FY 2000-01 EDUCATION BUDGET - S.B. 966 (H-1): HOUSE PASSED


FY 2000-01 Senate-Passed Gross Appropriation $926,208,500
House Changes to Senate Passed:
1. School Readiness Grants. The House increased the per pupil grant to $3,500 (Senate-passed per pupil was $3,300) and increased the appropriation to $14,000,000 GF/GP. 1,100,000
2. Additional Federal Grants. The House added one new Federal grant, and increased anticipated allocations of four other Federal grants. The affected grants are Competitive Child Care, Michigan Charter School Subgrant Program, Michigan Model Partnership for Character Education, School Age Child Care grants, and Title I, Even Start. 1,979,600
3. State Grants. The House did not include explicit funding for two Senate initiatives, the Best Buddies program and the Michigan Science and Math Alliance. The House did include two new State grants, entitled Innovative Curriculum Development Grants(ICDG) at $900,000 GF/GP and Innovative Program Demonstration Grants (IPDG) at $400,000 GF/GP. In addition, the House increased the National Board Certification grants by $30,000 and added $1,000 GF/GP to the Federal Special Education grant above the $250,000 already added by the Senate to create a point-of-difference. 1,030,000
4. Project Citizen. The House did not fund the $30,000 GF/GP for the implementation of the Project Citizen Michigan Program as included by the Senate. (30,000)
5. Safe Schools Operations. The House added $50,000 in restricted revenues to the Safe Schools Operations line item in anticipation of possible additional funds for the Office of Drug Control Policy. 50,000
6. Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind. The House included an additional $150,000 in local revenues for the Technical Resource and Reproduction Center per the Revised Executive Recommendation. 150,000
7. Office of School Excellence. The House added $61,000 GF/GP for the administration of the ICDG and IPDG initiatives of the House, and $20,000 GF/GP for a part-time school nurse to be hired by the Department. The House also made technical adjustments per the Revised Executive Recommendation. 29,900
8. Education Options, Charters and Choice. The House made technical adjustments per the Revised Executive Recommendation, including additional Federal funding for the Advanced Placement program and Troops to Teachers grants. 574,300
Total Changes $4,883,800
FY 2000-01 House-Passed Gross Appropriation $931,092,300


FY 2000-01 EDUCATION BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
Changes from FY 2000-01 Senate-Passed:
1. Office for Safe Schools. The House added language requiring the Office to work with State Police to establish a toll-free school violence hotline, and to publish the State's model policy on firearm safety and awareness. (Sec. 214)
2. Personal Service Contracts. Section deleted by the Executive which requires the reporting of personal service contracts awarded without competitive bidding under certain conditions. The Senate concurred. The House restored the section. (Sec. 218)
3. Audit Reporting. The Executive deleted this section requiring the Department to provide a report on the activities of the internal auditor. This Senate concurred. The House restored the section. (Sec. 219)
4. MSB Expenditure Detail. The Executive deletes this section requiring the Department to provide a report detailing expenditures at the MSB former site. The Senate concurred. The House restored the section. (Sec. 407)
5. Awarding of School Readiness Grants. The Governor recommended changing the duty of awarding School Readiness Grants from the State Board of Education to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Senate concurred with the Executive, and further increased the per pupil grant from $3,100 to $3,300. The House restored the duty of awarding grants to the State Board and increased the per pupil grant to $3,500. (Sec. 703)
6. Reading Plan for Michigan. The House included a new subsection requiring the Department to work with unsuccessful grant applicants with the goal of becoming a summer reading grant awardee. (Sec. 704)
7. Early Childhood Grants Administration. This section allows the Department to administer the Early Childhood Ages 0-3 Grants appropriated in the School Aid Act. The House increases the maximum appropriation referenced in this section from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. (Sec. 705)
8. Autism Impaired Teacher Certification Program. The Senate included a new section directing the Department to work with Grand Valley State University in the establishing or enhancing of a teacher certification program for autism impaired students. The House removed the reference to GVSU and opened the section up to all universities. (Sec. 707)
9. Michigan Science and Math Alliance (MiSMA). The Senate bill included a new section detailing funding for the operation of MiSMA and functions of the Alliance. The House did not include the section. (Sec. 708)
10. Best Buddies Program. The Senate added language providing grants for the Best Buddies program designed to partner high school and college students with people with mental disabilities. The House did not include this section. (Sec. 709)
11. Innovative Program Demonstration Grants. The House included a new section detailing grants for school safety programs, parental involvement programs, and expanding curriculum in the areas of stress management and character education. (Sec. 710)
12. Innovative Curriculum Development Grants. The House included a new section detailing grants for curriculum development, civic education, pilot alternative education programs, teacher education, special education, mentoring programs, and math and science education. (Sec. 711)
13. Project Citizen. This bill included a new section earmarking $30,000 from School Excellence Operations to fund the implementation of the Project Citizen Michigan Program. The House did not include this section. (Sec. 801)

Date Completed: 05-24-00 - Fiscal Analyst: K. Summers-Coty