SENATE BILL NO. 446 March 17, 1999, Introduced by Senator BENNETT and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 1272d, 1279, and 1613 (MCL 380.1272d, 380.1279, and 380.1613), section 1272d as amended by 1993 PA 335, section 1279 as amended by 1997 PA 175, and section 1613 as added by 1982 PA 333, and by adding section 1292; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1272d. The department of education shall do all of the 2 following: 3 (a) Prescribe a uniform reporting system for the collection, 4 compilation, and analysis of data relative to the administration 5 of this section and section 1272a. 6 (b) Pay a school district for each free meal served pursuant 7 to section 1272b(c) an amount calculated by subtracting the 01701'99 TAV 2 1 federal reimbursement rate for a free meal from the actual cost 2 of the meal, but not to exceed 5 cents per meal. 3 (c) Pay a school district for each reduced price meal served 4 pursuant to section 1272b(c) an amount calculated by subtracting 5 the sum of the federal reimbursement rate for a reduced price 6 meal and the fee charged from the actual average cost of the 7 meal, but not to exceed 2 cents per meal.(d) For 1982-83 and8thereafter, paymentsPAYMENTS TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT required by 9subdivisions (b) and (c) to a school districtTHIS SUBDIVISION 10 AND SUBDIVISION (B) shall be credited to the state's matching 11 share required by section 7 of the national school lunch act, 12 CHAPTER 281, 60 STAT. 232, 42 U.S.C. 1756. 13 (D)(e)Designate a reimbursable cost per breakfast equal 14 to the lesser of the school district's actual costs or 100% of 15 the cost of a breakfast served by an efficiently operated break- 16 fast program, as determined by the department. The department 17 shall allocate, and the legislature shall appropriate as part of 18 the annual department appropriations and allocations, all reason- 19 able and necessary direct and indirect costs of an efficiently 20 operated breakfast program or the school district's actual costs, 21 whichever is less, incurred by a school district in the operation 22 of a breakfast program, which costs would not have been incurred 23 without the operation of a breakfast program, to any extent that 24 they exceed state and federal breakfast subsidies and permissible 25 pupil breakfast fees. These costs shall be reimbursed on a 26 per-breakfast-served basis and may include, but shall not be 27 limited to, compensation for needed additional personnel and 01701'99 3 1 supervision of both participating and nonparticipating pupils. 2 In a school year in which the total amount of reimbursements 3 under thissubsectionSUBDIVISION, as determined by the depart- 4 ment, are not appropriated, the requirements of section 1272a(2) 5 shall not apply to the affected school district. 6 Sec. 1279. (1) The board of a school district or public 7 school academy shall administer state assessments to high school 8 pupils in the subject areas of communications skills, mathemat- 9 ics, science, and, beginning with pupils scheduled to graduate in 10 2000, social studies. The board shall include on the pupil's 11 high school transcript all of the following: 12 (a) For each high school graduate who has completed a 13 subject area assessment under this section, the pupil's scaled 14 score on the assessment. 15 (b) If the pupil's scaled score on a subject area assessment 16 falls within the range required under subsection (2) for a cate- 17 gory established under subsection (2), an indication that the 18 pupil has achieved state endorsement for that subject area. 19 (c) The number of school days the pupil was in attendance at 20 school each school year during high school and the total number 21 of school days in session for each of those school years. 22 (2) The department shall develop scaled scores for reporting 23 subject area assessment results for each of the subject areas 24 under this section. Subject to approval by the state board, the 25 superintendent of public instruction shall establish 3 categories 26 for each subject area indicating basic competency, above average, 27 and outstanding, and shall establish the scaled score range 01701'99 4 1 required for each category. The department shall design and 2 distribute to school districts, intermediate school districts, 3 public school academies, and nonpublic schools a simple and con- 4 cise document that describes these categories in each subject 5 area and indicates the scaled score ranges for each category in 6 each subject area. A school district or public school academy 7 may award a high school diploma to a pupil who successfully com- 8 pletes local school district or public school academy require- 9 ments established in accordance with state law for high school 10 graduation, regardless of whether the pupil is eligible for any 11 state endorsement. 