2019 House Bill 4242 / Public Act 58

Appropriations: K-12 School Aid budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 26, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Aaron Miller (R-59)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2019-20 K-12 School Aid budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 12, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 13, 2019

Amendment offered by Rep. Aaron Miller (R-59)

To increase the amount the state can borrow to manage cash flow related to disbursing school aid fund and other money to school districts.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tommy Brann (R-77)

To add $85 million for preschool programs.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Brenda Carter (D-29)

To adopt a version of this budget that reflects the preferences of Democratic lawmakers.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)

The House version of the fiscal year 2019-2020 K-12 school aid budget. This would appropriate $15.047 billion in gross spending, of which $1.749 billion is federal money, and the rest is from state and local taxes and fees. School districts in the lower funding tier would get a $180 per pupil increase, and districts that have higher funding would get $120 more per student.

Received in the Senate

June 18, 2019

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)

To "zero-out" all of the appropriations in the House-passed version of this budget, leaving it as just a "shell" or "placeholder." This is a procedural device used for launching negotiations over the differences between the House and Senate budgets, and eventually for negotiating a final budget between a Republican-controlled legislature and a Democratic governor.

Received in the House

June 18, 2019

June 19, 2019

Failed in the House 0 to 109 (details)

Sept. 17, 2019

Received

Sept. 19, 2019

Passed in the House 91 to 18 (details)

The conference report for K-12 school aid budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct 1, 2019. The bill appropriates $15.235 billion compared to $14.765 billion approved the previous year, of which $1.749 billion is federal money. The bill increases state "foundation allowance" payments to schools by $120 per pupil for higher-spending school districts, and $240 per pupil for districts that get less funding; the minimum amount per student rises from $7,871 to $8,111.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 19, 2019

Passed in the Senate 21 to 17 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Sept. 30, 2019

Received in the House

Oct. 2, 2019

Oct. 8, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations