FIRST CONFERENCE REPORT
The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning
House Bill No. 4113, entitled
Recommends:
First: That the Senate recede from the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate.
Second: That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the House as passed by the House, amended to read as follows:
(attached)
Third: That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "An act to make appropriations to aid in the support of the public schools, the intermediate school districts, community colleges, and public universities of the state; to make appropriations for certain other purposes relating to education; to provide for the disbursement of the appropriations; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds and provide for the security of those bonds; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to create certain funds and provide for their expenditure; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending sections 201, 201a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210, 210b, 217, 222, 225, 226, 229, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1801a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1809, 388.1810, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1822, 388.1825, 388.1826, 388.1829, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), section 201 as amended by 2015 PA 5, sections 201a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 229, 229a, and 230 as
amended and sections 207a, 207b, and 207c as added by 2014 PA 196, section 210 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and sections 222 and 226 as amended by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 210c, 210d, and 230a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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Paul Muxlow Darwin L. Booher
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John Bizon M.D. Tonya Schuitmaker
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Henry Yanez David Knezek
Conferees for the House Conferees for the Senate
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4113
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending sections 201, 201a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 209, 210,
210b, 217, 222, 225, 226, 229, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801,
388.1801a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1809,
388.1810, 388.1810b, 388.1817, 388.1822, 388.1825, 388.1826,
388.1829, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), section 201 as amended by 2015
PA 5, sections 201a, 206, 209, 210b, 217, 225, 229, 229a, and 230
as amended and sections 207a, 207b, and 207c as added by 2014 PA
196, section 210 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and sections 222 and 226
as amended by 2012 PA 201, and by adding sections 210c, 210d, and
230a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 201. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this
article, the amounts listed in this section are appropriated for
community
colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015,
2016, from the funds indicated in this section. The following is a
summary of the appropriations in this section:
(a)
The gross appropriation is $364,724,900.00.
$387,825,600.00. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and
intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted
gross
appropriation is $364,724,900.00.$387,825,600.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described
in subdivision (a) are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $0.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues,
$364,724,900.00.$256,714,800.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money,
$0.00.$131,110,800.00.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount appropriated for
community
college operations is $307,191,300.00, $311,492,000.00,
allocated as follows:
(a) The appropriation for Alpena Community College is
$5,390,700.00,
$5,236,500.00 for operations and $154,200.00 for
performance
funding.$5,464,400.00,
$5,390,700.00 for operations and
$73,700.00 for performance funding.
(b) The appropriation for Bay de Noc Community College is
$5,419,500.00,
$5,279,300.00 for operations and $140,200.00 for
performance
funding.$5,490,200.00,
$5,419,500.00 for operations and
$70,700.00 for performance funding.
(c)
The appropriation for Delta College is $14,498,900.00,
$14,063,500.00
for operations and $435,400.00 for performance
funding.$14,704,000.00, $14,498,900.00 for operations
and
$205,100.00 for performance funding.
(d) The appropriation for Glen Oaks Community College is
$2,516,100.00,
$2,441,500.00 for operations and $74,600.00 for
performance
funding.$2,551,100.00,
$2,516,100.00 for operations and
$35,000.00 for performance funding.
(e) The appropriation for Gogebic Community College is
$4,451,400.00,
$4,330,300.00 for operations and $121,100.00 for
performance
funding.$4,509,900.00,
$4,451,400.00 for operations and
$58,500.00 for performance funding.
(f) The appropriation for Grand Rapids Community College is
$17,947,500.00,
$17,454,900.00 for operations and $492,600.00 for
performance
funding.$18,187,300.00,
$17,947,500.00 for operations
and $239,800.00 for performance funding.
(g)
The appropriation for Henry Ford Community College is
$21,623,800.00,
$21,060,000.00 for operations and $563,800.00 for
performance
funding.$21,893,300.00,
$21,623,800.00 for operations
and $269,500.00 for performance funding.
(h)
The appropriation for Jackson College is $12,087,300.00,
$11,758,200.00
for operations and $329,100.00 for performance
funding.$12,245,300.00, $12,087,300.00 for operations
and
$158,000.00 for performance funding.
