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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 39a. (1) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, 1 there is allocated for 2024-2025 to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities all available federal funding, estimated at $754,700,000.00, for the federal programs under the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95. These funds are allocated as follows:
(a) An amount estimated at $1,200,000.00 for 2024-2025 to provide students with drug- and violence-prevention programs and to implement strategies to improve school safety, funded from DED-OESE, drug-free schools and communities funds.
(b) An amount estimated at $100,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the purpose of preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers and class size reduction, funded from DED-OESE, improving teacher quality funds.
(c) An amount estimated at $13,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 for programs to teach English to limited English proficient (LEP) children, funded from DED-OESE, language acquisition state grant funds.
(d) An amount estimated at $2,800,000.00 for 2024-2025 for rural and low-income schools, funded from DED-OESE, rural and low income school funds.
(e) An amount estimated at $535,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to provide supplemental programs to enable educationally disadvantaged children to meet challenging academic standards, funded from DED-OESE, title I, disadvantaged children funds.
(f) An amount estimated at $9,200,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the purpose of identifying and serving migrant children, funded from DED-OESE, title I, migrant education funds.
(g) An amount estimated at $40,400,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the purpose of providing high-quality extended learning opportunities, after school and during the summer, for children in low-performing schools, funded from DED-OESE, twenty-first century community learning center funds.
(h) An amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to help support local school improvement efforts, funded from DED-OESE, title I, local school improvement grants.
(i) An amount estimated at $35,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to improve the academic achievement of students, funded from DED-OESE, title IV, student support and academic enrichment grants.
(j) An amount estimated at $3,100,000.00 for 2024-2025 for literacy programs that advance literacy skills for students from birth through grade 12, including, but not limited to, English-proficient students and students with disabilities, funded from DED-OESE, striving readers comprehensive literacy program.
(k) An amount estimated at $1,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 for grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health service providers, funded from DED-OESE, mental health service professional demonstration grant program.
(2) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities all available federal funding, estimated at $60,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the following programs that are funded by federal grants:
(a) An amount estimated at $3,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to provide services to homeless children and youth, funded from DED-OVAE, homeless children and youth funds.
(b) An amount estimated at $24,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 for providing career and technical education services to pupils, funded from DED-OVAE, basic grants to states.
(c) An amount estimated at $14,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the Michigan charter school subgrant program, funded from DED-OII, public charter schools program funds.
(d) An amount estimated at $18,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the purpose of promoting and expanding high-quality preschool services, funded from HHS-OCC, preschool development funds.
(e) An amount estimated at $1,500,000.00 for 2024-2025 for the purpose of addressing priority substance abuse treatment, prevention, and mental health needs, funded from HHS-SAMHSA.
(3) The department, or, for subsections (1)(g) and (2)(d), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, shall distribute all federal funds allocated under this section in accordance with federal law and with flexibility provisions outlined in Public Law 107-116, and in the education flexibility partnership act of 1999, Public Law 106-25. Notwithstanding section 17b, 2 the department or the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, as applicable, shall make payments of federal funds to districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(4) For the purposes of applying for federal grants appropriated under this article, the department, or, for subsections (1)(g) and (2)(d), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, shall allow an intermediate district to submit a consortium application on behalf of 2 or more districts with the agreement of those districts as appropriate according to federal rules and guidelines.
(5) For the purposes of funding federal title I grants under this article, in addition to any other federal grants for which the strict discipline academy is eligible, the department, or, for subsections (1)(g) and (2)(d), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, shall allocate to a strict discipline academy out of title I, part A an amount equal to what the strict discipline academy would have received if included and calculated under title I, part D, or what it would receive under the formula allocation under title I, part A, whichever is greater.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) “DED” means the United States Department of Education.
(b) “DED-OESE” means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c) “DED-OII” means the DED Office of Innovation and Improvement.
(d) “DED-OVAE” means the DED Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
(e) “HHS” means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) “HHS-OCC” means the HHS Office of Child Care.
(g) “HHS-SAMHSA” means the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Project.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 388. Schools and School Aid § 388.1639a - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-388-schools-and-school-aid/mi-comp-laws-388-1639a/
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