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SB-0196, As Passed Senate, April 24, 2013

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 196

A bill to make appropriations for the department of education

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014; and to provide for

the expenditure of the appropriations.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of

education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, from the

following funds:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions.......... 588.5

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 322,246,900

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental

transfers............................................ 0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 322,246,900

Federal revenues:

Total federal revenues................................. 232,241,650

Special revenue funds:

Total local revenues................................... 5,633,700

Total private revenues................................. 1,933,300

Total other state restricted revenues.................. 8,021,800

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 74,416,450

State general fund/general purpose schedule:

Ongoing state general fund/general

purpose................................... 74,416,450

One-time state general fund/general

purpose............................................ 0

Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE

SUPERINTENDENT

Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 6.0

Full-time equated classified positions........... 11.0

State board of education, per diem payments............ $ 24,400

Unclassified positions--6.0 FTE positions.............. 775,700

State board/superintendent operations--11.0 FTE

positions............................................ 2,092,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,892,200

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 219,400

Special revenue funds:

Private foundations.................................... 28,100

Certification fees..................................... 852,000

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,792,700

Sec. 103. CENTRAL SUPPORT

Full-time equated classified positions........... 22.6

Central support--22.6 FTE positions.................... $ 3,461,900

Worker's compensation.................................. 35,000

Building occupancy charges - property management

services............................................. 3,031,600

Training and orientation workshops..................... 150,000

Terminal leave payments................................ 554,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 7,233,200

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 1,453,900

Federal indirect funds................................. 2,432,900

Special revenue funds:

Certification fees..................................... 553,600

Teacher testing fees................................... 15,000

Training and orientation workshop fees................. 150,000

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,627,800

Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Information technology operations...................... $ 4,126,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 4,126,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 593,200

Federal indirect funds................................. 1,752,800

Special revenue funds:

Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)............ 76,500

Certification fees..................................... 382,300

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,321,700

Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions........... 47.0

Special education operations--47.0 FTE positions....... $ 8,850,400

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 8,850,400

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 8,375,100

Special revenue funds:

Private foundations.................................... 110,100

Certification fees..................................... 43,700

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 321,500

Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND

Full-time equated classified positions........... 77.0

Michigan schools for the deaf and blind

operations--76.0 FTE positions....................... $ 12,485,600

Camp Tuhsmeheta--1.0 FTE position...................... 295,100

Private gifts - blind.................................. 200,000

Private gifts - deaf................................... 50,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 13,030,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 6,721,500

Special revenue funds:

Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)............ 5,233,000

Local school district service fees..................... 312,500

Gifts, bequests, and donations......................... 545,100

Student insurance revenue.............................. 218,600

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0

Sec. 107. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions........... 34.0

Professional preparation operations--34.0 FTE

positions............................................ $ 5,827,100

Department of attorney general......................... 66,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 5,893,100

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 1,427,700

Special revenue funds:

Certification fees..................................... 3,836,900

Teacher testing fees................................... 355,100

Teacher college review fees............................ 55,300

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 218,100

Sec. 108. MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START

Full-time equated classified positions........... 62.0

Michigan office of great start operations--62.0 FTE

positions............................................ $ 22,192,900

Child development and care external support............ 17,491,000

Head start collaboration office........................ 305,300

Child development care public assistance............... 156,802,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 196,791,800

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 156,279,800

Special revenue funds:

Private foundations.................................... 250,000

Certification fees..................................... 63,500

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 40,198,500

Sec. 109. STATE AID AND SCHOOL FINANCE SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions............ 9.5

State aid and school finance operations--9.5 FTE

positions............................................ $ 1,343,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,343,300

Appropriated from:

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,343,300

Sec. 110. AUDIT SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions............ 4.5

Audit operations--4.5 FTE positions.................... $ 594,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 594,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal indirect funds................................. 472,600

Special revenue funds:

Certification fees..................................... 60,400

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 61,500

Sec. 111. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions............ 2.0

Administrative law operations--2.0 FTE positions....... $ 1,272,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,272,100

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 551,600

Special revenue funds:

Certification fees..................................... 651,000

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 69,500

Sec. 112. BUREAU OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Full-time equated classified positions........... 65.6

Bureau of assessment and accountability

operations--65.6 FTE positions....................... $ 12,894,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 12,894,600

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 11,329,100

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,565,500

Sec. 113. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions........... 82.6

