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Sec. 35b. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, 1 there is allocated for 2020-2021 an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for a grant to be distributed by the department to the Children's Choice Initiative for a program to use a multisensory structured language education method to improve reading proficiency rates and to comply with section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f.
(2) Grant funds awarded under this section must be expended for the following purposes:
(a) Professional development including training staff and tutors in a multisensory, sequential, systematic education approach.
(b) Additional instructional time before, during, or after school for pupils in grades K to 3 identified as having an early literacy delay or reading deficiency using a multisensory, sequential, systematic education approach.
(3) Not later than December 1, 2021, an entity that receives grant funds under this section shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all of the following for the grant funds awarded under this section:
(a) The number of staff and tutors trained.
(b) The number of pupils in grades K to 3 identified as having an early literacy delay or reading deficiency served.
(c) The number of hours of added instructional time provided to pupils served.
(d) Pupil reading proficiency and growth data of pupils served necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 388. Schools and School Aid § 388.1635b - last updated February 09, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-388-schools-and-school-aid/mi-comp-laws-388-1635b/
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