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Rep. Glanville moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 160, line 12, by removing section 32d from the bill and inserting:

“ Sec. 32d. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated to eligible intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts for great start readiness programs and other purposes described in this section an amount not to exceed $609,720,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $638,217,600.00 for 2025-2026. From the general fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated $600,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $350,000.00 for 2025-2026, $801,667,600.00 for 2026-2027, and from the great start readiness reserve fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $18,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 2026-2027 for the purposes of this section. For 2024-2025, an intermediate district or consortium shall use funds allocated under this section for great start readiness programs to provide part-day programs, school-day programs, GSRP extended programs, GSRP/Head Start school-day blended programs, or GSRP/Head Start extended blended programs that are comprehensive, free, compensatory classroom programs designed to improve the readiness and subsequent achievement of children who meet the participant eligibility and prioritization guidelines as defined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. For 2025-2026, an An intermediate district or consortium shall use funds allocated under this section for eligible great start readiness program options. For a child to be eligible to participate in a program under this section, the child must be at least 4, but less than 5, years of age as of September 1 of the school year in which the program is offered and must meet those eligibility and prioritization guidelines. After eligible children who will be 4 years of age as of September 1 are enrolled, a child who is not 4 years of age as of September 1, but who will be 4 years of age by not later than December 1, is eligible to participate if both of the following are met:

(a) The child’s parent or legal guardian seeks a waiver from the September 1 eligibility date by submitting a request for enrollment in a program to the responsible intermediate district.

(b) The child meets eligibility and prioritization guidelines.

(2) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), an amount not to exceed $597,720,000.00 for 2024-2025 and $626,217,600.00 $764,667,600.00 for 2025-2026 2026-2027 is allocated to intermediate districts or consortia of intermediate districts based on the formula in section 39. An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving funding under this section shall act as the fiduciary for the great start readiness programs. An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving funding under this section may collaborate with local governments to identify children eligible for programs funded under this section and may contract with local governments to provide services. To be eligible to receive funds allocated under this subsection from an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts, a district, a consortium of districts, a local government, or a public or private for-profit or nonprofit legal entity or agency must comply with this section and section 39. For 2024-2025, if, due to the number of GSRP extended program or GSRP/Head Start extended blended program slots awarded, the amount allocated in this subsection is insufficient to award at least the same number of part-day program and school-day program slots as awarded in the immediately preceding fiscal year, there is appropriated from the great start readiness program reserve fund the amount necessary to fully award the same number of part-day program and full-day program slots as awarded in the immediately preceding fiscal year. For 2025-2026, if If the amount allocated in this subsection is insufficient to fully fund allocations calculated under section 39, there is appropriated from the great start readiness program reserve fund the amount necessary and available to fully fund those allocations.

(3) From the general state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 for 2024-2025 and an amount not to exceed $350,000.00 for 2025-2026 for (2), the department shall award a competitive grant to a state public university to continue a longitudinal evaluation of children who have participated in great start readiness programs.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5), to be eligible for funding under this section, a program must prepare children for success in school through comprehensive part-day programs, school-day programs, GSRP extended programs, GSRP/Head Start school-day blended programs, GSRP/Head Start extended blended programs, or other eligible great start readiness program options that contain all of the following program components, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential:

(a) Participation in a collaborative recruitment and enrollment process to ensure that each child is enrolled in the program most appropriate to the child’s needs and to maximize the use of federal, state, and local funds. For 2025-2026, as part of this requirement, programs Programs receiving funding under this section must provide current enrollment data, including slots open for enrollment and slots filled, to the intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts from which funding is received for that program. The enrollment process must ensure that children in families with lower income and children with other risk factors, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, are enrolled before children with lesser needs.

(b) An age-appropriate educational curriculum that is in compliance with the early childhood standards of quality for birth to kindergarten children adopted by the state board, including, at least, the Connect4Learning curriculum.

(c) Nutritional services for all program participants supported by federal, state, and local resources as applicable.

(d) Physical and dental health and developmental screening services for all program participants.

(e) Referral services for families of program participants to community social service agencies, including mental health services, as appropriate.

(f) Active and continuous involvement of the parents or guardians of the program participants.

(g) A plan to conduct and report annual great start readiness program evaluations and continuous improvement plans using criteria approved by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(h) Participation in a school readiness advisory committee convened as a workgroup of the great start collaborative that provides for the involvement of classroom teachers, parents or guardians of program participants, and community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations, as appropriate. The advisory committee shall annually review and make recommendations regarding the program components listed in this subsection. The advisory committee also shall make recommendations to the great start collaborative regarding other community services designed to improve all children’s school readiness.

(i) The ongoing articulation of the kindergarten and first grade programs offered by the program provider.

(j) Participation in this state’s great start to quality process with a level of at least enhancing quality level.

(5) To help expand access to great start readiness programs, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may waive the requirements under subsections (4) and (8)(c) subsection (4) and a program may be eligible for funding under this section for new or expanding programs if the program demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that the program meets all of the following:

(a) Is a licensed group or child care center or is a licensed program.

(b) Provides the minimum instructional time as required by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(c) Participates in this state’s quality improvement system at a level determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(d) Implements a professional educator preparation plan, as defined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, for educators not meeting teacher credentialing standards described in subsection (8). or (9).

(e) Uses a developmentally appropriate curriculum, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(f) Conducts a developmental screening and referral process, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(g) Commits to participating in program financial review and monitoring, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(h) Provides a plan to implement an approved great start readiness program curriculum and meet additional great start readiness program standards, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(6) A waiver under subsection (5) may be granted for up to 3 years for requirements related to program credentialing and may be granted for up to 2 years for all other requirements, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(7) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies that summarizes the number and types of exemptions granted under subsection (5) and progress made by programs granted waivers under subsection (5) by September 30 of each fiscal year. It is the intent of the legislature to review the waiver allowability under subsection (5) before the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.

(8) For applications submitted before September 30, 2025, an application for funding under this section must provide for the following, in a form and manner determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential:

(a) Ensure either of the following:

( i ) That the applicant complies with all program components described in subsection (4).

( ii ) That the applicant meets the requirements of a waiver under subsection (5).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, ensure that children participating in an eligible great start readiness program for whom the intermediate district is receiving funds under this section are children who live with families with a household income that is equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines. If the intermediate district determines that all eligible children are being served and that there are no children on the waiting list who live with families with a household income that is equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, the intermediate district may then enroll children who live with families with a household income that is greater than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines. The enrollment process must consider income and risk factors, such that children determined with higher need are enrolled before children with lesser need. For purposes of this subdivision, all age-eligible children served in foster care or who are experiencing homelessness or who have individualized education programs recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting are considered to live with families with household income equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines regardless of actual family income and are prioritized for enrollment within the lowest quintile. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall publish the household income thresholds under this subdivision in a clear manner on its website and the great start to quality website.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (5), ensure that the applicant only uses qualified personnel for this program, as follows:

( i ) Teachers possessing proper training. A lead teacher must have a valid Michigan teaching certificate with an early childhood or lower elementary endorsement or a bachelor’s or higher degree in child development or early childhood education with specialization in preschool teaching. However, except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, if an applicant demonstrates to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that it is unable to fully comply with this subparagraph after making reasonable efforts to comply, teachers or paraprofessionals with at least 5 years of experience as a paraprofessional in a great start readiness program, Head Start, or licensed child care center classroom who have significant but incomplete training in early childhood education or child development may be used if the applicant provides to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential approves, a plan for each teacher to come into compliance with the standards in this subparagraph. Individuals may qualify with at least 3 years of experience and significant training in early childhood education or child development, based on the recommendation of the intermediate district after a classroom observation. A teacher’s compliance plan must be completed within 3 years of the date of employment. Progress toward completion of the compliance plan consists of at least 2 courses per calendar year.

( ii ) Paraprofessionals possessing proper training in early childhood education, including an associate degree in early childhood education or child development or the equivalent, or a child development associate (CDA) credential. However, if an applicant demonstrates to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that it is unable to fully comply with this subparagraph after making reasonable efforts to comply, the applicant may use paraprofessionals who have completed at least 1 course that earns college credit in early childhood education or child development or enroll in a child development associate credential with at least 6 months of verified experience in early education and care, if the applicant provides to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential approves, a plan for each paraprofessional to come into compliance with the standards in this subparagraph. A paraprofessional’s compliance plan must be completed within 3 years of the date of employment. Progress toward completion of the compliance plan consists of at least 2 courses, 60 clock hours, or an equivalent of training per calendar year.

(d) Include a program budget that contains only those costs that are not reimbursed or reimbursable by federal funding, that are clearly and directly attributable to the great start readiness program, and that would not be incurred if the program were not being offered. Eligible costs include transportation costs. The program budget must indicate the extent to which these funds will supplement other federal, state, local, or private funds. An applicant shall not use funds received under this section to supplant any federal funds received by the applicant to serve children eligible for a federally funded preschool program that has the capacity to serve those children.

(8) (9) Beginning in 2025-2026, applications Applications for funding under this section must be submitted to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential in a form and manner determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The application must demonstrate, at a minimum, compliance with program requirements described in subsection (4) or (5) and must ensure that recipients will only utilize qualified personnel, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, for eligible great start readiness program options.

(10) For a grant recipient that enrolls pupils in a school-day program or GSRP extended program funded under this section, each child enrolled in the school-day program or GSRP extended program is counted as described in section 39 for purposes of determining the amount of the grant award. This subsection does not apply after September 30, 2025.

(9) (11) For a grant recipient that enrolls pupils in an eligible great start readiness program option that blends GSRP and Head Start programming, the grant recipient shall ensure that all Head Start and GSRP policies and regulations are applied to the blended slots, with adherence to the highest standard from either program, to the extent allowable under federal law. A grant recipient may request a waiver from the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to align GSRP policies and regulations with Head Start national standards for quality, including ratios, and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may approve the waiver. Not later than March 1 of each year, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential will report to the legislature and post on a publicly available website a list by intermediate district or consortium with the number and type of each waiver requested and approved.

(10) (12) To help expand access to great start readiness programs, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may allow great start readiness programs to implement Head Start national performance standards for quality as an alternative to great start readiness program policies and regulations if the great start readiness program demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that the great start readiness program is meeting the requirements of the Head Start national performance standards.

(11) (13) Beginning in 2025-2026, an An intermediate district or consortia of intermediate districts receiving funding under this section must publish, on an easily accessible website, a data dashboard containing the number of allocations requested from the state, a list of programs offering great start readiness programs in their boundaries, and current enrollment data for each subrecipient, including total slots open for enrollment, slots filled, and waitlist information, if applicable. A link to this website must be provided to families on waitlists for any great start readiness program in their boundaries.

(12) (14) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a grant under this section shall designate an early childhood coordinator, and may provide services directly or may contract with 1 or more districts or public or private for-profit or nonprofit providers that meet all requirements of subsection (4) , or (8), or (9), as applicable.

(13) (15) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may retain for administrative services provided by the intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts an amount not to exceed 4% of the grant amount. Expenses incurred by subrecipients engaged by the intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts for directly running portions of the program are considered program costs or a contracted program fee for service. Subrecipients operating early childhood programs may include indirect costs, not to exceed the federal de minimis.

(14) (16) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may expend not more than 2% of the total grant amount for outreach, recruiting, and public awareness of the program, if the intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts also participates in related statewide marketing and outreach efforts.

(17) Each grant recipient shall enroll children identified under subsection (8)(b) according to how far the child’s household income is below 400% of the federal poverty guidelines by ranking each applicant child’s household income from lowest to highest and dividing the applicant children into quintiles based on how far the child’s household income is below 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, and then enrolling children in the quintile with the lowest household income before enrolling children in the quintile with the next lowest household income until slots are completely filled. If the grant recipient determines that all eligible children are being served and that there are no children on the waiting list who live with families with a household income that is equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, the grant recipient may then enroll children who live with families with a household income that is greater than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines. The enrollment process must consider income and risk factors, such that children determined with higher need are enrolled before children with lesser need. For purposes of this subsection, all age-eligible children served in foster care or who are experiencing homelessness or who have individualized education programs recommending placement in an inclusive preschool setting are considered to live with families with household income equal to or less than 400% of the federal poverty guidelines regardless of actual family income and are prioritized for enrollment within the lowest quintile. This subsection does not apply after September 30, 2025.