School support services operations--82.6 FTE positions. $ 14,951,700

Federal and private grants............................. 3,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 17,951,700

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 16,112,600

Special revenue funds:

Local school district service fees..................... 11,700

Private foundations.................................... 1,000,000

Commodity distribution fees............................ 71,700

Certification fees..................................... 84,800

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 670,900

Sec. 114. FIELD SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions........... 45.0

Field services operations--45.0 FTE positions.......... $ 8,976,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 8,976,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 8,683,450

Special revenue funds:

Certification fees..................................... 75,400

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 217,650

Sec. 115. EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION

SERVICES

Full-time equated classified positions........... 57.7

Educational improvement and innovation

operations--57.7 FTE positions....................... 8,407,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 8,407,100

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 6,449,400

Special revenue funds:

Certification fees..................................... 552,500

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,405,200

Sec. 116. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Full-time equated classified positions........... 27.0

Career and technical education operations--27.0 FTE

positions............................................ $ 4,704,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 4,704,500

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

Federal revenues....................................... 3,782,900

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 921,600

Sec. 117. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN

Full-time equated classified positions........... 33.0

Library of Michigan operations--32.0 FTE positions..... $ 4,308,200

Library services and technology program--1.0 FTE

positions............................................ 5,603,700

State aid to libraries................................. 8,512,300

Michigan eLibrary...................................... 1,750,000

Renaissance zone reimbursements........................ 4,700,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 24,874,200

Appropriated from:

Federal revenues:

IMLS, library services and technology act.............. 5,603,700

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 19,270,500

Sec. 118. SCHOOL REFORM OFFICE

Full-time equated classified positions............ 6.0

Early childhood education and family services

operations--6.0 FTE positions........................ $ 2,110,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,110,500

Appropriated from:

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,110,500

Sec. 119. OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION

OMBUDSMAN

Full-time equated classified positions............ 2.0

Office of the legislative education ombudsman

operations--2.0 FTE positions........................ $ 300,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 300,000

Appropriated from:

State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 300,000

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state

constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources

under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 is

$82,438,250.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid

to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September

30, 2014 is $13,212,300.00. The itemized statement below identifies

appropriations from which spending to local units of government

will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State aid to libraries................................. $ 8,512,300

Renaissance zone reimbursements........................ $ 4,700,000

Total department of education.......................... $ 13,212,300

Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this act are

subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101

to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this act:

(a) "Department" means the Michigan department of education.

(b) "District" means a local school district as defined in

section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a

public school academy as defined in section 5 of the revised school

code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.

(d) "HHS" means the United States department of health and

human services.

(e) "IMLS" means institute of museum and library services.

Sec. 204. The civil service commission shall bill departments

and agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the charges

authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of

1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount of the billing by

the end of the second fiscal quarter.

Sec. 205. Unless otherwise specified, the departments shall

use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this act.

This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic

mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement,

or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet

site.

Sec. 206. The department shall provide through the Internet

the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents,

and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house

fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are

available on the Internet, at the time the agenda and supporting

documents are provided to state board of education members.

Sec. 207. (1) The department shall cooperate with the

department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a

searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that

includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each

department or agency:

(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and

payment description.

(d) The number of active department employees by job

classification.

(e) Job specifications and wage rates.

(2) The department may develop and operate its own website to

provide this information or may reference the state's central

transparency website as the source for this information.

Sec. 208. The department shall require all public school

districts to maintain complete records within the personnel file of

a teacher or school employee of any disciplinary actions taken by

the local school board against the teacher or employee for sexual

misconduct. The records shall not be destroyed or removed from the

teacher's or employee's personnel file except as required by a

court order.

Sec. 209. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for

information technology, departments and agencies shall pay user

fees to the department of technology, management, and budget for

technology-related services and projects. Such user fees shall be

subject to provisions of an interagency agreement between the

departments and agencies and the department of technology,

management, and budget.

Sec. 210. Amounts appropriated in part 1 for information

technology may be designated as work projects and carried forward

to support technology projects under the direction of the

department of technology, management, and budget. Funds designated

in this manner are not available for expenditure until approved as

work projects under section 451a of the management and budget act,

1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.

