Budget Briefings

• FY 2021-22 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2019-20 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2018-19 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2017-18 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2016-17 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2015-16 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2014-15 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2013-14 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2012-13 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2011-12 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2010-11 Higher Education Budget Briefing
• FY 2009-10 Higher Education Budget Briefing

Line Item Summaries

• Line Item Summary FY 2023-24 [472K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2022-23 [496K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2021-22 [486K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2020-21 [475K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2019-20 [716K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2018-19 [716K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2017-18 [535K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2016-17 [222K], prepared by Perry Zielak
• Line Item Summary FY 2015-16 [221K], prepared by Marilyn Peterson
• Line Item Summary FY 2014-15 [384K], prepared by Marilyn Peterson
• Line Item Summary FY 2013-14 [123K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2012-13 [115K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2011-12 [109K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2010-11 [98K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2009-10 [635K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2008-09 [563K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2007-08 [572K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2006-07 [92K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2005-06 [140K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2004-05 [128K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Line Item Summary FY 2003-04 [226K], prepared by Hank Prince.
• Line Item Summary FY 2002-03 [180K], prepared by Hank Prince.

Prior Appropriation Bill Summaries

FY 2023-24 Appropriations Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Higher Education Budget Bill, House Bill 4304
• Line Item Decision Document
• Boilerplate Decision Document - Conference Report
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate
• Summary: Conference Report, Article 3, Senate Bill 173 (S-3)
• Summary: As Enacted, PA 103 of 2023, Senate Bill 173 (Article 3)

FY 2022-23 Appropriations Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Higher Education Budget Bill, House Bill 5785 (H-2)
• Line Item Appropriations Decision Document
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations
• Higher Education Budget Bill: Passed by House Appropriations, House Bill 5785 (H-3)
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate
• Summary: Conference Report, Article 3, Senate Bill 845(S-1) CR-1
• SB 845 Education Omnibus Conference Bill

FY 2021-22 Appropriations Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: House Subcommittee Chair's Recommendation
• Higher Education Budget Bill, House Bill 4400 (H-1)
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Line Item Decision Document
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Summary: House Committee Substitute
• Higher Education Budget Bill, House Bill 4400(H-2)
• Summary: As Passed by House Appropriations Committee, House Bill 4400(H-2)
• Summary: As Passed by House, House Bill 4400(H-2) as Amended
• Line Item Decision Document - Passed House and Senate
• Boilerplate Decision Document - Passed House and Senate
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate


• HB 4400 (H-2) Education Omnibus Conference Report Summary
• Higher Education Line Item Decision Document Conference Report
• Higher Education Boilerplate Decision Document Conference Report

FY 2020-21

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Boilerplate Decision Document - Executive Recommendation
• Summary: Conference Report
• Line Item Decision Document - Conference Report
• Boilerplate Decision Document - Conference Report
• Summary: Enacted PA 165 of 2020 (SB 927, Article 3)

FY 2019-20

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by the House Subcommittee, House Bill 4236 (H-1)
• Summary: As Reported by the House Appropriations Committee, House Bill 4236(H-2)
• Summary: As Passed by the House, House Bill 4236(H-2)
• Line Comparison: As Passed by House and Senate
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 140(S-1)


• Summary: Conference Report, House Bill 4236(H-1) CR-1
• Boilerplate Conference Report
• Summary: Enacted with Vetoes and Ad Board Transfers, House Bill 4236, Public Act 62 of 2019

FY 2018-19

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by the House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee, Article III,
  House Bill 5579(H-1) as Amended
• Summary: As Passed by the House, Article III, House Bill 5579(H-1) as Amended
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 857(S-1)
• Higher Education Line by Line Comparison: As Passed by the House and Senate
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Conference Report Summary: Senate Bill 857 (S-1) CR-1
• Line by Line Report for Conference: SB 857 and HB 5579
• HB 5579(H-1) CR-1 Education Omnibus Conference Report Summary

FY 2017-18

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Summary: As Reported by the House Subcommittee
• House and Senate Sub Line Comparisons
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• House and Senate Line by Line Appropriations: As Reported by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
• Boilerplate Decision Document - House and Senate
• Summary: As Passed by the House, Article III, House Bill 4313(H-1)
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate, SB 138 (S-1)
• House and Senate Line by Line Appropriations: As Passed by the House and Senate
• Boilerplate Decision Document - Conference
• HB 4313 (H-1)CR-1 Education Omnibus Conference Report Summary

FY 2016-17

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by the House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by the House Appropriations Committee
• Conference Report Summary: SB 790

FY 2015-16

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed the House
• Summary: As Passed the Senate
• Conference Report Summary

