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Superintendent reports OMB funding pause; Michigan AG joins suit alleging Impoundment Control Act violation
Summary
Superintendent Conklin told the Godwin Heights board that the Office of Management and Budget paused federal education funding and that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 22 states in litigation alleging a violation of the Impoundment Control Act; the state legislature is not expected to act on the education budget until it reconvenes July 15.
During the board's July 14 organizational meeting, Superintendent Conklin provided a legislative and federal funding update for the district.
Conklin reported the Michigan Legislature has been out of session since adjourning July 1 and reconvenes July 15, so the district should not expect immediate action on the state education budget. On federal funding, Conklin said the Office of Management and Budget had halted funding and that the action prompted bipartisan protests and claims the move violated the Impoundment Control Act. According to the minutes, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 22 other states in filing suit against the federal government related to that action.
The minutes record these items as part of the superintendent's report; they do not include additional supporting documents or verbatim statements beyond the summary noted in the minutes. The board did not take formal action on these items at the July 14 meeting.
