Michigan Compiled Laws
Article III - State Aid for Universities and Student Financial Aid (388.1836...388.1894)
Section 388.1836 - Higher Education; Appropriations; Summary.

Sec. 236.
(1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this section and section 236j:
(a) The gross appropriation is $2,016,635,700.00. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation is $2,016,635,700.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described in subdivision (a) are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $128,526,400.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $347,888,300.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,540,221,000.00.
(c) The totals and subtotals reflected in subdivisions (a) and (b) do not include amounts appropriated under subsection (7)(f) or (8)(c) to avoid duplicating totals of amounts appropriated in this section and section 236j.
(2) Amounts appropriated for public universities are as follows:
(a) The appropriation for Central Michigan University is $91,145,100.00, $87,600,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $1,752,000.00 for operations increase, and $1,793,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(b) The appropriation for Eastern Michigan University is $79,152,400.00, $77,253,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $1,545,100.00 for operations increase, and $353,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(c) The appropriation for Ferris State University is $56,952,900.00, $55,025,500.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $1,100,500.00 for operations increase, and $826,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(d) The appropriation for Grand Valley State University is $81,253,800.00, $72,313,500.00 for operations, $7,661,000.00 for per-student floor funding, $0.00 for operations increase, and $1,279,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(e) The appropriation for Lake Superior State University is $14,361,900.00, $13,307,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $266,100.00 for operations increase, and $788,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is $372,054,800.00, $287,331,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $14,349,600.00 for operations increase, $2,046,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $36,684,200.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and $31,642,900.00 for MSU Extension.
(g) The appropriation for Michigan Technological University is $51,951,000.00, $50,101,600.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $1,002,000.00 for operations increase, and $847,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(h) The appropriation for Northern Michigan University is $50,751,100.00, $47,809,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $1,780,700.00 for operations increase, and $1,161,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(i) The appropriation for Oakland University is $60,761,900.00, $53,147,400.00 for operations, $7,259,200.00 for per-student floor funding, $0.00 for operations increase, and $355,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(j) The appropriation for Saginaw Valley State University is $32,274,600.00, $30,583,800.00 for operations, $132,900.00 for per-student floor funding, $1,369,600.00 for operations increase, and $188,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(k) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Ann Arbor is $339,198,000.00, $321,970,100.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $16,390,200.00 for operations increase, and $837,700.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(l) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Dearborn is $28,115,900.00, $26,167,000.00 for operations, $1,702,700.00 for per-student floor funding, $0.00 for operations increase, and $246,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(m) The appropriation for University of Michigan – Flint is $25,159,200.00, $23,616,200.00 for operations, $953,900.00 for per-student floor funding, $204,700.00 for operations increase, and $384,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(n) The appropriation for Wayne State University is $213,639,700.00, $202,996,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $10,289,900.00 for operations increase, and $353,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(o) The appropriation for Western Michigan University is $114,351,900.00, $111,522,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for per-student floor funding, $2,230,400.00 for operations increase, and $599,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for public universities is $1,611,124,200.00, appropriated from the following:
(a) State school aid fund, $343,168,300.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,267,955,900.00.
(4) The amount appropriated for Michigan public school employees' retirement system reimbursement is $70,000.00, appropriated from the state school aid fund.
(5) The amount appropriated for state and regional programs is $316,800.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:
(a) Higher education database modernization and conversion, $200,000.00.
(b) Midwestern Higher Education Compact, $116,800.00.
(6) The amount appropriated for the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks program is $2,691,500.00, appropriated from general fund/general purpose money and allocated as follows:
(a) Select student support services, $1,956,100.00.
(b) Michigan college/university partnership program, $586,800.00.
(c) Morris Hood, Jr. educator development program, $148,600.00.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), the amount appropriated for grants and financial aid is $397,783,200.00, allocated as follows:
