February 28, 2006, Introduced by Senators SWITALSKI and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to make appropriations for community colleges and
certain state purposes related to education for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2007; to provide for the expenditure of the
appropriations; to establish or continue certain funds, programs,
and categories; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain
state departments, institutions, agencies, employees, and officers.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this bill,
the amounts listed in this part are appropriated for community
colleges and certain other state purposes relating to education for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, from the funds indicated
in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations in
this part:
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY:
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 287,129,400
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 287,129,400
Total federal revenues................................. 0
Total local revenues................................... 0
Total private revenues................................. 0
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 0
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 287,129,400
Sec. 102. OPERATIONS
Alpena Community College............................... $ 4,872,600
Bay de Noc Community College........................... 4,710,900
Delta College.......................................... 13,175,400
Glen Oaks Community College............................ 2,210,400
Gogebic Community College.............................. 4,030,500
Grand Rapids Community College......................... 16,572,500
Henry Ford Community College........................... 20,196,700
Jackson Community College.............................. 11,180,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College..................... 11,407,300
Kellogg Community College.............................. 8,962,400
Kirtland Community College............................. 2,720,100
Lake Michigan College.................................. 4,823,500
Lansing Community College.............................. 28,659,000
Macomb Community College............................... 30,578,200
Mid Michigan Community College......................... 4,079,100
Monroe County Community College........................ 3,968,600
Montcalm Community College............................. 2,870,600
C.S. Mott Community College............................ 14,489,500
Muskegon Community College............................. 8,245,600
North Central Michigan College......................... 2,792,900
Northwestern Michigan College.......................... 8,413,900
Oakland Community College.............................. 19,289,100
St. Clair County Community College..................... 6,461,000
Schoolcraft College.................................... 11,320,900
Southwestern Michigan College.......................... 6,077,200
Washtenaw Community College............................ 11,506,200
Wayne County Community College......................... 14,873,800
West Shore Community College........................... 2,118,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 280,606,700
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 280,606,700
Sec. 103. GRANTS
At-risk student success program........................ $ 3,322,700
Renaissance zone tax reimbursement funding............. 3,200,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 6,522,700
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 6,522,700
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources
under part 1 for fiscal year 2006-2007 is $287,129,400.00 and state
spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2006-2007 is $287,129,400.00. The
itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which
spending to local units of government will occur:
Operations.......................................... $ 280,606,700
At-risk student success program...................... 3,322,700
Renaissance zone tax reimbursement program........... 3,200,000
TOTAL............................................... $ 287,129,400
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this bill are
subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101
to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. Unless otherwise specified, a community college
receiving appropriations in part 1 and the department of labor and
economic growth shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting
requirements of this bill. This requirement may include
transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients
identified for each reporting requirement or it may include
placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 208. The department of labor and economic growth shall
work collaboratively with community colleges to develop an
accelerated entrepreneurship curriculum, including an associate
degree, to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed
for creating their own businesses.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and comparable quality American goods or
services, or both, are available. Preference should be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality.
Sec. 210. The principal executive officer of each community
college receiving appropriations in part 1 shall take all
reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed
communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services
or supplies, or both. Each principal executive officer shall
strongly encourage firms with which the community college contracts
to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived
communities for services or supplies, or both.
Sec. 211. (1) The money appropriated in this bill is
appropriated for community colleges with fiscal years ending June
30, 2007, and shall be paid out of the state treasury and
distributed by the state treasurer to the respective community
colleges in 11 monthly installments on the sixteenth of each month,
or the next succeeding business day, beginning with October 16,
2006. Each community college shall accrue its July and August 2007
payments to its institutional fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
However, if a community college fails to submit all verified
Michigan community colleges activities classification structure
data for school year 2005-2006 to the department of labor and
economic growth by November 1, 2006, the monthly installments shall
be withheld from that community college until those data are
submitted. The amount distributed to a community college or
department shall not exceed the net state allocation authorized by
this bill.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, each of the amounts
appropriated shall be used solely for the respective purposes
stated in this bill. The money appropriated by this bill may be
used to match the cost of any available programs under the Carl D.
