Title 388, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL AID

Sec. 236k. From the amount described under section 248(7) for marketing of the Michigan achievement scholarship and other state scholarship programs, $1,000,000.00 must be allocated for the FAFSA completion ticket to tuition incentive. The department of lifelong education, advanc…

Sec. 236l. (1) Funds appropriated in section 236(10) must be paid to support graduate medical education programming. (2) Payments under this section must be made in 1 lump sum to a partnering public university identified by the department of health and human services. (3) A publi…

Sec. 236s. (1) Within 30 days of the enactment of an amendatory act to this article, the house and senate shall provide to the state budget office a jointly agreed upon list of legislatively directed spending items funded by the amendatory act. The list must include all informati…

Sec. 237. All of the appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 237b. As used in this article: (a) "Center" means the center for educational performance and information created in section 94a. (b) "College level equivalent credit examination" means an examination that is administered by an independent testing service and that is used by …

Sec. 237c. Not later than 6 months after the state budget office issues work project letters, and again on or by April 15, the state budget office shall submit an annual report that summarizes all work project accounts to the standard report recipients. The report must include al…

Sec. 238. (1) Unless otherwise specified, a public university receiving appropriations in section 236 shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement includes transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified f…

Sec. 239. A public university shall not use funds appropriated in section 236 for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods and services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or servi…

Sec. 239a. Public universities are encouraged to evaluate and pursue efficiency and cost-containment measures that maximize state funding. Public universities shall identify practices that increase efficiencies, including, but not limited to, establishing joint ventures, consolid…

Sec. 241. Excluding section 236k, and subject to sections 236l, 241a, 241b, 241c, 241e, and 244, the funds appropriated in sections 236 and 236d to public universities must be paid out of the state treasury and distributed by the state treasurer to the respective institutions in …

Sec. 241a. (1) All public universities shall submit higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data and associated financial aid program information requested by and in a manner prescribed by the state budget director. For public universities with fiscal years ending J…

Sec. 241b. (1) No later than the first business day of November of each year, each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 shall report its annual security report, also known as the Clery Act Report, as required under 20 USC 1092(f). Each public university…

Sec. 241c. (1) No later than the last business day of August of each year, each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 shall submit the amount of tuition and fees actually charged to a full-time resident undergraduate student for academic year 2026-2027 a…

Sec. 241e. (1) Payments under section 236 for operations increase must be made only to a public university that certifies to the state budget director by the last business day of August each year that it complies with the following: (a) The institutional best practice described i…

Sec. 241h. It is the intent of the legislature that taxpayer funds appropriated under this article are to be used to educate public university students and continue maintenance of public university buildings and other assets. The goal of the legislature is that taxpayer funds not…

Sec. 242. Funds received by the state from the federal government or private sources for the use of a college or university are appropriated for the purposes for which they are provided.

Sec. 243. Each public university that receives funds under this article shall furnish all program and financial information that is required by and in a manner prescribed by the state budget director or the house or senate appropriations committee.

Sec. 244. By October 15 of each year, a public university receiving funds in section 236 shall provide its longitudinal data system data set for the preceding academic year to the center for inclusion in the statewide P-20 longitudinal data system described in section 94a. If the…

Sec. 246. (1) All of the following apply to the allocation of the appropriations described in section 236(4) for payments to universities that are participating entities of the Michigan public school employees' retirement system: (a) The funds appropriated in section 236(4) for M…

Sec. 247. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for Michigan reconnect must be distributed and administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential pursuant to the Michigan reconnect grant act, 2020 PA 84, MCL 390.1701 to 390.1709, the Michigan rec…

Sec. 247a. (1) The appropriation in section 236(7)(e) may be used to support last-dollar financial assistance to eligible individuals who are at least 21 years of age and seeking associate degrees, industry-recognized certificates, or credentials. Funds expended under this sectio…

Sec. 248. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for Michigan achievement scholarships must be distributed as provided in this section and section 248a, pursuant to the administrative procedures for Michigan achievement scholarships of the department. (2) As used in this secti…

Sec. 248a. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for the Michigan achievement skills scholarships must be distributed as provided in this section and section 248, pursuant to the administrative procedures for Michigan achievement skills scholarship of the department. (2) As u…

