SENATE BILL NO. 83
February 02, 2021, Introduced by Senator
SCHMIDT and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending sections 11 and 17b (MCL 388.1611 and 388.1617b), section 11 as amended by 2020 PA 165 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020,
there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and certain other
state purposes relating to education the sum of $12,829,470,800.00 from the
state school aid fund, the sum of $104,660,000.00 from the general fund, an
amount not to exceed $75,900,000.00 from the community district education trust
fund created under section 12 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL
12.262, an amount not to exceed $9,717,800.00 from the talent investment fund
created under section 8a of the higher education loan authority act, 1975 PA
222, MCL 390.1158a, an amount not to exceed $31,900,000.00 from the MPSERS
retirement obligation reform reserve fund, and an amount not to exceed $100.00
from the water emergency reserve fund. For the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2021, 2022,
there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and
certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of $13,589,621,600.00 $100.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of $50,964,700.00 $100.00 from the general fund, and
an amount not to exceed $77,700,000.00
$100.00 from the community
district education trust fund created under section 12 of the Michigan trust
fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.262. , and an amount not to exceed $100.00 from the
water emergency reserve fund. In addition, all available federal
funds are appropriated for the fiscal years
year ending September 30, 2020 and September
30, 2021.2022.
(2) The appropriations under this section are allocated as
provided in this article. Money appropriated under this section from the
general fund must 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 fiscal year are transferred to the school aid
stabilization fund created under section 11a.
Sec. 17b. (1) Not
later than October 20, November 20, December 20, January 20, February 20, March
20, April 20, May 20, June 20, July 20, and August 20, the department shall
prepare electronic files of the amount to be distributed under this act in the
installment to the districts and intermediate districts and deliver the
electronic files to the state treasurer, and the state treasurer shall pay the installments
on each of those dates or, if the date is not a business day, on the next
business day following that date. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the
portion of the district's or intermediate district's state fiscal year
entitlement to be included in each installment shall
must be 1/11. A district or
intermediate district shall accrue the payments received in July and August to
the school fiscal year ending the immediately preceding June 30.
(2) The state treasurer shall make payment under this section
by drawing a warrant in favor of the treasurer of each district or intermediate
district for the amount payable to the district or intermediate district
according to the electronic files and delivering the warrant to the treasurer
of each district or intermediate district, or if the state treasurer receives a
written request by the treasurer of the district or intermediate district
specifying an account, by electronic funds transfer to that account of the
amount payable to the district or intermediate district according to the
electronic files. The department may make adjustments in payments made under
this section through additional payments when changes in law or errors in
computation cause the regularly scheduled payment to be less than the amount to
which the district or intermediate district is entitled pursuant to under this act.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, grant payments
to districts and intermediate districts under this act shall must
be paid according to the installment payment
schedule under subsection (1).
(4) Upon the written request of a district or intermediate
district and the submission of proof satisfactory to the department of a need
of a temporary and nonrecurring nature, the superintendent, with the written
concurrence of the state treasurer and the state budget director, may authorize
an advance release of funds due a district or intermediate district under this
act. An advance authorized under this subsection shall
must not cause funds to be paid
to a district or intermediate district more than 30 days earlier than the
established payment date for those funds.