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1-SENATE Substitute For HOUSE BILL NO. 5506 A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. the people of the state of michigan enact:
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13- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 part 1 line-item appropriations Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, from the following funds: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 100 State general fund/general purpose $ 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 part 2 provisions concerning appropriations general sections Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $100.00 and state spending in part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $0.00. Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
13+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 part 1 line-item appropriations Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 from the following funds: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION SUMMARY Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0 Full-time equated classified positions 560.2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 167,825,100 Interdepartmental grant revenues: Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 0 ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 167,825,100 Federal revenues: Total federal revenues 82,550,500 Special revenue funds: Total local revenues 5,868,500 Total private revenues 2,542,200 Total other state restricted revenues 10,117,800 State general fund/general purpose $ 66,746,100 Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0 Full-time equated classified positions 14.8 Unclassified salaries--FTE positions 6.0 $ 1,155,600 Education commission of the states 120,800 State board of education, per diem payments 24,400 State board/superintendent operations--FTEs 14.8 3,097,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 4,397,800 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 306,600 Special revenue funds: Private foundations 80,000 Certification fees 835,100 State general fund/general purpose $ 3,176,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sec. 103. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT Full-time equated classified positions 47.7 Central support operations--FTEs 41.7 $ 7,047,600 Federal and private grants 3,000,000 Grant and contract operations--FTEs 6.0 2,420,800 Property management 3,985,000 Terminal leave payments 353,300 Training and orientation workshops 150,000 Worker's compensation 6,200 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,962,900 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal indirect revenues 2,296,800 Federal revenues 5,860,200 Special revenue funds: Private foundations 1,000,000 Certification fees 616,800 Teacher testing fees 80,600 Training and orientation workshop fees 150,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 6,958,500 Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Information technology services and projects $ 5,753,400 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,753,400 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal indirect revenues 1,821,500 Federal revenues 670,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Special revenue funds: Certification fees 977,400 State general fund/general purpose $ 2,283,900 Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES Full-time equated classified positions 47.0 Special education operations--FTEs 47.0 $ 9,555,600 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 9,555,600 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 8,955,700 Special revenue funds: Private foundations 111,800 Certification fees 49,200 State general fund/general purpose $ 438,900 Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND Full-time equated classified positions 74.0 Camp Tuhsmeheta--FTE 1.0 $ 1,000,400 Low incidence outreach program 1,000,000 Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations--FTEs 73.0 16,714,000 Private gifts - blind 200,000 Private gifts - deaf 150,000 ASL literacy resources 1,000,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 20,064,400 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 7,639,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Special revenue funds: Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind) 5,868,500 Gifts, bequests, and donations 1,350,400 Low incidence outreach fund 1,000,000 Student insurance revenue 206,100 State general fund/general purpose $ 4,000,000 Sec. 107. EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE Full-time equated classified positions 47.0 Educator excellence operations--FTEs 46.0 $ 10,678,400 Educator recruitment and preparation programs--FTE 1.0 1,675,600 Teacher license renewals 280,000 Michigan test for teacher certification reimbursement 1,150,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 13,784,000 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 3,173,000 Special revenue funds: Certification fees 4,190,100 Teacher testing fees 203,300 State general fund/general purpose $ 6,217,600 Sec. 108. SYSTEMS, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY Full-time equated classified positions 15.0 Office of systems, evaluation, and technology operations--FTEs 15.0 $ 2,742,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,742,000 Appropriated from: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Federal revenues: Federal indirect revenues 145,500 Federal revenues 1,335,700 Special revenue funds: Certification fees 11,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 1,249,800 Sec. 109. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Full-time equated classified positions 6.0 Strategic planning and implementation operations--FTEs 6.0 $ 1,194,100 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,194,100 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 643,100 State general fund/general purpose $ 551,000 Sec. 110. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES Full-time equated classified positions 3.0 Administrative law operations--FTEs 3.0 $ 1,574,500 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,574,500 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 573,300 Special revenue funds: Certification fees 745,800 State general fund/general purpose $ 255,400 Sec. 111. ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES Full-time equated classified positions 58.0 Accountability services operations--FTEs 58.0 $ 14,921,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 14,921,300 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 12,981,800 State general fund/general purpose $ 1,939,500 Sec. 112. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES Full-time equated classified positions 84.0 Adolescent and school health $ 334,100 School support services operations--FTEs 84.0 16,310,400 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,644,500 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 13,127,300 Special revenue funds: Commodity distribution fees 150,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 3,367,200 Sec. 113. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS Full-time equated classified positions 85.7 Educational supports operations--FTEs 85.7 $ 17,846,000 Michigan core curriculum 750,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,596,000 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 13,175,600 Special revenue funds: Certification fees 602,400 State general fund/general purpose $ 4,818,000 Sec. 114. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Full-time equated classified positions 25.0 Career and technical education operations--FTEs 25.0 $ 5,834,200 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,834,200 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 4,099,200 State general fund/general purpose $ 1,860,000 Sec. 115. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN Full-time equated classified positions 36.0 Library of Michigan operations--FTEs 34.0 $ 5,623,000 Library services and technology program--FTE 1.0 5,630,700 Michigan eLibrary--FTE 1.0 1,740,800 Renaissance zone reimbursements 2,200,000 State aid to libraries 16,067,700 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 31,262,200 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 5,630,700 Special revenue funds: Library fees 300,000 State general fund/general purpose $ 25,331,500 Sec. 116. PARTNERSHIP DISTRICT SUPPORT Full-time equated classified positions 17.0 Partnership district support operations--FTEs 17.0 $ 4,238,200 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 4,238,200 Appropriated from: Federal revenues: Federal revenues 114,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 State general fund/general purpose $ 4,123,700 Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS Toolkit development $ 300,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 300,000 Appropriated from: State general fund/general purpose $ 300,000 part 2 provisions concerning appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025 general sections Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $76,863,900.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $18,417,000.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Renaissance zone reimbursements 2,200,000 School support services operations 150,000 State aid to libraries 16,067,700 TOTAL $ 18,417,700 Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594. Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1: (a) "Department" means the department of education. (b) "DHHS" means the department of health and human services. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (c) "District" means a local school district as that term is defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a public school academy as that term is defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5. (d) "FTE" means full-time equated. (e) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (f) "Standard report recipients" means the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office. Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmitting reports to the standard report recipients and any other required recipients by email and posting the reports on a website. Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1: (a) The funds must not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. (b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. (c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 comparable quality. Sec. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department for communicating with a member of the legislature or legislative staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law. Sec. 207. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the department shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1. The report must list all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the previous fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information: (a) The dates of each travel occurrence. (b) The total transportation and related expenses of each travel occurrence and the proportions funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, state restricted revenues, federal revenues, and other revenues. Sec. 208. The department shall not use funds appropriated in part 1 to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This section does not apply to legal services for bonding activities or to outside legal services that the attorney general authorizes. Sec. 209. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and submit a report that provides estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 close of the previous fiscal year. The report must summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The state budget office shall transmit the report to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees. Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for state restricted contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for private contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for the department: (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category. (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit. (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description. (d) The number of active department employees by job classification. (e) Job specifications and wage rates. Sec. 212. Not later than 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the previous 2 fiscal years. The report must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees. Sec. 214. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs, or facilities. (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments shall report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or interfere with the duties of the local health officer. Sec. 215. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 superintendent of public instruction shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that geographically disadvantaged business enterprises compete for and perform contracts to provide services, supplies, or both. The state superintendent of public instruction shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both. As used in this section, "geographically disadvantaged business enterprises" means that term as defined in Executive Directive No. 2019-08. Sec. 216. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification, including a comparison by line item of the number of full-time equated positions authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. The report must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients. Sec. 217. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce, and, if possible, prioritize in-person work and post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website. Sec. 218. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The department shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines. Sec. 219. Not later than April 1, the department shall report on each specific policy change made to implement a public act 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 affecting the department that took effect during the previous calendar year. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients, to the senate and house appropriations committees, and to the joint committee on administrative rules. Sec. 222. To the extent possible, the department shall not expend appropriations under part 1 until all existing authorized work project funds available for the same purposes are exhausted. department-specific general sections Sec. 301. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide through the internet the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents, and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are available on the internet, at the time the agenda and supporting documents are provided to state board of education members. Sec. 302. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may assist DHHS, other departments, intermediate school districts, and local school districts to secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to DHHS for reimbursement. Sec. 303. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do both of the following: (a) Post on its website a link to the federal Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse. (b) Disseminate knowledge about the What Works Clearinghouse to districts and intermediate school districts so that it may be used to improve reading proficiency for pupils in grades K to 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 304. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall coordinate with the other departments to streamline state services and resources, reduce duplication, and increase efficiency, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) Working with the department of treasury to coordinate with the financial independence team and overseeing deficit districts. (b) Working with DHHS and the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to coordinate with early childhood programs and overseeing child care providers. Sec. 305. (1) As a condition of receiving appropriations in part 1, the department shall, in collaboration with DHHS, promote and support initiatives in schools and other educational organizations that include, but are not limited to, training for educators, teachers, and other personnel in school settings for all of the following: (a) Using trauma-informed practices. (b) Age-appropriate education and information on human trafficking. (c) Age-appropriate education and information on sexual abuse prevention. (2) If requested by the department, the department of state police and the department of attorney general shall consult with the department in the promotion and support of initiatives in schools and other educational organizations under subsection (1). Sec. 306. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that the most recently issued report of regional in-demand occupations issued by the department of technology, management, and budget is distributed in electronic or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 paper form to all high schools in each school district, intermediate school district, and public school academy. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT Sec. 351. (1) The department may use the appropriations from the state board of education, per diem payments in part 1 for per diem payments to the state board members for meetings at which a quorum is present or for performing official business authorized by the state board. The per diem payments are set at the following rates: (a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day. (b) State board of education - member other than president - $100.00 per day. (2) The department shall not pay a state board of education member a per diem for more than 30 days per year. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES Sec. 401. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special education operations, the department shall use $100,000.00 to design and distribute to all parents and legal guardians of a student with a disability the following information: (a) Federal and state mandates regarding the rights and protections of students with disabilities, including, but not limited to, individualized education programs to ensure that parents and legal guardians are fully informed about laws, rules, procedural safeguards, and problem-solving options. (b) Any other information the department determines is necessary to allow parents and legal guardians to provide meaningful input in collaboration with districts to develop and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 implement an individualized education program. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND Sec. 451. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the employees at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind who work on a school-year basis are considered annual employees for purposes of service credits, retirement, and insurance benefits. Sec. 452. For each student enrolled at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, the department shall assess the intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of operating the student's instructional program, excluding room and board related costs and the cost of weekend transportation between the school and the student's home. Sec. 456. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind may promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall distribute information detailing its services to all intermediate school districts in this state. (2) If an intermediate school district knows that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind to intermediate school districts under subsection (1). (3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Sec. 457. Revenue received by the Michigan Schools for the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Deaf and Blind from gifts, bequests, and donations that is unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and does not revert to the general fund. Sec. 458. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the low incidence outreach fund are appropriated from money collected by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the low incidence outreach program for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year does not revert to the general fund and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. (2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means any of the following: (a) Document reproduction and services. (b) Conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes. (c) Providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software. Sec. 459. When conducting a due process hearing resulting from a parent's appeal of that parent's child's individualized education program team's decision on the child's educational placement, a state administrative law judge shall consider designating the Michigan School for the Deaf as 1 of the options for the least restrictive environment under federal law for the parent's child who is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing. Sec. 460. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ASL literacy resources, the department shall expend the funds to comply with all requirements in section 1705 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1705. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator excellence, the department shall maintain certificate revocation and felony conviction files of educational personnel. Sec. 502. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for teacher license renewals, the department shall implement a program to waive fees or associated costs for the recruitment and retention of educators. Sec. 503. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall, if requested by the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute, consult with the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and external stakeholders in connection with the department's implementation and administration of professional development training described in section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a, including, but not limited to, the online training of educators of pupils in grades K to 3 described in that section. Sec. 504. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator recruitment and preparation programs, the department shall award $1,000,000.00 to districts for both of the following: (a) Educator preparation program tuition, program fees, testing fees, and substitute permit costs for any individual employed in grades pre-k to 12 working toward certification or an additional endorsement. (b) Program costs associated with hands-on learning experiences for students in grades 6 to 12 interested in the field of education, with supervision and mentoring from educators who are champions of, and committed to, the success of the profession. Sec. 505. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 recruitment and preparation programs, not less than $190,000.00 and not fewer than 1.0 FTE position is allocated for educator recruitment and preparation programs. Sec. 506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and does not revert to the general fund. Sec. 507. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall adopt a teacher certification test that ensures that all newly certified elementary teachers have the skills to deliver evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in the science of reading. The department may use teacher certification or teacher testing fee revenue to the extent allowable under law to implement this section, or may pass along increased testing fees to teachers as allowable and appropriate. Sec. 508. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan test for teacher certification shall be used for grants to reimburse eligible applicants who have taken a subject area test or subject area tests required under the Michigan test for teacher certification during the 2024-2025 academic year. Grant awards must be equal to 100% of the fees associated with any test or tests under the Michigan test for teacher certification necessary for the eligible applicant to be certified to teach in Michigan. As used in this subsection, "eligible applicant" means any of the following: (a) The applicant was not a certified teacher in any state and took a required subject area test or subject area tests under the Michigan test for teacher certification for the first time. (b) The applicant was a certified teacher in another state and took a required test or tests under the Michigan test for teacher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 certification for the first time. (c) The applicant was a Michigan certified teacher and took a required subject area test or subject area tests under the Michigan test for teacher certification for an additional endorsement for the first time. (2) The department shall develop, and publish on the department website, program guidelines, an application process, and the associated application materials for grants under subsection (1). (3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan test for teacher certification are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallocated funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to reimburse applicants who are taking a required test for the Michigan test for teacher certification for the first time. (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources, contracts, or grants. (c) The total estimated cost for the work project is $1,150,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2029. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES Sec. 601. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for adolescent and school health, the department shall use the funds to replace 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 federal funding reductions from the HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the department and section 39a(2)(a) of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1639a. Sec. 602. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for school support services operations, there is appropriated $150,000.00 for school board member training. The department shall approve 1 or more training programs for school board members that include courses of instruction for school board members in 1 or more of the following topic areas: (a) Conflicts of interest, including, but not limited to, the application of section 1203 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1203. (b) Labor relations, including, but not limited to, a school board's role in collective bargaining agreements in 1947 PA 336, MCL 423.201 to 423.217, and in other laws related to employment. (c) Education law, including, but not limited to, the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1896, the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, and 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, MCL 38.71 to 38.191, dealing with teacher tenure. (d) School finance, including, but not limited to, the creation and management of school district budgets. (e) Board governance, including, but not limited to, roles and responsibilities, parliamentary procedure, and best practices. (f) Implicit bias training. (2) On completion of an eligible training program, a school board member may apply for reimbursement for the cost of the eligible training program through the board member's local district, up to $100.00 per course. The department may determine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 the form and manner of the application to reimburse the district for the cost. (3) The department shall create a process for the provider of a course in a topic listed in subsection (1) to apply to the department to have the course approved and be eligible for a school board member to be reimbursed for completing that course as provided under subsection (2). (4) As used in this section: (a) "Eligible training program" means a training program that is approved under subsection (1). (b) "School board member" means a member of the board of a school district or intermediate school district or a member of the board of directors of a public school academy in this state. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educational supports, the department shall produce a report detailing the progress made by districts with grades K to 12 receiving at-risk funding under section 31a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1631a, in doing both of the following: (a) Implementing multitiered systems of supports in the previous school fiscal year for grades K to 12. (b) Providing reading intervention services described in section 1280f of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1280f, for pupils in grades K to 12. (2) The department shall include, at a minimum, all of the following in the report described in subsection (1): (a) A description of the training, coaching, and technical 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 assistance offered by the department to districts to support the implementation of effective multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs. (b) A list of districts determined by the department to have successfully implemented multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs. (c) A list of best practices that the department has identified that may be used by districts to implement multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs. (d) Other information the department determines would be useful to understanding the status of districts' implementation of effective multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs. (3) The department shall provide the report described in subsection (1) to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee the department and school aid budgets, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by September 30 of the current fiscal year. Sec. 702. From the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 for implementation costs associated with programs for early childhood literacy funded under section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a. Sec. 703. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan core curriculum, the department shall, in collaboration with the confederation of Michigan tribal education department, continuously design, implement, and evaluate professional learning and optional curriculum modules for the purpose of teaching Michigan Indigenous tribal history including the history of Indian boarding schools in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Michigan as described in the Michigan core curriculum standards for grades 8 to 12. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN Sec. 801. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for library fees are appropriated from money collected by the library of Michigan for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year does not lapse to the general fund and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. (2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means any of the following: (a) Document reproduction and services. (b) Conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes. (c) Providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software. Sec. 804. (1) The department shall use the funds appropriated in part 1 for renaissance zone reimbursements to reimburse public libraries under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2024. The department shall allocate the funds not later than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the department and to the state budget director that the department of treasury has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible recipient. (2) If the amount appropriated under this section is not sufficient to fully pay obligations under this section, the department shall prorate payments on an equal basis among all eligible recipients. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sec. 805. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the Library of Michigan, there is appropriated $100,000.00 for Michigan's poet laureate to support the Michigan poet laureate program to promote poetry, the spoken word, and literary arts across this state. one-time appropriations Sec. 1102. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for toolkit development, the department is authorized to hire 1 limited-term employee and cover necessary costs to develop a toolkit to provide professional development regarding the teaching of the full and complex American history across subject areas including the history of communities of color and other marginalized communities. (2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for toolkit development are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallocated funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to develop a toolkit to provide professional development regarding teaching of the full and complex American history. (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources, contracts, or grants. (c) The total estimated cost for the work project is $300,000.00. 1 (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2026.
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1616
1717 2
1818
1919 3
2020
2121 4
2222
2323 5
2424
2525 6
2626
2727 7
2828
2929 8
3030
3131 9
3232
3333 part 1
3434
3535 line-item appropriations
3636
37-Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, from the following funds:
37+Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 from the following funds:
3838
3939 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
40-GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 100
41-State general fund/general purpose $ 100
40+APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
41+Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
42+Full-time equated classified positions 560.2
4243
4344 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
4445
4546
4647
4748
4849
4950
5051
52+APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
53+
54+
55+
56+
57+
58+
59+
60+Full-time equated unclassified positions
61+
62+6.0
63+
64+
65+
66+
67+
68+Full-time equated classified positions
69+
70+560.2
71+
72+
73+
74+
75+
76+1
77+
78+2
79+
80+3
81+
82+4
83+
84+5
85+
86+6
87+
88+7
89+
90+8
91+
92+9
93+
94+10
95+
96+11
97+
98+12
99+
100+13
101+
102+14
103+
104+15
105+
106+16
107+
108+17
109+
110+18
111+
112+19
113+
114+20
115+
116+21
117+
118+22
119+
120+23
121+
122+24
123+
124+25
125+
126+26
127+
128+27
129+
130+28
131+
132+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 167,825,100
133+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
134+Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 0
135+ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 167,825,100
136+Federal revenues:
137+Total federal revenues 82,550,500
138+Special revenue funds:
139+Total local revenues 5,868,500
140+Total private revenues 2,542,200
141+Total other state restricted revenues 10,117,800
142+State general fund/general purpose $ 66,746,100
143+Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
144+Full-time equated unclassified positions 6.0
145+Full-time equated classified positions 14.8
146+Unclassified salaries--FTE positions 6.0 $ 1,155,600
147+Education commission of the states 120,800
148+State board of education, per diem payments 24,400
149+State board/superintendent operations--FTEs 14.8 3,097,000
150+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 4,397,800
151+Appropriated from:
152+Federal revenues:
153+Federal revenues 306,600
154+Special revenue funds:
155+Private foundations 80,000
156+Certification fees 835,100
157+State general fund/general purpose $ 3,176,100
158+
51159 GROSS APPROPRIATION
52160
53161
54162
55163 $
56164
57-100
165+167,825,100
166+
167+Interdepartmental grant revenues:
168+
169+
170+
171+
172+
173+
174+
175+Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers
176+
177+
178+
179+
180+
181+0
182+
183+ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION
184+
185+
186+
187+$
188+
189+167,825,100
190+
191+Federal revenues:
192+
193+
194+
195+
196+
197+
198+
199+Total federal revenues
200+
201+
202+
203+
204+
205+82,550,500
206+
207+Special revenue funds:
208+
209+
210+
211+
212+
213+
214+
215+Total local revenues
216+
217+
218+
219+
220+
221+5,868,500
222+
223+Total private revenues
224+
225+
226+
227+
228+
229+2,542,200
230+
231+Total other state restricted revenues
232+
233+
234+
235+
236+
237+10,117,800
58238
59239 State general fund/general purpose
60240
61241
62242
63243 $
64244
65-100
66-
67-
245+66,746,100
246+
247+Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
248+
249+
250+
251+
252+
253+
254+
255+Full-time equated unclassified positions
256+
257+6.0
258+
259+
260+
261+
262+
263+Full-time equated classified positions
264+
265+14.8
266+
267+
268+
269+
270+
271+Unclassified salaries--FTE positions
272+
273+6.0
274+
275+$
276+
277+1,155,600
278+
279+Education commission of the states
280+
281+
282+
283+
284+
285+120,800
286+
287+State board of education, per diem payments
288+
289+
290+
291+
292+
293+24,400
294+
295+State board/superintendent operations--FTEs
296+
297+14.8
298+
299+
300+
301+3,097,000
302+
303+GROSS APPROPRIATION
304+
305+
306+
307+$
308+
309+4,397,800
310+
311+Appropriated from:
312+
313+
314+
315+
316+
317+
318+
319+Federal revenues:
320+
321+
322+
323+
324+
325+
326+
327+Federal revenues
328+
329+
330+
331+
332+
333+306,600
334+
335+Special revenue funds:
336+
337+
338+
339+
340+
341+
342+
343+Private foundations
344+
345+
346+
347+
348+
349+80,000
350+
351+Certification fees
352+
353+
354+
355+
356+
357+835,100
358+
359+State general fund/general purpose
360+
361+
362+
363+$
364+
365+3,176,100
68366
69367 1
70368
71369 2
72370
73371 3
74372
75373 4
76374
77375 5
78376
79377 6
80378
81379 7
82380
83381 8
84382
85383 9
86384
87385 10
88386
89387 11
90388
389+12
390+
391+13
392+
393+14
394+
395+15
396+
397+16
398+
399+17
400+
401+18
402+
403+19
404+
405+20
406+
407+21
408+
409+22
410+
411+23
412+
413+24
414+
415+25
416+
417+26
418+
419+27
420+
421+28
422+
423+Sec. 103. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
424+Full-time equated classified positions 47.7
425+Central support operations--FTEs 41.7 $ 7,047,600
426+Federal and private grants 3,000,000
427+Grant and contract operations--FTEs 6.0 2,420,800
428+Property management 3,985,000
429+Terminal leave payments 353,300
430+Training and orientation workshops 150,000
431+Worker's compensation 6,200
432+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,962,900
433+Appropriated from:
434+Federal revenues:
435+Federal indirect revenues 2,296,800
436+Federal revenues 5,860,200
437+Special revenue funds:
438+Private foundations 1,000,000
439+Certification fees 616,800
440+Teacher testing fees 80,600
441+Training and orientation workshop fees 150,000
442+State general fund/general purpose $ 6,958,500
443+Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
444+Information technology services and projects $ 5,753,400
445+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,753,400
446+Appropriated from:
447+Federal revenues:
448+Federal indirect revenues 1,821,500
449+Federal revenues 670,600
450+
451+Sec. 103. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
452+
453+
454+
455+
456+
457+
458+
459+Full-time equated classified positions
460+
461+47.7
462+
463+
464+
465+
466+
467+Central support operations--FTEs
468+
469+41.7
470+
471+$
472+
473+7,047,600
474+
475+Federal and private grants
476+
477+
478+
479+
480+
481+3,000,000
482+
483+Grant and contract operations--FTEs
484+
485+6.0
486+
487+
488+
489+2,420,800
490+
491+Property management
492+
493+
494+
495+
496+
497+3,985,000
498+
499+Terminal leave payments
500+
501+
502+
503+
504+
505+353,300
506+
507+Training and orientation workshops
508+
509+
510+
511+
512+
513+150,000
514+
515+Worker's compensation
516+
517+
518+
519+
520+
521+6,200
522+
523+GROSS APPROPRIATION
524+
525+
526+
527+$
528+
529+16,962,900
530+
531+Appropriated from:
532+
533+
534+
535+
536+
537+
538+
539+Federal revenues:
540+
541+
542+
543+
544+
545+
546+
547+Federal indirect revenues
548+
549+
550+
551+
552+
553+2,296,800
554+
555+Federal revenues
556+
557+
558+
559+
560+
561+5,860,200
562+
563+Special revenue funds:
564+
565+
566+
567+
568+
569+
570+
571+Private foundations
572+
573+
574+
575+
576+
577+1,000,000
578+
579+Certification fees
580+
581+
582+
583+
584+
585+616,800
586+
587+Teacher testing fees
