HB 4579 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Appropriations: community colleges; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amends secs. 201 & 206 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1801 & 388.1806).

HB 4579 allocates state funding to Michigan community colleges for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It amends sections of existing law (MCL 388.1801 and 388.1806) to establish specific budget amounts for college operations. This directly affects all public community colleges in Michigan, which will use these funds for essential expenses like staff salaries, classroom resources, and facility maintenance during the 2025-2026 budget cycle.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced Jun 5, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2025

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As Passed by the House → Substitute (H-1) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text has been updated from its original House-passed version to a substitute version (H-1). The changes are primarily technical, involving the removal of the original date stamp and the addition of new tracking identifiers and page numbers. No substantive policy changes regarding funding, eligibility, or definitions are present in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original passage date (June 12, 2025) and replaced it with new internal tracking codes and page headers used for legislative processing.

House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 10 edits · Jun 12, 2025

MAJOR

This bill amends the State School Aid Act to update appropriations for Michigan community colleges for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, replacing the previous 2024-2025 figures. It significantly expands the list of colleges receiving funding to include 23 institutions, such as Muskegon, North Central Michigan, and Oakland Community Colleges, which were not detailed in the prior version. The bill also introduces strict new restrictions on how colleges can use funds, prohibiting spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, limiting administrative staff to 10% of total salaries, and banning gender-based restrictions in common areas or athletic teams. Additionally, it enforces a tuition restraint cap and mandates that colleges comply with the Supreme Court's 'Students for Fair Admissions' ruling regarding affirmative action.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from detailing funding for a subset of community colleges to explicitly listing and funding 23 community colleges across the state. It also added new substantive sections regarding affirmative action compliance, administrative spending limits, and gender-neutral facility requirements.

FISCAL

Added specific appropriation details for 11 new community colleges (including Muskegon, North Central Michigan, and Oakland) that were not listed in the previous version, bringing the total number of colleges with detailed funding lines to 23.

Updated the total gross appropriation amount from $462,220,800.00 to $456,652,500.00 to reflect the new fiscal year budget.

REQUIREMENT

Added Section 217d, which requires community colleges to comply with the 'Students for Fair Admissions' Supreme Court ruling; violations result in a 25% forfeiture of operations funding.

Added Section 217e, which prohibits the use of state funds for diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives, with a forfeiture penalty for violations.

Added Section 217f, which limits administrative and non-teaching staff salaries to no more than 10% of total college salaries, with a 50% forfeiture penalty for excess spending.

Added Section 217g, which mandates that intercollegiate athletic teams be designated strictly by biological sex, prohibiting male participation in female-designated teams.

Added Section 217h, requiring colleges to post a public list of all remote employees, including their titles and salaries.

Added Section 217i, prohibiting the restriction of common areas or public gatherings by sex or race.

Modified Section 217b to update the tuition restraint cap for the 2025-2026 academic year to the greater of 3.0% or $149.00.

ENFORCEMENT

Established specific forfeiture mechanisms and redistribution rules for violations of the new affirmative action, DEI, and staffing limit sections.

Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

upper

Jun 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Introduced

title amended

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #157 Yeas 56 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 13

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

substitute (H-1) adopted

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Greg Markkanen

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors