A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236, 236b, 236c, 236h, 236j, 236k, 241, 245a, 248, 248a, 254, 263, 264, 265, 265b, 265f, 265g, 267, 268, 269, 270c, 274, 275f, 275g, 275h, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 (MCL 388.1836, 388.1836b, 388.1836c, 388.1836h, 388.1836j, 388.1836k, 388.1841, 388.1845a, 388.1848, 388.1848a, 388.1854, 388.1863, 388.1864, 388.1865, 388.1865b, 388.1865f, 388.1865g, 388.1867, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870c, 388.1874, 388.1875f, 388.1875g, 388.1875h, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, and 388.1882), sections 236 and 236j as amended and sections 248 and 248a as added by 2022 PA 212, sections 236b, 236c, 236h, 241, 245a, 263, 264, 265, 265b, 267, 268, 269, 270c, 274, 275f, 275g, 275h, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 as amended and sections 236k, 265f, and 265g as added by 2022 PA 144, and section 254 as amended by 2017 PA 108, and by adding sections 275k, 275l, 275m, and 275n.
The bill outlines a $2,519,130,100.00 budget for higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, incorporating $128,526,400.00 from federal revenues. It focuses on enhancing support for public universities, the North American Indian tuition waiver, MSU AgBioResearch, MSU Extension, and various educational programs through grants, financial aid, safety improvements, and infrastructure upgrades aimed at reducing university debt.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