12 (3) The assessments administered for the purposes of this 13 section shall be administered to pupils during the last 30 school 14 days of grade 11. The department shall ensure that the assess- 15 ments are scored and the scores are returned to pupils, their 16 parents or legal guardians, and school districts or public school 17 academies not later than the beginning of the pupil's first 18 semester of grade 12. Not later than fall 1999, the department 19 shall arrange for those portions of a pupil's assessment that 20 cannot be scored mechanically to be scored in Michigan by persons 21 who are Michigan teachers, retired Michigan teachers, or Michigan 22 school administrators and who have been trained in scoring the 23 assessments. The returned scores shall indicate the pupil's 24 scaled score for each subject area assessment, the range of 25 scaled scores for each subject area, and the range of scaled 26 scores required for each category established under 27 subsection (2). In reporting the scores to pupils, parents, and 01701'99 5 1 schools, the department shall provide specific, meaningful, and 2 timely feedback on the pupil's performance on the assessment. 3 (4) For each pupil who does not achieve state endorsement in 4 1 or more subject areas, the board of the school district or 5 public school academy in which the pupil is enrolled shall pro- 6 vide that there be at least 1 meeting attended by at least the 7 pupil and a member of the school district's or public school 8 academy's staff or a local or intermediate school district con- 9 sultant who is proficient in the measurement and evaluation of 10 pupils. The school district or public school academy may provide 11 the meeting as a group meeting for pupils in similar 12 circumstances. If the pupil is a minor, the school district or 13 public school academy shall invite and encourage the pupil's 14 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to attend the 15 meeting and shall mail a notice of the meeting to the pupil's 16 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis. The purpose 17 of this meeting and any subsequent meeting under this subsection 18 shall be to determine an educational program for the pupil 19 designed to have the pupil achieve state endorsement in each 20 subject area in which he or she did not achieve state 21 endorsement. In addition, a school district or public school 22 academy may provide for subsequent meetings with the pupil con- 23 ducted by a high school counselor or teacher designated by the 24 pupil's high school principal, and shall invite and encourage the 25 pupil's parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to 26 attend the subsequent meetings. The school district or public 27 school academy shall provide special programs for the pupil or 01701'99 6 1 develop a program using the educational programs regularly 2 provided by the district unless the board of the school district 3 or public school academy decides otherwise and publishes and 4 explains its decision in a public justification report. 5 (5) A pupil who wants to repeat an assessment administered 6 under this section may repeat the assessment, without charge to 7 the pupil, in the next school year or after graduation. An indi- 8 vidual may repeat an assessment at any time the school district 9 or public school academy administers an applicable assessment 10 instrument or during a retesting period under subsection (7). 11 (6) The department shall ensure that the length of the 12 assessments used for the purposes of this section and the com- 13 bined total time necessary to administer all of the assessments, 14 including social studies, are the shortest possible that will 15 still maintain the degree of reliability and validity of the 16 assessment results determined necessary by the department. The 17 department shall ensure that the maximum total combined length of 18 time that schools are required to set aside for administration of 19 all of the assessments used for the purposes of this section, 20 including social studies, does not exceed 8 hours. However, this 21 subsection does not limit the amount of time that individuals may 22 have to complete the assessments. 23 (7) The department shall establish, schedule, and arrange 24 periodic retesting periods throughout the year for individuals 25 who desire to repeat an assessment under this section. The 26 department shall coordinate the arrangements for administering 27 the repeat assessments and shall ensure that the retesting is 01701'99 7 1 made available at least within each intermediate school district 2 and, to the extent possible, within each school district. 3 (8) A school district or public school academy shall provide 4 accommodations to a pupil with disabilities for the assessments 5 required under this section, as provided under section 504 of 6 title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 29 7 U.S.C. 794; subtitle A of title II of the Americans with disabil- 8 ities act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 42 U.S.C. 12131 to 12134; 9 and the implementing regulations for those statutes. 10 (9) For the purposes of this section, the state board shall 11 develop or select and approve assessment instruments to measure 12 pupil performance in communications skills, mathematics, social 13 studies, and science. The assessment instruments shall be based 14 on the state board model core academic content standards 15 objectives. 16 (10) All assessment instruments developed or selected and 17 approved by the state under any statute or rule for a purpose 18 related to K to 12 education shall be objective-oriented and con- 19 sistent with the state board model core academic content stan- 20 dards objectives. 