HOUSE BILL NO. 5080

October 08, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Griffin, Hernandez, Lightner, Frederick, Alexander, Bollin, Hornberger, Sheppard, Howell, O'Malley, Hoitenga, Hall, Whiteford, Kahle, Allor, Afendoulis, Lower, Schroeder, Hauck, Wakeman, Crawford, Vaupel, Brann, Mueller, Slagh, Bellino, Filler, Calley, Wentworth, Leutheuser, Wozniak and Huizenga and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

(MCL 388.1601 to 388.1897l) by adding section 97.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 97. (1) In addition to the appropriations under section 11, there is appropriated for 2019-2020 only for the purposes of this section an amount not to exceed $5,200,000.00 from the state school aid fund and an amount not to exceed $4,800,000.00 from the general fund.

(2) From the general fund money appropriated under subsection (1), the department, in consultation with the department of state police, may award up to $3,800,000.00 for a grant to support a contract for the purpose of implementing a statewide secure schools program and phone application in public and nonpublic schools that operate any of grades K to 12. The application must be able to do all of the following simultaneously:

(a) Allow authorized users to place a voice call to 911.

(b) Provide intelligent notifications through text messaging and electronic mail.

(c) Provide push notifications that contain information regarding the identity and location of the reporting party, the response type required based on the incident type, and additional location details to relevant individuals in communities to which users belong, including, but not limited to, both of the following, as applicable, based on the location and category of the emergency event:

(i) Key stakeholders.

(ii) Authorized users, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) School staff.

(B) School resource officers.

(D) First responder agencies.

(d) Allow 911 personnel, school officials, and first responder agencies to send messages to panic button application users both during and after emergency events in order to facilitate ongoing communications and coordination.

(3) If the department and the department of state police fund a statewide secure schools program as described in subsection (2), the program must be integrated with this state's current supplemental 911 database to maintain information voluntarily provided by individuals and facility managers through a secure web application. Any information submitted by a district under the statewide secure schools program, including, but not limited to, information regarding floor plans, automated external defibrillators, school safety plans, reunification plans, and entry or exit points, must automatically appear to 911 personnel each time the panic button application is activated.

(4) Funds allocated under subsection (2) may be used toward the initial costs associated with the implementation of a statewide secure schools program under subsection (2), including installation costs, training costs, and maintenance costs. A grant recipient may apply a portion of a grant payment awarded under subsection (2) in 2020-2021 to support ongoing costs. After 2020-2021, any ongoing costs must be supported solely by the grant recipient.

(5) The department and the department of state police may decide not to fund a statewide secure schools program as described under subsection (2).

(6) Funds remaining after any funds are allocated by the department and the department of state police for a statewide secure schools program described under subsection (2) must be used to provide and administer competitive grants to public or nonpublic schools, districts, and intermediate districts to purchase technology equipment, upgrade hardening measures, or conduct school building safety assessments to improve the safety and security of school buildings, pupils, and school staff with the goal of creating a safer school environment through equipment and technology enhancements. The department of state police, grants and community services division, shall administer the grant program described in this subsection. All grants under this subsection must be funded on a reimbursement-only basis. Grants under this subsection must not exceed $50,000.00 for each school and $250,000.00 for each district or intermediate district.

(7) All of the following apply to the application process for funding under subsection (6):

(a) A public or nonpublic school, district, or intermediate district shall submit an application for funding under subsection (6) directly to the department of state police, grants and community services division.

(b) An application from a district or intermediate district under this subsection must be for 1 or more buildings that have some or all of pre-K to grade 12 classrooms and pupils.

(d) An individual school may submit its own application but must not also be included in its district's application if the district submits an application under this subsection.

(e) The department of state police shall award grants to applicants based on eligibility, the project description, and whether the project reflects the highest security need of the applicant within grant funding constraints, the budget narrative, the budget, project goals, objectives, and performance measures.

(f) The department of state police shall give priority to all of the following applicants:

(i) Applicants seeking funding for projects that involve multiple agencies working in partnership.

(ii) Applicants seeking funding for proposals that seek to secure exterior access points of school buildings.

(iii) Applicants that did not receive a school safety grant in the past.

(iv) Applicants that did not receive a grant under section 1001 of article XX of 2018 PA 207 or under section 115 of 2018 PA 618.

(g) To be awarded a grant, an applicant must demonstrate proof that the school, district, or intermediate district has an emergency operation plan that had been updated after August 1, 2017 to align with the state emergency operations plan guidance and statewide school safety information policy developed under section 1308 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1308.

(h) The department of state police shall issue grant guidance and application materials, including required performance measures, not later than February 1, 2020.

(8) The department of state police shall not award funding under subsection (6) to a public or nonpublic school, district, or intermediate district in relation to the same school building more than once. If a district submits an application under subsection (7) relating to a school building and a school within that district also submits an application for funding in relation to that same school building, the department of state police shall not allocate funding under subsection (6) twice for that school building. If a school, district, or intermediate district submits more than 1 application, the department of state police shall first consider the most recent application submitted in considering funding under subsection (6).

(9) Eligible expenses for reimbursement under subsection (6) must be consistent with the recommendations of the school safety task force created by Executive Order No. 2018-5. The department of state police shall list the eligible expenses in the grant guidance and application materials described under subsection (7). The following items are not eligible expenses for which grant funds may be applied:

(a) Weapons, including tasers.

(b) Personal body armor for routine use.

(d) Costs in applying for the grant, such as consultants and grant writers.

(e) Expenses incurred before the date of the award or after the end of the performance period of the grant award.

(f) Personnel costs or operation costs related to a capital improvement.

(g) Indirect costs or indirect administrative expenses.

(h) Travel.

(i) Contributions or donations.

(j) Management or administrative training and conferences, except as otherwise preapproved by the department of state police.

(k) Management studies or research and development.

(l) Memberships and dues, except for a specific requirement of the project that has been preapproved by the department of state police.

(m) Vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft, including unmanned or remotely piloted aircraft and vehicles.

(n) Service contracts and training beyond the performance period of the grant award.

(o) Food, refreshments, and snacks.

(10) A grantee under section 1001 of article XX of 2018 PA 207 or under section 115 of 2018 PA 618 is not prohibited from applying for, and receiving, a grant award under this section.

(11) The department of state police shall begin issuing awards for grants under subsection (6) not later than May 1, 2020. A project that is awarded a grant under this program must be completed by July 1, 2021.

(12) The department of state police shall report on grant activities under this section, including available performance outcomes as identified in individual grant agreements, to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on state police, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by August 1, 2021.

(13) The funds allocated for school safety grants under this section for 2019-2020 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2019-2020 do not lapse to the general fund and are carried forward into 2020-2021. The purpose of the work project is to continue promoting safer school environments. The estimated completion date of the work project is July 1, 2021.

(14) The department of state police shall ensure that a grant to a nonpublic school under this section is funded from the general fund money allocated under this section.

Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under article I of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, as amended by 2019 PA 58 and this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2019-2020 is estimated at $13,402,185,100.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2019-2020 are estimated at $13,192,265,300.00.