(a) State competitive scholarships, $29,861,700.00.
(b) Tuition grants, $42,021,500.00.
(c) Tuition incentive program, $71,300,000.00.
(d) Children of veterans and officer's survivor tuition grant programs, $1,400,000.00.
(e) Project GEAR-UP, $3,200,000.00.
(f) Michigan achievement scholarships, $250,000,000.00. From this amount, up to $10,000,000.00 may be used to award skills scholarships under section 248a.
(8) The money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and financial aid is appropriated from the following:
(a) Federal revenues under the United States Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, GEAR-UP program, $3,200,000.00.
(b) Federal revenues under the social security act, temporary assistance for needy families, $125,326,400.00.
(c) Postsecondary scholarship fund, $250,000,000.00.
(d) State general fund/general purpose money, $19,256,800.00.
(9) For fiscal year 2022-2023 only, in addition to the allocation under subsection (4), from the appropriations described in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $4,650,000.00 for payments to participating public universities, appropriated from the state school aid fund. A university that receives money under this subsection shall use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting the normal cost contribution rate. As used in this subsection, "participating public universities" means public universities that are a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees' retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that pay contributions to the Michigan public school employees' retirement system for the state fiscal year.
History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 2015 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 162, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 31, 2020 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2022 Compiler's Notes: Subsection (7)(b), as amended by Act 62 of 2019, and which read "(b) Tuition grants, $38,021,500.00." was vetoed by the governor on September 30, 2019.Subsection (10), as added by Act 62 of 2019, was vetoed by the governor on September 30, 2019. Enacting section 1 of Act 62 of 2019 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year 2019-2020 under article III of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1836 to 388.1891, is estimated at $1,557,518,600.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2019-2020 is estimated at $0.00."Subsection (10) as added by Act 86 of 2021, was vetoed by the governor on September 29, 2021.Subsections (10) and (11) as added by Act 144 of 2022 were vetoed by the governor on July 14, 2022.Enacting section 1 of Act 144 of 2022 provides:"Enacting section 1. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under article I of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, as amended by 2021 PA 48, 2022 PA 93, and this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2021-2022 is estimated at $14,635,534,200.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2021-2022 are estimated at $13,448,739,600.00. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under article I of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, as amended by this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2022-2023 is estimated at $17,078,472,900.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2022-2023 are estimated at $15,764,187,600.00."(2) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for community colleges for fiscal year 2022-2023 under article II of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1801 to 388.1830, as amended by this amendatory act, is estimated at $449,058,000.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2022-2023 is estimated at $449,058,000.00."(3) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year 2021-2022 under article III of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1836 to 388.1891, as amended by 2021 PA 86 and this amendatory act, is estimated at $1,979,224,800.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2021-2022 is estimated at $0.00. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year 2022-2023 under article III of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1836 to 388.1891, as amended by this amendatory act, is estimated at $1,893,609,300.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2022-2023 is estimated at $0.00."Enacting section 1 of Act 212 of 2022 provides:"Enacting section 1. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under article I of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, as amended by 2021 PA 48, 2022 PA 93, 2022 PA 144, and this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2021-2022 is estimated at $14,635,534,200.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2021-2022 are estimated at $13,448,739,600.00. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending on school aid under article I of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, as amended by 2022 PA 144 and this amendatory act, from state sources for fiscal year 2022-2023 is estimated at $17,090,672,900.00 and state appropriations for school aid to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2022-2023 are estimated at $15,764,187,600.00."(2) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for higher education for fiscal year 2022-2023 under article III of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1836 to 388.1891, as amended by 2022 PA 144 and this amendatory act, is estimated at $1,888,109,300.00 and the amount of that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2022-2023 is estimated at $0.00."