21 (11) A person who has graduated from high school after 1996 22 and who has not previously taken an assessment under this section 23 may take an assessment used for the purposes of this section, 24 without charge to the person, at the school district from which 25 he or she graduated from high school at any time that school dis- 26 trict administers the assessment or during a retesting period 27 scheduled under subsection (7) and have his or her scaled score 01701'99 8 1 on the assessment included on his or her high school transcript. 2 If the person's scaled score on a subject area assessment falls 3 within the range required under subsection (2) for a category 4 established under subsection (2), the school district shall also 5 indicate on the person's high school transcript that the person 6 has achieved state endorsement for that subject area. 7 (12) Not later than July 1 of each year until 2000, the 8 department shall submit a comprehensive report to the legislature 9 on the status of the assessment program under this section. The 10 report shall include at least all of the following: 11 (a) The annual pupil assessment data. 12 (b) A description of the feedback provided to pupils, par- 13 ents, and schools. 14 (c) A description of any significant alterations made in the 15 program by the department or state board during the period cov- 16 ered by the report. 17 (d) Any recommendations by the department or state board for 18 legislative changes to the program. 19 (e) An update of the reports of the assessment advisory com- 20 mittees of the state board. 21(13) Pupils scheduled to graduate in 1998 who took the22assessments used for the purposes of this section during the231996-97 school year may repeat 1 or more of the assessments24during the 1997-98 school year. The department, in cooperation25with school districts and public school academies, shall make26arrangements for repeat assessments to be available for these27pupils in each school district that operates a high school during01701'99 9 1the 1997-98 school year in time for these pupils to repeat the2assessments before graduation. The repeat assessments may be3administered at times other than regular school hours.4 (13)(14)A child who is a student in a nonpublic school 5 or home school may take an assessment under this section. To 6 take an assessment, a child who is a student in a home school 7 shall contact the school district in which the child resides, and 8 that school district shall administer the assessment, or the 9 child may take the assessment at a nonpublic school if allowed by 10 the nonpublic school. Upon request from a nonpublic school, the 11 department shall supply assessments and the nonpublic school may 12 administer the assessment. 13 (14)(15)The purpose of the assessment under this section 14 is to assess pupil performance in mathematics, science, social 15 studies, and communication arts for the purpose of improving aca- 16 demic achievement and establishing a statewide standard of 17 competency. The assessment under this section provides a common 18 measure of data that will contribute to the improvement of 19 Michigan schools' curriculum and instruction by encouraging 20 alignment with Michigan's curriculum framework standards. These 21 standards are based upon the expectations of what pupils should 22 know and be able to do by the end of grade 11. 23 (15)(16)Not later than 90 days after the effective date 24 of this subsection, the state board shall appoint an 11-member 25 assessment administration advisory committee to advise the state 26 board on Michigan education assessment program (MEAP) tests and 27 on the assessments used for state endorsements under this 01701'99 10 1 section. This advisory committee shall be composed of 2 representatives of school districts, intermediate school dis- 3 tricts, school administrators, teachers, and parents, with the 4 appointments reflecting the geographic and population diversity 5 of school districts in this state. The representatives of school 6 districts and intermediate school districts shall be persons who 7 are expert in testing or test administration. This advisory com- 8 mittee shall evaluate these tests and assessments and make recom- 9 mendations to the state board and department on issues related to 10 administration, scoring, and reporting and use of results of 11 these tests and assessments, including, but not limited to, 12 length of the tests and assessments; the time of the testing 13 period during the school year; feedback provided to pupils, par- 14 ents, and schools; accurate and relevant reporting of results to 15 the general public; the selection of a retesting period and pro- 16 cedures and arrangements for repeating tests or assessments; 17 local scoring and other general issues regarding scoring of tests 18 and assessments; categories of scoring on the MEAP tests and cat- 19 egories of state endorsement under this section; and professional 20 development for teachers to assist in preparing pupils to have 21 the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed on the tests and 22 assessments. 23 (16)(17)As used in this section: 24 (a) "Communications skills" means reading and writing. 25 (b) "Social studies" means geography, history, economics, 26 and American government. 