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Title 388, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL AID

84 chapters · 650 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 388650 Ch 94-of-1979, THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979451 Ch 287-of-1964, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION21 Ch 92-of-2005, SCHOOL BOND QUALIFICATION, APPROVAL,…19 Ch 160-of-1996, POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS ACT14 Ch 258-of-2000, CAREER AND TECHNICAL PREPARATION ACT14 Ch 289-of-1964, REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS13 Ch 239-of-1967, REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS11 Ch 112-of-1961, STATE LOANS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS8 Ch 151-of-1955, STATE LOANS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS8 Ch 306-of-1937, CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS8 Ch 302-of-1921, PRIVATE, DENOMINATIONAL, AND PAROCHI…7 Ch 38-of-1970, ASSESSMENT OF REMEDIAL ASSISTANCE PR…6 Ch 74-of-1955, STATE LOANS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS5 Ch 153-of-1966, FEDERAL FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION5

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1601 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the state school aid act of 1979".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1602 Meanings of words and phrases.
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Sec. 2. As used in this article and article IV the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 6 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1603 Definitions; A to D.
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Sec. 3. (1) "Average daily attendance", for the purposes of complying with federal law, means 92% of the pupils counted in membership on the pupil membership count day, as defined in section 6(7). (2) "Board" means the governing body of a district or public school academy. (3) "C…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1603.amended Definitions; A to D.
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Sec. 3. (1) "Average daily attendance", for the purposes of complying with federal law, means 92% of the pupils counted in membership on the pupil membership count day, as defined in section 6(7). (2) "Board" means the governing body of a district or public school academy. (3) "C…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1604 Definitions; E to H.

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Sec. 4. (1) "Elementary pupil" means a pupil in membership in grades K to 8 in a district not maintaining classes above grade 8 or in grades K to 6 in a district maintaining classes above grade 8 or a child enrolled and in regular attendance in a publicly funded prekindergarten s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1605 Definitions; I.

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Sec. 5. (1) "Intermediate board" means the governing body of an intermediate district. (2) "Intermediate district" means an intermediate school district established under part 7 of the revised school code. (3) "Intermediate superintendent" means the superintendent of an intermedi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1606 Additional definitions.

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Sec. 6. (1) "Center program" means a program operated by a district or by an intermediate district for special education pupils from several districts in programs for pupils with autism spectrum disorder, pupils with severe cognitive impairment, pupils with moderate cognitive imp…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1606.amended Additional definitions.

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Sec. 6. (1) "Center program" means a program operated by a district or by an intermediate district for special education pupils from several districts in programs for pupils with autism spectrum disorder, pupils with severe cognitive impairment, pupils with moderate cognitive imp…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1606a Supplemental pupil count.

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Sec. 6a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, in addition to the pupil membership count day, there is a supplemental pupil count of the number of full-time equated pupils in grades K to 12 actually enrolled and in regular daily attendance in a district or intermediate distri…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1606b Enrollment of nonresident pupil; counting pupil in membership; adjustment of educating district's pupil count.

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Sec. 6b. (1) A district enrolling a nonresident pupil with the approval of the pupil's district of residence may count the pupil in membership in a school year if the approval of the pupil's district of residence is received before the end of that school year. (2) If the approval…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1607 Expenditures included in costs for school operating purposes.

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Sec. 7. Costs for school operating purposes include all expenditures necessary to carry out the powers and the financial obligations of the district or intermediate district under the revised school code.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1608b Public school academy district code; assignment; cyber school assignment requirements.

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Sec. 8b. (1) The department shall work with the center to assign a district code to each public school academy that is authorized under the revised school code and is eligible to receive funding under this article within 30 days after a contract is submitted to the department by …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1608c Cyber schools; pupil participation; tracking attendance not required.

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Sec. 8c. (1) Beginning July 1, 2021, the department shall not require, including, but not limited to, through the pupil accounting manual or pupil auditing manual, for any of the following purposes, that a cyber school, as that term is defined in section 551 of the revised school…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611 Appropriations.

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Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of $18,179,025,300.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of $73,151,100.00 from the general f…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611a School aid stabilization fund; creation; deposit; expenditure; investment; money remaining at close of fiscal year; shortfall; full funding.

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Sec. 11a. (1) The school aid stabilization fund is created as a separate account within the state school aid fund. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the school aid stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall deposit into …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611a.amended School aid stabilization fund; creation; deposit; expenditure; investment; money remaining at close of fiscal year; shortfall; full funding.

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Sec. 11a. (1) The school aid stabilization fund is created as a separate account within the state school aid fund. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the school aid stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall deposit into …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611f Payments to non-plaintiff districts pursuant to Durant v State of Michigan; payments for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008; submission of waiver resolution; creation of obligation or liability; offer of settlement and compromise; payment date; use of payments; form and substance of resolution; early intervening program.

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Sec. 11f. (1) From the appropriations under section 11, there is allocated for the purposes of this section an amount not to exceed $32,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. Payments under this section will cease after September 30, 2008. These allocations are…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611g Allocation; payments for fiscal year ending September 30, 2015; waiver resolution; offers of settlement and compromise; creation of obligation or liability; payment date; use of funds; reduction in number of mills levied for debt service; pledge or assignment of payments; dissolution of district.

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Sec. 11g. (1) From the appropriation in section 11, there is allocated for this section an amount not to exceed $39,500,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, after which these payments will cease. These allocations are for paying the amounts described in subsectio…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611h Amounts to districts for settlement, compromise, and resolution of claims pursuant to Durant v State of Michigan; section not to be construed as admission of liability or waiver of defense.

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Sec. 11h. (1) For the purposes of sections 11f and 11g, the following amounts are offered to each district or intermediate district to settle, compromise, and resolve, in their entirety, any claim or claims that those districts or intermediate districts may have asserted for viol…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611i Borrowing money and issuing bonds.

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Sec. 11i. (1) In addition to any other authority granted under law, an eligible district or intermediate district may borrow from the Michigan municipal bond authority created under the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1051 to 141.1077, an amount equal to 1/2 of the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611j School loan bond redemption fund.

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Sec. 11j. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $23,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 for payments to the school loan bond redemption fund in the department of treasury on behalf of districts and intermediate districts.…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611j.amended School loan bond redemption fund.

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Sec. 11j. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $23,000,000.00 for 2026-2027 for payments to the school loan bond redemption fund in the department of treasury on behalf of districts and intermediate districts.…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611k School loan revolving fund.

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Sec. 11k. For 2025-2026, there is appropriated from the general fund to the school loan revolving fund an amount equal to the amount of school bond loans assigned to the Michigan finance authority, not to exceed the total amount of school bond loans held in reserve as long-term a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611k.amended School loan revolving fund.

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Sec. 11k. For 2026-2027, there is appropriated from the general fund to the school loan revolving fund an amount equal to the amount of school bond loans assigned to the Michigan finance authority, not to exceed the total amount of school bond loans held in reserve as long-term a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611m Fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs.

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Sec. 11m. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs solely related to the state school aid fund established under section 11 of article IX of th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611m.amended Fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs.

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Sec. 11m. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2026-2027 an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs solely related to the state school aid fund established under section 11 of article IX of t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611s Services and programs for children residing within cities for which executive proclamation of emergency concerning drinking water issued under MCL 30.401 to 30.421; employment of school nurses, classroom aides, school social workers, and community health workers; nutritional services; interventions and supports for certain students; payment schedule.

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Sec. 11s. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $5,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 only and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $3,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 only for the purpose of providing services…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611s.amended Services and programs for children residing within cities for which executive proclamation of emergency concerning drinking water issued under MCL 30.401 to 30.421; payment schedule.

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Sec. 11s. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $3,000,000.00 for 2026-2027 only for the purpose of providing services and programs to children who reside within the boundaries of a district with the majority of its territory loca…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611x School consolidation and infrastructure fund.

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Sec. 11x. (1) The school consolidation and infrastructure fund is created as a separate account within the state school aid fund for the purpose of improving student academic outcomes, increasing the efficiency of the state's public education system, and creating a healthy and sa…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611x.amended School consolidation and infrastructure fund.

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Sec. 11x. (1) The school consolidation and infrastructure fund is created as a separate account within the state school aid fund for the purpose of improving student academic outcomes, increasing the efficiency of the state's public education system, and creating a healthy and sa…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611z School aid countercyclical budget and foundation stabilization fund.

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Sec. 11z. (1) The school aid countercyclical budget and foundation stabilization fund is created as a separate account in the state school aid fund. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the school aid countercyclical budget an…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1612a Healthy schools grant program.

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Sec. 12a. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 only an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.00 for competitive grants to participating schools to lower energy costs and improve health outcomes at school facilities throu…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1612d Consolidation and infrastructure fund; grants for internal consolidation.

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Sec. 12d. (1) From the school consolidation and infrastructure fund created under section 11x, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed $110,000,000.00 for the purposes of this section. (2) From the amount allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an am…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1612d.amended Consolidation and infrastructure fund; grants for internal consolidation.

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Sec. 12d. (1) From the school consolidation and infrastructure fund created under section 11x, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed $110,000,000.00 for the purposes of this section. (2) From the amount allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an am…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1612e Infrastructure grants; needs under a statewide school facilities study.

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Sec. 12e. (1) From the school consolidation and infrastructure fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount estimated at $100,000,000.00 for grants to districts and intermediate districts for infrastructure needs as described in this sect…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1612e.amended Infrastructure grants; needs under a statewide school facilities study.

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Sec. 12e. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2026-2027 only an amount estimated at $50,000,000.00 for grants to districts and intermediate districts for infrastructure needs, including, but not limited to, demolition of vac…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1613 Apportionments and limitations of apportionments; basis; counting pupil membership and professionals.

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Sec. 13. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the apportionments and limitations of the apportionments made under this act shall be made on the membership and number of teachers and other professionals approved by the superintendent employed as of the pupil membership count …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1614 Defective data; duties of department.