(15) (18) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a grant under this section shall allow parents of eligible children who are residents of the intermediate district or within the consortium to choose a program operated by or contracted with another intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts and shall enter into a written agreement regarding payment, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(16) (19) An intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a grant under this section shall conduct a local process to contract with interested and eligible public and private for-profit and nonprofit community-based providers that meet all requirements of subsection (4) for at least 30% of its total allocation. For 2024-2025, for the purposes of this 30% allocation, an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may count children served by a Head Start grantee or delegate in a GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program, GSRP/Head Start extended blended program, GSRP extended program, and great start readiness school-day program. Children served in a program funded only through Head Start are not counted toward this 30% allocation. Beginning in 2025-2026, the The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall provide guidance to intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts on counting children served by Head Start programming for the purposes of this 30% allocation. For 2024-2025, an intermediate district or consortium shall report to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, a detailed list of community-based providers by provider type, including private for-profit, private nonprofit, community college or university, Head Start grantee or delegate, and district or intermediate district, and the number and proportion of its total allocation allocated to each provider as subrecipient. Beginning in 2025-2026, an An intermediate district or consortium shall report to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, information necessary for the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to determine the intermediate district’s or consortium of intermediate districts’ compliance with this subsection. If the intermediate district or consortium is not able to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation, the intermediate district or consortium shall notify the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential and, if the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential verifies that the intermediate district or consortium attempted to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation and was not able to do so, the intermediate district or consortium may retain and use all of its allocation as provided under this section. To be able to use this exemption, the intermediate district or consortium shall demonstrate to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that the intermediate district or consortium increased the percentage of its total allocation for which it contracts with a community-based provider and the intermediate district or consortium shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must be able to verify this evidence, demonstrating that the intermediate district or consortium took measures to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation as required under this subsection, including, but not limited to, at least all of the following measures:

(a) The intermediate district or consortium notified each nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium regarding the center’s eligibility to participate, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(b) The intermediate district or consortium provided to each nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium information regarding great start readiness program requirements and a description of the application and selection process for community-based providers.

(c) The intermediate district or consortium provided to the public and to participating families a list of community-based great start readiness program subrecipients with a great start to quality level of at least enhancing quality level.

(17) (20) If an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a grant under this section fails to submit satisfactory evidence to demonstrate its effort to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation, as required under subsection (19), (16), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may reduce the allocation to the intermediate district or consortium by a percentage equal to the difference between the percentage of an intermediate district’s or consortium’s total allocation awarded to community-based providers and 30% of its total allocation.

(18) (21) To assist intermediate districts and consortia in complying with the requirement to contract with community-based providers, for at least 30% of their total allocation, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall do all of the following:

(a) Ensure that a great start resource center or the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential provides each intermediate district or consortium receiving a grant under this section with the contact information for each licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium by March 1 of each year.

(b) Provide, or ensure that an organization with which the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential contracts provides, a community-based provider with a validated great start to quality rating within 90 days of the provider’s having submitted a request and self-assessment. This subdivision does not apply after September 30, 2025.

(b) (c) Ensure that all intermediate district, district, community college or university, Head Start grantee or delegate, private for-profit, and private nonprofit providers are subject to a single great start to quality continuous quality improvement system. The continuous quality improvement system must ensure that regulators process all prospective providers at the same pace on a first-come, first-served basis and must not allow 1 type of provider to receive a great start to quality level ahead of any other type of provider.

(c) (d) By not later than March 1 of each year, compile the results of the information reported by each intermediate district or consortium under subsection (19) (16) and report to the legislature and post on a publicly available website a list by intermediate district or consortium with the number and percentage of each intermediate district’s or consortium’s total allocation allocated to community-based providers by provider type, including private for-profit, private nonprofit, community college or university, Head Start grantee or delegate, and district or intermediate district.

(d) (e) Allow intermediate districts and consortia and eligible community-based providers to utilize materials and supplies purchased for great start readiness programs within their facilities for other early care and education activities, in the following order of priority:

( i ) Early care and education activities under a federal award.

( ii ) Early care and education activities under other state awards.

( iii ) Early care and education activities under local or regional awards.

(19) (22) A recipient of funds under this section shall report to the center in a form and manner prescribed by the center the information necessary to derive the number of children participating in the program, the number of eligible children not participating in the program and on a waitlist, and the total number of children participating in the program by various demographic groups and eligibility factors necessary to analyze equitable and priority access to services for the purposes of subsection (3).

(20) (23) As used in this section:

(a) “Child care center” means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.

(b) “Eligible great start readiness program options” means a program option that operates on a school-day, part-day, or extended schedule length, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must maintain and publish on its website requirements for each eligible schedule length, including the minimum day length, the minimum number of days per week, and the minimum number of weeks per year. These programs may be blended with Head Start programs, if allowable by federal rules and regulations.

(c) “Federal poverty guidelines” means the guidelines published annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under its authority to revise the poverty line under 42 USC 9902.

(d) “GSRP extended program” means a program that operates for at least the same length of day as a district’s first grade program for a minimum of 5 days per week, 36 weeks per year.

(e) “GSRP/Head Start extended blended program” means a program funded under this section and a Head Start program that are combined for an extended program.

(f) “GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program” means a part-day program funded under this section and a Head Start program, which are combined for a school-day program.

(g) “Licensed child care center” means a child care center that has been issued a license under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128, to operate a child care center.

(h) “Part-day program” means a program that operates at least 4 days per week, 30 weeks per year, for at least 3 hours of teacher-child contact time per day but for fewer hours of teacher-child contact time per day than a school-day program.

(i) “School-day program” means a program that operates for at least the same length of day as a district’s first grade program for a minimum of 4 days per week, 30 weeks per year. A classroom that offers a school-day program must enroll all children for the school day to be considered a school-day program.

(21) (24) From the state school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 2026-2027 an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 and, from the great start readiness program reserve fund money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 2026-2027 an amount not to exceed $18,000,000.00 for reimbursement of transportation costs for children attending great start readiness programs funded under this section. To receive reimbursement under this subsection, by not later than November 1 of each year, a program funded under this section that provides transportation shall submit to the intermediate district that is the fiscal agent for the program a projected transportation budget. The amount of the reimbursement for transportation under this subsection is no more than the projected transportation budget or $500.00 multiplied by the number of children funded for the program under this section. If the amount allocated under this subsection is insufficient to fully reimburse the transportation costs for all programs that provide transportation and submit the required information, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall prorate the reimbursement in an equal amount per child funded. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall make payments to the intermediate district that is the fiscal agent for each program, and the intermediate district shall then reimburse the program provider for transportation costs as prescribed under this subsection.

(22) (25) For 2024-2025, subject to, and from the funds allocated under, subsection (24), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall reimburse a program for transportation costs related to parent- or guardian-accompanied transportation provided by transportation service companies, buses, or other public transportation services. Beginning in 2025-2026, subject Subject to, and from the funds allocated under, subsection (24), (21), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall allow programs to utilize those funds for costs related to parent- or guardian-provided transportation and for costs related to parent- or guardian-accompanied transportation provided by transportation service companies, buses, or other public transportation services. For payments related to parent- or guardian-provided transportation, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall develop parameters to ensure dollars are utilized in a way that improves access to eligible great start readiness program options for low-income and geographically isolated families. To be eligible for reimbursement under this subsection in 2024-2025, and to utilize funding under this subsection, in 2025-2026, a program must submit to the intermediate district or consortia of intermediate districts all of the following:

(a) The names of families provided with transportation support along with a documented reason for the need for transportation support and the type of transportation provided.

(b) Financial documentation of actual transportation costs incurred by the program, including, but not limited to, receipts and mileage reports, as determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(c) Any other documentation or information determined necessary by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(23) (26) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall implement a process to review and approve age-appropriate comprehensive classroom level quality assessments for GSRP grantees that support the early childhood standards of quality for birth to kindergarten children adopted by the state board. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall make available to intermediate districts at least 2 classroom level quality assessments that have been approved by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(24) (27) An intermediate district that is a GSRP grantee may approve the use of a supplemental curriculum that aligns with and enhances the age-appropriate educational curriculum in the classroom. If the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential objects to the use of a supplemental curriculum approved by an intermediate district, the director of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall establish a review committee independent of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The review committee shall meet within 60 days of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential registering its objection in writing and provide a final determination on the validity of the objection within 60 days of the review committee’s first meeting.

(25) (28) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall implement a process to evaluate and approve age-appropriate educational curricula that are in compliance with the early childhood standards of quality for birth to kindergarten children adopted by the state board.

(26) (29) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for payments to intermediate districts or consortia of intermediate districts for professional development and training materials for educators in programs implementing new curricula or child assessment tools approved for use in the great start readiness program. Curricula and child assessment tools purchased with funds received under this subsection must be in compliance with early childhood standards of quality for birth to kindergarten children.

(27) (30) A great start readiness program, a GSRP extended program, a GSRP/Head Start school-day blended program, a GSRP/Head Start extended blended program, or other eligible great start readiness programs funded under this section are permitted to utilize AmeriCorps Pre-K Reading Corps members in classrooms implementing research-based early literacy intervention strategies.

(28) (31) In addition to the allocation From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), from the state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 and an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 2026-2027 only for classroom start up grants to intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts for new or expanding great start readiness classrooms. All of the following apply to funding allocated under this subsection:

(a) To receive funding under this subsection, intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts must apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(b) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall pay an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for each new or expanded classroom. If funding is insufficient to fully fund all eligible applicants, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must prorate the per-classroom amount on an equal basis. If the allocation is not fully paid in the current fiscal year, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may award any remaining funding from fiscal year 2024-2025 during fiscal year 2025-2026, and may award any remaining funding from fiscal year 2025-2026 during fiscal year 2026-2027 for each new or expanded classroom at an equal amount per classroom, based on remaining available funds, not to exceed $50,000.00 per classroom.

(c) Funds received under this subsection by intermediate districts and consortia of intermediate districts must be paid in full to the entity operating the classroom and may be used for 1 or more of the following purposes:

( i ) Costs associated with attracting, recruiting, retaining, and licensing required classroom education personnel to staff new or expanded classrooms.

( ii ) Supporting facility improvements or purchasing facility space or modular classroom units necessary to provide a safe, high-quality learning environment for children in each new or expanded classroom, and for costs to become a licensed facility such as architectural drawings, permits, and other prelicensure inspection fees.

( iii ) Outreach material necessary for public awareness that the great start readiness program has openings in the area and for costs associated with enrolling eligible children in new or expanded classrooms.

( iv ) Supporting costs in each new or expanded classroom associated with improving a provider’s great start to quality level.

(d) Recipients of funds under this subsection must demonstrate that instructional staff have completed, or are in the process of completing, professional learning in the science of reading. Grant funds may be used to support this professional learning and are intended to ensure new classrooms are well equipped to implement evidence-based early literacy strategies.

(e) The funds allocated under this subsection for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 do not lapse to the state school aid fund and are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for new or expanded great start readiness classrooms. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.

(f) The funds allocated under this subsection for 2025-2026 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 do not lapse to the state school aid fund and are carried forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for new or expanded great start readiness classrooms. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.

(e) (g) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall make payments under this subsection on a schedule determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(32) In addition to the funds allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated from the general fund money appropriated under section 11 for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $1,950,000.00 for an intermediate district or a consortium of intermediate districts to partner with the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential and community-based organizations to continue implementing statewide outreach and enrollment campaign activities to raise awareness about the availability of services through the great start readiness program, and to promote enrollment.

(33) The funds allocated under subsection (32) for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to raise awareness of and participation in great start readiness programming. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.

(34) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall make payments under subsection (32) on a schedule determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.

2. Amend page 242, line 14, by removing section 39 from the bill and inserting:

“ Sec. 39. (1) An eligible applicant receiving funds under section 32d shall submit an application, in a form and manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, by a date specified by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential in the immediately preceding fiscal year. An eligible applicant is not required to amend the applicant’s current accounting cycle or adopt this state’s fiscal year accounting cycle in accounting for financial transactions under this section. The application must include all of the following:

(a) The estimated total number of age-eligible children in the community, as provided to the applicant by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential utilizing the most recent population data available from the American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall ensure that it provides updated American Community Survey population data at least once every 3 years.

(b) The estimated number of age-eligible children in the community who are being served exclusively by Head Start programs operating in the community.

(c) The number of children whom the applicant will have the capacity to serve in each eligible great start readiness program option who meet the age-eligible criteria of section 32d.

(2) The great start readiness target foundation amount for 2025-2026 2026-2027 is $10,650.00. $11,290.00.

(3) After notification of funding allocations, an applicant receiving funds under section 32d shall also submit an implementation plan for approval, in a form and manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, by a date specified by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, that details how the applicant complies with the program components established by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential under section 32d.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), the initial allocation to each eligible applicant under section 32d is equal to the sum of the following:

(a) The number of children in the current school year served in a program determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be a school-day program multiplied by the great start readiness target foundation.

(b) The number of children in the current school year served in a program determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be a part-day program or a school-day blended with Head Start multiplied by the great start readiness target foundation divided by 2.

(c) The total number of children in the current school year served in a program determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be an extended program multiplied by the great start readiness target foundation multiplied by 1.2.

(d) The number of children in the current school year served in a program determined by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to be an extended program blended with Head Start or a part-day extended program multiplied by the great start readiness target foundation multiplied by 0.6.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), if the calculations under subsection (4) result in a total allocation exceeding the amount available as allocated or appropriated under section 32d(2), initial allocations to each eligible applicant under section 32d are calculated as the sum of the following:

(a) An amount equal to the calculations described in subsection (4) but using for those calculations the lesser of the number of children served in the immediately preceding fiscal year or the number of children the applicant has the capacity to serve in the current fiscal year instead of the number of children served in the current fiscal year.

(b) An amount equal to the remaining available dollars after calculations in subdivision (a) distributed proportionately to eligible applicants where calculations under subdivision (a) are less than the amount originally calculated under subsection (4).

(6) If the calculations under subsection (5) result in a total allocation exceeding the amount available as allocated or appropriated under section 32d(2), the initial allocation to each eligible applicant is the amount calculated under subsection (4) prorated on an equal percentage basis.

(7) If, taking into account the total amount to be allocated to the applicant as calculated under this section, an applicant determines that it is able to include additional eligible children in the great start readiness program without additional funds under section 32d, the applicant may include additional eligible children but does not receive additional funding under section 32d for those children.

(8) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall review the program components under section 32d and under this section at least biennially. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential also shall convene a committee of internal and external stakeholders at least once every 5 years to ensure that the funding structure under this section reflects current system needs under section 32d.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Conlin moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 411, line 7, by striking out all of subdivision (f) and inserting:

“ (f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is $406,794,800.00, $321,516,900.00 for operations, $10,044,800.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, $2,413,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $39,096,200.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and $33,723,400.00 for MSU Extension. ” and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

2. Amend page 412, line 10, by striking out all of subdivision (k) and inserting:

“ (k) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Ann Arbor is $373,591,100.00, $360,607,300.00 for operations, $11,237,700.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $1,746,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver. ” and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

3. Amend page 413, line 13, after “is” by striking out “ $1,364,844,600.00 ” and inserting “ $1,807,439,900.00 ” and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

4. Amend page 413, line 17, by striking out “ $721,676,300.00 ” and inserting “ $1,164,271,600.00 ” and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. McKinney moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 413, following line 25, by inserting:

“(6) The amount appropriated for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez Dolores Huerta - Rosa Parks program is $2,691,500.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:

(a) Select student support services, $1,956,100.00.

(b) Michigan college/university partnership program, $586,800.00.

(c) Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program, $148,600.00.” and renumbering the remaining subsections and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

2. Amend page 414, line 5, after “subsection” by striking out “ (7) ” and inserting “(8)”.

3. Amend page 414, line 17, after “subsection” by striking out “ (6) ” and inserting “(7)”.

4. Amend page 414, line 28, after “subsection” by striking out “ (6) ” and inserting “(7)”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Longjohn moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 469, line 21, after “263b,” by striking out “275k,”.

2. Amend page 469, line 27, after “388.1863b,” by striking out “388.1875k,”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Longjohn moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 374, line 23, by striking out all of subsection (2) and (3) and inserting:

“ (2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount appropriated for community college operations is $385,744,500.00, allocated as follows:

(a) The appropriation for Alpena Community College is $6,810,000.00, $6,403,300.00 for operations, $115,500.00 for performance funding, $263,100.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $28,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(b) The appropriation for Bay de Noc Community College is $6,788,500.00, $6,298,000.00 for operations, $116,200.00 for performance funding, $262,000.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $112,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(c) The appropriation for Delta College is $17,941,800.00, $16,882,400.00 for operations, $319,100.00 for performance funding, $694,300.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $46,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks Community College is $3,172,800.00, $2,984,100.00 for operations, $65,800.00 for performance funding, $122,500.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(e) The appropriation for Gogebic Community College is $5,745,800.00, $5,399,000.00 for operations, $104,900.00 for performance funding, $223,000.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $18,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(f) The appropriation for Grand Rapids Community College is $22,709,000.00, $21,184,200.00 for operations, $447,000.00 for performance funding, $874,800.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $203,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(g) The appropriation for Henry Ford College is $26,835,900.00, $25,300,700.00 for operations, $490,300.00 for performance funding, $1,037,500.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $7,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(h) The appropriation for Jackson College is $14,885,200.00, $14,032,600.00 for operations, $254,000.00 for performance funding, $576,400.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $22,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(i) The appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College is $15,654,000.00, $14,704,400.00 for operations, $304,600.00 for performance funding, $604,800.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $40,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(j) The appropriation for Kellogg Community College is $12,154,400.00, $11,426,700.00 for operations, $214,800.00 for performance funding, $469,600.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $43,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(k) The appropriation for Kirtland Community College is $4,145,700.00, $3,835,100.00 for operations, $105,200.00 for performance funding, $159,100.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $46,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

( l ) The appropriation for Lake Michigan College is $6,821,400.00, $6,408,200.00 for operations, $140,600.00 for performance funding, $263,500.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $9,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(m) The appropriation for Lansing Community College is $38,279,800.00, $36,134,400.00 for operations, $588,700.00 for performance funding, $1,484,900.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $71,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(n) The appropriation for Macomb Community College is $40,474,000.00, $38,160,600.00 for operations, $718,100.00 for performance funding, $1,568,300.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $27,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College is $6,290,100.00, $5,837,000.00 for operations, $126,000.00 for performance funding, $242,700.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $84,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(p) The appropriation for Monroe County Community College is $5,705,200.00, $5,368,500.00 for operations, $113,900.00 for performance funding, $220,100.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $2,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(q) The appropriation for Montcalm Community College is $4,288,800.00, $4,033,300.00 for operations, $80,600.00 for performance funding, $165,400.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $9,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(r) The appropriation for C.S. Mott Community College is $19,097,300.00, $18,017,800.00 for operations, $326,000.00 for performance funding, $739,200.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $14,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(s) The appropriation for Muskegon Community College is $11,033,800.00, $10,359,900.00 for operations, $195,200.00 for performance funding, $426,500.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $52,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(t) The appropriation for North Central Michigan College is $4,386,900.00, $3,947,700.00 for operations, $107,800.00 for performance funding, $168,500.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $162,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(u) The appropriation for Northwestern Michigan College is $11,523,700.00, $10,619,800.00 for operations, $192,000.00 for performance funding, $445,900.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $266,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(v) The appropriation for Oakland Community College is $26,766,700.00, $25,130,000.00 for operations, $567,900.00 for performance funding, $1,031,900.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $36,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(w) The appropriation for Schoolcraft College is $15,942,800.00, $14,972,000.00 for operations, $338,800.00 for performance funding, $614,900.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $17,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(x) The appropriation for Southwestern Michigan College is $8,260,100.00, $7,786,600.00 for operations, $137,000.00 for performance funding, $320,000.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $16,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(y) The appropriation for St. Clair County Community College is $8,872,200.00, $8,342,000.00 for operations, $178,300.00 for performance funding, $342,600.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $9,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(z) The appropriation for Washtenaw Community College is $17,393,300.00, $16,257,300.00 for operations, $436,300.00 for performance funding, $667,300.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $32,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(aa) The appropriation for Wayne County Community College is $20,654,400.00, $19,460,300.00 for operations, $798,000.00 for performance funding, $798,000.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $3,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(bb) The appropriation for West Shore Community College is $3,110,900.00, $2,896,700.00 for operations, $66,700.00 for performance funding, $119,500.00 for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety, and $28,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for community college operations is $385,744,500.00 and is appropriated from the state school aid fund. ” and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

2. Amend page 381, following line 14, by inserting:

“ (7) For fiscal year 2026-2027 only, from the appropriation described in subsection (1), the amount appropriated for tribal colleges is $750,000.00, appropriated from the state school aid fund, and is allocated as follows:

(a) Bay Mills Community College, $250,000.00.

