HB-5475, As Passed House, September 8, 2004                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           HOUSE BILL NO. 5475                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The revised school code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 620.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 620.  (1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the                 

                                                                                

2   center for educational performance and information shall submit             

                                                                                

3   all of the following information for each intermediate school               

                                                                                

4   district for the immediately preceding school fiscal year to the            

                                                                                

5   department in the form and manner prescribed by the department:             

                                                                                

6       (a) All of the following general information:                               

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) The amount of the intermediate school district's total                          

                                                                                

8   budget.                                                                     

                                                                                

9       (ii) The number of pupils served by the intermediate school                  

                                                                                

10  district.                                                                   

                                                                                

11      (iii) The number of employees employed by the intermediate                   

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   school district.                                                            

                                                                                

2       (iv) The number of constituent districts, public school                      

                                                                                

3   academies, and nonpublic schools served by the intermediate                 

                                                                                

4   school district.                                                            

                                                                                

5       (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and                      

                                                                                

6   subject to subsection (6), for each intermediate school board               

                                                                                

7   member or employee of the intermediate school district who had              

                                                                                

8   travel expenses during the school fiscal year that totaled more             

                                                                                

9   than $3,000.00 and that were paid for with intermediate school              

                                                                                

10  district funds, all of the following information concerning that            

                                                                                

11  travel:                                                                     

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) The total cost of air travel.                                                   

                                                                                

13      (ii) The total cost of overnight lodging.                                    

                                                                                

14      (iii) The total cost of car rental.                                          

                                                                                

15      (iv) The total cost of meals.                                                

                                                                                

16      (v) The dates, purpose, and locations of travel.                            

                                                                                

17      (vi) The name and position of the board member or employee.                  

                                                                                

18      (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) and                      

                                                                                

19  subject to subsection (5), for each contract, other than an                 

                                                                                

20  employment contract or a contract that is reported under                    

                                                                                

21  subdivision (f), that was entered into by the intermediate school           

                                                                                

22  district during the school fiscal year and that either obligated            

                                                                                

23  the intermediate school district for an amount in excess of                 

                                                                                

24  $100,000.00; was not competitively bid and obligated the                    

                                                                                

25  intermediate school district for an amount in excess of                     

                                                                                

26  $25,000.00; or was entered into with an entity in which an                  

                                                                                

27  intermediate school board member or school administrator of the             


                                                                                

1   intermediate school district, or a family member of an                      

                                                                                

2   intermediate school board member or school administrator of the             

                                                                                

3   intermediate school district, was known by the intermediate                 

                                                                                

4   school board to have a monetary interest, a description of the              

                                                                                

5   contract that includes at least all of the following:                       

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) The subject matter and cost of the contract.                                    

                                                                                

7       (ii) Whether the contract was competitively bid or was a                     

                                                                                

8   single source contract.                                                     

                                                                                

9       (iii) The name and position of each individual who signed the                

                                                                                

10  contract on behalf of the intermediate school district.                     

                                                                                

11      (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), if there                

                                                                                

12  was a modification made during the school fiscal year to an                 

                                                                                

13  existing contract that resulted in an additional financial                  

                                                                                

14  obligation owed by the intermediate school district in excess of            

                                                                                

15  $100,000.00 or that resulted in the total financial obligation              

                                                                                

16  owed by the intermediate school district from the existing                  

                                                                                

17  contract exceeding $100,000.00, or was a modification to an                 

                                                                                

18  existing contract that was not competitively bid and the                    

                                                                                

19  modification resulted in an additional financial obligation owed            

                                                                                

20  by the intermediate school district in excess of $25,000.00 or              

                                                                                

21  resulted in the total financial obligation owed by the                      

                                                                                

22  intermediate school district from the existing contract exceeding           

                                                                                

23  $25,000.00, a description of the modification and the total                 

                                                                                

24  amount of the additional and total financial obligation.                    

                                                                                

25      (e) Subject to subsection (4), for each intermediate school                 

                                                                                

26  district employee with a compensation package with a total annual           

                                                                                

27  monetary value in the top 3% among the intermediate school                  


                                                                                

1   district's employees, all of the following:                                 

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) The dollar value of his or her salary.                                          

                                                                                

3       (ii) The dollar value of all expense accounts provided for                   

                                                                                

4   the employee and the dollar value of all reimbursed expenses.               

