Senate Substitute for House Bill 5779 Summary

• Changes fiscal year appropriations for Michigan community colleges from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2023, with funds distributed through June 30, 2023.

• Reduces the stated gross appropriation amount to $100.00 (from $431,917,000.00), with total other state restricted revenues of $100.00 and community college operations appropriation of $100.00.

• Eliminates specific line-item allocations to individual community colleges and removes provisions for 1-time performance funding and North American Indian tuition waiver costs.

• Removes section 201(4)(b) provisions regarding quarterly installment distributions and instead consolidates all appropriations into 11 monthly installments beginning October 16, 2022.

• Maintains data reporting requirements for community colleges, including Michigan verified data inventory, longitudinal data sets, independent audits, tuition information, and degree/certificate awards, with continued withholding authority for non-compliance.