May 3, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to establish a stipend program for certain student
teachers; to establish a student teacher stipend fund and to
provide for its administration; and to prescribe certain powers and
duties of certain state officers, agencies, and departments.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"student teacher stipend act".
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Authority" means the Michigan finance authority created
within the department by Executive Reorganization Order No. 2010-2,
MCL 12.194.
(b) "Department" means the department of treasury.
(c) "Fund" means the student teacher stipend fund created in
section 11.
(d) "Public school" means that term as defined in section 5 of
the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(e) "Stipend" means money awarded to an individual under this
act in an amount determined under section 9.
(f) "Student teacher" means an individual who meets all of the
following:
(i) Is a student enrolled in a teacher preparation institution
approved by the state pursuant to section 1538a of the revised
school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1538a.
(ii) Is studying to be a teacher at the institution described
in subparagraph (i) in a program approved by the state pursuant to
section 1538a of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
380.1538a.
(iii) As a required part of the program described in
subparagraph (ii), observes classroom instruction or does closely
supervised teaching in a public school for at least 3 hours per
day.
Sec. 5. The student teacher stipend program is created within
the department, to be administered by the authority. Subject to
appropriation, the authority shall do all of the following:
(a) Award stipends to eligible student teachers under this
act.
(b) Develop an application form and application process for
student teachers applying for stipends under this act.
(c) Promulgate any rules necessary to implement this act
pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,
MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
Sec. 7. The authority may award a stipend under section 9 to
an individual determined by the authority to meet all of the
following eligibility criteria:
(a) Is a student teacher.
(b) Is a legal resident of this state.
(c) Has submitted a stipend application to the authority on or
before a date prescribed by the authority. The stipend application
must include a certification that the applicant meets the
eligibility criteria described in this section.
(d) Meets any other requirements established by the authority.
Sec. 9. (1) The authority shall award an individual eligible
under section 7 a stipend under this subsection. Subject to
adjustment under subsection (2), the maximum amount of the stipend
is $40.00 per day that the individual serves as a student teacher.
(2) In any state fiscal year, the authority may adjust the
amount of each stipend under subsection (1) based upon its
determination of money available from the fund and from
appropriations in that fiscal year.
Sec. 11. (1) There is created the student teacher stipend fund
as a separate fund in the state treasury, to be administered by the
department. The department may accept money for the fund from any
source except the school aid fund created in section 11 of article
IX of the state constitution of 1963. The state treasurer shall
deposit that money and credit the amount to the fund. The
department shall use the fund only to provide money to the
authority for stipends awarded under this act.
(2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
fund money and shall credit earnings to the fund.
(3) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not
revert to the general fund but shall be carried over in the fund to
the next fiscal year.
Sec. 13. Before February 1 of each year, the authority shall
report to the senate and house committees that have the
responsibility for education legislation all of the following:
(a) The number of individuals who received a stipend under
this act.
(b) A list of the public schools at which stipend recipients
served as student teachers.
(c) A list of institutions at which stipend recipients were
studying to become teachers.
(d) The average total amount paid to each stipend recipient.
(e) Any other data to support the operation and effectiveness
of the program.
Sec. 15. A recipient of a stipend under this act who submits a
false or misleading application or other false or misleading
information to the authority may be required to repay the total
amount of the stipend that he or she received, plus interest in
accordance with section 23 of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.23.