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Subcommittee adopts H‑1 substitute for HB 4,579; House Fiscal Agency outlines community college cuts and new restrictions
Summary
The subcommittee adopted the H‑1 substitute for HB 4,579, which reduces community college operations funding by about 1% (largely by removing one‑time appropriations) and adds boilerplate restricting DEI spending, athletic participation policies, and salary spending caps.
The Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges voted to adopt the H‑1 substitute for House Bill 4,579 and reported the substitute with a recommendation that it pass.
Perry Zylak of the House Fiscal Agency summarized the H‑1 community college package. The house recommendation shows a gross appropriation of $456,700,000, all from restricted School Aid Fund (SAF) sources, a $5,600,000 gross reduction (about 1.2%) from the current fiscal year. Zylak said the net decrease for community college operations is $3,600,000 SAF (about 1%) and that projected funding decreases across individual community colleges would range from roughly 0.8% to 1.3%, primarily because the proposal removes one‑time operations…
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