Bill Text: MI SB0849 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriations; school aid; fiscal year 2018-2019 omnibus appropriations for school aid, higher education, and community colleges; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 17b, 201 & 236 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 et seq.).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-27 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [SB0849 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0849-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 849

 

 

February 27, 2018, Introduced by Senator HILDENBRAND and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

 

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

 

by amending sections 11, 17b, 201, and 236 (MCL 388.1611,

 

388.1617b, 388.1801, and 388.1836), section 11 as amended by 2017

 

PA 143, section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137, and sections 201 and

 

236 as amended by 2017 PA 108.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017,

 

there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and

 

certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of

 

$12,069,644,300.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of

 

$179,100,000.00 from the general fund, an amount not to exceed

 

$72,000,000.00 from the community district education trust fund

created under section 12 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA

 

489, MCL 12.262, and an amount not to exceed $100.00 from the water

 

emergency reserve fund. For the fiscal year ending September 30,

 

2018, 2019, there is appropriated for the public schools of this

 

state and certain other state purposes relating to education the

 

sum of $12,547,270,300.00 $________________ from the state school

 

aid fund, the sum of $215,000,000.00 $______________ from the

 

general fund, and an amount not to exceed $72,000,000.00

 

$____________ from the community district education trust fund

 

created under section 12 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA

 

489, MCL 12.262. , an amount not to exceed $23,100,000.00 from the

 

MPSERS retirement obligation reform reserve fund, and an amount not

 

to exceed $100.00 from the water emergency reserve fund. In

 

addition, all available federal funds are appropriated each fiscal

 

year for the fiscal years year ending September 30, 2017 and

 

September 30, 2018.2019.

 

     (2) The appropriations under this section shall be allocated

 

as provided in this article. Money appropriated under this section

 

from the general fund shall be expended to fund the purposes of

 

this article before the expenditure of money appropriated under

 

this section from the state school aid fund.

 

     (3) Any general fund allocations under this article that are

 

not expended by the end of the state fiscal year are transferred to

 

the school aid stabilization fund created under section 11a.

 

     Sec. 17b. (1) Not later than October 20, November 20, December

 

20, January 20, February 20, March 20, April 20, May 20, June 20,

 

July 20, and August 20, the department shall prepare electronic

files of the amount to be distributed under this act in the

 

installment to the districts and intermediate districts and deliver

 

the electronic files to the state treasurer, and the state

 

treasurer shall pay the installments on each of those dates or, if

 

the date is not a business day, on the next business day following

 

that date. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the portion of

 

the district's or intermediate district's state fiscal year

 

entitlement to be included in each installment shall be 1/11. A

 

district or intermediate district shall accrue the payments

 

received in July and August to the school fiscal year ending the

 

immediately preceding June 30.

 

     (2) The state treasurer shall make payment under this section

 

by drawing a warrant in favor of the treasurer of each district or

 

intermediate district for the amount payable to the district or

 

intermediate district according to the electronic files and

 

delivering the warrant to the treasurer of each district or

 

intermediate district, or if the state treasurer receives a written

 

request by the treasurer of the district or intermediate district

 

specifying an account, by electronic funds transfer to that account

 

of the amount payable to the district or intermediate district

 

according to the electronic files. The department may make

 

adjustments in payments made under this section through additional

 

payments when changes in law or errors in computation cause the

 

regularly scheduled payment to be less than the amount to which the

 

district or intermediate district is entitled pursuant to this act.

 

     (3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, grant payments

 

to districts and intermediate districts under this act shall be

paid according to the installment payment schedule under subsection

 

(1).

 

     (4) Upon the written request of a district or intermediate

 

district and the submission of proof satisfactory to the department

 

of a need of a temporary and nonrecurring nature, the

 

superintendent, with the written concurrence of the state treasurer

 

and the state budget director, may authorize an advance release of

 

funds due a district or intermediate district under this act. An

 

advance authorized under this subsection shall not cause funds to

 

be paid to a district or intermediate district more than 30 days

 

earlier than the established payment date for those funds.

 

     Sec. 201. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this

 

article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for

 

community colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018,

 

2019, from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a

 

summary of the appropriations in this section:

 

     (a) The gross appropriation is $399,326,500.00.

 

$______________. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and

 

intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted

 

gross appropriation is $399,326,500.00.$_______________.

 

     (b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described

 

in subdivision (a) are as follows:

 

     (i) Total federal revenues, $0.00.

 

     (ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.

 

     (iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.

 

     (iv) Total other state restricted revenues,

 

$398,301,500.00.$__________________.

     (v) State general fund/general purpose money,

 

$1,025,000.00.$_________________.

 

     (2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount appropriated for

 

community college operations is $319,050,900.00, allocated as

 

follows:$__________________.

 

     (a) The appropriation for Alpena Community College is

 

$5,627,500.00, $5,596,200.00 for operations and $31,300.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (b) The appropriation for Bay de Noc Community College is

 

$5,589,000.00, $5,560,900.00 for operations and $28,100.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (c) The appropriation for Delta College is $14,990,700.00,

 

$14,907,700.00 for operations and $83,000.00 for performance

 

funding.

