HOUSE BILL No. 4156
February 3, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Thomas, DeWeese, Schauer, Cherry, Bob Brown, Prusi, Hale, Garza, Kelly, Tesanovich, Vaughn, Rivet, Kukuk, Bogardus, Dennis, Green and Kilpatrick and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," (MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 32. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 32. (1) IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER APPROPRIATIONS IN 2 THIS ACT, THERE IS APPROPRIATED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3 $16,000,000.00 FROM THE STATE SCHOOL AID FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 4 ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 FOR GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION TO ELIGI- 5 BLE DISTRICTS FOR ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING THE "SUCCESS FOR 6 ALL" READING PROGRAM AT AT-RISK SCHOOLS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS 7 SECTION. 8 (2) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION, A DIS- 9 TRICT MUST OPERATE AT LEAST 1 AT-RISK SCHOOL, MUST MEET OTHER 10 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT BASED ON THE 11 DISTRICT'S AND SCHOOL'S DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT AND PREPAREDNESS 00630'99 TAV 2 1 TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THE PROGRAM, AND SHALL APPLY TO THE 2 DEPARTMENT IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 3 (3) A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE FOR 4 THE FIRST YEAR OF A 3-YEAR PROJECT. TO CONTINUE TO BE ELIGIBLE 5 TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE ENTIRE 3-YEAR PERIOD, A DISTRICT SHALL 6 REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPART- 7 MENT, READING PROGRESS AT EACH SCHOOL FOR WHICH FUNDING IS 8 RECEIVED UNDER THIS SECTION. IF THE REPORTS DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS 9 IN THE SCHOOL'S READING LEVELS, A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE 10 RENEWED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE 3-YEAR PERIOD. 11 (4) THE "SUCCESS FOR ALL" PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER THIS SECTION 12 SHALL BE OPERATED FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 5. THE PROGRAM 13 SHALL BE CORRELATED AND ALIGNED WITH THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL 14 MISSION, LONG-RANGE PUPIL GOALS, AND PUPIL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 15 AND SHALL BE ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT'S CORE ACADEMIC 16 CURRICULUM. 17 (5) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "AT-RISK SCHOOL" MEANS AN ELE- 18 MENTARY SCHOOL, AS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN WHICH AT LEAST 19 50% OF THE ACTUAL PUPILS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING IN THE 20 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE LUNCH, 21 AS DETERMINED UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT, CHAPTER 281, 22 60 STAT. 230, 42 U.S.C. 1751 TO 1753, 1755 TO 1761, 1762a, 1765 23 TO 1766b, 1769, 1769b TO 1769c, AND 1769f TO 1769h, AND AS 24 REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 31 OF THE IMME- 25 DIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AND ADJUSTED NOT LATER THAN 26 DECEMBER 31 OF THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR. 00630'99 Final page. TAV