2003 Senate Bill 183 (Senate Roll Call 115)
Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on May 14, 2003, to transfer $61 million from the general fund to the state School Aid Fund to (partially) make up current year deficit caused by actual tax receipts being less than previously appropriated state aid to school districts. The amendment is in response to a May 13, 2003 revenue estimation which shows a current year school aid funding shortfall of some $91 million. It expresses a consensus between the legislature and the governor that it is too late in the school year to cut funding to school districts. There is not a consensus regarding the source of the money needed to make up the shortfall. See also House Bill 4032. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 115 at Senate Journal 45)
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1) Make the cuts level [by wilsond on February 18, 2003]The cuts to districts at extremely unfair. The districts that were already under-funded are the ones which take the biggest hit in this reduction. The goal is supposed to make the funding for all school districts equal. This moves us farther from that goal not closer to it.
What makes a child more worthy of funding because of where their parents live?
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Gov. Granholm's "pro-rated" cuts to school districts unfairly target smaller districts in rural areas. The legislatute should change them to make the cuts more fair. This is a good bill.
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Introduced in the Senate on February 13, 2003, to transfer $61 million from the general fund to the state School Aid Fund to (partially) make up current year deficit caused by actual tax receipts being less than previously appropriated state aid to school districts. The amendment is in response to a May 13, 2003 revenue estimation which shows a current year school aid funding shortfall of some $91 million. It expresses a consensus between the legislature and the governor that it is too late in the school year to cut funding to school districts. There is not a consensus regarding the source of the money needed to make up the shortfall. See also House Bill 4032
The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 115 at Senate Journal 45)
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