SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 949
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending sections 201, 201a, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208,
209, 210, 210a, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223,
224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1801a,
388.1802, 388.1803, 388.1804, 388.1805, 388.1806, 388.1807,
388.1808, 388.1809, 388.1810, 388.1810a, 388.1812, 388.1813,
388.1816, 388.1817, 388.1818, 388.1819, 388.1820, 388.1821,
388.1822, 388.1823, 388.1824, 388.1825, 388.1826, 388.1827,
388.1828, 388.1829, and 388.1830), as added by 2011 PA 62, and by
adding sections 202a and 229a; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 201. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this
article,
the amounts listed in subsection subsections (2) and (4)
are appropriated for community colleges for the fiscal year ending
September
30, 2012, 2013, from the funds indicated in this section.
The
following is a summary of the appropriations in subsection
subsections (2) and (4):
(a)
The gross appropriation is $283,880,500.00.
$294,130,500.00. After deducting total interdepartmental grants and
intradepartmental transfers in the amount of $0.00, the adjusted
gross
appropriation is $283,880,500.00.$294,130,500.00.
(b) The sources of the adjusted gross appropriation described
in subdivision (a) are as follows:
(i) Total federal revenues, $0.00.
(ii) Total local revenues, $0.00.
(iii) Total private revenues, $0.00.
(iv) Total other state restricted revenues,
$195,880,500.00.$197,614,100.00.
(v) State general fund/general purpose money,
$88,000,000.00.$96,516,400.00.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount appropriated for
community
college operations is $283,880,500.00,$292,396,900.00,
allocated as follows:
(a)
Alpena Community College, $4,984,300.00.$5,111,200.00.
(b)
Bay de Noc Community College, $5,040,200.00.$5,161,300.00.
(c)
Delta College, $13,336,200.00.$13,712,700.00.
(d)
Glen Oaks Community College, $2,320,900.00.$2,383,000.00.
(e)
Gogebic Community College, $4,140,500.00.$4,233,100.00.
(f) Grand Rapids Community College,
$16,649,700.00.$17,054,300.00.
(g) Henry Ford Community College,
$20,145,000.00.$20,596,700.00.
(h)
Jackson Community College, $11,219,700.00.$11,491,500.00.
(i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College,
$11,522,700.00.$11,828,300.00.
(j)
Kellogg Community College, $9,047,900.00.$9,289,300.00.
(k)
Kirtland Community College, $2,872,900.00.$2,968,300.00.
(l) Lake Michigan College, $4,937,700.00.$5,059,300.00.
(m)
Lansing Community College, $28,651,900.00.$29,335,000.00.
(n)
Macomb Community College, $30,490,300.00.$31,206,500.00.
(o) Mid Michigan Community College,
$4,266,800.00.$4,393,400.00.
(p) Monroe County Community College,
$4,094,000.00.$4,223,500.00.
(q)
Montcalm Community College, $2,946,800.00.$3,038,500.00.
(r) C.S. Mott Community College,
$14,526,400.00.$14,890,400.00.
(s)
Muskegon Community College, $8,256,700.00.$8,456,100.00.
(t) North Central Michigan College,
$2,886,500.00.$2,979,900.00.
(u) Northwestern Michigan College,
$8,430,300.00.$8,624,100.00.
(v)
Oakland Community College, $19,455,900.00.$19,977,500.00.
(w) St. Clair County Community College,
$6,534,100.00.$6,697,300.00.
(x)
Schoolcraft College, $11,477,300.00.$11,800,500.00.
(y) Southwestern Michigan College,
$6,143,700.00.$6,269,000.00.
(z) Washtenaw Community College,
$11,827,300.00.$12,242,000.00.
(aa) Wayne County Community College,
$15,425,900.00.$15,798,500.00.
(bb) West Shore Community College,
$2,248,900.00.$2,298,200.00.
(cc) Local strategic value, $1,277,500.00.
