February 19, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Lemmons and Young and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 315a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 315a. (1) Beginning January 1, 2008, this state shall
reimburse a first class school district for the costs incurred by
the first class school district for holding a regular or special
school election. The reimbursement shall not exceed the verified
account of actual costs incurred by the first class school district
for holding its regular or special school election.
(2) Payment shall be made upon presentation and approval of a
verified account of actual costs incurred to the department of
treasury, local government audit division, after the department of
treasury and the secretary of state agree as to what constitutes
valid costs of holding a regular or special school election.
Reimbursable costs do not include salaries of permanent local
officials, the cost of reusable supplies and equipment, or costs
attributable to local or special elections held in conjunction with
the regular or special school election.
(3) The legislature shall appropriate from the general fund of
this state an amount necessary to implement this section.
(4) To qualify for reimbursement, a first class school
district shall submit its verified account of actual costs incurred
to the department of treasury no later than 90 days after the date
of the regular or special school election.
(5) Not later than 90 days after the department of treasury
receives the verified account of the actual costs incurred, the
department of treasury, after consultation with the department of
state, shall pay or disapprove the verified account.
(6) If this state disapproves all or a portion of a verified
account of actual costs incurred under this section, this state
shall send a notice of disapproval along with the reasons for the
disapproval to the first class school district. Upon request of a
first class school district whose verified account was disapproved
under this section, this state shall review the disapproved costs
with the first class school district.
(7) As used in this section, "first class school district"
means a school district organized as a school district of the first
class under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to
380.1852.