FIRST CONFERENCE REPORT

 

     The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

 

     Senate Bill No. 762, entitled

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending sections 201, 201a, 202a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 224, 225, 229, 229a, 229b, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1802a, 388.1806, 388.1809, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1824, 388.1825, 388.1829, 388.1829a, 388.1829b, and 388.1830), sections 201, 201a, 206, 209, 224, 225, 229, 229a, and 230 as amended and sections 210b and 229b as added by 2013 PA 60 and section 217 as amended and section 202a as added by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 207a, 207b, and 207c.

 

     Recommends:

 

     First:  That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.

 

 

     Second:  That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate, amended to read as follows:

 

(attached)

 

     Third:  That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "An act to make appropriations to aid in the support of the public schools, the intermediate school districts, community colleges, and public universities of the state; to make appropriations for certain other purposes relating to education; to provide for the disbursement of the appropriations; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds and provide for the security of those bonds; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to create certain funds and provide for their expenditure; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending


sections 201, 201a, 202a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 224, 225, 229, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1802a, 388.1806, 388.1809, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1824, 388.1825, 388.1829, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), sections 201, 201a, 206, 209, 224, 225, 229, 229a, and 230 as amended and section 210b as added by 2013 PA 60 and section 202a as added and section 217 as amended by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 207a, 207b, and 207c; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

 

 

_______________________                 ________________________

Darwin L. Booher                        Paul Muxlow

 

_______________________                 ________________________

Roger Kahn                              Greg MacMaster

 

_______________________                 ________________________

Glenn Anderson                          Adam F. Zemke

 

Conferees for the Senate                Conferees for the House

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

 

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

 

by amending sections 201, 201a, 202a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 224,

 

225, 229, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1802a,

 

388.1806, 388.1809, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1824, 388.1825,

 

388.1829, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), sections 201, 201a, 206, 209,

 

224, 225, 229, 229a, and 230 as amended and section 210b as added

 

by 2013 PA 60 and section 202a as added and section 217 as amended

 

by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 207a, 207b, and 207c; and to

 

repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

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

 

article, the amounts listed in subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), and


 

(7) this section are appropriated for community colleges for the

 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, 2015, from the funds

 

indicated in this section. The following is a summary of the

 

appropriations in subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7):this

 

section:

 

     (a) The gross appropriation is $335,977,600.00.

 

$364,724,900.00. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and

 

intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted

 

gross appropriation is $335,977,600.00.$364,724,900.00.

 

     (b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described

 

in subdivision (a) are as follows:

 

     (i) Total federal revenues, $0.00.

 

     (ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.

 

     (iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.

 

     (iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $197,614,100.00.

 

     (v) State general fund/general purpose money,

 

$138,363,500.00.$167,110,800.00.

 

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

 

community college operations is $298,244,000.00, $307,191,300.00,

 

allocated as follows:

 

     (a) The appropriation for Alpena Community College ,

 

$5,221,100.00.is $5,390,700.00, $5,236,500.00 for operations and

 

$154,200.00 for performance funding.

 

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

 

$5,263,800.00.is $5,419,500.00, $5,279,300.00 for operations and

 

$140,200.00 for performance funding.

 

     (c) The appropriation for Delta College , $14,022,200.00.is


 

$14,498,900.00, $14,063,500.00 for operations and $435,400.00 for

 

performance funding.

 

     (d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks Community College ,

 

$2,434,300.00.is $2,516,100.00, $2,441,500.00 for operations and

 

$74,600.00 for performance funding.

 

     (e) The appropriation for Gogebic Community College ,

 

$4,317,500.00.is $4,451,400.00, $4,330,300.00 for operations and

 

$121,100.00 for performance funding.

 

     (f) The appropriation for Grand Rapids Community College ,

 

$17,403,500.00.is $17,947,500.00, $17,454,900.00 for operations and

 

$492,600.00 for performance funding.

 

     (g) The appropriation for Henry Ford Community College ,

 

$20,997,900.00.is $21,623,800.00, $21,060,000.00 for operations and

 

$563,800.00 for performance funding.

