Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1674 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1674
Payments to colleges or universities and intermediate districts; school bus driver safety instruction; cost of instruction and driver compensation; nonspecial education auxiliary services transportation; inspection costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 74.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $3,949,900.00 for 2025-2026 for the purposes of this section.

(2) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2025-2026 the amount necessary for payments to state supported colleges or universities and intermediate districts providing school bus driver safety instruction under section 51 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1851. The department shall make payments in an amount determined by the department not to exceed the actual cost of instruction and driver compensation for each public or nonpublic school bus driver attending a course of instruction. For the purpose of computing compensation, the hourly rate allowed each school bus driver must not exceed the hourly rate received for driving a school bus. The department shall make reimbursement compensating the driver during the course of instruction to the college or university or intermediate district providing the course of instruction.

(3) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2025-2026 the amount necessary to pay the reasonable costs of nonspecial education auxiliary services transportation provided under section 1323 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1323. Districts funded under this subsection do not receive funding under any other section of this article for nonspecial education auxiliary services transportation.

(4) From the funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,924,900.00 for 2025-2026 for the inspection of school buses and pupil transportation vehicles by the department of state police as required under section 715a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.715a, and section 39 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1839. The department of state police shall prepare a statement of costs and submit it to the department and to an intermediate district serving as fiduciary in a time and manner determined jointly by the department and the department of state police. Upon review and approval of the statement of cost, the department shall forward to the designated intermediate district serving as fiduciary the amount detailed on the statement within 45 days after receipt of the statement. The designated intermediate district fiduciary shall make payment in the amount specified on the statement to the department of state police within 45 days after receipt of the statement. The total reimbursement of costs under this subsection must not exceed the amount allocated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments to eligible entities under this subsection on a schedule prescribed by the department.

History: 1979, Act 94, Eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Am. 1991, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1992; Am. 1992, Act 148, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Am. 1993, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 1993, Act 336, 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, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2010; Am. 2011, Act 62, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 2012; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2013, Act 130, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 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 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 48, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025