SENATE BILL NO. 292 February 10, 1999, Introduced by Senators STEIL, MC MANUS, BENNETT, SCHUETTE, SIKKEMA, MILLER, MC COTTER, JAYE, LELAND, YOUNG, HART, MURPHY, SHUGARS and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations. A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 3, 5, 6, 11a, 613, 616, 617, 661, 687, 701, 702, 703, 705, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 932, 945, 1361, and 1732 (MCL 380.3, 380.5, 380.6, 380.11a, 380.613, 380.616, 380.617, 380.661, 380.687, 380.701, 380.702, 380.703, 380.705, 380.856, 380.857, 380.858, 380.859, 380.860, 380.861, 380.932, 380.945, 380.1361, and 380.1732), sections 3, 5, 6, and 687 as amended and section 11a as added by 1995 PA 289, section 617 as amended by 1989 PA 268, section 703 as amended by 1981 PA 87, section 705 as amended by 1994 PA 258, sections 857 and 858 as amended by 1992 PA 263, and section 945 as added by 1984 PA 154, and by adding sections 629a, 1206, and 1351c; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. 01436'99 * TAV 2 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 3. (1) "ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION" OR "ANNUAL ELECTION" 2 MEANS THE ELECTION HELD IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL 3 DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THE FIRST TUESDAY 4 FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER IN EVERY YEAR. 5 (2)(1)"Area" as used in the phrase "area 6 vocational-technical education program" means the geographical 7 territory, both within and without the boundaries of either a K 8 to 12 school district or a community college district, that is 9 designated by the state board as the service area for the opera- 10 tion of an area vocational-technical education program. 11 (3)(2)"Area vocational-technical education program" 12 means a program of organized, systematic instruction designed to 13 prepare the following persons for useful employment in recognized 14 occupations: 15 (a) Persons enrolled in high school. 16 (b) Persons who have completed or left high school and who 17 are available for full-time study in preparation for entering the 18 labor market. 19 (c) Persons who have entered the labor market and who need 20 training or retraining to achieve stability or advancement in 21 employment. 22 (4)(3)"Board" or "school board" means the governing body 23 of a local school district or a local act school district unless 24 clearly otherwise stated. 01436'99 * 3 1 (5)(4)"Boarding school" means a place accepting for 2 board, care, and instruction 5 or more children under 16 years of 3 age. 4 (6)(5)"Constituent district" means alocalschool dis- 5 trict orspecialLOCAL act school district the territory of 6 which is entirely within and is an integral part of an intermedi- 7 ate school district. 8 Sec. 5. (1) "Local act school district" or "special act 9 school district" means a district governed by a special or local 10 act or chapter of a local act. "Local school district" and 11 "local school district board" as used in article 3 include local 12 act school district and a local act school district board. 13 (2) "Membership" means the number of full-time equivalent 14 pupils in a public school as determined by the number of pupils 15 registered for attendance plus pupils received by transfer and 16 minus pupils lost as defined by rules promulgated by the state 17 board. 18 (3) "MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW" MEANS THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 19 1956 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992. 20 (4)(3)"Nonpublic school" means a private, denomination- 21 al, or parochial school. 22 (5)(4)"Objectives" means measurable pupil academic 23 skills and knowledge. 24 (6)(5)"Public school" means a public elementary or sec- 25 ondary educational entity or agency that is established under 26 this act, has as its primary mission the teaching and learning of 27 academic and vocational-technical skills and knowledge, and is 01436'99 * 4 1 operated by a school district, local act school district, special 2 act school district, intermediate school district, public school 3 academy corporation, or by the department or state board. Public 4 school also includes a laboratory school or other elementary or 5 secondary school that is controlled and operated by a state 6 public university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII 7 of the state constitution of 1963. 8 (7)(6)"Pupil membership count day" of a school district 9 means that term as defined in section 6 of the state school aid 10 act of 1979,being section 388.1606 of the Michigan Compiled11LawsMCL 388.1606. 12 (8)(7)"Reorganized intermediate school district" means 13 an intermediate school district formed by consolidation or annex- 14 ation of 2 or more intermediate school districts under sections 15 701 and 702. 16 (9)(8)"Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to the 17 administrative procedures act of 1969,Act No. 306 of the Public18Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan19Compiled Laws1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO 24.328. 20 Sec. 6. (1) "School district" or "local school district" 21 means a general powers school district organized under this act, 22 regardless of previous classification, or a school district of 23 the first class. 24 (2) "School elector" means a person qualified as an elector 25 under section 492 of the Michigan election law,Act No. 116 of26the Public Acts of 1954, being section 168.492 of the Michigan27Compiled Laws, registered as provided in part 12MCL 168.492, 01436'99 * 5 1 and resident of the school district, local act school district, 2 or intermediate school district on or before the thirtieth day 3 before the next ensuing annual or special school election. 4 (3) "School month" means a 4-week period of 5 days each 5 unless otherwise specified in the teacher's contract. 6 (4) "Special education building and equipment" means a 7 structure or portion of a structure or personal property accept- 8 ed, leased, purchased, or otherwise acquired, prepared, or used 9 for special education programs and services. 10 (5) "Special education personnel" means persons engaged in 11 and having professional responsibility for the training, care, 12 and education of handicapped persons in special education pro- 13 grams and services including, but not limited to, teachers, 14 aides, school social workers, diagnostic personnel, physical 15 therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, teachers of 16 speech and language, instructional media-curriculum specialists, 17 mobility specialists, teacher consultants, supervisors, and 18 directors. 19 (6) "Special education programs and services" means educa- 20 tional and training services designed for handicappers and oper- 21 ated by local school districts, local act school districts, 22 intermediate school districts, the Michigan school for the blind, 23 the Michigan school for the deaf, the department of mental 24 health, the department of social services, or a combination 25 thereof, and ancillary professional services for handicappers 26 rendered by agencies approved by the state board. The programs 01436'99 * 6 1 shall include vocational training, but need not include academic 2 programs of college or university level. 3 (7) "SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION" OR "SPECIAL ELECTION" MEANS AN 4 ELECTION HELD IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A DATE OTHER THAN THE 5 ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION, AS PROVIDED UNDER THE MICHIGAN ELECTION 6 LAW. 7 (8)(7)"State approved nonpublic school" means a nonpub- 8 lic school that complies withAct No. 302 of the Public Acts of91921, being sections 388.551 to 388.558 of the Michigan Compiled10Laws1921 PA 302, MCL 388.551 TO 388.558. 