Substitute For

SENATE BILL NO. 93

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

by amending sections 236, 236c, 238, 241, 245, 245a, 252, 256, 259, 260, 263, 264, 265, 265b, 267, 268, 269, 270c, 274d, 275f, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 281a, 282, 285, 286, and 291 (MCL 388.1836, 388.1836c, 388.1838, 388.1841, 388.1845, 388.1845a, 388.1852, 388.1856, 388.1859, 388.1860, 388.1863, 388.1864, 388.1865, 388.1865b, 388.1867, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870c, 388.1874d, 388.1875f, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1881a, 388.1882, 388.1885, 388.1886, and 388.1891), sections 236, 236c, 238, 241, 245, 245a, 256, 263, 264, 265, 265b, 267, 268, 269, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 as amended and sections 259, 260, 270c, 275f, and 281a as added by 2020 PA 165, section 252 as amended by 2019 PA 162, section 274d as amended by 2018 PA 265, sections 285 and 291 as amended by 2012 PA 201, and section 286 as amended by 2015 PA 85, and by adding sections 236i, 275j, and 286b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 236. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, 2022, from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this section and section 236i:

(a) The gross appropriation is $1,699,925,400.00. $1,736,465,900.00. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation is $1,699,925,400.00.$1,736,465,900.00.

(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described in subdivision (a) are as follows:

(i) Total federal revenues, $126,026,400.00.$128,526,400.00.

(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.

(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.

(iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $356,063,300.00.$361,403,300.00.

(v) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,217,835,700.00.$1,246,536,200.00.

(2) Amounts appropriated for public universities are as follows:

(a) The appropriation for Central Michigan University is $89,564,500.00, $87,600,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,964,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$89,559,500.00, $87,595,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,964,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(b) The appropriation for Eastern Michigan University is $77,555,200.00, $77,253,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $301,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$77,528,400.00, $77,248,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $279,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(c) The appropriation for Ferris State University is $55,934,300.00, $55,025,500.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $908,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$55,986,300.00, $55,020,500.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $965,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(d) The appropriation for Grand Valley State University is $73,490,700.00, $72,313,500.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,177,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$73,485,700.00, $72,308,500.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,177,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(e) The appropriation for Lake Superior State University is $15,252,100.00, $13,307,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $945,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, and $1,000,000.00 for a 1-time pass-through payment for Bay Mills Community College.$14,228,500.00, $13,302,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $926,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is $354,009,100.00, $287,331,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, $1,604,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $34,937,300.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and $30,136,100.00 for MSU Extension.$354,332,900.00, $287,326,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, $1,932,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $34,937,300.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and $30,136,100.00 for MSU Extension.

(g) The appropriation for Michigan Technological University is $50,795,200.00, $50,101,600.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $693,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$50,865,900.00, $50,096,600.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $769,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(h) The appropriation for Northern Michigan University is $48,869,700.00, $47,809,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,060,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$48,855,600.00, $47,804,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,051,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(i) The appropriation for Oakland University is $53,413,500.00, $53,147,400.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $266,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$53,476,400.00, $53,142,400.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $334,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(j) The appropriation for Saginaw Valley State University is $30,803,300.00, $30,583,800.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $219,500.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$30,732,700.00, $30,578,800.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $153,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(k) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Ann Arbor is $322,931,100.00, $321,970,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $961,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$323,040,700.00, $321,965,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $1,075,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(l) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Dearborn is $26,334,800.00, $26,167,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $167,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$26,327,000.00, $26,162,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $165,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(m) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Flint is $23,964,400.00, $23,616,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $348,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$23,956,200.00, $23,611,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $345,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(n) The appropriation for Wayne State University is $203,458,900.00, $202,996,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $462,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$203,461,400.00, $202,991,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $469,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(o) The appropriation for Western Michigan University is $112,363,900.00, $111,522,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $841,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.$112,312,500.00, $111,517,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for performance funding, and $795,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.

(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for public universities is $1,538,740,700.00, $1,538,149,700.00, appropriated from the following:

(a) State school aid fund, $343,168,300.00.$343,168,300.00.

(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,195,572,400.00.$1,194,981,400.00.

(4) The amount appropriated for Michigan public school employees' retirement system reimbursement is $11,695,000.00, $13,495,000.00, appropriated from the state school aid fund.

(5) The amount appropriated for state and regional programs is $315,000.00, $316,800.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:

(a) Higher education database modernization and conversion, $200,000.00.$200,000.00.

(b) Midwestern Higher Education Compact, $115,000.00.$116,800.00.

(6) The amount appropriated for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks program is $2,691,500.00, $2,766,500.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:

(a) Select student support services, $1,956,100.00.$1,882,500.00.

(b) Michigan college/university partnership program, $586,800.00.$586,800.00.

(d) Pregnant and parenting student support services program, $148,600.00.

(7) Subject to subsection (8), the amount appropriated for grants and financial aid is $145,283,200.00, $147,783,200.00, allocated as follows:

(a) State competitive scholarships, $29,861,700.00.$29,861,700.00.

(b) Tuition grants, $42,021,500.00.$42,021,500.00.

(d) Children of veterans and officer's survivor tuition grant programs, $1,400,000.00.$1,400,000.00.

(e) Project GEAR-UP, $3,200,000.00.$3,200,000.00.

(8) The money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and financial aid is appropriated from the following:

(a) Federal revenues under the United States Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, GEAR-UP program, $3,200,000.00.$3,200,000.00.

(b) Federal revenues under the social security act, temporary assistance for needy families, $122,826,400.00.$125,326,400.00.