(b) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, $250,000.00.

(c) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, $250,000.00. ” and adjusting the totals, subtotals, and enacting section 1 accordingly.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Rogers moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 469, line 21, after “201f,” by striking out “217c,”.

2. Amend page 469, line 27, by striking out “388.1817c,”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Bollin moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Rep. Grant be excused temporarily from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 5619 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Reps. Bruck, McFall, Kelly, Kunse, Cavitt, Jaime Greene, Robinson, Martin, Wilson, Woolford, Harris, Fairbairn, Alexander, Miller, Paiz and Witwer offered the following resolution:


activity_role: postpone

evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that consideration of the resolution be postponed for the day.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that Rule 71 be suspended and the resolution be considered at this time.

The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members present voting therefor.


evidence_text: Reps. VanderWall, Hall, Alexander and DeBoer offered the following resolution:


evidence_text:
Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Reps. Herzberg and Miller be excused temporarily from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 5630 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Rep. Fox moved to amend the bill as follows:


activity_role: adjourn

evidence_text:
Rep. Wozniak moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 11:35 p.m.


evidence_text: Senator Mallory McMorrow of the 8th District offered the following invocation:


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers moved that Senator Hauck be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers moved that Senators McBroom and Runestad be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that Senators Camilleri, Geiss and Hertel be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


activity_role: recess

evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:04 a.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that rule 3.204 be suspended to permit immediate consideration of the following resolutions:

Senate Resolution No. 112

Senate Resolution No. 113

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Senator Chang offered the following resolution:


evidence_text: Senator Chang asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text: Senator Hauck offered the following resolution:


evidence_text: Senator Hauck asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bills:

Senate Bill No. 145

Senate Bill No. 205

Senate Bill No. 481

Senate Bill No. 463

Senate Bill No. 466

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Anthony offered the following substitute:

Substitute (S-3).

The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senators Albert and Theis, under their constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 145 and moved that the statements they made during the discussion of the bill be printed as their reasons for voting “no.”

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Senator Anthony asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text: Senator Daley asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text: Senator McMorrow asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh offered the following amendment:

1. Amend page 5, line 2, after “ subsection. ” by striking out the balance of the bill.

The amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh offered the following amendment:

1. Amend page 4, line 3, after “722.645.” by striking out the balance of the bill.

The amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bills:

House Bill No. 4556

House Bill No. 4557

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 11:08 a.m.


evidence_text: Rep. Angela Witwer, from the 76th District, offered the following invocation:


evidence_text:
Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Reps. Edwards, Scott, Skaggs and Whitsett be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Jaime Greene be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Cavitt moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Mueller moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Pavlov moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Paiz moved to substitute (H-1) the bill.

The motion did not prevail and the substitute (H-1) was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Fitzgerald moved to substitute (H-3) the bill.

The motion did not prevail and the substitute (H-3) was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Schriver moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. St. Germaine moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Borton moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Slagh moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Hoadley moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. DeBoyer moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Bierlein moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 5514 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved to amend the title to read as follows:

A bill to prohibit youth transportation companies from using certain restraints while transporting youths to certain youth residential treatment programs; to provide exceptions; to provide civil sanctions; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 5719 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 4733 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 5836 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Rep. Rheingans, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:


evidence_text: Rep. Hope, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Reps. Skaggs, Breen, Paiz, Rheingans, Weiss, Witwer and Wooden offered the following resolution:


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that consideration of the resolution be postponed for the day.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Reps. Hope, Breen, Fitzgerald, MacDonell, Miller, Myers-Phillips, Paiz, Rheingans, Weiss, Witwer and Wooden offered the following resolution:


evidence_text:
Rep. Hope moved to substitute (H-1) the resolution as follows:

Substitute for House Resolution No. 294.

A resolution to declare April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, In 1885, the Michigan Legislature resolved there will be a special day dedicated to the importance of planting trees known as Arbor Day; and

Whereas, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and

Whereas, Trees reduce topsoil erosion, cut heating and cooling costs, clean the air, produce oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife; and

Whereas, Trees are a renewable resource providing paper, wood for construction, fuel for fires, and countless other wood products; and

Whereas, Trees in our cities increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and

Whereas, Trees — wherever they are planted — are a source of joy and renewal; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day in the state of Michigan; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor of Michigan, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

The motion prevailed and the substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Reps. Weiss, Breen, Hoskins, MacDonell, McFall, Miller, Myers-Phillips, Paiz, Rheingans, Wilson and Wooden offered the following resolution:


evidence_text:
Rep. Wortz moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 4:30 p.m.


evidence_text: Senator Rick Outman of the 33rd District offered the following invocation:


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers moved that Senator Theis be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers moved that Senators McBroom, Johnson, Runestad, Hoitenga , Damoose , Daley and Lindsey be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Irwin moved that Senators Anthony, Brinks, Cavanagh, Cherry, Geiss, Santana, Singh and Wojno be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Irwin moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:03 a.m.


evidence_text: Senator Shink asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of the following bills:

Senate Bill No. 860, entitled

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 201, and 236 (MCL 388.1611, 388.1801, and 388.1836), as amended by 2025 PA 15.

Senate Bill No. 878, entitled

A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, and the bills were placed on the order of General Orders.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the rules be suspended and that the following bills, now on Committee Reports, be placed on the General Orders calendar for consideration today:

Senate Bill No. 875

Senate Bill No. 559

Senate Bill No. 561

Senate Bill No. 912

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that rule 3.203 be suspended and that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the order of General Orders.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:41 a.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that rule 3.204 be suspended to permit immediate consideration of the following resolution:

Senate Resolution No. 114

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Senators Cherry, Wojno and Chang offered the following resolution:


evidence_text: Senator Cherry asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the General Orders calendar.

