February 28, 2006, Introduced by Senators CHERRY and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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, 2007; to provide for the
expenditure of the 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:
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 higher
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:
HIGHER EDUCATION
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY:
Full-time equated classified positions............ 1.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,741,840,700
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 1,741,840,700
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues................................. 3,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues................................... 0
Total private revenues................................. 0
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 153,800,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,585,040,700
Sec. 102. CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 81,736,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 81,736,200
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Michigan merit award trust fund........................ 538,440
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 81,197,760
Sec. 103. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 77,628,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 77,628,100
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 77,628,100
Sec. 104. FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 49,478,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 49,478,600
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 49,478,600
Operations............................................. $ 62,449,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 62,449,200
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Michigan merit award trust fund........................ 5,000,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 57,449,200
Sec. 106. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 12,988,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 12,988,600
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 12,988,600
Sec. 107. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 289,404,900
Agricultural experiment station........................ 33,163,800
Cooperative extension service.......................... 28,604,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 351,173,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 351,173,000
Sec. 108. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 48,880,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 48,880,400
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 48,880,400
Sec. 109. NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 45,879,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 45,879,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 45,879,000
Sec. 110. OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 51,719,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 51,719,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Michigan merit award trust fund........................ 1,941,768
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 49,777,932
Sec. 111. SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 28,302,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 28,302,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Michigan merit award trust fund........................ 2,019,792
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 26,282,908
Sec. 112. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR
Operations............................................. $ 322,695,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 322,695,900
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 322,695,900
Sec. 113. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - DEARBORN
Operations............................................. $ 25,286,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 25,286,900
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 25,286,900
Sec. 114. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - FLINT
Operations............................................. $ 21,420,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 21,420,100
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 21,420,100
Sec. 115. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 218,959,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 218,959,600
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 218,959,600
Sec. 116. WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Operations............................................. $ 111,398,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 111,398,800
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 111,398,800
Sec. 117. STATE AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS
Full-time equated positions....................... 1.0
Higher education database modernization and
conversion--1.0 FTE position......................... $ 200,000
Midwestern higher education compact.................... 90,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 290,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 290,000
Sec. 118. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - CESAR CHAVEZ -
ROSA PARKS PROGRAM
Select student supportive services..................... $ 1,956,100
Michigan college/university partnership program........ 586,800
Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program.......... 148,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 2,691,500
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 2,691,500
Sec. 119. GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID
State competitive scholarships......................... $ 63,598,600
Michigan work-study program............................ 7,326,300
Part-time independent student program.................. 2,653,300
Michigan education opportunity grants.................. 2,084,200
Robert C. Byrd honors scholarship program.............. 1,500,000
Nursing scholarship and grant programs................. 4,000,000
Michigan merit award program........................... 127,700,000
Children of veterans tuition grant program............. 1,000,000
Michigan leadership, education and development
initiative (MiLEAD).................................. 5,000,000
Tuition incentive program.............................. 14,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 228,862,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Higher education act of 1965, title IV, 20 USC......... 1,500,000
Higher education act of 1965, title IV, part A......... 1,500,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan merit award trust fund........................ 138,300,000
Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund.... 5,000,000
Contributions to children of veteran’s tuition
grant program........................................ 1,000,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 81,562,400
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 $1,738,840,700.00 and
state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2006-2007 is $3,759.100.00. The itemized
statement below identifies the estimated appropriations from which
spending to local units of government will occur:
Part-time independent student program.................. $ 1,255,700
Michigan education opportunity grant................... 932,900
Michigan work study.................................... 1,570,500
TOTAL.................................................. $ 3,759,100
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. 208. Unless otherwise specified, the institutions of
higher education receiving appropriations in part 1 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. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods and
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
value.
Sec. 212. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 to state
institutions of higher education shall be paid out of the state
treasury and distributed by the state treasurer to the respective
institutions in 11 monthly installments on the sixteenth of each
month, or the next succeeding business day, beginning with October
16, 2006. Except for Wayne State University, each institution
shall accrue its July and August 2007 payments to its institutional
fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
(2) All universities shall submit higher education
institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data and associated financial
and program information requested by and in a manner prescribed by
the state budget director. For universities with fiscal years
ending June 30, 2006, these data shall be submitted to the state
budget director by October 15, 2006. Universities with a fiscal
year ending September 30, 2006 shall submit preliminary HEIDI data
by November 15, 2006 and final data by December 15, 2006. If a
university fails to submit HEIDI data and associated financial aid
program information in accordance with this reporting schedule, the
state treasurer shall withhold the monthly installments under
subsection (1) to the university until those data are submitted.