 

     (h) The appropriation for Jackson Community College ,

 

$11,723,600.00.is $12,087,300.00, $11,758,200.00 for operations and

 

$329,100.00 for performance funding.

 

     (i) The appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College ,

 

$12,086,900.00is $12,503,100.00, $12,122,500.00 for operations and

 

$380,600.00 for performance funding.

 

     (j) The appropriation for Kellogg Community College ,

 

$9,494,000.00.is $9,813,500.00, $9,522,000.00 for operations and

 

$291,500.00 for performance funding.

 

     (k) The appropriation for Kirtland Community College ,

 

$3,046,800.00.is $3,167,700.00, $3,055,700.00 for operations and

 

$112,000.00 for performance funding.

 

     (l) The appropriation for Lake Michigan College ,


 

$5,162,900.00.is $5,342,900.00, $5,178,100.00 for operations and

 

$164,800.00 for performance funding.

 

     (m) The appropriation for Lansing Community College ,

 

$29,935,300.00.is $30,877,600.00, $30,023,700.00 for operations and

 

$853,900.00 for performance funding.

 

     (n) The appropriation for Macomb Community College ,

 

$31,837,200.00.is $32,816,600.00, $31,931,200.00 for operations and

 

$885,400.00 for performance funding.

 

     (o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College ,

 

$4,504,700.00.is $4,682,000.00, $4,517,900.00 for operations and

 

$164,100.00 for performance funding.

 

     (p) The appropriation for Monroe County Community College ,

 

$4,329,900.00.is $4,492,900.00, $4,342,600.00 for operations and

 

$150,300.00 for performance funding.

 

     (q) The appropriation for Montcalm Community College ,

 

$3,112,000.00.is $3,226,700.00, $3,121,200.00 for operations and

 

$105,500.00 for performance funding.

 

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

 

$15,202,200.00.is $15,686,100.00, $15,247,100.00 for operations and

 

$439,000.00 for performance funding.

 

     (s) The appropriation for Muskegon Community College ,

 

$8,628,000.00.is $8,901,000.00, $8,653,500.00 for operations and

 

$247,500.00 for performance funding.

 

     (t) The appropriation for North Central Michigan College ,

 

$3,055,400.00.is $3,172,400.00, $3,064,400.00 for operations and

 

$108,000.00 for performance funding.

 

     (u) The appropriation for Northwestern Michigan College ,


 

$8,799,300.00.is $9,078,800.00, $8,825,300.00 for operations and

 

$253,500.00 for performance funding.

 

     (v) The appropriation for Oakland Community College ,

 

$20,422,900.00.is $21,123,300.00, $20,483,100.00 for operations and

 

$640,200.00 for performance funding.

 

     (w) The appropriation for St. Clair County Community College ,

 

$6,839,900.00.is $7,061,600.00, $6,860,100.00 for operations and

 

$201,500.00 for performance funding.

 

     (x) The appropriation for Schoolcraft College ,

 

$12,076,700.00.is $12,513,700.00, $12,112,200.00 for operations and

 

$401,500.00 for performance funding.

 

     (y) The appropriation for Southwestern Michigan College ,

 

$6,385,400.00.is $6,576,400.00, $6,404,300.00 for operations and

 

$172,100.00 for performance funding.

 

     (z) The appropriation for Washtenaw Community College ,

 

$12,573,900.00.is $13,077,300.00, $12,610,800.00 for operations and

 

$466,500.00 for performance funding.

 

     (aa) The appropriation for Wayne County Community College ,

 

$16,146,700.00.is $16,727,600.00, $16,194,300.00 for operations and

 

$533,300.00 for performance funding.

 

     (bb) The appropriation for West Shore Community College ,

 

$2,342,900.00.is $2,414,900.00, $2,349,800.00 for operations and

 

$65,100.00 for performance funding.

 

     (cc) Local strategic value, $877,100.00.

 

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

 

college operations is appropriated from the following:

 

     (a) State school aid fund, $195,880,500.00.


 

     (b) State general fund/general purpose money,

 

$102,363,500.00.$111,310,800.00.

