Community Colleges
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Copies of the reports listed below may be obtained by contacting the office at 517.373.8080 or contacting Kathryn Bateson.
Questions on the following documents should be directed to Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst for the Community Colleges budget.
Key Documents and Links
FY 2024-25 Appropriation Bill Summaries
- Summary: Executive Recommendation
- Line Item Decision Document
- Boilerplate Decision Document
- Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
- Community Colleges Budget Bill, HB 5504(H-1)
- Summary: As Reported by the House Appropriations Committee
- Summary: As Passed by the House
- Summary: As Passed by the Senate
- Summary: Conference Report, Article 2, HB 5507 (H-1) CR-1
Special Reports
2024
- Fiscal Brief: Community College Performance Funding Formula, Best Practices Certification, and Tuition and Fee Restraint October 15, 2024. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2024-25 performance funding formula for community colleges, which determines individual appropriations to the 28 community colleges, along with best practices certification, and tuition and fee restraint requirements community colleges must meet in order to receive the appropriation.
- Fiscal Snapshot: Bachelor's Degree Offerings at Michigan Community Colleges July 2024
2023
- Fiscal Brief: Community Colleges Performance Funding Formula and Tuition and Fee Restraint December 19, 2023. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2023-24 performance funding formula for community colleges, which determines individual appropriations to the 28 community colleges, along with the tuition and fee restraint requirements community colleges must meet in order to receive the appropriation.
2022
- Fiscal Brief: ARP Act Education-Related Allocations March 1, 2023. Prepared by Jacqueline Mullen, Perry Zielak and Noel Benson. This publication describes the education-related allocations for Michigan from funds established under the ARP Act.
- Fiscal Brief: CRRSA Act Education-Related Allocations March 1, 2023. Prepared by Jacqueline Mullen, Perry Zielak and Noel Benson. This publication describes the education-related allocations for Michigan from funds established under the CRRSA Act.
- Community College Funding Formula Taskforce - FY 2022 Review and Findings December 15, 2022. This publication reviews the performance formula used for community colleges, along with overall funding mechanisms for community colleges and makes recommendations agreed to by the Community College Formula Review Taskforce per boilerplate requirements of Sec. 230 of 2022 PA 144.
- Fiscal Brief: Community Colleges Performance Funding Formula and Tuition and Fee Restraint November 15, 2022. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2022-23 performance funding formula for community colleges, which determines individual appropriations to the 28 community colleges, along with the tuition and fee restraint requirements community colleges must meet in order to receive the appropriation.
- Fiscal Brief: Use of School Aid Funds in Community Colleges and Higher Education January 28, 2022. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the increasing use of School Aid Fund revenues in the Community Colleges and Higher Education budgets since FY 2009-10.
2020
- Fiscal Brief: CARES Act Education-Related Allocations November 25, 2020. Prepared by Jacqueline Mullen, Fiscal Analyst, Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst, and Samuel Christensen, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the education-related allocations for Michigan from funds established under the CARES Act.
- Fiscal Brief: North American Indian Waiver Program for Community Colleges October 15, 2020. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication provides an overview of the North American Indian Tuition Waiver program and community colleges, a look at recent program participation, a brief history of program fund sources in the Community Colleges budget and the effort to address program shortfalls borne by the community colleges..
- Fiscal Brief: Proration of Payments Under the School Aid Act [474] May 12, 2020. Prepared by Jacqueline Mullen, Fiscal Analyst, Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst and Samuel Christensen, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication provides an overview of automatic proration under Sec. 296 of the School Aid Act.
2018
- Fiscal Brief: Use of School Aid Funds in Community Colleges and Higher Education [567K] October 11, 2018. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the increasing use of School Aid Fund revenues in the Community Colleges and Higher Education budgets since FY 2009-10.
- A Comparison of the Distribution of Tier 3 Personal Property Tax Reimbursements Under Current Law and the Administration's Proposal - Community Colleges Section [354K], February 28, 2018. Prepared by Jim Stansell, Senior Economist. This memorandum provides a comparison for community colleges using 2017 tax year payments of the distribution of Tier 3 PPT payments under current law with the Administration’s proposal.
2017
- Four-Year Degree Offerings at Michigan Community Colleges [212K], October 9, 2017. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst. This memorandum gives detailed information on the four year degrees offered at Community Colleges in Michigan.
- Community Colleges Performance Indicators Formula Memorandum [281K] April 13, 2017. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst. This memorandum summarizes performance indicators distribution formual used for the allocation of increased operations funding to community colleges as set out by the Performance Indicators Task Force in January 2016.