Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  December 18, 2019                                                                                Bridget M. McCormack,
                                                                                                                  Chief Justice

                                                                                                         David F. Viviano,
                                                                                                         Chief Justice Pro Tem
  158751(120)
                                                                                                       Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                            Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                      Richard H. Bernstein
  COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATIONS AND                                                                        Elizabeth T. Clement
  OTHERS FOR EDUCATION ABOUT                                                                          Megan K. Cavanagh,
  PAROCHIAID, AMERICAN CIVIL                                                                                           Justices
  LIBERTIES UNION OF MICHIGAN,
  MICHIGAN PARENTS FOR SCHOOLS,
  482FORWARD, MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION
  OF SCHOOL BOARDS, MICHIGAN
  ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
  ADMINISTRATORS, MICHIGAN
  ASSOCIATION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
  ADMINISTRATORS, MICHIGAN SCHOOL
  BUSINESS OFFICIALS, MICHIGAN
  ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
  PRINCIPALS, MIDDLE CITIES EDUCATION
  ASSOCIATION, MICHIGAN ELEMENTARY
  AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
  ASSOCIATION, KALAMAZOO PUBLIC
  SCHOOLS and KALAMAZOO PUBLIC
  SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION,
            Plaintiffs-Appellants,
                                                                    SC: 158751
  v                                                                 COA: 343801
                                                                    Ct of Claims: 17-000068-MB
  STATE OF MICHIGAN, GOVERNOR,
  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, and
  SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
  INSTRUCTION,
             Defendants-Appellees.
  _________________________________________/

         On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of Immaculate Heart of Mary and First
  Liberty Institute to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted
  on December 17, 2019, is 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 18, 2019

                                                                              Clerk