 

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

 

is subject to section 207a, the amount appropriated for fiscal year

 

2013-2014 an amount not to exceed $1,733,600.00 for payments to

 

community colleges from the state school aid fund. A community

 

college that receives money under this subsection shall use that

 

money solely for the purpose of offsetting a portion of the

 

retirement contributions owed by the college for the fiscal year

 

ending September 30, 2014. The amount allocated to each

 

participating community college under this section shall be based

 

on each participating college's total payroll covered by the

 

retirement system-covered payroll for all participating colleges

 

for the immediately preceding state fiscal year.2014-2015 to offset

 

certain fiscal year 2014-2015 retirement contributions is

 

$1,733,600.00, appropriated from the state school aid fund.

 

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

 

is subject to section 207b, the amount appropriated an amount not

 

to exceed $31,400,000.00 from the state general fund for payments

 

to community colleges that are participating entities of the

 

retirement system is $52,300,000.00, appropriated from general

 

fund/general purpose money. All of the following apply to the

 

appropriations described in this subsection:

 

     (a) The amount of a payment under this subsection shall be the

 

difference between the unfunded actuarial accrued liability

 

contribution rate as calculated under section 41 of the public

 

school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341,


 

and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% under section 41 of the

 

public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL

 

38.1341.

 

     (b) The amount allocated to each community college under this

 

subsection shall be based on each community college's percentage of

 

the total covered payroll for all community colleges that are

 

participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal year. A

 

community college that receives funds under this subsection shall

 

use the funds solely for the purpose of retirement contributions

 

under subdivision (c).

 

     (c) Each participating college receiving funds under this

 

subsection shall forward an amount equal to the amount allocated

 

under subdivision (b) to the retirement system in a form and manner

 

determined by the retirement system.

 

     (6) All of the following apply to community colleges described

 

in section 12(3) of the Michigan renaissance zone act, MCL

 

125.2692:

 

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

 

following subject to section 207c, the amount is appropriated for

 

reimbursement to community colleges under section 12(3) of the

 

Michigan renaissance zone act, MCL 125.2692:renaissance zone tax

 

reimbursements is $3,500,000.00, appropriated from general

 

fund/general purpose money.

 

     (i) If the amount of tax revenue lost by community colleges as

 

a result of the exemption of property under the Michigan

 

renaissance zone act in fiscal year 2012-2013 is $3,500,000.00 or

 

more, $3,500,000.00 from the state general fund.


 

     (ii) If the amount of tax revenue lost by community colleges as

 

a result of the exemption of property under the Michigan

 

renaissance zone act in fiscal year 2012-2013 is less than

 

$3,500,000.00, the actual amount of tax revenue lost by the

 

community colleges.

 

     (b) The amount allocated to each community college under this

 

subsection shall be based on that community college's proportion of

 

total revenue lost by community colleges in fiscal year 2012-2013

 

as a result of the exemption of property under the Michigan

 

renaissance zone act.

 

     (c) The appropriations described in this subsection shall be

 

made to each eligible community college within 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 of tax revenue lost by each eligible community college in

 

fiscal year 2012-2013 under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance

 

zone act, MCL 125.2692.

 

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

 

is appropriated $1,100,000.00 from the state general fund, for

 

fiscal year 2013-2014 only, to the Michigan community college

 

association, for the purpose of expanding the Michigan community

 

college virtual learning collaborative. The Michigan community

 

college association shall provide information on request to the

 

house and senate subcommittees on community colleges, the house and

 

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

 

these funds until the project is completed.

 

     (8) As used in this section:


 

     (a) "Michigan renaissance zone act" means the Michigan

 

renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2681 to 125.2696.

 

     (b) "Participating college" means a community college that is

 

a reporting unit of the retirement system and that reports

 

employees to the retirement system for the state fiscal year.

 

     (c) "Retirement board" means the board that administers the

 

retirement system under the public school employees retirement act

 

of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437.

 

     (d) "Retirement system" means the Michigan public school

 

employees' retirement system under the public school employees

 

retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437.

