388.1629 Enrollment stabilization fund.

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Sec. 29.

(1)The enrollment stabilization fund is created as a separate account in the state school aid fund for the purpose of stabilizing the effects of declining enrollment.

(2)The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the enrollment stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the enrollment stabilization fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the enrollment stabilization fund interest and earnings from enrollment stabilization fund investments.

(3)Money in the enrollment stabilization fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the enrollment stabilization fund and does not lapse to the state school aid fund or the general fund.

(4)The department of treasury is the administrator of the enrollment stabilization fund for auditing purposes.

(5)Money available in the enrollment stabilization fund must not be expended without a specific appropriation.

(6)From the enrollment stabilization fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $71,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 for districts and intermediate districts for which membership in the immediately preceding fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 in the immediately preceding fiscal year, exceeds membership in the current fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 in the current fiscal year.

(7)The allocation under subsection

(6)must be an amount equal to the sum of the product of .50 and the district's or intermediate district's membership for the immediately preceding fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and the product of .50 and the district's or intermediate district's membership in the current fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 of the current fiscal year, minus the district's or intermediate district's membership in the current fiscal year, as calculated under section 6 of the current fiscal year, multiplied by the target foundation allowance for the current fiscal year.

History: Add. 2023, Act 103 , Imd. Eff. July 21, 2023 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 120 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2024 ;-- Am. 2025, Act 15 , Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025

Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 388.1629, which pertained to declining enrollment assistance, was repealed by Act 62 of 2011, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.