                                                                                

5       (iii) The dollar value of any bonus, stipend, or any other                   

                                                                                

6   form of supplemental compensation.  As used in this subparagraph,           

                                                                                

7   "supplemental compensation" means any payment or benefit made               

                                                                                

8   available to that employee that is not generally made available             

                                                                                

9   to all teaching, administrative, and executive-level employees of           

                                                                                

10  the intermediate school district.                                           

                                                                                

11      (f) Total costs incurred during the school fiscal year, and                 

                                                                                

12  the source or sources of the money expended during the school               

                                                                                

13  fiscal year, for fiber optic or cable equipment and operating               

                                                                                

14  system software for fiber optic or cable equipment networks.  The           

                                                                                

15  description of the source or sources of the money expended for              

                                                                                

16  purposes described in this subdivision shall specify the amount             

                                                                                

17  used from each of the separate funds maintained by the                      

                                                                                

18  intermediate school district and used from each other source.               

                                                                                

19      (g) Payments made during the school fiscal year to persons                  

                                                                                

20  who were not employees of the intermediate school district for              

                                                                                

21  public relations, polling, lobbying, or legal services and a                

                                                                                

22  description of the services received by the intermediate school             

                                                                                

23  district in return.                                                         

                                                                                

24      (h) For each person not included under subdivision (e) or (g)               

                                                                                

25  to whom the intermediate school district was required to issue a            

                                                                                

26  federal income tax form 1099 that showed payments in excess of              

                                                                                

27  $25,000.00 during the school fiscal year, the total amount paid             


     House Bill No. 5475 (H-5) as amended September 8, 2004

   

1   to the individual, a description of the project or projects for             

                                                                                

2   which the person was contracted, and the services provided by the           

                                                                                

3   person.                                                                     

                                                                                

4       (i) The amount and percentage of the intermediate school                    

                                                                                

5   district's total budget that was spent on each of the following:            

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) Administrative costs, as defined under the Michigan                             

                                                                                

7   public school accounting manual.                                            

                                                                                

8       (ii) Public relations, surveys, polling, lobbying, and legal                 

                                                                                

9   services.                                                                   

                                                                                

10      (j) A list of all motor vehicles weighing 7,500 pounds or                   

                                                                                

11  less that were owned or leased by the intermediate school                   

                                                                                

12  district during the school fiscal year and are not reported under           

                                                                                

13  subdivision (c) and a description of the purposes for which each            

                                                                                

14  of these motor vehicles was used.                                           

                                                                                

15      (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to any of the                          

                                                                                

16  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

17      (a) Round-trip air travel on a scheduled airline from a                     

                                                                                

18  location in the Upper Peninsula to a location in the Lower                  

                                                                                

19  Peninsula or chartered round-trip air travel from a location in             

                                                                                

20  the Upper Peninsula to a location in the Lower Peninsula if the             

                                                                                

21  cost of the chartered air travel is less than the published cost            

                                                                                

22  of the same air travel on a scheduled airline.                              

        [(b) Travel expenses for air or boat travel for work-related purposes within this state between an island and the mainland.                                  

23      (c)] Travel expenses for travel within the boundaries of the                

                                                                                

24  intermediate school district for work-related purposes.                     

                                                                                

25      [(d)] Mileage reimbursement.                                                

                                                                                

26      (3) Subsection (1)(c) and (d) do not apply to a contract for                

                                                                                

27  utilities or to a contract for an annuity or retirement benefit             


                                                                                

1   in which all employees are eligible to participate unless the               

                                                                                

2   contract is for payment of a commission to a third-party broker             

                                                                                

3   for securing 1 of those contracts.                                          

                                                                                

4       (4) If an intermediate school district has fewer than 3                     

                                                                                

5   employees in the top 3% of employees as described in subsection             

                                                                                

6   (1)(e), the center for educational performance and information              

                                                                                

7   shall submit the information required under subsection (1)(e) for           

                                                                                

8   each intermediate school district employee with a compensation              

                                                                                

9   package with a total monetary value in the top 3 among the                  

                                                                                

10  intermediate school district's employees.  If an intermediate               

                                                                                

11  school district has more than 20 employees in the top 3% of                 

                                                                                

12  employees as described in subsection (1)(e), the center for                 

                                                                                

13  educational performance and information shall submit the                    

                                                                                

14  information under subsection (1)(e) for each intermediate school            

                                                                                

15  district employee with a compensation package with a total                  

                                                                                

16  monetary value in the top 20 among the intermediate school                  

                                                                                

17  district's employees.                                                       

                                                                                

18      (5) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), an intermediate                  

                                                                                

19  school board member or school administrator of an intermediate              

                                                                                

20  school district, or a family member of an intermediate school               

                                                                                

21  board member or school administrator of an intermediate school              

                                                                                

22  district, is not considered to have a monetary interest in any of           

                                                                                

23  the following contracts:                                                    

                                                                                

24      (a) A contract between the intermediate school district and                 

                                                                                

25  any of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

26                                                                               (i) A corporation in which an intermediate school board                             

                                                                                

27  member, intermediate school district administrator, or family               


                                                                                

1   member is a stockholder owning 1% or less of the total stock                

                                                                                

2   outstanding in any class if the stock is not listed on a stock              

                                                                                

3   exchange or owning stock that has a present market value of                 

                                                                                

4   $25,000.00 or less if the stock is listed on a stock exchange.              

