MI HB4236

Appropriates $1,685,545,000.00 for higher education in fiscal year 2019-2020, including $1,536,854,300.00 for public universities and $139,283,200.00 for grants and financial aid programs.

Requires public universities to maintain transparency websites displaying annual operating budgets, expenditure summaries, collective bargaining agreements, debt obligations, and performance metrics including enrollment, graduation rates, and Pell grant recipient data.

Conditions performance funding and operations funding on universities certifying compliance with tuition restraint limits (4.4% or $587 maximum increase for resident undergraduate students), reverse transfer agreements with community colleges, and sexual misconduct prevention policies.

Establishes mandatory sexual assault response training requirements for university personnel, third-party Title IX office reviews, and prohibits use of medical experts with conflicts of interest in sexual misconduct investigations.

Appropriates specific amounts for grant programs including state competitive scholarships ($32,361,700.00), tuition grants ($38,021,500.00), and tuition incentive program ($64,300,000.00), with minimum award levels and reporting requirements for participating institutions.