(9) For fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 only, in addition to the allocation under subsection (4), from the appropriations described in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00 $4,740,000.00 for payments to participating public universities, appropriated from the state school aid fund. A university that receives money under this subsection shall use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting the normal cost contribution rate. As used in this subsection, "participating public universities" means public universities that are a reporting unit of 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, and that pay contributions to the Michigan public school employees' retirement system for the state fiscal year.

Sec. 236c. In addition to the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 in section 236, appropriations to the department of technology, management, and budget in the act providing general appropriations for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 for state building authority rent, totaling an estimated $145,848,500.00 $130,595,300.00 provide funding for the state share of costs for previously constructed capital projects for state universities. These appropriations for state building authority rent represent additional state general fund support provided to public universities, and the following is an estimate of the amount of that support to each university:

(a) Central Michigan University, $13,078,900.00.$13,227,700.00.

(b) Eastern Michigan University, $7,074,300.00.$6,168,300.00.

(d) Grand Valley State University, $7,229,800.00.$7,380,000.00.

(e) Lake Superior State University, $1,805,200.00.$1,842,700.00.

(f) Michigan State University, $15,199,500.00.$17,351,100.00.

(g) Michigan Technological University, $6,805,300.00.$3,488,700.00.

(h) Northern Michigan University, $7,334,200.00.$7,486,500.00.

(i) Oakland University, $12,708,600.00.$9,059,800.00.

(j) Saginaw Valley State University, $7,907,100.00.$8,009,900.00.

(k) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $9,644,100.00.$10,459,000.00.

(l) University of Michigan - Dearborn, $11,106,100.00.$11,336,800.00.

(m) University of Michigan - Flint, $6,413,000.00.$6,546,200.00.

(n) Wayne State University, $16,610,900.00.$10,489,800.00.

(o) Western Michigan University, $14,989,300.00.$9,644,600.00.

Sec. 236i. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated under section 236(2) for university operations, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 only, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $29,214,700.00 from state general fund/general purpose money for operational support payments. These funds are intended to be used for the same purposes as the funds appropriated under section 201(2) for university operations.

(2) From the amount appropriated under subsection (1), each university is allocated the following:

(a) Central Michigan University, $1,752,000.00.

(b) Eastern Michigan University, $1,545,100.00.

(d) Grand Valley State University, $1,446,300.00.

(e) Lake Superior State University, $266,100.00.

(f) Michigan State University, $5,746,600.00.

(g) Michigan Technological University, $1,002,000.00.

(h) Northern Michigan University, $956,200.00.

(i) Oakland University, $1,062,900.00.

(j) Saginaw Valley State University, $611,700.00.

(k) University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, $6,439,400.00.

(l) University of Michigan – Dearborn, $523,300.00.

(m) University of Michigan – Flint, $472,300.00.

(n) Wayne State University, $4,059,900.00.

(o) Western Michigan University, $2,230,400.00.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 236(2) for MSU AgBioResearch, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 only, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $698,700.00 from the state general fund/general purpose money for MSU AgBioResearch.

(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 236(2) for MSU Extension, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 only, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $602,700.00 from the state general fund/general purpose money for MSU Extension.

Sec. 238. Unless otherwise specified, a public university receiving appropriations in section 236 shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement includes transmission of reports via electronic mail email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement and placement of reports on an internet site.

Sec. 241. (1) Subject to sections 244 and 265a, the funds appropriated in section 236 and section 236i to public universities shall be paid out of the state treasury and distributed by the state treasurer to the respective institutions in 11 equal monthly installments on the sixteenth of each month, or the next succeeding business day, beginning with October 16, 2020. 2021. Except for Wayne State University, each institution shall accrue its July and August 2021 2022 payments to its institutional fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.2022.

(2) All public 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 public universities with fiscal years ending June 30, these data shall be submitted to the state budget director by November 15 for fiscal year 2020-2021 and October 15 of each fiscal year. thereafter. Public universities with a fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 2021 shall submit preliminary HEIDI data by November 15, 2020 2021 and final data by December 15, 2020. 2021. If a public university fails to submit HEIDI data and associated financial aid program information in accordance with this reporting schedule, the state treasurer may withhold the monthly installments under subsection (1) to the public university until those data are submitted.

Sec. 245. (1) A public university shall maintain a public transparency website available through a link on its website homepage. The public university shall update this website within 30 days after the university's governing board adopts its annual operating budget for the next academic year, or after the governing board adopts a subsequent revision to that budget.

(2) The website required under subsection (1) shall include all of the following concerning the public university:

(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.

(b) A summary of current expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available, expressed as pie charts in the following 2 categories:

(i) A chart of personnel expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:

(A) Earnings and wages.

(B) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long-term care benefits.

(D) All other personnel costs.

(ii) A chart of all current expenditures the public university reported as part of its higher education institutional data inventory data under section 241(2), broken into the same subcategories in which it reported those data.

(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 public university.

(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available.

(d) A list of all positions funded partially or wholly through institutional general fund revenue that includes the position title and annual salary or wage amount for each position.

(e) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.

(f) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by project, anticipated fiscal year payment for each project, and total outstanding debt for the current fiscal year.

(g) The institution's policy regarding the transferability of core college courses between community colleges and the university.

(h) A listing of all community colleges that have entered into reverse transfer agreements with the university.

(3) On the website required under subsection (1), a public university shall provide a dashboard or report card demonstrating the university's performance in several "best practice" measures. The dashboard or report card shall include at least all of the following for the 3 most recent academic years for which the data are available:

(a) Enrollment.

(b) Student retention rate.

