MI SB0790

Sets appropriations for higher education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 with a gross appropriation of $0.00, effectively creating a placeholder budget.

Removes specific funding amounts for all 15 public universities, including Michigan State University, University of Michigan campuses, Wayne State University, and others that previously received hundreds of millions in appropriations.

Eliminates funding allocations for grants and financial aid programs including state competitive scholarships ($18.4 million), tuition grants ($34 million), tuition incentive program ($48.5 million), and Project GEAR-UP ($3.2 million).

Removes appropriations for support programs including the Martin Luther King Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks program ($2.7 million) and Michigan public school employees' retirement system reimbursement ($5.2 million).

Section 236a indicates intent to provide 2017-2018 appropriations at same levels as 2016-2017 with adjustments for caseload changes, federal matching rates, economic factors, and available revenue to be determined after January 2017 consensus revenue estimating conference.