 

     Sec. 201a. It is the intent of the legislature to provide

 

appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2015

 

2016 for the items listed in section 201. The fiscal year 2014-2015

 

2015-2016 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those

 

for fiscal year 2013-2014, 2014-2015, except that the amounts will

 

be adjusted for changes in retirement costs, caseload and related

 

costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available

 

revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January

 

2014 2015 consensus revenue estimating conference.

 

     Sec. 202a. As used in this article: , "workforce

 

     (a) "Michigan renaissance zone act" means the Michigan

 

renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2681 to 125.2696.

 

     (b) "Participating college" means a community college that is

 

a reporting unit of the retirement system and that reports

 

employees to the retirement system for the state fiscal year.

 

     (c) "Retirement board" means the board that administers the


 

retirement system under the public school employees retirement act

 

of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437.

 

     (d) "Retirement system" means the Michigan public school

 

employees' retirement system under the public school employees

 

retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437.

 

     (e) "Workforce development agency" means the workforce

 

development agency of the Michigan strategic fund.

 

     Sec. 206. The funds appropriated in section 201 are

 

appropriated for community colleges with fiscal years ending June

 

30, 2014 2015 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,

 

2013. 2014. Each community college shall accrue its July and August

 

2014 2015 payments to its institutional fiscal year ending June 30,

 

2014. 2015. However, if the state budget director determines that a

 

community college failed to submit all verified Michigan community

 

colleges activities classification structure data for school year

 

2012-2013 2013-2014 to the workforce development agency by November

 

1, 2013, 2014, or failed to submit its longitudinal data system

 

data set for school year 2012-2013 2013-2014 to the center for

 

educational performance and information under section 219, the

 

state treasurer shall withhold the monthly installments from that

 

community college until those data are submitted. The state budget

 

director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate

 

appropriations subcommittees on community colleges at least 10 days

 

before withholding funds from any community college.


 

     Sec. 207a. All of the following apply to the allocation of the

 

appropriations described in section 201(4):

 

     (a) A community college that receives money under section

 

201(4) shall use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting a

 

portion of the retirement contributions owed by the college for the

 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.

 

     (b) The amount allocated to each participating community

 

college under section 201(4) shall be based on each participating

 

college's total payroll covered by the retirement system-covered

 

payroll for all participating colleges for fiscal year 2013-2014.

 

     Sec. 207b. All of the following apply to the allocation of the

 

appropriations described in section 201(5) for payments to

 

community colleges that are participating entities of the

 

retirement system:

 

     (a) The amount of a payment under section 201(5) shall be the

 

difference between the unfunded actuarial accrued liability

 

contribution rate as calculated under section 41 of the public

 

school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341,

 

and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% under section 41 of the

 

public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL

 

38.1341.

 

     (b) The amount allocated to each community college under

 

section 201(5) shall be based on each community college's

 

percentage of the total covered payroll for all community colleges

 

that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal

 

year. A community college that receives funds under this

 

subdivision shall use the funds solely for the purpose of


 

retirement contributions under section 201(5).

 

     (c) Each participating college that receives funds under

 

section 201(5) shall forward an amount equal to the amount

 

allocated under subdivision (b) to the retirement system in a form

 

and manner determined by the retirement system.

 

     Sec. 207c. All of the following apply to the allocation of the

 

appropriations described in section 201(6) to community colleges

 

described in section 12(3) of the Michigan renaissance zone act,

 

MCL 125.2692:

 

     (a) The amount allocated to each community college under

 

section 201(6) shall be based on that community college's

 

proportion of total revenue lost by community colleges in fiscal

 

year 2013-2014 as a result of the exemption of property under the

 

Michigan renaissance zone act.

 

     (b) The appropriations described in section 201(6) shall be

 

made to each eligible community college within 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 of tax revenue lost by each eligible community college in

 

fiscal year 2013-2014 under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance

 

zone act, MCL 125.2692.

 

     Sec. 209. (1) Within 30 days after the board of a community

 

college adopts its annual operating budget for the following school

 

fiscal year, or after the board adopts a subsequent revision to

 

that budget, the community college shall make all of the following

 

available through a link on its website homepage:

 

     (a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget


 

revisions.

 

     (b) A link to the most recent "Activities Classification

 

Structure Manual for Michigan Community Colleges".Data Book and

 

Companion".