(i) The appropriation for Kalamazoo Valley Community College
is
$12,503,100.00, $12,122,500.00 for operations and $380,600.00
for
performance funding.$12,689,400.00,
$12,503,100.00 for
operations and $186,300.00 for performance funding.
(j) The appropriation for Kellogg Community College is
$9,813,500.00,
$9,522,000.00 for operations and $291,500.00 for
performance
funding.$9,950,100.00,
$9,813,500.00 for operations and
$136,600.00 for performance funding.
(k) The appropriation for Kirtland Community College is
$3,167,700.00,
$3,055,700.00 for operations and $112,000.00 for
performance
funding.$3,221,500.00,
$3,167,700.00 for operations and
$53,800.00 for performance funding.
(l) The appropriation for Lake Michigan College is
$5,342,900.00,
$5,178,100.00 for operations and $164,800.00 for
performance
funding.$5,417,700.00, $5,342,900.00
for operations and
$74,800.00 for performance funding.
(m) The appropriation for Lansing Community College is
$30,877,600.00,
$30,023,700.00 for operations and $853,900.00 for
performance
funding.$31,288,200.00,
$30,877,600.00 for operations
and $410,600.00 for performance funding.
(n) The appropriation for Macomb Community College is
$32,816,600.00,
$31,931,200.00 for operations and $885,400.00 for
performance
funding.$33,239,500.00,
$32,816,600.00 for operations
and $422,900.00 for performance funding.
(o) The appropriation for Mid Michigan Community College is
$4,682,000.00,
$4,517,900.00 for operations and $164,100.00 for
performance
funding.$4,757,700.00,
$4,682,000.00 for operations and
$75,700.00 for performance funding.
(p) The appropriation for Monroe County Community College is
$4,492,900.00,
$4,342,600.00 for operations and $150,300.00 for
performance
funding.$4,565,600.00,
$4,492,900.00 for operations and
$72,700.00 for performance funding.
(q) The appropriation for Montcalm Community College is
$3,226,700.00,
$3,121,200.00 for operations and $105,500.00 for
performance
funding.$3,280,600.00,
$3,226,700.00 for operations and
$53,900.00 for performance funding.
(r) The appropriation for C.S. Mott Community College is
$15,686,100.00,
$15,247,100.00 for operations and $439,000.00 for
performance
funding.$15,901,700.00,
$15,686,100.00 for operations
and $215,600.00 for performance funding.
(s) The appropriation for Muskegon Community College is
$8,901,000.00,
$8,653,500.00 for operations and $247,500.00 for
performance
funding.$9,020,700.00,
$8,901,000.00 for operations and
$119,700.00 for performance funding.
(t) The appropriation for North Central Michigan College is
$3,172,400.00,
$3,064,400.00 for operations and $108,000.00 for
performance
funding.$3,224,800.00,
$3,172,400.00 for operations and
$52,400.00 for performance funding.
(u) The appropriation for Northwestern Michigan College is
$9,078,800.00,
$8,825,300.00 for operations and $253,500.00 for
performance
funding.$9,200,500.00,
$9,078,800.00 for operations and
$121,700.00 for performance funding.
(v) The appropriation for Oakland Community College is
$21,123,300.00,
$20,483,100.00 for operations and $640,200.00 for
performance
funding.$21,429,400.00,
$21,123,300.00 for operations
and $306,100.00 for performance funding.
(w) The appropriation for St. Clair County Community College
is
$7,061,600.00, $6,860,100.00 for operations and $201,500.00 for
performance
funding.$7,158,000.00,
$7,061,600.00 for operations and
$96,400.00 for performance funding.
(x) The appropriation for Schoolcraft College is
$12,513,700.00,
$12,112,200.00 for operations and $401,500.00 for
performance
funding.$12,706,400.00,
$12,513,700.00 for operations
and $192,700.00 for performance funding.
(y) The appropriation for Southwestern Michigan College is
$6,576,400.00,
$6,404,300.00 for operations and $172,100.00 for
performance
funding.$6,657,600.00,
$6,576,400.00 for operations and
$81,200.00 for performance funding.
