State Higher Education Budget Bill for Fiscal Year 2013

Governor Rick Snyder presented the FY 2013 Executive Budget to the Legislature on February 9. The proposal calls for a 3 percent overall increase in higher education funding, with increases to individual universities varying from 0.9 percent to 7.6 percent. The 3 percent is distributed based on four performance metrics: the growth in the number of undergraduate degree completions, the number of undergraduate completions in critical skills areas, the number of undergraduate Pell Grant recipients, and compliance with tuition restraint of no more than a 4 percent increase. Using these metrics, the Governor’s proposal calculates a 1.4 percent increase for UM-Ann Arbor, a 3.2 percent increase for UM-Flint, and a 2.7 percent increase for UM-Dearborn.

• Executive budget overview (PDF)
• Executive budget summary pages for higher education (PDF)
• State education funding bill (PDF)
• Portion of the state education funding bill specific to higher education (PDF)

The Senate approved its version on April 26. Recommendations include performance funding formulas that could amount to a 1.8 percent increase for UM-Ann Arbor, a 4.09 percent increase for UM-Flint, and a 4.43 percent increase for UM-Dearborn.

• SFA Summary (PDF)
• SB 955 as passed by the Senate (PDF)

The House approved its version on April 26. Recommendations include performance funding formulas that could amount to a 1.8 percent increase for UM-Ann Arbor, a 5.2 percent increase for UM-Flint, and a 5.1 percent increase for UM-Dearborn.

• HFA Summary (Higher Education begins on page 13 of the summary (PDF)
• HB 5372 as passed by the House – higher education begins on page 214 (PDF)
• HB 5372 – Higher Education portion only (PDF)

The bills are now headed to a conference committee where differences will be resolved.

Additional Links

• FY 12 State Higher Education Budget
• FY 11 State Higher Education Budget
• FY 10 State Higher Education Budget
• FY 09 State Higher Education Budget
• FY 08 State Higher Education Budget
• FY 07 State Higher Education Budget
• FY 06 State Higher Education Budget
• Review of the Budget Process
• General information from the State of Michigan Budget Office