Impact of Governor’s Proposal to Cut 20j

1. Impact of Governor’s Proposal to Cut 20j Proposal A Hold Harmless Districts Section 20j

2. Proposal A - 1994 • Issue: Funding gap between MI school districts. • Objective: Close gap with min/max funding levels Funding Time

3. Proposal A – “Hold Harmless” • Districts above $6,500 • Allow local millage to maintain funding level. • Walled Lake’s 1994 level of funding was $6,937. Hold Harmless Non Hold Harmless Funding Time

4. Proposal A – Millage Rate Effect of local millage • Non Hold Harmless 6 mills • 52 Hold Harmless districts pay up to 12 mills • In Walled Lake 7.7 mills Hold Harmless Non Hold Harmless Funding Time

5. Proposal A – 20j Holds us Harmless • Hold Harmless Error: No increases beyond the cost of living to hold harmless districts. • 20j enacted in 1999, corrected this error. 20j Non 20j Funding Time

6. Proposal A – 2X Funding • 07-08 and 08-09 Non Hold Harmless districts received 2x funding increase as Hold Harmless • Walled Lake lost $1,632,000 Effect of 2x funding 20j Non 20j Funding 07-08 08-09 HH $48 $ 56 NHH $96 $112 Time

7. Proposal A – Cut 20j Funding • Governor proposes to cut portion of 20j. • Devastating loss to 52 HH districts. • 09-10 – Walled Lake would lose $414,000. • Walled Lake could lose up to $4,400,000. Effect of new proposals 20j Non 20j Funding Time

8. Proposal A – What does $414,000 Look Like in Walled Lake? Classroom Technology

9. Proposal A – What does $414,000 Look Like in Walled Lake? Counselors

10. Proposal A – What does $414,000 Look Like in Walled Lake? Media Specialists

11. Proposal A – What does $414,000 Look Like in Walled Lake? Reading Recovery Teachers

12. Please Thank Our Legislators For Their Support and Ask For Their Continued Support of 20j • Senator Nancy Cassis – 517-373-1758 • Senator Cameron Brown – 517-373-5932 • Rep. Vicki Barnet – 517-373- 1793 • Rep. Lisa Brown – 517-373-1799 • Rep. Hugh Crawford – 517-373-0827 • Rep. Eileen Kowall – 517-373-2616