2015 House Bill 4110 ↩

Senate Roll Call 25: The amendment was not adopted

To not fund community colleges from the school aid fund, but from other state accounts. Note: The school aid fund is established by the state constitution, which specifies that it may be used for <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(mng1a2hddfyqg0k0xjohgnqm))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-Article-IX-11&query=on">may be used</a> only "for aid to school districts, higher education, and school employees' retirement systems." According to some <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(mng1a2hddfyqg0k0xjohgnqm))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-Article-IX-11&query=on">other language</a> added by the 1994 Proposal A initiative suggests the fund may not be used for higher education.