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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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, 2026, from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this section and sections 236d, 236e, and 236j: 1
(a) The gross appropriation is $2,336,912,000.00. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted gross appropriation is $2,336,912,000.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described in subdivision (a) are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $3,200,000.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues, $850,768,300.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,482,943,700.00.
(c) The totals and subtotals reflected in subdivisions (a) and (b) do not include amounts appropriated under subsection (7)(d) or (8)(b) 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 $99,466,100.00, $95,226,900.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $2,558,800.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,680,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(b) The appropriation for Eastern Michigan University is $86,649,200.00, $83,979,800.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $2,256,500.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $412,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(c) The appropriation for Ferris State University is $62,221,900.00, $59,816,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $1,607,300.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $798,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(d) The appropriation for Grand Valley State University is $98,772,000.00, $97,552,900.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,219,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(e) The appropriation for Lake Superior State University is $16,301,400.00, $14,465,600.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $388,700.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,447,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(f) The appropriation for Michigan State University is $396,845,300.00, $321,516,900.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, $2,508,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $39,096,200.00 for MSU AgBioResearch, and $33,723,400.00 for MSU Extension.
(g) The appropriation for Michigan Technological University is $56,659,000.00, $54,463,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $1,463,400.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $731,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(h) The appropriation for Northern Michigan University is $55,688,200.00, $52,850,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $1,420,100.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,417,800.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(i) The appropriation for Oakland University is $73,361,600.00, $73,036,400.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $325,200.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(j) The appropriation for Saginaw Valley State University is $34,379,000.00, $34,196,000.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $183,000.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(k) The appropriation for University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is $362,507,900.00, $360,607,300.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $1,900,600.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(l) The appropriation for University of Michigan--Dearborn is $31,708,000.00, $31,513,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $194,300.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(m) The appropriation for University of Michigan--Flint is $26,884,600.00, $26,403,700.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $480,900.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(n) The appropriation for Wayne State University is $227,787,300.00, $227,310,200.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $0.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $477,100.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(o) The appropriation for Western Michigan University is $125,246,700.00, $121,231,800.00 for operations, $0.00 for operations increase, $3,257,500.00 for MPSERS support payment, and $757,400.00 for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for public universities is $1,754,478,200.00, appropriated from the following:
(a) State school aid fund, $643,168,300.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $1,111,309,900.00.
(4) The amount appropriated for Michigan public school employees' retirement system reimbursement is $0.00.
(5) The amount appropriated for state and regional programs is $322,100.00, 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, $122,100.00.
(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 $469,500,000.00, allocated as follows:
(a) Tuition incentive program, $122,300,000.00.
(b) Children of veterans and officer's survivor tuition grant programs, $2,000,000.00.
(c) Project GEAR-UP, $3,200,000.00.
(d) Michigan achievement scholarships, $300,000,000.00. From this amount, up to $10,000,000.00 may be used to award skills scholarships under section 248a. 2
(e) Michigan reconnect, $42,000,000.00.
(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) Postsecondary scholarship fund, $300,000,000.00.
(c) State general fund/general purpose money, $166,300,000.00.
(d) At the close of the fiscal year, state general fund/general purpose money appropriated in subsection (7) for grants and scholarships that is unspent must be deposited into the postsecondary scholarship fund created in section 236j.
(9) For fiscal year 2025-2026 only, in addition to the allocation under subsection (4), from the appropriations described in subsection (1), there is allocated an amount not to exceed $7,600,000.00 for payments to participating public universities, appropriated from the state school aid fund. A public 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 388. Schools and School Aid § 388.1836 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-388-schools-and-school-aid/mi-comp-laws-388-1836/
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