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MI SB0751

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Caswell

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Reduces the maximum percentage of state school aid that school districts and intermediate school districts can borrow against through notes issued during a fiscal year from 70% to 60%.

  • Reduces the maximum percentage of state school aid that can be pledged for notes issued during the last 4 months of a fiscal year (for the next fiscal year) from 50% to 43%.

  • Replaces references to the "local government and school district fiscal accountability act, 2011 PA 4" with the "local fiscal stability and choice act, 2012 PA 436" for emergency manager provisions.

  • Removes prior approval requirement from the state board for repayment agreements and allows schools to enter multi-year repayment agreements with lending institutions only with approval from the department of treasury.

  • Maintains existing provisions allowing school boards to obtain lines of credit with state treasurer approval, pledging up to 30% of state school aid for repayment.

Legislative Description

Education; financing; amount that may be borrowed using school aid anticipation notes; revise. Amends sec. 1225 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1225).

Education, financing

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Education

2/4/2014

Committee Referrals

Education2/4/2014

Full Bill Text

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