2009 House Bill 4438 / Public Act 115

Appropriations: 2009-2010 Department of Education budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D-84)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Education budget. This would appropriate $119.9 million in gross spending, compared to $95.1 million, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $26.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $7.5 million. Another $7.08 million comes from state “restricted fund” revenue that is generated by various fees and other levies, and most of the balance ($76.4 million) is federal money. The budget includes $22 million for library functions previously in the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries, whose functions Gov. Granholm intends to consolidate into other departments.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 2, 2009

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the House majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/House/pdf/2009-HLA-4438-4.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gail Haines (R-43)

To require the department to reduce its general fund-supported spending by 5 percent in FY 2009-2010, and prepare and submit to the legislature a plan to cut spending by another 5 percent in the 2010-2011 school year. Also, to require the department to post on on the internet a listing of all expenditures, with the purpose of each (a "check register").

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To add $360,000 for library book distribution centers.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To establish as the "intent of the legislature" that the state superintendent of public instruction investigate and report to the legislature on the issue of pupil membership fraud at intermediate school districts, and the incidence of students counted a district and not remaining in that district for the balance of the school year.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 74 to 36 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Education budget. This would appropriate $120.6 million in gross spending, compared to $95.1 million, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $26.7 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $7.5 million. Another $7.3 million comes from state “restricted fund” revenue that is generated by various fees and other levies, and most of the balance ($76.4 million) is federal money. The budget includes $22 million for library functions previously in the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries, whose functions Gov. Granholm intends to consolidate into other departments.

Received in the Senate

April 21, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 23, 2009

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2009-SFA-4438-U.pdf</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Education budget. This would appropriate $95.1 million in gross spending, compared to $95.1 million, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $6.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $7.5 million. Another $7.3 million comes from state “restricted fund” revenue that is generated by various fees and other levies, and most of the balance ($76.4 million) is federal money. The Senate does not eliminate the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries as proposed by Gov. Granholm, so this budget does not include $22 million added by the House for library spending.

Received in the House

June 23, 2009

June 25, 2009

Substitute offered by Rep. Terry Brown (D-84)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that is essentially the House-passed version but with $100 "points of difference" in various line items. This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 73 to 35 (details)

To send back to the Senate a budget that is essentially the House-passed version but with $100 "points of difference" in various line items. This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.

Received in the Senate

June 25, 2009

Failed in the Senate 0 to 34 (details)

To concur with a House-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Received in the House

Aug. 19, 2009

Aug. 29, 2009

Passed in the House 74 to 34 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Education budget. This would appropriate $112.8 million in gross spending, compared to $95.1 million, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008, of which $76.2 million is federal money. The budget includes $18.2 million for library functions previously in the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 30, 2009

Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Oct. 12, 2009