SENATE BILL No. 1042

 

 

March 2, 2004, Introduced by Senator CHERRY and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

   

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

    EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL                                                       

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to make appropriations for the state institutions of higher                

                                                                                

    education and certain state purposes related to education for the           

                                                                                

    fiscal year ending September 30, 2005; to provide for the expenditures      

                                                                                

    of those appropriations; and to prescribe the powers and duties of          

                                                                                

    certain state departments, institutions, agencies, employees, and           

                                                                                

    officers.                                                                   

                                                                                

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                                  

                                                                                

1   PART 1                                                                      

                                                                                

2   LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS                                                    

                                                                                

3       Sec. 101.  Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill, the            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   amounts listed in this part are appropriated for higher education for       

                                                                                

2   the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, from the funds indicated in      

                                                                                

3   this part.  The following is a summary of the appropriations in this        

                                                                                

4   part:                                                                       

                                                                                

5   HIGHER EDUCATION                                                            

                                                                                

6   APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY:                                                     

                                                                                

7                                                                                    Full-time equated classified position    1.0                                                                         

                                                                                

8       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    1,631,964,400                                                               

                                                                                

9   Interdepartmental grant revenues:                                           

                                                                                

10      Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental                        

                                                                                

11                                                                                   transfers                                                                                                                                                     0    

                                                                                

12  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                     $    1,631,964,400                                                               

                                                                                

13  Federal revenues:                                                           

                                                                                

14      Total federal revenues                                                               4,500,000                                                                   

                                                                                

15  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

16      Total local revenues                                                                                                                                          0    

                                                                                

17      Total private revenues                                                                                                                                        0    

                                                                                

18      Total other state restricted revenues                                                90,750,000                                                                  

                                                                                

19      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    1,536,714,400                                                               

                                                                                

20                                                                                   Sec. 102.  CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY                                      

                                                                                

21      Operations                                                                       $                                                                            7­5,018,300                                                                       

                                                                                

22      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          4,892,600                                                                   

                                                                                

23      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    79,910,900                                                                  

                                                                                

24                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

25  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

26      Michigan merit award trust fund                                                      538,440                                                                     

                                                                                

27      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    79,372,460                                                                  


                                                                                

1                                                                                    Sec. 103.  EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY                                      

                                                                                

2       Operations                                                                       $    72,563,400                                                                  

                                                                                

3       Tuition restraint incentive                                                          4,732,400                                                                   

                                                                                

4       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    77,295,800                                                                  

                                                                                

5                                                                                    Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

6   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

7       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    77,295,800                                                                  

                                                                                

8                                                                                    Sec. 104.  FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY                                          

                                                                                

9       Operations                                                                       $    45,970,800                                                                  

                                                                                

10      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          2,998,000                                                                   

                                                                                

11      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    48,968,800                                                                  

                                                                                

12                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

13  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

14      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    48,968,800                                                                  

                                                                                

15                                                                                   Sec. 105.  GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY                                    

                                                                                

16      Operations                                                                       $    54,358,900                                                                  

                                                                                

17      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          3,545,200                                                                   

                                                                                

18      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    57,904,100                                                                  

                                                                                

19                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

20  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

21      Michigan merit award trust fund                                                      5,000,000                                                                   

                                                                                

22      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    52,904,100                                                                  

                                                                                

23                                                                                   Sec. 106.  LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY                                   

                                                                                

24      Operations                                                                       $    11,814,400                                                                  

                                                                                

25      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          770,600                                                                     

                                                                                

26      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    12,585,000                                                                  

                                                                                

27                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          


                                                                                

1   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

2       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    12,585,000                                                                  

                                                                                

3                                                                                    Sec. 107.  MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY                                        

                                                                                

4       Operations                                                                       $    269,913,000                                                                 

                                                                                

5       Tuition restraint incentive                                                          17,603,000                                                                  

                                                                                

6       Agricultural experiment station                                                      32,168,900                                                                  

                                                                                

7       Cooperative extension service                                                        27,746,200                                                                  

                                                                                

8       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    347,431,100                                                                 

                                                                                

9                                                                                    Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

10  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

11      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    347,431,100                                                                 

                                                                                

12                                                                                   Sec. 108.  MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY                                

                                                                                

13      Operations                                                                       $    45,740,000                                                                  

                                                                                

14      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          2,983,000                                                                   

                                                                                

15      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    48,723,000                                                                  

                                                                                

16                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

17  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

18      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    48,723,000                                                                  

                                                                                

19                                                                                   Sec. 109.  NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY                                     

                                                                                

20      Operations                                                                       $    43,066,600                                                                  

                                                                                

21      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          2,808,600                                                                   

                                                                                

22      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    45,875,200                                                                  

                                                                                

23                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

24  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

25      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    45,875,200                                                                  

                                                                                

26                                                                                   Sec. 110.  OAKLAND UNIVERSITY                                               

                                                                                

27      Operations                                                                       $    45,160,900                                                                  


                                                                                

1       Tuition restraint incentive                                                          2,945,200                                                                   

                                                                                

2       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    48,106,100                                                                  

                                                                                

3       Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

4   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

5       Michigan merit award trust fund                                                      1,941,768                                                                   

                                                                                

6       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    46,164,332                                                                  

                                                                                

7                                                                                    Sec. 111.  SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY                                  

                                                                                

8       Operations                                                                       $    24,539,800                                                                  

                                                                                

9       Tuition restraint incentive                                                          1,600,400                                                                   

                                                                                

10      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    26,140,200                                                                  

                                                                                

11                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

12  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

13      Michigan merit award trust fund                                                      2,019,792                                                                   

                                                                                

14      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    24,120,408                                                                  

                                                                                

15                                                                                   Sec. 112.  UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR                               

                                                                                

16      Operations                                                                       $    301,029,600                                                                 

                                                                                

17      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          19,632,400                                                                  

                                                                                

18      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    320,662,000                                                                 

                                                                                

19                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

20  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

21      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    320,662,000                                                                 

                                                                                

22                                                                                   Sec. 113.  UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - DEARBORN                                

                                                                                

23      Operations                                                                       $    23,178,400                                                                  

                                                                                

24      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          1,511,600                                                                   

                                                                                

25      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    24,690,000                                                                  

                                                                                

26                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

27  Special revenue funds:                                                      


                                                                                

1       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    24,690,000                                                                  

                                                                                

2                                                                                    Sec. 114.  UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - FLINT                                   

                                                                                

3       Operations                                                                       $    19,928,400                                                                  

                                                                                

4       Tuition restraint incentive                                                          1,299,600                                                                   

                                                                                

5       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    21,228,000                                                                  

                                                                                

6                                                                                    Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

7   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

8       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    21,228,000                                                                  

                                                                                

9                                                                                    Sec. 115.  WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY                                           

                                                                                

10      Operations                                                                       $    210,017,500                                                                 

                                                                                

11      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          13,696,800                                                                  

                                                                                

12      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    223,714,300                                                                 

                                                                                

13                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

14  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

15      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    223,714,300                                                                 

                                                                                

16                                                                                   Sec. 116.  WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY                                      

                                                                                

17      Operations                                                                       $    104,060,500                                                                 

                                                                                

18      Tuition restraint incentive                                                          6,786,600                                                                   

                                                                                

19      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    110,847,100                                                                 

                                                                                

20                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

21  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

22      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    110,847,100                                                                 

                                                                                

23                                                                                   Sec. 132.  HIGHER EDUCATION DATABASE                                        

                                                                                

24                                                                                   Full-time equated position    1.0                                                                         

                                                                                

25      Higher education database modernization and                                 

                                                                                

26                                                                                   conversion--1.0 FTE position                                                     $                                                                              200,000                                                                         

                                                                                

27      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    200,000                                                                     


                                                                                

1                                                                                    Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

2   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

3       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    200,000                                                                     

                                                                                

4                                                                                    Sec. 133.  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - CESAR CHAVEZ                           

                                                                                

5   ROSA PARKS PROGRAM                                                         

                                                                                

6       Select student supportive services                                               $    1,956,100                                                                   

                                                                                

7       Michigan college/university partnership program                                      586,800                                                                     

                                                                                

8       Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program                                        148,600                                                                     

                                                                                

9       GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    2,691,500                                                                   

                                                                                

10                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

11  Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

12      State general fund/general purpose                                               $    2,691,500                                                                   

                                                                                

13                                                                                   Sec. 134.  GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID                                         

                                                                                

14      State competitive scholarships                                                   $    35,630,500                                                                  

                                                                                

15      Michigan work-study program                                                          7,326,300                                                                   

                                                                                

16      Part-time independent student program                                                2,653,300                                                                   

                                                                                

17      Dental clinics grant                                                                 4,547,000                                                                   

                                                                                

18      Michigan education opportunity grants                                                2,084,200                                                                   

                                                                                

19      Robert C. Byrd honors scholarship program                                            1,500,000                                                                   

                                                                                

20      Nursing scholarship program                                                          4,000,000                                                                   

                                                                                

21      Michigan merit award program                                                         67,000,000                                                                  

                                                                                

22      Tuition incentive program                                                            10,250,000                                                                  

                                                                                

23      GROSS APPROPRIATION                                                              $    134,991,300                                                                 

                                                                                

24                                                                                   Appropriated from:                                                          

                                                                                

25  Federal revenues:                                                           

                                                                                

26      Higher education act of 1965, title IV, 20 U.S.C                                     3,000,000                                                                   

                                                                                

27      Higher education act of 1965, title IV, part A                                       1,500,000                                                                   


                                                                                

1   Special revenue funds:                                                      

                                                                                

2       Michigan merit award trust fund                                                      81,250,000                                                                  

                                                                                

3       State general fund/general purpose                                               $    49,241,300                                                                  

                                                                                

4   PART 2                                                                      

                                                                                

5   PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS                                        

                                                                                

6   GENERAL SECTIONS                                                            

                                                                                

7       Sec. 201.  Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state                

                                                                                

8   constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under       

                                                                                

9   part 1 for fiscal year 2004-2005 is $1,627,464,400.00 and state             

                                                                                

10  spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government       

                                                                                

11  for fiscal year 2004-2005 is $3,759,100.00.  The itemized statement         

                                                                                

12  below identifies the estimated appropriations from which spending to        

                                                                                

13  units of local government will occur:                                       

                                                                                

14      Part-time independent student program                                            $    1,255,700                                                                   

                                                                                

15      Michigan education opportunity grant                                                 932,900                                                                     

                                                                                

16      Michigan work-study                                                                  1,570,500                                                                   

                                                                                

17      TOTAL                                                                            $    3,759,100                                                                   

                                                                                

18      Sec. 202.  The appropriations authorized under this bill are subject        

                                                                                

19  to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.      

                                                                                

20      Sec. 208.  Unless otherwise specified, the institutions of higher           

                                                                                

21  education receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to      

                                                                                

22  fulfill the reporting requirements of this bill.  This requirement may      

                                                                                

23  include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients       

                                                                                

24  identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement      

                                                                                

25  of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.                                 