 

     (c) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for

 

fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 and fiscal year 2014-2015.2015-

 

2016.

 

     (d) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by

 

project, anticipated fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 payment of

 

each project, and total outstanding debt.

 

     (e) The estimated cost to the community college resulting from

 

the patient protection and affordable care act, Public Law 111-148,

 

as amended by the health care and education reconciliation act of

 

2010, Public Law 111-152.

 

     (f) Links to all of the following for the community college:

 

     (i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each

 

bargaining unit.

 

     (ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited

 

to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any

 

other type of benefits that would constitute health care services,

 

offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the community

 

college.

 

     (iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal

 

year for which they are available.

 

     (iv) A copy of the board of trustees resolution regarding

 

compliance with best practices for the local strategic value

 

component described in section 230(3).230(2).


 

     (2) For statewide consistency and public visibility, community

 

colleges must use the icon badge provided by the department of

 

technology, management, and budget consistent with the icon badge

 

developed by the department of education for K-12 school districts.

 

It must appear on the front of each community college's homepage.

 

The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels.

 

     (3) The state budget director shall determine whether a

 

community college has complied with this section. The state budget

 

director may withhold a community college's monthly installments

 

described in section 206 until the community college complies with

 

this section. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of

 

the house and senate appropriations subcommittee on community

 

colleges at least 10 days before withholding funds from any

 

community college.

 

     (4) Each community college shall report the following

 

information to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on

 

community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the

 

state budget office by November 15 , 2013, of each fiscal year and

 

post that information on the internet website required under

 

subsection (1):

 

     (a) Budgeted fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 general fund

 

revenue from tuition and fees.

 

     (b) Budgeted fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 general fund

 

revenue from state appropriations.

 

     (c) Budgeted fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 general fund

 

revenue from property taxes.

 

     (d) Budgeted fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 total general


 

fund revenue.

 

     (e) Budgeted fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015 total general

 

fund expenditures.

 

     (5) By November 15 of each year, a community college shall

 

report the following information to the center for educational

 

performance and information and post the information on its website

 

under the budget transparency icon badge:

 

     (a) Opportunities for earning college credit through the

 

following programs:

 

     (i) State approved career and technical education or a tech

 

prep articulated program of study.

 

     (ii) Direct college credit or concurrent enrollment.

 

     (iii) Dual enrollment.

 

     (iv) An early college/middle college program.

 

     (b) For each program described in subdivision (a) that the

 

community college offers, all of the following information:

 

     (i) The number of high school students participating in the

 

program.

 

     (ii) The number of school districts that participate in the

 

program with the community college.

 

     (iii) Whether a college professor, qualified local school

 

district employee, or other individual teaches the course or

 

courses in the program.

 

     (iv) The total cost to the community college to operate the

 

program.

 

     (v) The cost per credit hour for the course or courses in the

 

program.


 

     (vi) The location where the course or courses in the program

 

are held.

 

     (vii) Instructional resources offered to the program

 

instructors.

 

     (viii) Resources offered to the student in the program.

 

     (ix) Transportation services provided to students in the

 

program.

 

     Sec. 210b. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the

 

Michigan association of collegiate registrars and admissions

 

officers implement any agreement or agreements among the community

 

colleges and universities concerning the transferability of college

 

courses resulting from the recommendations of the committee created

 

under former section 210a.

 

     (2) It is the intent of the legislature that the Michigan

 

association of collegiate registrars and admissions officers, the

 

Michigan community college association, and the presidents council,

 

state universities of Michigan shall together submit an

 

implementation update report to the senate and house appropriations

 

subcommittees on community colleges and higher education, the

 

senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by

 

March 1, 2014.2015.

 

     Sec. 217. (1) Unless otherwise specifically stated, all data

 

items used in determining state aid in this article 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 "Activities Classification Structure Manual for

 

Michigan Community Colleges", as amended, which shall be used to


 

document financial needs of the community colleges.The workforce

 

development agency shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Establish, maintain, and coordinate the state community

 

college database commonly known as the "activities classification

 

structure" or "ACS" database.

