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MI HB4400

Bill

Status

Passed

9/29/2021

Primary Sponsor

Mark Huizenga

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $431.9 million for community college operations in fiscal year 2021-2022, distributed among 28 Michigan community colleges, with additional allocations for retirement contributions, renaissance zone reimbursements, and pregnant/parenting student services.

  • Appropriates $1.8 billion for higher education in fiscal year 2021-2022 for public universities, including operational funding, tuition grants, and the tuition incentive program for low-income students.

  • Requires community colleges and universities to maintain public transparency websites displaying budgets, financial reports, debt obligations, tuition rates, and performance metrics, with compliance enforced through funding withholding.

  • Establishes reporting requirements and compliance standards for universities regarding Title IX investigations, sexual misconduct policies, campus safety, COVID-19 vaccine exemptions, and advocacy policies.

  • Includes provisions for North American Indian tuition waivers, Martin Luther King Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks initiatives for disadvantaged students, and various transfer and articulation agreements between community colleges and universities.

Legislative Description

Appropriations: omnibus; higher education and community colleges; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. Amends, adds & repeals (See bill).

Appropriations: higher education

Last Action

Disapproved Line Item(s) Re-referred To Committee On Appropriations

9/29/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/2/2021

Full Bill Text

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