                                                                                

26      Sec. 212.  (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 to state                    

                                                                                

27  institutions of higher education shall be paid out of the state             


                                                                                

1   treasury and distributed by the state treasurer to the respective           

                                                                                

2   institutions in 11 equal monthly installments on the sixteenth of each      

                                                                                

3   month, or the next succeeding business day, beginning with October 16,      

                                                                                

4   2004.  Except for Wayne State University, each institution shall accrue     

                                                                                

5   its July and August 2005 payments to its institutional fiscal year          

                                                                                

6   ending June 30, 2005.                                                       

                                                                                

7                                                                                    (2) All universities shall submit higher education institutional            

                                                                                

8   data inventory (HEIDI) data and associated financial and program            

                                                                                

9   information requested by and in a manner prescribed by the state budget     

                                                                                

10  director.  For universities with fiscal years ending June 30, 2004,         

                                                                                

11  these data shall be submitted to the state budget director by October       

                                                                                

12  15, 2004.  Universities with a fiscal year ending September 30, 2004        

                                                                                

13  shall submit preliminary HEIDI data by November 15, 2004 and final data     

                                                                                

14  by December 15, 2004.  If a university fails to submit HEIDI data and       

                                                                                

15  associated financial aid program information in accordance with this        

                                                                                

16  reporting schedule, the state treasurer shall withhold the monthly          

                                                                                

17  installments under subsection (1) to the university until those data        

                                                                                

18  are submitted.                                                              

                                                                                

19      Sec. 213.  Funds received by the state from the federal government          

                                                                                

20  or private sources for the use of a college or university are               

                                                                                

21  appropriated for the purposes for which they are provided.  The             

                                                                                

22  acceptance and use of federal or private funds do not place an              

                                                                                

23  obligation upon the legislature to continue the purposes for which the      

                                                                                

24  funds are made available.                                                   

                                                                                

25      Sec. 214.  If section 274 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA            

                                                                                

26  281, MCL 206.274, is not repealed and if a state institution of higher      

                                                                                

27  education that receives funds under this bill notifies the department       


                                                                                

1   of treasury regarding its tuition and fee rates in order to qualify as      

                                                                                

2   an eligible institution for the Michigan tuition tax credit under           

                                                                                

3   section 274 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.274,        

                                                                                

4   the institution shall also submit the notification and applicable           

                                                                                

5   documentation of tuition and fee changes to the house and senate fiscal     

                                                                                

6   agencies.                                                                   

                                                                                

7       Sec. 215.  A state institution of higher education that receives            

                                                                                

8   funds under this bill shall furnish all program and financial               

                                                                                

9   information that is required by and in a manner prescribed by the state     

                                                                                

10  budget director or the house or senate appropriations committee.            

                                                                                

11      Sec. 216.  Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the           

                                                                                

12  purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced     

                                                                                

13  and comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are             

                                                                                

14  available.  Preference should be given to goods and services or both,       

                                                                                

15  manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are                 

                                                                                

16  competitively priced and of comparable value.                               

                                                                                

17  GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID                                                    

                                                                                

18      Sec. 301.  (1) Payments of the amounts included in part 1 for the           

                                                                                

19  state competitive scholarship program shall be distributed pursuant to      

                                                                                

20  1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981.                                        

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (2) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall                

                                                                                

22  implement a proportional competitive scholarship maximum award level        

                                                                                

23  for recipients enrolled less than full-time in a given semester or          

                                                                                

24  term.                                                                       

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (3) If a student who receives an award under this section has his           

                                                                                

26  or her tuition and fees paid under the Michigan educational trust           

                                                                                

27  program, pursuant to the Michigan education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL     


                                                                                

1   390.1421 to 390.1444, and still has financial need, the funds awarded       

                                                                                

2   under this section may be used for educational expenses other than          

                                                                                

3   tuition and fees.                                                           

                                                                                

4                                                                                    (4) If the Michigan higher education assistance authority                   

                                                                                

5   increases the maximum award per eligible student from that provided in      

                                                                                

6   the previous fiscal year, it shall not have the effect of reducing the      

                                                                                

7   number of eligible students receiving awards in relation to the total       

                                                                                

8   number of eligible applicants.  Any increase in the maximum grant shall     

                                                                                

9   be proportional for all eligible students receiving awards.                 

                                                                                

10      Sec. 303.  (1) Included in the appropriation in part 1 is funding           

                                                                                

11  for the Michigan work-study program established under 1986 PA 288, MCL      

                                                                                

12  390.1371 to 390.1382, and 1986 PA 303, MCL 390.1321 to 390.1332. An         

                                                                                

13  effort should be made by each institution participating in the Michigan     

                                                                                

14  work-study program to assure that not less than 10% of those                

                                                                                

15  undergraduate, graduate, and professional students eligible to              

                                                                                

16  participate in the program are placed with for-profit employers no          

                                                                                

17  later than December 31 of each year for which funding is provided under     

                                                                                

18  this bill.                                                                  

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (2) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall                

                                                                                

20  allocate funds to institutions eligible for work-study money based upon     

                                                                                

21  each institution's specific Pell grant index and each institution's         

                                                                                

22  utilization rate of work-study funds for the prior year.                    

                                                                                

23                                                                                   (3) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall set            

                                                                                

24  aside not more than 5% of the total work-study appropriation to process     

                                                                                

25  requests from participating institutions for allocation adjustments.        

                                                                                

26  Allocation adjustments shall be based on criteria set by the authority      

                                                                                

27  prior to making the allocations under subsection (2).                       


