Bill Text: MI SB0307 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced

Michigan Senate Bill 307

Introduced

Bill Title: Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-04-27 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [SB0307 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-SB0307-Introduced.html

SENATE BILL NO. 307

April 27, 2023, Introduced by Senators ALBERT, HOITENGA and BELLINO and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

part 1

line-item appropriations

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, from the following funds:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	621.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	499,485,900
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATIONS		$	499,485,900
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			364,589,100
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues			5,856,000
Total private revenues			2,791,300
Total other state restricted revenues			10,072,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	116,177,500
Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Full-time equated unclassified positions	6.0
Full-time equated classified positions	11.0
Unclassified salaries--FTE positions	6.0	$	1,100,500
Education commission of the states			120,800
State board of education, per diem payments			24,400
State board/superintendent operations--FTEs	11.0		2,505,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	3,751,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			299,100

Special revenue funds:
Private foundations			80,000
Certification fees			819,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	2,553,000
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions	47.6
Central support operations--FTEs	38.6	$	6,142,700
Federal and private grants			3,000,000
Grant and contract operations--FTEs	9.0		2,781,200
Property management			3,972,900
Terminal leave payments			353,300
Training and orientation workshops			150,000
Worker's compensation			13,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	16,413,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal indirect revenues			2,994,300
Federal revenues			6,266,700
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations			1,000,000
Certification fees			601,600
Teacher testing fees			77,100
Training and orientation workshop fees			150,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	5,323,400
Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects		$	5,020,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	5,020,800

Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal indirect revenues			1,983,600
Federal revenues			650,800
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees			948,500
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,437,900
Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	47.0
Special education operations--FTEs	47.0	$	9,408,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	9,408,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			8,816,400
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations			110,900
Certification fees			47,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	434,200
Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Full-time equated classified positions	82.0
ASL literacy resource		$	1,000,000
Camp Tuhsmeheta--FTE	1.0		1,000,400
Low incidence outreach program			1,000,000
Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations--FTEs	81.0		16,652,300
Private gifts - blind			200,000
Private gifts - deaf			150,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	20,002,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			7,590,200
Special revenue funds:
Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)			5,856,000
Gifts, bequests, and donations			1,350,400
Low incidence outreach fund			1,000,000
Student insurance revenue			206,100
State general fund/general purpose		$	4,000,000
Sec. 107. EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
Full-time equated classified positions	53.0
Educator excellence operations--FTEs	52.0	$	10,365,100
Educator recruitment and preparation programs--FTE	1.0		1,669,500
Teacher license renewals			280,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	12,314,600
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			3,167,100
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees			4,154,700
Teacher testing fees			200,700
State general fund/general purpose		$	4,792,100
Sec. 108. MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START
Full-time equated classified positions	71.0
Child development and care contracted services			13,900,000
Child development and care external support			31,089,000
Child development and care public assistance			199,080,000

Head Start collaboration office--FTE	1.0		421,900
Office of great start operations--FTEs	70.0		14,217,100
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Michigan scholarship program			5,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	263,708,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			210,060,600
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations			250,000
Certification fees			64,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	53,332,800
Sec. 109. SYSTEMS, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY
Full-time equated classified positions	10.0
Office of systems, evaluation, and technology operations--FTEs	10.0	$	2,016,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	2,016,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal indirect revenues			141,300
Federal revenues			998,900
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees			10,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	865,900
Sec. 110. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Full-time equated classified positions	6.0
Strategic planning and implementation operations--FTEs	6.0	$	1,101,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	1,101,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			567,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	533,500
Sec. 111. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	2.0
Administrative law operations--FTEs	2.0	$	1,416,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	1,416,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			572,900
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees			739,300
State general fund/general purpose		$	104,600
Sec. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	63.6
Accountability services operations--FTEs	63.6	$	14,736,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	14,736,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			12,819,500
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,917,100
Sec. 113. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	75.6
Adolescent and school health		$	326,800
School support services operations--FTEs	75.6		14,364,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	14,691,300

Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			12,829,300
Special revenue funds:
Commodity distribution fees			150,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,712,000
Sec. 114. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS
Full-time equated classified positions	82.7
Educational supports operations--FTEs	82.7	$	17,090,500
Michigan core curriculum			750,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	17,840,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			12,941,000
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees			602,400
State general fund/general purpose		$	4,297,100
Sec. 115. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Full-time equated classified positions	24.0
Career and technical education operations--FTEs	24.0	$	5,440,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	5,440,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			4,052,300
State general fund/general purpose		$	1,388,000
Sec. 116. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
Full-time equated classified positions	33.0
Library of Michigan operations--FTEs	31.0	$	5,018,100

Library pilot program			800,000
Library services and technology program--FTE	1.0		5,623,000
Michigan eLibrary--FTE	1.0		1,731,000
Renaissance zone reimbursements			2,200,000
State aid to libraries			15,567,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	30,939,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			5,623,000
Special revenue funds:
Library fees			300,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	25,016,800
Sec. 117. PARTNERSHIP DISTRICT SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions	13.0
Partnership district support operations--FTEs	13.0	$	3,583,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	3,583,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			114,500
State general fund/general purpose		$	3,469,100
Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
E rate special construction matching fund			5,000,000
Head start background checks			100,000
Child development and care public assistance			72,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	77,100,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues			72,100,000

State general fund/general purpose

5,000,000

part 2

provisions concerning appropriations

for fiscal year 2023-2024

general sections

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $126,399,500.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $18,567,700.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Library pilot program	$	800,000
Renaissance zone reimbursements		2,200,000
State aid to libraries		15,567,700
TOTAL	$	18,567,700

Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:

(a) "Department" means the Michigan department of education.

(b) "DHHS" means the Michigan department of health and human services.

(c) "District" means a local school district as that term is defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a public school academy as that term is defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.

(d) "FTE" means full-time equated.

(e) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Sec. 204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement shall include transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it shall include placement of reports on an internet site.

Sec. 205. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all reports required under this part shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

Sec. 206. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to funds appropriated in part 1:

(a) Funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available.

(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by businesses in this state, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

(c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by businesses in this state that are owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

Sec. 207. From the funds appropriated in part 1, to the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL

18.1101 to 18.1594, the state superintendent of public instruction shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The state superintendent of public instruction shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

Sec. 208. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

Sec. 210. Not later than December 31, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 211. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for state restricted contingency authorization. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local contingency authorization. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for private contingency authorization. These funds are not available for

expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 212. The department and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for the department:

(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

(e) Job specifications and wage rates.

Sec. 213. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1, within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the chairs of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024.

Sec. 214. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates

key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

Sec. 216. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide through the internet the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents, and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are available on the internet, at the time the agenda and supporting documents are provided to state board of education members.

Sec. 217. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:

(a) The number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff and civil service classification.

(b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.

(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:

(a) The number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2024.

(b) The number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period.

(d) The reduced use of office space associated with remote work.

Sec. 218. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may assist DHHS, other departments, intermediate school districts, and local school districts to secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to DHHS for reimbursement.

Sec. 219. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.

Sec. 220. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall post on its website a link to the federal Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse. The department also shall work to disseminate knowledge about the What Works Clearinghouse to districts and intermediate school districts so that it may be used to improve reading proficiency for pupils in grades K to 3.

Sec. 221. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall report no later than April 1 on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the prior calendar year to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house subcommittees responsible for the department budget, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal

agencies.

Sec. 222. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department or an agency to take disciplinary action against an employee of the department or agency in the state classified civil service because the employee communicates with a member of the legislature or the member's staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department or departmental agency taking disciplinary action is exercising its authority as provided by law.

Sec. 223. The department and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.

Sec. 224. Appropriations in part 1 shall, to the extent possible by the department, not be expended until all existing work project authorization available for the same purposes is exhausted.

Sec. 225. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office any amounts of severance pay for the department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department officials not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.

(b) Maintain an internet site that posts any severance pay in excess of 6 weeks of wages, regardless of the position held by the

former department employee receiving severance pay.