The motion prevailed, and the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, designated Senator Huizenga as Chairperson.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 11:34 a.m.


evidence_text:
Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Reps. Scott, Skaggs and Whitsett be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Jaime Greene be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Tisdel moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Xiong moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 3, line 1, after “ commissioner ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ census ” on line 3.

2. Amend page 3, line 4, after “ executive ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ census ” on line 6.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Koleszar moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 3, line 1, after “ commissioner ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ census ” on line 3.

2. Amend page 3, line 4, after “ executive ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ census ” on line 6.

3. Amend page 3, following line 6, by inserting:

“ ( ix ) A county clerk.

( x ) A county treasurer.

( xi ) A register of deeds.

( xii ) A county prosecuting attorney.

( xiii ) A county sheriff.

( xiv ) A county drain commissioner. ”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Steele moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Rep. Wortz moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Reps. Andrews, Farhat, Wooden, Miller, Arbit, Snyder, Brenda Carter, Roth, Myers-Phillips, Glanville, MacDonell, Paiz, Rheingans, Rogers and Young offered the following resolution:


evidence_text: Reps. Tate, Glanville, Kelly, MacDonell, Myers-Phillips, Paiz, Rheingans, Rogers, Witwer and Young offered the following resolution:


evidence_text: Reps. MacDonell, Dievendorf, Glanville, Kelly, Miller, Myers-Phillips, Paiz, Price, Rheingans, Rigas, Rogers, Witwer, Wooden and Young offered the following resolution:


evidence_text:
Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Rep. Coffia be excused temporarily from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Rep. Dievendorf, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:


evidence_text: Rep. Rogers, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:


evidence_text: Rep. Weiss, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:


evidence_text: Rep. Wilson, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:


evidence_text:
Rep. Woolford moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 3:05 p.m.


evidence_text: Senator Roger Victory of the 31st District offered the following invocation:


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers moved that Senators Johnson, Runestad, McBroom and Lindsey be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Irwin moved that Senators Anthony, Brinks, Camilleri, Geiss, McMorrow, Moss and Singh be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Irwin moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:03 a.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:25 a.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the General Orders calendar.

The motion prevailed, and the Assistant President pro tempore, Senator Cherry, designated Senator Santana as Chairperson.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that rule 3.204 be suspended to permit immediate consideration of the following resolution:

Senate Resolution No. 115

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Senators Theis, Huizenga, Victory, Hauck, Webber, Bellino, Nesbitt and Outman offered the following resolution:


evidence_text: Senator Theis asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate recess until 1:00 p.m.

The motion prevailed, the time being 11:42 a.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 1:01 p.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:

Senate Bill No. 757

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Senator Nesbitt offered the following substitute:


evidence_text:
Senator Nesbitt, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 757 and moved that the statement he made during the discussion of the bill be printed as his reasons for voting “no.”

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Senator Hertel asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Hertel offered the following substitute:

Substitute (S-2).

The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text: Senator Cherry asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.


evidence_text:
Senator Lindsey, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill Nos. 757, 758, 759, and 760 and moved that the statement he made during the discussion of Senate Bill No. 757 be printed as his reasons for voting “no.”

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the rules be suspended and that the following bills, now on the order of Third Reading of Bills, be placed on their immediate passage:

Senate Bill No. 877

Senate Bill No. 878

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of the following bill:

Senate Bill No. 903, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1280h.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, and the bill was placed on the order of General Orders.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 2:14 p.m.


evidence_text:
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:

Senate Bill No. 878

The motion prevailed.


evidence_text: Senator Outman offered the following amendment:


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.

The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


evidence_text:
Senator Albert offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 48, line 18, by striking out “2,433,800” and inserting “2,208,800”.

2. Amend page 49, line 5, by striking out “146,686,000” and inserting “146,461,000”.

3. Amend page 49, line 13, by striking out “128,940,300” and inserting “128,715,300”.

4. Amend page 78, following line 23, by inserting:

“Sec. 325. Funds appropriated under part 1 may not be used to fund the salary of the department’s director.”.

and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator McBroom offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 72, line 16, after “313.” by inserting “(1)”.

2. Amend page 72, following line 21, by inserting:

“(2) Additionally, the department shall submit a monthly report indicating each incident in which an employee was required to work mandatory overtime within the 32-hour period following the beginning of the last overtime shift of more than four hours the employee worked (two hours for employees assigned to 12-hour shifts).

(3) Each violation of the 32-hour mandatory overtime rule as set forth by the department shall result in the reduction in the director’s salary by $50 per violation.”.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:

1. Amend page 78, following line 23, by inserting:

“Sec. 327. If the department terminates an employee for suspected participation in criminal activity, the department must refer that case to the Michigan attorney general’s office. Criminal activity may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Bringing contraband into a correctional facility.

(b) Physical, mental, or sexual abuse of a prisoner, visitor, or other department staff.

(c) Theft.

(d) Any other activity determined to be criminal according to the Michigan penal code.”.

The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:

1. Amend page 91, following line 4, by inserting:

“Sec. 610. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide a report by April 1 for the preceding 12 month period on the number of prisoners, that have been incarcerated for a minimum of 5 years, who received suboxone upon release from a correctional facility.”.

The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Albert offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 111, following line 11, by inserting:

“America 250 state celebration of exceptionalism 1,000,000”

and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 133, following line 7, by inserting:

“Sec. 1002. (1) From the funds appropriated in part I for America 250 State Celebration of Exceptionalism, $1,000,000.00 shall be used to support the planning, development, and implementation of a statewide commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America (America 250). These funds shall be distributed to the Library of Michigan, in collaboration with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and in cooperation with the National Archives and Records Administration or its successor entity.

(2) Funds appropriated under this section shall be used to do all of the following:

(a) Develop and present public programs, exhibitions, lectures, and educational materials highlighting Michigan’s role in the founding, growth, and ongoing democratic life of the United States.

(b) Support statewide and regional events recognizing the America 250 commemoration, including partnerships with local libraries, museums, schools, tribal governments, and historical organizations.

(c) Preserve, digitize, and make publicly accessible historical collections, documents, and artifacts related to Michigan’s civic, military, and cultural history.

(d) Engage students and the general public through curriculum resources, traveling exhibits, and community based programming.

(3) The Library of Michigan and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum shall coordinate their activities funded under this section and may collaborate with the Michigan History Center, other state departments, local units of government, and nonprofit historical or cultural organizations to maximize statewide impact.

