Compliance with state and federal law; inclusion of item analysis in M-STEP results; number of enrolled students; distribution of federal funds; use of external keyboard with tablet devices; payment schedule determined by department; online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data; definitions.
MCL 388.1704
in effect388.1704. Compliance with state and federal law; inclusion of item analysis in M-STEP results; number of enrolled students; distribution of federal funds; use of external keyboard with tablet devices; payment schedule determined by department; online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data; definitions.
Sec. 104.
(1) To receive state aid under this article, a district shall comply with sections 1249, 1278a, 1278b, 1279g, and 1280b of the revised school code, MCL 380.1249, 380.1278a, 380.1278b, 380.1279g, and 380.1280b, and 1970 PA 38, MCL 388.1081 to 388.1086. Subject to subsection (2), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2025-2026 $40,000,000.00, and there is allocated for 2026-2027 $44,500,000.00, for payments on behalf of districts for costs associated with complying with those provisions of law. In addition, from the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2025-2026 an amount estimated at $8,000,000.00 and for 2026-2027 an amount estimated at $100.00 funded from DED-OESE, title VI, state assessment funds, and from DED-OSERS, part B of the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1411 to 1419, plus any carryover federal funds from previous year appropriations, for the purposes of complying with the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95.
(2) The results of each test administered as part of the Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP), including tests administered to high school students, must include an item analysis that lists all items that are counted for individual pupil scores and the percentage of pupils choosing each possible response. The department shall work with the center to identify the number of students enrolled at the time assessments are given by each district. In calculating the percentage of pupils assessed for a district's scorecard, the department shall use only the number of pupils enrolled in the district at the time the district administers the assessments and shall exclude pupils who enroll in the district after the district administers the assessments.
(3) The department shall distribute federal funds allocated under this section in accordance with federal law and with flexibility provisions outlined in Public Law 107-116, and in the education flexibility partnership act of 1999, Public Law 106-25.
(4) The department may recommend, but may not require, districts to allow pupils to use an external keyboard with tablet devices for online M-STEP testing, including, but not limited to, open-ended test items such as constructed response or equation builder items.
(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments on behalf of districts, intermediate districts, and other eligible entities under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(6) From the allocation in subsection (1), there is allocated $500,000.00 for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the operation of an online reporting tool to provide student-level assessment data in a secure environment to educators, parents, and pupils immediately after assessments are scored. The department and the center shall ensure that any data collected by the online reporting tool do not provide individually identifiable student data to the federal government.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) "DED" means the United States Department of Education.
(b) "DED-OESE" means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c) "DED-OSERS" means the DED Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Add. 2006, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007; Am. 2008, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2008; 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. 2010, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2010; Am. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 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. 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, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 31, 2020; Am. 2020, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Aug. 20, 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; Am. 2026, Act 25, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2026
[Compiler] Former MCL 388.1704, which pertained to student portfolios, was repealed by Act 300 of 1996, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
[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 112 of 2008 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 2007 PA 137 from state sources for fiscal year 2007-2008 is estimated at $11,421,776,200.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2007-2008 are estimated at $11,346,293,300.00."
[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."
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-388-1704Fetched: 10/20/2026