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Committee advances bill to expand school consolidation feasibility grants
Summary
The Michigan House Education and Workforce Committee voted to report House Bill 4147, which would broaden what administrative functions local districts and ISDs may study under the State School Aid Act of 1979 grant program that funds consolidation feasibility studies.
Rep. Donnie Steele, sponsor of House Bill 4147, told the House Education and Workforce Committee the bill would broaden eligibility for grants under the State School Aid Act of 1979 so local school districts and intermediate school districts (ISDs) can study additional administrative functions for possible consolidation. "So basically, it's just expanding the opportunity to apply for grants to do consolidating studies for local school districts and ISDs," Steele said during his testimony.
The bill would expand the existing consolidation feasibility program, which Steele said has "roughly $5,000,000 annually available" for districts and ISDs to study consolidation…
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