(c) By February 1, report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

(2) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.

Sec. 226. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall coordinate with the other departments to streamline state services and resources, reduce duplication, and increase efficiency. This includes, but is not limited to, working with the department of treasury to coordinate with the financial independence team and overseeing deficit districts and working with DHHS and the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to coordinate with early childhood programs and overseeing child care providers.

Sec. 227. (1) Any department, agency, board, commission, or public officer that receives funding under part 1 shall not do any of the following:

(a) Require as a condition of accessing any facility or receiving services that an individual provide proof that the individual has received a COVID-19 vaccine except as provided by

federal law or as a condition of receiving federal Medicare or Medicaid funding.

(b) Produce, develop, issue, or require a COVID-19 vaccine passport.

(c) Develop a database or make any existing database publicly available to access an individual's COVID-19 vaccine status by any person, company, or governmental entity.

(d) Require as a condition of employment that an employee or official provide proof that the individual has received a COVID-19 vaccine. This subdivision does not apply to any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility or any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility operated by a local subdivision that receives federal Medicare or Medicaid funding.

(2) A department, agency, board, commission, or public officer may not subject any individual to any negative employment consequence, retaliation, or retribution because of that individual's COVID-19 vaccine status.

(3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit any person, department, agency, board, commission, or public officer from transmitting proof of an individual's COVID-19 vaccine status to any person, company, or governmental entity, so long as the individual provides affirmative consent.

(4) If a department, agency, board, commission, subdivision, or official or public officer is required to establish a vaccine policy due to a federal mandate, it must provide exemptions to any COVID-19 vaccine policy to the following individuals:

(a) An individual for whom a physician certifies that a COVID-19 vaccine is or may be detrimental to the individual's health or

is not appropriate.

(b) An individual who provides a written statement to the effect that the requirements of the COVID-19 vaccine policy cannot be met because of religious convictions or other consistently held objection to immunization.

(5) As used in this section, "public officer" means an individual appointed by the governor or another executive department official or an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state.

Sec. 228. (1) As a condition of receiving appropriations in part 1, in collaboration with DHHS, the department shall promote and support initiatives in schools and other educational organizations that include, but are not limited to, training for educators, teachers, and other personnel in school settings for all of the following:

(a) Utilization of trauma-informed practices.

(b) Age-appropriate education and information on human trafficking.

(2) Upon request by the department, the department of state police and the department of attorney general shall consult in the promotion and support of initiatives in schools and other educational organizations under subsection (1).

Sec. 229. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall not submit federal accountability plans or request amendments to federal accountability plans until after notification of the content to both the house and senate appropriations committees, house and senate fiscal agencies, and

the state budget director.

Sec. 230. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall compile a report that identifies any new mandates required of nonpublic schools or the lack of any new mandates for nonpublic schools. In compiling the report, the department may consult with relevant statewide education associations in this state. The report compiled by the department shall indicate the type of mandate, including, but not limited to, student health, student or building safety, accountability, and educational requirements, and shall indicate whether a school has to report on the specified mandates. The report required under this section shall be completed by April 1, 2024 and transmitted to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than April 15, 2024.

Sec. 231. It is the intent of the legislature that departments maximize the efficiency of the state workforce and, where possible, prioritize in-person work. Each executive branch department, agency, board, or commission that receives funding under part 1 must post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.

Sec. 232. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that the most recently issued report of regional in-demand occupations issued by the department of technology, management, and budget is distributed in electronic or paper form to all high schools in each school district, intermediate school district, and public school academy.

Sec. 235. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall administer a survey that allows teachers,

paraprofessionals, and administrators to provide feedback on their interactions with the department.

(2) The department shall administer the survey required in subsection (1) with a focus on the following interactions:

(a) Any transaction that occurs through the Michigan Online Educator Certification System.

(b) Professional development that is offered or coordinated by the department.

(3) The survey required under subsection (1) must include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Information on a survey recipient's viewpoint of the department and rating of their interactions under subsection (2).

