2021 House Bill 4421 / Public Act 47

Appropriate federal stimulus and epidemic relief dollars to schools

Introduced in the House

March 2, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Brad Paquette (R-78)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental appropriation bill for the Secretary of State and the Department of Treasury in current and previous fiscal years. The introduced bill contains nominal appropriations only and will be amended to include actual funding amounts.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 28, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 11, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Gary Howell (R-82)

To direct a portion of the proposed spending for "remediation services" and "credit recovery" programs for public school students whose educations have been set back by school districts not offering in-person instruction during the epidemic.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Tate (D-2)

To revise the proposed extra funding to provide larger amounts to school districts that offer at least 25 hours of live, in-person instruction from April 12 2021 to June 4, among other provisions.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 96 to 11 (details)

To appropriate $4.820 billion in federal COVID relief and stimulus funding to the current fiscal year school aid budget, and $6 million for community colleges.

Received in the Senate

May 12, 2021

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 15, 2021

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To use federal "stimulus" dollars to increase the annual state school aid appropriation for the current 2020-21 fiscal year by an additional $4.820 billion, plus $6 million more for community colleges.

Received in the House

June 15, 2021

To appropriate an additional $4.7 billion federal dollars for Michigan public schools in the current 2020-21 fiscal year.

June 17, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-38)

To approve an addiional $361.9 million federal dollars for public schools in the current fiscal year (rather than later).

The amendment failed by voice vote

June 24, 2021

Passed in the House 105 to 3 (details)

To concur with the Senate vote to use federal "stimulus" dollars to increase the annual state school aid appropriation for the current 2020-21 fiscal year by an additional $4.820 billion, plus $6 million more for community colleges.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 7, 2021