FY 2002-03 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation. . . . . . . . . .
60;. . . . . . . . . . . . 0;. . . . . . . .

$1,831,501,735

Changes from FY 2002-03 Year-to-Date:

 1.  Across-the-Board Funding Reduction of 6.74%. The Governor, House, and Senate include a 6.74% reduction for University Operations, Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension Service, and the King-Chavez-Parks Programs.

(109,661,771)

 2.  Rare Isotope Accelerator. The Governor, House, and Senate eliminate one-time funding.

(1,900,000)

 3.  Japan Center. The Governor and Senate eliminate funding; the House includes $150,000.

(294,594)

 4.  Higher Education Database. The Governor and House reduce funding to a total of $200,000; the Senate includes $200,100.

(41,100)

 5.  Midwest Higher Education Compact Dues. The Governor eliminates funding, the House retains at FY 2002-03 amount of $82,500; the Senate includes $100.

(82,400)

 6.  Per-Student Floor Funding. The Senate includes a $4,000 per-student funding floor, funded from the Merit Award Trust Fund.

21,690,826

 7.  Infrastructure, Technology, Equipment, and Maintenance (ITEM). The Senate appropriates $100,000 to each of the 15 universities, and a total of $100,000 is distributed to independent colleges through the General Degree Reimbursement Program; funding is from the Merit Award Trust Fund.

1,600,000

 8.  Western Michigan University. The Senate appropriates $10 million for the creation of a Life Sciences Research and Commercialization Center.

10,000,000

 9.  Grants and Financial Aid. The Governor eliminates seven FY 2002-03 programs, the House eliminates three, and the Senate retains all of them. Neither the House nor the Senate include the Governor’s proposed Michigan Opportunity Scholarship Program. The Senate reduces by 6.74% across-the-board all FY 2002-03 financial aid programs, except the Nursing Scholarship Program (which is retained at $4 million) and those programs listed in items 8, 9 and 10.

(8,207,572)

10. Federal Fund Reductions. The House and Senate include the Governor’s recommended reductions in available Federal funds for State Competitive Scholarships ($700,000) and the Robert Byrd Scholarship Program ($400,000).

(1,100,000)

11. Michigan Merit Awards. The House and Senate do not concur with the Governor’s reduction of awards from $2,500 to $500 beginning with the class of 2004, nor do they concur with the Governor’s proposed accounting change. The Senate adds $70.7 million to the FY 2002-03 Merit Award amount of $64.3 million, for an FY 2003-04 total of $135 million.

70,676,150

12. Tuition Incentive Program. The Senate concurs with the Governor’s funding level and adds $4 million due to increased caseload estimates; the House does not concur and retains FY 2002-03 funding of $5,250,000. The Senate does not phase out the program as the Governor and House propose.

4,000,000

13. Comparison to Governor’s Recommendation. The Senate bill is $102,744,274 Gross over the Governor and $9,553,348 GF/GP over the Governor.

Total Changes. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .& #160;. . . . . . . . . . . .&# 160;. . . . . . . . . . . .
60;. . . . . . . . . .

($13,320,461)

FY 2003-04 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation. . . . . . . . . .
60;. 

$1,818,181,274

FY 2003-04 HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2002-03 Year to Date:

 1.  Annual Report on Restricted Funds. Governor, House, and Senate delete requirement.

 2.  Capital Outlay. Governor, House, and Senate delete legislative intent for competitive bids for State projects since the DMB Act already requires it.

 3.  Tuition Grant Program. House and Senate change application deadline from September 1 to July 15, 2003. (Sec. 302(2))

 4.  General Degree Reimbursement Program. Governor, House, and Senate delete earmarks for University of Detroit-Mercy, Marygrove, and Finlandia. (Sec. 304)

 5.  Nursing Scholarship Program. Governor, House, and Senate include reference to enabling legislation, Public Act 591 of 2002. (Sec. 312)

 6.  Dental Clinics Grant. Governor, House, and Senate earmark appropriation for the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry to support services to low-income residents of southeastern Michigan. (Sec. 315)

 7.  HEIDI Advisory Committee. Governor, House, and Senate replace database conversion with maintenance and enhancement. (Sec. 405(2))

 8.  Per-Student Floor Funding. Senate deletes reference to floors of $4,600, $4,800, $5,800, and $9,100 per-student and replaces with one $4,000 per-student funding floor. (Sec. 409)

 9.  Study of Automatic Sprinklers in Dorms. Governor, House, and Senate delete requirement because the study has been completed.

10. Textbook Purchases. Senate adds requirement for Presidents Council to report on potential for public universities to provide group purchasing for textbooks. (Sec. 426(2))

11. Tuition Restraint. Governor, House, and Senate replace 8.5% or $425 limit on tuition increases with a directive to adopt reasonable tuition and fee increases. (Sec. 436)

12. Enrollment Policy Workgroup. Governor, House, and Senate delete requirement.

13. Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). House and Senate include legislative intent to retain FY 2002-03 contribution rate for FY 2003-04. (Sec. 437)

14. Report on Smoking Policies in Dorms. House and Senate add requirement. (Sec. 439)

15. Western Michigan University. Senate includes base funding allocation of $10 million for creation of Life Sciences Research and Commercialization Center. (Sec. 441)

16. New Academic Programs. Senate adds Presidents Council list of approved programs. (Sec. 701a)

17. Report on Faculty. Governor, House, and Senate delete requirement due to availability of information in the Higher Education database (HEIDI).

18. Performance Audits of State Universities. Governor and House allow three annually; Senate requires three annually. (Sec. 708)

19. FY 2002-03 Supplemental Fund Source Shift. Senate includes shift from Merit Award Trust Fund to Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. (Sec. 1101)

20. FY 2002-03 Notification Deadline. Senate requires notification by July 1, 2003, for Michigan Competitive Scholarship and Tuition Grant applicants. (Sec. 1102)