SENATE BILL No.
816



   October 19, 1999, Introduced by Senator KOIVISTO and referred to the Committee on
        Appropriations.



        A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

   "The state school aid act of 1979,"

   (MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 20l.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 20l.  (1) FROM THE STATE SCHOOL AID FUND MONEY
             APPRO-

 2    PRIATED IN SECTION 11, THERE IS ALLOCATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED

 3    $250,000.00 EACH FISCAL YEAR FOR 1999-2000 AND 2000-2001 FOR PAY-

 4    MENTS TO DISTRICTS UNDER THIS SECTION.

 5         (2) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PAYMENT UNDER THIS SECTION, A DIS-

 6    TRICT MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

 7         (A) THE DISTRICT'S MEMBERSHIP IS 30 PUPILS OR FEWER.

 8         (B) AT LEAST 80% OF THE DISTRICT'S COMBINED STATE AND LOCAL

 9    REVENUE IS FROM THE DISTRICT'S LOCAL SCHOOL OPERATING REVENUE.

10    AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, "COMBINED STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE"




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 1    AND "LOCAL SCHOOL OPERATING REVENUE" MEAN THOSE TERMS AS DEFINED

 2    IN SECTION 20.

 3         (3) THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT UNDER THIS SECTION TO EACH

 4    DISTRICT ELIGIBLE UNDER SUBSECTION (2) SHALL BE AN AMOUNT EQUAL

 5    TO THE STATE REVENUE DERIVED FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING IN THE

 6    IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR FROM THE TAX LEVIED UNDER THE

 7    STATE EDUCATION TAX ACT, 1993 PA 331, MCL 211.901 TO 211.906, ON

 8    PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT

 9    OF TREASURY.






































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