SB 1043 Summary

• Changes the phrase "shall comply" to "must comply" with specified sections of the revised school code related to state aid requirements for school districts.

• Reduces state school aid fund allocation for compliance costs from $32,009,400.00 to $29,509,400.00 for the 2020-2021 school year.

• Suspends administration of the Michigan Kindergarten Entry Observation Tool (MKEO) during the 2020-2021 school year, eliminating the $2,500,000.00 funding allocated for its implementation.

• Maintains the $500,000.00 allocation for operating an online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data to educators, parents, and pupils for the 2020-2021 school year.