 

     (b) Collect data concerning community colleges and community

 

college programs in this state, including data required by law.

 

     (c) Establish procedures to ensure the validity and

 

reliability of the data and the collection process.

 

     (d) Develop model data collection policies, including, but not

 

limited to, policies that ensure the privacy of any individual

 

student data. Privacy policies shall ensure that student social

 

security numbers are not released to the public for any purpose.

 

     (e) Provide data in a useful manner to allow state

 

policymakers and community college officials to make informed

 

policy decisions.

 

     (f) Assist community colleges in complying with audits under

 

this section or federal law.

 

     (2) There is created within the workforce development agency

 

the activities classification structure advisory committee. The

 

committee shall provide advice to the director of the workforce

 

development agency regarding the management of the state community

 

college database, including, but not limited to:

 

     (a) Determining what data are necessary to collect and

 

maintain to enable state and community college officials to make

 

informed policy decisions.

 

     (b) Defining the roles of all stakeholders in the data


 

collection system.

 

     (c) Recommending timelines for the implementation and ongoing

 

collection of data.

 

     (d) Establishing and maintaining data definitions, data

 

transmission protocols, and system specifications and procedures

 

for the efficient and accurate transmission and collection of data.

 

     (e) Establishing and maintaining a process for ensuring the

 

accuracy of the data.

 

     (f) Establishing and maintaining policies related to data

 

collection, including, but not limited to, privacy policies related

 

to individual student data.

 

     (g) Ensuring that the data are made available to state

 

policymakers and citizens of this state in the most useful format

 

possible.

 

     (h) Addressing other matters as determined by the director of

 

the workforce development agency or as required by law.

 

     (3) The activities classification structure advisory committee

 

created in subsection (2) shall consist of the following members:

 

     (a) One representative from the house fiscal agency, appointed

 

by the director of the house fiscal agency.

 

     (b) One representative from the senate fiscal agency,

 

appointed by the director of the senate fiscal agency.

 

     (c) One representative from the workforce development agency,

 

appointed by the director of the workforce development agency.

 

     (d) One representative from the state budget office, appointed

 

by the state budget director.

 

     (e) One representative from the governor's policy office,


 

appointed by that office.

 

     (f) Four representatives of the Michigan community colleges

 

association, appointed by the president of the association. From

 

the groupings of community colleges given in table 17 of the

 

activities classification structure report described in subsection

 

(4), the association shall appoint 1 representative each from group

 

1, group 2, and group 3, and 1 representative from either group 3

 

or 4.

 

     (4) The activities classification structure advisory committee

 

shall review the existing activities classification structure

 

report, data, definitions, processes, and other items as needed and

 

publish an initial report on their findings and recommendations by

 

July 30, 2015. This report shall be submitted to the senate and

 

house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the

 

senate and house fiscal agencies, the director of the workforce

 

development agency, the state budget director, and the Michigan

 

community colleges association.

 

     Sec. 224. A community college shall use the P-20 longitudinal

 

data system to inform interested Michigan high schools and the

 

public of the aggregate academic status of its students for the

 

previous academic year, in a manner prescribed by the Michigan

 

community college association and in cooperation with the Michigan

 

association of secondary school principals. Community colleges

 

shall cooperate with the center for educational performance and

 

information to design and implement maintain a systematic approach

 

for accomplishing this work.

 

     Sec. 225. Each community college shall report to the house and


 

senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the

 

workforce development agency by August 31, 2013, 2014, 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 2013-2014 2014-2015 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 2012-2013 or 2013-2014

 

2014-2015 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 workforce development agency

 

within 15 days of being adopted.

 

     Sec. 229. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that each

 

community college that receives an appropriation in section 201

 

include in its admission application process a specific question as

 

to whether an applicant for admission is a veteran, an active

 

member of the military, a member of the national guard or military

 

reserves, or the spouse or dependent of a veteran, active member of

 

the military, or member of the national guard or military reserves,

 

has ever served or is currently serving in the United States armed

 

forces or is the spouse or dependent of an individual who has

 

served or is currently serving in the United States armed forces,

 

in order to more quickly identify potential educational assistance

 

available to that applicant.

