Sec. 761.
(1) Subject to subsection (3), each intermediate school district shall conduct a study concerning opportunities for its constituent districts to share services with other providers of similar services, such as the intermediate school district, 1 or more other school districts or intermediate school districts, other units of local government, or other programs designed to achieve cost savings. The board and other school officials of each constituent district shall cooperate with the intermediate school district in the study. Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this section, each intermediate school district shall submit a report on the results of its study to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the department. An intermediate school district's study and report shall address possibilities for sharing of at least all of the following noninstructional services:
(a) Pupil transportation for all classes of pupils and all types of programs.
(b) Human resources administration.
(c) Procurement of supplies and other purchasing.
(d) Technology support services, including, but not limited to, information technology.
(e) Professional development.
(f) Accounting and other financial services.
(g) Legal services.
(h) Food and child nutritional services.
(i) Event management.
(j) Production printing and graphics.
(k) Shipping and receiving services.
(l) Any other service described in section 627.
(m) Any other noninstructional services identified by the superintendent of public instruction.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), an intermediate school district's report under this section shall include a detailed description of the average cost per constituent district within the intermediate school district for each of the services listed in subsection (1).
(3) If an intermediate school district has already conducted a study that meets the requirements of subsection (1), the intermediate school district is not required to conduct another study but shall submit a report on the results of the study to the department as required under subsections (1) and (2).
(4) Not later than 2 months after receiving the reports from intermediate school districts under this section, the department shall compile this information and submit a summary to the standing committees of the legislature having responsibility for education legislation.
(5) There are sufficient funds allocated to intermediate school districts under section 81 of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1681, for the purposes of this section, and an intermediate school district shall use those funds to comply with the requirements of this section.
History: Add. 2007, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Sept. 19, 2007
Popular Name: Act 451
Last modified: October 10, 2016