(z) The appropriation for Washtenaw Community College is
$13,077,300.00,
$12,610,800.00 for operations and $466,500.00 for
performance
funding.$13,301,100.00,
$13,077,300.00 for operations
and $223,800.00 for performance funding.
(aa) The appropriation for Wayne County Community College is
$16,727,600.00,
$16,194,300.00 for operations and $533,300.00 for
performance
funding.$16,989,800.00,
$16,727,600.00 for operations
and $262,200.00 for performance funding.
(bb) The appropriation for West Shore Community College is
$2,414,900.00,
$2,349,800.00 for operations and $65,100.00 for
performance
funding.$2,446,200.00,
$2,414,900.00 for operations and
$31,300.00 for performance funding.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for community
college
operations is $307,191,300.00, appropriated from the state
school
aid fund.appropriated from
the following:
(a) State school aid fund, $236,181,200.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money, $75,310,800.00.
(4) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
subject to section 207a, the amount appropriated for fiscal year
2014-2015
2015-2016 to offset certain fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-
2016 retirement contributions is $1,733,600.00, appropriated from
the state school aid fund.
(5) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
subject to section 207b, the amount appropriated for payments to
community colleges that are participating entities of the
retirement
system is $52,300,000.00, $69,500,000.00,
$17,200,000.00
appropriated from the state school aid fund, and $52,300,000.00
appropriated from general fund/general purpose money.
(6) From the appropriations described in subsection (1),
subject to section 207c, the amount appropriated for renaissance
zone
tax reimbursements is $3,500,000.00, $5,100,000.00,
$1,600,000.00 appropriated from the state school aid fund, and
$3,500,000.00 appropriated from general fund/general purpose money.
Sec. 201a. It is the intent of the legislature to provide
appropriations
for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2016
2017
for the items listed in section 201.
The fiscal year 2015-2016
2016-2017 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those
for
fiscal year 2014-2015, 2015-2016,
except that the amounts will
be adjusted for changes in retirement costs, caseload and related
costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available
revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January
2015
2016 consensus revenue estimating conference.
Sec. 206. The funds appropriated in section 201 are
appropriated for community colleges with fiscal years ending June
30,
2015 2016 and shall be paid out of the state treasury and
distributed by the state treasurer to the respective community
colleges in 11 monthly installments on the sixteenth of each month,
or the next succeeding business day, beginning with October 16,
2014.
2015. Each community college shall accrue its July and
August
2015
2016 payments to its institutional fiscal year ending
June 30,
2015.
2016. However, if the state budget director determines
that a
community college failed to submit all verified Michigan community
colleges activities classification structure data for school year
2013-2014
2014-2015 to the workforce development agency by November
1,
2014, 2015, or failed to submit its longitudinal data system
data
set for school year 2013-2014 2014-2015
to the center for
educational performance and information under section 219, the
state treasurer shall withhold the monthly installments from that
community college until those data are submitted. The state budget
director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on community colleges at least 10 days
before withholding funds from any community college.
Sec. 207a. All of the following apply to the allocation of the
fiscal year 2015-2016 appropriations described in section 201(4):
(a) A community college that receives money under section
201(4) shall use that money solely for the purpose of offsetting a
portion
of the retirement contributions owed by the college for the
that
fiscal year. ending
September 30, 2015.
(b) The amount allocated to each participating community
college
under section 201(4) shall be based on each participating
college's
percentage of the total covered
payroll covered by the
retirement
system-covered payroll for all community colleges that
are
participating colleges for fiscal
year 2013-2014.in the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 207b. All of the following apply to the allocation of the
fiscal year 2015-2016 appropriations described in section 201(5)
for payments to community colleges that are participating entities
of the retirement system:
(a) The amount of a payment under section 201(5) shall be the
difference between the unfunded actuarial accrued liability
contribution rate as calculated under section 41 of the public
school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341,
and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% under section 41 of the
public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL
38.1341.