FY 2014-15

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported by House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate
• Senate Bill 768: Conference Report Summary
• HB 5314(H-2) CR-1 Education Omnibus Conference Report Summary

FY 2013-14

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Passed the Senate
• SB 193: Conference Report Summary
• Education Omnibus Budget Conference Report Summary, HB 4228 (H-1) CR-1

FY 2012-13

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Overview: Degree Completion-Based University Performance Funding
• Summary: As Passed the Senate
• SB 955: Conference Report Summary

FY 2011-12

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Summary: HB 4325(H-1) As Reported from House Appropriations Committee
• Summary: HB 4325(H-1) As Passed by the House
• Conference Report Summary: SB 178
• Conference Report Summary: HB 4325

FY 2010-11

• SB 1157
• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Summary: As Passed the Senate
• Summary: As Reported from House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Reported from Committee
• Summary: As Passed the House
• SB 1157: Conference Summary
• SB 1157: Enacted Summary

Subcommittee Testimony Archives

• Higher Education Subcommitte Testimony Archives 2013-2018

Special Reports

2015

• FY 2015-16 Public University Performance Funding Memo [161K], September 22, 2015. Prepared by Marilyn Peterson, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This memorandum gives information on the FY 2015-16 Public University Performance Funding.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2015-16 [452K]. Prepared by Marilyn Peterson, Senior Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Agency and Bill Bowerman, Associate Director, Senate Fiscal Agency, October 2015. This report provides a precise record of how appropriation amounts in the FY 2015-16 Higher Education budget were calculated.

2014

• FY 2014-15 University Tuition Restraint Compliance [129K], August 28, 2014. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This memo discusses the FY 2014-15 University Tuition Restraint Compliance.
• University Performance Funding Formula [150K], July 21, 2014. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This memo gives information on the University Performance Funding Formula.
• Tuition Grant Program [34K], Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director, March 19, 2014. This memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education provides background information on the Tuition Grant Program established by Public Act 313 of 1966.

2013

• Fiscal Focus: State Appropriations, Tuition, and Public University Operating Costs [446K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director, December 2, 2013. This report examines the combined effect of state funding reductions and tuition increases on overall university operating resources over the last decade and a half and discusses major factors related to university operating costs.
• FY 2013-14 University Tuition Restraint Compliance [143K], September 11, 2013. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This memo discusses the FY 2013-14 University Tuition Restraint Compliance.
• Tuition Incentive Program [117K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director, February 21, 2013. This memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education provides background information on the Tuition Incentive Program, as well as details on the proposed policy changes to the program under the FY 2013-14 Executive Budget Recommendation for Higher Education.

2012

• Public University Performance Funding and Tuition Restraint Submissions [217K], September 6, 2012. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This memo gives information on Public University Performance Funding and Tuition Restraint Submissions.
• Overview: Degree Completion-Based University Performance Funding [193K] April 10, 2012. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This overview provides information on Degree Completion-Based University Performance Funding.
• Public Universities in the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System [161K] April 5, 2012. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director and Bethany Wicksall, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This memo provides information on Public Universities in the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.
• Tuition Grant Program [36K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director, March 1, 2012. This memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education provides background information on the Tuition Grant Program.
• University Funding Policy [122K], February 21, 2012. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This memo gives detail on University Funding Policy.

2011

• University Tuition Restraint Submissions [253K], September 15, 2011. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director. This memo gives detail on University Tuition Restraints.
• FY 2011-12 Public University Tuition Increases [75K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Deputy Director, July 18, 2011. This memo discusses the FY 2011-12 Public University Tuition Increases.
• Conference Report Summary: HB 4325 Education Omnibus May 26, 2011.
• Summary of Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 for Higher Education. [165K], February 23, 2011.
• Higher Education Background Briefing, [357K], January 2011. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Associate Director.

2010

• FY 2010-11 Public University Financial Information - Section 436 of Public Act 203 of 2010. [194K], November 19, 2010, Prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Public University Tuition Rates [96K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, July 26, 2010.
• State University Summary Data FY 2004-05 to FY 2008-09 [224K], March 31, 2010. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen and Ellen Jeffries. Headcount and fiscal year-equated student history, higher education tuition history, state and financial aid history, etc.
• Background Briefing: State Financial Aid Programs [38K], March 16, 2010. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen.
• Tuition Incentive Program [78K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, March 2, 2010. This memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education provides background information on the Tuition Incentive Program, as well as details on the proposed policy changes to the program under the FY 2010-11 Executive Recommendation.
• Higher Education Summary: FY 2010-11 Executive Recommendation [27K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, February 22, 2010.