Sec. 211. To the extent the state continues to identify

schools as meeting proficiency targets, before publishing a list of

schools or districts determined to have failed to make adequate

yearly progress as required by the no child left behind act of

2001, Public Law 107-110, the department shall allow a school or

district to appeal that determination. The department shall

consider and act upon the appeal within 30 days after it is

submitted and shall not publish the list until after all appeals

have been considered and decided.

Sec. 212. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for

the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if

competitively priced and comparable quality American goods or

services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to

goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan

businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable

quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or

services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses

owned and operated by veterans if they are competitively priced and

of comparable quality.

Sec. 214. (1) Due to the current budgetary problems in this

state, out-of-state travel for the fiscal year ending September 30,

2014 shall be limited to situations in which 1 or more of the

following conditions apply:

(a) The travel is required by legal mandate or court order or

for law enforcement purposes.

(b) The travel is necessary to protect the health or safety of

Michigan citizens or visitors or to assist other states in similar

circumstances.

increase state revenues, including protecting existing federal

funds or securing additional federal funds.

(d) The travel is necessary to comply with federal

requirements.

(e) The travel is necessary to secure specialized training for

staff that is not available within this state.

(f) The travel is financed entirely by federal or nonstate

funds.

(2) Not later than January 1 of each year, each department

shall prepare a travel report listing all travel by classified and

unclassified employees outside this state, including travel outside

this state for a professional development conference or training

seminar, in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded

in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's

budget. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate

standing committees on appropriations, the house and senate fiscal

agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include

the following information:

(a) The name of each person receiving reimbursement for travel

outside this state or whose travel costs were paid by this state.

(b) The destination of each travel occurrence.

(d) A brief statement of the reason for each travel

occurrence.

(e) The transportation and related costs of each travel

occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general

fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state

restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues,

and the proportion funded with other revenues.

(f) A total of all out-of-state travel funded for the

immediately preceding fiscal year.

Sec. 215. The department shall not approve the travel of more

than 1 departmental employee to a specific professional development

conference or training seminar that is located outside of this

state unless the professional development conference or training

seminar is funded by a federal or private funding source and

requires more than 1 person from a department to attend, or the

conference or training seminar includes multiple issues in which 1

employee from the department does not have expertise.

Sec. 216. The department shall not take disciplinary action

against an employee who communicates truthfully and factually with

a member of the legislature or his or her staff.

Sec. 218. The department and agencies receiving appropriations

in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded

from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for

short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed.

The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless

otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.

Sec. 219. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,

there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for

federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for

expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item

in this act under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,

1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is

appropriated an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 for state

restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for

expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item

in this act under section 393(2) of the management and budget act,

1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is

appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local

contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure

until they have been transferred to another line item in this act

under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,

MCL 18.1393.

(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is

appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for private

contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure

until they have been transferred to another line item in this act

under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,

MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 220. (1) The department shall provide data requested by a

member of the legislature, his or her staff, or the house and

senate fiscal agencies in a timely manner. If the department fails

to provide reasonably requested data within 30 days after the

request, the state money appropriated in part 1 for state

board/superintendent operations shall be reduced by 1%.

(2) If the department fails to provide to the legislature

reports and other data required by boilerplate or statute within 30

days after the date the information is due, the state money

appropriated in part 1 for state board/superintendent operations

shall be reduced by 1%.

Sec. 221. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a

principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire

a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of

the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal

services for bonding activities and for those activities that the

attorney general authorizes.

Sec. 222. The department shall maintain, on a publicly

accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks,

and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and

improve the agency's performance.

Sec. 225. It is the intent of the legislature that not later

than 60 days after the state receives audited membership counts

from intermediate school districts, the state superintendent of

public instruction shall investigate and report to the legislature

on the scope of and proposed solutions to pupil membership fraud

and the incidence of students counted in membership in a district

and not remaining in that district for the balance of the school

year.

Sec. 226. Not later than November 30, 2014, the department

shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of

the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the

close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected

year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major

departmental program or program areas. The report shall be

transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of

the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and

house fiscal agencies.

Sec. 227. Within 14 days after the release of the executive

budget recommendation, the department shall provide the state

budget director, the senate and house appropriations chairs, the

senate and house appropriations subcommittees responsible for the

department budget, respectively, and the senate and house fiscal

agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund

balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state

restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September

30, 2013 and September 30, 2014.