 

     (2) It is the intent of the legislature that each public

 

community college that receives an appropriation in section 201

 

shall work with the house and senate community college


 

subcommittees, the Michigan community college association, and

 

veterans groups to review the issue of in-district tuition for

 

veterans of this state when determining tuition rates and fees.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "veteran" means an honorably

 

discharged veteran entitled to educational assistance under the

 

provisions of section 5003 of the post-911 veterans educational

 

assistance act of 2008, 38 USC 3301 to 3324.

 

     Sec. 229a. Included in the fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015

 

appropriations for the department of technology, management, and

 

budget are appropriations to provide funding for the state share of

 

costs for previously constructed capital projects for community

 

colleges. Those appropriations for state building authority rent

 

represent additional state general fund support for community

 

colleges, and the following is an estimate of the amount of that

 

support to each community college:

 

     (a) Alpena Community College, $434,500.00.$485,400.00.

 

     (b) Bay de Noc Community College, $644,500.00.$636,600.00.

 

     (c) Delta College, $2,877,700.00.$2,842,800.00.

 

     (d) Glen Oaks Community College, $124,900.00.$123,300.00.

 

     (e) Gogebic Community College, $78,100.00.$16,900.00.

 

     (f) Grand Rapids Community College,

 

$1,700,400.00.$1,792,400.00.

 

     (g) Henry Ford Community College, $1,126,800.00.$1,030,800.00.

 

     (h) Jackson Community College, $1,809,500.00.$1,787,300.00.

 

     (i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College,

 

$1,489,300.00.$1,471,000.00.

 

     (j) Kellogg Community College, $527,900.00.$521,400.00.


 

     (k) Kirtland Community College, $368,800.00.$364,000.00.

 

     (l) Lake Michigan College, $345,200.00.$340,900.00.

 

     (m) Lansing Community College, $617,600.00.$610,100.00.

 

     (n) Macomb Community College, $1,332,900.00.$1,316,600.00.

 

     (o) Mid Michigan Community College, $928,900.00.$1,117,300.00.

 

     (p) Monroe County Community College,

 

$1,375,600.00.$1,266,500.00.

 

     (q) Montcalm Community College, $1,015,700.00.$973,700.00.

 

     (r) C.S. Mott Community College, $1,830,400.00.$1,808,000.00.

 

     (s) Muskegon Community College, $201,000.00.$198,500.00.

 

     (t) North Central Michigan College, $476,300.00.$117,600.00.

 

     (u) Northwestern Michigan College,

 

$1,324,800.00.$1,308,600.00.

 

     (v) Oakland Community College, $472,100.00.$466,300.00.

 

     (w) St. Clair County Community College,

 

$361,400.00.$357,000.00.

 

     (x) Schoolcraft College, $1,569,500.00.$1,550,300.00.

 

     (y) Southwestern Michigan College, $538,600.00.$231,100.00.

 

     (z) Washtenaw Community College, $2,023,100.00.$1,680,600.00.

 

     (aa) Wayne County Community College,

 

$1,918,700.00.$1,466,000.00.

 

     (bb) West Shore Community College, $585,800.00.$578,600.00.

 

     Sec. 230. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the

 

recommendations and performance measures developed by the

 

performance indicators task force formed under section 242 of 2005

 

PA 154 be reviewed and more fully implemented for distribution of

 

state funding to community colleges in future years.


 

     (2) Any additional funding provided to Money included in the

 

appropriations for community college operations under section

 

201(2) in fiscal year 2013-2014 that exceeds the amounts

 

appropriated for operations in fiscal year 2012-2013 2014-2015 for

 

performance funding is distributed based on the following formula:

 

     (a) Allocated proportionate to fiscal year 2012-2013 2013-2014

 

base appropriations, 50%.

 

     (b) Based on contact hour equated students, 10%.

 

     (c) Based on administrative costs, 7.5%.

 

     (d) Based on a weighted degree formula as provided for in the

 

2006 recommendations of the performance indicators task force,

 

17.5%.

 

     (e) Based on the local strategic value component, as developed

 

in cooperation with the Michigan community college association and

 

described in subsection (3), (2), 15%.