(b) The amount allocated to each community college under
section 201(5) shall be based on each community college's
percentage of the total covered payroll for all community colleges
that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal
year. A community college that receives funds under this
subdivision shall use the funds solely for the purpose of
retirement contributions under section 201(5).
(c) Each participating college that receives funds under
section 201(5) shall forward an amount equal to the amount
allocated under subdivision (b) to the retirement system in a form
and manner determined by the retirement system.
Sec. 207c. All of the following apply to the allocation of the
appropriations described in section 201(6) to community colleges
described in section 12(3) of the Michigan renaissance zone act,
1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692:
(a) The amount allocated to each community college under
section 201(6) for fiscal year 2015-2016 shall be based on that
community college's proportion of total revenue lost by community
colleges
in fiscal year 2013-2014 as a result of the exemption of
property taxes levied in 2015 under the Michigan renaissance zone
act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2681 to 125.2696.
(b) The appropriations described in section 201(6) shall be
made to each eligible community college within 60 days after the
department of treasury certifies to the state budget director that
it has received all necessary information to properly determine the
amounts
of tax revenue lost by payable
to each eligible community
college
in fiscal year 2013-2014 under section 12 of the Michigan
renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692.
Sec. 209. (1) Within 30 days after the board of a community
college
adopts its annual operating budget for the following school
fiscal year, or after the board adopts a subsequent revision to
that budget, the community college shall make all of the following
available through a link on its website homepage:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget
revisions.
(b) A link to the most recent "Activities Classification
Structure Data Book and Companion".
(c) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for
fiscal
year 2014-2015 2015-2016 and fiscal year 2015-2016.2016-
2017.
(d) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by
project,
anticipated fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016 payment of
each project, and total outstanding debt.
(e) The estimated cost to the community college resulting from
the patient protection and affordable care act, Public Law 111-148,
as amended by the health care and education reconciliation act of
2010, Public Law 111-152.
(f) Links to all of the following for the community college:
(i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each
bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not
limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or
any other type of benefits that would constitute health care
services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the
community college.
(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal
year for which they are available.
(iv) A copy of the board of trustees resolution regarding
compliance with best practices for the local strategic value
component described in section 230(2).
(2) For statewide consistency and public visibility, community
colleges must use the icon badge provided by the department of
technology, management, and budget consistent with the icon badge
developed by the department of education for K-12 school districts.
It must appear on the front of each community college's homepage.
The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels.
(3) The state budget director shall determine whether a
community college has complied with this section. The state budget
director may withhold a community college's monthly installments
described in section 206 until the community college complies with
this section. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of
the house and senate appropriations subcommittee on community
colleges at least 10 days before withholding funds from any
community college.
(4) Each community college shall report the following
information to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the
state budget office by November 15 of each fiscal year and post
that
information on the internet its
website as required under
subsection (1):
(a)
Budgeted fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016
general fund
revenue from tuition and fees.
(b)
Budgeted fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016
general fund
revenue from state appropriations.
(c)
Budgeted fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016
general fund
revenue from property taxes.
(d)
Budgeted fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016
total general
fund revenue.
(e)
Budgeted fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016
total general
fund expenditures.
(5) By November 15 of each year, a community college shall
report the following information to the center for educational
performance and information and post the information on its website
under the budget transparency icon badge:
(a) Opportunities for earning college credit through the
following programs:
(i) State approved career and technical education or a tech
prep articulated program of study.
(ii) Direct college credit or concurrent enrollment.
(iii) Dual enrollment.
(iv) An early college/middle college program.
(b) For each program described in subdivision (a) that the
community college offers, all of the following information:
(i) The number of high school students participating in the
program.
(ii) The number of school districts that participate in the
program with the community college.
(iii) Whether a college professor, qualified local school
district employee, or other individual teaches the course or
courses in the program.
(iv) The total cost to the community college to operate the
program.
(v) The cost per credit hour for the course or courses in the
program.
(vi) The location where the course or courses in the program
are held.
(vii) Instructional resources offered to the program
instructors.
(viii) Resources offered to the student in the program.
(ix) Transportation services provided to students in the
program.