588+
589+
590+
591+
592+
593+80,600
594+
595+Training and orientation workshop fees
596+
597+
598+
599+
600+
601+150,000
602+
603+State general fund/general purpose
604+
605+
606+
607+$
608+
609+6,958,500
610+
611+Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
612+
613+
614+
615+
616+
617+
618+
619+Information technology services and projects
620+
621+
622+
623+$
624+
625+5,753,400
626+
627+GROSS APPROPRIATION
628+
629+
630+
631+$
632+
633+5,753,400
634+
635+Appropriated from:
636+
637+
638+
639+
640+
641+
642+
643+Federal revenues:
644+
645+
646+
647+
648+
649+
650+
651+Federal indirect revenues
652+
653+
654+
655+
656+
657+1,821,500
658+
659+Federal revenues
660+
661+
662+
663+
664+
665+670,600
666+
667+1
668+
669+2
670+
671+3
672+
673+4
674+
675+5
676+
677+6
678+
679+7
680+
681+8
682+
683+9
684+
685+10
686+
687+11
688+
689+12
690+
691+13
692+
693+14
694+
695+15
696+
697+16
698+
699+17
700+
701+18
702+
703+19
704+
705+20
706+
707+21
708+
709+22
710+
711+23
712+
713+24
714+
715+25
716+
717+26
718+
719+27
720+
721+28
722+
723+Special revenue funds:
724+Certification fees 977,400
725+State general fund/general purpose $ 2,283,900
726+Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
727+Full-time equated classified positions 47.0
728+Special education operations--FTEs 47.0 $ 9,555,600
729+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 9,555,600
730+Appropriated from:
731+Federal revenues:
732+Federal revenues 8,955,700
733+Special revenue funds:
734+Private foundations 111,800
735+Certification fees 49,200
736+State general fund/general purpose $ 438,900
737+Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
738+Full-time equated classified positions 74.0
739+Camp Tuhsmeheta--FTE 1.0 $ 1,000,400
740+Low incidence outreach program 1,000,000
741+Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations--FTEs 73.0 16,714,000
742+Private gifts - blind 200,000
743+Private gifts - deaf 150,000
744+ASL literacy resources 1,000,000
745+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 20,064,400
746+Appropriated from:
747+Federal revenues:
748+Federal revenues 7,639,400
749+
750+Special revenue funds:
751+
752+
753+
754+
755+
756+
757+
758+Certification fees
759+
760+
761+
762+
763+
764+977,400
765+
766+State general fund/general purpose
767+
768+
769+
770+$
771+
772+2,283,900
773+
774+Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
775+
776+
777+
778+
779+
780+
781+
782+Full-time equated classified positions
783+
784+47.0
785+
786+
787+
788+
789+
790+Special education operations--FTEs
791+
792+47.0
793+
794+$
795+
796+9,555,600
797+
798+GROSS APPROPRIATION
799+
800+
801+
802+$
803+
804+9,555,600
805+
806+Appropriated from:
807+
808+
809+
810+
811+
812+
813+
814+Federal revenues:
815+
816+
817+
818+
819+
820+
821+
822+Federal revenues
823+
824+
825+
826+
827+
828+8,955,700
829+
830+Special revenue funds:
831+
832+
833+
834+
835+
836+
837+
838+Private foundations
839+
840+
841+
842+
843+
844+111,800
845+
846+Certification fees
847+
848+
849+
850+
851+
852+49,200
853+
854+State general fund/general purpose
855+
856+
857+
858+$
859+
860+438,900
861+
862+Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
863+
864+
865+
866+
867+
868+
869+
870+Full-time equated classified positions
871+
872+74.0
873+
874+
875+
876+
877+
878+Camp Tuhsmeheta--FTE
879+
880+1.0
881+
882+$
883+
884+1,000,400
885+
886+Low incidence outreach program
887+
888+
889+
890+
891+
892+1,000,000
893+
894+Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations--FTEs
895+
896+73.0
897+
898+
899+
900+16,714,000
901+
902+Private gifts - blind
903+
904+
905+
906+
907+
908+200,000
909+
910+Private gifts - deaf
911+
912+
913+
914+
915+
916+150,000
917+
918+ASL literacy resources
919+
920+
921+
922+
923+
924+1,000,000
925+
926+GROSS APPROPRIATION
927+
928+
929+
930+$
931+
932+20,064,400
933+
934+Appropriated from:
935+
936+
937+
938+
939+
940+
941+
942+Federal revenues:
943+
944+
945+
946+
947+
948+
949+
950+Federal revenues
951+
952+
953+
954+
955+
956+7,639,400
957+
958+1
959+
960+2
961+
962+3
963+
964+4
965+
966+5
967+
968+6
969+
970+7
971+
972+8
973+
974+9
975+
976+10
977+
978+11
979+
980+12
981+
982+13
983+
984+14
985+
986+15
987+
988+16
989+
990+17
991+
992+18
993+
994+19
995+
996+20
997+
998+21
999+
1000+22
1001+
1002+23
1003+
1004+24
1005+
1006+25
1007+
1008+26
1009+
1010+27
1011+
1012+28
1013+
1014+
1015+
1016+Special revenue funds:
1017+Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind) 5,868,500
1018+Gifts, bequests, and donations 1,350,400
1019+Low incidence outreach fund 1,000,000
1020+Student insurance revenue 206,100
1021+State general fund/general purpose $ 4,000,000
1022+Sec. 107. EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
1023+Full-time equated classified positions 47.0
1024+Educator excellence operations--FTEs 46.0 $ 10,678,400
1025+Educator recruitment and preparation programs--FTE 1.0 1,675,600
1026+Teacher license renewals 280,000
1027+Michigan test for teacher certification reimbursement 1,150,000
1028+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 13,784,000
1029+Appropriated from:
1030+Federal revenues:
1031+Federal revenues 3,173,000
1032+Special revenue funds:
1033+Certification fees 4,190,100
1034+Teacher testing fees 203,300
1035+State general fund/general purpose $ 6,217,600
1036+Sec. 108. SYSTEMS, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY
1037+Full-time equated classified positions 15.0
1038+Office of systems, evaluation, and technology operations--FTEs 15.0 $ 2,742,000
1039+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,742,000
1040+Appropriated from:
1041+
1042+Special revenue funds:
1043+
1044+
1045+
1046+
1047+
1048+
1049+
1050+Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind)
1051+
1052+
1053+
1054+
1055+
1056+5,868,500
1057+
1058+Gifts, bequests, and donations
1059+
1060+
1061+
1062+
1063+
1064+1,350,400
1065+
1066+Low incidence outreach fund
1067+
1068+
1069+
1070+
1071+
1072+1,000,000
1073+
1074+Student insurance revenue
1075+
1076+
1077+
1078+
1079+
1080+206,100
1081+
1082+State general fund/general purpose
1083+
1084+
1085+
1086+$
1087+
1088+4,000,000
1089+
1090+Sec. 107. EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
1091+
1092+
1093+
1094+
1095+
1096+
1097+
1098+Full-time equated classified positions
1099+
1100+47.0
1101+
1102+
1103+
1104+
1105+
1106+Educator excellence operations--FTEs
1107+
1108+46.0
1109+
1110+$
1111+
1112+10,678,400
1113+
1114+Educator recruitment and preparation programs--FTE
1115+
1116+1.0
1117+
1118+
1119+
1120+1,675,600
1121+
1122+Teacher license renewals
1123+
1124+
1125+
1126+
1127+
1128+280,000
1129+
1130+Michigan test for teacher certification reimbursement
1131+
1132+
1133+
1134+
1135+
1136+1,150,000
1137+
1138+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1139+
1140+
1141+
1142+$
1143+
1144+13,784,000
1145+
1146+Appropriated from:
1147+
1148+
1149+
1150+
1151+
1152+
1153+
1154+Federal revenues:
1155+
1156+
1157+
1158+
1159+
1160+
1161+
1162+Federal revenues
1163+
1164+
1165+
1166+
1167+
1168+3,173,000
1169+
1170+Special revenue funds:
1171+
1172+
1173+
1174+
1175+
1176+
1177+
1178+Certification fees
1179+
1180+
1181+
1182+
1183+
1184+4,190,100
1185+
1186+Teacher testing fees
1187+
1188+
1189+
1190+
1191+
1192+203,300
1193+
1194+State general fund/general purpose
1195+
1196+
1197+
1198+$
1199+
1200+6,217,600
1201+
1202+Sec. 108. SYSTEMS, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY
1203+
1204+
1205+
1206+
1207+
1208+
1209+
1210+Full-time equated classified positions
1211+
1212+15.0
1213+
1214+
1215+
1216+
1217+
1218+Office of systems, evaluation, and technology operations--FTEs
1219+
1220+15.0
1221+
1222+$
1223+
1224+2,742,000
1225+
1226+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1227+
1228+
1229+
1230+$
1231+
1232+2,742,000
1233+
1234+Appropriated from:
1235+
1236+
1237+
1238+
1239+
1240+
1241+
1242+1
1243+
1244+2
1245+
1246+3
1247+
1248+4
1249+
1250+5
1251+
1252+6
1253+
1254+7
1255+
1256+8
1257+
1258+9
1259+
1260+10
1261+
1262+11
1263+
1264+12
1265+
1266+13
1267+
1268+14
1269+
1270+15
1271+
1272+16
1273+
1274+17
1275+
1276+18
1277+
1278+19
1279+
1280+20
1281+
1282+21
1283+
1284+22
1285+
1286+23
1287+
1288+24
1289+
1290+25
1291+
1292+26
1293+
1294+27
1295+
1296+28
1297+
1298+Federal revenues:
1299+Federal indirect revenues 145,500
1300+Federal revenues 1,335,700
1301+Special revenue funds:
1302+Certification fees 11,000
1303+State general fund/general purpose $ 1,249,800
1304+Sec. 109. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
1305+Full-time equated classified positions 6.0
1306+Strategic planning and implementation operations--FTEs 6.0 $ 1,194,100
1307+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,194,100
1308+Appropriated from:
1309+Federal revenues:
1310+Federal revenues 643,100
1311+State general fund/general purpose $ 551,000
1312+Sec. 110. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES
1313+Full-time equated classified positions 3.0
1314+Administrative law operations--FTEs 3.0 $ 1,574,500
1315+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,574,500
1316+Appropriated from:
1317+Federal revenues:
1318+Federal revenues 573,300
1319+Special revenue funds:
1320+Certification fees 745,800
1321+State general fund/general purpose $ 255,400
1322+Sec. 111. ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES
1323+Full-time equated classified positions 58.0
1324+Accountability services operations--FTEs 58.0 $ 14,921,300
1325+
1326+Federal revenues:
1327+
1328+
1329+
1330+
1331+
1332+
1333+
1334+Federal indirect revenues
1335+
1336+
1337+
1338+
1339+
1340+145,500
1341+
1342+Federal revenues
1343+
1344+
1345+
1346+
1347+
1348+1,335,700
1349+
1350+Special revenue funds:
1351+
1352+
1353+
1354+
1355+
1356+
1357+
1358+Certification fees
1359+
1360+
1361+
1362+
1363+
1364+11,000
1365+
1366+State general fund/general purpose
1367+
1368+
1369+
1370+$
1371+
1372+1,249,800
1373+
1374+Sec. 109. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
1375+
1376+
1377+
1378+
1379+
1380+
1381+
1382+Full-time equated classified positions
1383+
1384+6.0
1385+
1386+
1387+
1388+
1389+
1390+Strategic planning and implementation operations--FTEs
1391+
1392+6.0
1393+
1394+$
1395+
1396+1,194,100