 

     (d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks Community College is

 

$2,601,400.00, $2,586,900.00 for operations and $14,500.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (e) The appropriation for Gogebic Community College is

 

$4,715,400.00, $4,692,200.00 for operations and $23,200.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (f) The appropriation for Grand Rapids Community College is

 

$18,556,800.00, $18,450,500.00 for operations and $106,300.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (g) The appropriation for Henry Ford College is

 

$22,299,200.00, $22,176,000.00 for operations and $123,200.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (h) The appropriation for Jackson College is $12,590,100.00,

$12,527,400.00 for operations and $62,700.00 for performance

 

funding.

 

     (i) The appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College

 

is $12,948,700.00, $12,873,900.00 for operations and $74,800.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (j) The appropriation for Kellogg Community College is

 

$10,143,600.00, $10,087,500.00 for operations and $56,100.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (k) The appropriation for Kirtland Community College is

 

$3,289,400.00, $3,270,000.00 for operations and $19,400.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (l) The appropriation for Lake Michigan College is

 

$5,523,600.00, $5,492,800.00 for operations and $30,800.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (m) The appropriation for Lansing Community College is

 

$32,324,200.00, $32,165,600.00 for operations and $158,600.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (n) The appropriation for Macomb Community College is

 

$33,863,600.00, $33,681,800.00 for operations and $181,800.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College is

 

$4,968,900.00, $4,937,400.00 for operations and $31,500.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (p) The appropriation for Monroe County Community College is

 

$4,665,500.00, $4,636,700.00 for operations and $28,800.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (q) The appropriation for Montcalm Community College is

$3,446,300.00, $3,426,700.00 for operations and $19,600.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (r) The appropriation for C.S. Mott Community College is

 

$16,258,100.00, $16,167,200.00 for operations and $90,900.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (s) The appropriation for Muskegon Community College is

 

$9,203,000.00, $9,150,600.00 for operations and $52,400.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (t) The appropriation for North Central Michigan College is

 

$3,353,200.00, $3,330,200.00 for operations and $23,000.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (u) The appropriation for Northwestern Michigan College is

 

$9,508,900.00, $9,459,800.00 for operations and $49,100.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (v) The appropriation for Oakland Community College is

 

$21,905,700.00, $21,770,900.00 for operations and $134,800.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (w) The appropriation for Schoolcraft College is

 

$12,991,300.00, $12,909,300.00 for operations and $82,000.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (x) The appropriation for Southwestern Michigan College is

 

$6,860,700.00, $6,827,000.00 for operations and $33,700.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (y) The appropriation for St. Clair County Community College

 

is $7,300,100.00, $7,259,300.00 for operations and $40,800.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (z) The appropriation for Washtenaw Community College is

$13,631,400.00, $13,534,000.00 for operations and $97,400.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (aa) The appropriation for Wayne County Community College is

 

$17,338,300.00, $17,234,200.00 for operations and $104,100.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (bb) The appropriation for West Shore Community College is

 

$2,556,300.00, $2,540,000.00 for operations and $16,300.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for community

 

college operations is $319,050,900.00 $_________________ and is

 

appropriated from the state school aid fund.

 

     (4) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), both

 

of the following apply:

 

     (a) Subject to section 207a, the amount appropriated for

 

fiscal year 2017-2018 to offset certain fiscal year 2017-2018

 

retirement contributions is $1,733,600.00, appropriated from the

 

state school aid fund.

 

     (b) For fiscal year 2017-2018 only, there is allocated an

 

amount not to exceed $3,612,000.00 for payments to participating

 

community colleges, appropriated from the state school aid fund. A

 

community college that receives money under this subdivision shall

 

use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting the normal cost

 

contribution rate.

 

     (5) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),

 

subject to section 207b, the amount appropriated for payments to

 

community colleges that are participating entities of the

 

retirement system is $70,805,000.00, appropriated from the state

school aid fund.

 

     (6) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),

 

subject to section 207c, the amount appropriated for renaissance

 

zone tax reimbursements is $3,100,000.00, appropriated from the

 

state school aid fund.

 

     (7) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), there

 

is appropriated $1,025,000.00 from general fund/general purpose

 

money, for fiscal year 2017-2018 only, to the Michigan Community

 

College Association, for the purpose of enhancing the Michigan

 

Transfer Network website to improve the transfer of college credit

 

among Michigan's postsecondary institutions. The Michigan Community

 

College Association shall provide information on request to the

 

house and senate subcommittees on community colleges, the house and

 

senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the use of

 

these funds until the project is completed.

 

     Sec. 236. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this

 

article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for

 

higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018,

 

2019, from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a

 

summary of the appropriations in this section:

 

     (a) The gross appropriation is $1,629,224,400.00.

