SENATE BILL No. 545

 

 

September 12, 2017, Introduced by Senators PAVLOV, COLBECK and GREEN and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

 

     A bill to amend 2000 PA 161, entitled

 

"Michigan education savings program act,"

 

(MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486) by adding sections 21 and 22.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 21. (1) From the information received from each public

 

school pursuant to section 1210 of the revised school code, 1976 PA

 

451, MCL 380.1210, the department of education shall determine

 

which services offered by each public school are eligible services

 

that may be purchased using an account. The department of education

 

shall divide the eligible services into 5 separate categories as

 

follows:

 

     (a) Core instruction.

 

     (b) Noncore instruction.

 

     (c) Extracurricular activities.

 

     (d) Support activities.

     (e) Course materials.

 

     (2) Each public school that complies with section 1210 of the

 

revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1210, is eligible to

 

receive payments from the program. The department may designate

 

other organizations that provide core and noncore instruction

 

services, extracurricular and support activities, and course

 

materials as eligible to receive payments from the program.

 

     Sec. 22. Within 1 year after the effective date of this

 

section, the department, in consultation with the department of

 

education, shall establish and maintain an internet website

 

dedicated to this program. The website shall serve as the portal

 

for information about the enhanced Michigan education savings

 

accounts and the eligible services offered by each public school in

 

this state. The website shall include at least all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) A breakdown of the minimum requirements for annual course

 

loads and course descriptions.

 

     (b) A mechanism for the enrollment of students into services

 

and to allow for the payment of those eligible services from each

 

student's account by the account owner.

 

     (c) A default selection for eligible services based on the

 

grade level of the student for parents who elect not to choose the

 

courses and subject areas for their students.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 544                                    

 

            of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.