Sec. 213. Funds received by the state from the federal
government or private sources for the use of a college or
university are appropriated for the purposes for which they are
provided. The acceptance and use of federal or private funds do
not place an obligation upon the legislature to continue the
purposes for which the funds are made available.
Sec. 214. If section 274 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967
PA 281, MCL 206.274, is not repealed and if a state institution of
higher education that receives funds under this bill notifies the
department of treasury regarding its tuition and fee rates in order
to qualify as an eligible institution for the Michigan tuition tax
credit under section 274 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA
281, MCL 206.274, the institution shall also submit the
notification and applicable documentation of tuition and fee
changes to the house and senate fiscal agencies.
Sec. 215. A state institution of higher education that
receives funds under this bill shall furnish all program and
financial information that is required by and in a manner
prescribed by the state budget director or the house or senate
appropriations committee.
GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID
Sec. 301. (1) Payments of the amounts included in part 1 for
the state competitive scholarship program shall be distributed
pursuant to 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981 and pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (6).
(2) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall
implement a proportional competitive scholarship maximum award
level for recipients enrolled less than full-time in a given
semester or term.
(3) If a student who receives an award under this section has
his or her tuition and fees paid under the Michigan educational
trust program, pursuant to the Michigan education trust act, 1986
PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1444, and still has financial need, the
funds awarded under this section may be used for educational
expenses other than tuition and fees.
(4) If the Michigan higher education assistance authority
increases the maximum award per eligible student from that provided
in the previous fiscal year, it shall not have the effect of
reducing the number of eligible students receiving awards in
relation to the total number of eligible applicants. Any increase
in the maximum grant shall be proportional for all eligible
students receiving awards.
(5) Students who receive aid under 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to
390.981, shall be awarded scholarships on the basis of merit and
financial need. Veterans administration benefits shall not be
considered in determining eligibility under 1964 PA 208, MCL
390.971 to 390.981.
(6) Included in the amounts appropriated in part 1 for the
state competitive scholarship program is an amount not to exceed
$29,468,100.00 to provide 2006-2007 academic year awards to
eligible undergraduate students who received a tuition grant
pursuant to 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991 to 390.997a in the 2005-2006
academic year. The maximum award amount shall not exceed the
maximum award per eligible student provided under the state
competitive scholarship program.
Sec. 303. (1) Included in the appropriation in part 1 is
funding for the Michigan work-study program established under 1986
PA 288, MCL 390.1371 to 390.1382, and 1986 PA 303, MCL 390.1321 to
390.1332. An effort should be made by each institution
participating in the Michigan work-study program to assure that not
less than 10% of those undergraduate, graduate, and professional
students eligible to participate in the program are placed with
for-profit employers no later than December 31 of each year for
which funding is provided under this bill.
(2) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall
allocate funds to institutions eligible for work-study money based
upon each institution's specific Pell grant index and each
institution's utilization rate of work-study funds for the 3 most
recent years for which statistics are available.
(3) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall
set aside not more than 5% of the total work-study appropriation to
process requests from participating institutions for allocation
adjustments. Allocation adjustments shall be based on criteria set
by the authority prior to making the allocations under subsection
(2).
Sec. 307. The auditor general may audit selected enrollments,
degrees, and awards at selected independent colleges and
universities receiving awards administered by the department of
treasury. The audits shall be based upon definitions and
requirements established by the Michigan higher education
assistance authority, the state budget director, and the senate and
house fiscal agencies. The auditor general shall accept the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form as the standard of
residency documentation. The auditor general shall submit a report
of findings to the senate and house appropriations committees and
state budget director by May 1, 2007.
Sec. 308. The sums appropriated in part 1 for the student
financial aid programs shall be paid out of the state treasury and
shall be distributed to the respective institutions under a
quarterly payment system as follows:
(a) For the state competitive scholarship, nursing
scholarship, part-time independent student, and Michigan education
opportunity grant programs, 25% shall be paid at the beginning of
the state's first fiscal quarter, 25% at the beginning of the
state's second fiscal quarter, 25% at the beginning of the state's
third fiscal quarter, and 25% at the beginning of the state's
fourth fiscal quarter.
(b) For the work-study program, payments shall be made in 11
monthly installments from October 1 to August 31 of any year.