2009

• Implementation of FY 2009-10 Financial Aid Appropriations, [250K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, December 21, 2009. A memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education.
• Merit Award Trust Fund [67K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen, November 6, 2009. This memo provides updated information on Merit Award Trust Fund revenues and appropriations for fiscal years (FYs) 2008-09 and 2009-10.
• Michigan Promise Grant Program [61K], July 2, 2009 (revised for Senate passage). Prepared by Kyle I. Jen. This memo provides background information on the Promise Grant Program, as well as information on projected program costs.
• State University Summary Data FY 2003-04 to FY 2007-08 [220K], March 17, 2009. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen and Ellen Jeffries. Headcount and fiscal year-equated student history, higher education tuition history, state and financial aid history, etc.

2008

• State Financial Aid Funding for Postsecondary Education (Fiscal Focus) [285K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, September 2008. This report provides information on each of Michigan's state financial aid programs, as well as context regarding historical changes to state financial aid funding and comparisons with financial aid funding in other states.
• State University Summary Data FY 2002-03 to FY 2006-07 [314K], April 1, 2008. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen and Ellen Jeffries. Headcount and fiscal year-equated student history, higher education tuition history, state and financial aid history, etc.

2007

• State University Summary Data FY 2001-02 to FY 2005-06 [213K], May 4, 2007. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen and Ellen Jeffries. Headcount and fiscal year-equated student history, higher education tuition history, state and financial aid history, etc.

2006

• Fiscal Focus: State University Appropriations [326K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, November 2006. This report includes an overview of current state university appropriations, a discussion of funding earmarks, a review of historical funding methods, and an analysis of appropriation and enrollment trends over the last two decades.
• Degree Completions at State Universities [395K], prepared by Kyle I. Jen, May 2006. Fiscal Forum on the number of degrees students earned at Michigan's 15 state universities.
• State University Funding Model, FY 2006-07 [244K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, May 2, 2006. This memo provides a technical explanation of the funding model used to determine FY 2006-07 state university operations funding amounts under House Bill 5871 (H-1) Draft A—the House subcommittee substitute for the FY 2006-07 Higher Education budget.
• State University Graduation Rates [233K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, April 11, 2006. This memo provides data on current and historical graduation rates at state universities in Michigan, identifies factors influencing graduation rates, provides comparisons with graduation rates at similar institutions, discusses limitations associated with graduation rates, and provides an alternate degree completion measure.
• State University Profile Sheets FY 2006-07 [236K], February 15, 2006. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen and Ellen Jeffries. Headcount and fiscal year-equated student history, higher education tuition history, state and financial aid history, etc.
• Book Closing EO 2005-7 Restoration [171K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, January 10, 2006. A memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education.

2005

• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2005-06 [220K]. Prepared by Ellen Jeffries and Kyle I. Jen, December 2005.
• State University Funding Model [542K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, Updated September 27, 2005 to reflect the Conference-passed version of the budget. This memo provides a technical explanation of the funding model for determining state university operations funding amounts. Printing tip: To ensure faster printing of this document, click on the "Advanced" button in the Adobe Acrobat print window and then click on the "Print as image" box.
• Partial Restoration of EO 2005-7 Reductions [25K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, May 2005. A memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittees on Community Colleges and Higher Education.
• State University Profile Sheets FY 2005-06 [226K], April 21, 2005. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen and Ellen Jeffries. Headcount and fiscal year-equated student history, higher education tuition history, state and financial aid history, etc.

2004

• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2004-05[218K], December 2004.
• Net Tuition Costs After Financial Aid at State Universities (Fiscal Focus) [345K]. Prepared by Kyle I. Jen, November 2004. This report examines the relationship between tuition rates and financial aid - and the impact of policy changes on the costs ultimately paid by students.

2003

• THE LONG VIEW: State University Enrollments, Revenues and Expenditures: FY 1977 through FY 2002 [794K] December 2003, prepared by Hank Prince. A report to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education. The report is an analysis of state university enrollments, revenues, and expenditures for the period of Fiscal Year 1977 through Fiscal Year 2002.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2003-04 [251K], prepared by Hank Prince and Ellen Jeffries, September 2003. This report was prepared pursuant to Section 212(3) of Public Act 144 of 2003, the enacted annual Higher Education appropriations act.

2002

• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2002-03 [158K], September 2002.
• FY 2002-03 Higher Education Summary, SB 1105(H-1) [93K], April 3, 2002.

2001

• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2001-02 [304K], October 2001.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2000-01 [114K], January 2001.

1999

• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 1999-2000 [104K], September 1999.

1998

• Higher Education Summary, SB 911, Public Act 271 of 1998 [60K], August 1998.