Perkins vocational and applied technology education act, 20 USC
2301 to 2415, including local administration.
Sec. 216. (1) A community college shall pay the employer's
contributions to the Michigan public school employees' retirement
system created by the public school employees retirement act of
1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1408, as a condition of
receiving money appropriated under this bill.
(2) A community college shall not pay an employer's
contribution to more than 1 retirement fund providing benefits for
an employee.
Sec. 217. Money appropriated in part 1 shall not be used to
pay for the construction or maintenance of a self-liquidating
project. Any construction, renovation, or other capital outlay
project that exceeds $1,000,000.00 requires the approval of a use
and finance statement by the joint capital outlay subcommittee
(JCOS) pursuant to JCOS policy.
Sec. 224. Recognizing the critical importance of education in
strengthening Michigan's workforce, the state's public community
colleges are encouraged to explore ways of increasing collaboration
and cooperation with 4-year universities, particularly in the areas
related to training, instruction, and program articulation, which
also includes an accelerated entrepreneurship curriculum which may
lead to an associate degree.
Sec. 234. Community colleges shall do the following:
(a) Undertake active measures to promote equal opportunities,
eliminate discrimination, and foster a diverse student body and
administration among all people including, but not limited to,
women, minorities, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities.
(b) Review, analyze, and eradicate activities that may tend to
discriminate.
Sec. 241. Community colleges are encouraged to expand their
current nursing education programs and increase nursing education
program enrollments. This expansion may include, but is not limited
to, creating partnerships with hospitals and other health care
providers, expanding the focus and utilization of the nursing
scholarship program, and redirecting existing institutional
resources toward nursing education programs.
STATE AID - OPERATIONS
Sec. 301. Unless otherwise stated, all data items used in
determining state aid in this bill are as defined in the 2001
Manual for Uniform Financial Reporting, Michigan Public Community
Colleges, which shall be the basis for reporting data, and the 2003
Activities Classification Structure Manual for Michigan Community
Colleges, which shall be used to document financial needs of the
community colleges.
Sec. 302. A community college shall not include in the
enrollment data reported for determining state aid under this bill
any student credit hours or student contact hours for a student
incarcerated in a Michigan penal institution. Exclusion of these
students is intended to avoid the payment of state aid under this
bill for the same individuals for whom reimbursement is provided by
the state correctional system.
Sec. 303. A community college selected for audit under section
502 whose audited activities classification structure data is
significantly different than the data used to determine state aid
under this bill shall return any overappropriated money as provided
in this subsection. The department of labor and economic growth
shall compare formula computations for the audited colleges using
pre- and post-audit data. If the state allocation is 2% or more
than the post-audit allocation amount, the college shall return the
excess money. The returned money shall be redistributed to all 28
community colleges, prorated on the base appropriations contained
in part 1.
GRANTS
Sec. 401. (1) The community college at-risk student success
program is continued. The funding shall be prorated among
community colleges based on the number of student contact hours for
developmental and preparatory instruction reported by each
community college to the department of labor and economic growth
pursuant to the 2003 Activities Classification Structure Manual for
Michigan Community Colleges. Of the amount appropriated in part 1
for the at-risk student success program, $1,120,000.00 is allocated
for base grants of $40,000.00 each, to address the special needs of
at-risk students at community colleges or the acquisition or
upgrade of technology-related equipment and software.
(2) Of the amount appropriated in part 1 for the at-risk
student success program, the balance of the appropriated money
shall be distributed on a proration utilizing the sum of the most
recent 3 years developmental/preparatory contact hours divided by
the sum of the 3-year total contact hours at each college. Each
community college's percentage shall be divided by the sum of all
the percentages systemwide to obtain each community college's
prorated grant amount.