(4) Funds granted under this section shall not be used for ongoing operational expenses unrelated to America 250 programming. Grant recipients shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate that expenditures directly support the purposes described in subsection (3).

(5) Not later than September 30, 2027, the Library of Michigan shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies describing the use of funds, program outcomes, and public participation.”.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Hoitenga offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 784, following line 24, by inserting:

“Dam safety and management $ 10,000,000”.

2. Amend page 785, line 2, after “$” by striking out “100” and inserting “10,000,100” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

3. Amend page 804, following line 17, by inserting:

“Sec. 1202. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for dam safety and management, the department shall prioritize the removal, maintenance, or engineering studies for critical dams under its jurisdiction.”.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text: Senator Nesbitt offered the following amendment:


evidence_text: Senator Huizenga offered the following amendment:


evidence_text: Senator Runestad offered the following amendment:


evidence_text:
Senator Albert offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 185, line 22, after “152.0” by striking out “51,907,400” and inserting “76,907,400” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 261, following line 11, by inserting:

“Sec. 827a. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan public safety communications system, $25,000,000.00 shall be used for matching grants to local units of government for the construction of new public safety communication towers. The Michigan public safety communications system ( MPSCS ) shall coordinate with the department of treasury to develop a grant program for this purpose. The grant program must be structured as follows:

(a) Grants shall be awarded to local units of government on a competitive basis. The MPSCS shall have the authority to review applications and select grant recipients from applications received.

(b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a local unit of government must commit $1.00 for every $1.00 of grant funding received for the purposes described in subsection (1).

(c) The department of treasury shall administer the payment of grants on behalf of the MPSCS at the direction of the MPSCS . The department of treasury shall expend not more than 1% of the funds allocated in part 1 for public safety facility grants for administrative purposes.

(2) The MPSCS shall develop and post a grant application on a publicly accessible page of the department website no later than November 15, 2026.

(3) The MPSCS must set a deadline for receipt of applications of December 31, 2026. Funds must be awarded no later than March 15, 2027.

(4) The MPSCS must give priority to areas that have the greatest demonstrated need for communication towers and that demonstrate the ability to meet the matching requirement in subsection (1)(b).

(5) The unexpended portion of funds appropriated to the Michigan public safety communications system for grants for new public safety communications towers is designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants to support the construction of new public safety communications towers by local units of government.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources, grants, contracts with service providers, or some combination thereof.

(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $25,000,000.00.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2031.”.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Albert offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 197, following line 21, by inserting:

“Public safety facility grants 25,000,000”.

2. Amend page 318, following line 26, by inserting:

“Sec. 996. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for public safety facility grants, the department of treasury shall establish and administer a program to provide matching grants to local units of government for the purpose of consolidating or renovating local law enforcement or fire fighter facilities. The grant program must be structured as follows:

(a) Grants shall be awarded to local units of government on a competitive basis. The department of treasury must prioritize demonstrated need and cost savings when selecting grant recipients.

(b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a local unit of government must commit $1.00 for every $1.00 of grant funding received for the purposes described in subsection (1).

(c) The maximum award for a grant shall be $5,000,000.00 per local unit of government.

(d) The department of treasury shall expend not more than 1% of the funds allocated in part 1 for public safety facility grants for administrative purposes.

(2) The department of treasury shall develop and post a grant application on a publicly accessible page of the department website no later than November 15, 2026.

(3) The department of treasury must set a deadline for receipt of applications of December 31, 2026. Funds must be awarded no later than March 15, 2027.

(4) The unexpended portion of funds appropriated for public safety facility grants are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants to support the consolidation and renovation of law enforcement and fire department facilities owned and operated by local units of government.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources and grants.

(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $25,000,000.00.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2031.”.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Albert offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 195, line 24, after “sharing” by striking out “333,547,300” and inserting “343,553,800”.

2. Amend page 195, line 27, after “sharing” by striking out “291,111,400” and inserting “299,844,800”.

3. Amend page 196, line 4, after “appropriation” by striking out “1,772,496,400” and inserting “1,791,236,300”.

4. Amend page 196, line 8, after “tax” by striking out “1,097,837,700” and inserting “1,116,577,600” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:

1. Amend page 257, following line 12, by inserting:

“Sec. 822i. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the MDTMB shall submit a monthly report to the house and senate appropriations committees detailing the daily employee occupancy rate of each state-owned or leased building for the prior month. The first report must be submitted by November 30, 2026.”.

The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text: Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:


evidence_text:
Senator McBroom requested the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.

The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


evidence_text: Senator Theis offered the following amendments:


evidence_text:
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


evidence_text:
Senator Lindsey offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 197, following line 17, by inserting:

“Liability reimbursement 171,000,000”.

2. Amend page 318, following line 26, by inserting:

“Sec. 997. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for liability reimbursement, the department shall reimburse county treasurers on a case-by-case basis for the cost of liabilities due to a court order or settlement issued for actions taken by a county treasurer that was in compliance with state law.

(2) In order to receive a reimbursement as described in subsection (1), a county treasurer must demonstrate in writing to the department of treasury that the liability is due to a court order or settlement resulting from action that was in compliance with Michigan statute at the time it occurred.”.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Webber offered the following amendments:

1. Amend page 344, line 14, after “administration” by striking out “3,600,000” and inserting “14,429,600”.

2. Amend page 344, line 19, after “$” by striking out “244,506,900” and inserting “255,336,500”.

3. Amend page 345, line 10, after “$” by striking out “104,953,100” and inserting “115,782,700” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.


evidence_text:
Senator Outman offered the following amendment:

1. Amend page 476, following line 12, by inserting:

“Sec. 1619. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 the department shall utilize existing resources to implement improved practices for oversight of service level agreements within the Medicaid pharmacy benefit manager contract.

(2) The department must create a specific service level agreement monitoring matrix that details the monitoring method, frequency, responsible party, and required documentation within the Medicaid pharmacy benefit manager contract. By March 1, the department shall submit the matrix to the standard report recipients.

(3) The department must adopt standard operating procedure for oversight of the Medicaid pharmacy benefit manager contract to ensure department staff are conducting contract reviews in a consistent manner by implementing mandatory threshold determinations on vendor explanations and a decision tree indicating how contract exceptions are reviewed.

(4) The department is prohibited from sole reliance on self-assertion for compliance with service level agreement for contract monitoring for the Medicaid pharmacy benefit manager contract. Each quarter the department shall select a risk‑based data sample of a random service level agreement from the Medicaid pharmacy benefit manager’s system, raw files or department data to independently reconstruct and verify a self-asserted result.”.

The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.