2007 House Bill 4592 / Public Act 63

Mandate consolidation of school noninstructional services

Introduced in the House

April 5, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Tim Melton (D-29)

To require school districts to transfer their procurement, human resources, busing, contracting activities and other non-instructional services to their intermediate school districts. The bill would give the Department of Education the authority to establish standards and cooperative procedures to gradually accomplish this.

Referred to the Committee on Education

May 22, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that eliminates the requirement to gradually act on a school noninstructional services consolidation plan, and instead only require districts and ISDs to make up a plan.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-98)

To also require the consolidation plan to include employee health insurance.

The amendment failed 44 to 65 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Judy Emmons (R-70)

To also require the consolidation plan to include opportunities for cost savings that may be achieved by seeking competitive bids and privatizing noninstructional school services like busing, food service and custodians.

The amendment failed 46 to 62 (details)

Passed in the House 67 to 42 (details)

To require school districts to create a plan to transfer their procurement, human resources, busing, contracting activities and other non-instructional services to their intermediate school districts. The bill would not require districts and ISDs to act on the plans, or to make plans to seek competitive bids on the services.

Received in the Senate

May 24, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Education

Aug. 8, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 4, 2007

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires ISDs to do the proposed consolidation study, not regular school districts.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Sept. 6, 2007

Amendment offered by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R-21)

To clarify that an ISD that has already done a consolidation study doesn't have to do another one.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R-21)

To require the consolidation study report ISDs prepare to calculate cost savings on a per-district basis, not a per-student basis.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To require Intermediate School Districts to create a plan to consolidate the procurement, human resources, busing, contracting activities and other non-instructional services of their constituent regular school districts. The bill would not require districts and ISDs to act on the plans, or to make plans to seek competitive bids on the services.

Received in the House

Sept. 6, 2007

Sept. 11, 2007

Passed in the House 81 to 25 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 18, 2007