Sec. 99u.

(1) From the general fund appropriation under section 11, there is allocated for 2018-2019 an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 to purchase statewide access to an online mathematics tool that meets all of the following:

(a) Provides students statewide with complete access to mathematics support aligned with state standards through a program that has all of the following elements:

(i) Student motivation.

(ii) Valid and reliable assessments.

(iii) Personalized learning pathways.

(iv) Highly qualified, live teachers available all day and all year.

(v) Twenty-four-hour reporting.

(vi) Content built for rigorous mathematics.

(b) Has a record of improving student mathematics scores in at least 5 other states.

(c) Received funding under this section in 2017-2018.

(2) A grantee that receives funding under this section shall comply with the requirements of section 19b.

(3) In addition to the funds allocated under subsection (1), from the general fund appropriation in section 11, there is allocated for 2018-2019 an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for a software-based solution designed to teach Spanish language literacy to students in pre-kindergarten through first grade. A program funded under this subsection shall be a grant to the eligible provider that promotes bilingualism and biliteracy, and is based on research that shows how students who become proficient readers in their first language have an easier time making the transition to reading proficiency in a second language. A provider of programming under subsection (1) is the eligible provider of programming under this subsection.

(4) In addition to the funds allocated under subsection (1), from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2018-2019 an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for a pilot program to provide explicit, targeted literacy instruction within an individualized learning path that continually adjusts to a pupil's needs. A program funded under this subsection shall be a grant to the eligible provider that promotes literacy by teaching critical language and literacy concepts such as reading and listening comprehension, basic vocabulary, academic language, grammar, phonological awareness, phonics, and fluency. A pilot program funded under this subsection shall cover both the remainder of 2018-2019 and also the entire 2019-2020 school year. A provider of programming under subsection (1) is the eligible provider of programming under this subsection.

(5) Notwithstanding section 17b, payments made under this section shall be made not later than March 1, 2019.

History: Add. 2017, Act 143, Imd. Eff. Nov. 2, 2017 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018