SENATE BILL NO. 980
June 23, 2020, Introduced by Senators HERTEL,
HORN, POLEHANKI, WOJNO, GEISS, MACGREGOR, CHANG, ALEXANDER, BULLOCK,
ANANICH, BRINKS, BIZON, HOLLIER, ZORN and BAYER and referred to the
Committee on Health Policy and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending section 167 (MCL 388.1767), as amended by 2013 PA 122.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 167. (1) The department in cooperation with the
department of community health and human services shall develop plans
to assist districts and intermediate districts and local county health
departments to comply with section 1177 of the revised school code, MCL
380.1177, and section 9209 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.9209, for each school year.
(2) Each district or
intermediate district shall report to the local health department in which it
is located by November 1 of each fiscal year, in a manner prescribed by the
department of community health and human services, the immunization
status of each pupil in grades K through to 12 who enrolled in the district or intermediate
district for the first time or , beginning in 2014-2015, who
enrolled in grade 7 or grade 12
in the district or intermediate district for the first time, between January 1
and September 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. Not later than
December 31 of each fiscal year, the department of community health and human services shall notify the department by
district or intermediate district of the percentage of entering pupils and , beginning in 2014-2015, of pupils who enrolled in
grade 7 or grade 12 for the
first time who do not have a completed, waived, or provisional immunization
record in accordance with section 1177 of the revised school code, MCL
380.1177. If a district or intermediate district does not have a completed,
waived, or provisional immunization record in accordance with section 1177 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1177, for at least 90% of the district's or
intermediate district's entering pupils, as recorded in the November 1 reports
required under this subsection, the district or intermediate district is subject
to subsection (4) until the district or intermediate district has such an
immunization record for at least 90% of its pupils who enrolled in the district
or intermediate district for the first time.
(3) Each district or
intermediate district shall again report to the local health department in
which it is located by February 1 of each fiscal year, in a manner prescribed
by the department of community health and human services, the immunization
status of each pupil in grades K through to 12 who enrolled in the district or intermediate
district for the first time or , beginning in 2014-2015, who
enrolled in grade 7 or grade 12
in the district or intermediate district for the first time, between January 1
of the immediately preceding fiscal year and December 31 of the current fiscal
year. Not later than March 31 of each fiscal year, the department of community health and human services shall notify the
department by district or intermediate district of the percentage of entering
pupils and , beginning in 2014-2015, of
pupils who enrolled in grade 7 or grade 12
for the first time who do not have a completed, waived, or provisional
immunization record in accordance with section 1177 of the revised school code,
MCL 380.1177. If a district or intermediate district does not have a completed,
waived, or provisional immunization record in accordance with section 1177 of
the revised school code, MCL 380.1177, for at least 95% of the district's or
intermediate district's entering pupils, as recorded in the February 1 reports
required under this subsection, the district or intermediate district is
subject to subsection (4) until the district or intermediate district has such
an immunization record for at least 95% of its pupils who enrolled in the
district or intermediate district for the first time. If the department of community health and human services is not able to report
to the department by March 31 because a district or intermediate district fails
to submit a report as required in this subsection, or submits an incomplete,
inaccurate, or late report, the district or intermediate district is subject to
subsection (4) until the report is submitted in a complete and accurate form.
(4) If a district or
intermediate district does not comply with this section, the department shall
withhold 5% of the total funds due to the district or intermediate district
under this act after the date the department of community health and human services reports a district's or
intermediate district's noncompliance with this section to the department until
the district or intermediate district complies with this section. If the
district or intermediate district does not comply with this section by the end
of the fiscal year, the district or intermediate district forfeits the total
amount withheld.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 981 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.