HOUSE BILL No. 5619

 

June 4, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Oakes and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1219.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1219. (1) The board of a school district shall allow the

 

intermediate school district to which it is constituent to have

 

access to the financial and other records of the school district,

 

including, but not limited to, records concerning an account with a

 

financial institution, as the intermediate superintendent considers

 

necessary for the intermediate school district to perform its

 

duties under subsection (2).

 

     (2) An intermediate school district shall monitor the finances

 

of each of its constituent school districts and shall do all of the


 

following:

 

     (a) Regularly review all records, funds, contracts, property,

 

and assets of each constituent school district.

 

     (b) Submit biannual reports detailing findings on the finances

 

of each constituent school district to the department, the

 

department of treasury, the governor, and each member of the senate

 

or house of representatives that represents the school district.