(3) The amount appropriated in subsection (2) for community
college operations is appropriated from the following:
(a)
School State school aid fund, $195,880,500.00.
(b) State general fund/general purpose money,
$88,000,000.00.$96,516,400.00.
(4) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), there
is appropriated for fiscal year 2012-2013 an amount not to exceed
$1,733,600.00 for payments to community colleges from the state
school aid fund. A community college that receives money under this
subsection shall use that money solely for the purpose of
offsetting a portion of the retirement contributions owed by the
college for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. The amount
allocated to each community college under this subsection is as
follows:
(a) Alpena Community College, $30,400.00.
(b) Bay de Noc Community College, $30,800.00.
(c) Delta College, $81,400.00.
(d) Glen Oaks Community College, $14,200.00.
(e) Gogebic Community College, $25,300.00.
(f) Grand Rapids Community College, $101,700.00.
(g) Henry Ford Community College, $123,000.00.
(h) Jackson Community College, $68,500.00.
(i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College, $70,400.00.
(j) Kellogg Community College, $55,300.00.
(k) Kirtland Community College, $17,500.00.
(l) Lake Michigan College, $30,200.00.
(m) Lansing Community College, $175,000.00.
(n) Macomb Community College, $186,200.00.
(o) Mid Michigan Community College, $26,100.00
(p) Monroe County Community College, $25,000.00.
(q) Montcalm Community College, $18,000.00.
(r) C.S. Mott Community College, $88,700.00.
(s) Muskegon Community College, $50,400.00.
(t) North Central Michigan College, $17,600.00.
(u) Northwestern Michigan College, $51,500.00.
(v) Oakland Community College, $118,800.00.
(w) St. Clair County Community College, $39,900.00.
(x) Schoolcraft College, $70,100.00.
(y) Southwestern Michigan College, $37,500.00.
(z) Washtenaw Community College, $72,200.00.
(aa) Wayne County Community College, $94,200.00.
(bb) West Shore Community College, $13,700.00.
Sec. 201a. It is the intent of the legislature to provide
appropriations
for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2013
2014
for the items listed in section 201.
The fiscal year 2012-2013
2013-2014 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those
for
fiscal year 2011-2012, 2012-2013,
except that the amounts will
be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund
match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. These
adjustments
will be determined after the January 2012 2013
consensus revenue estimating conference.
Sec.
202. The All appropriations authorized under this article
are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL
18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 202a. As used in this article, "workforce development
agency" means the workforce development agency of the Michigan
strategic fund.
Sec. 203. Unless otherwise specified, a community college
receiving
that receives appropriations in section 201 and the
workforce
development agency shall use the Internet internet to
fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This
requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail
to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement or it
may
include placement of reports on an Internet internet or
Intranet
intranet site.
Sec. 204. Funds appropriated in section 201 shall not be used
for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or
services, or both, are available. Preference should be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or
services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses that are owned and operated by veterans, if they are
competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 205. The principal executive officer of each community
college
receiving that receives appropriations in section 201 shall
take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and
depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide
services or supplies, or both. Each principal executive officer
shall
strongly encourage firms businesses
with which the community
college contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in
depressed and deprived communities for services or supplies, or
both.
Sec. 206. The funds appropriated in section 201 are
appropriated for community colleges with fiscal years ending June
30,
2012 2013 and shall be paid out of the state treasury and
distributed by the state treasurer to the respective community
colleges in 11 monthly installments on the sixteenth of each month,
or the next succeeding business day, beginning with October 16,
2011.
2012. Each community college shall accrue its July and
August
2012
2013 payments to its institutional fiscal year ending
June 30,
2012.
2013. However, if the
state budget director determines that a
community
college fails failed to submit all verified Michigan
community colleges activities classification structure data for
school
year 2010-2011 2011-2012 to the workforce development agency
by
November 1, 2011, 2012, or
failed to submit its longitudinal
data system data set for school year 2011-2012 to the center for
educational performance and information under section 219, the
state
treasurer shall withhold the monthly
installments shall be
withheld
from that community college until
those data are
submitted. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of the
house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges
at least 10 days before withholding funds from any community
college.