1397+
1398+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1399+
1400+
1401+
1402+$
1403+
1404+1,194,100
1405+
1406+Appropriated from:
1407+
1408+
1409+
1410+
1411+
1412+
1413+
1414+Federal revenues:
1415+
1416+
1417+
1418+
1419+
1420+
1421+
1422+Federal revenues
1423+
1424+
1425+
1426+
1427+
1428+643,100
1429+
1430+State general fund/general purpose
1431+
1432+
1433+
1434+$
1435+
1436+551,000
1437+
1438+Sec. 110. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES
1439+
1440+
1441+
1442+
1443+
1444+
1445+
1446+Full-time equated classified positions
1447+
1448+3.0
1449+
1450+
1451+
1452+
1453+
1454+Administrative law operations--FTEs
1455+
1456+3.0
1457+
1458+$
1459+
1460+1,574,500
1461+
1462+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1463+
1464+
1465+
1466+$
1467+
1468+1,574,500
1469+
1470+Appropriated from:
1471+
1472+
1473+
1474+
1475+
1476+
1477+
1478+Federal revenues:
1479+
1480+
1481+
1482+
1483+
1484+
1485+
1486+Federal revenues
1487+
1488+
1489+
1490+
1491+
1492+573,300
1493+
1494+Special revenue funds:
1495+
1496+
1497+
1498+
1499+
1500+
1501+
1502+Certification fees
1503+
1504+
1505+
1506+
1507+
1508+745,800
1509+
1510+State general fund/general purpose
1511+
1512+
1513+
1514+$
1515+
1516+255,400
1517+
1518+Sec. 111. ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES
1519+
1520+
1521+
1522+
1523+
1524+
1525+
1526+Full-time equated classified positions
1527+
1528+58.0
1529+
1530+
1531+
1532+
1533+
1534+Accountability services operations--FTEs
1535+
1536+58.0
1537+
1538+$
1539+
1540+14,921,300
1541+
1542+1
1543+
1544+2
1545+
1546+3
1547+
1548+4
1549+
1550+5
1551+
1552+6
1553+
1554+7
1555+
1556+8
1557+
1558+9
1559+
1560+10
1561+
1562+11
1563+
1564+12
1565+
1566+13
1567+
1568+14
1569+
1570+15
1571+
1572+16
1573+
1574+17
1575+
1576+18
1577+
1578+19
1579+
1580+20
1581+
1582+21
1583+
1584+22
1585+
1586+23
1587+
1588+24
1589+
1590+25
1591+
1592+26
1593+
1594+27
1595+
1596+28
1597+
1598+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 14,921,300
1599+Appropriated from:
1600+Federal revenues:
1601+Federal revenues 12,981,800
1602+State general fund/general purpose $ 1,939,500
1603+Sec. 112. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
1604+Full-time equated classified positions 84.0
1605+Adolescent and school health $ 334,100
1606+School support services operations--FTEs 84.0 16,310,400
1607+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,644,500
1608+Appropriated from:
1609+Federal revenues:
1610+Federal revenues 13,127,300
1611+Special revenue funds:
1612+Commodity distribution fees 150,000
1613+State general fund/general purpose $ 3,367,200
1614+Sec. 113. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS
1615+Full-time equated classified positions 85.7
1616+Educational supports operations--FTEs 85.7 $ 17,846,000
1617+Michigan core curriculum 750,000
1618+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,596,000
1619+Appropriated from:
1620+Federal revenues:
1621+Federal revenues 13,175,600
1622+Special revenue funds:
1623+Certification fees 602,400
1624+State general fund/general purpose $ 4,818,000
1625+Sec. 114. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
1626+
1627+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1628+
1629+
1630+
1631+$
1632+
1633+14,921,300
1634+
1635+Appropriated from:
1636+
1637+
1638+
1639+
1640+
1641+
1642+
1643+Federal revenues:
1644+
1645+
1646+
1647+
1648+
1649+
1650+
1651+Federal revenues
1652+
1653+
1654+
1655+
1656+
1657+12,981,800
1658+
1659+State general fund/general purpose
1660+
1661+
1662+
1663+$
1664+
1665+1,939,500
1666+
1667+Sec. 112. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
1668+
1669+
1670+
1671+
1672+
1673+
1674+
1675+Full-time equated classified positions
1676+
1677+84.0
1678+
1679+
1680+
1681+
1682+
1683+Adolescent and school health
1684+
1685+
1686+
1687+$
1688+
1689+334,100
1690+
1691+School support services operations--FTEs
1692+
1693+84.0
1694+
1695+
1696+
1697+16,310,400
1698+
1699+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1700+
1701+
1702+
1703+$
1704+
1705+16,644,500
1706+
1707+Appropriated from:
1708+
1709+
1710+
1711+
1712+
1713+
1714+
1715+Federal revenues:
1716+
1717+
1718+
1719+
1720+
1721+
1722+
1723+Federal revenues
1724+
1725+
1726+
1727+
1728+
1729+13,127,300
1730+
1731+Special revenue funds:
1732+
1733+
1734+
1735+
1736+
1737+
1738+
1739+Commodity distribution fees
1740+
1741+
1742+
1743+
1744+
1745+150,000
1746+
1747+State general fund/general purpose
1748+
1749+
1750+
1751+$
1752+
1753+3,367,200
1754+
1755+Sec. 113. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS
1756+
1757+
1758+
1759+
1760+
1761+
1762+
1763+Full-time equated classified positions
1764+
1765+85.7
1766+
1767+
1768+
1769+
1770+
1771+Educational supports operations--FTEs
1772+
1773+85.7
1774+
1775+$
1776+
1777+17,846,000
1778+
1779+Michigan core curriculum
1780+
1781+
1782+
1783+
1784+
1785+750,000
1786+
1787+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1788+
1789+
1790+
1791+$
1792+
1793+18,596,000
1794+
1795+Appropriated from:
1796+
1797+
1798+
1799+
1800+
1801+
1802+
1803+Federal revenues:
1804+
1805+
1806+
1807+
1808+
1809+
1810+
1811+Federal revenues
1812+
1813+
1814+
1815+
1816+
1817+13,175,600
1818+
1819+Special revenue funds:
1820+
1821+
1822+
1823+
1824+
1825+
1826+
1827+Certification fees
1828+
1829+
1830+
1831+
1832+
1833+602,400
1834+
1835+State general fund/general purpose
1836+
1837+
1838+
1839+$
1840+
1841+4,818,000
1842+
1843+Sec. 114. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
1844+
1845+
1846+
1847+
1848+
1849+
1850+
1851+1
1852+
1853+2
1854+
1855+3
1856+
1857+4
1858+
1859+5
1860+
1861+6
1862+
1863+7
1864+
1865+8
1866+
1867+9
1868+
1869+10
1870+
1871+11
1872+
1873+12
1874+
1875+13
1876+
1877+14
1878+
1879+15
1880+
1881+16
1882+
1883+17
1884+
1885+18
1886+
1887+19
1888+
1889+20
1890+
1891+21
1892+
1893+22
1894+
1895+23
1896+
1897+24
1898+
1899+25
1900+
1901+26
1902+
1903+27
1904+
1905+28
1906+
1907+Full-time equated classified positions 25.0
1908+Career and technical education operations--FTEs 25.0 $ 5,834,200
1909+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,834,200
1910+Appropriated from:
1911+Federal revenues:
1912+Federal revenues 4,099,200
1913+State general fund/general purpose $ 1,860,000
1914+Sec. 115. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
1915+Full-time equated classified positions 36.0
1916+Library of Michigan operations--FTEs 34.0 $ 5,623,000
1917+Library services and technology program--FTE 1.0 5,630,700
1918+Michigan eLibrary--FTE 1.0 1,740,800
1919+Renaissance zone reimbursements 2,200,000
1920+State aid to libraries 16,067,700
1921+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 31,262,200
1922+Appropriated from:
1923+Federal revenues:
1924+Federal revenues 5,630,700
1925+Special revenue funds:
1926+Library fees 300,000
1927+State general fund/general purpose $ 25,331,500
1928+Sec. 116. PARTNERSHIP DISTRICT SUPPORT
1929+Full-time equated classified positions 17.0
1930+Partnership district support operations--FTEs 17.0 $ 4,238,200
1931+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 4,238,200
1932+Appropriated from:
1933+Federal revenues:
1934+Federal revenues 114,500
1935+
1936+Full-time equated classified positions
1937+
1938+25.0
1939+
1940+
1941+
1942+
1943+
1944+Career and technical education operations--FTEs
1945+
1946+25.0
1947+
1948+$
1949+
1950+5,834,200
1951+
1952+GROSS APPROPRIATION
1953+
1954+
1955+
1956+$
1957+
1958+5,834,200
1959+
1960+Appropriated from:
1961+
1962+
1963+
1964+
1965+
1966+
1967+
1968+Federal revenues:
1969+
1970+
1971+
1972+
1973+
1974+
1975+
1976+Federal revenues
1977+
1978+
1979+
1980+
1981+
1982+4,099,200
1983+
1984+State general fund/general purpose
1985+
1986+
1987+
1988+$
1989+
1990+1,860,000
1991+
1992+Sec. 115. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
1993+
1994+
1995+
1996+
1997+
1998+
1999+
2000+Full-time equated classified positions
2001+
2002+36.0
2003+
2004+
2005+
2006+
2007+
2008+Library of Michigan operations--FTEs
2009+
2010+34.0
2011+
2012+$
2013+
2014+5,623,000
2015+
2016+Library services and technology program--FTE
2017+
2018+1.0
2019+
2020+
2021+
2022+5,630,700
2023+
2024+Michigan eLibrary--FTE
2025+
2026+1.0
2027+
2028+
2029+
2030+1,740,800
2031+
2032+Renaissance zone reimbursements
2033+
2034+
2035+
2036+
2037+
2038+2,200,000
2039+
2040+State aid to libraries
2041+
2042+
2043+
2044+
2045+
2046+16,067,700
2047+
2048+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2049+
2050+
2051+
2052+$
2053+
2054+31,262,200
2055+
2056+Appropriated from:
2057+
2058+
2059+
2060+
2061+
2062+
2063+
2064+Federal revenues:
2065+
2066+
2067+
2068+
2069+
2070+
2071+
2072+Federal revenues
2073+
2074+
2075+
2076+
2077+
2078+5,630,700
2079+
2080+Special revenue funds:
2081+
2082+
2083+
2084+
2085+
2086+
2087+
2088+Library fees
2089+
2090+
2091+
2092+
2093+
2094+300,000
2095+
2096+State general fund/general purpose
2097+
2098+
2099+
2100+$
2101+
2102+25,331,500
2103+
2104+Sec. 116. PARTNERSHIP DISTRICT SUPPORT
2105+
2106+
2107+
2108+
2109+
2110+
2111+
2112+Full-time equated classified positions
2113+
2114+17.0
2115+
2116+
2117+
2118+
2119+
2120+Partnership district support operations--FTEs
2121+
2122+17.0
2123+
2124+$
2125+
2126+4,238,200
2127+
2128+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2129+
2130+
2131+
2132+$
2133+
2134+4,238,200
2135+
2136+Appropriated from:
2137+
2138+
2139+
2140+
2141+
2142+
2143+
2144+Federal revenues:
2145+
2146+
2147+
2148+
2149+
2150+
2151+
2152+Federal revenues
2153+
2154+
2155+
2156+
2157+
2158+114,500
2159+
2160+1
2161+
2162+2
2163+
2164+3
2165+
2166+4
2167+
2168+5
2169+
2170+6
2171+
2172+7
2173+
2174+8
2175+
2176+9
2177+
2178+10
2179+
2180+11
2181+
2182+12
2183+
2184+13
2185+
2186+14
2187+
2188+15
2189+
2190+16
2191+
2192+17
2193+
2194+18
2195+
2196+19
2197+
2198+20
2199+
2200+21
2201+
2202+22
2203+
2204+23
2205+
2206+24
2207+
2208+25
2209+
2210+26
2211+
2212+27
2213+
2214+28
2215+
2216+29
2217+
2218+State general fund/general purpose $ 4,123,700
2219+Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
2220+Toolkit development $ 300,000
2221+GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 300,000
2222+Appropriated from:
2223+State general fund/general purpose $ 300,000