11 (9)(8)"State board" means the state board of education 12 unless clearly otherwise stated. 13 (10)(9)"Department" means the department of education 14 created and operating under sections 300 to 305 of the executive 15 organization act of 1965,Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of161965, being sections 16.400 to 16.405 of the Michigan Compiled17Laws1965 PA 380, MCL 16.400 TO 16.405. 18 (11)(10)"State school aid" means allotments from the 19 general appropriating act for the purpose of aiding in the sup- 20 port of the public schools of the state. 21 (12)(11)"The state school aid act of 1979" meansAct22No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1979, being sections 388.1601 to23388.1772 of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT 24 OF 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 TO 388.1772. 25 Sec. 11a. (1) Beginning on the effective date of this sec- 26 tion, each school district formerly organized as a primary school 27 district or as a school district of the fourth class, third 01436'99 * 7 1 class, or second class shall be a general powers school district 2 under this act. 3 (2) Beginning on the effective date of this section, a 4 school district operating under a special or local act shall 5 operate as a general powers school district under this act except 6 to the extent that the special or local act is inconsistent with 7 this act. Upon repeal of a special or local act that governs a 8 school district, that school district shall become a general 9 powers school district under this act. 10 (3) A general powers school district has all of the rights, 11 powers, and duties expressly stated in this act; may exercise a 12 power implied or incident to any power expressly stated in this 13 act; and, except as provided by law, may exercise a power inci- 14 dental or appropriate to the performance of any function related 15 to operation of the school district in the interests of public 16 elementary and secondary education in the school district, 17 including, but not limited to, all of the following: 18 (a) Educating pupils. In addition to educating pupils in 19 grades K-12, this function may include operation of preschool, 20 lifelong education, adult education, community education, train- 21 ing, enrichment, and recreation programs for other persons. 22 (b) Providing for the safety and welfare of pupils while at 23 school or a school sponsored activity or while en route to or 24 from school or a school sponsored activity. 25 (c) Acquiring, constructing, maintaining, repairing, reno- 26 vating, disposing of, or conveying school property, facilities, 27 equipment, technology, or furnishings. 01436'99 * 8 1 (d) Hiring, contracting for, scheduling, supervising, or 2 terminating employees, independent contractors, and others to 3 carry out school district powers. A school district may indem- 4 nify its employees. 5 (e) Receiving, accounting for, investing, or expending 6 school district money; borrowing money and pledging school dis- 7 trict funds for repayment; and qualifying for state school aid 8 and other public or private money from local, regional, state, or 9 federal sources. 10 (4) A general powers school district may enter into agree- 11 ments or cooperative arrangements with other entities, public or 12 private, or join organizations as part of performing the func- 13 tions of the school district. 14 (5) A general powers school district is a body corporate and 15 shall be governed by a school board. An act of a school board is 16 not valid unless approved, at a meeting of the school board, by a 17 majority vote of the members lawfully serving on the board. 18 (6) The board of a general powers school district shall 19 adopt bylaws. These bylaws may establish or change board proce- 20 dures, the number of board officers, titles and duties of board 21 officers, and any other matter related to effective and efficient 22 functioning of the board. Regular meetings of the board shall be 23 held at least once each month, at the time and place fixed by the 24 bylaws. Special meetings may be called and held in the manner 25 and for the purposes specified in the bylaws. Board procedures, 26 bylaws, and policies in effect on the effective date of this 01436'99 * 9 1 section shall continue in effect until changed by action of the 2 board. 3 (7) THE BOARD OF A GENERAL POWERS SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HOLD 4 ITS ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST 5 MONDAY OF NOVEMBER IN EVERY YEAR. 6 (8)(7)The board of a school district shall be elected as 7 provided under this act and the Michigan election law., Act8No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, being sections 168.1 to9168.992 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.The number of members of 10 the board of a general powers school districtand the term of11office for a board member of a general powers school district12 shall remain the same asthey werefor that school district 13 beforethe effective date of this section unless either or both14areJULY 1, 1996 UNLESS changed by the school electors of the 15 school district ata regularAN ANNUAL or special election. A 16 proposition for changing the number of board membersor term of17officemay be placed on the ballot by action of the board or by 18 petition submitted by school electors as provided underthis19actTHE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW. 20 (9)(8) On the effective date of this section, theTHE 21 board of each school district shall continue to be the board of 22 the school district and to function in that capacity. A person 23 lawfully serving onthe effective date of this actJULY 1, 1996 24 as a member of the board of a school district shall continue to 25 be a member of the board and shall continue in office for the 26 remainder of the term for which the person was elected or 27 appointed OR UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. 01436'99 * 10 1 (10) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF A GENERAL POWERS SCHOOL 2 DISTRICT SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE SCHOOL ELECTORS FOR TERMS OF 4 3 YEARS. AT EACH ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION HELD IN AN ODD-NUMBERED 4 YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE ELECTED TO FILL THE POSITIONS 5 OF THOSE WHOSE TERMS WILL EXPIRE. THE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL COM- 6 MENCE ON JANUARY 1 AND CONTINUE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND 7 QUALIFIED. 8 (11) THE BOARD OF A GENERAL POWERS SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY 9 SUBMIT TO THE SCHOOL ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT A MEASURE, 10 PROPOSITION, OR QUESTION THAT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE POWERS 11 OF THE SCHOOL ELECTORS AND THAT THE BOARD CONSIDERS JUST AND 12 PROPER FOR THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OR CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM 13 OR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOL 14 DISTRICT. UPON THE ADOPTION OF A MEASURE OR QUESTION BY THE 15 BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT THE MEASURE OR QUESTION TO THE 16 SCHOOL ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THE NEXT ENSUING ANNUAL 17 SCHOOL ELECTION OR AT A SPECIAL ELECTION. 