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Appropriations panel adopts MDE budget with staff cuts and new grant, workplace restrictions
Summary
The Michigan House Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 45 76 H-1, cutting Michigan Department of Education (MDE) staffing and restricted funds while adding new reporting and grant conditions, after debate on classroom funding and remote-work rules.
The Michigan House Appropriations Committee on the motion adopted the H‑1 substitute to House Bill 45 76, the Michigan Department of Education appropriation, after a roll call that the clerk recorded as 17 yeas and 12 nays. Noel Benson, a House Fiscal Agency analyst, told members the House proposal set “the MDE gross budget at $133,200,000” — a decrease Benson described as “a $31,700,000 or 19.2 percent decline” and a staff reduction of 118 full‑time equivalents.
The measure trims $17.3 million from the general fund, removes an…
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