 

$_________________. After deducting total interdepartmental grants

 

and intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the

 

adjusted gross appropriation is $1,629,224,400.00.$______________.

 

     (b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described

 

in subdivision (a) are as follows:

 

     (i) Total federal revenues, $111,526,400.00.$______________.

     (ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.

 

     (iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.

 

     (iv) Total other state restricted revenues,

 

$238,443,500.00.$_______________.

 

     (v) State general fund/general purpose money,

 

$1,279,254,500.00.$_________________.

 

     (2) Amounts appropriated for public universities are as

 

follows:

 

     (a) The appropriation for Central Michigan University is

 

$85,654,400.00, $83,925,500.00 for operations and $1,728,900.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (b) The appropriation for Eastern Michigan University is

 

$75,169,900.00, $73,593,800.00 for operations and $1,576,100.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (c) The appropriation for Ferris State University is

 

$53,595,500.00, $52,259,900.00 for operations and $1,335,600.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (d) The appropriation for Grand Valley State University is

 

$70,100,100.00, $68,227,900.00 for operations and $1,872,200.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (e) The appropriation for Lake Superior State University is

 

$13,775,000.00, $13,567,400.00 for operations and $207,600.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is

 

$344,404,800.00, $275,862,100.00 for operations, $5,377,000.00 for

 

performance funding, $33,913,100.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and

 

$29,252,600.00 for MSU Extension.

     (g) The appropriation for Michigan Technological University is

 

$49,052,200.00, $48,097,500.00 for operations and $954,700.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (h) The appropriation for Northern Michigan University is

 

$47,137,400.00, $46,279,200.00 for operations and $858,200.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (i) The appropriation for Oakland University is

 

$51,235,900.00, $49,920,700.00 for operations and $1,315,200.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (j) The appropriation for Saginaw Valley State University is

 

$29,766,100.00, $29,114,000.00 for operations and $652,100.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (k) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

 

is $314,589,100.00, $308,639,000.00 for operations and

 

$5,950,100.00 for performance funding.

 

     (l) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Dearborn is

 

$25,421,900.00, $24,803,300.00 for operations and $618,600.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (m) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Flint is

 

$23,061,800.00, $22,549,300.00 for operations and $512,500.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (n) The appropriation for Wayne State University is

 

$199,169,800.00, $196,064,500.00 for operations and $3,105,300.00

 

for performance funding.

 

     (o) The appropriation for Western Michigan University is

 

$109,376,800.00, $107,440,900.00 for operations and $1,935,900.00

 

for performance funding.

     (3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for public

 

universities is appropriated from the following:

 

     (a) State school aid fund, $231,219,500.00.

 

     (b) State general fund/general purpose money,

 

$1,260,291,200.00.

 

     (4) The amount appropriated for Michigan public school

 

employees' retirement system reimbursement is $6,705,000.00,

 

appropriated from the state school aid fund.

 

     (5) The amount appropriated for state and regional programs is

 

$315,000.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money

 

and allocated as follows:

 

     (a) Higher education database modernization and conversion,

 

$200,000.00.

 

     (b) Midwestern Higher Education Compact, $115,000.00.

 

     (6) The amount appropriated for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -

 

Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks program is $2,691,500.00, appropriated

 

from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:

 

     (a) Select student support services, $1,956,100.00.

 

     (b) Michigan college/university partnership program,

 

$586,800.00.

 

     (c) Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program,

 

$148,600.00.

 

     (7) Subject to subsection (8), the amount appropriated for

 

grants and financial aid is $127,583,200.00, allocated as follows:

 

     (a) State competitive scholarships, $26,361,700.00.

 

     (b) Tuition grants, $38,021,500.00.

 

     (c) Tuition incentive program, $58,300,000.00.

     (d) Children of veterans and officer's survivor tuition grant

 

programs, $1,400,000.00.

 

     (e) Project GEAR-UP, $3,200,000.00.

 

     (f) North American Indian tuition waiver, $300,000.00.

 

     (8) The money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and

 

financial aid is appropriated from the following:

 

     (a) Federal revenues under the United States Department of

 

Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, GEAR-UP

 

program, $3,200,000.00.

 

     (b) Federal revenues under the social security act, temporary

 

assistance for needy families, $108,326,400.00.

 

     (c) Contributions to children of veterans tuition grant

 

program, $100,000.00.

 

     (d) State general fund/general purpose money, $15,956,800.00.

 

     (9) For fiscal year 2017-2018 only, in addition to the

 

allocation under subsection (4), from the appropriations described

 

in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed

 

$419,000.00 for payments to participating public universities,

 

appropriated from the state school aid fund. A university that

 

receives money under this subsection shall use that money solely

 

for the purpose of offsetting the normal cost contribution rate. As

 

used in this subsection, "participating public universities" means

 

public universities that are a reporting unit of the Michigan

 

public school employees' retirement system under the public school

 

employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to

 

38.1437, and that pay contributions to the Michigan public school

 

employees' retirement system for the state fiscal year.