Sec. 210. (1) Recognizing the critical importance of education
in
strengthening Michigan's workforce, the legislature encourages
each community college is encouraged to explore ways of increasing
collaboration and cooperation with 4-year universities,
particularly in the areas related to training, instruction, and
program articulation.
(2) Recognizing the central role of community colleges in
responding to local employment needs and challenges, community
colleges shall develop and continue efforts to collaborate with
local employers and students to identify local employment needs and
strategies to meet them.
(3) Community colleges are encouraged to collaborate with each
other on innovations to identify and meet local employment needs.
(4) Community colleges are encouraged to work with
universities to develop equivalency standards of core college
courses and identify equivalent courses offered by postsecondary
institutions.
Sec. 210b. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the
Michigan
association of collegiate registrars and admissions
officers
Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions
Officers implement any agreement or agreements among the community
colleges and universities concerning the transferability of college
courses resulting from the recommendations of the committee created
under former section 210a.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the Michigan
association
of collegiate registrars and admissions officers,
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the
Michigan
community college association, Community
College
Association,
and the presidents council, state
universities
Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan shall together
submit an implementation update report to the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on community colleges and higher
education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state
budget
director by March 1, 2015.2016.
Sec. 210c. (1) A study committee shall be created to develop a
process to improve the transferability and applicability of
associate of arts and associate of science degrees as a block of
credits between community colleges and public universities on a
statewide basis. Building on the Michigan transfer network
sponsored by the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers and, where possible, existing local
articulation agreements between individual institutions, the
committee shall work to explore standards for program articulation
between institutions so that an associate of arts or associate of
science degree earned at a community college is considered the
equivalent of the first 60 credits of a baccalaureate degree, and
those credits can be seamlessly transferred and applied to the
program of study at the receiving university.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the study
committee created under subsection (1) explore issues relevant to
block transfer agreements, including, but not limited to, the
satisfaction of all lower division general education requirements,
the applicability of equivalent courses to the major program of
study, junior-level standing at the university for transfer
students, and the completion of the baccalaureate degree with a
limit of 60 post-transfer credit hours. Because of the
legislature's interest in promoting degree completion, the study
committee should also consider incentives for students to complete
both an associate degree and a baccalaureate degree.
(3) The study committee created under subsection (1) shall
consist of the following members:
(a) Ten representatives from community colleges selected by
the Michigan Community College Association.
(b) Ten representatives from public universities selected by
the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan.
(c) Four members of the Michigan Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers.
(d) One member of the Michigan house of representatives
selected by the speaker of the house.
(e) One member of the Michigan house of representatives
selected by the minority leader of the house.
(f) One member of the Michigan senate selected by the senate
majority leader.
(g) One member of the Michigan senate selected by the senate
minority leader.
(4) The study committee created under subsection (1) shall
submit a project status report and initial recommendations to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges
and higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the
state budget director by March 1, 2016.
Sec. 210d. Community colleges are encouraged to work with
public universities in the state to implement statewide reverse
transfer agreements to increase the number of students that are
awarded credentials of value upon completion of the necessary
credits. These statewide agreements shall enable students who have
earned a significant number of credits at a community college and
transferred to a baccalaureate-granting institution before
completing a degree to transfer the credits earned at the
baccalaureate institution back to the community college in order to
be awarded a credential of value.
Sec. 217. (1) The workforce development agency shall do all of
the following:
(a) Establish, maintain, and coordinate the state community
college database commonly known as the "activities classification
structure" or "ACS" database.
(b) Collect data concerning community colleges and community
college programs in this state, including data required by law.
(c) Establish procedures to ensure the validity and
reliability of the data and the collection process.
(d) Develop model data collection policies, including, but not
limited to, policies that ensure the privacy of any individual
student data. Privacy policies shall ensure that student social
security numbers are not released to the public for any purpose.
(e) Provide data in a useful manner to allow state
policymakers and community college officials to make informed
policy decisions.
(f) Assist community colleges in complying with audits under
this section or federal law.
(2) There is created within the workforce development agency
the activities classification structure advisory committee. The
committee shall provide advice to the director of the workforce
development agency regarding the management of the state community
college database, including, but not limited to:
(a) Determining what data are necessary to collect and
maintain to enable state and community college officials to make
informed policy decisions.
