MI HB6018

Changes fiscal year reference from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 for state school aid allocations, reducing state funding from $32,009,400.00 to $29,509,400.00.

Suspends administration of the Michigan kindergarten entry observation tool (MKEO) during the 2020-2021 school year.

Maintains federal funding allocation of $6,250,000.00 for 2020-2021 school year from federal education sources for assessment and special education compliance.

Clarifies that the kindergarten entry observation tool, when administered in other years, must be given within 45 days of school year start to either all kindergarten pupils or a representative sample of at least 35% per classroom.

Allocates $500,000.00 for operation of an online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data to educators, parents, and pupils while protecting individual student privacy from federal government access.