Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1675

  • Authority: means a promise zone authority created under this act. See Michigan Laws 390.1663
  • Board: means the governing body of an authority. See Michigan Laws 390.1663
  • Eligible entity: means a city, township, county, local school district, or intermediate school district, in which the percentage of families with children under age 18 that are living at or below the federal poverty level is greater than or equal to the state average of families with children under age 18 living at or below the federal poverty level, as determined by the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 390.1663
  • 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.
  • Governing body: means the elected body of an eligible entity that has legislative powers. See Michigan Laws 390.1663
  (1) The board shall adopt a budget for the operation of the authority for each fiscal year, before the beginning of that fiscal year, based on a budget submitted to it by the director. The budget shall be prepared in the manner and contain the information required of municipal departments. Unless authorized by the governing body, the budget of an authority shall not include any money of the eligible entity.
  (2) The budget described in subsection (1) shall include the amount the authority intends to disburse to each eligible student in the fiscal year covered by the budget. Subject to the maximum amounts described in section 7(2)(a), the board shall establish the amount of the annual payment to eligible students and, in making that determination, shall consider the financial resources available to the authority for disbursement to those students.