(b) Defining the roles of all stakeholders in the data
collection system.
(c) Recommending timelines for the implementation and ongoing
collection of data.
(d) Establishing and maintaining data definitions, data
transmission protocols, and system specifications and procedures
for the efficient and accurate transmission and collection of data.
(e) Establishing and maintaining a process for ensuring the
accuracy of the data.
(f) Establishing and maintaining policies related to data
collection, including, but not limited to, privacy policies related
to individual student data.
(g) Ensuring that the data are made available to state
policymakers and citizens of this state in the most useful format
possible.
(h) Addressing other matters as determined by the director of
the workforce development agency or as required by law.
(3) The activities classification structure advisory committee
created in subsection (2) shall consist of the following members:
(a) One representative from the house fiscal agency, appointed
by the director of the house fiscal agency.
(b) One representative from the senate fiscal agency,
appointed by the director of the senate fiscal agency.
(c) One representative from the workforce development agency,
appointed by the director of the workforce development agency.
(d) One representative from the state budget office, appointed
by the state budget director.
(e) One representative from the governor's policy office,
appointed by that office.
(f)
Four representatives of the Michigan community colleges
association,
Community College
Association, appointed by the
president of the association. From the groupings of community
colleges given in table 17 of the activities classification
structure
report database described in subsection (4), (1), the
association shall appoint 1 representative each from group 1, group
2, and group 3, and 1 representative from either group 3 or 4.
(4)
The activities classification structure advisory committee
shall
review the existing activities classification structure
report,
data, definitions, processes, and other items as needed and
publish
an initial report on their findings and recommendations by
July
30, 2015. This report shall be submitted to the senate and
house
appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the
senate
and house fiscal agencies, the director of the workforce
development
agency, the state budget director, and the Michigan
community
colleges association.
Sec. 222. Each community college shall have an annual audit of
all income and expenditures performed by an independent auditor and
shall furnish the independent auditor's management letter and an
annual audited accounting of all general and current funds income
and expenditures including audits of college foundations to the
members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the
auditor general, the workforce development agency, and the state
budget director before November 15 of each year. If a community
college fails to furnish the audit materials, the monthly state aid
installments shall be withheld from that college until the
information is submitted. All reporting shall conform to the
requirements set forth in the "2001 Manual for Uniform Financial
Reporting,
Michigan Public Community Colleges". It is the intent of
the
legislature that a A community college shall make the
information the community college is required to provide under this
section
available to the public on its internet website.
Sec. 225. Each community college shall report to the house and
senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the
workforce
development agency by August 31, 2014, 2015, the tuition
and mandatory fees paid by a full-time in-district student and a
full-time out-of-district student as established by the college
governing
board for the 2014-2015 2015-2016
academic year. This
report should also include the annual cost of attendance based on a
full-time course load of 30 credits. Each community college shall
also
report any revisions to the reported 2014-2015 2015-2016
academic year tuition and mandatory fees adopted by the college
governing board to the house and senate fiscal agencies, the state
budget director, and the workforce development agency within 15
days of being adopted.
Sec. 226. Each community college shall report to the workforce
development agency the numbers and type of associate degrees and
other certificates awarded during the previous fiscal year. The
report shall be made not later than November 15 of each year.
Community colleges shall work with the workforce development agency
and the center for educational performance and information to
develop a systematic approach for meeting this requirement.
Sec.
229. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that each
Each community college that receives an appropriation in section
201 is expected to include in its admission application process a
specific question as to whether an applicant for admission has ever
served or is currently serving in the United States armed forces or
is the spouse or dependent of an individual who has served or is
currently serving in the United States armed forces, in order to
more quickly identify potential educational assistance available to
that applicant.
(2)
It is the intent of the legislature expected that each
public community college that receives an appropriation in section
201 shall work with the house and senate community college
subcommittees,
the Michigan community college association,
Community College Association, and veterans groups to review the
issue of in-district tuition for veterans of this state when
determining tuition rates and fees.
