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MI SB0080

Bill

Status

Passed

12/31/2014

Primary Sponsor

Goeff Hansen

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts and intermediate districts to post annual operating budgets, expenditure summaries in pie chart format, collective bargaining agreements, health care plans, audit reports, and procurement policies on their websites within 15 days of budget adoption.

  • Mandates public disclosure of superintendent and employees earning over $100,000 in total salary and fringe benefits, plus district spending on association dues, lobbying services, credit cards, and out-of-state travel by school administrators.

  • Establishes annual financial and pupil accounting audit requirements conducted by certified public accountants, with reports due to the department by October 15 each year; allows biennial pupil audits for small stable districts with error rates below 2%.

  • Allocates $317.7 million in 2014-2015 school aid funds for at-risk pupil programs focused on grade 3 reading proficiency and high school college/career readiness, with an additional $40 million appropriated for this purpose.

  • Requires districts receiving at-risk funding to report program usage by July 15 annually and demonstrate that 50% of at-risk third graders read at grade level and show improvement in college entrance exam scores, or redirect half their at-risk funds to targeted tutoring and remediation.

Legislative Description

School aid; other; reporting of certain expenditures; require. Amends sec. 18 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1618). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0081'13

State agencies (existing), education

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0476'14

12/31/2014

Committee Referrals

Education1/24/2013

Full Bill Text

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