Sec. 207. (1) A community college shall pay the employer's
contributions to the Michigan public school employees' retirement
system created by the public school employees retirement act of
1979,
1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1408.
, as This payment is a
condition of receiving funds appropriated under this article.
(2) A community college shall not pay an employer's
contribution to more than 1 retirement fund providing benefits for
an employee.
Sec.
208. Money A community college
shall not use money
appropriated
in section 201 shall not be used to pay for the
construction or maintenance of a self-liquidating project. A
community college shall comply with the current use and finance
requirements of the joint capital outlay subcommittee (JCOS) for
any construction, renovation, or other capital outlay projects
pursuant to JCOS policy. The appropriation in section 201 for a
community college that fails to comply with JCOS requirements shall
be reduced by 1% for each violation.
Sec.
209. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 201, each
community
college shall develop, post, and maintain, on a user-
friendly
and publicly accessible Internet site, a comprehensive
report
categorizing all institutional general fund expenditures
made
by the community college within a fiscal year. The report
shall
include institutional general fund expenditure amounts
categorized
both by each academic unit, administrative unit, or
external
initiative within the community college and by major
expenditure
category, including faculty and staff salaries and
fringe
benefits, facility-related costs, supplies and equipment,
contracts,
and transfers to and from other community college funds.
The
report shall also include a list of all employee positions
funded
partially or wholly through institutional general fund
revenue
that includes the position title, name, and annual salary
or
wage amount for each position. The community college shall not
provide
financial information on its website under this section if
doing
so would violate a federal or state law, rule, regulation, or
guideline
that establishes privacy or security standards applicable
to
that financial information.Within
30 days after the board of a
community college adopts its annual operating budget for the
following school fiscal year, or after the board adopts a
subsequent revision to that budget, the community college shall
make all of the following available through a link on its website
homepage:
(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget
revisions.
(b) A link to the most recent "Activities Classification
Structure Manual for Michigan Community Colleges".
(c) Links to all of the following for the community college:
(i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each
bargaining unit.
(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited
to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any
other type of benefits that would constitute health care services,
offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the community
college.
(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal
year for which they are available.
(iv) A copy of the board of trustees resolution regarding
compliance with best practices for the local strategic value
component described in section 230(3).
(2) For statewide consistency and public visibility, community
colleges must use the icon badge provided by the department of
technology, management, and budget consistent with the icon badge
developed by the department of education for K-12 school districts.
It must appear on the front of each community college's homepage.
The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels. To be in
compliance with this section, all data elements defined in this
section must be available on the college's homepage by December 31,
2012. Each community college shall notify the state budget office
when all data elements defined in this section are made available
on its website.
(3) The state budget director shall determine whether a
community college has complied with this section. The state budget
director may withhold a community college's monthly installments
described in section 206 until the community college complies with
this section. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of
the house and senate appropriations subcommittee on community
colleges at least 10 days before withholding funds from any
community college.
(4) (2)
Each community college shall report
the following
information to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the
state
budget office by November 15, 2011, 2012, and post that
information on the Internet website required under subsection (1):
(a)
Budgeted fiscal year 2011-2012 2012-2013
general fund
revenue from tuition and fees.
(b)
Budgeted fiscal year 2011-2012 2012-2013
general fund
revenue from state appropriations.
(c)
Budgeted fiscal year 2011-2012 2012-2013
general fund
revenue from property taxes.
(d)
Budgeted fiscal year 2011-2012 2012-2013
total general
fund revenue.
(e)
Budgeted fiscal year 2011-2012 2012-2013
total general
fund expenditures.
