2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 388 - Schools and School Aid › Act 94 of 1979 - The State School Aid Act of 1979 (388.1601 - 388.1897l) › Article I - State Aid to Public Schools, Early Childhood, and Adult Education (388.1601...388.1772) › Section 388.1611v - Detroit Public Schools Community District; Literacy Settlement Agreement; Literacy Equity Task Force; Report on Expenditures.

388.1611v Detroit public schools community district; literacy settlement agreement; literacy equity task force; report on expenditures.
Sec. 11v.
(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 only $94,400,000.00 to a community district that was created as described under section 383 of the revised school code, MCL 380.383.
(2) A community district must not use funds under this section to supplant funding for existing literacy programs and interventions. Funds under this section must be used only as described in section I of the settlement agreement entered in the case of Gary B. v Whitmer, 957 F3d 616 (CA 6, 2020).
(3) To receive funding under this section, the community district under subsection (1) must convene a Detroit literacy equity task force as required under the settlement agreement entered in the case of Gary B. v Whitmer, 957 F3d 616 (CA 6, 2020). Before the community district may expend funds under this section, all of the following must be met:
(a) The members of the task force must be appointed for terms commencing on the same date.
(b) The task force must have the following members:
(i) Two Detroit Public Schools Community District representatives selected at the discretion of the superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District and approved by the board of the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
(ii) Two teacher representatives selected by the labor organizations that represent the teacher representatives.
(iii) One paraprofessional representative selected by the labor organization that represents the paraprofessional representative.
(iv) Three student representatives.
(v) Three parent or caregiver representatives.
(vi) Two local community members.
(vii) Two literacy expert representatives selected by the group that the literacy experts represent through a process to be determined by the teacher, paraprofessional, and Detroit Public Schools Community District members of the task force.
(c) The task force shall hold at least 6 public meetings in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, by April 30, 2024 to collect community input. The task force shall provide an option for the public to attend each meeting virtually and provide a way for community input to be submitted online.
(d) The task force shall make recommendations to Detroit Public Schools Community District as described under the settlement agreement entered in the case of Gary B. v Whitmer, 957 F3d 616 (CA 6, 2020), by June 30, 2024. These recommendations must include the community input described under subdivision (c).
(4) A community district that receives funding under this section shall report how the funds were spent in compliance with the settlement agreement entered in the case of Gary B. v Whitmer, 957 F3d 616 (CA 6, 2020), to the department by September 30, 2024, and every September 30 thereafter until all funds are expended. The department shall ensure the report is available on a publicly accessible website.
(5) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under this section may be available for expenditure until September 30, 2027. A recipient of funding under this section must return any unexpended funds to the department in the manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2027.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section by not later than September 30, 2023.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2023