Terms Used In Michigan Laws 388.938

  • 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.
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • 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
   Any school district applying for qualification of bonds, such bonds having been issued on or after May 4, 1955, shall pay a fee for such qualification, which fee shall be used toward defraying the administrative expenses in connection with this act. The fee shall be paid to the superintendent of public instruction within 30 days after the moneys obtained through the sale of bonds so qualified have been received by the treasurer of the board of education of the school district. The amount of the fee to be paid by the school district shall be based upon the total amount of the bond issue included in the application for qualification, and shall be determined by the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction shall prescribe necessary rules and regulations, in accordance with Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being section 24.71 to 24.82, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being section 24.101 to 24.110, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948. The amount of the fee to be charged to the school district may vary according to the amount of the bond issue, except that in no case shall this amount be less than $100.00, and the total amount to be charged to all school districts in any one fiscal year shall be approximately equal to the estimated administrative expenses in connection with this act for the same fiscal year. Upon failure of any school district to pay such qualification fee within the time specified, the superintendent of public instruction is hereby authorized to withhold the amount of such fee from the payment of state school aid money next due the district: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any issue of school district bonds qualified by the superintendent of public instruction prior to July 1, 1956.