                                                                                

5       (ii) A corporation in which a trust, if an intermediate                      

                                                                                

6   school board member, intermediate school district administrator,            

                                                                                

7   or family member is a beneficiary under the trust, owns 1% or               

                                                                                

8   less of the total stock outstanding in any class if the stock is            

                                                                                

9   not listed on a stock exchange or owning stock that has a present           

                                                                                

10  market value of $25,000.00 or less if the stock is listed on a              

                                                                                

11  stock exchange.                                                             

                                                                                

12      (iii) A professional limited liability company organized                     

                                                                                

13  pursuant to the Michigan limited liability company act, 1993 PA             

                                                                                

14  23, MCL 450.5101 to 450.6200, if an intermediate school board               

                                                                                

15  member, intermediate school district administrator, or family               

                                                                                

16  member is an employee but not a member of the company.                      

                                                                                

17      (b) A contract between the intermediate school district and                 

                                                                                

18  any of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

19                                                                               (i) A corporation in which an intermediate school board                             

                                                                                

20  member, intermediate school district administrator, or family               

                                                                                

21  member is not a stockholder owning more than 1% of the total                

                                                                                

22  stock outstanding in any class if the stock is not listed on a              

                                                                                

23  stock exchange; is not a stockholder owning stock that has a                

                                                                                

24  present market value in excess of $25,000.00 if the stock is                

                                                                                

25  listed on a stock exchange; or is not a director, officer, or               

                                                                                

26  employee.                                                                   

                                                                                

27      (ii) A firm, partnership, or other unincorporated                            


                                                                                

1   association, in which an intermediate school board member,                  

                                                                                

2   intermediate school district administrator, or family member is             

                                                                                

3   not a partner, member, or employee.                                         

                                                                                

4       (iii) A corporation or firm that has an indebtedness owed to                 

                                                                                

5   an intermediate school board member, intermediate school district           

                                                                                

6   administrator, or family member.                                            

                                                                                

7       (c) A contract between the intermediate school district and a               

                                                                                

8   constituent district.                                                       

                                                                                

9       (6) Beginning January 1, 2006, the monetary amount specified                

                                                                                

10  in subsection (1)(b) shall be adjusted each January 1 pursuant to           

                                                                                

11  the annual average percentage increase or decrease in the Detroit           

                                                                                

12  consumer price index--all items.  The adjustment for each year              

                                                                                

13  shall be made by comparing the percentage increase or decrease in           

                                                                                

14  the Detroit consumer price index for the preceding August by the            

                                                                                

15  corresponding Detroit consumer price index--all items 1 year                

                                                                                

16  earlier.  The resultant percentage change shall then be                     

                                                                                

17  multiplied by the affected monetary amount.  These results shall            

                                                                                

18  be rounded up to the nearest dollar and added to or subtracted              

                                                                                

19  from the current monetary amount as previously adjusted by this             

                                                                                

20  subsection to determine the new amount for that year.  The                  

                                                                                

21  adjustment shall apply only to expenditures or violations                   

                                                                                

22  occurring after the date of the adjusting of the amount.  The               

                                                                                

23  adjusted amount shall be determined and announced by the                    

                                                                                

24  department on or before December 15 of each year and shall be               

                                                                                

25  provided to all persons requesting the adjusted amount.  If the             

                                                                                

26  index is unavailable, the department shall make a reasonable                

                                                                                

27  approximation.                                                              


                                                                                

1       (7) The department shall post the information received under                

                                                                                

2   subsection (1) on its website.                                              

                                                                                

3       (8) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

4       (a) "Family member" means a person's spouse or spouse's                     

                                                                                

5   sibling or child; a person's sibling or sibling's spouse or                 

                                                                                

6   child; a person's child or child's spouse; or a person's parent             

                                                                                

7   or parent's spouse, and includes these relationships as created             

                                                                                

8   by adoption or marriage.                                                    

                                                                                

9       (b) "Total budget" means budget for all funds held by the                   

                                                                                

10  intermediate school district.                                               

                                                                                

11      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect July                  

                                                                                

12  1, 2005.                                                                    

                                                                                

13      Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

14  effect unless House Bill No. 5627 of the 92nd Legislature is                

                                                                                

15  enacted into law.