2016 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 388 - Schools and School Aid
Act 94 of 1979 THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979 (388.1601 - 388.1896)
94-1979-I ARTICLE I STATE AID TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND ADULT EDUCATION (388.1601...388.1772)
Section 388.1704 Compliance with state and federal law; inclusion of item analysis in M-STEP results; number of enrolled students; distribution of federal funds; kindergarten readiness assessment pilot project; payment schedule determined by department; online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data; summative assessment system; definitions.

388.1704 Compliance with state and federal law; inclusion of item analysis in M-STEP results; number of enrolled students; distribution of federal funds; kindergarten readiness assessment pilot project; payment schedule determined by department; online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data; summative assessment system; definitions.

Sec. 104.

(1) In order to receive state aid under this article, a district shall comply with sections 1249, 1278a, 1278b, 1279, 1279g, and 1280b of the revised school code, MCL 380.1249, 380.1278a, 380.1278b, 380.1279, 380.1279g, and 380.1280b, and 1970 PA 38, MCL 388.1081 to 388.1086. Subject to subsection (2), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2016-2017 an amount not to exceed $33,894,400.00 for payments on behalf of districts for costs associated with complying with those provisions of law. In addition, from the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2016-2017 an amount estimated at $6,250,000.00, funded from DED-OESE, title VI, state assessment funds, and from DED-OSERS, section 504 of part B of the individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 94-142, plus any carryover federal funds from previous year appropriations, for the purposes of complying with the federal no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.

(2) The results of each test administered as part of the Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP), including tests administered to high school students, shall include an item analysis that lists all items that are counted for individual pupil scores and the percentage of pupils choosing each possible response. The department shall work with the center to identify the number of students enrolled at the time assessments are given by each district. In calculating the percentage of pupils assessed for a district's scorecard, the department shall use only the number of pupils enrolled in the district at the time the district administers the assessments and shall exclude pupils who enroll in the district after the district administers the assessments.

(3) All federal funds allocated under this section shall be distributed 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.

(4) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $185,000.00 for the implementation of a kindergarten readiness assessment pilot project in 2016-2017. The funding would be allocated to an intermediate district located in a prosperity region with 2 or more subregions to participate in the Maryland-Ohio pilot and cover the cost of a contract with a university for implementation of version 1.75 of the kindergarten readiness assessment tool. The kindergarten readiness assessment pilot shall assess an estimated 4,000 children, and the designated intermediate district shall work with other intermediate districts to implement the pilot project, engage with the office of great start and the department, and provide a report to the legislature on the efficacy and usefulness of a kindergarten readiness assessment. Allowable costs under this pilot program include those incurred in August and September 2016.

(5) The department shall continue to make the kindergarten entry assessment developed by the department and field tested in 2015-2016 available to districts in 2016-2017.

(6) The department may recommend, but may not require, districts to allow pupils to use an external keyboard with tablet devices for online M-STEP testing, including, but not limited to, open-ended test items such as constructed response or equation builder items.

(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments on behalf of districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under this section shall be paid on a schedule determined by the department.

(8) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $3,200,000.00 for the development or selection of an online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data in a secure environment to educators, parents, and pupils immediately after assessments are scored. The department and the center shall ensure that any data collected by the online reporting tool do not provide individually identifiable student data to the federal government.

(9) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $5,600,000.00 for the purpose of implementing a summative assessment system pursuant to section 104c.

(10) 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-OSERS" means the DED Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

History: Add. 2006, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2008 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2008 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2009 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 2010 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2010 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 2012 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016

Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 388.1704, which pertained to student portfolios, was repealed by Act 300 of 1996, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996.Enacting section 1 of Act 342 of 2006 provides:"Enacting section 1. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2006-2007 is estimated at $11,682,508,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2006-2007 are estimated at $11,536,597,200.00.(2) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2005-2006 in this amendatory act and 2005 PA 155 is estimated at $11,308,027,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2004-2005 are estimated at $11,285,376,300.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 137 of 2007 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2007-2008 is estimated at $11,527,973,800.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2007-2008 are estimated at $11,458,493,300.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 112 of 2008 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act and in 2007 PA 137 from state sources for fiscal year 2007-2008 is estimated at $11,421,776,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2007-2008 are estimated at $11,346,293,300.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 268 of 2008 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2008-2009 is estimated at $11,816,898,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2008-2009 are estimated at $11,602,465,900.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 121 of 2009 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2009-2010 is estimated at $10,825,754,100.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2009-2010 are estimated at $10,718,801,700.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 204 of 2010 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act and in 2010 PA 110 from state sources for fiscal year 2010-2011 is estimated at $10,955,902,900.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2010-2011 are estimated at $10,824,041,900.00."