SB-1016, As Passed Senate, March 10, 2004
February 25, 2004, Introduced by Senator EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1539 (MCL 380.1539), as added by 1988 PA
339.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1539. (1) A teacher-administrator preparation and
2 certification fund is established in the department of treasury
3 to be administered by the department of education.
4 (2) The department of education shall receive and forward to
5 the state treasurer for deposit in the teacher-administrator
6 preparation and certification fund all fees collected under
7 section 1538. The teacher-administrator preparation and
8 certification fund may receive as revenue money from any other
9 source, as appropriated by the legislature.
10 (3) The revenue in the teacher-administrator preparation and
1 certification fund shall
be expended only for the operation of
2 the teacher preparation and certification program and the
3 administrator preparation and certification program and for
4 teacher and administrator professional development and other
5 quality-related activities.
6 (4) Money in the teacher-administrator preparation and
7 certification fund that is unexpended at the end of the state
8 fiscal year shall be carried over to the succeeding state fiscal
9 year, shall not revert to the general fund, and shall be expended
10 as provided in subsection (3).
11 (5) For the state fiscal year ending September 30, 2004,
12 $1,000,000.00 is transferred from the teacher-administrator
13 preparation and certification fund to the unappropriated balance
14 of the general fund for the state fiscal year ending September
15 30, 2004.