The Michigan Department of Treasury recently released details regarding the process for teachers and school support staff to access the one-time hazard pay for teachers and support staff included in Public Act 166 of 2020. Public Act 166 of 2020 calls for a one-time up to $500.00 hazard pay to be paid out to eligible teaching staff and a one-time up to $250.00 hazard pay to be paid out to eligible school support staff to recognize the additional time spent outside of normal working hours and additional costs teachers have incurred as a result of the school closure in the spring of 2020.
Teachers will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
School support staff will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
Timeline:
Upon reviewing each submitted Form 5734, if the district determines that you do not meet the eligibility requirements released by the Michigan Department of Treasury you will be notified via email. If you feel this was done so in error, you may submit your written appeal to this decision to [email protected]. This written appeal must be received by December 4, 2020.
Please contact Rebecca Drake at 269.621.7002 with any questions.
On December 29, 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Public Act 257 of 2020, providing $2.5 million to GSRP, Head Start, special education for individuals aged 18-26 and adult education teachers who teach in a school district or nonprofit nonpublic school.
Pursuant to Public Act 257 of 2020, legislation was passed that appropriated funding for the GSRP, Head Start, Adult Education, and Young Adult Special Education Teachers COVID-19 Grant Program. This program provides grants to eligible GSRP, head start, adult education, young adult special education classroom teachers in a district or nonprofit nonpublic school spent outside of normal working hours and additional costs classroom teachers have incurred or experienced to provide a continuity of learning during the period of school closure in 2019-2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Districts and nonprofit nonpublic schools must identify eligible teachers for the GSRP, Head Start, Adult Education, and Young Adult Special Education Teachers COVID-19 Grant Program including determining the FTE calculation for the eligible grant recipients by March 19, 2021.
Eligible grant recipients must return the GSRP, Head Start, Adult Education, and Young Adult Special Education Teachers COVID-19 Grant Program Teacher Certification Form 5741 to the district or nonprofit nonpublic school in the form and manner the district requires no later than April 9, 2021.
School districts and nonprofit nonpublic schools are then required to compile the list of eligible classroom teachers and electronically submit the list as early as April 9, 2021 but no later than April 19, 2021 using the electronic submission system and form provided by the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Next, the Michigan Department of Treasury will distribute funding allocated under the Act directly to eligible GSRP, Head Start, Adult Education, and Young Adult Special Education classroom teachers in an equal amount up to $500.00 per FTE classroom teacher employed by the district or nonprofit nonpublic school or assigned to regularly and continuously work under contract in a public school operated by the district or in a nonprofit nonpublic school.
Grant funding checks will be sent directly to the eligible GSRP, Head Start, Adult Education, and Young Adult Special Education classroom teachers. Checks will be mailed on or about June 4, 2021 to the address of residency provided by the school district or nonprofit nonpublic school. Eligible recipients are encouraged to ensure the information on file with the district or nonprofit nonpublic school is accurate and up-to-date.
Please Contact Rebecca Drake at 269.621.7002 with any questions