(d) Number of Pell grant recipients and graduating Pell grant recipients.

(e) Geographic origination of students, categorized as in-state, out-of-state, and international.

(f) Faculty to student ratios and total university employee to student ratios.

(g) Teaching load by faculty classification.

(h) Graduation outcome rates, including employment and continuing education.

(4) For statewide consistency and public visibility, public universities 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 public university's homepage. The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels. The font size and style for this reporting must be consistent with other documents on each university's website.

(5) The state budget director shall determine whether a public university has complied with this section. The state budget director may withhold a public university's monthly installments described in section 241 until the public university complies with this section.

(6) By the first business day of November of each year, a public university shall post the following 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 public university offers, all both 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 public university.

(iii) Whether a university professor, qualified local school district employee, or other individual teaches the course or courses in the program.

(ii) (iv) The total cost to the public university 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.

(7) A public university shall collect and report the number and percentage of all enrolled students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, broken out by undergraduate and graduate/professional classifications, to the center and post the information on its website under the budget transparency icon badge.

Sec. 245a. (1) A public university shall develop, maintain, and update a "campus safety information and resources" link, prominently displayed on the homepage of its website, to a section of its website containing all of the information required under subsection (2).

(2) The "campus safety information and resources" section of a public university's website shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:

(a) Emergency contact numbers for police, fire, health, and other services.

(b) Hours, locations, phone numbers, and electronic mail email contacts for campus public safety offices and title IX offices.

(c) A listing of safety and security services provided by the university, including transportation, escort services, building surveillance, anonymous tip lines, and other available security services.

(d) A public university's policies applicable to minors on university property.

(e) A directory of resources available at the university or surrounding community for students or employees who are survivors of sexual assault or sexual abuse.

(f) An electronic copy of "A Resource Handbook for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family", published in 2018.

(g) Campus security policies and crime statistics pursuant to the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381. Information shall include 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.

(3) A public university shall certify to the state budget director by October 1, 2020 2021 that it is in compliance with this section. The state budget director may withhold a public university's monthly installments described in section 241 until the public university complies with this section.

Sec. 252. (1) The amounts appropriated in section 236 for the state tuition grant program shall be distributed pursuant to 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991 to 390.997a.

(2) Tuition grant awards shall be made to all eligible Michigan residents enrolled in undergraduate degree programs who are qualified and who apply by March 1 of each year for the next academic year.

(3) Pursuant to section 5 of 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.995, and subject to subsections (6) and (7), subsection (6), the department of treasury shall determine an actual tuition grant award per student, which shall be $2,800.00, that ensures that the aggregate payments for the tuition grant program do not exceed the appropriation contained in section 236 for the state tuition grant program. If the department determines that insufficient funds are available to establish an award amount equal to $2,800.00, the department shall immediately report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the estimated amount of additional funds necessary to establish a $2,800.00 award amount. If the department determines that sufficient funds are available to establish an award amount equal to $2,800.00, the department shall immediately report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director regarding the award amount established and the projected amount of any projected year-end appropriation balance based on that award amount. By February 18 of each fiscal year, the department shall analyze the status of award commitments, shall make any necessary adjustments, and shall confirm that those award commitments will not exceed the appropriation contained in section 236 for the tuition grant program. The determination and actions shall be reported to the state budget director and the house and senate fiscal agencies no later than the final day of February of each year. If award adjustments are necessary, the students shall be notified of the adjustment by March 4 of each year.

(4) The department of treasury shall continue a proportional tuition grant award level for recipients enrolled less than full-time in a given semester or term.

(5) If the department of treasury increases the 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 grant shall be proportional for all eligible students receiving awards for that fiscal year.

(6) The department of treasury shall not award more than $4,800,000.00 $5,000,000.00 in tuition grants to eligible students enrolled in the same independent nonprofit college or university in this state. Any decrease in the grant shall be proportional for all eligible students enrolled in that college or university, as determined by the department. The limit described in this subsection does not apply to any other student financial aid program or in combination with any other student financial aid program.

(7) The department of treasury shall not award tuition grants to otherwise eligible students enrolled in an independent college or university that does not report, in a form and manner directed by and satisfactory to the department of treasury, by October 31 of each year, all of the following:

(a) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic year received a state tuition grant at the reporting institution and successfully completed a program or graduated.

(b) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic year received a state tuition grant at the reporting institution and took a remedial education class.

(c) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic year received a Pell grant at the reporting institution and successfully completed a program or graduated.

(7) (8) By February 1 of each year, each independent college and university participating in the tuition grant program shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on its efforts to develop and implement sexual assault response training for the institution's title IX coordinator, campus law enforcement personnel, campus public safety personnel, and any other campus personnel charged with responding to on-campus incidents, including information on sexual assault response training materials and the status of implementing sexual assault response training for institutional personnel.

Sec. 256. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for the tuition incentive program must be distributed as provided in this section and pursuant to the administrative procedures for the tuition incentive program of the department of treasury.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Phase I" means the first part of the tuition incentive program defined as the academic period of 80 semester or 120 term credits, or less, leading to an associate degree or certificate. Students must be enrolled in a certificate or associate degree program and taking classes within the program of study for a certificate or associate degree. Tuition will not be covered for courses outside of a certificate or associate degree program.

(b) "Phase II" means the second part of the tuition incentive program that provides assistance in the third and fourth year of 4-year degree programs.

(d) "High school equivalency certificate" means that term as defined in section 4.

