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MI SR0214

Resolution

Status

Passed

10/20/2016

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Pavlov

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Urges the President to direct the U.S. Department of Education to cease federal overreach regarding "supplement not supplant" provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

  • Opposes proposed Department of Education regulations requiring school districts to demonstrate that average per-pupil state and local spending in Title I schools equals average spending in non-Title I schools.

  • Asserts that proposed regulations exceed the Department's legal authority and violate statutory prohibition in ESSA Section 1118(b)(4), which prohibits the Secretary from prescribing specific methodology for allocating state and local funds to schools.

  • Calls on Congress to enact legislation clarifying the Department of Education's role and authority regarding "supplement not supplant" provisions in ESSA.

  • Directs transmission of the resolution to the President, Congress, Michigan's congressional delegation, and the U.S. Department of Education as public comment on proposed rules.

Legislative Description

A resolution to urge the President and Congress of the United States to curb and clarify the role and authority of the U.S. Department of Education as it relates to the "supplement not supplant" provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Every Student Succeeds Act

Last Action

Adopted

10/20/2016

Committee Referrals

Education10/18/2016

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