Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funding for Michigan's K-12 public schools.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $21.9 billion in funding from the state general budget for Michigan's K-12 public schools (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes a 20% foundation allowance penalty if districts were noncompliant with proposed boilerplate language prohibiting race, gender, and DEI instruction or initiatives (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that per-pupil funding of the school aid budget would be increased by $558 million, gross funding to provide a $417 per-pupil increase, moving it to $10,025 per student (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning October 1, 2025 (Sec. 3).

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