SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HB-4445, As Passed Senate, November 10, 2011

HOUSE BILL NO. 4445

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

by amending section 11 (MCL 388.1611), as amended by 2011 PA 62,

and by adding section 32g.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 11. (1) Subject to subsection (3), for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2011, there is appropriated for the public

schools of this state and certain other state purposes relating to

education the sum of $10,757,260,500.00 from the state school aid

fund and the sum of $18,642,400.00 from the general fund. For the

fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, there is also appropriated

the remaining balance of the federal funding awarded to this state

House Bill No. 4445 as amended November 8, 2011

under title XIV of the American recovery and reinvestment act of

2009, Public Law 111-5, estimated at $184,256,600.00, to be used

solely for the purpose of funding the primary funding formula

calculated under section 20, in accordance with federal law.

Subject to subsection (3), for the fiscal year ending September 30,

2012, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state

and certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of

~~$10,887,098,700.00~~ $10,899,598,700.00 from the state school aid

fund and the sum of $118,642,400.00 from the general fund. In

addition, all other available federal funds, except those otherwise

appropriated under section 11p, are appropriated for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2011 and for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2012.

(2) The appropriations under this section shall be allocated

as provided in this article. Money appropriated under this section

from the general fund shall be expended to fund the purposes of

this article before the expenditure of money appropriated under

this section from the state school aid fund.

(3) Any general fund allocations under this article that are

not expended by the end of the state fiscal year are transferred to

the school aid stabilization fund created under section 11a.

Sec. 32g. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in

section 11, there is allocated for 2011-2012 an amount not to

exceed $12,500,000.00 to the office of great start within the

department for the purposes described in this section. In addition,

if <<the department is notified by June 1, 2012 that this state has

been>> awarded a federal race to the top – early learning

challenge grant, then from the federal funds appropriated in

House Bill No. 4445 as amended November 8, 2011

section 11, there is allocated for 2011-2012 an amount equal to the

amount of that grant, not to exceed $70,000,000.00, to the office

of great start within the department for the purposes described in

this section. <<However, these federal funds are not appropriated or

allocated until a notification of the federal grant award has been made

to the department as described under this subsection.>>

(2) From the general fund allocation under subsection (1), an

amount not to exceed $3,250,000.00 for 2011-2012 is allocated for

the implementation of a kindergarten entry status assessment. Funds

allocated under this subsection shall be used for the following

purposes:

(a) Training of trainers, schools, and kindergarten teachers.

(b) Purchasing the license for the assessment tool and the

online system for entering assessment findings, and other

integration costs with the existing P-20 data system.

(d) Project implementation and management.

(3) From the general fund allocation under subsection (1), an

amount not to exceed $9,250,000.00 for 2011-2012 is allocated for

the provision of services to early childhood providers in meeting

additional criteria to strive for higher quality ratings under the

office of great start tiered quality rating and improvement system.

Funds allocated under this subsection shall be used for the

following purposes:

(a) Hiring and training of raters and quality improvement

specialists.

(b) Alignment of state licensing, Michigan early learning

standards, and the state professional registry.

quality indicators, including early childhood educator

qualifications, quality improvement planning, and support, for at

least 1/3 of early learning settings.

(d) Purchase of educational rating tools.

(e) Creation of a data system tracking the supply of high-

quality early learning settings that links high-need children with

quality settings.

(f) Family and parent education.

(g) Evaluation.

(h) Quality improvement funds.

(4) In addition to the state funds allocated under subsections

(2) and (3), the federal funds allocated under subsection (1) are

allocated for 2011-2012 in an amount equal to the amount of the

grant described in subsection (1), not to exceed $70,000,000.00,

for expansion of the purposes described under subsections (2) and

(3) to the extent that the additional federal funds allow.

(5) The office of great start shall report to the house and

senate appropriations committees whether this state was awarded a

federal race to the top – early learning challenge grant.

(6) Not later than April 1, 2012, the office of great start

shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees

on state school aid the status of implementing the kindergarten

assessment tool described under subsection (2) and the efforts to

improve quality ratings of early childhood providers described

under subsection (3). In addition, the office shall report on its

planned activities for statewide implementation and quality

improvement for the next fiscal year.

(7) The funds allocated under this section are a work project

appropriation, and the funds are carried forward into the following

fiscal year. The purpose of the work project is to continue to

implement and expand the projects described under subsections (2)

and (3). The estimated completion date of the work project is

September 30, 2015.

Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article

IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on

school aid under article I of the state school aid act of 1979,

1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, in this amendatory act and in

2011 PA 62 from state sources for fiscal year 2011-2012 is

estimated at $11,018,241,100.00 and state appropriations to be paid

to local units of government for fiscal year 2011-2012 are

estimated at $10,716,987,100.00.