01701'99 11 1 SEC. 1292. (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 2 SHALL PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A STATE PLAN FOR CREATION OF A 3 MICHIGAN INFORMATION NETWORK LINKING EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; 4 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT; PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY; COMMUNITY 5 COLLEGE; INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN 6 THIS STATE; STATE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY; AND EACH STATE, LOCAL, OR 7 REGIONAL LIBRARY ON AN EQUAL BASIS BY FIBER OPTIC OR COAXIAL 8 CABLE OR OTHER COMPARABLE SYSTEM ALLOWING A WORLD-CLASS STATEWIDE 9 INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA ACCESS AND EXCHANGE SYSTEM. 10 (2) ALL EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES IN THIS STATE ARE ENCOURAGED TO 11 PARTICIPATE IN THE MICHIGAN INFORMATION NETWORK DESCRIBED IN 12 SUBSECTION (1) AND IN SIMILAR NETWORKS OR SYSTEMS AND ARE ENCOUR- 13 AGED TO USE COMPUTER, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER INTERACTIVE 14 TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP AND USE DISTANCE LEARNING FOR EDUCATIONAL 15 PURPOSES. 16 Sec. 1613. (1) By adoption of a resolution of its board 17before February 1, 1983, orbefore January 1 in any year, 18thereafter,a school district or intermediate school district 19 may determine to impose a summer property tax levy, which resolu- 20 tion by its terms may be applicable until revoked by the board of 21 the school district or intermediate school district or for levies 22 in any year specifiedthereinIN THE RESOLUTION. For each year 23 such a resolution applies, the school district or intermediate 24 school district that has adopted the resolution shall request, 25before February 1, 1983 orbefore January 1in anyOF THE 26 APPLICABLE year,thereafter,each city and township in which it 27 is located to agree to collect the summer levy in that year of 01701'99 12 1 either the total or 1/2, as specified in the resolution, of the 2 school property taxes. Notice of the meeting of the respective 3 school district board or intermediate school district board at 4 which this resolution will be offered for adoption shall be pub- 5 lished by the district, not less than 6 days before holding the 6 meeting, in a newspaper of general circulation in the school dis- 7 trict or intermediate school district. This notice shall specify 8 the time, date, and place of the public meeting, shall be not 9 less than 8 vertical inches and 4 horizontal inches, shall be in 10 not less than 12-point type, shall be preceded by a headline in 11 not less than 18-point type stating "Notice of a public meeting 12 to institute a summer property tax levy", shall contain a concise 13 statement of the contents and purpose of the proposed resolution, 14 and shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper reserved 15 for legal notices and classified advertisements. Upon receipt of 16 the request, the governing body of the city or township shall 17 negotiate the reasonable expenses for collection of the school 18 district's or intermediate school district's summer property tax 19 levy that the city or township may bill under section 1611 or 20 1612. If a city or township and the school district or interme- 21 diate school district reach an agreement within 30 days of 22 receipt of the district's request for the collection of the 23 district's summer property tax levy, including an agreement to 24 the amount of reasonable expenses that the city or township may 25 bill under section 1611 or 1612, section 1611 shall govern the 26 other terms of a city's agreement and section 1612 shall govern 27 the other terms of a township's agreement. 01701'99 13 1 (2) If a city or township and the school district or 2 intermediate school district fail to reach an agreement pursuant 3 to subsection (1) for the collection of the summer property tax 4 levy of a school district or intermediate school district subject 5 to subsection (3), the school district or intermediate school 6 district then may negotiate, until April 1, a proposed agreement 7 with the county treasurer to collect its summer property tax levy 8 against property located in that city or township. If a proposed 9 agreement with the county treasurer has not been reached by April 10 1, the school district or intermediate school district may deter- 11 mine to serve as the property tax collecting unit and collect its 12 own summer property tax levy against property in that city or 13 township. 14 (3) If, pursuant to subsection (2), the school district or 15 intermediate school district has determined to collect its own 16 summer property tax levy or has reached a proposed agreement with 17 a county treasurer on the collection of its summer property tax 18 levy against property located in a city or township with which an 19 agreement to collect this levy could not be made pursuant to sub- 20 section (1), the school district shall notify by April 15 that 21 city or township of the terms of the statement required by sub- 22 section (4)(b) and the city or township shall have 15 days in 23 which to exercise an option to collect the school district's or 24 intermediate school district's summer property tax levy pursuant 25 to the terms of section 1611 or 1612. 26 (4) Collection of all or part of a school district's or 27 intermediate school district's property tax levy by a county 01701'99 14 1 treasurer or by the school district or intermediate school 2 district shall comply with all of the following: 3 (a) Collection shall be either 1/2 or the total of the prop- 4 erty tax levy against the properties, as specified for that year 5 in the resolution of the district. 