(3) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, the at-risk
student success program money is allocated as follows:
Alpena Community College............................. $ 78,600
Bay de Noc Community College ........................ 100,800
Delta College........................................ 97,900
Glen Oaks Community College.......................... 117,500
Gogebic Community College............................ 62,400
Grand Rapids Community College....................... 122,100
Henry Ford Community College......................... 151,900
Jackson Community College............................ 105,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College................... 89,400
Kellogg Community College............................ 159,500
Kirtland Community College........................... 124,300
Lake Michigan College................................ 155,800
Lansing Community College............................ 134,500
Macomb Community College............................. 83,300
Mid Michigan Community College....................... 142,200
Monroe County Community College...................... 97,500
Montcalm Community College........................... 66,700
C.S. Mott Community College.......................... 103,800
Muskegon Community College........................... 118,500
North Central Michigan College....................... 117,200
Northwestern Michigan College........................ 118,200
Oakland Community College............................ 147,300
St. Clair Community College.......................... 92,000
Schoolcraft College.................................. 130,000
Southwestern Michigan College........................ 138,600
Washtenaw Community College.......................... 159,800
Wayne County Community College....................... 172,400
West Shore Community College......................... 135,500
(4) As used in this bill, "at-risk students" means students
who meet 1 or more of the following criteria:
(a) Are initially placed in 1 or more developmental courses as
a result of standardized testing or as a result of failure to make
satisfactory academic progress.
(b) Are diagnosed as learning disabled.
(c) Require English as a second language (ESL) assistance.
(5) Grant funding under this section shall be utilized to
address the special needs of at-risk students or for equipment or
upgrade of information technology hardware or software. Activities
related to services provided to at-risk students include, but are
not limited to, pretesting for academic ability, counseling
contacts, and special programs. Equipment or information technology
hardware or software purchased under this section must be
associated with the operation of a program designed to address the
needs of at-risk students.
(6) Grant funding under this section shall not be used for
indirect costs including, but not limited to, rent, utilities, or,
except as provided in this section, college administration.
(7) Each community college shall report to the department of
labor and economic growth a summary of all accomplishments under,
expenditures for, and compliance with the intent of this program,
including the number of at-risk students served. The report is
subject to audit as provided for in section 502(1). The report
shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the end of the
state's fiscal year.
Sec. 404. The appropriation in part 1 for renaissance zone
reimbursements shall be made to each eligible recipient no later
than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the
state budget director that it has received all necessary
information to properly determine the amounts due each eligible
recipient under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act,
1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692.
REPORTS AND AUDITS
Sec. 501. The department of labor and economic growth shall
publish the activities classification structure data book for
Michigan community colleges on or before March 1, 2007, for use by
the legislature during budget development for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008.
Sec. 502. (1) The auditor general or an independent public
accounting firm appointed by the auditor general shall audit data
for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2006, as submitted to the
department of labor and economic growth by 7 randomly selected
community colleges, selected by the auditor general. A community
college shall maintain and provide those records necessary for the
auditor general or certified public accountant appointed by the
auditor general to determine the accuracy of the reported data. The
audits shall be based upon the definitions and requirements
contained in the 2001 Manual for Uniform Financial Reporting,
Michigan Public Community Colleges and the 2003 Activities
Classification Structure Manual for Michigan Community Colleges.
Before the submission of a final audit report, a community college
may appeal the findings of the preliminary report under an appeal
process to be established by the auditor general. The auditor
general shall submit a report of the findings to the house and
senate appropriations committees, the department of labor and
economic growth, and the state budget director before June 1, 2007.
(2) The auditor general or a certified public accountant
appointed by the auditor general may conduct performance audits of
community colleges as the auditor general considers necessary.