(3) As used in this section, "veteran" means an honorably
discharged veteran entitled to educational assistance under the
provisions of section 5003 of the post-911 veterans educational
assistance
act of 2008, 38 USC 3301 to 3324.3325.
Sec.
229a. Included in the fiscal year 2014-2015 2015-2016
appropriations for the department of technology, management, and
budget are appropriations totaling $29,479,600.00 to provide
funding for the state share of costs for previously constructed
capital projects for community colleges. Those appropriations for
state building authority rent represent additional state general
fund support for community colleges, and the following is an
estimate of the amount of that support to each community college:
(a)
Alpena Community College, $485,400.00.$652,700.00.
(b)
Bay de Noc Community College, $636,600.00.$685,900.00.
(c)
Delta College, $2,842,800.00.$3,510,900.00.
(d)
Glen Oaks Community College, $123,300.00.$123,100.00.
(e)
Gogebic Community College, $16,900.00.$67,600.00.
(f) Grand Rapids Community College,
$1,792,400.00.$2,126,000.00.
(g)
Henry Ford Community College, $1,030,800.00.$1,028,500.00.
(h)
Jackson College, $1,787,300.00.$1,677,800.00.
(i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College,
$1,471,000.00.$1,557,700.00.
(j)
Kellogg Community College, $521,400.00.$520,200.00.
(k)
Kirtland Community College, $364,000.00.$363,200.00.
(l) Lake Michigan College, $340,900.00.$340,200.00.
(m)
Lansing Community College, $610,100.00.$1,282,200.00.
(n)
Macomb Community College, $1,316,600.00.$1,377,400.00.
(o) Mid Michigan Community College,
$1,117,300.00.$1,712,600.00.
(p) Monroe County Community College,
$1,266,500.00.$1,263,600.00.
(q)
Montcalm Community College, $973,700.00.$971,500.00.
(r)
C.S. Mott Community College, $1,808,000.00.$1,803,900.00.
(s)
Muskegon Community College, $198,500.00.$267,800.00.
(t)
North Central Michigan College, $117,600.00.$469,400.00.
(u) Northwestern Michigan College,
$1,308,600.00.$1,305,600.00.
(v)
Oakland Community College, $466,300.00.$465,200.00.
(w) St. Clair County Community College,
$357,000.00.$356,200.00.
(x)
Schoolcraft College, $1,550,300.00.$1,546,700.00.
(y)
Southwestern Michigan College, $231,100.00.$286,900.00.
(z)
Washtenaw Community College, $1,680,600.00.$1,676,800.00.
(aa) Wayne County Community College,
$1,466,000.00.$1,462,700.00.
(bb)
West Shore Community College, $578,600.00.$577,300.00.
Sec. 230. (1) Money included in the appropriations for
community college operations under section 201(2) in fiscal year
2014-2015
2015-2016 for performance funding is distributed based on
the following formula:
(a)
Allocated proportionate to fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-2015
base appropriations, 50%.
(b) Based on contact hour equated students, 10%.
(c) Based on administrative costs, 7.5%.
(d) Based on a weighted degree formula as provided for in the
2006 recommendations of the performance indicators task force,
17.5%.
(e) Based on the local strategic value component, as developed
in
cooperation with the Michigan community college association
Community College Association and described in subsection (2), 15%.
(2) Money included in the appropriations for community college
operations under section 201(2) for local strategic value shall be
allocated to each community college that certifies to the state
budget director, through a board of trustees resolution on or
before
October 15, 2014, 2015, that the college has met 4 out of 5
best practices listed in each category described in subsection (3).
The resolution shall provide specifics as to how the community
college meets each best practice measure within each category. One-
third of funding available under the strategic value component
shall be allocated to each category described in subsection (3).
Amounts distributed under local strategic value shall be on a
proportionate
basis to each college's fiscal year 2013-2014 2014-
2015 operations funding. Payments to community colleges that
qualify for local strategic value funding shall be distributed with
the November installment payment described in section 206.
(3) For purposes of subsection (2), the following categories
of best practices reflect functional activities of community
colleges that have strategic value to the local communities and
regional economies:
(a) For Category A, economic development and business or
industry partnerships, the following:
(i) The community college has active partnerships with local
employers including hospitals and health care providers.
