FY 2026-27 Appropriations Bill Summaries

• Summary: Executive Recommendation
• Line Item Decision Document
• Boilerplate Decision Document
• Summary: As Reported by House Subcommittee
• Higher Education Budget Bill: HB 5618(H-1) As Passed House Subcommittee
• Summary: As Passed by the House
• Summary: As Passed by the Senate

Special Reports

2026

• Fiscal Brief: Tuition Incentive Program March 24, 2026. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication provides background and current information on the Tuition Incentive Program, one of the state postsecondary financial aid programs administered by the Michigan Department of Livelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and funded in the Higher Education budget.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2025-26 Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Agency and Josh Sefton, Deputy Director, Senate Fiscal Fiscal Agency, February 2026. This report provides a precise record of how appropriation amounts in the FY 2025-26 Higher Education budget were calculated.
• Fiscal Brief: Public University FY 2025-26 Operations Increase, MPSERS 7 Funding, and Tuition and Fee Restraint January 30, 2026. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2025-26 appropriations to the 15 public universities, along with the requirements universities must meet to receive the appropriation.

2025

• Fiscal Brief: Use of School Aid Funds in Community Colleges and Higher Education December 10, 2025. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst. This updated publication describes the increasing use of School Aid Fund revenues in the Community Colleges and Higher Education budgets since FY 2009-10.
• Fiscal Brief: Michigan Competitive Scholarship Program March 13, 2025. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication provides and overview of the Michigan Competitive Scholarship program, one of the state postsecondary financial aid programs administered by the Michigan Department of Livelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and funded in the Higher Education budget.
• Fiscal Brief: Use of School Aid Funds in Community Colleges and Higher Education January 28, 2025. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Fiscal Analyst. This updated publication describes the increasing use of School Aid Fund revenues in the Community Colleges and Higher Education budgets since FY 2009-10.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2024-25 Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Agency and Josh Sefton, Deputy Director, Senate Fiscal Fiscal Agency, January 2025. This report provides a precise record of how appropriation amounts in the FY 2024-25 Higher Education budget were calculated.

2024

• Fiscal Brief: Public University FY 2024-25 Operations Increase, Best Practices Certification, and Tuition and Fee Restraint October 15, 2024. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2024-25 appropriations to the 15 public universities, along with the requirements universities must meet to receive the appropriation.
• Public University Summary Data, Fiscal Years 2018-19 to 2022-23 October 8, 2024. This report covers the Public University Summary Data from the Michigan Higher Education Institutional Data Inventory (HEIDI) database for Fiscal Years 2018-19 to 2022-23. Prepared by Perry Zielak, House Fiscal Agency and Josh Sefton, Senate Fiscal Agency.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2023-24 Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Agency and Josh Sefton, Deputy Director, Senate Fiscal Fiscal Agency, February 2024. This report provides a precise record of how appropriation amounts in the FY 2023-24 Higher Education budget were calculated.
• Fiscal Brief: Public University FY 2023-24 Operations Increase, FYES Floor Funding, and Tuition and Fee Restraint January 16, 2024. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2023-24 appropriations to the 15 public universities, along with the requirements universities must meet to receive the appropriation.

2023

• Public University Summary Data, Fiscal Years 2016-17 to 2020-21 March 7, 2023. This report covers the Public University Summary Data from the Michigan Higher Education Institutional Data Inventory (HEIDI) database for Fiscal Years 2017-18 to 2021-21. Prepared by Perry Zielak, House Fiscal Agency and Josh Sefton, Senate Fiscal Agency.
• Fiscal Brief: ARP Act Education-Related Allocations March 1, 2023. Prepared by Jacqueline Mullen, Perry Zielak and Noel Benson. This publication describes the education-related allocations for Michigan from funds established under the ARP Act.
• Fiscal Brief: CRRSA Act Education-Related Allocations March 1, 2023. Prepared by Jacqueline Mullen, Perry Zielak and Noel Benson. This publication describes the education-related allocations for Michigan from funds established under the CRRSA Act.
• Higher Education Appropriations Report, Fiscal Year 2022-23 Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Agency and Josh Sefton, Deputy Director, Senate Fiscal Fiscal Agency, February 2023. This report provides a precise record of how appropriation amounts in the FY 2022-23 Higher Education budget were calculated.
• Fiscal Snapshot: Michigan Achievement Scholarship January 2023
• Fiscal Snapshot: One-Time Public University MPSERS Funding FY 2021-22 January 2023
• Fiscal Snapshot: Ten-Year University Enrollment Trends January 2023
• Fiscal Brief: FY 2022-23 Public University Operations Increase and FYES Floor Funding January 12, 2023. Prepared by Perry Zielak, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This publication describes the FY 2022-23 appropriations to the 15 public universities, along with the requirements universities must meet to receive the appropriation.

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