18 (12) A SPECIAL ELECTION MAY BE CALLED BY THE BOARD AS PRO- 19 VIDED IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW. 20 (13)(9)Unless expressly provided inthe amendatory act21that added this section1995 PA 289, the powers of a school 22 board or school district are not diminished by this section or by 23the amendatory act that added this section1995 PA 289. 24 (14)(10)A school district operating a public library, 25 public museum, or community recreational facility as ofthe26effective date of the amendatory act that added this section01436'99 * 11 1 JULY 1, 1996 may continue to operate the public library, public 2 museum, or community recreational facility. 3 Sec. 613. The intermediate school board shall meet annually 4 on or before the fourth Monday ofJulyJANUARY and shall orga- 5 nize by electing a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and 6 a treasurer. The president and vice-president shall be members 7 of the intermediate school board, but the secretary and treasurer 8 need not be. The officers shall perform duties provided by law 9 and prescribed by the policies and regulations of the intermedi- 10 ate school board not inconsistent with this part or other laws of 11 the state. The treasurer shall post with the secretary a bond in 12 an amount approved by the intermediate school board, conditioned 13 upon the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties. 14 Sec. 616. (1) An intermediate school board may submit to 15 the school electors of the constituent districts comprising the 16 intermediate school district the question of adoption of sections 17 615 to 617. The question shall be in substantially the following 18 form: 19 "Shall sections 615 to 617 of the REVISED school code,of201976,as amended, providing for the popular election of members 21 of the intermediate school board be effective within the constit- 22 uent districts of __________ (name of intermediate school 23 district)? 24 Yes ( ) 25 No ( )" 26 (2) The intermediate school board shall submit the question 27 upon receipt of resolutions adopted by a majority of the boards 01436'99 * 12 1 of constituent districts and representing more than 1/2 of the 2 combined memberships of the constituent districts of the interme- 3 diate school district as of the latest pupil membership count 4 day. The resolutions of the constituent district boards shall be 5 adopted betweenDecemberMARCH 1 and the next succeeding 6MarchJULY 1. The question shall be presented to the school 7 electors of the constituent districts at the next annual election 8 after resolutions of constituent district boards meeting the 9 requirements of this section have been filed with the secretary 10 of the intermediate school board. 11 (3) If a majority of the school electors votes in favor of 12 popular election, members of the intermediate school board shall 13 be elected at the next annual election HELD IN AN ODD-NUMBERED 14 YEAR and biennially thereafter at the annual school elections of 15 the constituent districts.If a constituent district holds its16annual election on a date other than the second Monday in June,17an election for the purpose of choosing members of the intermedi-18ate school board shall be held in that district on the second19Monday in June.20 (4) An intermediate school districtwhichTHAT adopts sec- 21 tions 615 to 617 mayin the same mannerterminate the popular 22 election of members of the intermediate school board IN THE SAME 23 MANNER. 24 Sec. 617.(1)In an intermediate school district in which 25 sections 615 to 617 are effective, a candidate for the office of 26 member of the intermediate school board shall be nominated,by27filing nominating petitions and an affidavitAND MEMBERS SHALL 01436'99 * 13 1 BE ELECTED, as provided insection 558 ofthe Michigan election 2 law., Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, being section3168.558 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, with the secretary of the4board of the intermediate school district before 4 p.m. of the5ninth Monday before the election.6(2) The nominating petitions shall be in the form provided7in section 1066. Nominating petitions shall contain signatures8of school electors who are registered to vote in the city or9township in which they reside equal in number to not less than101.5% of the combined pupil memberships of the constituent dis-11tricts on the latest pupil membership count day. A candidate is12not required to file signatures of more than 5,000 voters. Each13sheet of the petition shall be circulated in 1 city or township14only.15(3) Within 14 days after the last date for filing, the sec-16retary of the intermediate school board shall certify the names17and addresses of those candidates whose petitions are found to be18sufficient to the secretaries of the boards of the constituent19districts. The secretary of the intermediate school board shall20certify the number to be elected. The secretary of the interme-21diate school board shall notify the county clerk of the names and22addresses of the candidates not later than 3 days after the last23day for candidate withdrawal. However, if the third day is a24Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice may be sent on the25next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.26(4) The intermediate school board shall provide ballots for27the election of members of the intermediate school board and01436'99 * 14 1distribute the ballots to the secretaries of each of the2constituent districts not less than 20 days before the annual3school elections.4(5) At the first election, 3 members of an intermediate5school board shall be elected for a term of 6 years, 2 for a term6of 4 years, and 2 for a term of 2 years. After the first elec-7tion, their successors shall be elected biennially for terms of 68years.9(6) The intermediate school board of an intermediate school10district adopting sections 615 to 617 shall fill a vacancy in the11board's membership by appointing a member to serve until the next12biennial election, at which time a member shall be elected for13the balance of the unexpired term.14 SEC. 629A. IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS UNDER LAW 15 FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS UNDER THIS ACT, AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIS- 16 TRICT SHALL NOT ISSUE BONDS UNDER ANY SECTION OF THIS ACT UNLESS 17 THE LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT USED IN SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF 18 ISSUING THE BONDS INCLUDES THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST TO THE 19 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF REPAYING THE BONDS, EXPRESSED 20 BOTH PER PUPIL AND PER CLASSROOM AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT FOR 21 WHICH THE BONDS ARE TO BE ISSUED. THE STATE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP 22 AND DISTRIBUTE TO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS GUIDELINES ON 23 CALCULATING THE AMOUNTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. 24 Sec. 661. (1) The intermediate school board may submit 25 questions to the INTERMEDIATE school electors of the intermediate 26 school district at an annual or special SCHOOL election held in 27 each of the constituent districts. A question shall not be 01436'99 * 15 1 submitted to the intermediate school electors unless the question 2 is within the lawful authority of the INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL elec- 3 torsof the intermediate school districtto decide. 