(1) Subject to subsection (3), a district shall not be allotted or paid a sum under this act unless that district pays the agreed-upon amount of tuition or other payment for pupils educated outside the boundaries of the pupil’s district of residence.
    (2) A district that sends pupils to 1 or more districts, that is legally liable for the payment of the amount described in subsection (1), and that fails to pay that amount in full before April 1 of each year shall remit the full amount owed to the receiving district before making any other financial expenditure or commitment for the next school fiscal year.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 388.1718

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (3) The department shall not deduct any amount from a district’s state school aid pursuant to this section unless the receiving district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department, not later than April 30 of the same fiscal year, that the liable district has not paid the required amount as described in subsection (2).