Sec. 102d.
(1) From the funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for 2015-2016 for reimbursements to districts for the licensing of school data analytical tools as described under this section. The reimbursement is for districts that choose to use a school data analytical tool to assist the district and that enter into a licensing agreement for a school data analytical tool with 1 of the vendors approved by the department of technology, management, and budget under subsection (2).
(2) Not later than October 15, 2015, the department of technology, management, and budget shall review vendors for school data analytical tools and provide districts with a list of at least 2 and up to 4 approved vendors that districts may use to be eligible for a reimbursement paid under this section. For a vendor to be approved under this section, the department of technology, management, and budget must determine that the school data analytical tool supplied by the vendor meets at least all of the following:
(a) Analyzes financial data.
(b) Analyzes academic data.
(c) Provides early warning indicators of financial stress.
(d) Has the capability to provide peer district comparisons of both financial and academic data.
(e) Has the capability to provide financial projections for at least 3 subsequent fiscal years.
(3) Funds allocated under this section shall be paid to districts as a reimbursement for already having a licensing agreement or for entering into a licensing agreement not later than December 1, 2015 with a vendor approved under subsection (2) to implement a school data analytical tool. Reimbursement under this section shall be made on an equal per-pupil basis.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments under this section shall be made on a schedule determined by the department.
History: Add. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
Last modified: October 10, 2016