6 (b) The actual cost of the collectionwhichthe school 7 district or intermediate school district has agreed to incur 8 itself or to pay the county treasurer that is in addition to any 9 fees imposed pursuant to subdivision (g), and the aggregate 10 amount of costs of collection the district has agreed to incur or 11 the county treasurer may receive from district payments and from 12 fees and charges imposed pursuant to subdivision (g), shall be 13 stated in writing and reported to the state treasurer. 14 (c) Before June 30 the county treasurer or, if the district 15 is collecting its own summer property tax levy, the treasurer of 16 the school district or intermediate school district shall spread 17 the taxes being collected in terms of millages on the assessment 18 roll, assess the amount of tax levied in proportion to the state 19 equalized valuation, and prepare a tax rollwhichTHAT commands 20 the appropriate treasurer to collect on July 1 the taxes indi- 21 cated as due on the tax roll. 22 (d) Taxes authorized to be collected shall become a lien 23 against the property on which assessed, and due from the owner of 24 that property, on July 1. 25 (e) Taxes shall be collected on or before September 14 and 26 all taxes and interest imposed pursuant to subdivision (f) unpaid 27 before March 1 shall be returned as delinquent on March 1. Taxes 01701'99 15 1 delinquent under this subdivision shall be collected pursuant to 2Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amendedTHE GENERAL 3 PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 TO 211.157. 4 (f) Interest shall be added to taxes collected after 5 September 14 at that rate imposed by section 59 ofAct No. 2066of the Public Acts of 1893, being section 211.59 of the Michigan7Compiled LawsTHE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, 8 MCL 211.59, on delinquent property tax levies which became a lien 9 in the same year. 10 (g) All or a portion of fees or charges, or both, authorized 11 under section 44 ofAct No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893,12being section 211.44 of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE GENERAL 13 PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.44, may be imposed on 14 taxes paid before March 1 and shall be retained by the treasurer 15 actually performing the collection of the summer property tax 16 levy of the school district or intermediate school district, 17 regardless of whether all or part of these fees or charges, or 18 both, have been waived by the township or city. 19 (5) An agreement for the collection of a summer property tax 20 levy of a school district or intermediate school district with a 21 county treasurer shall include a schedule for delivering collec- 22 tions to the school district or intermediate school district. 23 (6) To the extent applicable and consistent with the 24 requirements of this section, theprovisions of Act No. 206 of25the Public Acts of 1893, shall applyGENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 26 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 TO 211.157, APPLIES to proceedings in 27 relation to the assessment, spreading, and collection of taxes 01701'99 16 1 pursuant to this section. Additionally, in relation to the 2 assessment, spreading, and collection of taxes pursuant to this 3 section, the county treasurer or, if the district is collecting 4 its own summer property tax levy, the treasurer of the school 5 district or intermediate school districtshall haveHAS powers 6 and duties similar to those prescribed byAct No. 206 of the7Public Acts of 1893THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, 8 MCL 211.1 TO 211.157, for township supervisors, township clerks, 9 and township treasurers. However, this sectionshall not be10considered toDOES NOT transfer any authority over the assess- 11 ment of property. 12 (7) If a county treasurer or the treasurer of a school dis- 13 trict or intermediate school district collects the summer prop- 14 erty tax levy of the SCHOOL DISTRICT OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL dis- 15 trict, the township or city shall deliver by June 1 a certified 16 copy of the assessment roll containingstate equalized17valuationsTAXABLE VALUES for each parcel of taxable property in 18 the township or city to the treasurer collecting the summer prop- 19 erty tax levy of the school district or intermediate school 20 district. The county treasurer or the treasurer of a school dis- 21 trict or intermediate school district receiving this certified 22 copy of the assessment roll shall remit the necessary cost inci- 23 dent to the reproduction of the assessment roll to the township 24 or city. 25 (8) A county treasurer or treasurer of a school district or 26 intermediate school district collecting taxes pursuant to this 27 section shall be bonded for tax collection in the same amount and 01701'99 17 1 in the same manner as a township treasurer would be for 2 undertaking the duties prescribed by this section. 