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 388 - Schools and School Aid

Act 94 of 1979 - The State School Aid Act of 1979 (388.1601 - 388.1897l)

Article III - State Aid for Universities and Student Financial Aid (388.1836...388.1894)

Section 388.1836 - Higher Education; Appropriations; Summary.

Section 388.1836a - Repealed. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020.

Section 388.1836b - Federal Contingency Authorization.

Section 388.1836c - State Building Authority Rent.

Section 388.1836d - Repealed. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016.

Section 388.1836e - Repealed 2017, Act 108, Eff. October 1, 2017.

Section 388.1836f - Repealed. 2018, Act 265, Eff. October 1, 2018.

Section 388.1836g - Repealed. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020.

Section 388.1836h - Payments for Pension and Other Postemployment Benefit Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liabilities; Participating Public Universities; Allocation Percentage; Lump Sum Payment.

Section 388.1836i - Repealed. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022.

Section 388.1836j - Postsecondary Scholarship Fund.

Section 388.1836k - Distribution to Certain Public Universities for Per-Student Floor Funding.

Section 388.1837 - Appropriations Subject to MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Section 388.1837a - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1837b - "Center" and "College Level Equivalent Credit Examination" Defined.

Section 388.1838 - Reporting Requirements for Public University; Use of Internet.

Section 388.1839 - Purchase of Goods or Services; Preference.

Section 388.1839a - Repealed. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016.

Section 388.1840 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1841 - Payments to Public Universities; Monthly Installments; Higher Education Institutional Data Inventory (Heidi) Data and Associated Financial Aid Program Information.

Section 388.1842 - Federal or Private Funds; Use.

Section 388.1843 - Furnishing Program and Financial Information.

Section 388.1844 - Longitudinal Data System Data; Inclusion in Statewide P-20 Longitudinal Data System.

Section 388.1845 - Public Transparency Website; Maintenance by Public University; Contents; "Best Practice" Measures; Dashboard or Report Card; Icon Badge; Determination of Compliance With Section; Report.

Section 388.1845a - Campus Safety Information and Resources Link; Available on Website; Requirements; Compliance Certification.

Section 388.1846 - Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System Reimbursement; Allocation to Participating Public University; Definition.

Section 388.1848 - Michigan Achievement Scholarships; Definitions; Eligibility; Reporting Obligations.

Section 388.1848a - Michigan Achievement Scholarship Private Training Program; Eligibility; Rules.

Section 388.1849 - Children of Veterans and Officer's Survivor Tuition Grant Programs.

Section 388.1850 - Eligibility for Scholarship or Grant Financial Aid Program; Filing of Free Application for Federal Student Aid Required.

Section 388.1851 - State Competitive Scholarship Program.

Section 388.1852 - State Tuition Grant Award.

Section 388.1853 - Audit of Enrollments, Degrees, and Awards at Independent Colleges and Universities.

Section 388.1854 - State Competitive Scholarship, Tuition Incentive, and Tuition Grant Programs; Payments.

Section 388.1855 - Needs Analysis Criteria.

Section 388.1856 - Tuition Incentive Program; Eligibility Requirements.

Section 388.1857 - Availability of Data.

Section 388.1858 - Student Financial Aid Programs; Report.

Section 388.1859 - Informational Campaign for Financial Aid Programs.

Section 388.1860 - Paying for College in Michigan; Online Information Resource for Grades 9 Through 12 Students and Families; Requirements; Link on Website.

Section 388.1861 - University of Michigan Biological Station at Douglas Lake.

Section 388.1862 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1862a - Repealed. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

Section 388.1863 - Project Greeen.

Section 388.1863a - Msu Agbioresearch and Msu Extension; Report.

Section 388.1864 - Michigan Future Farmers of America Association.

Section 388.1865 - Performance Funding; Payment Conditions; Limitation on Tuition and Fee Rates; Certification; Definitions; Uniform Reporting Requirements; Penalties for Universities Exceeding Tuition and Fee Rate Cap.

Section 388.1865a - Performance Funding; Payments; Unpaid Amounts; Report; Distribution Formula; Score; "Carnegie Classification" Defined; Legislative Intent.

Section 388.1865b - Reduction of Operations Funding; Failure to Submit Title IX Certification for Sexual Assault Training.

Section 388.1865c - Repealed. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020.

Section 388.1865d - Memorandum of Understanding; Incidents of Sexual Assault.