2224+
2225+State general fund/general purpose
2226+
2227+
2228+
2229+$
2230+
2231+4,123,700
2232+
2233+Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
2234+
2235+
2236+
2237+
2238+
2239+
2240+
2241+Toolkit development
2242+
2243+
2244+
2245+$
2246+
2247+300,000
2248+
2249+GROSS APPROPRIATION
2250+
2251+
2252+
2253+$
2254+
2255+300,000
2256+
2257+Appropriated from:
2258+
2259+
2260+
2261+
2262+
2263+
2264+
2265+State general fund/general purpose
2266+
2267+
2268+
2269+$
2270+
2271+300,000
2272+
2273+
2274+
912275 part 2
922276
932277 provisions concerning appropriations
942278
2279+for fiscal year 2024-2025
2280+
952281 general sections
962282
97-Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $100.00 and state spending in part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $0.00.
2283+Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, total state spending under part 1 from state sources is $76,863,900.00 and state spending under part 1 from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $18,417,000.00. The following itemized statement identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
2284+
2285+DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2286+Renaissance zone reimbursements 2,200,000
2287+School support services operations 150,000
2288+State aid to libraries 16,067,700
2289+TOTAL $ 18,417,700
2290+
2291+DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2292+
2293+
2294+
2295+
2296+
2297+
2298+
2299+Renaissance zone reimbursements
2300+
2301+
2302+
2303+
2304+
2305+2,200,000
2306+
2307+School support services operations
2308+
2309+
2310+
2311+
2312+
2313+150,000
2314+
2315+State aid to libraries
2316+
2317+
2318+
2319+
2320+
2321+16,067,700
2322+
2323+TOTAL
2324+
2325+
2326+
2327+$
2328+
2329+18,417,700
982330
992331 Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
2332+
2333+Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
2334+
2335+(a) "Department" means the department of education.
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2337+(b) "DHHS" means the department of health and human services.
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2397+(c) "District" means a local school district as that term is defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a public school academy as that term is defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
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2399+(d) "FTE" means full-time equated.
2400+
2401+(e) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
2402+
2403+(f) "Standard report recipients" means the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.
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2405+Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmitting reports to the standard report recipients and any other required recipients by email and posting the reports on a website.
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2407+Sec. 205. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1:
2408+
2409+(a) The funds must not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available.
2410+
2411+(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
2412+
2413+(c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of
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2473+comparable quality.
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2475+Sec. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department for communicating with a member of the legislature or legislative staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law.
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2477+Sec. 207. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the department shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1. The report must list all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the previous fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. The report must include all of the following information:
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2479+(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
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2481+(b) The total transportation and related expenses of each travel occurrence and the proportions funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, state restricted revenues, federal revenues, and other revenues.
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2483+Sec. 208. The department shall not use funds appropriated in part 1 to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This section does not apply to legal services for bonding activities or to outside legal services that the attorney general authorizes.
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2485+Sec. 209. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and submit a report that provides estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the
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2545+close of the previous fiscal year. The report must summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The state budget office shall transmit the report to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.
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2547+Sec. 210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2549+(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for state restricted contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2551+(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2553+(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for private contingency authorization. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of
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2613+the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
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2615+Sec. 211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for the department:
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2617+(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
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2619+(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
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2621+(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
2622+
2623+(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
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2625+(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
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2627+Sec. 212. Not later than 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the previous 2 fiscal years. The report must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees.
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2629+Sec. 214. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs, or facilities.
2630+
2631+(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments shall report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or interfere with the duties of the local health officer.
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2633+Sec. 215. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the state
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2693+superintendent of public instruction shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that geographically disadvantaged business enterprises compete for and perform contracts to provide services, supplies, or both. The state superintendent of public instruction shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both. As used in this section, "geographically disadvantaged business enterprises" means that term as defined in Executive Directive No. 2019-08.
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2695+Sec. 216. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification, including a comparison by line item of the number of full-time equated positions authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. The report must be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients.
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2697+Sec. 217. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce, and, if possible, prioritize in-person work and post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.
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2699+Sec. 218. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The department shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
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2701+Sec. 219. Not later than April 1, the department shall report on each specific policy change made to implement a public act
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2761+affecting the department that took effect during the previous calendar year. The department shall submit the report to the standard report recipients, to the senate and house appropriations committees, and to the joint committee on administrative rules.
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2763+Sec. 222. To the extent possible, the department shall not expend appropriations under part 1 until all existing authorized work project funds available for the same purposes are exhausted.
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2767+department-specific general sections
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2769+Sec. 301. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide through the internet the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents, and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are available on the internet, at the time the agenda and supporting documents are provided to state board of education members.
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2771+Sec. 302. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may assist DHHS, other departments, intermediate school districts, and local school districts to secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to DHHS for reimbursement.
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2773+Sec. 303. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do both of the following:
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2775+(a) Post on its website a link to the federal Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse.
