Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1661a — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1661a
Career and technical education programs; added cost; inclusion of participation of students in grade 9; administration and reimbursement; eligible participants under section 107.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61a.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $41,733,800.00 for 2025-2026 to reimburse on an added cost basis districts, except for a district that served as the fiscal agent for a vocational education consortium in the 1993-94 school year and that has a foundation allowance as calculated under section 20 greater than the target foundation allowance under that section, and secondary area vocational-technical education centers for secondary-level career and technical education programs according to rules approved by the superintendent. Applications for participation in the programs must be submitted in the form prescribed by the department. The department shall determine the added cost for each career and technical education program area. The department shall prioritize the allocation of added cost funds based on the capital and program expenditures needed to operate the career and technical education programs provided; the number of pupils enrolled; the advancement of pupils through the instructional program; the existence of an articulation agreement with at least 1 postsecondary institution that provides pupils with opportunities to earn postsecondary credit during the pupil's participation in the career and technical education program and transfers those credits to the postsecondary institution upon completion of the career and technical education program; and the program rank in student placement, job openings, and wages, and shall ensure that the allocation does not exceed 75% of the added cost of any program. Notwithstanding any rule or department determination to the contrary, when determining a district's allocation or the formula for making allocations under this section, the department shall include the participation of pupils in grade 9 in all of those determinations and in all portions of the formula. With the approval of the department, the board of a district maintaining a secondary career and technical education program may offer the program for the period from the close of the school year until September 1. The program shall use existing facilities and must be operated as prescribed by rules promulgated by the superintendent.

(2) Except for a district that served as the fiscal agent for a vocational education consortium in the 1993-94 school year, the department shall reimburse districts and intermediate districts for local career and technical education administration, shared time career and technical education administration, and career education planning district career and technical education administration. The superintendent shall adopt guidelines for the definition of what constitutes administration and shall make reimbursement pursuant to those guidelines. The department shall not distribute more than $800,000.00 of the allocation in subsection (1) under this subsection.

(3) A career and technical education program funded under this section may provide an opportunity for participants who are eligible to be funded under section 107 to enroll in the career and technical education program funded under this section if the participation does not occur during regular school hours.

History: Add. 1993, Act 336, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 1994, Act 283, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 1995, Act 130, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 300, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Am. 1997, Act 93, Eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Am. 1997, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1997; Am. 1998, Act 339, Imd. Eff. Oct. 13, 1998; Am. 1999, Act 119, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 297, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2000; Am. 2001, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 2001; Am. 2002, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2002; Am. 2002, Act 521, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2002; Am. 2003, Act 158, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Am. 2004, Act 351, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Am. 2005, Act 155, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Am. 2006, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007; Am. 2008, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Am. 2009, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2009; Am. 2010, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Am. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2016; Am. 2016, Act 313, Eff. Oct. 6, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 31, 2020; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 48, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025