Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

HOUSE BILL NO. 4017
     January 12, 2023, Introduced by Rep. Witwer and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
            A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
    "The state school aid act of 1979,"
    by amending sections 11, 17b, 201, and 236 (MCL 388.1611,
1617b, 388.1801, and 388.1836), sections 11 and 236 as amended
    by 2022 PA 212, section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137, and section
as amended by 2022 PA 144, and by adding sections 201f and
    236m.
                     THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
         Sec. 11. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022,
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 there is appropriated for the public schools of this state and
 certain other state purposes relating to education the sum of
 $100.00 from the state school aid fund, the sum of $100.00 from the
 general fund, an amount not to exceed $100.00 from the community
 district education trust fund created under section 12 of the
 Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.262, and an amount not
 to exceed $100.00 from the MPSERS retirement obligation reform
 reserve fund created under section 147b. For the fiscal year ending
 September 30, 2023, there is appropriated for the public schools of
 this state and certain other state purposes relating to education
 the sum of $16,754,072,900.00 $100.00 from the state school aid
 fund, the sum of $124,200,000.00 $100.00 from the general fund, an
 amount not to exceed $72,000,000.00 $100.00 from the community
 district education trust fund created under section 12 of the
 Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.262, and an amount not
 to exceed $140,400,000.00 $100.00 from the MPSERS retirement
 obligation reform reserve fund created under section 147b. In
 addition, all available federal funds are only appropriated as
 allocated in this article for the fiscal year years ending
 September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2023.
       (2) The appropriations under this section are allocated as
 provided in this article. Money appropriated under this section
 from the general fund must be expended to fund the purposes of this
 article before the expenditure of money appropriated under this
 section from the state school aid fund.
       (3) Any general fund allocations under this article that are
 not expended by the end of the fiscal year are transferred to the
 school aid stabilization fund created under section 11a.
       Sec. 17b. (1) Not later than October 20, November 20, December
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 20, January 20, February 20, March 20, April 20, May 20, June 20,
 July 20, and August 20, the department shall prepare electronic
 files of the amount to be distributed under this act in the
 installment to the districts and intermediate districts and deliver
 the electronic files to the state treasurer, and the state
 treasurer shall pay the installments on each of those dates or, if
 the date is not a business day, on the next business day following
 that date. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the portion of
 the district's or intermediate district's state fiscal year
 entitlement to be included in each installment shall must be 1/11.
 A district or intermediate district shall accrue the payments
 received in July and August to the school fiscal year ending the
 immediately preceding June 30.
       (2) The state treasurer shall make payment under this section
 by drawing a warrant in favor of the treasurer of each district or
 intermediate district for the amount payable to the district or
 intermediate district according to the electronic files and
 delivering the warrant to the treasurer of each district or
 intermediate district, or if the state treasurer receives a written
 request by the treasurer of the district or intermediate district
 specifying an account, by electronic funds transfer to that account
 of the amount payable to the district or intermediate district
 according to the electronic files. The department may make
 adjustments in payments made under this section through additional
 payments when changes in law or errors in computation cause the
 regularly scheduled payment to be less than the amount to which the
 district or intermediate district is entitled pursuant to under
 this act.
       (3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, grant payments
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 to districts and intermediate districts under this act shall must
 be paid according to the installment payment schedule under
 subsection (1).
       (4) Upon the written request of a district or intermediate
 district and the submission of proof satisfactory to the department
 of a need of a temporary and nonrecurring nature, the
 superintendent, with the written concurrence of the state treasurer
 and the state budget director, may authorize an advance release of
 funds due a district or intermediate district under this act. An
 advance authorized under this subsection shall must not cause funds
 to be paid to a district or intermediate district more than 30 days
 earlier than the established payment date for those funds.
       Sec. 201. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this
 article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for
 community colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023,
 from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a
 summary of the appropriations in this section:
       (a) The gross appropriation is $530,258,000.00. $100.00. After
 deducting total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
 transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation
 is $530,258,000.00.$100.00.
       (b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described
 in subdivision (a) are as follows:
       (i) Total federal revenues, $81,200,000.00.$0.00.
       (ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
       (iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
       (iv) Total other state restricted revenues,
 $449,058,000.00.$100.00.
       (v) State general fund/general purpose money, $0.00.
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       (2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount appropriated for
 community college operations is $341,224,400.00, allocated as
 follows:$100.00.
       (a) The appropriation for Alpena Community College is
 $6,040,500.00, $5,753,300.00 for operations, $273,500.00 for
 performance funding, and $13,700.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (b) The appropriation for Bay de Noc Community College is
 $5,986,700.00, $5,602,800.00 for operations, $274,200.00 for
 performance funding, and $109,700.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (c) The appropriation for Delta College is $15,928,400.00,
 $15,160,500.00 for operations, $727,700.00 for performance funding,
 and $40,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
 tuition waiver.
       (d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks Community College is
 $2,802,100.00, $2,651,200.00 for operations, $150,900.00 for
 performance funding, and $0.00 for costs incurred under the North
 American Indian tuition waiver.
       (e) The appropriation for Gogebic Community College is
 $5,145,800.00, $4,873,700.00 for operations, $229,600.00 for
 performance funding, and $42,500.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (f) The appropriation for Grand Rapids Community College is
 $19,950,600.00, $18,773,100.00 for operations, $993,100.00 for
 performance funding, and $184,400.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (g) The appropriation for Henry Ford College is
 $23,731,400.00, $22,533,100.00 for operations, $1,167,000.00 for
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 performance funding, and $31,300.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (h) The appropriation for Jackson College is $13,337,700.00,
 $12,756,200.00 for operations, $538,900.00 for performance funding,
 and $42,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian
 tuition waiver.