(3) An individual must meet the following basic criteria and financial thresholds to be eligible for tuition incentive program benefits:

(a) To be eligible for phase I, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

(i) Be less than 20 years of age at the time he or she graduates from high school with a diploma or certificate of completion or achieves a high school equivalency certificate or, for students attending a 5-year middle college approved by the Michigan department of education, be less than 21 years of age when he or she graduates from high school.

(ii) Be a United States citizen and a resident of this state according to institutional criteria.

(iii) 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 achievement of a high school equivalency certificate. All program eligibility expires 10 years after initial enrollment at a participating educational institution.

(iv) Meet the satisfactory academic progress policy of the educational institution he or she attends.

(b) To be eligible for phase II, an individual must meet either 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) Obtain an associate degree or certificate at a participating institution.

(c) To be eligible for phase I or phase II, an individual must be financially eligible as determined by the department. An individual is financially eligible for the tuition incentive program if he or she was eligible for Medicaid from this state for 24 months within the 36 consecutive months before application. The department shall accept certification of Medicaid eligibility only from the department of health and human services for the purposes of verifying if a person is Medicaid eligible for 24 months within the 36 consecutive 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 only accept standard per-credit hour tuition billings and 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 must 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 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 by the last business day of August 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 provide the highest level of participation and ensure that all requirements of the program are met.

(8) The department shall notify students of their financial eligibility for the program any time after the student begins sixth grade.

(9) Except as otherwise provided in section 3(d) of the Michigan reconnect grant act, 2020 PA 84, MCL 390.1703, and section 17 of the Michigan reconnect grant recipient act, 2020 PA 68, MCL 390.1717, each institution shall ensure that all known available restricted grants for tuition and fees are used prior to before 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 eligible Medicaid clients are provided information on the program. The department shall provide the necessary funding and staff to fully operate the program.

(11) The department of treasury shall collaborate with the center to use the P-20 longitudinal data system to report the following information for each qualified postsecondary institution:

(a) The number of phase I students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic year received a tuition incentive program award and who successfully completed a degree or certificate program. Cohort graduation rates for phase I students shall be calculated using the established success rate methodology developed by the center in collaboration with the postsecondary institutions.

(b) The number of students in the most recently completed academic year who in any academic year received a Pell grant at the reporting institution and who successfully completed a degree or certificate program. Cohort graduation rates for students who received Pell grants must be calculated using the established success rate methodology developed by the center in collaboration with the postsecondary institutions.

(12) Beginning in fiscal year 2020-2021, if If a qualified postsecondary institution does not report the data necessary to complete the reporting in subsection (11) to the P-20 longitudinal data system by October 15 for the prior academic year, the department of treasury shall not award phase I tuition incentive program funding to otherwise eligible students enrolled in that institution until the data are submitted.

Sec. 259. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of treasury launch continue an aggressive campaign to inform high school students about the financial aid programs offered by this state and the eligibility requirements for participation in those financial aid programs, including free or reduced tuition programs provided by community colleges and universities in this state.

Sec. 260. (1) The department of treasury shall work with student and postsecondary education groups, including the Michigan College Access Network, the Michigan Association of School Counselors, the Michigan Association of State Universities, the Michigan Community College Association, and the Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities, to provide an online informational resource for students in grades 9 through 12 and prospective and current student loan borrowers. The online informational resource must be a website or a portion of an existing website designed and maintained by the department of treasury that, to the extent practicable, contains information including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) A list of public and private community support centers, student debt clinics, and other organizations and their contact information submitted by Michigan College Access Network that provides free information and services for student loan borrowers to help educate them about repayment options and to help them access student loan programs or benefits for which they may be eligible.

(b) Links to state and federal financial aid programs, including FAFSA and College Scorecard.

(c) Links to each promise zone website and the financial aid website to each community college, public university, and independent college and university in this state.

(d) (c) Benefits of federal student loans that may no longer be available if a borrower refinances a loan.

(e) (d) Links to net price calculators for community colleges receiving an appropriation in section 201 and universities receiving an appropriation in section 236, if available.

(e) A list of loan servicers, including FAFSA.gov for federal loans, and contact information for each and for federally held loans made through the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

(f) Information on the fundamentals of borrowing and repayment, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(i) Types of student loans and repayment options, including income-driven repayment, and a listing of employers in this state offering employment eligible for public service loan-forgiveness.A link to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

(ii) Deciding how much to borrow.

(iii) Creating a plan for borrowing and repayment.

(iv) Estimating how much borrowing is needed for a given school year.

(v) Evaluating financial aid offers.

(vi) Factors that affect total student loan costs.

(vii) Tips for graduating with less student loan debt.

(viii) A loan payment calculator or a link to a loan payment calculator that can be used for different types of loans.

(ix) Links to federal student loan entrance and exit counseling services and the FACT tool.

(x) Student loan debt relief scams.

(g) A list of student loan providers in this state.

(2) A university receiving an appropriation in section 236 shall place a prominent link to the website created under this section on its website homepage.

(3) Independent colleges and universities in this state are encouraged to place a link to the website created under this section on their website homepages.

(4) By November 1 of each year, the department of treasury shall inform each high school in this state about the website described in this section and encourage them to distribute the information to all students in grades 9 through 12.

Sec. 263. (1) Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 for MSU AgBioResearch is $2,982,900.00 and included in the appropriation in section 236 for MSU Extension is $2,645,200.00 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 rural development and Michigan State University, in consultation with agricultural commodity groups and other interested parties, shall develop Project GREEEN and its program priorities.

Sec. 264. Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 for Michigan State University is $80,000.00 for the Michigan Future Farmers of America Association. This $80,000.00 allocation shall not supplant any existing support that Michigan State University provides to the Michigan Future Farmers of America Association.