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Sec. 14. If the data from an intermediate district or district upon which a statement of the amount to be disbursed or paid are determined to be defective or incomplete, making it impracticable to ascertain the apportionment to be disbursed or paid, the department shall withhold …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1615 Apportionment of deficiency; state aid overpayments to districts; deduction or payment due to adjustment as result of audit or information; incorrect payment; adjustments for educator certification violations; audits; funding expenditures caused by write-off of prior year accruals; additional appropriation.

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Sec. 15. (1) If a district or intermediate district fails to receive its proper apportionment, the department, upon satisfactory proof that the district or intermediate district was entitled justly, shall apportion the deficiency in the next apportionment. Subject to subsections …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1615.amended Apportionment of deficiency; state aid overpayments to districts; deduction or payment due to adjustment as result of audit or information; incorrect payment; member adjustments for educator misplacement; audits; funding expenditures caused by write-off of prior year accruals; additional appropriation.

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Sec. 15. (1) If a district or intermediate district fails to receive its proper apportionment, the department, upon satisfactory proof that the district or intermediate district was entitled justly, shall apportion the deficiency in the next apportionment. Subject to subsections …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1616.added Contractual prohibition; conflict of interest.

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Sec. 16. The department may not enter into a state contract with an individual if an employee of the department may financially benefit from the contract.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1617a Withholding payment district or intermediate district entitled to receive; extent; plan for financing outstanding obligation defaulted upon by district or intermediate district; use of amounts withheld; agreement assigning or pledging payment; effect of emergency manager or deficit elimination plan; indebtedness of state not created; "trustee of a pooled arrangement" defined; approval or disapproval of trust; allocation contingent upon compliance with section.

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Sec. 17a. (1) The department may withhold all or part of any payment that a district or intermediate district is entitled to receive under this article to the extent the withholdings are a component part of a plan, developed and implemented pursuant to the revised municipal finan…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1617b Amounts to be distributed in installments to districts; electronic files; payments; warrant; adjustments; grant payments; installment schedule; advance release of funds.

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Sec. 17b. (1) Not later than October 20, November 20, December 20, January 20, February 20, March 20, April 20, May 20, June 20, July 20, and August 20, the department shall prepare electronic files of the amount to be distributed under this act in the installment to the district…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1617c Grants to districts, intermediate districts, and eligible entities; accessibility; review by state board.

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Sec. 17c. (1) Except as otherwise provided under this article, the department shall do both of the following for funds appropriated under this article for grants distributed by the department to districts, intermediate districts, and eligible entities: (a) Open the grant applicat…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1618 Applying money received under article; determining reasonableness of expenditures; withholding apportionment for violation; adoption of annual budget; availability of information on website; submission of annual comprehensive financial data; report; Michigan public school accounting manual chart of accounts; filing special education actual cost report and transportation expenditure report; review and update of pupil accounting and pupil auditing manuals; retention of property by public school academy; failure to comply with subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (12); inconsistent financial data; failure to comply with subsection (2); report on virtual learning per-pupil costs; "vendor type" defined; allocation contingent upon compliance with section; report of allocations.

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Sec. 18. (1) Except as provided in another section of this article, each district or other entity shall apply the money received by the district or entity under this article to salaries and other compensation of teachers and other employees, tuition, transportation, lighting, hea…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1618.amended Applying money received under article; determining reasonableness of expenditures; withholding apportionment for violation; adoption of annual budget; availability of information on website; submission of annual comprehensive financial data; report; Michigan public school accounting manual chart of accounts; filing special education actual cost report and transportation expenditure report; review and update of pupil accounting and pupil auditing manuals; retention of property by public school academy; failure to comply with subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (12); inconsistent financial data; failure to comply with subsection (2); report on virtual learning per-pupil costs; "vendor type" defined; allocation contingent upon compliance with section; report of allocations.

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Sec. 18. (1) Except as provided in another section of this article, each district or other entity shall apply the money received by the district or entity under this article to salaries and other compensation of teachers and other employees, tuition, transportation, lighting, hea…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1618a Grant funds to be expended by end of fiscal year; failure of grant recipient to expend funds; report; return of unexpended funds.

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Sec. 18a. Except as otherwise provided in this article, grant funds awarded and allotted to a district, intermediate district, or other entity, unless otherwise specified in this article, must be expended by the grant recipient before the end of the fiscal year immediately follow…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1618a.amended Grant funds to be expended by end of fiscal year; failure of grant recipient to expend funds; report; return of unexpended funds; applicability to work projects only.

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Sec. 18a. (1) This subsection applies only to grant funds awarded and allotted from appropriations in this article that have not been designated as a work project appropriation under section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 1451a. Except as otherwise provid…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1618b Property of public school academy to be transferred to this state.

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Sec. 18b. (1) Property of a public school academy that was acquired substantially with funds appropriated under this article shall be transferred to this state by the public school academy corporation if any of the following occur: (a) The public school academy has been ineligibl…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1618c Contract entered into by public school academy and third party.

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Sec. 18c. Any contract, mortgage, loan, or other instrument of indebtedness entered into by a public school academy receiving funds under this article and a third party does not constitute an obligation, either general, special, or moral, of this state or of an authorizing body. …