Section 388.1699jj - Dearborn City School District and Amity Foundation partnership; K to 12 driver's training pilot grant program; eligible student defined(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only $250,000.00 to Dearborn City School District in partnership with the Amity Foundation for the purposes under this section.(2) Dearborn City School District shall establish a pilot grant program for K to 12 eligible students to attend driver's training programs.(3) Dearborn City School District shall issue a report to the department, on an annual basis, that provides the number of students eligible for a grant under this section, how many students have attended and successfully completed a driver's training program described in this section, and the average cost, per student, of participation in a driver's training program described in this section.(4) The department shall create a report that summarizes the success of the program established under subsection (2) and publish that report on its public website.(5) The funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to support the pilot program described in this section for the provision of grants to students to attend driver's training programs. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.(6) As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student to whom both of the following apply:(a) The student qualifies for free and reduced lunch in the Dearborn City School District or in a contiguous district to the Dearborn City School District in alignment with federal law and regulations and state law.(b) The student is enrolled in either of the following districts: (i) Dearborn City School District.(ii) A district contiguous to Dearborn City School District.(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.(8) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under this section may be available for expenditure until September 30, 2026. A recipient of funding under this section must return any unexpended funds to the department in the manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2026.Amended by 2024, Act 120,s 116, eff. 7/23/2024.Amended by 2023, Act 320,s 24, eff. 2/13/2024.Added by 2023, Act 103,s 161, eff. 10/1/2023.