Sec. 265. (1) Payments under section 265a for performance funding for fiscal years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 shall only be made to a public university that certifies to the state budget director by October 1, 2020 the last business day of August that its board did not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students after September 1, 2019 2020 for the 2019-2020 2020-2021 academic year and that its board will not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students for the 2020-2021 2021-2022 academic year that is greater than 4.25% or $586.00, 4.2% or $590.00, whichever is greater. As used in this subsection:

(a) "Fee" means any board-authorized fee that will be paid by more than 1/2 of all resident undergraduate students at least once during their enrollment at a public university, as described in the higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) user manual. A university increasing a fee that applies to a specific subset of students or courses shall provide sufficient information to prove that the increase applied to that subset will not cause the increase in the average amount of board-authorized total tuition and fees paid by resident undergraduate students in the 2020-2021 2021-2022 academic year to exceed the limit established in this subsection.

(b) "Tuition and fee rate" means the average of full-time rates paid by a majority of students in each undergraduate class, based on an unweighted average of the rates authorized by the university board and actually charged to students, deducting any uniformly rebated or refunded amounts, for the 2 semesters with the highest levels of full-time equated resident undergraduate enrollment during the academic year, as described in the higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) user manual.

(2) The state budget director shall implement uniform reporting requirements to ensure that a public university receiving a payment under section 265a for performance funding has satisfied the tuition restraint requirements of this section. The state budget director shall have the sole authority to determine if a public university has met the requirements of this section. Information reported by a public university to the state budget director under this subsection shall also be reported to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education and the house and senate fiscal agencies.

(3) Universities that exceed the tuition and fee rate cap described in subsection (1) shall not receive a planning or construction authorization for a state-funded capital outlay project in fiscal years 2021-2022, year 2022-2023 , or 2023-2024.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the legislature may at any time adjust appropriations for a university that adopts an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students that exceeds the rate cap established in subsection (1).

Sec. 265b. (1) Appropriations to public universities in section 236 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 2022 for operations funding shall be reduced by 10% pursuant to the procedures described in subdivision (a) for a public university that fails to submit certification to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by October 1, 2020 2021 that the university complies with sections 274c and 274d and that it complies with all of the requirements described in subdivisions (b) to (i), as follows:

(a) If a university fails to submit certification, the state budget director shall withhold 10% of that university's annual operations funding until the university submits certification. If a university fails to submit certification by the end of the fiscal year, the 10% of its annual operations funding that is withheld shall lapse to the general fund.

(b) For title IX investigations of alleged sexual misconduct, the university prohibits the use of medical experts that have an actual or apparent conflict of interest.

(c) For title IX investigations of alleged sexual misconduct, the university prohibits the issuance of divergent reports to complainants, respondents, and administration and instead requires that identical reports be issued to them.

(d) Consistent with the university's obligations under 20 USC 1092(f), the university notifies each individual who reports having experienced sexual assault by a student, faculty member, or staff member of the university that the individual has the option to report the matter to law enforcement, to the university, to both, or to neither, as the individual may choose.

(e) The university provides both of the following:

(i) For all freshmen and incoming transfer students enrolled, an in-person sexual misconduct prevention presentation or course, which must include contact information for the title IX office of the university.

(ii) For all students not considered freshmen or incoming transfer students, an online or electronic sexual misconduct prevention presentation or course.

(f) The university prohibits seeking compensation from the recipient of any medical procedure, treatment, or care provided by a medical professional who has been convicted of a felony arising out of the medical procedure, treatment, or care.

(g) The university had a third party review its title IX compliance office and related policies and procedures by the end of the 2018-2019 academic year. A copy of the third-party review shall be transmitted to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies. After the third-party review has been conducted for the 2018-2019 academic year, the Each university shall have a third-party review once every three years and a copy of the third-party review shall be transmitted to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies.

(h) The university requires that the governing board and the president or chancellor of the university receive not less than quarterly reports from their title IX coordinator or title IX office. The report shall contain aggregated data of the number of sexual misconduct reports that the office received for the academic year, the types of reports received, including reports received against employees, and a summary of the general outcomes of the reports and investigations. A member of the governing board may request to review a title IX investigation report involving a complaint against an employee, and the university shall provide the report in a manner it considers appropriate. The university shall protect the complainant's anonymity, and the report shall not contain specific identifying information.

(i) If allegations against an employee are made in more than 1 title IX complaint that resulted in the university finding that no misconduct occurred, the university requires that the title IX officer promptly notify the president or chancellor and a member of the university's governing board in writing and take all appropriate steps to ensure that the matter is being investigated thoroughly, including hiring an outside investigator for future cases involving that employee. A third-party title IX investigation under this subdivision does not prohibit the university from simultaneously conducting its own title IX investigation through its own title IX coordinator.

(2) Each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 shall also certify that its president or chancellor and a member of its governing board has reviewed all title IX reports involving the alleged sexual misconduct of an employee of the university, and shall send the certification to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by October 1, 2020.2021.

(3) For purposes of this section, "sexual misconduct" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(a) Intimate partner violence.

(b) Nonconsensual sexual conduct.

(d) Sexual exploitation.

(e) Sexual harassment.

(f) Stalking.

Sec. 267. All public universities shall submit the amount of tuition and fees actually charged to a full-time resident undergraduate student for academic year 2020-2021 2021-2022 as part of their higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data by October 1, 2020, and by the last business day of August each year. thereafter. A public university shall report any revisions for any semester of the reported academic year 2020-2021 2021-2022 tuition and fee charges to HEIDI within 15 days of being adopted.

