Michigan Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance Center.

Sec. 54b. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,600,000.00 for 2026-2027 to expand the implementation of the literacy and social, emotional, and behavioral components of a multi-tiered system of supports, including positive behavioral interventions and supports, using the Michigan Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance Center. All of the following apply to funds allocated under this section: (a) The department shall use funds allocated under this section, through an intermediate district, for the purpose of expanding the statewide expertise, technical assistance, and implementation of the multi-tiered system of supports, dyslexia expertise, and evidence-based instructional practices grounded in the science of reading using the Michigan Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance Center. The department shall identify an intermediate district to act as a fiscal agent for funds allocated under this section. (b) The department shall provide a report each year to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, and the house and senate fiscal agencies that details the following: (i) The progress being made by districts in implementing multi-tiered systems of supports. (ii) The progress being made by districts in providing reading intervention services described in section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f, for pupils in grades K to 12. (iii) Other information the department determines would be useful to understand the status of districts' implementation of effective multi-tiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs. (c) Up to 2% of funds allocated under this section may be used by the intermediate district serving as the fiscal agent for these funds to administer this section.