2019 Senate Bill 136

Appropriations: Department of Education

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 28, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-37)

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

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 7, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 14, 2019

Amendment offered

To require the department to seek waivers to a federal accountability plan that are necessary to implement a state law that require each public school to be rated on an A to F scale.

The amendment passed by voice vote

May 15, 2019

Amendment offered by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-12)

To increase spending under a "Child development and care public assistance" line item, from $218 million to $232 million.

The amendment failed 16 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-1)

To give $1.5 million to public television to develop and expand education programming in Detroit.

The amendment failed 16 to 22 (details)

Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)

The Senate version of the Department of Education budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2019. This would appropriate $422.0 million in gross spending, of which $318.1 million is federal money.

Received in the House

May 15, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations