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<p class="MsoNormal">E-Rate: Category 2 order released<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Highlights:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Extension of Five-Year Cat 2 “Test Period” through FY2020<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">All applicant budgets will reset in 2021<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">FIXED Five-year budget cycles (2021-2025, 2026-2030) resetting every five years<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Unspent funds from a funding cycle WILL NOT roll over to a new cycle<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Only Full Time Students will be counted (no part time)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">No more estimations of enrollment for new building construction<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Schools<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><b>Per-Pupil amount remains $150</b> adjusted for inflation (roughly $166 to $167 per student)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Libraries<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">A <b>
<u>single pre-discount multiplier of $4.50 per square foot for all libraries</u></b> regardless of geography<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Managed Internal Broadband Services, caching, and Basic Maintenance of internal connections
<u>permanently eligible</u><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Minimum Funding (floor) increased from $9,200 to $25,000<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u>DISTRICT WIDE/LIBRARY SYSTEM WIDE BUDGETS WILL BE ADOPTED<o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Filtering technology to ensure compliance with CIPA will remain ineligible for Cat 2 funding<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please direct questions to <a href="mailto:erate@michigan.gov">
erate@michigan.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sonya Schryer Norris<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>517-335-1498<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Norriss2@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Norriss2@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mel.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://mel.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://michlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://michlibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="color:#500050">Family Matters</span></i></b><b><span style="color:#500050"> is an outreach effort to equip families of children with disabilities by offering free information and resources<i>.</i></span></b><span style="color:#500050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Visit </span><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fmde%2F0%2C4615%2C7-140-6598_88187_81739---%2C00.html&data=02%7C01%7CNorrisS2%40michigan.gov%7C6b2f721525734743bc6608d748155e89%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637057128952076126&sdata=PUyLOQPeJvza%2FYd6hyPBIhfJTvjB%2B8kdaBWaWTtsKm8%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:#0563C1">Family
Matters</span></a><span style="color:#500050">, </span><span style="color:black">call OSE Information Line at 888-320-8384 or Email:
</span><a href="mailto:mde-ose@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">mde-ose@michigan.gov</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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