Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 388. Schools and School Aid § 388.1627p

Sec. 27p. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11,  1 there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $12,500,000.00 to Marquette-Alger RESA for an apprenticeship model grow your own program as part of a consortia of at least 45 intermediate districts.

(2) The intermediate district receiving funding under this section shall use the funding to implement a grow your own program. A grow your own program described in this section must be implemented to improve the teacher talent pipeline and provide a no-cost pathway for support staff members to become certified teachers. Allowable expenses for grow your own programs under this section include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(3) An intermediate district may not concurrently receive funding under this section and receive funding under section 27b  2 for 2022-2023, unless already awarded by the department under section 27b before July 1, 2024.An intermediate district receiving funding under this section shall not give funding received under this section to a constituent district that is receiving funding under section 27b.

(4) Notwithstanding section 17b,  3 the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.

(5) The funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for the grow your own programs under this section. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.