2004 Senate Bill 1065 (Appropriations: 2005 Department of Education budget)

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Public Act 346 of 2004

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Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R) on March 3, 2004, to provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Senate Republican version of a Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2004.
  - Reported in the Senate on March 31, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on March 31, 2004, to replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in Senate Bill 1038 , with a budget that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items. This was amended to add $2 million for before-and-after school programs. See Senate-passed version for major features, and Senate Fiscal Agency analysis for detailed analysis. (the “Text and Analysis” at the top of this bill’s MichiganVotes.org page is a link to this. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 31, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on March 31, 2004, to add $24,000 for annual per diem travel expense payments for state board of education members, to be paid at a rate of $100 per day. The amendment failed in the Senate (17 to 20) on March 31, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Amendment offered by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on March 31, 2004, to add $100,000 to pay for half of the application fee for teachers who apply to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for professional teaching certificates, and for grants rewarding teachers who receive this certification. The amendment failed in the Senate by voice vote on March 31, 2004.
Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on March 31, 2004, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1038.) This appropriates $113.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $113.3 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $28.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $29.0 million in FY 2003-2004. The Senate version authorizes approximately $500,000 less in gross spending than the governor recommended. 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 March 31, 2004.
- Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 31, 2004.
- Reported in the House on June 2, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on June 9, 2004, to replace the Senate version of this budget with a House version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 9, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) on June 9, 2004, to authorize nine additional government employees in the special education division, and four more in the professional preparation operations division. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on June 9, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) on June 9, 2004, to insert many $100 "points of difference" from the Senate-passed version of the bill on particular line items, which means these items may be revised by an eventual House-Senate conference committee. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on June 9, 2004.
- Amendment offered by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) on June 9, 2004, to prospectively various appropriate federal and private money contingency funds to various line items, pending the receipt of the revenue. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on June 9, 2004.
Passed in the House (105 to 0) on June 9, 2004, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1038.) This appropriates $112.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $113.3 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $26.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $29.0 million in FY 2003-2004. The House version authorizes approximately $1.8 million less in gross spending than the governor recommended. 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 June 10, 2004.
Failed in the Senate (0 to 37) on June 15, 2004, 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on June 29, 2004.
Passed in the House (106 to 1) on September 9, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. This appropriates $113.5 million in unadjusted gross spending, compared to $108.2 million, which was the final FY 2003-2004 amount. Of this, $26.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the final FY 2003-2004 amount of $29.0 million. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on June 30, 2004.
Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on September 8, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. This appropriates $113.5 million in unadjusted gross spending, compared to $108.2 million, which was the final FY 2003-2004 amount. Of this, $26.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the final FY 2003-2004 amount of $29.0 million. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on September 9, 2004.
- Moved to reconsider by Rep. Randy Richardville (R) on September 9, 2004. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on September 9, 2004.
Passed in the House (107 to 0) on September 9, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. This appropriates $113.5 million in unadjusted gross spending, compared to $108.2 million, which was the final FY 2003-2004 amount. Of this, $26.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the final FY 2003-2004 amount of $29.0 million. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2004.

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1) Sen. Switalski's "journal statement" [by Admin003 on April 1, 2004]
Senator Switalski asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Switalski's statement is as follows:

This amendment restores $24,000 for per diems for State Board of Education members. The State Board of Education is a constitutional office established in Article 8, Section 3 and given the following duties: leadership and general supervision over all public education. There are eight members on the board. They are elected by a statewide ballot, and the $24,000 is split among the eight members. That means they are paid the princely sum of about $3,000 a piece for their public service. That is less than I made as a Roseville city councilman about 15 years ago.

We have heard that other boards don't get per diems, but other boards are not elected by the people of Michigan. There is a fundamental difference between the Bean Commission or the Board of Barber Examiners or the Carrot Commission and the State Board of Education. Other boards and commissions are appointed to their positions by the Governor. These people, like ourselves, run for office and are chosen by the voters. They oversee a $65 million budget and hire the state superintendent of schools. That is an important job.

We are sending the wrong message with this cut. We are saying we don't respect the work these people do. We are sending a message that it has no value. How can we reconcile this action with our frequent pronouncements that education is our top priority? You can disagree with the board. I disagree with them frequently and overrule them on policy when it is appropriate. But that is different from disrespecting them and the job they do. Now I know these are tough budget times. There are only 3 million state dollars in this whole budget, but the bill before us is $62,000 below the Governor's recommendation. Restoring this item will still leave us $40,000 below the Governor's recommendation. I implore the Senate to adopt this amendment and restore this small, but symbolic, reimbursement.

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2) 2004 Senate Bill 1065 (Appropriations: 2005 Department of Education budget) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the Senate on March 3, 2004, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Education budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1038.) This appropriates $113.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $113.3 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $28.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $29.0 million in FY 2003-2004. The Senate version authorizes approximately $500,000 less in gross spending than the governor recommended. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964

The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 183 at Senate Journal 34)

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