Sec. 228. It is the intent of the legislature that all

principal executive departments and agencies cooperate with the

development and implementation of the department of technology,

management, and budget statewide office space consolidation plan.

Sec. 229. The department and the superintendent of public

instruction shall use funds appropriated in part 1 to ensure that

all of the activities and duties required to be carried out by the

department and the superintendent of public instruction under

section 1280c of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL

380.1280c, are completed not later than the deadlines prescribed in

that section.

Sec. 230. The department may assist the department of

community health, other departments, and local school districts to

secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan

schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may

submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to the

department of community health for reimbursement.

Sec. 231. The appropriations in part 1 shall not be used for

development of the common core state standards.

Sec. 232. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,

there is appropriated up to $180,000.00 from payments for sub-

recipient monitoring services provided to other departments.

(2) The funds may be expended for all expenses necessary to

provide the required subrecipient monitoring services to other

departments.

STATE BOARD/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

Sec. 301. (1) The appropriations in part 1 may be used for per

diem payments to the state board for meetings at which a quorum is

present or for performing official business authorized by the state

board. The per diem payments shall be at a rate as follows:

(a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day.

(b) State board of education - member other than president -

$100.00 per day.

(2) A state board of education member shall not be paid a per

diem for more than 30 days per year.

Sec. 302. From the amount appropriated in part 1 to the state

board of education, not more than $35,000.00 shall be expended for

in-state travel and out-of-state travel directly related to the

duties of the state board of education.

MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND

Sec. 402. For each student enrolled at the Michigan schools

for the deaf and blind, the department shall assess the

intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of

operating the student's instructional program. The amount shall

exclude room and board related costs and the cost of weekend

transportation between the school and the student's home.

Sec. 406. (1) The Michigan schools for the deaf and blind may

promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option

for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or

visually impaired. The Michigan schools for the deaf and blind

shall distribute information detailing its services to all

intermediate school districts in the state.

(2) Upon knowledge of or recognition by an intermediate school

district that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or

blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall

provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by

the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind to intermediate school

districts under subsection (1).

(3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the

educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children.

Sec. 407. Revenue received by the Michigan schools for the

deaf and blind from gifts, bequests, and donations that is

unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over

to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general

fund.

Professional preparation services

Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for

professional preparation services, the department shall maintain

the professional personnel register and certificate

revocation/felony conviction files.

Sec. 502. The department shall authorize teacher preparation

institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2

of the required student internship or student teaching credits may

be earned through substitute teaching. The department shall require

that teacher preparation institutions collaborate with school

districts to ensure that the quality of instruction provided to

student teachers is comparable to that required in a traditional

student teaching program.

Sec. 506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is

unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over

to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general

fund.

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION

Sec. 601. From the amount appropriated in part 1 for the

office of educational improvement and innovation, there is

allocated $600,000.00 and 5.5 FTE positions to operate a charter

school office to administer charter school legislation and

associated regulations, and to coordinate the activities of the

department relating to charter schools.

LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN

Sec. 801. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the

funds collected by the department for document reproduction and

services; conferences, workshops, and training classes; and the use

of specialized equipment, facilities, and software are appropriated

for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These

funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may

be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 803. It is the intent of the legislature that the library

of Michigan and the component programs currently within the library

of Michigan with the exception of the genealogical collections

shall be kept together in a state department.

Sec. 804. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for renaissance

zone reimbursements shall be used to reimburse public libraries

pursuant to section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996

PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2013. The allocations

shall be made not later than 60 days after the department of

treasury certifies to the department and to the state budget

director that the department of treasury has received all necessary

information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible

recipient.

(2) If the amount appropriated under this section is not

sufficient to fully pay obligations under this section, payments

shall be prorated on an equal basis among all eligible public

libraries.

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

Sec. 901. Within 10 days of the receipt of a grant

appropriated in the federal and private grants line item in part 1,

the department shall notify the house and senate chairpersons of

the appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department

budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget

director of the receipt of the grant, including the funding source,

purpose, and amount of the grant.

Sec. 903. By not later than November 30, 2014, the department

shall provide a report as defined in section 18 of the school aid

act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1618, that details the per-pupil

costs of a district offering online learning, to the house and

senate chairpersons of the appropriations subcommittees responsible

for the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies,

and the state budget director on all of the following for the

school fiscal year ending June 30, 2014:

(a) Each district operating a program and the districts that

enroll students in their program.

