SB-0765, As Passed House, December 7, 2016

SB-0765, As Passed Senate, April 28, 2016

SENATE BILL No. 765

February 9, 2016, Introduced by Senators ZORN, KNOLLENBERG, PROOS, PAVLOV, HILDENBRAND and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Education.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

by amending section 684 (MCL 380.684), as amended by 2007 PA 45;

and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 684. (1) An intermediate school board in which an area

career and technical education program has been established may

operate area career and technical education programs or may

contract with local school districts or with community colleges for

the operation of the programs or with a private degree-granting

postsecondary institution if the intermediate school district is

not within a community college district and if there existed on or

before July 1, 1992 a written agreement for the operation of such a

program. Area career and technical education programs operated

under sections 681 to 690 shall be submitted for review of the

representatives of the constituent districts of the intermediate

school district at an annual budget review meeting held on or

before June 1 under section 624.

(2) An intermediate school board may expend area career and

technical education funds for the operation of area career and

technical education programs for instructional, support, and

administrative costs associated with providing career and technical

education activities, including, but not limited to, staff

salaries, wages, and benefits for career and technical education

programs only; information and awareness activities; acquisition

and rental of real property; construction of buildings; acquisition

of equipment and supplies; and maintenance, repair, and replacement

of buildings, lands, equipment, and supplies. An intermediate

school board shall not expend area career and technical education

funds for purposes other than those set forth in sections 681 to

690. An intermediate school board must obtain state approval to use

state or federal career and technical education funds. Expenditure

of vocational education millage revenue for the purposes allowed

under this subsection shall be determined by the intermediate

school board. However, if the millage revenue is commingled with

state or federal funds, then the intermediate school district must

obtain state approval to use the commingled funds. If an audit by

or on behalf of the department determines that an intermediate

school board has expended area career and technical education funds

for a purpose other than those set forth in sections 681 to 690,

the intermediate school district is subject to the measures under

section 681(5) and (6).

(3) The intermediate school board shall ensure that all of the

following are met:

(a) The intermediate school board shall notify the department

at the time the area career and technical education program is

established.

(b) In order to be responsive to local workforce needs,

emerging technologies, and local demand occupations, the

intermediate school district shall establish a program advisory

committee pursuant to administrative guidelines established by the

office of career and technical preparation within the department.

At least a majority of the members of the program advisory

committee shall be representatives from business and industry.

information data and distribute that data to the appropriate state

department or departments and to the program advisory committee.

For the purposes of this subdivision, the department or CEPI shall

only require an intermediate school district to report information

that is not already available from the financial information

database maintained by CEPI.

(d) The intermediate school district shall submit its career

and technical education plan to the department in the form and

manner prescribed by the department. For the purposes of this

subdivision, the department or CEPI shall only require an

intermediate school district to report information that is not

already available from the financial information database

maintained by CEPI.

(4) The department may monitor career and technical education

programs funded with state or federal funding based upon feedback

from the program advisory committee and predetermined state or

federal skills standards that include student outcomes.

(5) The department, in consultation with the appropriate

career and technical education professionals, shall develop a

process for expedited state approval of programs that recognize

local workforce needs, emerging technologies, and local demand

occupations.

(6) If there is a community college that offers career and

technical preparation programs within the intermediate school

district, the intermediate school board shall collaborate with the

community college to minimize duplication of programs.

(7) An area career and technical education program shall allow

participation by public school academy and nonpublic school pupils

to the same extent as pupils of constituent districts.

(8) An intermediate school board operating under sections 681

to 690 may expend funds received under section 683 for the costs of

a special election held to renew or increase the millage limit on

the annual property tax levied for area career and technical

education purposes.

(9) The treasurer of an intermediate school board shall pay

out area career and technical education funds on order of the

intermediate school board.

(10) As used in this section, "CEPI" means the center for

educational performance and information created in section 94a of

the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1694a.

Enacting section 1. Section 1172 of the revised school code,