MI HB4304

Appropriates $2,198,080,400.00 for higher education in fiscal year 2023-2024, including $1,699,745,700.00 for public universities and increased funding for Michigan achievement scholarships ($300,000,000.00, up from $250,000,000.00).

Increases Michigan achievement scholarship awards: minimum $1,750.00 for community colleges and tribal colleges, $2,500.00 for public universities, and introduces skills scholarships up to $2,000.00 annually for qualified occupational training programs.

Adds new transparency and accountability requirements for public universities including public websites with budgets, expenditures, collective bargaining agreements, campus safety information, Title IX reports, and dashboard metrics for enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

Establishes new tuition restraint requirements for public universities (maximum 4.5% or $676.00 increase for resident undergraduate students in 2023-2024) and requires reverse transfer agreements with community colleges.

Allocates $15,521,100.00 in one-time operations increases to public universities and creates new programs for student mental health support ($5,630,000.00), university academic catch-up ($5,630,000.00), and specific initiatives at individual universities.