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MI HB5618

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Markkanen

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Reduces Michigan higher education appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027 from $2,336,912,000 to $100 total
  • Eliminates all individual public university funding allocations that ranged from $16.3 million (Lake Superior State) to $396.8 million (Michigan State University)
  • Removes funding for grants and financial aid programs including $300 million for Michigan Achievement Scholarships, $122.3 million for the Tuition Incentive Program, and $42 million for Michigan Reconnect
  • Eliminates $2.69 million for the Martin Luther King Jr.-Cesar Chavez-Rosa Parks diversity programs
  • Changes payment distribution schedule dates from October 2025 to October 2026 and corresponding fiscal year accrual dates

Legislative Description

Appropriations: higher education; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Amends secs. 236 & 241 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1836 & 388.1841).

Appropriations: higher education

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/26/2026

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/26/2026

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