                                                                                

1       Sec. 307.  The auditor general may audit selected enrollments,              

                                                                                

2   degrees, and awards at selected independent colleges and universities       

                                                                                

3   receiving awards administered by the department of treasury.  The           

                                                                                

4   audits shall be based upon definitions and requirements established by      

                                                                                

5   the Michigan higher education assistance authority, the state budget        

                                                                                

6   director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.  The auditor            

                                                                                

7   general shall accept the Free Application for Federal Student Aid           

                                                                                

8   (FAFSA) form as the standard of residency documentation.  The auditor       

                                                                                

9   general shall submit a report of findings to the senate and house           

                                                                                

10  appropriations committees and state budget director by May 1, 2005.         

                                                                                

11      Sec. 308.  The sums appropriated in part 1 for the student financial        

                                                                                

12  aid programs shall be paid out of the state treasury and shall be           

                                                                                

13  distributed to the respective institutions under a quarterly payment        

                                                                                

14  system as follows:                                                          

                                                                                

15                                                                                   (a) For the state competitive scholarship, nursing scholarship,             

                                                                                

16  tuition incentive, part-time independent student, Michigan education        

                                                                                

17  opportunity grant, and dental clinic grant programs, 25% shall be paid      

                                                                                

18  at the beginning of the state's first fiscal quarter, 25% at the            

                                                                                

19  beginning of the state's second fiscal quarter, 25% at the beginning of     

                                                                                

20  the state's third fiscal quarter, and 25% at the beginning of the           

                                                                                

21  state's fourth fiscal quarter.                                              

                                                                                

22                                                                                   (b) For the work-study program, payments shall be made in 11                

                                                                                

23  monthly installments from October 1 to August 31 of any year.               

                                                                                

24                                                                                   (c) For the Robert C. Byrd honors scholarship program, 50% shall            

                                                                                

25  be paid at the beginning of the state's first fiscal quarter and 50% at     

                                                                                

26  the beginning of the state's second fiscal quarter.                         

                                                                                

27      Sec. 309.  The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall         


                                                                                

1   determine the needs analysis criteria for students to qualify for the       

                                                                                

2   competitive scholarship program.  To be consistent with federal             

                                                                                

3   requirements, student wages may be taken into consideration when            

                                                                                

4   determining the amount of the award.                                        

                                                                                

5       Sec. 310.  (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the tuition             

                                                                                

6   incentive program/high school completion program shall be distributed       

                                                                                

7   as provided in this section and pursuant to the administrative              

                                                                                

8   procedures for the tuition incentive program/high school completion         

                                                                                

9   program established by the department of treasury.                          

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (2) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

11                                                                                   (a) "Phase I" means the first part of the tuition incentive                 

                                                                                

12  assistance program defined as the academic period of 80 semester or 120     

                                                                                

13  term credits, or less, leading to an associate degree or certificate.       

                                                                                

14                                                                                   (b) "Phase II" means the second part of the tuition incentive               

                                                                                

15  assistance program which provides assistance in the third and fourth        

                                                                                

16  year of 4-year degree programs.                                             

                                                                                

17                                                                                   (c) "Department" means the department of treasury.                          

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (3) A person shall meet the following basic criteria and                    

                                                                                

19  financial thresholds to be eligible for tuition incentive benefits:         

                                                                                

20                                                                                   (a) To be eligible for phase I, a person shall meet all of the              

                                                                                

21  following criteria:                                                         

                                                                                

22                                                                                   (i) Apply for certification to the department before graduating             

                                                                                

23  from high school or completing the general education development (GED)      

                                                                                

24  certificate.                                                                

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (ii) Be less than 20 years of age at the time of high school                

                                                                                

26  graduation or GED completion.                                               

                                                                                

27                                                                                   (iii) Be a United States citizen and a resident of Michigan                 


                                                                                

1   according to institutional criteria.                                        

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (iv) Be at least a half-time student, earning less than 80                  

                                                                                

3   semester or 120 term credits at a participating educational institution     

                                                                                

4   within 4 years of high school graduation or GED certificate completion.     

                                                                                

5                                                                                    (b) To be eligible for phase II, a person shall meet either of              

                                                                                

6   the following criteria in addition to the criteria in subdivision (a):      

                                                                                

7                                                                                    (i) Complete at least 56 transferable semester or 84 transferable           

                                                                                

8   term credits.                                                               

                                                                                

9                                                                                    (ii) Obtain an associate degree or certificate at a participating           

                                                                                

10  institution.                                                                

                                                                                

11                                                                                   (c) To be eligible for phase I or phase II, a person must be                

                                                                                

12  financially eligible as determined by the department.  A person is          

                                                                                

13  financially eligible for the tuition incentive program if that person       

                                                                                

14  was Medicaid eligible for 24 months within the 36 months before             

                                                                                

15  application.  Certification of eligibility may begin in the sixth           

                                                                                

16  grade.                                                                      

                                                                                

17                                                                                   (4) For phase I, the department shall provide payment on behalf             

                                                                                

18  of a person eligible under subsection (3).  The department shall reject     

                                                                                

19  billings that are excessive or outside the guidelines for the type of       

                                                                                

20  educational institution.                                                    

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (5) For phase I, all of the following apply:                                

                                                                                

22                                                                                   (a) Payments for associate degree or certificate programs shall             

                                                                                

23  not be made for more than 80 semester or 120 term credits for any           

                                                                                

24  individual student at any participating institution.                        