(b) The recipient's insight on the department's effectiveness in achieving goals within Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan.

(4) The department shall prepare a report of the survey required under subsection (1), including a summary of the survey results, and shall submit that report to the senate and house appropriations committees by June 1, 2024. It is the intent of the legislature that the usefulness of this report in decision making, and need to maintain reporting requirements, shall be assessed in the fiscal year 2025-2026.

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

Sec. 301. (1) The appropriations in part 1 may be used for per diem payments to the state board for meetings at which a quorum is present or for performing official business authorized by the state board. The per diem payments shall be at a rate as follows:

(a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day.

(b) State board of education - member other than president - $100.00 per day.

(2) A state board of education member shall not be paid a per diem for more than 30 days per year.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

Sec. 350. From the funds in part 1 for special education operations, the department shall use $100,000.00 to design and distribute to all parents and legal guardians of a student with a disability information about federal and state mandates regarding the rights and protections of students with disabilities, including, but not limited to, individualized education programs to ensure that parents and legal guardians are fully informed about laws, rules, procedural safeguards, problem-solving options, and any other information the department determines is necessary so that parents and legal guardians may be able to provide meaningful input in collaboration with districts to develop and implement an individualized education program.

MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND

Sec. 401. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the employees at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind who work on a school-year basis are considered annual employees for purposes of service credits, retirement, and insurance benefits.

Sec. 402. For each student enrolled at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, the department shall assess the intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of operating the student's instructional program. The amount shall exclude room and board related costs and the cost of weekend

transportation between the school and the student's home.

Sec. 406. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind may promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired. The Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall distribute information detailing its services to all intermediate school districts in this state.

(2) Upon knowledge of or recognition by an intermediate school district that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind to intermediate school districts under subsection (1).

(3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children.

Sec. 407. Revenue received by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind from gifts, bequests, and donations that is unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.

Sec. 408. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the low incidence outreach fund are appropriated from money collected by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the low incidence outreach program for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

(2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means

document reproduction and services; conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes; and providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software.

Sec. 409. When conducting a due process hearing resulting from a parent's appeal of his or her child's individualized education program team's decision on the child's educational placement, a state administrative law judge shall consider designating the Michigan School for the Deaf as 1 of the options for the least restrictive environment under federal law for the parent's child who is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing.

Sec. 410. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ASL literacy resources, the department shall expend the funds to comply with all requirements in section 1705 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1705.

EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE

Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator excellence, the department shall maintain certificate revocation and felony conviction files of educational personnel.

Sec. 502. The funds appropriated in part 1 for teacher license renewals shall be used to implement a program to waive fees or associated costs for the recruitment and retention of educators.

Sec. 503. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall, upon request, consult with the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and external stakeholders in connection with the department's implementation and administration of professional development training described in section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a, including, but not limited to, the online training of educators of pupils in

grades K to 3 described in that section.

Sec. 504. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator recruitment and preparation programs, the department shall award $1,000,000.00 to districts for educator preparation program tuition, program fees, testing fees, and substitute permit costs for any individual employed in grades pre-k to 12 working toward certification or an additional endorsement, and for program costs associated with hands-on learning experiences for students in grades 6 to 12 interested in the field of education, with supervision and mentoring from educators who are champions of, and committed to, the success of the profession.

Sec. 505. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator recruitment and preparation programs, not less than $190,000.00 and not fewer than 1.0 FTE position is allocated for educator recruitment and preparation programs. These amounts are in addition to any funding and FTEs utilized for this purpose in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

Sec. 506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.

Sec. 507. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall adopt a teacher certification test that ensures that all newly certified elementary teachers have the skills to deliver evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in the science of reading. The department may use teacher certification or teacher testing fee revenue to the extent allowable under law to implement this section, or may pass along increased testing fees to teachers as allowable and appropriate.