Sec. 249. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for the children of veterans and officer's survivor tuition grant programs shall be supported with revenue from the restricted account created in section 5 of the children of veterans tuition grant act, 2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1345…

Sec. 250. To be considered eligible for any scholarship or grant financial aid program administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, the student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually, unless annual filing is no…

Sec. 251. (1) Payments of the amounts included in section 236e for the state competitive scholarship program must be distributed pursuant to 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981. (2) Pursuant to section 6 of 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.976, the department of lifelong education, advanceme…

Sec. 252. (1) The amounts appropriated in section 236e for the state tuition grant program must be distributed pursuant to 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991 to 390.997a. (2) Tuition grant awards must be made to all eligible Michigan residents enrolled in undergraduate degree programs who …

Sec. 253. The auditor general may audit selected enrollments, degrees, and awards at selected independent colleges and universities receiving awards that are administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The audits must be based on definitions …

Sec. 254. The sums appropriated in sections 236 and 236e for the state competitive scholarship, tuition incentive, tuition grant, Michigan reconnect, and Michigan achievement scholarship programs must be paid out of the state treasury and must be distributed to the respective ins…

Sec. 255. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall determine the needs analysis criteria for students to qualify for the state competitive scholarship program and tuition grant program. To be consistent with federal requirements, the department of li…

Sec. 256. (1) The funds appropriated in section 236 for the tuition incentive program must be distributed as provided in this section and pursuant to the administrative procedures for the tuition incentive program of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potentia…

Sec. 257. To enable the legislature and the state budget director to evaluate the appropriation needs of higher education, each independent college and university shall make available to the legislature or state budget director, upon request, data regarding grants for the precedi…

Sec. 258. By February 15 of each year, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall post to its publicly available website a report for the preceding fiscal year on all student financial aid programs for which funds are appropriated in section 236. For e…

Sec. 259. The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall continue an aggressive campaign to inform high school students about the financial aid programs offered by this state and the eligibility requirements for participation in those financial aid program…

Sec. 260. (1) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall work with student and postsecondary education groups, including the Michigan College Access Network, the Michigan Association of School Counselors, the Michigan Association of State Universities,…

Sec. 261. The University of Michigan biological station at Douglas Lake in Cheboygan County is considered a unique resource and is designated as a special research reserve. It is the intent of the legislature to protect and preserve the unique long-term research value and capabil…

Sec. 263. (1) Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2026-2027 for MSU AgBioResearch is $2,982,900.00 and included in the appropriation in section 236 for MSU Extension is $2,645,200.00 for Project GREEEN. Project GREEEN is intended to address critical regul…

Sec. 263a. (1) Not later than September 30 of each year, Michigan State University shall submit a report on MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and on higher education, the house and senate standing committees on…

Sec. 263b. Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2026-2027 for MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension is funding for the Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program. The Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program is intended to address environmental sustainability of…

Sec. 264. Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2026-2027 for Michigan State University is $80,000.00 for the Michigan Future Farmers of America Association. This $80,000.00 allocation must not supplant any existing support that Michigan State University pr…

Sec. 265d. Each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 is encouraged to enter into a memorandum of understanding with at least 1 local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction on or around campus for the communication and coordination of responses to inci…

Sec. 265e. It is the intent of the legislature that public universities use a portion of funds received in section 236 for campus safety programs, sexual assault prevention programs, and student mental health programs.

Sec. 268. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, it is the intent of the legislature that funds be allocated for unfunded North American Indian tuition waiver costs incurred by public universities under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253, from the state school aid …

Sec. 269. For fiscal year 2026-2027, from the amount appropriated in section 236 to Central Michigan University for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $96,700.00 must be paid to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College for the costs of waiving tuition for North…

Sec. 270. For fiscal year 2026-2027, from the amount appropriated in section 236 to Lake Superior State University for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $465,000.00 must be paid to Bay Mills Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for North…

Sec. 270c. For fiscal year 2026-2027, from the amount appropriated in section 236 to Northern Michigan University for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $112,200.00 is to be paid to Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College for the costs of waiving tuition…