4 (2) A person who is a school elector of a constituent dis- 5 trict of an intermediate school district and who is registered in 6 the city or township in which that person resides is an 7 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL elector of that intermediate school 8 district. 9(3) If a question is submitted to intermediate school elec-10tors at an annual school election, and a constituent district11does not hold its annual election on the second Monday of June,12the intermediate school board shall call a special election in13that constituent district to be held on the same date as the14annual school election.15(4) The secretary shall be the chief election officer of16the intermediate school district with authority to delegate elec-17tion duties to a member of the administrative staff.18 Sec. 687. (1) An intermediate school board in which an area 19 vocational-technical education program is established, by a 20 majority vote of the intermediate school electors voting on the 21 question at an annual or at a special election called for that 22 purpose, may borrow money and issue bonds of the intermediate 23 school district subject to the municipal finance act,Act24No. 202 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 131.1 to 139.325of the Michigan Compiled Laws1943 PA 202, MCL 131.1 TO 139.3, 26 to defray all or part of the cost of purchasing, erecting, 27 completing, remodeling, improving, furnishing, refurnishing, 01436'99 * 16 1 equipping, or reequipping area vocational-technical buildings and 2 other facilities, or parts thereof or additions thereto; acquir- 3 ing, preparing, developing, or improving sites, or parts thereof 4 or additions thereto, for area vocational-technical buildings and 5 other facilities; refunding all or part of existing bonded 6 indebtedness; or accomplishing a combination of the foregoing 7 purposes. An intermediate school district shall not issue bonds 8 under this part for an amount greater than 1.5% of the total 9 assessed valuation of the intermediate school district, nor shall 10 the bonded indebtedness of an intermediate school district extend 11 beyond a period of 30 years for money borrowed. 12 (2) Refunding bonds or the refunding part of a bond issue 13 shall not be deemed to be within the 1.5% limitation but shall be 14 deemed to be authorized in addition thereto. A bond qualified 15 under section 16 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 16 and implementing legislation shall not be included for purposes 17 of calculating the foregoing 1.5% limitation. 18 (3) An intermediate school board may submit a proposal to 19 issue bonds of the intermediate school district, authorized under 20 this section, to the intermediate school electors at the same 21 election at which the intermediate school electors vote on the 22 establishment of an area vocational-technical education program. 23 If these questions are presented to the school electors at the 24 same election, the board shall include the bond proposal in the 25 60-day notice given the boards of constituent districts. The 26 establishment of an area vocational-technical education program 27 shall become effective if approved by a majority of the 01436'99 * 17 1 intermediate school electors voting on the question. The 2 authority to issue bonds is effective only if a majority of the 3 intermediate school electors approve both the establishment of 4 the area vocational-technical education program and the issuance 5 of bonds. 6 (4) The ballot used in submitting the question of borrowing 7 money and issuing bonds under this section shall be in substan- 8 tially the following form: 9 "Shall __________ (here state the legal name of the interme- 10 diate school district designating the name of a district of not 11 less than 18,000 pupils or first class school district that has 12 elected not to come under this act as far as an area 13 vocational-technical education program is concerned) state of 14 Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed $__________ and issue 15 its bonds therefor, for the purpose of __________? THE ESTIMATED 16 ANNUAL COST OF REPAYING THE BONDS IS $__________ PER PUPIL 17 ENROLLED IN THE AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND 18 $__________ PER CLASSROOM AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. 19 Yes ( ) 20 No ( )". 21 Sec. 701. (1) Two or more adjoining intermediate school 22 districts may combine to form a single intermediate school dis- 23 trict when the reorganization is approved by a majority of the 24 electors of each intermediate school district voting on the ques- 25 tion in the annual elections of the constituent districts. 01436'99 * 18 1 (2) The question of combining intermediate school districts 2 may be submitted by a resolution of the intermediate school 3 boards meeting in joint session. 4 (3) The question shall be submittedwhenIF petitions 5 signed by a number of school electors of each intermediate school 6 district equal to not less than 5% of the number of pupil member- 7 ships on the latest pupil membership count day of the combined 8 constituent districts of the intermediate school district are 9 filed with the secretary of 1 of the intermediate school boards. 10 Within 30 days after receiving sufficient petitions, the secre- 11 tary shall apply for approval to the state board. The secretary 12 shall cause the question to be submitted at the next annual 13 school election after the state board approves the merger. 14 (4) The ballots shall be furnished by each intermediate 15 school board for its constituent districts and shall be in sub- 16 stantially the following form: 17 "Shall the following intermediate school districts be orga- 18 nized as a single intermediate school district? 19 (List names of intermediate school districts) 20 Yes ( ) 21 No ( )". 22 (5) If the consolidation is approved by a majority of the 23 school electors voting on the question in each of the participat- 24 ing intermediate school districts, the reorganizationshall25becomeIS effective in the combined intermediate school dis- 26 tricts 30 days after the annual election at which the question is 27 submitted. The reorganized intermediate school districtshall01436'99 * 19 1beIS a single intermediate school district subject to this 2 part. 3 (6) The members of the intermediate school boards of the 4 original intermediate school districts shall act as an interim 5 board until a board of the combined intermediate school district 6 is elected. The interim boardshall possessHAS all the powers 7 and duties of an intermediate school board under this part. The 8 person chosen by the interim intermediate school board as inter- 9 mediate superintendent shall serve only until a successor is 10 chosen by the elected intermediate school board. The secretary 11 of the intermediate school board having the largest number of 12 pupils in membership in its combined constituent districts at the 13 time of reorganization shall call a meeting of the members of the 14 interim intermediate school board for the purpose of organization 15 within 15 days after the effective date of the reorganization. 