Allocations to intermediate districts; amounts; expanded professional development opportunities for teachers; consolidated, annexed, or attached districts; duties of intermediate district.
MCL 388.1681.amended
proposed388.1681.amended. Allocations to intermediate districts; amounts; expanded professional development opportunities for teachers; consolidated, annexed, or attached districts; duties of intermediate district.
Sec. 81.
(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2026-2027 to intermediate districts the sum necessary, but not to exceed $85,236,600.00, to provide state aid to intermediate districts under this section.
(2) The amount allocated under this section to each intermediate school district for the current fiscal year is equal to the allocation for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus an equal percentage increase for all intermediate school districts. An intermediate district shall use funding provided under this section to comply with requirements of this article and the revised school code that are applicable to intermediate districts, and for which funding is not provided elsewhere in this article, and to provide technical assistance to districts as authorized by the intermediate school board.
(3) Intermediate districts receiving funds under this section shall collaborate with the department to develop expanded professional development opportunities for teachers to update and expand their knowledge and skills needed to support the Michigan merit curriculum.
(4) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated to an intermediate district, formed by the consolidation or annexation of 2 or more intermediate districts or the attachment of a total intermediate district to another intermediate district or the annexation of all of the constituent K to 12 districts of a previously existing intermediate district which has disorganized, an additional allotment of $3,500.00 each fiscal year for each intermediate district included in the new intermediate district for 3 years following consolidation, annexation, or attachment.
(5) To receive funding under this section, an intermediate district shall do all of the following:
(a) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the intermediate district employs at least 1 person who is trained in pupil accounting and auditing procedures, rules, and regulations.
(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the intermediate district employs at least 1 person who is trained in rules, regulations, and district reporting procedures for the individual-level student data that serves as the basis for the calculation of the district and high school graduation and dropout rates.
(c) Comply with sections 1278a and 1278b of the revised school code, MCL 380.1278a and 380.1278b.
(d) Furnish data and other information required by state and federal law to the center and the department in the form and manner specified by the center or the department, as applicable.
(e) Comply with section 1230g of the revised school code, MCL 380.1230g.
(f) Ensure that all districts located within the intermediate district's geographic boundaries have equitable access to the intermediate district's coordination activities and services, intermediate district-wide or regional meetings, regularly scheduled superintendent meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or other coordination or collaboration activities organized by or hosted in the intermediate district. In ensuring that all districts located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district have equitable access to the services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or activities, the intermediate district shall ensure that districts that are public school academies and that are located within the intermediate district's geographic boundaries are not excluded from the services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or activities organized by or hosted in the intermediate district if districts that are not public school academies and that are located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district are not excluded.
1979, Act 94, Eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Am. 1980, Act 320, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 36, Eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Am. 1982, Act 276, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1982; Am. 1983, Act 169, Eff. Oct. 1, 1983; Am. 1984, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Am. 1985, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 1985; Am. 1986, Act 212, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Am. 1987, Act 128, Eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Am. 1987, Act 220, Eff. Dec. 28, 1987; Am. 1988, Act 318, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988; Am. 1989, Act 197, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1989, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989; Am. 1990, Act 207, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990; Am. 1991, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1991; Am. 1992, Act 148, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Am. 1993, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 1993, Act 336, Eff. Mar. 15, 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. 1998, Act 553, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 1999; 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 6, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 2007; 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. 2010, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2010; Am. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Imd. Eff. June 13, 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, Imd. Eff. July 13, 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; Am. 2026, Act 25, Eff. Oct. 1, 2026
[Compiler] Subsection (3) of Sec. 81, as amended by Act 128 of 1987, was vetoed by the governor on July 24, 1987.
[Compiler] Sec. 81, as amended by Act 212 of 1986, did not have a subsection (3).
[Compiler] Section 2 of Act 220 of 1987 provides: “In accordance with the provisions of section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act is $2,334,299,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government are $2,005,216,000.00.”
[Compiler] Section 4 of Act 220 of 1987 provides: “The changes effected by this amendatory act shall be applied retroactively to October 1, 1987.”
[Compiler] Subsection (3) of Sec. 81, as amended by Act 118 of 1991, was vetoed by the governor on October 11, 1991. Subsection (3) of Sec. 81, as amended by Act 207 of 1990, is set forth in the text of Sec. 81 above.
[Compiler] In the first sentence of subsection (1), as amended by Act 121 of 2001, the phrases “and for 2002-2003” and “and not to exceed $95,028,100.00 for 2002-2003” were vetoed by the governor September 28, 2001.
[Compiler] The fourth sentence of subsection (1), as amended by Act 121 of 2001, and which read “Except as otherwise provided in this section, there shall be allocated to each intermediate district for 2002-2003 an amount equal to 103.1% of the amount of funding actually received by the intermediate district under this subsection for 2001-2002.”, was vetoed by the governor September 28, 2001.
[Compiler] In the second sentence of subsection (3), as amended by Act 121 of 2001, the phrase “and for 2002-2003” was vetoed by the governor September 28, 2001.
[Compiler] In the first sentence of subsection (5), as amended by Act 121 of 2001, the phrase “and an amount not to exceed $940,000.00 for 2002-2003” was vetoed by the governor September 28, 2001.
[Compiler] Enacting section 3 of Act 521 of 2002 provides:
[Compiler] “Enacting section 3. This amendatory act does not take effect unless the tax on cigarettes under the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.421 to 205.436, is increased by 50 cents or more per pack of cigarettes (25 mills per cigarette) effective on or before September 30, 2002 and the revenue from not less than 20 cents per pack of cigarettes (10 mills per cigarette) of that increase is dedicated by law for deposit into the state school aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.”
[Compiler] For legislation increasing tax on cigarettes and dedicating a portion of increased revenue to state school aid fund, see 2002 PA 503, Imd. Eff. July 18, 2002.
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of Act 351 of 2004 provides:
[Compiler] “Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2004-2005 is estimated at $11,173,900,000.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2004-2005 are estimated at $11,113,650,400.00.”
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of 2005 PA 155 provides:
[Compiler] "Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act and in House Bill No. 4831 of the 93rd Legislature from state sources for fiscal year 2005-2006 is estimated at $11,364,814,000.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2005-2006 are estimated at $11,341,913,100.00."
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of Act 342 of 2006 provides:
[Compiler] "Enacting section 1. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2006-2007 is estimated at $11,682,508,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2006-2007 are estimated at $11,536,597,200.00.
[Compiler] (2) In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2005-2006 in this amendatory act and 2005 PA 155 is estimated at $11,308,027,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2004-2005 are estimated at $11,285,376,300.00."
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of Act 137 of 2007 provides:
[Compiler] "Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2007-2008 is estimated at $11,527,973,800.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2007-2008 are estimated at $11,458,493,300.00."
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of Act 268 of 2008 provides:
[Compiler] "Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2008-2009 is estimated at $11,816,898,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2008-2009 are estimated at $11,602,465,900.00."
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of Act 121 of 2009 provides:
[Compiler] "Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2009-2010 is estimated at $10,825,754,100.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2009-2010 are estimated at $10,718,801,700.00."
[Compiler] Enacting section 1 of Act 204 of 2010 provides:
[Compiler] "Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act and in 2010 PA 110 from state sources for fiscal year 2010-2011 is estimated at $10,955,902,900.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2010-2011 are estimated at $10,824,041,900.00."
[Prospective] ***** 388.1681.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026 *****
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-388-1681-amendedFetched: 10/20/2026