Section 388.1699ii - Wayne-Westland Community School District; 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 Wayne-Westland Community School District for the purposes under this section.(2) Wayne-Westland Community School District shall establish a pilot grant program for K to 12 eligible students to attend driver's training programs. The department shall establish and provide to Wayne-Westland Community School District guidelines concerning the pilot grant program described in this section.(3) Wayne-Westland Community 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 Wayne-Westland Community School District or in a district contiguous to the Wayne-Westland Community School District in alignment with federal law and regulations and state law.(b) The student is enrolled in either of the following districts: (i) Wayne-Westland Community School District.(ii) A district contiguous to Wayne-Westland Community School District.(7) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.Amended by 2023, Act 320,s 23, eff. 2/13/2024.Added by 2023, Act 103,s 160, eff. 10/1/2023.