16 The secretary of the interim intermediate school board shall pro- 17 vide for the election of a board of the reorganized intermediate 18 school district undersection 617THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW. 19At the first election there shall be elected 3 members of a20board for 6 years, 2 for 4 years, and 2 for 2 years. Their suc-21cessors shall be elected biennially on the first Monday of June22for terms of 6 years. The time from the date of election to the23next July 1 shall be considered 1 year.24 (7) The reorganized intermediate school district shall oper- 25 ate as a single intermediate school district from the effective 26 date of the reorganization. Within 10 days after the 27 reorganization, all accounts of the reorganized intermediate 01436'99 * 20 1 school districts shall be audited in the manner established by 2 the interim intermediate school board. The contracts of the 3 intermediate superintendents in force on the effective date of 4 reorganizationshallcontinue in effecttoUNTIL THE time of 5 their termination except as to position as intermediate 6 superintendents. 7 (8) If,prior toBEFORE reorganization of the intermediate 8 school districts each of the combining intermediate school dis- 9 tricts adopted special education programs by referendum pursuant 10 to part 30 and approved the same annual property tax rates for 11 the education of handicapped persons, the special education pro- 12 grams and the annual property tax rates shall continue in effect 13 in the reorganized intermediate school district. 14 Sec. 702. (1) An intermediate school district may be 15 annexed to another intermediate school district if the intermedi- 16 ate school board of the annexing intermediate school district 17 approves the annexation by resolution, and a majority of the 18 school electors of the intermediate school district to be annexed 19 voting on the question at an annual or special election in the 20 intermediate school district approve the annexation. If prior to 21 annexation the annexing intermediate school district adopts a 22 special education program by referendum pursuant to part 30, the 23 intermediate school electors of the intermediate school district 24 to be annexed must vote to adopt that special education program 25 and annual tax rate. The vote on the question shall be by ballot 26 furnished by the intermediate school board of the intermediate 27 school district to be annexed. Before the election is held, the 01436'99 * 21 1 annexing intermediate school board shall obtain the approval of 2 the state board of the proposed annexation. 3 (2) Within 10 days after the election, each constituent dis- 4 trict secretary shall file the result with the secretary of the 5 intermediate schooldistrictBOARD, and 5 days later the inter- 6 mediate school board secretary shall file the election result 7 with the secretary of the INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL board of the annex- 8 ing intermediate school district. Within 15 days after the 9 annexation election the intermediate school board of the annexed 10 intermediate school district shall account to the intermediate 11 school board of the annexing intermediate school district for the 12 funds and property in its hands and shall turn over thesame13 FUNDS AND PROPERTY to that INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL board. Property 14 and money belonging to the annexed intermediate school district 15 shall become the property of the annexing intermediate school 16 district. The outstanding indebtedness of the annexed intermedi- 17 ate school district shall become the liability of the annexing 18 intermediate school district. Upon receipt of the funds and 19 property, the members of the annexed intermediate school board 20 shall be released from liabilitythereforFOR THE FUNDS AND 21 PROPERTY and their offices terminated. 22 (3) The annexation is effective on the latest date on which 23 the election was held in a constituent district of the annexed 24 intermediate school district. The secretary of the intermediate 25 school board of the annexing intermediate school district shall 26 give written notice of the annexation to the state board within 27 15 days after the annexation election. Within 30 days after 01436'99 * 22 1 annexation, the board of the annexing intermediate school 2 district shall appoint 2 school electors of the annexed interme- 3 diate school district to membership on the intermediate school 4 board of the reorganized intermediate school district, who shall 5 serve untilJulyJANUARY 1 after the nextbiennial6 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT election. Notification of the 7 appointments shall be filed with the state board. If the 8 appointments are not made within the 30 days, the state board 9 shall make the appointments. At the nextbiennialINTERMEDIATE 10 SCHOOL DISTRICT election, members of the intermediate school 11 board shall be elected in the number and for the terms required 12 in section 701. The terms of the members of the intermediate 13 school board whose terms have not expired shall determine the 14 terms of the additional members to be elected. 15 Sec. 703. (1) An intermediate school district comprised of 16 less than 5 constituent districts and having no bonded indebted- 17 ness may be disorganized and its constituent districts attached 18 to contiguous intermediate school districts under this section. 19 (2) The board of each constituent district may request the 20 intermediate school board to prescribe a plan for disorganization 21 of the intermediate school district. Each request shall desig- 22 nate another intermediate school district to which the constitu- 23 ent district desires to be attached. The intermediate school 24 board shall prescribe, by resolution, a plan under which each of 25 the constituent districts will be attached in whole to contiguous 26 intermediate school districts designated in the requests. If the 27 designated intermediate school district is not contiguous, the 01436'99 * 23 1 intermediate school board's plan may prescribe attachment to a 2 contiguous intermediate school district. 3 (3) The intermediate superintendent of the intermediate 4 school districtwhichTHAT is to be disorganized shall give 30 5 days' notice of the time and place of the meeting of the interme- 6 diate school board and of the proposed plan for disorganization 7 by publication of the notice in a newspaper of general circula- 8 tion in the intermediate school district. The intermediate 9 school board shall present the adopted plan for dissolution to 10 the board of each of its constituent districts and to the inter- 11 mediate school board of each intermediate school district whose 12 boundaries would be enlarged by the proposal. 13 (4) The intermediate superintendent of each intermediate 14 school district whose boundaries would be enlarged by the disso- 15 lution shall give 30 days' notice of the time and place of the 16 meeting of the intermediate school board and of the recommended 17 plan for enlargement of the intermediate school district by pub- 18 lication of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in 19 the intermediate school district. 20 (5) If the intermediate school board of each affected inter- 21 mediate school district approves the plan for disorganization, 22 the intermediate school board of the intermediate school district 23 to be dissolved shall refer the matter to the state board for 24 approval. The action of the state board declaring the intermedi- 25 ate school district dissolved shall be final. Disorganization of 26 the intermediate school district and attachment of its 27 constituent districts to contiguous intermediate school districts 01436'99 * 24 1shall be effectiveTAKES EFFECT on July 1 after the date of the 2 approval of the state board. 