LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law a change allowing charter schools to receive revenue from certain voter-approved property tax hikes.
The taxes go to counties' traditional school districts on a per-student basis, on top of their state funding. The new law lets charters get a share of the extra local funding.
Charters will only benefit when existing millages are renewed or new millages are approved.
Snyder said a charter school will be ineligible for the funds if audits show problems and if it doesn't prove its special education program is compliant with laws.