(ii) The community college provides customized on-site
training for area companies, employees, or both.
(iii) The community college supports entrepreneurship through
a small business assistance center or other training or consulting
activities targeted toward small businesses.
(iv) The community college supports technological advancement
through industry partnerships, incubation activities, or operation
of a Michigan technical education center or other advanced
technology center.
(v) The community college has active partnerships with local
or regional workforce and economic development agencies.
(b) For Category B, educational partnerships, the following:
(i) The community college has active partnerships with
regional high schools, intermediate school districts, and career-
tech centers to provide instruction through dual enrollment,
concurrent enrollment, direct credit, middle college, or academy
programs.
(ii) The community college hosts, sponsors, or participates in
enrichment programs for area K-12 students, such as college days,
summer or after-school programming, or science Olympiad.
(iii) The community college provides, supports, or
participates in programming to promote successful transitions to
college for traditional age students, including grant programs such
as talent search, upward bound, or other activities to promote
college readiness in area high schools and community centers.
(iv) The community college provides, supports, or participates
in programming to promote successful transitions to college for new
or reentering adult students, such as adult basic education,
general education development certificate preparation and testing,
or recruiting, advising, or orientation activities specific to
adults.
(v) The community college has active partnerships with
regional 4-year colleges and universities to promote successful
transfer, such as articulation, 2+2, or reverse transfer agreements
or operation of a university center.
(c) For Category C, community services, the following:
(i) The community college provides continuing education
programming for leisure, wellness, personal enrichment, or
professional development.
(ii) The community college operates or sponsors opportunities
for community members to engage in activities that promote leisure,
wellness, cultural or personal enrichment such as community sports
teams, theater or musical ensembles, or artist guilds.
(iii) The community college operates public facilities to
promote cultural, educational, or personal enrichment for community
members, such as libraries, computer labs, performing arts centers,
museums, art galleries, or television or radio stations.
(iv) The community college operates public facilities to
promote leisure or wellness activities for community members,
including gymnasiums, athletic fields, tennis courts, fitness
centers, hiking or biking trails, or natural areas.
(v) The community college promotes, sponsors, or hosts
community service activities for students, staff, or community
members.
(4) Payments for performance funding under section 201(2)
shall be made to a community college only if that community college
actively participates in the Michigan transfer network sponsored by
the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
Officers and submits timely updates, including updated course
equivalencies at least every 6 months, to the Michigan transfer
network. The state budget director shall determine if a community
college has not satisfied this requirement. The state budget
director may withhold payments for performance funding until a
community college is in compliance with this section.
Sec. 230a. (1) A task force shall be formed by October 15,
2015 to review, evaluate, discuss, and make recommendations
regarding performance indicators established under the authority of
section 242 of 2005 PA 154. The task force shall review whether the
current metrics used are the most appropriate and reliable
performance indicators available and determine the most efficient
methodology for connecting state funding to those indicators.
(2) The task force described in subsection (1) shall consist
of the following members:
(a) Two members of the Michigan house of representatives. One
member shall be designated by the speaker of the house, and 1
member shall be designated by the house minority leader.
(b) Two members of the Michigan senate. One member shall be
designated by the senate majority leader, and 1 member shall be
designated by the senate minority leader.
(c) One representative from the department of technology,
management, and budget, designated by the state budget director.
(d) Four representatives of Michigan public community
colleges. The Michigan Community College Association shall
designate 1 representative from each of the 4 groups described in
the activities classification structure data book published by the
workforce development agency.
(3) The task force described in subsection (1) shall submit a
report containing its findings and recommendations to the house and
senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the
house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by
January 15, 2016.
Enacting section 1. 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 2015-2016
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 $387,825,600.00 and the amount of that state spending
from state sources to be paid to local units of government for
fiscal year 2015-2016 is estimated at $387,825,600.00.
Enacting section 2. Section 213 of the state school aid act of
1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1813, is repealed effective October 1,
2015.
Enacting section 3. This amendatory act takes effect October
1, 2015.