(c) For the Robert C. Byrd honors scholarship and tuition
incentive programs, 50% shall be paid at the beginning of the
state's first fiscal quarter and 50% at the beginning of the
state's second fiscal quarter.
Sec. 309. The Michigan higher education assistance authority
shall determine the needs analysis criteria for students to qualify
for the competitive scholarship program. To be consistent with
federal requirements, student wages may be taken into consideration
when determining the amount of the award.
Sec. 310. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the tuition
incentive program/high school completion program shall be
distributed as provided in this section and pursuant to the
administrative procedures for the tuition incentive program/high
school completion program of the department of treasury.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Phase I" means the first part of the tuition incentive
assistance program defined as the academic period of 80 semester or
120 term credits, or less, leading to an associate degree or
certificate.
(b) "Phase II" means the second part of the tuition incentive
assistance program which provides assistance in the third and
fourth year of 4-year degree programs.
(c) "Department" means the department of treasury.
(3) A person shall meet the following basic criteria and
financial thresholds to be eligible for tuition incentive benefits:
(a) To be eligible for phase I, a person shall meet all of the
following criteria:
(i) Apply for certification to the department before graduating
from high school or completing the general education development
(GED) certificate.
(ii) Be less than 20 years of age at the time of high school
graduation or GED completion.
(iii) Be a United States citizen and a resident of Michigan
according to institutional criteria.
(iv) Be at least a half-time student, earning less than 80
semester or 120 term credits at a participating educational
institution within 4 years of high school graduation or GED
certificate completion.
(v) File a FAFSA.
(b) To be eligible for phase II, a person shall meet one of
the following criteria in addition to the criteria in subdivision
(a):
(i) Complete at least 56 transferable semester or 84
transferable term credits.
(ii) Achieve junior level status at a four-year institution.
(iii) Obtain an associate degree or certificate at a
participating institution.
(c) To be eligible for phase I or phase II, a person must be
financially eligible as determined by the department. A person is
financially eligible for the tuition incentive program if that
person was Medicaid eligible for 24 months within the 36 months
before application. Certification of eligibility may begin in the
sixth grade.
(4) For phase I, the department shall provide payment on
behalf of a person eligible under subsection (3). The department
shall reject billings that are excessive or outside the guidelines
for the type of educational institution.
(5) For phase I, all of the following apply:
(a) Payments for associate degree or certificate programs
shall not be made for more than 80 semester or 120 term credits for
any individual student at any participating institution.
(b) For persons enrolled at a Michigan community college, the
department shall pay the current in-district tuition and mandatory
fees. For persons residing in an area that is not included in any
community college district, the out-of-district tuition rate may be
authorized.
(c) For persons enrolled at a Michigan public university, the
department shall pay lower level division resident tuition and
mandatory fees for the current year.
(d) For persons enrolled at a Michigan independent, nonprofit
degree granting college or university, or a Michigan federal
tribally controlled community college, or Focus: HOPE, the
department shall pay mandatory fees for the current year and a per-
credit payment that does not exceed the average community college
in-district per-credit tuition rate as reported on August 1, for
the immediately preceding academic year.
(6) A person participating in phase II may be eligible for
additional funds not to exceed $500.00 per semester or $400.00 per
term up to a maximum of $2,000.00 subject to the following
conditions:
(a) Credits are earned in a 4-year program at a Michigan
degree granting 4-year college or university.
(b) The tuition reimbursement is for coursework completed
within 30 months of completion of the phase I requirements.
(7) The department shall work closely with participating
institutions to develop an application and eligibility
determination process that will provide the highest level of
participation and ensure that all requirements of the program are
met.
(8) Applications for the tuition incentive program may be
approved at any time after the student begins the sixth grade. If
a determination of financial eligibility is made, that
determination is valid as long as the student meets all other
program requirements and conditions.
(9) Each institution shall ensure that all known available
restricted grants for tuition and fees are used prior to billing
the tuition incentive program for any portion of a student's
tuition and fees.
(10) The department shall ensure that the tuition incentive
program is well publicized and that potentially eligible Medicaid
clients are provided information on the program. The department
shall provide the necessary funding and staff to fully operate the
program.
Sec. 311. To enable the legislature and the state budget
director to evaluate the appropriation needs of higher education,
each independent college and university shall make available to the
legislature or state budget director, upon request, data regarding
grants for the preceding, current, and ensuing fiscal years.
Sec. 312. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for nursing
scholarship and grant programs, the Michigan higher education
assistance authority shall administer any nursing scholarship or
nursing school grant programs authorized under the Michigan nursing
scholarship act, 2002 PA 591, MCL 390.1181 to 390.1189.
Sec. 313. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the
Michigan leadership, education and development initiative (MiLEAD)
shall be used to provide grants to higher education institutions
for residential programs for at-risk youth to provide them with
college credits while they perform conservation-based community
service.
(2) MiLEAD grants of up to $1,000,000.00 each may be awarded
by the Michigan department of natural resources to Michigan public
community colleges and universities to provide one-year residency
programs for a minimum of 36 students. The college or university
shall identify critical conservation projects as approved by the
Michigan department of natural resources that provide MiLEAD
participants with a paid work experience and provide participants
with necessary remedial coursework and additional education
opportunities resulting in college credit.
(3) Each community college or university receiving a MiLEAD
grant shall document the educational, work, and life skills
outcomes for each MiLEAD participant and provide an annual report
to the Michigan department of natural resources in a form specified
by the department.
STATE UNIVERSITIES
Sec. 405. (1) There is created the higher education
institutional data inventory advisory committee. The committee
shall be appointed by the state budget director and shall consist
of the following members:
(a) One representative from the house fiscal agency.
(b) One representative from the senate fiscal agency.
(c) One representative from the state budget director's
office.
(d) Three representatives of the presidents council of state
universities. The presidents council shall appoint 1
representative each from a masters, a doctoral, and a research
university.
(2) The committee shall be responsible for maintaining and
enhancing the state higher education database for which funding is
included in part 1.
Sec. 418. (1) A one percent increase for university operations
funding contained in part 1 for those universities except Michigan
State University, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, and Wayne
State University, is allocated to each eligible university using a
four-part incentive-based formula to encourage universities to keep
higher education affordable and accessible, to encourage outreach
efforts to low-income students, and to encourage degree completion.
Each formula component allocates one-quarter of one percent of the
increase as follows:
(2) The affordability component is calculated as follows:
(a) The sum of the fiscal year 2006 state appropriations and
fiscal year 2005 general fund tuition and fee revenue is divided by
the total 2005 fiscal year equated students (FYES) as reported by
each university in the higher education institutional data
inventory (HEIDI).
(b) A statewide average combined state appropriation and
tuition revenue per FYES is computed. Those eligible universities
with combined state appropriation and tuition revenue per FYES
below the state average receive a payment under this component
equal to the difference between the statewide average and that
university’s combined state appropriation and tuition revenue per
FYES, prorated to the available funding for this component of
$1,512,700.00.
(3) The accessibility component is calculated as follows:
(a) The percentage of 2004-2005 general fund financial aid
expenditures compared to combined fiscal year 2005 state
appropriations plus tuition and fees for each university as
reported in HEIDI is computed. An accessibility index is then
calculated by dividing each university’s financial aid percentage
by the sum of all of the financial aid percentages.
(b) Each eligible university receives a payment under this
component equal to that university’s percentage share of the
accessibility index multiplied by the available funding for this
component of $1,512,700.00.
(4) The participation component is calculated as follows:
(a) The percentage of pell grant awards compared to
undergraduate FYES for each university as reported in HEIDI is
computed. A participation effort index is then calculated by
dividing each university’s pell grant percentage by the sum of all
of the pell grant percentages.
(b) Each eligible university receives a payment under this
component equal to that university’s percentage share of the
participation index multiplied by the available funding for this
component of $1,512,700.00.
(5) The degree completion component is calculated as follows:
(a) Degrees conferred by each eligible university for 2004-
2005 as reported in the federal integrated postsecondary education
data system (IPEDS) are weighted as follows:
(b) By academic level:
(i) Each associate degree and degree earned in less than two
years is weighted at 0.5.
(ii) Each bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional
degree is weighted at 1.0.
(c) By program category:
(i) Each degree earned in a general category is weighted at
1.0.
(ii) Each degree earned in math, science, engineering and
health is weighted at 2.0.
(d) Each eligible university receives a payment under this
component equal to that university’s proportion of total weighted
degrees multiplied by the available funding for this component of
$1,512,700.00.