3 (6) The intermediate school boards of the intermediate 4 school districts to which territory is attached by dissolution 5 shall meet jointly, sitting as a single board, and make an equi- 6 table distribution of the money, property, and other assets 7 belonging to the disorganized INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL district among 8 the intermediate school districts affected. The territory of 9 constituent districts transferred to other intermediate school 10 districts by dissolution shall be subject to all taxes levied for 11 purposes of the intermediate school district to which trans- 12 ferred, including taxes for the retirement of bonded indebted- 13 ness, special education programs, and area vocational-technical 14 education programs. 15 (7) Within 30 days after a district attaches to a contiguous 16 intermediate school district under this section, the board of the 17 intermediate school district whose boundaries have been enlarged 18 by the dissolution may appoint 2 school electors of constituent 19 districts, 1 of whom shall be an elector of the attached dis- 20 trict, to membership on the intermediate school board. 21 Intermediate school board members appointed pursuant to this sub- 22 section shall serve untilJulyJANUARY 1 after the next 23biennialINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT election. The intermedi- 24 ate school board may determine 1 initial term of less than64 25 years for 1 of the additional members to be elected at the 26biennialINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT election. Notification 27 of an appointment shall be filed with the state board. 01436'99 * 25 1 Sec. 705. (1) Beginning in 1997, and IN each year after 2 1997, a regional enhancement property tax may be levied by an 3 intermediate school district at a rate not to exceed 3 mills to 4 enhance other state and local funding for local school district 5 operations if approved by a majority of the intermediate school 6 electors voting on the question. 7 (2) If a resolution requesting that the question of a 8 regional enhancement property tax be submitted to the voters is 9 adopted within a 180-day period and transmitted to the intermedi- 10 ate school board by 1 or more boards of its constituent school 11 districts representing a majority of the combined membership of 12 the constituent school districts as of the most recent pupil mem- 13 bership count day and if those resolutions all contain an identi- 14 cal specified number of mills to be levied under this section and 15 an identical specified number of years for which the tax shall be 16 levied, the question of levying a regional enhancement property 17 tax by the intermediate school district shall be placed on the 18 ballot by the intermediate school district at the next annual 19 school election held in each of the constituent districts. 20However, if the question is to be submitted at an annual school21election and a constituent district does not hold its annual22election on the second Monday in June, the intermediate school23board shall call a special election in that constituent district24to be held on the same day as the annual school election.If the 25 question is to be submitted to the intermediate school electors 26 of an intermediate school district having a population of more 27 than 1,400,000, the intermediate school board shall call a 01436'99 * 26 1 special election to be held at the next state primary or general 2 election. However, if the resolution requirement is met more 3 than 180 days before the next annual school district elections, 4to be held on the second Monday in June,and if requested in 5 the resolutions, the intermediate school board shall submit the 6 question of levying a regional enhancement property tax within 7 the intermediate school district on the ballot at a special elec- 8 tionunder section 662called by the intermediate school board 9 for that purpose not earlier than 90 daysor later than 12010daysafter the resolution requirements are met. 11 (3) Not later than 10 days after receipt by the intermediate 12 school district of the revenue from the regional enhancement 13 property tax, the intermediate school district shall calculate 14 and pay to each of its constituent school districts an amount of 15 the revenue calculated by dividing the total amount of the reve- 16 nue by the combined membership of the constituent school dis- 17 tricts within the intermediate district, as of the most recent 18 pupil membership count day, and multiplying that quotient by the 19 constituent school district's membership, as of the most recent 20 pupil membership count day for which a final department-audited 21 pupil count is available. 22 (4) Regional enhancement property tax under this section may 23 be levied for a term not to exceed 20 years, as specified in the 24 ballot question, and may be renewed for the same term with the 25 approval of a majority of the intermediate school electors voting 26 on the question. 01436'99 * 27 1 (5) The question of levying a regional enhancement property 2 tax under this section shall be presented to the intermediate 3 school electors as a separate question. 4 Sec. 856. (1) If the intermediate superintendent of schools 5 is presented with petitions signed by school electors in each 6 SCHOOL district to the number of not less than 50% of the number 7 ofregistered generalSCHOOL electors residing in each primary 8 school district as of the date the intermediate superintendent 9 releases petitions, and by school electors of not less than 5% of 10 the number ofregistered generalSCHOOL electors residing in 11 other school districts, the intermediate superintendent shall 12 cause the question of consolidation to be submitted to the vote 13 of the school electors of the school districts at THE NEXT ANNUAL 14 SCHOOL ELECTION OR a special election.called to be held within1590 days after the receipt of the petitions.16(2) The special election shall be held on a date approved by17the county election scheduling committee under section 639 of Act18No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being section19168.639 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.20 (2)(3)PetitionsshallARE notberequired in a 21 school district operating 12 grades if a resolution adopted by 22 the board of the SCHOOL district requesting consolidation of 23 school districts has been filed with the intermediate 24 superintendent. 25(4) Each city and township clerk shall certify to the26intermediate superintendent the number of registered general01436'99 * 28 1electors residing in a school district upon request of the2intermediate superintendent.3 Sec. 857. (1) The question of establishing a consolidated 4 school district shall be submitted to the school electors at AN 5 ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION OR AT a special election held for that 6 purpose. In voting to form the consolidated school district, a 7 school district operating 12 grades shall vote separately as a 8 unit. The remaining school districts to be included in the con- 9 solidation shall vote together as a unit. 10(2) The local board shall conduct the election in each11school district operating 12 grades. The intermediate school12board, the intermediate superintendent of which called the elec-13tion, shall conduct the election for the other school districts14voting together as a unit.15 (2)(3)The elections shall be held on the same day and 16 during the same hours.Each school district shall vote as pro-17vided in part 12.18 Sec. 858.