Sec. 268. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, 2022, it is the intent of the legislature that funds be allocated for unfunded North American Indian tuition waiver costs incurred by public universities under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253, from the general fund.

(2) By January 15 of each year, the department of civil rights shall annually submit to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a report on North American Indian tuition waivers for the preceding academic year that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

(a) The number of waiver applications received and the number of waiver applications approved.

(b) For each university submitting information under subsection (3), all of the following:

(i) The number of graduate and undergraduate North American Indian students enrolled each term for the previous academic year.

(ii) The number of North American Indian waivers granted each term, including to continuing education students, and the monetary value of the waivers for the previous academic year.

(iii) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition waiver who withdrew from the university each term during the previous academic year. For purposes of this subparagraph, a withdrawal occurs when a student who has been awarded the waiver withdraws from the institution at any point during the term, regardless of enrollment in subsequent terms.

(iv) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition waiver who successfully complete a degree or certificate program, separated by degree or certificate level, and the graduation rate for graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition waiver who complete a degree or certificate within 150% of the normal time to complete, separated by the level of the degree or certificate.

(3) A By January 1 of each year, a public university that receives funds under section 236, or a tribal college receiving pass-through funds under section 269 , 270, or 270c, shall provide to the department of civil rights any information necessary for preparing the report detailed in subsection (2), using guidelines and procedures developed by the department of civil rights.

(4) The department of civil rights may consolidate the report required under this section with the report required under section 223, but a consolidated report must separately identify data for universities and data for community colleges.

Sec. 269. For fiscal year 2020-2021, 2021-2022, from the amount appropriated in section 236 to Central Michigan University for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $79,700.00 $82,380.00 shall be paid to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College for the costs of waiving tuition for North American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253. It is the intent of the legislature that Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College provide the department of civil rights the necessary information for the college to be included in the report required under section 268.

Sec. 270c. For fiscal year 2020-2021, 2021-2022, from the amount appropriated in section 236 to Northern Michigan University for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $50,000.00 is to be paid to Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for North American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253. It is the intent of the legislature that Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College provide the department of civil rights the necessary information for the community college to be included in the report required under section 268.

Sec. 274d. (1) By October 31 of each year, each university receiving funds under section 236 shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the attorney general its annual title IX security report, also known as the student sexual misconduct report, issued by the title IX coordinator, Clery Act Report, as required under the federal campus save act of 2013, Public Law 113-4, section 304, 127 Stat 54, 89-92 (2013).20 USC 1092(f).

(2) For purposes of the report required under subsection (1), each university shall include a title IX summary report that includes all of the following information:

(a) The amounts and descriptions of all fees incurred in title IX-related civil and criminal litigation.

(b) The number of title IX complaints.

(d) The aggregate number of title IX cases, investigations, and complaints for each of the categories described in subparagraphs (i) to (iii), (v), subject to subparagraph (iv), (vi), as follows:

(i) Cases investigated for less than 15 days.

(ii) Cases investigated for at least 15 days and less than 30 days.

(iii) (ii) Cases investigated for at least 30 days and less than 60 days.

(iv) Cases investigated for at least 60 days and less than 90 days.

(v) (iii) Cases investigated for 90 days or more.

(vi) (iv) If, for any category of cases under subparagraphs (i) to (iii), (v), there is an aggregate of fewer than 5 cases investigated, the university shall not report the aggregate number of cases and instead shall report that fewer than 5 cases were investigated.

(e) The number of title IX appeals and the resolutions of those appeals.

(f) The number of title IX-related complaints filed by the university with law enforcement agencies.

Sec. 275f. (1) By February 1, 2021, each public university receiving an appropriation in section 236 shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director a report on activities related to strategic planning and internal assessment or reassessment to best provide for open and free expression and speech, while protecting students from hate-speech, violence, and discrimination.It is the intent of the legislature that each public university adopt an advocacy policy applicable to faculty, staff, students, student employees, visitors, and contractors by January 1, 2022 and comply with all other requirements of this section.

(2) An advocacy policy established under subsection (1) should include, but is not limited to, policies for distribution and self-distribution of printed political or advocacy materials, related First Amendment activities, and political demonstrating. The policy should include a process for filing a complaint or reporting a violation of the advocacy policy and identify the public university staff responsible for investigating complaints and violations. The advocacy policy should include the effective date and be posted on the university's website.

(3) Each public university shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director the number of complaints, the number of substantiated violations, and the consequences or actions taken by the university in response to substantiated violations by August 31, 2022.

Sec. 275j. (1) Appropriations in section 236 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks pregnant and parenting student support services program are for developing academically or economically disadvantaged student retention programs for 4-year public and independent educational institutions in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the student population.

(2) An award made under this program to an individual institution must not be greater than $50,000.00, and the amount awarded must be matched on a 70% state, 30% college or university basis.

(3) The department of labor and economic opportunity shall administer the program. All of the following apply to the program:

(a) The institution shall provide a physical location for the program on its campus.

(b) The department of labor and economic opportunity shall annually assess the performance of the institution in meeting the following needs of students on campus who are pregnant or who are a custodial parent or legal guardian of a minor:

(i) Comprehensive student health care.

(ii) Family housing.

(iii) Child care.

(iv) Flexible or alternative academic scheduling.

(v) Education concerning responsible parenting for mothers and fathers.

(c) The institution shall identify public and private service providers qualified to meet the needs described in subdivision (b), both on campus and within the local community, and establish programs with qualified providers it selects to meet those needs.

(d) The institution shall assist students in locating and obtaining services that meet 1 or more of the needs described in subdivision (b).

