Introduced
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The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-2008 Department of Education budget. This appropriates $93.1 million in gross spending, compared to $90.665 million, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $6.58 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.66 million. Note: Gov. Jenifer Granholm’s executive budget recommendations are premised on the legislature adopting a 2 percent tax on services which along with other tax increases and a proposed reduction in business taxes represents a net tax hike of approximately $1 billion.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For more see the House-passed version, and for detail see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/House/pdf/2007-HLA-4346-4.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the Department of Education to post on its web site all expenditures it makes, including the purpose for which each is made.
The amendment failed 51 to 58 (details)
Passed in the House 59 to 50 (details)
The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) Department of Education budget. This appropriates $97.794 million in gross spending, compared to $90.665 million, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $8.187 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.66 million. (Much of that increase is due to the transfer of career and technical education operations from the Department of Labor and Economic Development.) Another $7.236 million comes from state “restricted fund” revenue that is generated by various fees and other levies. Note: As with all House Budgets, this one authorizes spending well in excess of projected revenues, and is based on the presumption of a substantial tax increase.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of the bill that essentially strips out all of the appropriations of the House-passed version, which is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the Detroit public schools.
The amendment passed 37 to 1 (details)
Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)
To send the Department of Education budget back to the House "stripped" of all actual appropriations, and $100 “placeholders” in their place. These and some changes in the remaining “boilerplate” language prescribing policies the department must follow establish “points of difference” with the Senate version, the presence of which makes them subjects for negotiation between the bodies. This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.
Failed in the House 0 to 107 (details)
Received
Passed in the House 93 to 16 (details)
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) Department of Education budget. This appropriates $96.4 million in gross spending, compared to $90.665 million, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. (Much of that increase is due to the transfer of career and technical education operations from the Department of Labor and Economic Development.) Of this, $7.08 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.66 million. Another $7.036 million comes from state “restricted fund” revenue that is generated by various fees and other levies.
Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)