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

Sec. 601. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for adolescent and school health, there is appropriated $326,800.00 to replace federal funding reductions from the HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the department and section 39a(2)(a) of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1639a.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS

Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educational supports, the department shall produce a report detailing the progress made by districts with grades K to 12 receiving at-risk funding under section 31a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1631a, in implementing multitiered systems of supports in the prior school fiscal year for grades K to 12, and in providing reading intervention services described in section 1280f of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1280f, for pupils in grades K to 12.

(2) The report described in subsection (1) shall include, at a minimum:

(a) A description of the training, coaching, and technical assistance offered by the department to districts to support the implementation of effective multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

(b) A list of districts determined by the department to have successfully implemented multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

(d) Other information the department determines would be useful to understanding the status of districts' implementation of effective multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

(3) The department shall provide the report described in subsection (1) to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee the department and school aid budgets, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by September 30, 2024.

Sec. 702. From the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 for implementation costs associated with programs for early childhood literacy funded under section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a.

Sec. 703. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan core curriculum, in collaboration with the confederation of Michigan tribal education department, the department shall design, implement, and evaluate professional learning and optional curriculum modules for the purpose of learning Michigan Indigenous tribal history including the history of Indian boarding schools in Michigan as described in the Michigan core curriculum standards for grades 8 to 12.

LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN

Sec. 801. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for library fees are appropriated from money collected by the library of Michigan for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be

carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

(2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means document reproduction and services; conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes; and providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software.

Sec. 802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for school library pilot program, the department shall award library pilot program grants to school districts headquartered in 4 counties. The grants shall be used to contract for the administration of libraries of a school district by a librarian with a public librarian certificate issued by the library of Michigan. A grant to a school district may not exceed $10,000.00 per library facility. A district must employ a certified school media specialist to be eligible for this grant. The 4 counties that are eligible for school districts to receive grants shall include:

(a) One county with a population between 600,000 and 700,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(b) One county with a population between 10,500 and 11,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(d) One county with a population between 154,000 and 154,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(2) The department may contract with the Michigan library association for assistance in administering the pilot program provided for in subsection (1).

(3) A librarian providing contractual services under the pilot program provided for in subsection (1) may not provide library or educational services to a pupil unless the librarian has a valid

Michigan teaching certificate with a library of science endorsement.

Sec. 804. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for renaissance zone reimbursements shall be used to reimburse public libraries under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2023. The allocations shall be made not later than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the department and to the state budget director that the department of treasury has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible recipient.

(2) If the amount appropriated under this section is not sufficient to fully pay obligations under this section, payments shall be prorated on an equal basis among all eligible public libraries.

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START

Sec. 1002. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that the final child development and care provider reimbursement rates are published on the department and Great Start to Quality webpages.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, upon receiving approval from the state budget director, the department may receive and expand federal child care development block grant funds at risk of being lapsed back to the federal government. The department may do this only if it meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The funds are at risk of being lapsed by the end of the current fiscal year.

(b) The department plans to expend the funds through a 1-time

rate increase to providers.

(c) The department makes this request to the state budget director not less than 30 days before the expenditure of the funds.

(3) The department may withdraw the intent to expend the funds by sending a letter notifying the state budget director.

Sec. 1003. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care contracted service, the department shall provide the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget with an annual report on all funding appropriated to contracts for the early childhood comprehensive systems planning by this state during the previous fiscal year. The report is due by February 15 and must contain at least the following information:

(a) Total funding appropriated to contracts for the early childhood comprehensive systems planning by the state during the previous fiscal year.

(b) The amount of funding for each grant awarded.

(d) The activities funded by each grant.

(e) An analysis of each grant recipient's success in addressing the development of a comprehensive system of early childhood services and supports.

(2) All department contracts for early childhood comprehensive systems planning shall be bid out through a statewide request-for-proposal process.

Sec. 1004. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Michigan Scholarship Program, the department shall ensure that $5,000,000.00 is appropriated to the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Michigan Scholarship Program. The program shall give preference to the following providers:

(a) Providers that currently have a great start to quality star rating or are in the process to receive a star rating.

(b) Providers that are seeking to increase their great start to quality star rating and are only restricted from receiving the increased rating because they lack employees with the proper education level.

