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• Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on February 22, 2011, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Higher Educaton budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 22, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on April 27, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on April 27, 2011, 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 analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 27, 2011.
• Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate on April 27, 2011, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 higher education budget. This would appropriate $1.362 billion in gross spending, compared to $1.578 billion the previous year. $200 million of this would come from the School Aid Fund. The Senate did not adopt Gov. Rick Snyder's recommendation to cut more from universities that increase tuition by more than 7.1 percent.
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• Received in the House on April 28, 2011.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on April 28, 2011.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on May 12, 2011. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 12, 2011.
• Passed 63 to 45 in the House on May 12, 2011.
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• Received in the Senate on May 12, 2011. Failed 0 to 38 in the Senate on May 12, 2011.
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• Received in the Senate on May 24, 2011.
• Passed 21 to 16 in the Senate on May 24, 2011, the House-Senate conference report for the 2011-2012 higher education budget. This would appropriate $1.362 billion in gross spending, compared to $1.578 billion the previous year. $200 million of this would come from the School Aid Fund. This final compromise budget includes Gov. Rick Snyder's recommendation to cut more from universities that increase tuition by more than 7.1 percent.
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• Motion in the Senate on May 24, 2011, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed 26 to 10 in the Senate on May 24, 2011.
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• Received in the House on May 24, 2011.