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (b) For persons enrolled at a Michigan community college, the               

                                                                                

26  department shall pay the current in-district tuition and mandatory          

                                                                                

27  fees.  For persons residing in an area that is not included in any          


                                                                                

1   community college district, the out-of-district tuition rate may be         

                                                                                

2   authorized.                                                                 

                                                                                

3                                                                                    (c) For persons enrolled at a Michigan public university, the               

                                                                                

4   department shall pay lower level resident tuition and mandatory fees        

                                                                                

5   for the current year.                                                       

                                                                                

6                                                                                    (d) For persons enrolled at a Michigan independent, nonprofit               

                                                                                

7   degree granting college or university, or a Michigan federal tribally       

                                                                                

8   controlled community college, or Focus: HOPE, the department shall pay      

                                                                                

9   mandatory fees for the current year and a per-credit payment that does      

                                                                                

10  not exceed the average community college in-district per-credit tuition     

                                                                                

11  rate as reported on August 1, for the immediately preceding academic        

                                                                                

12  year.                                                                       

                                                                                

13                                                                                   (6) A person participating in phase II may be eligible for                  

                                                                                

14  additional funds not to exceed $500.00 per semester or $400.00 per term     

                                                                                

15  up to a maximum of $2,000.00 subject to the following conditions:           

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (a) Credits are earned in a 4-year program at a Michigan degree             

                                                                                

17  granting 4-year college or university.                                      

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (b) The tuition reimbursement is for coursework completed within            

                                                                                

19  30 months of completion of the phase I requirements.                        

                                                                                

20                                                                                   (7) The department shall work closely with participating                    

                                                                                

21  institutions to develop an application and eligibility determination        

                                                                                

22  process that will provide the highest level of participation and ensure     

                                                                                

23  that all requirements of the program are met.                               

                                                                                

24                                                                                   (8) Applications for the tuition incentive program may be                   

                                                                                

25  approved at any time after the student begins the sixth grade.  If a        

                                                                                

26  determination of financial eligibility is made, that determination is       

                                                                                

27  valid as long as the student meets all other program requirements and       


                                                                                

1   conditions.                                                                 

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (9) Each institution shall ensure that all known available                  

                                                                                

3   restricted grants for tuition and fees are used prior to billing the        

                                                                                

4   tuition incentive program for any portion of a student's tuition and        

                                                                                

5   fees.                                                                       

                                                                                

6                                                                                    (10) The department shall ensure that the tuition incentive                 

                                                                                

7   program is well publicized and that potentially eligible Medicaid           

                                                                                

8   clients are provided information on the program.  The department shall      

                                                                                

9   provide the necessary funding and staff to fully operate the program.       

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (11) Any unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining on September           

                                                                                

11  30, 2005 from the amounts appropriated in part 1 for the tuition            

                                                                                

12  incentive program shall not lapse on September 30, 2005, but shall          

                                                                                

13  continue to be available for expenditure for the tuition incentive          

                                                                                

14  program in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.                       

                                                                                

15      Sec. 311.  To enable the legislature and the state budget director          

                                                                                

16  to evaluate the appropriation needs of higher education, each               

                                                                                

17  independent college and university shall make available to the              

                                                                                

18  legislature or state budget director, upon request, data regarding          

                                                                                

19  grants for the preceding, current, and ensuing fiscal years.                

                                                                                

20      Sec. 312.  From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan              

                                                                                

21  higher education assistance authority shall administer the nursing          

                                                                                

22  scholarship program pursuant to 2002 PA 591, MCL 390.1181 to 390.1189.      

                                                                                

23      Sec. 315.  Included in part 1 is funding for the dental clinics             

                                                                                

24  grant.  This appropriation is for the University of Detroit Mercy to        

                                                                                

25  support dental clinical services provided by its school of dentistry to     

                                                                                

26  low-income residents in southeastern Michigan.                              

                                                                                

27  STATE UNIVERSITIES                                                          


                                                                                

1       Sec. 401.  (1) Included in part 1 is $5,262,800.00 to Wayne State           

                                                                                

2   University for the Joseph F. Young, Sr. psychiatric research and            

                                                                                

3   training program.  Wayne State University shall use these funds for         

                                                                                

4   psychiatric laboratory and clinical research, training, and treatment       

                                                                                

5   services.  Within the available appropriation, services shall not be        

                                                                                

6   denied to any patient who meets established research guidelines for         

                                                                                

7   treatment on the basis of personal financial circumstances, age,            

                                                                                

8   geographic residence, or projected/actual length of treatment as            

                                                                                

9   medically warranted.                                                        

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (2) Wayne State University shall report the following information           

                                                                                

11  to the department of community health by November 1, 2005:                  

                                                                                

12                                                                                   (a) The number and type of psychiatric research projects funded             

                                                                                

13  by the appropriation described in subsection (1).                           

                                                                                

14                                                                                   (b) The number and type of students trained and the location of             

                                                                                

15  training funded by the appropriation.                                       

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (c) Demographic data regarding the number and profile of patients           

                                                                                

17  to receive psychiatric services funded by the appropriation and a           

                                                                                

18  profile of the services provided.                                           

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (d) A summary budget outlining major expenditure categories and             

                                                                                

20  any first- and third-party reimbursements.                                  

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (3) Copies of these reports shall also be provided to the house             

                                                                                

22  and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget director.                   

                                                                                

23      Sec. 405.  (1) There is created the higher education institutional          

                                                                                

24  data inventory advisory committee.  The committee shall be appointed by     

                                                                                

25  the state budget director and shall consist of the following members:       

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (a) One representative from the house fiscal agency.                        

                                                                                

27                                                                                   (b) One representative from the senate fiscal agency.                       


                                                                                

1                                                                                    (c) One representative from the state budget director's office.             

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (d) Three representatives of the presidents council of state                

                                                                                

3   universities.  The presidents council shall appoint 1 representative        

                                                                                

4   each from a masters, a doctoral, and a research university.                 

