SB-0955 Summary

• Appropriates $100.00 total for higher education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, with minimal funding from state general fund/general purpose money instead of previous $1.36+ billion appropriation.

• Establishes zero-dollar appropriations for all 15 public universities including University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and others, effectively eliminating state funding.

• Appropriates $2,891,500.00 for student support programs including Martin Luther King Jr.-Cesar Chavez-Rosa Parks initiatives, select student services, and educator development.

• Provides $99,526,400.00 for grants and financial aid programs including state competitive scholarships, tuition grants, tuition incentive program, and Project GEAR-UP from federal and state sources.

• Requires public universities to submit higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data by specified deadlines with penalties including withholding monthly payments for non-compliance.