Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 4, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 160658(191)(195) 160660 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein TAXPAYERS FOR MICHIGAN Elizabeth T. Clement CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, STEVE Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices DUCHANE, RANDALL BLUM, and SARA KANDEL, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 160658 COA: 334663 STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET and OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL, Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________ TAXPAYERS FOR MICHIGAN CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, STEVE DUCHANE, RANDALL BLUM, and SARA KANDEL, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 160660 COA: 334663 STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET and OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL, Defendants-Appellants. _________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the separate motions of (1) the Michigan Association of Public School Academies and Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers, and (2) the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate are GRANTED. The amicus briefs submitted by those entities on November 25, 2020, are accepted for filing.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

December 4, 2020 Clerk