February 14, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Ward, Moore, Walker, Elsenheimer, Gillard, Brown, Adamini, McConico, Tobocman, McDowell, Sheltrown, Mayes, Espinoza, Hune, Hansen, Hunter, Gonzales, Virgil Smith, Murphy, Lipsey, Jones, Kooiman, Vander Veen, Caul, Huizenga, Wenke, Pearce, Steil, Newell, Booher, Shaffer, Pavlov, Emmons, Baxter, Farhat, Casperson, Ball, Schuitmaker, Hoogendyk, Mortimer, Acciavatti, Nitz, Stahl, Caswell, Hummel, Nofs, Kahn, Van Regenmorter, Meyer, Cheeks and Sheen and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 11 of article IX, to
provide for a maximum funding differential among local school
districts.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to provide for a maximum funding differential
among local school districts, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted
to the people of the state:
ARTICLE IX
Sec. 11. There shall be established a state school aid fund
which shall be used exclusively for aid to school districts, higher
education, and school employees' retirement systems, as provided by
law. Sixty percent of all taxes imposed at a rate of 4% on
retailers on taxable sales at retail of tangible personal property,
100% of the proceeds of the sales and use taxes imposed at the
additional rate of 2% provided for in section 8 of this article,
and other tax revenues provided by law, shall be dedicated to this
fund. Payments from this fund shall be made in full on a scheduled
basis, as provided by law.
Beginning in the 1995-96 state fiscal year and each state
fiscal year after 1995-96, the state shall guarantee that the total
state and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes for
each local school district shall not be less than the 1994-95 total
state and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes for
that local school district, as adjusted for consolidations,
annexations, or other boundary changes. However, this guarantee
does not apply in a year in which the local school district levies
a millage rate for school district operating purposes less than it
levied in 1994.
Beginning in the 2007-2008 state fiscal year and each state
fiscal year after 2007-2008, the state shall ensure that the
percentage difference between the total state and local per pupil
revenue for school operating purposes for the local school district
with the highest amount of that total revenue and the total state
and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes for the
local school district with the lowest amount of that total revenue
does not exceed 10%. For each state fiscal year after 2006-2007,
the state shall ensure that any money that is appropriated and
allocated to local school districts for school operating purposes
and that is in excess of the amount appropriated and allocated for
that purpose for the immediately preceding state fiscal year is
used to decrease the percentage difference between the total state
and local per pupil revenue for school operating purposes for the
local school district with the highest amount of that total revenue
and the total state and local per pupil revenue for school
operating purposes for the local school districts with the lowest
amount of that total revenue.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.