November 5, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Geiss, Cochran, Santana, LaVoy, Knezek, Dillon, Brunner, Barnett, Schor and Nathan and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1308a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1308a. (1) The safe and secure schools fund is created
within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer shall deposit into the safe and secure
schools fund money received under section 1j(7) of chapter IX of
the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1j. The state
treasurer shall maintain separate accounts in the fund for each
school district and shall deposit into the account for a school
district all money received under that section that is received due
to an offense that occurred in that school district. The state
treasurer also may receive money or other assets from any other
source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct
the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the
fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the safe and secure schools fund at the close of
the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the
general fund.
(4) The department shall be the administrator of the safe and
secure schools fund for auditing purposes.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), the department shall expend
money from a school district account in the safe and secure schools
fund, upon appropriation, only for providing a grant to that school
district for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Separating public entry points from classrooms and
hallways leading to classrooms.
(b) Emergency notification systems to notify local law
enforcement of an emergency, in order to decrease response time.
(c) Hiring security personnel.
(d) Improving external windows to make them bullet-proof.
(e) Training teachers and other personnel in emergency
response procedures.
(f) Purchasing metal detectors.
(g) Obtaining professional services to evaluate safety and
security issues at school.
(h) Funding local law enforcement overtime costs for
patrolling for extracurricular events or events occurring during
school hours.
(i) Funding security for transportation of pupils for
authorized school trips or other off-site activities.
(j) Another project that is designed to improve safety and
security at school, is identified by the school district, and is
approved by the superintendent of public instruction.
(6) The department may expend money in the safe and secure
schools fund that is not in any school district account, upon
appropriation, for providing a grant to any school district for a
purpose described in subsection (5). If the department determines
that a school district that has received 1 or more grants under
subsection (5) does not have any further need for an additional
grant under subsection (5), the department may expend money in that
school district's account in the fund, upon appropriation, for
providing a grant to any other school district for a purpose
described in subsection (5).
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5127 (request no.
03654'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.