HJR H Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Higher education: other; use of school aid funds for the operations of public universities; prohibit. Amends sec. 4, art. VIII & sec. 11, art. IX of the state constitution.

This bill amends Michigan's state constitution to prohibit using the state school aid fund for the day-to-day operating costs of public universities. It updates the list of designated public universities (including the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University) and explicitly bans the fund from covering expenses like staff salaries or facility maintenance. The state school aid fund, previously designated for schools, higher education, and retirement systems, would no longer support university operations under this change. This directly affects all public universities that may have relied on this funding stream for operational budgets.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025
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Mar 20, 2025
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Mar 20, 2025
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introduced by Representative Rep. Tim Kelly
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