(e) If appropriate, the institution shall provide referrals on prenatal care and delivery, infant or foster care, adoption, and family planning to individual students who request that information. An approved program shall not provide referrals for abortion services.

(4) By December 1, 2022, institutions that establish a pregnant and parenting student support services program shall report to the house and senate subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director all of the following:

(a) A review and evaluation of the performance of the program in fulfilling its goals and objectives.

(b) The number of students served.

Sec. 276. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 for each public university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks future faculty program that is intended to increase the pool of academically or economically disadvantaged candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education in this state. Preference may not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage applications from applicants who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the graduate student and faculty populations. Each public university shall apply the percentage change applicable to every public university in the calculation of appropriations in section 236 to the amount of funds allocated to the future faculty program.

(2) The program shall be administered by each public university in a manner prescribed by the department of labor and economic opportunity. The department of labor and economic opportunity shall use a good faith effort standard to evaluate whether a fellowship is in default. All of the following apply to the program:

(a) By April 15 of each year, public universities shall report any anticipated unexpended or unencumbered program funds to the department of labor and economic opportunity. Encumbered funds are those funds that were committed by a fellowship agreement that is signed during the current fiscal year or administrative expenses that have been approved by the department of labor and economic opportunity.

(b) Before August 1, 2022, unexpended or unencumbered funds may be transferred, under the direction of the department of labor and economic opportunity, to a future faculty program at another university to be awarded to an eligible candidate at that university.

(c) Program allocations not expended or encumbered by September 30, 2022 must be returned to the department of labor and economic opportunity so that those funds may lapse to the state general fund.

(d) Not more than 5% of each public university's allocation for the program may be used for administration of the program.

Sec. 277. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 for each public university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks college day program that is intended to introduce academically or economically disadvantaged schoolchildren to the potential of a college education in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Public universities should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the student population.

(2) Individual program plans of each public 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 public university shall apply the percentage change applicable to every public university in the calculation of appropriations in section 236 to the amount of funds allocated to the college day program.

(3) The program described in this section shall be administered by each public university in a manner prescribed by the department of labor and economic opportunity.

Sec. 278. (1) Included in section 236 for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks select student support services program for developing academically or economically disadvantaged student retention programs for 4-year public and independent educational institutions in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the student population.

(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 described in this section shall be administered by the department of labor and economic opportunity.

Sec. 279. (1) Included in section 236 for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 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 or economically disadvantaged students who transfer from community colleges into baccalaureate programs in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the transfer student population.

(2) The grants shall be made under the program described in this section 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 described in this section shall be administered by the department of labor and economic opportunity.

Sec. 280. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 for each public university in section 236 is funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks visiting professors program which is intended to increase the number of instructors in the classroom to provide role models for academically or economically disadvantaged students. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Public universities should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the student population.

(2) The program described in this section shall be administered by the department of labor and economic opportunity.

(3) The amount allocated to each university is $4,895.00. Each university receiving funds for fiscal year 2021-2022 under this section shall report to the department of labor and economic opportunity by April 15, 2022 the amount of its unobligated and unexpended funds as of March 31, 2022 and a plan to expend the remaining funds by the end of the fiscal year. The amount of funding reported as not being expended may be transferred, under the direction of the department, to another university for use under this section.

Sec. 281. (1) Included in the appropriation for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 in section 236 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 academically or economically disadvantaged students who enroll in and complete K-12 teacher education programs at the baccalaureate level and teach in this state. Preference may not be given to participants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Institutions should encourage participation from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the teacher education student population.

(2) The program described in this section shall be administered by each state-approved teacher education institution in a manner prescribed by the department of labor and economic opportunity.

(3) Approved teacher education institutions may and are encouraged to use select student support services funding in coordination with the Morris Hood, Jr. funding to achieve the goals of the program described in this section.

Sec. 281a. (1) Each public university that receives an amount of the appropriations in section 236 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks initiatives shall submit a report to the department of labor and economic opportunity by December 15 of each year containing, at a minimum, all of the following information from the immediately preceding academic year:

(a) For the future faculty program detailed in section 276, the number of completions by degree type, and the fellowship default rate.

(b) For the college day program detailed in section 277, the number of students served and the amount of matching funds from each college and participating school district.

(c) For the select student support services program detailed in section 278, the number of students served, the amount of any university matching funds for the program, and the number and percentage of program participants who graduate.

(d) For the college/university partnership program detailed in section 279, the number of students served, the number of bachelor's degrees conferred to program participants, the 6-year graduation rate of program participants, and the amount of any university matching funds for the program.

(e) For the visiting professors program detailed in section 280, the number of students who took a class taught by an instructor hired using program funds, the number of instructors hired using program funds, the number of class sections taught by instructors hired using program funds, and the amount of any university matching funds for the program.

(f) For the educator development program detailed in section 281, the number of students participating in the program and the number of education-related bachelor's degrees conferred to participants in the program.

(2) By February 15 of each year, the department of labor and economic opportunity shall compile the reports submitted under subsection (1) and submit them to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.By not later than December 15 of each year, each public university that receives an amount of the appropriations in section 236 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks initiatives shall submit a report to the department of labor and economic opportunity containing, at a minimum, all of the following information for the preceding academic year:

(a) For the future faculty program detailed in section 276, all of the following:

(i) The number of program applications received.

(ii) The number of fellowships awarded.

(iii) The total amount of fellowship funding awarded.

(iv) The number of degrees conferred to fellowship recipients.

(v) The number of fellowship recipients still pursuing a degree.

