to adopt the amendment to HB 5630.
Representative Glanville moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5630. The motion did not prevail 12-16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Tate, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff, Glanville, Edwards, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Snyder and Longjohn. Nays: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Mueller, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Kuhn, Steele and Robinson. Pass: None. Representative Glanville offered the following amendment to HB 5630: 1. Amend page 317, following line 14, by inserting: "Sec. 99s. (1) From state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated for 2026-2027 an amount not to exceed $8,000,000.00 for Michigan science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (MiSTEM) programs. The MiSTEM network may receive funds from private sources. If the MiSTEM network receives funds from private sources, the MiSTEM network shall expend those funds in alignment with the statewide STEM strategy. Programs funded under this section are intended to increase the number of pupils demonstrating proficiency in science and mathematics on the state assessments, to increase the number of pupils who are college- and career-ready upon high school graduation, and to promote certificate and degree attainment in STEM fields. Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department. (2) The MiSTEM council annually shall review and make recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and the department concerning changes to the statewide strategy adopted by the council for delivering STEM-education-related opportunities to pupils. The MiSTEM council shall use funds received under this section to ensure that its members or their designees are trained in a third-party evaluation system, such as the Change the Equation STEMworks program, for the purpose of rating STEM programs. (3) The MiSTEM council shall make specific funding recommendations for the funds allocated under subsection (4) by December 15 of each fiscal year. Each specific funding recommendation must be for a program or demonstration grant approved by the MiSTEM council. All of the following apply: (a) To be eligible for MiSTEM council approval as described in this subsection, a program must satisfy all of the following: (i) Align with this state’s academic standards. (ii) Have STEMworks or other third-party certification. (iii) Provide project-based experiential learning, student programming, or professional learning experiences. (iv) Focus predominantly on classroom-based STEM experiences or professional learning experiences. (b) The MiSTEM council shall approve programs that represent all network regions and include a diverse array of options for students and educators. (c) To be eligible for MiSTEM council approval as described in this subsection, a demonstration grant must satisfy all of the following: (i) Align with this state’s academic standards. (ii) In collaboration with the department, scale-project-, problem-, or place-based learning in a building or district in support of the statewide STEM strategy as recommended by the MiSTEM council. (d) The MiSTEM council is encouraged to work with the MiSTEM network to develop locally and regionally developed programs, demonstration grants, and professional learning experiences for the programs on the list of approved programs. At the direction of the MiSTEM council, funds can be used to evaluate and market regions, programs, and demonstration grants. (e) If the MiSTEM council is unable to make specific funding recommendations by December 15 of a fiscal year, the department shall award and distribute the funds allocated under subsection (4) on a competitive grant basis that at least follows the statewide STEM strategy plan and rating system recommended by the MiSTEM council. Each grant must provide STEM-education-related opportunities for pupils. (4) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2026-2027 an amount not to exceed $3,800,000.00 for the purpose of funding programs or demonstration grants under this section for 2026-2027 as recommended by the MiSTEM council. (5) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $4,200,000.00 for 2026-2027 to support the activities and programs of the MiSTEM network regions. From the money allocated under this subsection, the department shall award the fiscal agent for each MiSTEM network region $220,000.00 for the base operations of each region. The department shall distribute the remaining funds to each fiscal agent in an equal amount per pupil, based on the number of K to 12 pupils enrolled in districts within each region in the immediately preceding fiscal year. (6) A MiSTEM network region shall do all of the following: (a) Collaborate with the career and educational advisory council that is located in the MiSTEM region and the department to develop a regional strategic plan for STEM education that creates a robust regional STEM culture, that empowers STEM teachers, that integrates business and education into the STEM network, and that ensures high-quality STEM experiences for pupils. At a minimum, a regional STEM strategic plan should do all of the following in collaboration with the department: (i) Identify regional employer need for STEM. (ii) Identify processes for regional employers and educators to create guided pathways for STEM careers that include internships or externships, apprenticeships, and other experiential engagements for pupils. (iii) Identify educator professional learning opportunities, including internships or externships and apprenticeships, that integrate this state’s science standards into high-quality STEM experiences that engage pupils. (b) Facilitate regional STEM events, such as educator and employer networking and STEM career fairs, to raise STEM awareness. (c) Contribute to the MiSTEM website and engage in other MiSTEM network functions to further the mission of STEM in this state in coordination with the MiSTEM council and the department of labor and economic opportunity. (d) Facilitate application and implementation of state and federal funds under this subsection and any other grants or funds for the MiSTEM network region. (e) Work with districts to provide STEM programming and professional learning. (f) Coordinate recurring discussions and work with the career and educational advisory council to ensure that feedback and best practices are being shared, including funding, programming, professional learning opportunities, and regional strategic plans. (g) In collaboration with the department, deploy marketing and outreach efforts to publish the availability of STEM learning opportunities. (7) To receive funds under this section, a grant recipient must allow access for the department or the department’s designee to audit all records related to the program for which it receives those funds. The grant recipient shall reimburse the state for all disallowances found in the audit. (8) To receive funds under this section, a grant recipient must provide at least a 10% local match from local public or private resources for the funds received under this section. (9) By not later than July 1 of each fiscal year for which funding is allocated under this section, grant recipients shall report to the executive director of the MiSTEM network in a form and manner prescribed by the executive director on performance measures developed by the MiSTEM network regions and approved by the executive director. The performance measures must be designed to ensure that the activities of the MiSTEM network are improving student academic outcomes. The report described in this subsection must be published on a publicly accessible website. (10) Not more than 5% of funds awarded under this section may be retained by a fiscal agent. (11) As used in this section: (a) "Career and educational advisory council" means an advisory council to the local workforce development boards located in a prosperity region consisting of educational, employer, labor, and parent representatives. (b) "Department" means the department of labor and economic opportunity. (c) "MiSTEM Council" means the Michigan Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Advisory Council created as an advisory body within the department of labor and economic opportunity by Executive Reorganization Order No. 2019-3, MCL 125.1998. (d) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics delivered in an integrated fashion using cross-disciplinary learning experiences that can include language arts, performing and fine arts, and career and technical education." and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.