(1) The intermediate superintendent shall give19notice of the last day of registration and notice of the date,20place, the propositions to be submitted, and the hours the polls21will be open for the special election to the school electors of22the districts operating less than 12 grades in the manner and at23the times prescribed by sections 1002 and 1058. (2)The inter- 24 mediate superintendent shall give written notice to the secretary 25 of the board of each affected school districtoperating 1226grades of the day and hours for holding the special election.27Each secretary shall give the statutory notice of the day, place01436'99 * 29 1or places, and the hours for holding the election and of the last2day of registration. The intermediate superintendent shall3notify the secretary of the board of each school districtof the 4 date of the consolidation election at least 60 days before the 5 election. 6 Sec. 859. (1) The proposition shall be in substantially the 7 following form: 8 "Shall the territory of the following school districts be 9 united to form 1 school district? 10 (Names of school districts to be consolidated to be listed 11 here) 12 Yes ( ) 13 No ( )". 14(2) Printed ballots, voting machines, or other voting15devices shall be used. The intermediate superintendent shall16supply printed ballots, poll books, and other necessary election17supplies to each board of election inspectors of the election18unit of the school districts operating less than 12 grades.19(3) The secretary of the board of each school district oper-20ating 12 grades shall provide printed ballots for the election21and supply all election materials necessary for the election.22The board of each school district shall appoint the necessary23school electors to the board of election inspectors.24(4) The members of the intermediate school board shall act25as the board of election inspectors for the election held in26school districts operating less than 12 grades. The intermediate27board may appoint additional persons to a board of election01436'99 * 30 1inspectors. If more than 1 place for holding the election is2designated by the intermediate superintendent, the members of the3intermediate school board shall be apportioned by the intermedi-4ate superintendent to the boards of election inspectors. If a5member of the intermediate school board or other person appointed6to a board of election inspectors is unable to be present at the7election or is required to leave during the hours the polls are8open, the remaining members of the board of election inspectors9may appoint another person to fill the vacancy.10(5) Each member of a board of election inspectors shall take11the constitutional oath of office before entering on the duties12of an election inspector.13 (2)(6)The affirmative vote of a majority of the school 14 electors voting on the question in each of the election units 15shall beIS necessary to effect the consolidation of the school 16 districts. The consolidation shall become effective as of the 17 date of the official canvass. 18 (3)(7) The members of the intermediate school board and19other inspectors of election acting in the election unit of a20school district operating less than 12 grades shall receive the21same compensation for conducting the election as is authorized22for election inspectors in a general state election.If the con- 23 solidation becomes effective, expenses incurred for the election 24 in each election unit shall be certified to the board of the con- 25 solidated school district. The school board OF THE CONSOLIDATED 26 SCHOOL DISTRICT shall pay electioncostsREIMBURSEMENTS from 27 the funds of the consolidated school district. If the 01436'99 * 31 1 proposition to consolidate is not approved, the intermediate 2 school board shall determine the expenses of the election held in 3 the election unit operating less than 12 grades and apportion the 4expensesREQUIRED REIMBURSEMENTS equally among the school dis- 5 tricts of the election unit. Each school board of the election 6 unit shall pay the apportionment to theintermediate school7boardLOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT THAT CONDUCTED THE ELECTION. 8 Sec. 860. (1) If the petitions filed with an intermediate 9 superintendent under section 853 request submission of the ques- 10 tion of assuming the bonded indebtedness of 1 or more of the 11 school districts proposing consolidation, or the question of 12 increasing the constitutional limitation on taxes of the consoli- 13 dated school district for operating purposes to the school elec- 14 tors at the consolidation election, the intermediate superinten- 15 dent shall include the question or questions in the notice of the 16 election propositions filed with each of the election units. 17under section 857.18 (2) A request for including assumption by the consolidated 19 school district of the bonded indebtedness of 1 or more of the 20 districts proposing consolidation shall be stated on the petition 21 after the names of the school districts to be consolidated in 22 substantially the following form: 23 "We petition that the question of assumption and payment by 24 the proposed consolidated school district of the bonded indebted- 25 ness of ______________________________ be submitted to the 26 (name of school district or districts) 01436'99 * 32 1 electors at the same election in which the proposed consolidation 2 is submitted", and if applicable, 3 "We petition that the question of increasing the constitu- 4 tional limitation on taxes which may be assessed against all 5 property in the proposed consolidated school district by _____ 6 mills for a period of _____ years,19___ to 19______ TO ___, 7 inclusive, for operating purposes, be submitted to the electors 8 at the same election with the question of consolidating the above 9 listed districts". 10 (3) If the school electors approve the consolidation of 11 school districts and the assumption of the bonded indebtedness of 12 an original district, the consolidated school district shall 13 assume the obligation of the bonded indebtedness. The consoli- 14 dated school district shall pay the bonded indebtedness by 15 spreading debt retirement taxes uniformly over the territory of 16 the consolidated district. Section 864shall applyAPPLIES to 17 the debt retirement tax levies, the continuing obligations of the 18 original school districts, and the rights and remedies of a 19 bondholder. 20 Sec. 861.(1)Within 10 days after the date of the offi- 21 cial canvass of the consolidation election, the intermediate 22 school board of the intermediate school district containing the 23 territory of the consolidated school district shall appoint 24 school electors of the SCHOOL district in the number required by 25 the classification of the school district to act as a board for 26 the SCHOOL district. If a consolidated school district includes 27 territory in more than 1 intermediate school district, the 01436'99 * 33 1 appointment shall be made by the intermediate school board of 2 each intermediate school district acting jointly as a single 3 board. Within 7 days after appointment, each member shall file 4 with the intermediate superintendent an acceptance of the office, 5 accompanied by a written affidavit setting forth the fact of eli- 6 gibilityas provided in section 1102FOR OFFICE.Except as7otherwise provided in subsection (2), eachEACH appointed board 8 member shall hold office untilJune thirtiethDECEMBER 31 next 9 following appointment. A new board shall be elected at the first 10 annual election held after the effective date of consolidation IN 11 AN ODD-NUMBERED YEAR in the manner prescribedin part 3 or part124BY LAW for the election of a first board. 