(3) Not more than 60 days after an audit report is released by
the office of the auditor general, the principal executive officer
of the community college that was audited shall submit to the house
and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal
agencies, the department of labor and economic growth, the auditor
general, and the state budget director a plan to comply with audit
recommendations. The plan shall contain projected dates and
resources required, if any, to achieve compliance with the audit
recommendations, or a documented explanation of the college's
noncompliance with the audit recommendations concerning the matters
on which the audited community college and office of the auditor
general disagree.
Sec. 504. (1) A community college shall retain certified class
summaries, class lists, registration documents, and student
transcripts that are consistent with the taxonomy of courses. For
each enrollment period during the fiscal year, these certified
documents shall identify clearly by course the number of in-
district and out-of-district student credit and contact hours. The
class summaries and class lists shall be consistent with each other
and shall include the course prefix and numbers, course title,
course credit and contact hours, credit and contact hours generated
by each student, and activity classifications consistent with the
taxonomy. An auditable process shall be used by the community
college to determine the unduplicated head count for in-district
students, out-of-district students, and prisoners for each
enrollment period during the fiscal year.
(2) Contracts between the community college and agencies that
reimburse the community college for the costs of instruction shall
be retained for audit purposes.
Sec. 505. Each community college shall have an annual audit of
all income and expenditures performed by an independent auditor and
shall furnish the independent auditor's management letter and an
annual audited accounting of all general and current funds income
and expenditures including audits of college foundations to the
members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the
auditor general, the department of labor and economic growth, and
the state budget director before November 15, 2006. If a community
college fails to furnish the audit materials, the monthly state aid
installments shall be withheld from that college until the
information is submitted. All reporting shall conform to the
requirements set forth in the 2001 Manual for Uniform Financial
Reporting, Michigan Public Community Colleges.
Sec. 506. (1) Each community college shall report the
following to the department of labor and economic growth no later
than November 1, 2006:
(a) The number of North American Indian students enrolled each
term for the previous fiscal year, using guidelines and procedures
developed by the department of labor and economic growth and the
Michigan commission on Indian affairs.
(b) The number of Indian tuition waivers granted each term,
and the monetary value of the waivers for the previous fiscal year.
(2) Colleges shall use the criteria cited in 1976 PA 174, MCL
390.1251 to 390.1253, to determine eligibility for tuition waivers,
and shall grant those waivers to individuals who meet the criteria
and request tuition waivers.
(3) The department of labor and economic growth shall compile
the information received under subsection (1) and shall submit this
compilation to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the
state budget director by January 7, 2007.
Sec. 507. Upon request, a community college shall inform
interested Michigan high schools of the aggregate academic status
of its students for the prior academic year, in a manner prescribed
by the Michigan community college association and in cooperation
with the Michigan association of secondary school principals.
Sec. 508. (1) Each community college shall report to the house
and senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the
department of labor and economic growth by August 31, 2006 the
tuition and mandatory fees paid by a full-time in-district student
and a full-time out-of-district student as established by the
college governing board for the 2006-2007 academic year. This
report should also include the annual cost of attendance based on a
full-time course load of 30 credits. Each community college shall
also report any revisions to the reported 2006-2007 academic year
tuition and mandatory fees adopted by the college governing board
to the house and senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director,
and the department of labor and economic growth within 15 days of
being adopted.
(2) The department of labor and economic growth shall prepare
and provide to community colleges a standard format for reporting
tuition and fees pursuant to subsection (1).
Sec. 509. (1) Each community college shall report to the
department of labor and economic growth the numbers and type of
associate degrees and other certificates awarded during the
previous fiscal year. The report shall be made not later than
November 15, 2006.
(2) The department of labor and economic growth shall compile
the information received under subsection (1) and shall submit this
compilation to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the
state budget director by January 7, 2007.
Sec. 510. A community college receiving funding under this
bill and also subject to the student right-to-know and campus
security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat. 2381, shall make a copy
of all material prepared in accordance with the public information
reporting requirements under the crime awareness and campus
security act of 1990, title II of the student right-to-know and
campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat. 2384, available
in hard copy and electronic format accessible through the Internet
for school districts, parents, and students.