2018 Senate Bill 941 / Public Act 227

Borrow and spend on job training programs

Introduced in the Senate

April 12, 2018

Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-29)

To spend $100 million on government job and career training programs, scholarships and more, which would be labeled a “Marshall plan for talent.” See also Senate Bill 942, which <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2018-SB-942">authorizes</a> paying for this with money borrowed against revenues from a 1998 state tobacco lawsuit settlement.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 24, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

In the House

May 30, 2018

Amendment offered

To require the Department of Education to consult with the Department of Talent and Economic Development on determining which agencies and entities get grants the bill would authorize.

The amendment passed by voice vote

In the Senate

May 30, 2018

Passed in the Senate 30 to 2 (details)

Received in the House

May 30, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 6, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 12, 2018

Substitute offered by Rep. Laura Cox (R-19)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

To spend $100 million on government job and career training programs, scholarships and more, which would be labeled a “Marshall plan for talent.” See also Senate Bill 942, which <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2018-SB-942">authorizes</a> paying for this with money borrowed against revenues from a 1998 state tobacco lawsuit settlement.

Received in the Senate

June 12, 2018

Passed in the Senate 34 to 2 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 26, 2018