                                                                                

5                                                                                    (2) The committee shall be responsible for maintaining and                  

                                                                                

6   enhancing the state higher education database for which funding is          

                                                                                

7   included in part 1.                                                         

                                                                                

8       Sec. 421.  (1) Central Michigan University shall report by September        

                                                                                

9   30, 2005, to the state budget director, house and senate appropriations     

                                                                                

10  committees, and the house and senate fiscal agencies information on the     

                                                                                

11  activities and effectiveness of the national charter schools institute      

                                                                                

12  for which an appropriation is provided in part 1.  Included in the          

                                                                                

13  report shall be an accounting of all revenues and expenditures of the       

                                                                                

14  institute, the names of the public school academies served, and the         

                                                                                

15  type of assistance provided to each public school academy.                  

                                                                                

16                                                                                   (2) All funds received under part 1 for the national charter                

                                                                                

17  schools institute are intended to be expended on activities of that         

                                                                                

18  institute.                                                                  

                                                                                

19      Sec. 433.  (1) Included in part 1 is $2,864,800.00 for the                  

                                                                                

20  agricultural experiment station and $2,540,400.00 for the cooperative       

                                                                                

21  extension service for project GREEEN.  Project GREEEN is intended to        

                                                                                

22  address critical regulatory, food safety, economic, and environmental       

                                                                                

23  problems faced by this state's plant-based agriculture, forestry, and       

                                                                                

24  processing industries.  "GREEEN" is an acronym for generating research      

                                                                                

25  and extension to meet environmental and economic needs.                     

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (2) The department of agriculture and Michigan State University,            

                                                                                

27  in consultation with agricultural commodity groups and other interested     


                                                                                

1   parties, shall develop project GREEEN and its program priorities.           

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (3) Not later than September 30, 2005, a report shall be                    

                                                                                

3   submitted by Michigan State University to the state budget director,        

                                                                                

4   the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and on     

                                                                                

5   higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies for the          

                                                                                

6   preceding fiscal year regarding project GREEEN projects.  The report        

                                                                                

7   shall include, but is not limited to, the dollar amount of each project     

                                                                                

8   and a review of each project's performance and accomplishments.             

                                                                                

9       Sec. 436.  (1) The amounts allocated in part 1 for state university         

                                                                                

10  tuition restraint incentives shall only be paid to a state university       

                                                                                

11  certifying to the state budget director by June 30, 2004, that it did       

                                                                                

12  not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident                 

                                                                                

13  undergraduate students after December 1, 2003, for the 2003-2004            

                                                                                

14  academic year and that it will not adopt tuition and fee rate increases     

                                                                                

15  for resident undergraduate students for the 2004-2005 academic year         

                                                                                

16  that exceed the projected 2005 increase in the Detroit consumer price       

                                                                                

17  index as determined at the January 14, 2004, consensus revenue              

                                                                                

18  estimating conference.                                                      

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (2) For the purposes of subsection 1 and section 451 of 2003 PA             

                                                                                

20  237, a state university that adopted an increase in tuition and fee         

                                                                                

21  rates for resident undergraduate students after December 1, 2003, for       

                                                                                

22  the 2003-2004 academic year, but subsequently rebated to its resident       

                                                                                

23  undergraduate students an amount equal to this increase prior to June       

                                                                                

24  30, 2004, shall be considered to have not adopted a tuition and fee         

                                                                                

25  increase for the 2003-2004 academic year.                                   

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (3) The state budget director shall implement a reporting                   

                                                                                

27  requirement to ensure that a state university receiving an allocation       


                                                                                

1   under sections 102 through 116 has satisfied the tuition restraint          

                                                                                

2   requirements of this section.                                               

                                                                                

3                                                                                        Sec. 440.  All universities shall submit the amount of tuition              

                                                                                

4   and fees to be charged a full-time resident undergraduate student for       

                                                                                

5   academic year 2004-2005 as part of their higher education institutional     

                                                                                

6   data inventory (HEIDI) data by August 31, 2004.  A university shall         

                                                                                

7   report any revisions to the reported academic year 2004-2005 tuition and    

                                                                                

8   fee charges to HEIDI within 15 days of being adopted.                       

                                                                                

9   MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - CESAR CHAVEZ - ROSA PARKS PROGRAMS                

                                                                                

10      Sec. 501.  (1) Included in the appropriation for each public                

                                                                                

11  university in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar     

                                                                                

12  Chavez - Rosa Parks future faculty program, that is intended to             

                                                                                

13  increase the pool of minority candidates pursuing faculty teaching          

                                                                                

14  careers in postsecondary education.  Each university shall apply the        

                                                                                

15  percentage change applicable to every university in the calculation of      

                                                                                

16  appropriations in part 1 to the amount of funds allocated to the future     

                                                                                

17  faculty program.                                                            

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (2) The program shall be administered by each university in a               

                                                                                

19  manner prescribed by the Michigan department of labor and economic          

                                                                                

20  growth.  The Michigan department of labor and economic growth shall use     

                                                                                

21  a good faith effort standard to evaluate whether a fellowship is in         

                                                                                

22  default.                                                                    

                                                                                

23      Sec. 502.  (1) Included in the appropriation for each public                

                                                                                

24  university in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar     

                                                                                

25  Chavez - Rosa Parks college day program that is intended to introduce       

                                                                                

26  schoolchildren underrepresented in postsecondary education to the           

                                                                                

27  potential of a college education.                                           


                                                                                

1                                                                                    (2) Individual program plans of each university shall include a             

                                                                                

2   budget of equal contributions from this program, the participating          

                                                                                

3   public university, the participating school district, and the               

                                                                                

4   participating independent degree granting college.  College day funds       

                                                                                

5   shall not be expended to cover indirect costs.  Not more than 20% of        

                                                                                

6   the university match shall be attributable to indirect costs.  Each         

                                                                                

7   university shall apply the percentage change applicable to every            

                                                                                

8   university in the calculation of appropriations in part 1 to the amount     

                                                                                

9   of funds allocated to the college day program.                              