(b) The total number of students and membership pupils

enrolled in each program.

the district offering online learning.

(d) The district in which the pupil was enrolled prior to

enrolling in the district offering online learning.

(e) The number of participating students who had previously

dropped out of school.

(f) The number of participating students who had previously

been expelled from school.

(g) The total cost of each district to enroll its students in

the program. This cost shall be reported on a per-pupil, per-

course, per-semester, or per-trimester basis. The total shall

include costs broken down by cost for training, personnel, hardware

and software, payment to each online education provider, and other

costs associated with operating as a cyber school or with operating

such a program.

(h) The name of each online education provider contracted by a

district and the state in which the online education provider is

located.

(i) A comparison with costs of substantially similar programs

in other states and relevant national research on the costs of

online learning.

(j) Any conclusions concerning factors or characteristics of

online learning programs that make a difference in the costs of

operating the programs.

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START

Sec. 1001. By November 1, 2013, the department shall submit a

report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the

department of education budget and the house and senate fiscal

agencies on the number of eligible child care providers by type

receiving payment for child care services from the department on

October 1, 2013.

Sec. 1003. (1) The department shall provide the house and

senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget with

an annual report on the activities of the early childhood

investment corporation (ECIC) for fiscal year 2012-2013. The report

is due by February 15 and shall contain at least the following

information:

(a) Detail of the amounts of grants awarded.

(b) The grant recipients.

(d) An analysis of each grant recipient's success in

addressing the development of a comprehensive system of early

childhood services and supports.

(2) All ECIC contracts for comprehensive systems planning

shall be bid out through a statewide request-for-proposal process.

Sec. 1004. Funding appropriated in part 1 for the office of

great start shall not be used for the support of administration for

the early childhood investment corporation.

Sec. 1005. (1) Not later than the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the

Michigan office of great start shall ensure that any requirement,

policy, or regulation of a head start center-based program in the

state be at least as rigorous as any applicable great start

readiness program requirement, policy, or regulation, in addition

to any federal requirements with which head start center-based

programs must comply. This shall include, but is not limited to,

meeting the current great start readiness program classroom staff

qualifications whereby the lead teacher must have a Michigan

teaching certificate with an early childhood specialist endorsement

or, if subcontracted, the lead teacher must have a valid Michigan

teaching certificate with a childhood specialist endorsement; or a

valid Michigan teaching certificate with a child development

associate credential; or a bachelor's degree in child development

with a focus on teaching preschool.

(2) A head start center-based program may continue to employ

as a lead teacher an individual who does not meet the requirements

in subsection (1) if the individual meets both of the following

requirements:

(a) The lead teacher is annually and continually enrolled and

completing credit in an approved teacher preparation program

leading to a provisional teaching certificate as described in

subsection (1) or enrolled in a program leading to a bachelor's

degree in child development with a focus on teaching preschool.

(b) The lead teacher has on file with the employing entity,

his or her teacher preparation institution, and the department of

education a planned program leading to teacher certification or a

bachelor's degree in child development with a focus on teaching

preschool.

BUREAU OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Sec. 1101. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the

bureau of assessment and accountability, the department shall

create and maintain a public statewide catalog of online learning

courses being offered by all public schools in this state. The

department shall determine a list of nationally recognized best

practices for online learning and use this list to provide reviews

of online course vendors, courses, and instructional practices. The

results from these reviews will also be made available to the

public through the statewide catalog. The statewide catalog shall

be available to the public on the department's website and linked

to each district's website as provided for in section 21f of the

state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1621f. Beginning

in 2014-2015, the statewide catalog shall also contain all of the

following:

(a) The number of pupils enrolled in each online course in the

2012-2013 school year.

(b) The number of pupils who successfully completed each

online course in the 2012-2013 school year.

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OMBUDSMAN

Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to create the

office of the legislative education ombudsman within the

department.

PART 2A

PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 1301. It is the intent of the legislature to provide

appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2015 for

the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2014-2015

appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal

year 2013-2014, except that the line items will be adjusted for

changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates,

economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be

determined after the January 2014 consensus revenue estimating

conference.

Sec. 1302. It is the intent of the legislature that the

department identify the amounts for normal retirement costs and

legacy retirement costs for the fiscal year ending on September 30,

2015 for the line items listed in part 1.