Public Act 145 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R) on March 18, 2003, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Education budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 18, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on May 14, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on May 15, 2003, to replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in House Bill 4415 , with a budget which expresses (minor) policy differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on May 15, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) on May 15, 2003, to require the Department of Education to develop an online assessment system to supplement the MEAP test and provide immediate feedback on student achievement. The system would include tests aligned to the Michigan curriculum framework, and tests that can be customized by teachers and integrated with on-line instructional resources. Failing school districts would be first to get the new system. The amendment inserts a $100 "placeholder" in the budget for this purpose, meaning a real funding source has yet to be found. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on May 15, 2003.
• Passed in the House (103 to 2) on May 15, 2003, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4415 .) This appropriates $111.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $213.3 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $29.3 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $27.8 million. Much of the difference in gross funding is because of the phasing out of certain federal programs, and the transfer of other funding directly to the K-12 school aid budget. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on May 20, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 20, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 18, 2003, to replace the House version of this budget with a Senate version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for details. The Committee of the Whole added a number of amendments in non-role call votes, revising details related to the proposed “ed flex” law, class size reduction funding, proposed reading programs. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 18, 2003.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on June 18, 2003, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4415 .) This appropriates $112.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $213.3 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $29.2 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $27.8 million. Much of the difference in gross funding is because of the phasing out of certain federal programs, and the transfer of other funding directly to the K-12 school aid budget. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 18, 2003.
• Failed in the House (0 to 104) on June 19, 2003, to concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 24, 2003.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4415 .) This appropriates $113.3 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $213.3 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $29.3 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $27.8 million. Much of the difference in gross funding is because of the phasing out of certain federal programs, and the transfer of other funding directly to the K-12 school aid budget. The adjusted gross appropriation in the conference report is $2.5 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, while General Fund spending is the same. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 24, 2003.
• Passed in the House (106 to 2) on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4415 .) This appropriates $113.3 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $213.3 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $29.3 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $27.8 million. Much of the difference in gross funding is because of the phasing out of certain federal programs, and the transfer of other funding directly to the K-12 school aid budget. The adjusted gross appropriation in the conference report is $2.5 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, while General Fund spending is the same. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 5, 2003.