                                                                                

10                                                                                   (3) The program shall be administered by each university in a               

                                                                                

11  manner prescribed by the Michigan department of labor and economic          

                                                                                

12  growth.                                                                     

                                                                                

13      Sec. 503.  (1) Included in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther          

                                                                                

14  King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks select student support services       

                                                                                

15  program for developing academically and economically disadvantaged          

                                                                                

16  student retention programs for 4-year public and independent                

                                                                                

17  educational institutions in this state.                                     

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (2) An award made under this program to any 1 institution shall             

                                                                                

19  not be greater than $150,000.00, and the amount awarded shall be            

                                                                                

20  matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university basis.                    

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (3) The program shall be administered by the Michigan department            

                                                                                

22  of labor and economic growth.                                               

                                                                                

23      Sec. 504.  (1) Included in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther          

                                                                                

24  King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks college/university partnership        

                                                                                

25  program between 4-year public and independent colleges and universities     

                                                                                

26  and public community colleges, which is intended to increase the number     

                                                                                

27  of academically and economically disadvantaged students who transfer        


                                                                                

1   from community colleges into baccalaureate programs.                        

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (2) The grants shall be made under this program to Michigan                 

                                                                                

3   public and independent colleges and universities.  An award to any 1        

                                                                                

4   institution shall not be greater than $150,000.00, and the amount           

                                                                                

5   awarded shall be matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university          

                                                                                

6   basis.                                                                      

                                                                                

7                                                                                    (3) The program shall be administered by the Michigan department            

                                                                                

8   of labor and economic growth.                                               

                                                                                

9       Sec. 505.  (1) Included in the appropriation for each public                

                                                                                

10  university in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar     

                                                                                

11  Chavez - Rosa Parks visiting professors program which is intended to        

                                                                                

12  increase the number of underrepresented minority instructors in the         

                                                                                

13  classroom and provide role models for underrepresented minority             

                                                                                

14  students.                                                                   

                                                                                

15                                                                                   (2) The program shall be administered by the Michigan department            

                                                                                

16  of labor and economic growth.                                               

                                                                                

17      Sec. 506.  (1) Included in the appropriation in part 1 is funding           

                                                                                

18  under the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks               

                                                                                

19  initiative for the Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program which      

                                                                                

20  is intended to increase the number of minority students, especially         

                                                                                

21  males, who enroll in and complete K-12 teacher education programs at        

                                                                                

22  the baccalaureate level.                                                    

                                                                                

23                                                                                   (2) The program shall be administered by each state-approved                

                                                                                

24  teacher education institution in a manner prescribed by the Michigan        

                                                                                

25  department of labor and economic growth.                                    

                                                                                

26                                                                                   (3) Approved teacher education institutions may and are                     

                                                                                

27  encouraged to use student support services funding in coordination with     


                                                                                

1   the Morris Hood, Jr. funding to achieve the goals of the program.           

                                                                                

2       Sec. 507.  Each state institution of higher education receiving             

                                                                                

3   funds under section 503, 504, or 506 shall notify the Michigan              

                                                                                

4   department of labor and economic growth by April 15, 2005 as to whether     

                                                                                

5   it will expend by the end of its fiscal year the funds received under       

                                                                                

6   section 503, 504, or 506.  Notwithstanding the award limitations in         

                                                                                

7   sections 503 and 504, the amount of funding reported as not being           

                                                                                

8   expended will be reallocated to the institutions that intend to expend      

                                                                                

9   all funding received under section 503, 504, or 506.                        

                                                                                

10  STUDENT PERFORMANCE REPORTING                                               

                                                                                

11      Sec. 601.  (1) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for state             

                                                                                

12  universities, the state universities shall systematically inform            

                                                                                

13  Michigan high schools regarding the academic status of students from        

                                                                                

14  each high school in a manner prescribed by the presidents council,          

                                                                                

15  state universities of Michigan in cooperation with the Michigan             

                                                                                

16  association of secondary school principals.                                 

                                                                                

17                                                                                   (2) The Michigan high schools shall systematically inform the               

                                                                                

18  state universities about the use of information received under this         

                                                                                

19  section in a manner prescribed by the Michigan association of secondary     

                                                                                

20  school principals in cooperation with the presidents council, state         

                                                                                

21  universities of Michigan.                                                   

                                                                                

22      Sec. 602.  From the amount appropriated in part 1 for state                 

                                                                                

23  universities, the state universities shall inform Michigan community        

                                                                                

24  colleges regarding the academic status of community college transfer        

                                                                                

25  students in a manner prescribed by the presidents council, state            

                                                                                

26  universities of Michigan in cooperation with the Michigan community         

                                                                                

27  college association.                                                        


                                                                                

1   GENERAL REPORTS AND AUDITS                                                  

                                                                                

2       Sec. 701.  (1) The auditor general shall review higher education            

                                                                                

3   institutional data inventory (HEIDI) enrollment data submitted by all       

                                                                                

4   public universities and may perform audits of selected public               

                                                                                

5   universities if determined necessary.  The review and audits shall be       

                                                                                

6   based upon the definitions, requirements, and uniform reporting             

                                                                                

7   categories established by the state budget director and the senate and      

                                                                                

8   house fiscal agencies.  The auditor general shall submit a report of        

                                                                                

9   findings to the house and senate appropriations committees and the          

                                                                                

10  state budget director no later than July 1, 2005.                           

                                                                                

11                                                                                   (2) Student credit hours reports shall not include the following:           

                                                                                

12                                                                                   (a) Student credit hours generated through instructional activity           

                                                                                

13  by faculty or staff in classrooms located outside Michigan, with the        

                                                                                

14  exception of instructional activity related to study-abroad programs.       

