388.1661d Career and technical education incentive programs; additional payments to districts; definitions.
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388.1661d Career and technical education incentive programs; additional payments to districts; definitions.
Sec. 61d.
(1)From the state school aid fund money in section 11, there is allocated for 2025-2026 only an amount not to exceed $13,400,000.00 for additional payments to districts for career and technical education programs for the purpose of increasing the number of Michigan residents with high-quality degrees or credentials, and to increase the number of pupils who are college- and career-ready upon high school graduation.
(2)The department shall calculate payments to districts under this section in the following manner:
(a)A payment of $88.00 multiplied by the number of pupils in grades 9 to 12 who are counted in membership in the district and are enrolled in at least 1 career and technical education program.
(b)An additional payment of $88.00 multiplied by the number of pupils in grades 9 to 12 who are counted in membership in the district and are enrolled in at least 1 career and technical education program that provides instruction in critical skills and high-demand career fields.
(3)If the allocation under subsection
(1)is insufficient to fully fund payments under subsection (2), the department shall prorate payments under this section on an equal per-pupil basis.
(4)As used in this section:
(a)"Career and technical education program" means a state-approved career and technical education program, as determined by the department.
(b)"Career and technical education program that provides instruction in critical skills and high-demand career field" means a career and technical education program classified under any of the following 2-digit classification of instructional programs
(CIP)codes:
(i)01, which refers to "agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences".
(ii)03, which refers to "natural resources and conservation".
(iii)10 through 11, which refers to "communications technologies/technicians and support services" and "computer and information sciences and support services".
(iv)14 through 15, which refers to "engineering" and "engineering technologies and engineering-related fields".
(v)26, which refers to "biological and biomedical sciences".
(vi)46 through 48, which refers to "construction trades", "mechanic and repair technologies/technicians", and "precision production".
(vii)51, which refers to "health professions and related programs".
History: Add. 2018, Act 265 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2018 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 58 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2019 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 165 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2020 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 48 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2021 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 144 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2022 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 103 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2023 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 120 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2024 ;-- Am. 2025, Act 15 , Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Compiler's Notes: In subsection (1), as amended by Act 58 of 2019, the following phrase "and, for 2019-2020 only, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 from the talent investment fund" was vetoed by the governor on September 30, 2019.