Legislative Links
The Governor’s Executive Budget Bill for the School Aid Budget, introduced in the House by Rep. Terry Brown, is House Bill 4447.
The Governor’s Executive Budget Bill for the School Aid Budget, as introduced in the Senate by Senator Michael Switalski, is Senate Bill 310.
Summary of the Governor’s Recommendation of the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 School Aid Budget.
Current language for the State School Aid Act
Michigan Legislature - www.michiganlegislature.org
Michigan House - http://house.michigan.gov
Michigan Senate - www.senate.state.mi.us
MACAE Legislative Priorities
for 2008-09
State of Michigan
Early Childhood
Alternative Education
Adult Education, Literacy & ESL
Enrichment, Recreation & Before/After School
MACAE
2008 Legislative Talking Points for Proposed Changes
to Section 107 of the School Aid Act (PDF)
Senator
Cropsey Amendment to Senate Bill No. 1107 (PDF)
SUMMARY: Designates $700,000 of K-12 Adult Ed Funds
to Corrections for Adult Education
Map
of State Capitol Area, Lansing, MI(PDF)
MACAE Legislative Priorities
for 2008-09
Federal
Senate Bill 222: introduced by Senator John Gleason (D-Flushing)
SUMMARY: Revises the Recreational Authorities Act to include school districts.
SB 222 would allow a school district to establish a recreational authority with one or more municipalities. Under this bill “municipality” would include a school district.
According to the Senate Fiscal Agency’s analysis, under the Act, two or more municipalities or districts may establish a recreational authority for the purpose of the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of a public swimming pool, recreation center, auditorium, conference center, park, museum, and/or historic farm.
This legislation could provide some funding flexibility to school districts that chose to create or join recreational authorities and levy up to one mill (with voter approval), if the school districts otherwise would have used their own general funds to pay for a swimming pool, recreation center, auditorium or conference center, or park, all of which must be public facilities under the Recreational Authorities Act.
Senate Bill 222 has passed the Senate and is currently before the House Education Committee.
April 23, 2009 Legislative Day
2009 Grassroots Advocacy Handout (PDF)
MACAE Grassroots Training PowerPoint
MACAE
2007 Platform
MACAE
is a leadership organization made up of leaders in
the following areas: Adult Education, Alternative
Education, Recreation/Enrichment, Early Childhood
and Literacy. Research has shown together each component
strengthens the overall potential for breaking the
cycle of poverty, illiteracy and crime.
MACAE
believes in the concept that schools are the “hub”
of the community and these five areas are an effective
way to build safe, healthy, economically viable communities.
Adult
Education
Maintain Section
107 of the School Aid Act with funds going directly
to
local school districts.
Ensure
that all State of Michigan residents, regardless
of age, have continued neighborhood access to high
quality community education programs and services,
including Adult Basic Education (ABE), English as a
Second Language (ESL),
High School Completion (HSC), and General Education
Development (GED),
literacy and family education, business and industry
programs.
Re-establish
the process by which Adult Education policies and
procedures
are managed by the Department of Education.
Support
expanding demands for services including English
as a Second Language and programs for the unemployed
and underemployed. (Section 107 funding has
not increased, in total or by participant, since
1997).
Promote
partnerships with Literacy Councils to help adults
with basic skills.
Support literacy efforts in communication, promotion
and development of
professional development needs.
Alternative
Education
Support increased
At-Risk funding enabling districts to offer educational
opportunities for all students.
Early
Childhood
Support after-school
programs for students in grades 1-8 through school-based
community education programs.
Support
school-based child care centers - currently a valuable
means for parents to
receive safe, educational child care services. MACAE
does not support the
proposed new child care licensing changes that would
force the implementation
of an additional layer of administration.
Support
funding for universal preschool programs.
Recreation/Enrichment
Support
local efforts to provide quality educational enrichment
and recreational programs for residents of all ages
in their district through Community Education.
Support
local districts that deliver needed programs with
an understanding that Community Education is most
often best suited to provide these programs in a
cost efficient manner to taxpayers.
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