13(2) If the effective date of the consolidation is between14the thirtieth day prior to the annual election and December 31,15the board appointed by the intermediate school board at its first16meeting shall call a district election to be held within 45 days17after the day of the meeting. At the election, a board of the18requisite number of members shall be elected for terms required19for the election of a first board in section 111 or section 211.20The election shall be in lieu of the first annual election, and21the first year of each term of office shall extend until July 122following the next succeeding annual election. The board shall23hold its first meeting and elect officers as provided in section24114 or section 231.25 Sec. 932. (1) Thesecretary of theboard of the school 26 district to be divided shall call an election at which the 27 question of the division of the school district shall be 01436'99 * 34 1 submitted to the school electors. Vote on the proposition shall 2 be by ballot in the form determined by the intermediate school 3 board and shall clearly describe the division. Before an elec- 4 tion is held, the state board shall approve the proposed division 5 and the attachment of the parts to existing operating school 6 districts. The election in the school district to be divided 7 shall be held not later than60 daysTHE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE 8 FOR AN ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION OR SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION follow- 9 ing the date of approval by the state board. 10 (2) The affirmative vote of a majority of the school elec- 11 tors voting on the questionshall beIS necessary to ratify the 12 action of the intermediate school board. 13 (3) Territory attached to an existing operating school dis- 14 trict shall be a part of that SCHOOL district for all purposes, 15 including the levy of all taxeswhichthe SCHOOL district to 16 which the territory is attachedhas the authorityIS AUTHORIZED 17 to levy. 18 (4) Within 5 days after the election the secretary of the 19 board of the school district in which the election is held shall 20 file a certified statement of the vote for division with the 21 intermediate superintendent. 22 (5) Within 30 days after the filing of the certified state- 23 ment of the vote approving the division, the intermediate school 24 board, by resolution, shall declare the school district divided, 25 attach the territorythereofto the specified operating school 26 districts, and make an equitable distribution of the money, 01436'99 * 35 1 property, and other material belonging to the SCHOOL district 2 among the SCHOOL districts to which the territory is attached. 3 (6) If the effective date is determined by the resolution of 4 the board or by the petition of the school electors under section 5 931, the intermediate school board shall declare the school dis- 6 trict divided on that date. 7 Sec. 945. Upon receipt of an order transmitted pursuant to 8 section 944 and approving the division of the school district, 9 the board of the school district to be annexed, divided, and 10 transferred shall provide by resolution for the election on the 11 question of annexing, dividing, and transferring the school 12 district., whichTHE election shall be conducted and canvassed 13 in the dividing districtpursuant to parts 12 and 13AS PRO- 14 VIDED IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW. The question to be submitted 15 to the electors shall be whether the territory of the dividing 16 school district shall be annexed and transferred in the manner 17 specified in the resolution of the dividing school district. 18 SEC. 1206. A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR 19 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION OR SPECIAL 20 ELECTION SHALL BE ADMINISTERED AND CONDUCTED AS PROVIDED IN THE 21 MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW. A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DIS- 22 TRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY USE GENERAL OPERATING 23 FUNDS TO REIMBURSE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN ADMINIS- 24 TERING AND CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION OR SPECIAL SCHOOL 25 ELECTION FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR 26 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS REQUIRED UNDER THE MICHIGAN 27 ELECTION LAW. 01436'99 * 36 1 SEC. 1351C. IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS UNDER LAW 2 FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS UNDER THIS ACT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT 3 ISSUE BONDS UNDER ANY SECTION OF THIS ACT UNLESS THE LANGUAGE ON 4 THE BALLOT USED IN SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF ISSUING THE BONDS 5 INCLUDES THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR 6 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF REPAYING THE BONDS, EXPRESSED 7 BOTH PER PUPIL AND PER CLASSROOM AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT FOR 8 WHICH THE BONDS ARE TO BE ISSUED. THE STATE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP 9 AND DISTRIBUTE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS GUIDELINES ON CALCULATING THE 10 AMOUNTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. 11 Sec. 1361. (1) School district elections upon the issuance 12 of bonds shall be held and conductedas elections in registra-13tion districtsin accordance withpart 13THIS ACT AND THE 14 MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW. Members of the SCHOOL boardof education15 shall not serve on a board of election inspectors. 16 (2) The question shall be submitted by ballot in substan- 17 tially the following form: 18 "Shall .................................................., 19 (here state the legal name of the school district) 20 county/or counties of .................... and state of 21 Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed .................... 22 dollars ($....................) and issue its bonds therefor, 23 for the purpose of ....................? THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL 24 COST OF REPAYING THE BONDS IS $................... PER PUPIL AND 25 $.................. PER CLASSROOM AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. 26 Yes ( ) 01436'99 * 37 1 No ( )". 2 (3) Anything contained in the ballot not specified in this 3 section shall be considered surplusage and of no legal effect. 4 Sec. 1732. The ballot submitting the question of borrowing 5 money for the purpose of issuing bonds under section 1731 shall 6 be in substantially the following form: 7 "Shall_________________________________________________________ 8 (legal name of the intermediate school district) 9 state of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed 10 $_______________ and issue its bonds therefor, for the purpose 11 of_______________? THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST OF REPAYING THE 12 BONDS IS $__________ PER PUPIL ENROLLED IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION 13 PROGRAM AND $__________ PER CLASSROOM AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. 14 Yes ( ) 15 No ( )". 16 Enacting section 1. The following sections and parts of the 17 revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, are 18 repealed effective January 1, 2002: 19 (a) Section 662, MCL 380.662. 20 (b) Part 12, MCL 380.1001 to 380.1071. 21 (c) Part 14, MCL 380.1101 to 380.1106. 22 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act shall take effect 23 January 1, 2002. 24 Enacting section 3. This amendatory act does not take 25 effect unless Senate Bill No. 291 26 of the 90th Legislature is enacted into law. 01436'99 * Final page. TAV