(b) For the college day program detailed in section 277, all of the following:

(i) The number of students served.

(ii) The amount of grant funding received for the program and the amount of matching funds from each source.

(iii) The number of participating school districts.

(iv) College enrollment data of students served.

(v) A summary of progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the program.

(i) The number of students served.

(ii) The amount of grant funding received for the program and the amount of any university matching funds for the program.

(iii) The number and percentage of program participants who graduated.

(iv) A summary of progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the program.

(d) For the college/university partnership program detailed in section 279, all of the following:

(i) The number of students served.

(ii) The number of bachelor degrees conferred to program participants.

(iii) The 6-year graduation rate of program participants.

(iv) The amount of any university matching funds for the program.

(v) A summary of progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the program.

(e) For the visiting professors program detailed in section 280, all of the following:

(i) The number of students served.

(ii) The number of instructors hired using program funds.

(iii) The number of classes taught by instructors hired using program funds.

(iv) The amount of any university matching funds for the program.

(v) A summary of progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the program.

(f) For the educator development program detailed in section 281, all of the following:

(i) The number of students participating in the program.

(ii) The number of education-related bachelor degrees conferred to participants in the program.

(iii) A summary of progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the program.

(2) By not later than February 15 of each year, the department of labor and economic opportunity shall submit both of the following to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director:

(a) A compilation of all reports submitted to the department under subsection (1) in the immediately preceding year.

(b) A separate report produced by the department containing all of the following information relative to the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks initiatives:

(i) For the future faculty program detailed in section 276, all of the following:

(A) The number of fellowship recipients who had not received their degrees and were in default.

(B) The number of fellowship recipients who had received their degrees and were in default.

(D) The number of delinquent program accounts and outstanding loan balance of those accounts.

(E) The number of delinquent program loan accounts transferred to the department of treasury for collection, and the total applicable interest and collection fees for those accounts.

(F) The total amount of defaulted program funds that were recovered and returned to the state general fund.

(G) The amount of lapsed program funds that were unused and returned to the state general fund.

(H) A summary of progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the program.

(I) The number of fellows in the process of fulfilling the teaching requirement.

(ii) For the select student support services program detailed in section 278, all of the following:

(A) The number of on-site or virtual monitoring visits, a list of where those visits occurred, the reason each visit occurred, the results of the on-site or virtual review, and the dates of any follow-up visits.

(B) The amount of any unexpended program funds returned to the state general fund.

(iii) For the college/university partnership program detailed in section 279, all of the following:

(B) The amount of any unexpended program funds returned to the state general fund.

(iv) For the educator development program detailed in section 281, the number of on-site or virtual monitoring visits, a list of where those visits occurred, the reason each visit occurred, the results of the on-site or virtual review, and the dates of any follow-up visits.

Sec. 282. (1) Each institution receiving funds for fiscal year 2020-2021 2021-2022 under section 278, 279, or 281 shall provide to the department of labor and economic opportunity by April 15, 2021 2022 the unobligated and unexpended funds as of March 31, 2021 2022 and a plan to expend the remaining funds by the end of the fiscal year. Notwithstanding the award limitations in sections 278 and 279, the amount of funding reported as not being expended will be reallocated to the institutions that intend to expend all funding received under section 278, 279, or 281.

(2) Funds received for the purpose of administering programs under sections 275j, 278, 279, and 281 shall not be used for direct financial aid or indirect financial aid. However, a university may provide academic incentives to motivate participating students as approved by the department. As used in this subsection:

(a) "Direct financial aid" includes, but is not limited to, scholarships, payment of tuition, stipends, and work-studies.

(b) "Indirect financial aid" includes, but is not limited to, transportation, textbook allowances, and child care support.

Sec. 285. Public From the funds appropriated in section 236(2), public universities shall work with the state community colleges to encourage the transfer of students from the community colleges to the public universities and to facilitate the transfer of credits from the community colleges to those public universities.

Sec. 286. Public From the funds appropriated in section 236(2), public universities shall work with community colleges in the this state to implement statewide reverse transfer agreements to increase the number of students that are awarded credentials of value upon completion of the necessary credits. These statewide agreements shall enable students who have earned a significant number of credits at a community college and transfer to a baccalaureate granting institution before completing a degree to transfer the credits earned at the baccalaureate institution back to the community college in order to be awarded a credential of value.

Sec. 286b. (1) By November 1 of each year, a public university that has an accredited bachelor of science in nursing program shall submit a report containing all of the following information to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director:

(a) The number of existing and number of new bachelor of science in nursing articulation agreements confirmed during the fiscal year with community colleges, whether courses are offered online or in person, and the location or locations where those classes were held.

(b) The number of community colleges the public university conferred with during the fiscal year regarding the establishment of an articulation agreement for a bachelor of science in nursing program that includes in-person course options at the community college or another mutually agreed-upon site, and a summary of efforts made to provide in-person course options and limitations, if any, to providing in-person courses.

(2) Independent colleges and universities with accredited bachelor of science in nursing programs are encouraged to submit the report described in subsection (1) to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.

Sec. 291. The To the extent allowable under section 53 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963, the auditor general may conduct performance audits of public universities receiving funds in section 236 as the auditor general considers necessary.

Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year 2021-2022 under article III of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1836 to 388.1891, is estimated at $1,607,939,500.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2021-2022 is estimated at $0.00.

Enacting section 2. Sections 236b, 270, 270b, 275g, 275h, and 275i of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1836b, 388.1870, 388.1870b, 388.1875g, 388.1875h, and 388.1875i, are repealed effective October 1, 2021.

Enacting section 3. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 2021.