3 (9) An agreement for the collection of a summer property tax 4 levy between a school district or intermediate school district 5 and a county may cover summer collections for 2 years. If an 6 agreement covers summer collections for 2 years, the resolution 7 and request required by subsection (1), the notice required by 8 subsection(2)(3), and the option to reconsider provided by 9 subsection (3)shallDO not apply for summer collections in the 10 second year. 11 (10) If collections are made pursuant to this section by a 12 county treasurer or by the treasurer of a school district or 13 intermediate school district, all payments from a school district 14 or intermediate school district for collecting its summer prop- 15 erty tax levy and all revenues generated from collection fees 16 shall be deposited, when received or collected, in a current 17 school tax collection fund, which fund shall be used by the 18 county treasurer or treasurer of the school district or interme- 19 diate school district to pay for the cost of collecting the 20 district's summer property tax levy. The current school tax col- 21 lection fund shall be segregated from all other funds and once 22 the current school tax collection fund has been established money 23 shall not be withdrawn except upon an order, check, or draft of 24 the collecting treasurer for the purpose of paying 1 or more of 25 the following costs: 26 (a) The cost of special deputy treasurers and equipment 27 directly involved in the collection of current property taxes. 01701'99 18 1 (b) The cost of all services determined necessary by the 2 collecting treasurer to collect the summer property tax levy of 3 the school district or intermediate school district. 4 (c) The contract payments to any person, firm, or corpora- 5 tion employed by the collecting treasurer to assist in the col- 6 lection of the current property taxes. 7 (11) All surplus money in a current school tax collection 8 fund shall be invested by the collecting treasurer in any invest- 9 ment authorized byAct No. 20 of the Public Acts of 1943, being10sections 129.91 to 129.93 of the Michigan Compiled Laws1943 11 PA 20, MCL 129.91 TO 129.96. The county treasurer and the trea- 12 surer of a school district or intermediate school district shall 13 publish, on March 1 of the year after the treasurer first col- 14 lects the summer property tax levy of a school district or inter- 15 mediate school district and each year thereafter, an annual 16 report on the status of the fund for the last year ending 17 December 31. The report shall show the total charges, expenses, 18 and year-end surplus. 19 (12) Money in the current school tax collection fund shall 20 not be transferred to the general fund of the county, school dis- 21 trict, or intermediate school district or made the subject of 22 appropriation by the county, school district, or intermediate 23 school district. Any surplus in a current school tax collection 24 fund shall be used by the county treasurer, school district trea- 25 surer, or intermediate school district treasurer to reduce the 26 following costs for the next summer property tax levy of a school 27 district or intermediate school district that is collected by the 01701'99 19 1 county treasurer, school district treasurer, or intermediate 2 school district treasurer: 3 (a) The costs of collection, in excess of fees and charges, 4 incurred or paid pursuant to subsection (4)(b). 5 (b) The fees and charges imposed pursuant to subsection 6 (4)(g). 7 (13) A city treasurer, township treasurer, county treasurer, 8 school district treasurer, or intermediate school district trea- 9 surer that collects pursuant to this section, section 1611, or 10 section 1612 the summer property tax levy of a school district or 11 intermediate school district against property eligible for a 12 deferral of summer property taxes under section 51 ofAct13No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being section 211.51 of the14Michigan Compiled LawsTHE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 15 PA 206, MCL 211.51, and, if not otherwise eligible for deferral 16thereunderUNDER THAT SECTION, against property classified as 17 agricultural real property if the gross receipts of the agricul- 18 tural or horticultural operations in the previous year or the 19 average gross receipts of such operations in the previous 3 years 20 are not less than the household income of the owner in the previ- 21 ous year, shall defer the collection of these summer property 22 taxes without penalty or interest until the following February 15 23 upon a filing by the taxpayer of an intent to defer with the 24 property tax collecting treasurer in the same manner as provided 25 by section 51 ofAct No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893THE 26 GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.51. The treasurer 27 of a city, township, school district, intermediate school 01701'99 20 1 district, or county who collects the summer property tax levy of 2 a school district or intermediate school district also shall 3 comply with the publication and assistance requirements of sec- 4 tion 51 ofAct No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893THE GENERAL 5 PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.51, with respect to prop- 6 erty eligible for a deferral under this subsection. 7 Enacting section 1. Sections 1291[1] and 1615 of the 8 revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1291[1] and 380.1615, 9 are repealed. 01701'99 Final page. TAV