Sec. 210. (1) Recognizing the critical importance of education
in strengthening Michigan's workforce, the legislature encourages
the
state's public community colleges each
community college to
explore ways of increasing collaboration and cooperation with 4-
year universities, particularly in the areas related to training,
instruction, and program articulation.
(2) Recognizing the central role of community colleges in
responding to local employment needs and challenges, community
colleges shall develop and continue efforts to collaborate with
local employers and students to identify local employment needs and
strategies to meet them.
(3) Community colleges are encouraged to collaborate with each
other on innovations to identify and meet local employment needs.
Sec. 210a. (1) A committee shall be created to develop a
process to improve the transferability of core college courses
between community colleges and public universities on a statewide
basis. Building off of the Michigan association of college
registrars and academic officers agreement and existing
articulation agreements in place between individual institutions,
the committee shall work to develop equivalency standards of core
college courses and identify equivalent courses offered by the
institutions.
(2) The committee shall be composed of the following:
(a)
Ten Five representatives from community colleges selected
by the Michigan community college association.
(b)
Ten Five representatives from public universities selected
by the presidents council, state universities of Michigan.
(c) One member of the house of representatives selected by the
speaker of the house.
(d) One member of the house of representatives selected by the
minority leader of the house of representatives.
(e) One member of the senate selected by the senate majority
leader.
(f) One member of the senate selected by the senate minority
leader.
(3)
The committee shall submit an interim project status
report
reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees
on community colleges and higher education, the senate and house
fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1,
2012.2013 and September 1, 2013.
Sec. 212. It is the intent of the legislature to encourage
community college districts to evaluate and pursue efficiency and
cost-containment measures that maximize state funding. Community
colleges shall identify practices that increase efficiencies,
including, but not limited to, establishing joint ventures,
consolidating services, utilizing program collaborations,
maximizing educational benefits through optimal class sizes and
frequency of course offerings, increasing web-based instruction,
eliminating low-enrollment and high-cost instructional programs,
using self-insurance, practicing energy conservation, and utilizing
group
purchasing. Efficiency efforts Community
colleges shall also
include
reviewing review proposed capital outlay projects to
increase coordination and utilization of new facilities, renovation
projects, and technology improvements.
Sec. 213. It is the intent of the legislature that community
colleges work with public universities in the state to implement
statewide reverse transfer agreements to increase the number of
students that are awarded credentials of value upon completion of
the
necessary credits. In doing so, the institutions should work
collaboratively
and cooperatively to remove administrative barriers
that
result in understating the academic attainment of Michigan's
citizens.
It is the intent of the legislature that by August 1,
2012,
These statewide agreements be in place between
community
colleges
and public universities that shall
enable students who
have earned a significant number of credits at a community college
and transfer to a baccalaureate-granting institution before
completing
a degree to transfer transferred
the credits earned at
the baccalaureate institution back to the community college in
order to be awarded a credential of value.
Sec. 216. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community
colleges, together with the Michigan community college association
and other interested stakeholders, review any statutory mandates
imposed on community colleges, including those identified by the
legislative commission on statutory mandates established under
former chapter 7B of the legislative council act, 1986 PA 268, and
determine
whether if those mandates are necessary for the health
and safety of students; are essential to the academic integrity of
the community colleges; exceed any applicable federal requirements;
are superfluous to the core academic programs of the community
colleges; and materially impact local control and governance of the
colleges.
(2) The senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges shall review the estimated costs and benefits of
each statutory mandate reviewed under subsection (1) and shall
report their findings to the state budget director.
Sec. 217. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all data items
used in determining state aid in this article are as defined in the
"2001 Manual for Uniform Financial Reporting, Michigan Public
Community Colleges", which shall be the basis for reporting data,
and the "Activities Classification Structure Manual for Michigan
Community Colleges", as amended, which shall be used to document
financial needs of the community colleges.
Sec.
218. A community college Community
colleges shall not
include in the enrollment data reported for determining state aid
under this article any student credit hours or student contact
hours for a student incarcerated in a Michigan penal institution.
