June 16, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Stewart, Kooiman, Booher, Caul, Farhat, Wenke, Moolenaar, David Law, Kahn, Garfield, Nofs, Amos and Vander Veen and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to provide for the distribution of certain state
revenues to state universities; and to prescribe the powers and
duties of certain state departments and other boards and officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"workforce investment needs university funding act".
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Current fiscal year" means the then current fiscal year
in which a payment calculation under this act is made.
(b) "Degree payment" means a payment to a state university
calculated under section 5(1)(b).
(c) "Department" means the department of management and
budget.
(d) "Enrollment payment" means a payment to a state university
calculated under section 5(1)(a).
(e) "Fiscal year" means a fiscal year of this state that
begins on October 1 of a calendar year and ends on September 30 of
the next calendar year.
(f) The number of "fiscal year equated students" at a state
university in a fiscal year is the sum of the following:
(i) The total number of semester credit hours of courses taken
by undergraduate students in the fiscal year divided by 30.
(ii) The total number of semester credit hours of courses taken
by students in master's programs in the fiscal year divided by 24.
(iii) The total number of semester credit hours of courses taken
by students in doctoral programs in the fiscal year divided by 16.
(iv) The sum of 50% of the total number of students taking
courses in professional degree programs in the fiscal year in the
fall and winter terms, plus 50% of the total number of students
taking courses in professional degree programs in the fiscal year
in the spring or summer term.
(g) "Research payment" means a payment to a state university
calculated under section 5(1)(c).
(h) "State university" means a university described in section
4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.
Sec. 5. (1) Beginning in the 2005-2006 fiscal year, the state
treasurer shall pay money appropriated by the legislature in a
fiscal year for state university operations to state universities
according to the following formula:
(a) The state treasurer shall pay between 35% and 40%, as
established by the legislature in the annual appropriation bill for
state universities for that fiscal year, of the amount available
for operations, to the state universities based on their
enrollment. The payment to a state university under this
subdivision is determined by multiplying the amount appropriated
for state universities under this subdivision by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the enrollment at the state university,
determined under section 7, and the denominator of which is the
enrollment at all of the state universities.
(b) The state treasurer shall pay between 35% and 40%, as
established by the legislature in the annual appropriation bill for
state universities for that fiscal year, of the amount available
for operations to the state universities, based on their degree
programs. The payment to a state university under this subdivision
is determined by multiplying the amount appropriated for state
universities under this subdivision by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of degrees awarded by the state university,
determined under section 9, and the denominator of which is the
number of degrees awarded by all of the state universities.
(c) The state treasurer shall pay between 23% and 28%, as
established by the legislature in the annual appropriation bill for
state universities for that fiscal year, of the amount available
for operations to the state universities, based on their research
activities as determined under section 11. The payment to a state
university under this subdivision is determined by multiplying the
amount appropriated for state universities under this subdivision
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of eligible
research conducted by the state university, determined under
section 11, and the denominator of which is the amount of the
eligible research conducted by all of the state universities and is
subject to the maximum amount described in section 11.
(2) In a fiscal year, the state treasurer shall pay money
under subsection (1) out of the state treasury and distribute it in
11 equal installments on the sixteenth of each month, or the next
succeeding business day, beginning with October 16 of that fiscal
year.
Sec. 7. For purposes of section 5(1)(a), the enrollment of a
state university is the sum of the following, as determined by the
department:
(a) The number of resident fiscal year equated students that
were enrolled in the state university 2 fiscal years before the
current fiscal year.
(b) The number of nonresident fiscal year equated students
that were enrolled in the state university 2 fiscal years before
the current fiscal year, multiplied by a factor of between 0.5 and
0.75. In the annual appropriation bill for state universities, the
legislature shall determine the factor for that fiscal year.
Sec. 9. (1) For purposes of section 5(1)(b), the degrees
awarded by a state university are the sum of the following, as
determined by the department:
(a) The number of students awarded bachelor's degrees by the
state university 2 fiscal years before the current fiscal year,
multiplied by 1 of the following, as applicable:
(i) For degrees in agriculture or natural science, a multiplier
of between 2.0 and 4.0, as determined by the legislature in the
annual appropriation bill for state universities for the current
fiscal year.
(ii) For degrees in engineering or technology, a multiplier of
between 3.0 and 5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual
appropriation bill for state universities for the current fiscal
year.
(iii) For degrees in health, a multiplier of between 3.0 and
5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual appropriation
bill for state universities for the current fiscal year.
(iv) For all other degrees, a factor of 1.0.
(b) Subject to subsection (2), the number of students awarded
associate degrees by the state university 2 fiscal years before the
current fiscal year, multiplied by a factor of between 0.10 and
0.5, as determined by the legislature in the annual appropriation
bill for state universities for the current fiscal year, then
multiplied by 1 of the following, as applicable:
(i) For degrees in agriculture or natural science, a multiplier
of between 2.0 and 4.0, as determined by the legislature in the
annual appropriation bill for state universities for the current
fiscal year.
(ii) For degrees in engineering or technology, a multiplier of
between 3.0 and 5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual
appropriation bill for state universities for the current fiscal
year.
(iii) For degrees in health, a multiplier of between 3.0 and
5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual appropriation
bill for state universities for the current fiscal year.
(iv) For all other degrees, a factor of 1.0.
(c) The number of students awarded master's or doctoral
degrees by the state university 2 fiscal years before the current
fiscal year, multiplied by a factor of between 0.10 and 0.5, as
determined by the legislature in the annual appropriation bill for
state universities for the current fiscal year, then multiplied by
1 of the following, as applicable:
(i) For degrees in agriculture or natural science, a multiplier
of between 2.0 and 4.0, as determined by the legislature in the
annual appropriation bill for state universities for the current
fiscal year.
(ii) For degrees in engineering or technology, a multiplier of
between 3.0 and 5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual
appropriation bill for state universities for the current fiscal
year.
(iii) For degrees in health, a multiplier of between 3.0 and
5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual appropriation
bill for state universities for the current fiscal year.
(iv) For all other degrees, a factor of 1.0.
(d) The number of students awarded professional degrees by the
state university 2 fiscal years before the current fiscal year,
multiplied by a factor of between 0.10 and 1.0, as determined by
the legislature in the annual appropriation bill for state
universities for the current fiscal year, then multiplied by 1 of
the following, as applicable:
(i) For degrees in agriculture or natural science, a multiplier
of between 2.0 and 4.0, as determined by the legislature in the
annual appropriation bill for state universities for the current
fiscal year.
(ii) For degrees in engineering or technology, a multiplier of
between 3.0 and 5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual
appropriation bill for state universities for the current fiscal
year.
(iii) For degrees in health, a multiplier of between 3.0 and
5.0, as determined by the legislature in the annual appropriation
bill for state universities for the current fiscal year.
(iv) For all other degrees, a factor of 1.0.
(2) As used in subsection (1)(b), the "number of qualified
associate degrees" awarded by a state university in a fiscal year
means the actual number of associate degrees awarded by the state
university in that fiscal year multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of associate degrees conferred by
that state university in its 2003-2004 academic year and the
denominator of which is the total number of degrees conferred by
that state university in its 2003-2004 academic year.
Sec. 11. For purposes of section 5(1)(c), the amount of a
state university's eligible research payment is an amount equal to
the lesser of the following:
(a) The average amount of federal funds received by the state
university for research related to science or engineering 3 fiscal
years and 4 fiscal years before the current fiscal year, as
reported to the national science foundation by the federal
departments or agencies that awarded the federal funds.
(b) Forty percent of the total amount appropriated for
eligible research payments to all state universities in a fiscal
year.