Sec. 1007. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care - external support, the department shall create progress reports that shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Both the on-site and off-site activities that are intended to improve child care provider quality and the number of times those activities are performed by the licensing consultants.

(b) How many on-site visits a single licensing consultant has made since the start of the current fiscal year.

(c) The types of on-site visits and the number of visits for each type that a single consultant has made since the start of the current fiscal year.

(d) The number of providers that have improved their quality rating since the start of the current fiscal year compared to the same time period in the preceding fiscal year, reported as the number of providers in each regional prosperity zone.

(e) The types of activities that are intended to improve licensing consultant performance and child care provider quality and the number of times those activities are performed by the managers and administrators.

(2) The progress reports shall be sent to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee the department, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by April 1,

2024 and September 30, 2024.

Sec. 1008. From the amount appropriated in part 1 for office of great start operations, the department shall ensure efficient service provisions to coordinate services provided to families for home visits, reduce duplication of state services and spending, and increase efficiencies including the home visits funded under section 32p of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1632p, and work with DHHS as necessary.

Sec. 1009. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, from the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care public assistance, the income entrance eligibility threshold for the child development and care program is set to not more than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines until September 30, 2024.

(2) If the average number of children under the total paid children column, as reported by DHHS child development and care program Table 41 from the published DHHS Green Book, is more than 45,000 children for 3 consecutive months, then the department shall do both of the following:

(a) As determined by the department, create a waiting list for new children entering the child development and care program.

(b) Begin the administrative process to decrease the income entrance eligibility threshold to not less than 160% of the federal poverty guidelines for the following month.

Sec. 1010. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1, within 10 days of the receipt of changes to the federal child care and development program, the department shall notify the house and senate chairpersons of the appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The notification shall include, but

is not limited to:

(a) Changes to the federal matching award amount, including the amount of state resources necessary to draw down the total matching award.

(b) Changes to the amount of child care and development block grant that is awarded to this state.

(c) Any significant changes to the federal requirements on the child development and care program, indicating any new requirements that would require the appropriation of additional dollars.

Sec. 1011. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care public assistance, the department shall implement a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule through the following block segments:

(a) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid part-time hours between 1 to 30 hours, shall be reimbursed as 30 hours.

(b) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid part-time hours between 31 to 60 hours, shall be reimbursed as 60 hours, part-time rate.

(c) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid full-time plus hours between 61 to 90 hours, shall be reimbursed as 90 hours, full-time rate.

(d) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for license exempt providers shall be reimbursed at their current hourly reimbursement rates.

Sec. 1012. From the funds appropriated in part 1,

$3,000,000.00 shall be for the department to work in collaboration with DHHS to continue the network of infant and early childhood mental health consultation, which provides mental health consultation to child care providers.

Sec. 1013. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall create a status report on the various child care enhancements appropriated in fiscal year 2022-2023 that shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) The amount expended from the ARP - child care entitlement, ARP - child care stabilization fund, ARP - child care stimulus, child care award, and CRRSA - child care stimulus in fiscal year 2022-2023.

(b) The amount expended for each child care enhancement program funded in sections 1012, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, and 1028 of article 3 of 2021 PA 87 in fiscal year 2022-2023.

(c) The number of providers that received a child care stabilization grant and the total amount of the grants received by provider type for each round of grants issued under section 1022 of article 3 of 2021 PA 87.

(d) The number of child care employees that received a salary enhancement under section 1024 of article 3 of 2021 PA 87.

(e) The number of providers that received assistance and the type of assistance received from the technical and financial support program created in section 1023 of article 3 of 2021 PA 87 in fiscal year 2022-2023.

(f) The number of infant and toddler slots that have been contracted under section 1027 of article 3 of 2021 PA 87 in fiscal year 2022-2023.

(g) The number of additional cases and the number of children

enrolled in child development and care above 160% of the federal poverty guidelines and the total cost for those cases, per month, in fiscal year 2022-2023.

(2) The report required under this section shall be completed and transmitted to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department of education, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 1, 2023.