Exclusion of these students is intended to avoid the payment of
state aid under this article for the same individuals for whom
reimbursement is provided by the state correctional system.
Sec.
219. A community college receiving funds in section 201
shall
cooperate with the state's efforts to establish a statewide
P-20
education longitudinal data system to comply with the state
fiscal
stabilization fund provisions of the American recovery and
reinvestment
act of 2009, Public Law 111-5.By
June 30 of each year,
each community college shall provide its longitudinal data system
data set for the preceding academic year to the center for
educational performance and information for inclusion in the
statewide P-20 education longitudinal data system described in
section 94a.
Sec. 220. (1) The auditor general or a certified public
accountant appointed by the auditor general may conduct performance
audits of community colleges as the auditor general considers
necessary.
(2)
Not more than Within 60 days after an audit report is
released by the office of the auditor general, the principal
executive officer of the community college that was audited shall
submit to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house
and senate fiscal agencies, the workforce development agency, the
auditor general, and the state budget director a plan to comply
with audit recommendations. The plan shall contain projected dates
and resources required, if any, to achieve compliance with the
audit recommendations, or a documented explanation of the college's
noncompliance with the audit recommendations concerning the matters
on which the audited community college and office of the auditor
general disagree.
Sec. 221. (1) A community college shall retain certified class
summaries, class lists, registration documents, and student
transcripts that are consistent with the taxonomy of courses. For
each enrollment period during the fiscal year, these certified
documents shall identify clearly by course the number of in-
district and out-of-district student credit and contact hours. The
class summaries and class lists shall be consistent with each other
and shall include the course prefix and numbers, course title,
course credit and contact hours, credit and contact hours generated
by each student, and activity classifications consistent with the
taxonomy. An auditable process shall be used by the community
college to determine the unduplicated head count for in-district
students, out-of-district students, and prisoners for each
enrollment period during the fiscal year.
(2)
Contracts A community
college shall retain all contracts
between the community college and agencies that reimburse the
community
college for the costs of instruction shall be retained
for audit purposes.
Sec. 222. Each community college shall have an annual audit of
all income and expenditures performed by an independent auditor and
shall furnish the independent auditor's management letter and an
annual audited accounting of all general and current funds income
and expenditures including audits of college foundations to the
members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on
community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the
auditor general, the workforce development agency, and the state
budget
director before November 15 , 2011. of
each year. If a
community college fails to furnish the audit materials, the monthly
state aid installments shall be withheld from that college until
the information is submitted. All reporting shall conform to the
requirements set forth in the "2001 Manual for Uniform Financial
Reporting, Michigan Public Community Colleges". It is the intent of
the legislature that a community college shall make the information
the community college is required to provide under this section
available
to the public on its Internet internet
website.
Sec. 223. Each community college shall report the following to
the
workforce development agency no later than November 1 ,
2011:of
each year:
(a) The number of North American Indian students enrolled each
term for the previous fiscal year, using guidelines and procedures
developed
by the workforce development agency and the Michigan
commission
on Indian affairs.department
of civil rights.
(b) The number of North American Indian tuition waivers
granted each term, and the monetary value of the waivers for the
previous fiscal year.
Sec. 224. Upon request, a community college shall inform
interested Michigan high schools of the aggregate academic status
of
its students for the prior previous
academic year, in a manner
prescribed by the Michigan community college association and in
cooperation with the Michigan association of secondary school
principals. Community colleges shall cooperate with the center for
educational performance and information to design and implement a
systematic approach for accomplishing this work.
Sec. 225. Each community college shall report to the house and
senate fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the
workforce
development agency by August 31, 2011, 2012, the tuition
and mandatory fees paid by a full-time in-district student and a
full-time out-of-district student as established by the college
governing
board for the 2010-2011 2011-2012
academic year. This
report should also include the annual cost of attendance based on a
full-time course load of 30 credits. Each community college shall
also
report any revisions to the reported 2010-2011 2011-2012
academic year tuition and mandatory fees adopted by the college
governing board to the house and senate fiscal agencies, the state
budget director, and the workforce development agency within 15
days of being adopted.
Sec. 226. Each community college shall report to the workforce
development agency the numbers and type of associate degrees and
other certificates awarded during the previous fiscal year. The
report
shall be made not later than November 15 , 2011.of each
year.
Sec.
227. Funds A community
college shall not use funds
appropriated
in section 201 shall not be used to enter into a lease
for, or to purchase, a vehicle assembled or manufactured outside of
the United States if competitively priced and comparable quality
vehicles made in the state of Michigan or elsewhere in the United
States of America are available.
Sec. 228. A community college shall not take disciplinary
action against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature
or his or her the
legislator's staff.
Sec. 229. It is the intent of the legislature that each
community
college receiving that
receives an appropriation in
section 201 include in its admission application process a specific
question as to whether an applicant for admission is a veteran, an
active member of the military, a member of the national guard or
military reserves, or the spouse or dependent of a veteran, active
member of the military, or member of the national guard or military
reserves, in order to more quickly identify potential educational
assistance available to that applicant. As used in this section,
"veteran" means an honorably discharged veteran entitled to
educational assistance under the provisions of section 5003 of the
post-911
veterans educational assistance act of 2008, title V of
Public
Law 110-252, 38 USC 3301 to 3324.
Sec. 229a. Included in the fiscal year 2012-2013
appropriations for the department of technology, management, and
budget are appropriations to provide funding for the state share of
costs for previously constructed capital projects for community
colleges. Those appropriations for state building authority rent
represent additional state general fund support for community
colleges, and the following is an estimate of the amount of that
support to each community college:
(a) Alpena Community College, $428,100.00.
(b) Bay de Noc Community College, $618,000.00.
(c) Delta College, $2,610,000.00.
(d) Glen Oaks Community College, $123,000.00.
(e) Gogebic Community College, $60,000.00.
(f) Grand Rapids Community College, $1,675,000.00.
(g) Henry Ford Community College, $1,110,000.00.
(h) Jackson Community College, $1,563,000.00.
(i) Kalamazoo Valley Community College, $1,467,000.00.
(j) Kellogg Community College, $520,000.00.
(k) Kirtland Community College, $363,300.00.
(l) Lake Michigan College, $340,000.00.
(m) Lansing Community College, $384,000.00.
(n) Macomb Community College, $1,313,100.00.
(o) Mid Michigan Community College, $915,000.00.
(p) Monroe County Community College, $1,355,000.00.
(q) Montcalm Community College, $756,000.00.
(r) C.S. Mott Community College, $1,803,000.00.
(s) Muskegon Community College, $198,000.00.
(t) Northwestern Michigan College, $1,305,000.00.
(u) Oakland Community College, $465,000.00.
(v) St. Clair County Community College, $356,100.00.
(w) Schoolcraft College, $1,546,100.00.
(x) Southwestern Michigan College, $530,600.00.
(y) Washtenaw Community College, $1,993,000.00.
(z) Wayne County Community College, $1,890,000.00.
(aa) West Shore Community College, $577,000.00.
Sec. 230. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the
recommendations and performance measures developed by the
performance
indicators task force formed pursuant to under section
242 of 2005 PA 154 be reviewed and more fully implemented for
distribution of state funding to community colleges in future
years.
Specifically, it is the intent of the legislature that the
performance
indicators task force review and implement 1 or more
measurable
data items for the local strategic value indicator and
review
and implement 1 or more measurable data items for an
administrative
cost formula component.
(2) Any additional funding provided to community college
operations under section 201(2) in fiscal year 2012-2013 that
exceeds the amounts appropriated for operations in fiscal year
2011-2012 is allocated solely for the purpose of offsetting a
portion of the retirement contributions owed by the college for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. The additional funding is
distributed based on the following formula:
(a) Allocated proportionate to fiscal year 2011-2012 base
appropriations, 50%.
(b) Based on contact hour equated students, 10%.
(c) Based on administrative costs, 7.5%.
(d) Based on a weighted degree formula as provided for in the
2006 recommendations of the performance indicators task force,
17.5%.
(e) Based on the local strategic value component, as developed
in cooperation with the Michigan community college association and
described in subsection (3), 15%.
(3) The appropriation in section 201(2)(cc) for local
strategic value shall be allocated to each community college that
certifies to the state budget director, through a board of trustees
resolution on or before November 1, 2012, that the college has met
4 out of 5 best practices listed in each category described in
subsection (4). The resolution shall provide specifics as to how
the community college meets each best practice measure within each
category. One-third of funding available under the strategic value
component shall be allocated to each category described in
subsection (4). Amounts distributed under local strategic value
shall be on a proportionate basis to each college's fiscal year
2011-2012 operations funding. Payments to community colleges that
qualify for local strategic value funding shall be distributed with
the November installment payment described in section 206.
(4) For purposes of subsection (3), the following categories
of best practices reflect functional activities of community
colleges that have strategic value to the local communities and
regional economies:
(a) For Category A, economic development and business or
industry partnerships, the following:
(i) The community college has active partnerships with local
employers including hospitals and health care providers.
(ii) The community college provides customized on-site training
for area companies, employees, or both.
(iii) The community college supports entrepreneurship through a
small business assistance center or other training or consulting
activities targeted toward small businesses.
(iv) The community college supports technological advancement
through industry partnerships, incubation activities, or operation
of a Michigan technical education center or other advanced
technology center.
(v) The community college has active partnerships with local
or regional workforce and economic development agencies.
(b) For Category B, educational partnerships, the following:
(i) The community college has active partnerships with regional
high schools, intermediate school districts, and career-tech
centers to provide instruction through dual enrollment, direct
credit, middle college, or academy programs.
(ii) The community college hosts, sponsors, or participates in
enrichment programs for area K-12 students, such as college days,
summer or after-school programming, or science Olympiad.
(iii) The community college provides, supports, or participates
in programming to promote successful transitions to college for
traditional age students, including grant programs such as talent
search, upward bound, or other activities to promote college
readiness in area high schools and community centers.
(iv) The community college provides, supports, or participates
in programming to promote successful transitions to college for new
or reentering adult students, such as adult basic education, GED
preparation, GED testing, or recruiting, advising, or orientation
activities specific to adults.
(v) The community college has active partnerships with
regional 4-year colleges and universities to promote successful
transfer, such as articulation, 2+2, or reverse transfer agreements
or operation of a university center.
(c) For Category C, community services, the following:
(i) The community college provides continuing education
programming for leisure, wellness, personal enrichment, or
professional development.
(ii) The community college operates or sponsors opportunities
for community members to engage in activities that promote leisure,
wellness, cultural or personal enrichment such as community sports
teams, theater or musical ensembles, or artist guilds.
(iii) The community college operates public facilities to
promote cultural, educational, or personal enrichment for community
members, such as libraries, computer labs, performing arts centers,
museums, art galleries, or television or radio stations.
(iv) The community college operates public facilities to
promote leisure or wellness activities for community members,
including gymnasiums, athletic fields, tennis courts, fitness
centers, hiking or biking trails, or natural areas.
(v) The community college promotes, sponsors, or hosts
community service activities for students, staff, or community
members.
Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article
IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from
state sources for community colleges for fiscal year 2012-2013
under article II is estimated at $294,130,500.00 and the amount of
that state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2012-2013 is estimated at
$294,130,500.00.
Enacting section 2. Sections 211 and 214 of the state school
aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1811 and 388.1814, are
repealed.
Enacting section 3. This amendatory act takes effect October
1, 2012.