                                                                                

15                                                                                   (b) Student credit hours generated through distance learning                

                                                                                

16  instruction for students not paying the institution’s resident tuition      

                                                                                

17  rate.                                                                       

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (c) Student credit hours generated through credit by examination.           

                                                                                

19                                                                                   (d) Student credit hours generated through inmate prison programs           

                                                                                

20  regardless of teaching location.                                            

                                                                                

21                                                                                   (e) Student credit hours generated in new degree programs after             

                                                                                

22  January 1, 1975, that have not been specifically authorized for funding     

                                                                                

23  by the legislature, except spin-off programs converted from existing        

                                                                                

24  core programs that do all of the following:                                 

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (i) Represent new options, fields, or concentrations within                 

                                                                                

26  existing programs.                                                          

                                                                                

27                                                                                   (ii) Are consistent with the current institutional role and                 


                                                                                

1   mission.                                                                    

                                                                                

2                                                                                    (iii) Are accommodated within the continuing funding base of the            

                                                                                

3   institution.                                                                

                                                                                

4                                                                                    (iv) Do not require a new degree level beyond that which the                

                                                                                

5   institution is currently authorized to grant within that discipline or      

                                                                                

6   field.                                                                      

                                                                                

7                                                                                    (v) Do not require funding from the state other than that                   

                                                                                

8   provided by the student credit hours generated within the program,          

                                                                                

9   either before program initiation or within the first 3 years of program     

                                                                                

10  operation.                                                                  

                                                                                

11                                                                                   (3) "Distance learning instruction" as used in subsection (2)               

                                                                                

12  means instruction that occurs in other than a traditional classroom         

                                                                                

13  setting where the student and instructor are in the same physical           

                                                                                

14  location and for which a student receives course credits and is charged     

                                                                                

15  tuition and fees.  Examples of distance learning are instruction            

                                                                                

16  delivered solely through the Internet, cable television,                    

                                                                                

17  teleconference, or mail.                                                    

                                                                                

18                                                                                   (4) The auditor general shall periodically audit higher education           

                                                                                

19  institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data as submitted by the state         

                                                                                

20  universities for compliance with the definitions approved by the HEIDI      

                                                                                

21  advisory committee for the HEIDI database.                                  

                                                                                

22      Sec. 702.  The principal executive officer of each institution of           

                                                                                

23  higher education receiving an appropriation under this act shall expend     

                                                                                

24  a portion of the funds appropriated to that institution to make a           

                                                                                

25  report to the auditor general, the house and senate fiscal agencies,        

                                                                                

26  and the state budget director within 60 days after the auditor general      

                                                                                

27  issues his or her report on the operation of the institution.  The          


                                                                                

1   institution's report shall specify all of the following:                    

                                                                                

2                                                                                        (a) The recommendations of the auditor general implemented by the           

                                                                                

3   institution, including projected dates and resources required, if any,      

                                                                                

4   to achieve compliance.                                                      

                                                                                

5                                                                                        (b) The recommendations of the auditor general not implemented by           

                                                                                

6   the institution or implemented by the institution as modified.              

                                                                                

7                                                                                        (c) The rationale for not implementing a recommendation of the              

                                                                                

8   auditor general or of implementing a recommendation as modified.            

                                                                                

9       Sec. 708.  The auditor general may conduct performance audits of            

                                                                                

10  state universities during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 as      

                                                                                

11  the auditor general considers necessary.                                    

                                                                                

12      Sec. 709.  An institution receiving funds under this bill and also          

                                                                                

13  subject to the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public        

                                                                                

14  Law 101-522, 104 Stat. 2381, shall make a copy of all material prepared     

                                                                                

15  pursuant to the public information reporting requirements under the         

                                                                                

16  crime awareness and campus security act of 1990, title II of the            

                                                                                

17  student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104      

                                                                                

18  Stat. 2381, available in electronic Internet format on their websites.      

                                                                                

19      Sec. 711. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, state                  

                                                                                

20  universities shall participate in a study to determine the extent of        

                                                                                

21  underutilized degree programs offered by the universities.  The study       

                                                                                

22  is directed at determining the extent to which low degree-producing and     

                                                                                

23  potentially duplicative programs are operated by state universities,        

                                                                                

24  resulting in inefficiencies in the state’s higher education system.         

                                                                                

25                                                                                   (2) Each state university shall provide a report to the state               

                                                                                

26  budget director and the house and senate fiscal agencies by December        

                                                                                

27  31, 2004, identifying, at a minimum, each bachelor’s degree-granting        


                                                                                

1   program that produced less than 25 degrees, each master’s degree-           

                                                                                

2   granting program that produced less than 15 degrees, and each doctor’s      

                                                                                

3   degree-granting program that produced less than 5 degrees in the 2003-      

                                                                                

4   2004 academic year.  Programs shall be reported by program category as      

                                                                                

5   defined under the classification of instructional programs utilized for     

                                                                                

6   the integrated postsecondary education data system data collection.         

                                                                                

7                                                                                    (3) For each program reported pursuant to subsection (2), the               

                                                                                

8   university shall indicate if it intends to continue to offer the            

                                                                                

9   program.  If the university expects to continue the program, the            

                                                                                

10  university’s report shall document the rationale for this decision          

                                                                                

11  including an analysis that considers such factors as program cost,          

                                                                                

12  occupational supply and demand data, enrollment projections for the         

                                                                                

13  program, geographic access to similar programs at other institutions,       

                                                                                

14  student outcome measures, instructional and program quality, length of      

                                                                                

15  time the program has been offered, and consistency with the                 

                                                                                

16  institution’s role and mission.