Sec. 433. (1) Included in part 1 is $2,953,400.00 for the
agricultural experiment station and $2,619,000.00 for the
cooperative extension service for project GREEEN. Project GREEEN
is intended to address critical regulatory, food safety, economic,
and environmental problems faced by this state's plant-based
agriculture, forestry, and processing industries. "GREEEN" is an
acronym for generating research and extension to meet environmental
and economic needs.
(2) The department of agriculture and Michigan State
University, in consultation with agricultural commodity groups and
other interested parties, shall develop project GREEEN and its
program priorities.
(3) Not later than September 30, 2007, a report shall be
submitted by Michigan State University to the state budget
director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on
agriculture and on higher education, and the house and senate
fiscal agencies for the preceding fiscal year regarding project
GREEEN projects. The report shall include, but is not limited to,
the dollar amount of each project and a review of each project's
performance and accomplishments.
Sec. 436. It is the intent of the legislature that if any
Michigan public university increases its resident undergraduate
tuition and required fees from academic year 2005-2006 to academic
year 2006-2007, then that university shall increase its fiscal year
2006-2007 general fund expenditures for student financial aid by at
least the same percentage as the percentage change in resident
undergraduate tuition and required fees. Each public university
shall report its proposed fiscal year 2006-2007 general fund
expenditures for student financial aid compared to its projected
fiscal year 2005-2006 general fund expenditures for student
financial aid, and its projected academic year 2006-2007 resident
undergraduate tuition and required fee changes from academic year
2005-2006, to the state budget director and the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on higher education by November 15,
2006.
Sec. 440. All universities shall submit the amount of tuition
and fees actually charged to a full-time resident undergraduate
student for academic year 2006-2007 as part of their higher
education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data by August 31,
2006. A university shall report any revisions for any semester of
the reported academic year tuition and fee charges to HEIDI within
15 days of being adopted.
Sec. 461. From the amount appropriated in part 1 to Lake
Superior State University for operations, $100,000.00 shall be paid
to Bay Mills Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for
North American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - CESAR CHAVEZ - ROSA PARKS PROGRAMS
Sec. 501. (1) Included in the appropriation for each public
university in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks future faculty program, that is intended
to increase the pool of minority candidates pursuing faculty
teaching careers in postsecondary education. Each university shall
apply the percentage change applicable to every university in the
calculation of appropriations in part 1 to the amount of funds
allocated to the future faculty program.
(2) The program shall be administered by each university in a
manner prescribed by the Michigan department of labor and economic
growth. The Michigan department of labor and economic growth shall
use a good faith effort standard to evaluate whether a fellowship
is in default.
Sec. 502. (1) Included in the appropriation for each public
university in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks college day program that is intended to
introduce schoolchildren underrepresented in postsecondary
education to the potential of a college education.
(2) Individual program plans of each university shall include
a budget of equal contributions from this program, the
participating public university, the participating school district,
and the participating independent degree granting college. College
day funds shall not be expended to cover indirect costs. Not more
than 20% of the university match shall be attributable to indirect
costs. Each university shall apply the percentage change
applicable to every university in the calculation of appropriations
in part 1 to the amount of funds allocated to the college day
program.
(3) The program shall be administered by each university in a
manner prescribed by the Michigan department of labor and economic
growth.
Sec. 503. (1) Included in part 1 is funding for the Martin
Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks select student support
services program for developing academically and economically
disadvantaged student retention programs for 4-year public and
independent educational institutions in this state.
(2) An award made under this program to any 1 institution
shall not be greater than $150,000.00, and the amount awarded shall
be matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university basis.
(3) The program shall be administered by the Michigan
department of labor and economic growth.
Sec. 504. (1) Included in part 1 is funding for the Martin
Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks college/university
partnership program between 4-year public and independent colleges
and universities and public community colleges, which is intended
to increase the number of academically and economically
disadvantaged students who transfer from community colleges into
baccalaureate programs.
(2) The grants shall be made under this program to Michigan
public and independent colleges and universities. An award to any 1
institution shall not be greater than $150,000.00, and the amount
awarded shall be matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university
basis.
(3) The program shall be administered by the Michigan
department of labor and economic growth.
Sec. 505. (1) Included in the appropriation for each public
university in part 1 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks visiting professors program which is
intended to increase the number of underrepresented minority
instructors in the classroom and provide role models for
underrepresented minority students.
(2) The program shall be administered by the Michigan
department of labor and economic growth.
Sec. 506. (1) Included in the appropriation in part 1 is
funding under the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa
Parks initiative for the Morris Hood, Jr. educator development
program which is intended to increase the number of minority
students, especially males, who enroll in and complete K-12 teacher
education programs at the baccalaureate level.
