FY 2001-02 HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGET - H.B. 4258 (P.A. 118 of 2001): ENACTED
| FY 2000-01 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $1,905,000,608 |
| Changes from FY 2000-01 Year-to-Date: | |
| Items Included by the Senate and House | |
| 1. Midwest Higher Education Compact. Dues increase. | 7,500 |
| 2. Tuition Incentive Program (TIP). Retain FY 2000-01 funding level of $5,250,000. | 0 |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference | |
| 3. Per Student Funding Floors. The House consolidates the floor groupings from 5 to 4, and adds $100 to each, for floors of: $4,600, $4,800, $5,800, and $9,100. The Senate uses only one $4,700 floor to provide funds for Central, Eastern, Grand Valley, Oakland, Saginaw Valley, and UM-Flint. The Conferees include floor funding for Central, Grand Valley, Oakland, Saginaw Valley, and UM-Dearborn. | 463,261 |
| 4. University Operations. The Governor applies a 1.5% across-the-board increase prior to the addition of floor funding; the House and Senate add 1.5% and 3.5%, respectively, after the floor dollars are added. The Conferees add 1.47% across-the-board. | 23,593,601 |
| 5. Need-Based Financial Aid. The Senate adds $20 million from the Merit Award Trust Fund for need-based aid at the 15 universities, distributed based on their share of the FY 2000-01 Operations appropriations. The Conference Report does not include this funding. | 0 |
| 6. Indian Tuition Waivers. The Senate transfers $100,000 from Northern to Lake Superior to allow Lake Superior to serve as the fiscal agent for Bay Mills Tribal College. The Conferees do not include this transfer. | 0 |
| 7. King-Chavez-Parks Programs. The Governor and House provide 2.0% increases for Select Student Support Services, College-University Partnerships, and Morris Hood, Jr. Educator Development; the Senate provides 3.5% increases; the Conferees provide 1.47% increases. | 43,370 |
| 8. State and Regional Programs. The Governor and House recommend 2.0% increases, and the Senate recommends 3.5% increases, for the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES), Cooperative Extension Service (CES), Michigan Molecular Institute, and the Japan Center. The House and Senate do not move Project GREEEN funding into a separate line-item as the Governor recommends, but the Senate does move the AES and CES line-items to the Michigan State appropriation unit. The Conferees provide 1.5% increases for AES, CES, and MMI but reduce the Japan Center to $305,300. The FY 2000-01 AES and CES format is retained. | 903,801 |
| 9. Grants and Financial Aid. The Governor and House provide 2.0% increases, and the Senate provides 3.5% increases, for each of the State-funded programs, and all recommend $1 million in new Federal funds for Competitive Scholarships. The House and Senate appropriate an additional $28.7 and $20.0 million, respectively, from the Michigan Merit Award Trust Fund for Competitive Scholarships, to replace State GF/GP that is shifted to fund other increases. The Conferees provide 1.47% GF/GP increases for all programs. | 2,806,375 |
| 10. Michigan Merit Award. The Governor, House, Senate and Conferees increase funding for the awards based on Department of Treasury projections. | 15,023,850 |
| Total Changes | 42,841,758 |
| FY 2001-02 Enacted Gross Appropriation | $1,947,842,366 |
| FY 2001-02 HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS |
| Changes from FY 2000-01 Year-to-Date: |
| Items Included by the Senate and House |
| 1. Reports on the Internet. Governor, House, and Senate change from pilot program to required reporting mode. (Sec. 208) |
| 2. Restricted Fund Revenue. House and Senate require Department of Treasury to provide an annual report on restricted fund revenues, expenditures, and balances. (Sec. 216) |
| 3. 2/3 / 1/3. Governor, House, and Senate delete Legislative intent to increase toward a 2-to-1 ratio for State appropriations versus tuition revenue. |
| 4. Oakland University. Governor, House, and Senate delete recognition of Auburn Hills location. |
| 5. Fire Safety Systems. House and Senate require a report by January 1, 2003 on automatic sprinkler and other fire safety systems in university dormitories. (Sec. 435) |
| 6. Community College Transfer Students. House and Senate require universities to inform community colleges regarding the academic status of transfer students. (Sec. 602) |
| 7. Financial Aid. House and Senate modify existing requirement for universities to report on need and merit-based aid, to focus on undergraduate students. (Sec. 710) |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
| 8. Buy American. House adds preference for Michigan businesses; Senate & Conferees retain FY 2000-01 language. (Sec. 209) |
| 9. Tuition Tax Credit. Conferees include $27.5 million appropriation contingent on repeal. (Sec. 214) |
| 10. Luxury Vehicles. House prohibits expenditure of State dollars for luxury vehicles or chauffeurs for university officials; Senate & Conferees delete. (Sec. 217) |
| 11. Tuition Grants. Senate & Conferees set parameters for prior Kendall College students to receive grants. (Sec. 302(7)) |
| 12. Tuition Incentive Program. House & Conferees allow appropriation of State GF/GP if Merit Award Trust Fund dollars are not sufficient; Governor and Senate delete. (Sec. 310(15)) |
| 13. Tuition Restraint. House retains 4.0% tuition limit; Governor, Senate, and Conferees delete. |
| 14. Per-Student Floor Funding. House & Conferees consolidate floor groupings from 5 to 4, and add $100 to each, for new floors of: $4,600, $4,800, $5,800, and $9,100; Senate deletes. (Sec. 409) |
| 15. Per-Student Floor Funding. House adds Legislative intent to progressively and consistently make appropriations to achieve the funding floors specified in Sec. 409; Senate & Conferees delete. (Sec. 410) |
| 16. Tier Funding Work Group. House creates a bipartisan House/Senate work group to review tier funding criteria and make recommendations by February 1, 2002; Senate deletes; Conferees include House work group. (Sec. 411) |
| 17. Project GREEEN. Governor, House, Senate, and Conferees require Michigan State University to submit a report by September 30, 2002. Conferees include 1.5% increase. (Sec. 433) |
| 18. Economic Development. House, Senate & Conferees require a quarterly report from the Presidents Council summarizing the universities' work with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. (Sec. 434) |
| 19. King-Chavez-Parks Fellowships. Senate & Conferees require a good faith effort standard regarding defaults. (Sec. 501) |
| 20. King-Chavez-Parks College Day. Senate requires an equal dollar match from participating education units. Conferees retain "budget of equal contributions" language. (Sec. 502) |
| 21. King-Chavez-Parks Partnerships. Senate & Conferees characterize targeted students as "academically and economically disadvantaged". (Sec. 504) |
| 22. Student Performance Reporting. House removes report due date; Senate & Conferees retain FY 2000-01 language. (Sec. 601) |
| 23. New Academic Programs. Senate & Conferees add Presidents Council list. (Sec. 710a) |
| 24. English Proficiency of Faculty. House retains report; Governor, Senate & Conferees delete. (Sec. 704) |
Date Completed: 10-3-01 - Fiscal Analyst: E. Jeffries