Public Act 73 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on March 26, 2009, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 multisection school aid supplemental budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 26, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 11, 2009, to adopt a version that contains actual appropriations. For much more detail see analysis from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 11, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on June 11, 2009, to clarify that a provision declaring federal "stimulus" money added by this bill to be part of a school's regular per pupil foundation allowance also applies to charter schools. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on June 11, 2009.
• Passed in the House (108 to 0) on June 11, 2009, to authorize the use of $600 million in federal "stimulus" money to close the gap between previously appropriated spending and expected revenue for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. A large part of the bill is just a fund shift from state to federal money, since the amount of expected students also fell for the year, meaning less money needed to be spent than expected (and so reducing the budget shortfall). The bill also cuts funding for a "small high school" program in Detroit, and a state school performance measurement program (CEPI), and reverses a policy change made the previous year that required schools to provide all-day kindergarten to get per-pupil funding. This bill would return to the previous policy of full funding for half-day kindergarten. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 16, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 16, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 23, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 24, 2009, to adopt a version of this bill that expresses minor changes by the Republican-majority in the Senate on various items. For details see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 24, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on June 24, 2009, to authorize the use of $600 million in federal "stimulus" money to close the gap between previously appropriated spending and expected revenue for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. A large part of the bill is just a fund shift from state to federal money, since the amount of expected students also fell for the year, meaning less money needed to be spent than expected (and so reducing the budget shortfall). The bill also cuts funding for a "small high school" program in Detroit, and a state school performance measurement program (CEPI), and reverses a policy change made the previous year that required schools to provide all-day kindergarten to get per-pupil funding. This bill would return to the previous policy of full funding for half-day kindergarten. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 25, 2009.
• Passed in the House (108 to 0) on June 25, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 9, 2009.