(2) The program shall be administered by each state-approved
teacher education institution in a manner prescribed by the
Michigan department of labor and economic growth.
(3) Approved teacher education institutions may and are
encouraged to use student support services funding in coordination
with the Morris Hood, Jr. funding to achieve the goals of the
program.
Sec. 507. Each state institution of higher education receiving
funds under sections 503, 504, or 506 shall notify the Michigan
department of labor and economic growth by April 15, 2007 as to
whether it will expend by the end of its fiscal year the funds
received under sections 503, 504, or 506. Notwithstanding the
award limitations in sections 503 and 504, the amount of funding
reported as not being expended will be reallocated to the
institutions that intend to expend all funding received under
sections 503, 504, or 506.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE REPORTING
Sec. 601. (1) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for state
universities, the state universities shall systematically inform
Michigan high schools regarding the academic status of students
from each high school in a manner prescribed by the presidents
council, state universities of Michigan in cooperation with the
Michigan association of secondary school principals.
(2) The Michigan high schools shall systematically inform the
state universities about the use of information received under this
section in a manner prescribed by the Michigan association of
secondary school principals in cooperation with the presidents
council, state universities of Michigan.
Sec. 602. From the amount appropriated in part 1 for state
universities, the state universities shall inform Michigan
community colleges regarding the academic status of community
college transfer students in a manner prescribed by the presidents
council, state universities of Michigan in cooperation with the
Michigan community college association.
GENERAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
Sec. 701. (1) The auditor general shall review higher
education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) enrollment data
submitted by all public universities and may perform audits of
selected public universities if determined necessary. The review
and audits shall be based upon the definitions, requirements, and
uniform reporting categories established by the state budget
director and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The auditor
general shall submit a report of findings to the house and senate
appropriations committees and the state budget director no later
than July 1, 2007.
(2) Student credit hours reports shall not include the
following:
(a) Student credit hours generated through instructional
activity by faculty or staff in classrooms located outside
Michigan, with the exception of instructional activity related to
study-abroad programs or field programs.
(b) Student credit hours generated through distance learning
instruction for students not paying the institution's resident
tuition rate.
(c) Student credit hours generated through credit by
examination.
(d) Student credit hours generated through inmate prison
programs regardless of teaching location.
(e) Student credit hours generated in new degree programs
after January 1, 1975, that have not been specifically authorized
for funding by the legislature, except spin-off programs converted
from existing core programs that do all of the following:
(i) Represent new options, fields, or concentrations within
existing programs.
(ii) Are consistent with the current institutional role and
mission.
(iii) Are accommodated within the continuing funding base of the
institution.
(iv) Do not require a new degree level beyond that which the
institution is currently authorized to grant within that discipline
or field.
(v) Do not require funding from the state other than that
provided by the student credit hours generated within the program,
either before program initiation or within the first 3 years of
program operation.
(3) The auditor general shall periodically audit higher
education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data as submitted by
the state universities for compliance with the definitions approved
by the HEIDI advisory committee for the HEIDI database.
(4) "Distance learning instruction" as used in subsection (2)
means instruction that occurs in other than a traditional classroom
setting where the student and instructor are in the same physical
location and for which a student receives course credits and is
charged tuition and fees. Examples of distance learning
instruction are instruction delivered solely through the Internet,
cable television, teleconference, or mail.
Sec. 702. The principal executive officer of each institution
of higher education receiving an appropriation under this bill
shall expend a portion of the funds appropriated to that
institution to make a report to the auditor general, the house and
senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director within 60
days after the auditor general issues his or her report on the
operation of the institution. The institution's report shall
specify all of the following:
(a) The recommendations of the auditor general implemented by
the institution, including projected dates and resources required,
if any, to achieve compliance.
(b) The recommendations of the auditor general not implemented
by the institution or implemented by the institution as modified.
(c) The rationale for not implementing a recommendation of the
auditor general or of implementing a recommendation as modified.
Sec. 708. The auditor general may conduct performance audits
of state universities during the fiscal year ending September 30,
2007 as the auditor general considers necessary.
Sec. 709. An institution receiving funds under this bill and
also subject to the student right-to-know and campus security act,
Public Law 101-522, 104 Stat. 2381, shall make a copy of all
material prepared pursuant to 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. 2381, available in electronic
Internet format on their websites.