Education: financing; requirements concerning taxes levied for area career and technical education programs; modify. Amends secs. 681 & 684 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.681 & 380.684).

ISDs must now hold a specific voter election to approve the establishment of an Area CTE program, replacing informal or unclear approval processes.

ISDs must form a Program Advisory Committee with a majority of members from business and industry to ensure programs meet local workforce needs.

ISDs are prohibited from holding more than two elections in a single calendar year regarding CTE millage rates.

Property tax millage limits are clarified: districts with no prior 1993 CTE tax can levy up to 1 mill, while those with prior history can levy up to 1.5 times their 1993 rate without re-voting for existing amounts.

New audit and reporting requirements mandate that ISDs publish audit results online for six months and establish a formal appeal process if the Department of Treasury finds funds were misused.

The definition of allowable fund usage is expanded to explicitly include ISDs contracting with other districts to operate CTE programs.