 

     (2) (3) The appropriation in section 201(2)(cc) Money included

 

in the appropriations for community college operations under

 

section 201(2) for local strategic value shall be allocated to each

 

community college that certifies to the state budget director,

 

through a board of trustees resolution on or before November 1,

 

2013, October 15, 2014, that the college has met 4 out of 5 best

 

practices listed in each category described in subsection (4). (3).

 

The resolution shall provide specifics as to how the community

 

college meets each best practice measure within each category. One-

 

third of funding available under the strategic value component

 

shall be allocated to each category described in subsection (4).

 

(3). Amounts distributed under local strategic value shall be on a


 

proportionate basis to each college's fiscal year 2012-2013 2013-

 

2014 operations funding. Payments to community colleges that

 

qualify for local strategic value funding shall be distributed with

 

the November installment payment described in section 206.

 

     (3) (4) For purposes of subsection (3), (2), the following

 

categories of best practices reflect functional activities of

 

community colleges that have strategic value to the local

 

communities and regional economies:

 

     (a) For Category A, economic development and business or

 

industry partnerships, the following:

 

     (i) The community college has active partnerships with local

 

employers including hospitals and health care providers.

 

     (ii) The community college provides customized on-site training

 

for area companies, employees, or both.

 

     (iii) The community college supports entrepreneurship through a

 

small business assistance center or other training or consulting

 

activities targeted toward small businesses.

 

     (iv) The community college supports technological advancement

 

through industry partnerships, incubation activities, or operation

 

of a Michigan technical education center or other advanced

 

technology center.

 

     (v) The community college has active partnerships with local

 

or regional workforce and economic development agencies.

 

     (b) For Category B, educational partnerships, the following:

 

     (i) The community college has active partnerships with regional

 

high schools, intermediate school districts, and career-tech

 

centers to provide instruction through dual enrollment, concurrent


 

enrollment, direct credit, middle college, or academy programs.

 

     (ii) The community college hosts, sponsors, or participates in

 

enrichment programs for area K-12 students, such as college days,

 

summer or after-school programming, or science Olympiad.

 

     (iii) The community college provides, supports, or participates

 

in programming to promote successful transitions to college for

 

traditional age students, including grant programs such as talent

 

search, upward bound, or other activities to promote college

 

readiness in area high schools and community centers.

 

     (iv) The community college provides, supports, or participates

 

in programming to promote successful transitions to college for new

 

or reentering adult students, such as adult basic education, GED

 

preparation, GED testing, general education development certificate

 

preparation and testing, or recruiting, advising, or orientation

 

activities specific to adults.

 

     (v) The community college has active partnerships with

 

regional 4-year colleges and universities to promote successful

 

transfer, such as articulation, 2+2, or reverse transfer agreements

 

or operation of a university center.

 

     (c) For Category C, community services, the following:

 

     (i) The community college provides continuing education

 

programming for leisure, wellness, personal enrichment, or

 

professional development.

 

     (ii) The community college operates or sponsors opportunities

 

for community members to engage in activities that promote leisure,

 

wellness, cultural or personal enrichment such as community sports

 

teams, theater or musical ensembles, or artist guilds.


 

     (iii) The community college operates public facilities to

 

promote cultural, educational, or personal enrichment for community

 

members, such as libraries, computer labs, performing arts centers,

 

museums, art galleries, or television or radio stations.

 

     (iv) The community college operates public facilities to

 

promote leisure or wellness activities for community members,

 

including gymnasiums, athletic fields, tennis courts, fitness

 

centers, hiking or biking trails, or natural areas.

 

     (v) The community college promotes, sponsors, or hosts

 

community service activities for students, staff, or community

 

members.

 

     Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article

 

IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from

 

state sources for community colleges for fiscal year 2014-2015

 

under article II is estimated at $364,724,900.00 and the amount of

 

that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of

 

government for fiscal year 2014-2015 is estimated at

 

$364,724,900.00.

 

     Enacting section 2. Section 229b of the state school aid act

 

of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1829b, is repealed effective October

 

1, 2014.

 

     Enacting section 3. This amendatory act takes effect October

 

1, 2014.