Minore, Lockwood, Bogardus, Rivet, Neumann, Van Woerkom, Tesanovich, Jamnick, Stamas, Gieleghem, Dennis, Kukuk, Hart, Bovin, Allen, LaSata, Shackleton, DeHart, Scott, Scranton and Raczkowski and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," (MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 27. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 27. (1) IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER 2 SECTION 11, THERE IS APPROPRIATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE 3 2000-2001 FISCAL YEAR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110,000,000.00 FOR 4 INFRASTRUCTURE PAYMENTS TO DISTRICTS UNDER THIS SECTION. IT IS 5 THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO CONTINUE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS 6 ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. 7 (2) THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT TO A DISTRICT UNDER THIS SEC- 8 TION SHALL BE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO $4.00 PER PUPIL FOR EACH POINT 9 ASSIGNED TO THE DISTRICT BASED ON THE FOLLOWING POINT SYSTEM: 10 (A) EACH DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED POINTS BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S 11 TAXABLE VALUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL, AS FOLLOWS: 05466'99 TAV 2 1 (i) IF THE DISTRICT'S TAXABLE VALUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL IS 2 LESS THAN $100,000.00, THE DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED 10 POINTS. 3 (ii) IF THE DISTRICT'S TAXABLE VALUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL IS 4 AT LEAST $100,000.00 AND LESS THAN $200,000.00, THE DISTRICT IS 5 ASSIGNED 7 POINTS. 6 (iii) IF THE DISTRICT'S TAXABLE VALUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL 7 IS AT LEAST $200,000.00 AND LESS THAN $300,000.00, THE DISTRICT 8 IS ASSIGNED 4 POINTS. 9 (iv) IF THE DISTRICT'S TAXABLE VALUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL IS 10 AT LEAST $300,000.00 AND LESS THAN $400,000.00, THE DISTRICT IS 11 ASSIGNED 3 POINTS. 12 (v) IF THE DISTRICT'S TAXABLE VALUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL IS 13 AT LEAST $400,000.00, THE DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED 1 POINT. 14 (B) EACH DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED POINTS BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S 15 FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL BUDGET, AS FOLLOWS: 16 (i) IF THE DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL 17 BUDGET IS 10% OR LESS, THE DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED 10 POINTS. 18 (ii) IF THE DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL 19 BUDGET IS MORE THAN 10% AND NOT MORE THAN 20%, THE DISTRICT IS 20 ASSIGNED 7 POINTS. 21 (iii) IF THE DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF 22 ANNUAL BUDGET IS MORE THAN 20% AND NOT MORE THAN 30%, THE DIS- 23 TRICT IS ASSIGNED 5 POINTS. 24 (iv) IF THE DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL 25 BUDGET IS MORE THAN 30% AND NOT MORE THAN 40%, THE DISTRICT IS 26 ASSIGNED 4 POINTS. 05466'99 3 1 (v) IF THE DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL 2 BUDGET IS MORE THAN 40% AND NOT MORE THAN 50%, THE DISTRICT IS 3 ASSIGNED 3 POINTS. 4 (vi) IF THE DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL 5 BUDGET IS MORE THAN 50%, THE DISTRICT IS ASSIGNED 1 POINT. 6 (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE ALL CALCULATIONS UNDER SUBSEC- 7 TION (2) USING THE MOST RECENT AVAILABLE DATA. IN CALCULATING A 8 DISTRICT'S FUND EQUITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL BUDGET, THE 9 DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT 10 UNDER THIS SECTION. 11 (4) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PAYMENT UNDER THIS SECTION, A DIS- 12 TRICT SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH ANY INFORMATION REQUESTED 13 BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION, INCLUD- 14 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DISTRICT'S 15 USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THIS SECTION. 16 (5) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (6), A DISTRICT SHALL USE FUNDS 17 RECEIVED UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY FOR 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING 18 PURPOSES: 19 (A) PURCHASING, LEASING, CONSTRUCTING, ERECTING, COMPLETING, 20 REMODELING, OR EQUIPPING OR REEQUIPPING SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUD- 21 ING LIBRARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ATHLETIC FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, 22 OR OTHER FACILITIES, OR PARTS OF OR ADDITIONS TO THOSE 23 FACILITIES. 24 (B) FURNISHING OR REFURNISHING NEW OR REMODELED SCHOOL 25 BUILDINGS. 26 (C) ACQUIRING, PREPARING, DEVELOPING, OR IMPROVING SITES, OR 27 PARTS OF OR ADDITIONS TO SITES, FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING 05466'99 4 1 LIBRARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ATHLETIC FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, OR 2 OTHER FACILITIES. 3 (D) PURCHASING SCHOOL BUSES. 4 (E) ACQUIRING OR INSTALLING TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING SOFTWARE, 5 OR EQUIPPING OR REEQUIPPING SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR TECHNOLOGY. AS 6 USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, "TECHNOLOGY" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED 7 IN SECTION 1351A OF THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, MCL 380.1351A, AND 8 EXCLUDES PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1351A(4) OF THE REVISED 9 SCHOOL CODE. 10 (F) ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS. 11 (G) ASBESTOS ABATEMENT. 12 (H) TO PAY DIRECT COSTS OF BOND APPROVAL, QUALIFICATION, AND 13 ISSUANCE, AFTER VOTER APPROVAL OF THE BONDS. 14 (I) TO PAY DEBT SERVICE ON VOTER-APPROVED BONDS ISSUED BY 15 THE DISTRICT. 16 (6) A DISTRICT SHALL NOT EXPEND FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THIS 17 SECTION FOR ANY FACILITY THAT IS NOT OWNED BY A DISTRICT, INTER- 18 MEDIATE DISTRICT, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. 19 (7) IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED UNDER THIS SECTION IS 20 NOT SUFFICIENT TO FULLY FUND PAYMENTS CALCULATED UNDER SUBSECTION 21 (2), THEN THE PAYMENTS TO DISTRICTS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE 22 PRORATED ON AN EQUAL PERCENTAGE BASIS. 05466'99 Final page. TAV