2015 Senate Bill 134 / Public Act 139

Appropriations: “Omnibus” education budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 17, 2015

Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-29)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2015-2016 “Omnibus” school aid, higher education and community colleges budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 5, 2015

Amendment offered by Sen. Coleman Young (D-1)

To spend $75,000 on a study of "higher education performance funding metrics".

The amendment failed 11 to 27 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

, to strip out language that mandates reports from universities on their embryonic stem cell research.

The amendment failed 11 to 27 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-6)

To increase foundation allowance grants by $80 to $150 per student, with the higher amount going to lower-spending districts. Also, to user tax dollars earmarked to the state school aid fund in the higher education budget and more dollars earmarked to the state general fund.

The amendment failed 15 to 23 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To authorize funding in an amount to be determined later for a “Macomb Community College cybersecurity academic programming partnership”.

The amendment failed 15 to 23 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To authorize funding in an amount to be determined later for a “Macomb Community College advanced energy storage partnership".

The amendment failed 13 to 25 (details)

Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)

The Senate version of the K-12 school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct 1, 2015. A separate Senate budget authorizes the rest of state government spending (Senate Bill 133). This bill would appropriate $13.969 billion for K-12 public schools, compared to $13.870 billion originally appropriated for the prior year. It also appropriates $1.541 billion for state universities, compared to $1.516 billion the prior year. Community colleges would get $394 million, vs. $364 million the prior year.

Motion to reconsider

The vote by which the following bill was passed.

The motion passed by voice vote

Received

Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)

The Senate version of the K-12 school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct 1, 2015. A separate Senate budget authorizes the rest of state government spending (Senate Bill 133). This bill would appropriate $13.969 billion for K-12 public schools, compared to $13.870 billion originally appropriated for the prior year. It also appropriates $1.541 billion for state universities, compared to $1.516 billion the prior year. Community colleges would get $394 million, vs. $364 million the prior year.

Received in the House

May 5, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 16, 2015

Reported without amendment

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

Sept. 17, 2015

Passed in the House 99 to 2 (details)

To authorize spending an additional $4.35 million on government preschool programs in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 29, 2015

Amendment offered by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R-29)

To clarify a detail of which students are considered "members" of a school district for purposes of state funding.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 31 to 4 (details)

To authorize spending an additional $4.35 million on government preschool programs in the fiscal year that begins Oct. This is to concur with the House-passed version of the bill, with the minor change contained in the Hildebrand amendment.

Received in the House

Sept. 29, 2015

Passed in the House 104 to 2 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Oct. 7, 2015