       (i) The appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College
 is $13,832,700.00, $13,099,900.00 for operations, $676,200.00 for
 performance funding, and $56,600.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (j) The appropriation for Kellogg Community College is
 $10,781,400.00, $10,267,100.00 for operations, $487,300.00 for
 performance funding, and $27,000.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (k) The appropriation for Kirtland Community College is
 $3,601,000.00, $3,358,400.00 for operations, $219,500.00 for
 performance funding, and $23,100.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (l) The appropriation for Lake Michigan College is
 $5,990,800.00, $5,702,700.00 for operations, $275,700.00 for
 performance funding, and $12,400.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (m) The appropriation for Lansing Community College is
 $34,339,200.00, $32,852,000.00 for operations, $1,376,900.00 for
 performance funding, and $110,300.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (n) The appropriation for Macomb Community College is
 $35,950,400.00, $34,276,100.00 for operations, $1,635,800.00 for
 performance funding, and $38,500.00 for costs incurred under the
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 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College is
 $5,555,700.00, $5,184,400.00 for operations, $273,700.00 for
 performance funding, and $97,600.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (p) The appropriation for Monroe County Community College is
 $5,005,000.00, $4,746,200.00 for operations, $257,400.00 for
 performance funding, and $1,400.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (q) The appropriation for Montcalm Community College is
 $3,767,400.00, $3,570,600.00 for operations, $188,300.00 for
 performance funding, and $8,500.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (r) The appropriation for C.S. Mott Community College is
 $17,127,100.00, $16,440,000.00 for operations, $658,300.00 for
 performance funding, and $28,800.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (s) The appropriation for Muskegon Community College is
 $9,775,400.00, $9,289,100.00 for operations, $444,300.00 for
 performance funding, and $42,000.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (t) The appropriation for North Central Michigan College is
 $3,779,800.00, $3,389,300.00 for operations, $226,600.00 for
 performance funding, and $163,900.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (u) The appropriation for Northwestern Michigan College is
 $10,162,300.00, $9,567,100.00 for operations, $439,700.00 for
 performance funding, and $155,500.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
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       (v) The appropriation for Oakland Community College is
 $23,505,300.00, $22,211,700.00 for operations, $1,257,800.00 for
 performance funding, and $35,800.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (w) The appropriation for Schoolcraft College is
 $13,960,700.00, $13,196,200.00 for operations, $743,300.00 for
 performance funding, and $21,200.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (x) The appropriation for Southwestern Michigan College is
 $7,359,900.00, $6,979,400.00 for operations, $353,400.00 for
 performance funding, and $27,100.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (y) The appropriation for St. Clair County Community College
 is $7,805,200.00, $7,385,200.00 for operations, $401,400.00 for
 performance funding, and $18,600.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (z) The appropriation for Washtenaw Community College is
 $14,875,000.00, $13,855,900.00 for operations, $995,400.00 for
 performance funding, and $23,700.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (aa) The appropriation for Wayne County Community College is
 $18,384,700.00, $17,593,400.00 for operations, $782,700.00 for
 performance funding, and $8,600.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (bb) The appropriation for West Shore Community College is
 $2,742,200.00, $2,585,600.00 for operations, $135,400.00 for
 performance funding, and $21,200.00 for costs incurred under the
 North American Indian tuition waiver.
       (3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for community
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 college operations is $341,224,400.00 $100.00 and is appropriated
 from the state school aid fund.
       (4) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), both
 of the following apply:
       (a) Subject to section 207a, the amount appropriated for
 fiscal year 2022-2023 to offset certain fiscal year 2022-2023
 retirement contributions is $1,733,600.00, appropriated from the
 state school aid fund.
       (b) For fiscal year 2022-2023, there is allocated an amount
 not to exceed $10,800,000.00 for payments to participating
 community colleges, appropriated from the state school aid fund. A
 community college that receives money under this subdivision shall
 use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting the normal cost
 contribution rate.
       (5) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
 subject to section 207b, the amount appropriated for payments to
 community colleges that are participating entities of the
 retirement system is $92,600,000.00, appropriated from the state
 school aid fund.
       (6) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
 subject to section 207c, the amount appropriated for renaissance
 zone tax reimbursements is $2,200,000.00, appropriated from the
 state school aid fund. Each community college receiving funds in
 this subsection shall accrue these payments to its institutional
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
       (7) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
 subject to section 216, the amount appropriated for the Michigan
 reconnect grant program short-term training grants is
 $6,000,000.00, appropriated from the coronavirus state fiscal
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 recovery funds under the American rescue plan act of 2021, title
 IX, subtitle M of Public Law 117-2.
       (8) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), there
 is appropriated $9,200,000.00 from the coronavirus state fiscal
 recovery funds under the American rescue plan act of 2021, title
 IX, subtitle M of Public Law 117-2, for fiscal year 2022-2023 only,
 to the nonprofit organization Talent 2025, for the creation and
 operation of the Michigan center for adult college success to focus
 on research, support models, and best practices on ensuring
 enrollment and completion of college degrees and certificates among
 adults returning to further their education due to being unemployed
 or underemployed, including, but not limited to, those whose
 employment opportunities have been adversely affected by the COVID-
 19 pandemic. The goal of the research is to identify barriers that
 prevent these individuals from completing degree and certificate
 programs, create greater support systems within colleges and
 universities for these students that address these barriers, and as
 a result increase the number of adults completing degree and
 certificate programs. This research is meant to serve the
 overarching aim of increasing the skills and training of
 Michiganders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Talent 2025 shall
 provide information on request to the house and senate
 appropriations 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.
       (9) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
 subject to section 216a, there is appropriated $10,000,000.00, from
 the coronavirus state fiscal recovery funds under the American
 rescue plan act of 2021, title IX, subtitle M of Publi