The Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges met to review fiscal-year 2026–27 appropriations for childcare (H.B. 5611), community colleges (H.B. 5617) and higher education/universities (H.B. 5618). Staff described funding reductions, program-specific cuts and boilerplate changes; the panel adopted house substitutes and reported all three bills out of committee by recorded roll call votes.