Subject: What the governor is talking about today
What the Governor’s Talking about
Today
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Governor Signs State School Aid Budget
Bill
The governor has signed the state school aid budget
bill (Senate Bill 1163) for the 2011 fiscal year and honored her pledge to
protect K-12 funding.
“I promised not to sign any school aid bill
for the 2011 fiscal year that cut funding for K-12 schools,” the governor
said. “The completion of the school aid budget, together with the earlier
enactment of school employee retirement reform legislation, provides schools
with the financial certainty they need to adjust their budgets while still early
in the school fiscal year.”
The school aid budget as presented to
the governor authorizes the expenditure of $12.8 billion to support Michigan’s
K-12 education system in fiscal year 2011, including $10.9 billion from the
state school aid fund, $1.68 billion in federal funds for education, $184.3
million in federal Recovery Act funds, and $30.2 million from the state’s
general fund.
School districts will see a modest $11 per pupil
increase for both the 2011 fiscal year and the remainder of the 2010 fiscal
year. The 2010 fiscal year school aid budget included a $165 per pupil
reduction.
The 2011 school aid budget also recognizes the
importance of early childhood education by adding $2.6 million in funding for
Great Start school readiness programs, opening slots for an additional 760
students.
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