Section 388.1865e - Legislative Intent.

Section 388.1865f - Policies and Procedures for Accepting and Awarding College Level Equivalent Credit Examinations.

Section 388.1865g - Information on Accelerated Degree Completion Pathways and Options; Posting on Public Website.

Section 388.1866 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1866a - Decline in Tuition Rates; Legislative Intent to Call to Testify Before Appropriations Subcommittees.

Section 388.1867 - Annual Tuition and Fees Charged to Full-Time Resident Undergraduate Student; Submission as Part of Heidi Data.

Section 388.1868 - North American Indian Tuition Waiver Costs; Report; Information to Be Provided by Public University; Consolidated Report.

Section 388.1869 - Payment to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College; Costs of Waiving Tuition for North American Indians.

Section 388.1870 - Repealed. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021.

Section 388.1870a - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1870b - Repealed. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021.

Section 388.1870c - Payment to Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College; Costs of Waiving Tuition for North American Indians.

Section 388.1871 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1871a - Unionization or Decertification of Union; Use of Funds for Instructional Activity Prohibited.

Section 388.1872 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1872a - Repealed. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

Section 388.1873 - Repealed. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

Section 388.1873a - Repealed. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013.

Section 388.1874 - Organizations Conducting Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derivation; Information to Be Provided to the Legislature and Budget Director.

Section 388.1874a - Repealed. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

Section 388.1874c - Sexual Assault Response Training; Report.

Section 388.1874d - Annual Security Report; Clery Act Report; Requirements.

Section 388.1875 - Veterans and Active Military Duty Personnel; Educational Assistance; Report; Definition.

Section 388.1875a - Repealed. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022.

Section 388.1875b - Knowledge That Applicant for Admission Is Serving, or Has Served, as Member of Military, National Guard, or Military Reserves; Duties of Public University During Application Process; "Transcript" Defined.

Section 388.1875c - Meningococcal Meningitis and Vaccine for Meningococcal Meningitis; Materials to Be Provided to Students.

Section 388.1875d - Disciplinary Action; Employee Communications With Legislature; Prohibition.

Section 388.1875f - Report on Activities Related to Providing Open and Free Expression and Speech.

Section 388.1875g - Federal Funding Report; Posting on Public Website.

Section 388.1875h - Advocacy Policy; Requirements; Process for Handling Complaints and Violations.

Section 388.1875i - Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccine Policy; Exemptions; Written Report.

Section 388.1875j - Postsecondary Education Goals.

Section 388.1876 - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks Future Faculty Program.

Section 388.1877 - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks College Day Program.

Section 388.1878 - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks Select Student Support Services Program.

Section 388.1879 - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks College/university Partnership Program.

Section 388.1880 - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks Visiting Professors Program.

Section 388.1881 - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks Initiative for Morris Hood, Jr. Educator Development Program.

Section 388.1881a - Martin Luther King, Jr. – Cesar Chavez – Rosa Parks Initiative Reporting Requirements.

Section 388.1882 - Institutions Receiving Funds Under MCL 388.1878, 388.1879, or 388.1881; Providing Unobligated and Unexpended Funds; Plan to Expend Remaining Funds; Direct or Indirect Financial Aid; Prohibition.

Section 388.1883 - Aggregate Academic Status of Students.

Section 388.1884 - Academic Status of Community College Transfer Students.

Section 388.1885 - Transfer of Students From Community Colleges to Public Universities; Encouragement; Facilitation.

Section 388.1886 - Statewide Reverse Transfer Agreements.

Section 388.1886a - Repealed. 2017, Act 108, Eff. October 1, 2017.

Section 388.1886b - Repealed. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022.

Section 388.1889 - Auditor General Audit; Duties; Report.

Section 388.1890 - New Degree Programs.

Section 388.1891 - Performance Audits.

Section 388.1892 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.

Section 388.1893 - Repealed. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016.

Section 388.1893a - Repealed. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013.

Section 388.1894 - Repealed. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.