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2777+(b) Disseminate knowledge about the What Works Clearinghouse to districts and intermediate school districts so that it may be used to improve reading proficiency for pupils in grades K to 3.
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2837+Sec. 304. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall coordinate with the other departments to streamline state services and resources, reduce duplication, and increase efficiency, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
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2839+(a) Working with the department of treasury to coordinate with the financial independence team and overseeing deficit districts.
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2841+(b) Working with DHHS and the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to coordinate with early childhood programs and overseeing child care providers.
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2843+Sec. 305. (1) As a condition of receiving appropriations in part 1, the department shall, in collaboration with DHHS, promote and support initiatives in schools and other educational organizations that include, but are not limited to, training for educators, teachers, and other personnel in school settings for all of the following:
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2845+(a) Using trauma-informed practices.
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2847+(b) Age-appropriate education and information on human trafficking.
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2849+(c) Age-appropriate education and information on sexual abuse prevention.
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2851+(2) If requested by the department, the department of state police and the department of attorney general shall consult with the department in the promotion and support of initiatives in schools and other educational organizations under subsection (1).
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2853+Sec. 306. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that the most recently issued report of regional in-demand occupations issued by the department of technology, management, and budget is distributed in electronic or
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2913+paper form to all high schools in each school district, intermediate school district, and public school academy.
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2917+STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
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2919+Sec. 351. (1) The department may use the appropriations from the state board of education, per diem payments in part 1 for per diem payments to the state board members for meetings at which a quorum is present or for performing official business authorized by the state board. The per diem payments are set at the following rates:
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2921+(a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day.
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2923+(b) State board of education - member other than president - $100.00 per day.
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2925+(2) The department shall not pay a state board of education member a per diem for more than 30 days per year.
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2929+SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
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2931+Sec. 401. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special education operations, the department shall use $100,000.00 to design and distribute to all parents and legal guardians of a student with a disability the following information:
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2933+(a) Federal and state mandates regarding the rights and protections of students with disabilities, including, but not limited to, individualized education programs to ensure that parents and legal guardians are fully informed about laws, rules, procedural safeguards, and problem-solving options.
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2935+(b) Any other information the department determines is necessary to allow parents and legal guardians to provide meaningful input in collaboration with districts to develop and
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2999+MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
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3001+Sec. 451. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the employees at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind who work on a school-year basis are considered annual employees for purposes of service credits, retirement, and insurance benefits.
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3003+Sec. 452. For each student enrolled at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, the department shall assess the intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of operating the student's instructional program, excluding room and board related costs and the cost of weekend transportation between the school and the student's home.
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3005+Sec. 456. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind may promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall distribute information detailing its services to all intermediate school districts in this state.
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3007+(2) If an intermediate school district knows that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind to intermediate school districts under subsection (1).
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3009+(3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children.
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3011+Sec. 457. Revenue received by the Michigan Schools for the
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3071+Deaf and Blind from gifts, bequests, and donations that is unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and does not revert to the general fund.
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3073+Sec. 458. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the low incidence outreach fund are appropriated from money collected by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the low incidence outreach program for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year does not revert to the general fund and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
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3075+(2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means any of the following:
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3077+(a) Document reproduction and services.
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3079+(b) Conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes.
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3081+(c) Providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software.
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3083+Sec. 459. When conducting a due process hearing resulting from a parent's appeal of that parent's child's individualized education program team's decision on the child's educational placement, a state administrative law judge shall consider designating the Michigan School for the Deaf as 1 of the options for the least restrictive environment under federal law for the parent's child who is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing.
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3085+Sec. 460. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ASL literacy resources, the department shall expend the funds to comply with all requirements in section 1705 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1705.
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3147+EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
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3149+Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator excellence, the department shall maintain certificate revocation and felony conviction files of educational personnel.
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3151+Sec. 502. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for teacher license renewals, the department shall implement a program to waive fees or associated costs for the recruitment and retention of educators.
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3153+Sec. 503. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall, if requested by the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute, consult with the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and external stakeholders in connection with the department's implementation and administration of professional development training described in section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a, including, but not limited to, the online training of educators of pupils in grades K to 3 described in that section.
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3155+Sec. 504. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator recruitment and preparation programs, the department shall award $1,000,000.00 to districts for both of the following:
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3157+(a) Educator preparation program tuition, program fees, testing fees, and substitute permit costs for any individual employed in grades pre-k to 12 working toward certification or an additional endorsement.
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3159+(b) Program costs associated with hands-on learning experiences for students in grades 6 to 12 interested in the field of education, with supervision and mentoring from educators who are champions of, and committed to, the success of the profession.
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3161+Sec. 505. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator
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3223+Sec. 506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and does not revert to the general fund.
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3225+Sec. 507. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall adopt a teacher certification test that ensures that all newly certified elementary teachers have the skills to deliver evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in the science of reading. The department may use teacher certification or teacher testing fee revenue to the extent allowable under law to implement this section, or may pass along increased testing fees to teachers as allowable and appropriate.
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3227+Sec. 508. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan test for teacher certification shall be used for grants to reimburse eligible applicants who have taken a subject area test or subject area tests required under the Michigan test for teacher certification during the 2024-2025 academic year. Grant awards must be equal to 100% of the fees associated with any test or tests under the Michigan test for teacher certification necessary for the eligible applicant to be certified to teach in Michigan. As used in this subsection, "eligible applicant" means any of the following:
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3295+(2) The department shall develop, and publish on the department website, program guidelines, an application process, and the associated application materials for grants under subsection (1).
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3297+(3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan test for teacher certification are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallocated funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
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3299+(a) The purpose of the project is to reimburse applicants who are taking a required test for the Michigan test for teacher certification for the first time.
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3309+SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
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3373+Sec. 602. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for school support services operations, there is appropriated $150,000.00 for school board member training. The department shall approve 1 or more training programs for school board members that include courses of instruction for school board members in 1 or more of the following topic areas:
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3375+(a) Conflicts of interest, including, but not limited to, the application of section 1203 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1203.
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3377+(b) Labor relations, including, but not limited to, a school board's role in collective bargaining agreements in 1947 PA 336, MCL 423.201 to 423.217, and in other laws related to employment.
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3379+(c) Education law, including, but not limited to, the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1896, the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, and 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, MCL 38.71 to 38.191, dealing with teacher tenure.
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3461+Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educational supports, the department shall produce a report detailing the progress made by districts with grades K to 12 receiving at-risk funding under section 31a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1631a, in doing both of the following:
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3539+Sec. 702. From the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 for implementation costs associated with programs for early childhood literacy funded under section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a.
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3541+Sec. 703. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan core curriculum, the department shall, in collaboration with the confederation of Michigan tribal education department, continuously design, implement, and evaluate professional learning and optional curriculum modules for the purpose of teaching Michigan Indigenous tribal history including the history of Indian boarding schools in
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3605+LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
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3607+Sec. 801. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for library fees are appropriated from money collected by the library of Michigan for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year does not lapse to the general fund and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
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3617+Sec. 804. (1) The department shall use the funds appropriated in part 1 for renaissance zone reimbursements to reimburse public libraries under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2024. The department shall allocate the funds not later than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the department and to the state budget director that the department of treasury has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible recipient.
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3679+Sec. 805. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the Library of Michigan, there is appropriated $100,000.00 for Michigan's poet laureate to support the Michigan poet laureate program to promote poetry, the spoken word, and literary arts across this state.
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3687+Sec. 1102. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for toolkit development, the department is authorized to hire 1 limited-term employee and cover necessary costs to develop a toolkit to provide professional development regarding the teaching of the full and complex American history across subject areas including the history of communities of color and other marginalized communities.
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3689+(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for toolkit development are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallocated funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
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3691+(a) The purpose of the project is to develop a toolkit to provide professional development regarding teaching of the full and complex American history.
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