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The substitute would set total House school-aid appropriations at about $21.9 billion — an increase the House fiscal staff described as roughly $1.1 billion, or about 5.5% above the year-to-date level — while rolling multiple categorical appropriations into a larger per-pupil foundation payment. \"The chair's recommendation proposes a total of 21.9 billion dollars,\" Jacqueline Mullins, senior fiscal analyst for the House Fiscal Agency, told the subcommittee.

Why it matters: The roll-up changes how money is allocated to districts, consolidating many categorical grants into a single per-pupil payment and adding new statewide requirements tied to that payment. Supporters said the change simplifies funding and raises the per-pupil foundation; critics warned it may shift money away from districts or programs with above-average costs.

What the substitute does: House fiscal staff said the substitute would raise the foundation allowance from $9,608 per pupil to $10,025 per pupil and includes cyber schools in that calculation. The plan also proposes an additional per-pupil payment that could increase effective per-pupil funding toward $12,000 in some cases; the staff noted the roll-up would also provide an estimated $228 per pupil to intermediate school districts (ISDs) and about $40.8 million in general-fund support to nonpublic schools. Jacqueline Mullins summarized the foundation change as an increase that \"would bring it up from $9,608 per pupil to 10,025.\"

School safety and mental health: The substitute creates a new Section 22f that, according to the fiscal summary, would require districts to support at least one school resource officer (SRO) and one mental-health support staff member; nonpublic schools would also be required to support an SRO (which they may share). Fiscal staff described Section 31DDA in the current-year funding as being rolled into Section 22f and noted that the subcommittee added roughly $370 million in total for mental-health and safety supports in the roll-up, with $350 million from the School Aid Fund directed to district per-pupil payments and $20 million to nonpublics.

Reserve funds and deposits: The House plan would lapse and deposit balances from multiple reserve funds into the School Aid Fund, according to fiscal staff. Examples cited include a $147.4 million lapsing from the MPSERS reserve, $235.2 million from an educator fellowship public-provider fund, $193.6 million from the enrollment stabilization fund, and a $265.8 million deposit from the school-aid rainy-day fund (leaving an estimated $209 million in rainy-day). Fiscal staff identified the total of rolled funds and listed the deposits in the summary table.

Penalties and boilerplate changes: The substitute adds boilerplate provisions. One new boilerplate section described in the summary would impose a 20% penalty on a district's discretionary portion of the foundation allowance if the district is found to engage in specified curriculum or facility practices; fiscal staff described that provision as listing examples such as use of materials the bill labels as \"race or gender stereotyping,\" funding for diversity/equity/inclusion initiatives, allowing transgender girls to participate in girls' sports, or providing multi-stall unisex bathrooms. The bill also contains a new hold-harmless payment (Section 22h) intended to offset reductions caused by the roll-up and an estimated $138.8 million total for that purpose.

Discussion highlights: Representative Glanville and others questioned whether rolling targeted funds into a general per-pupil payment would leave districts with higher, unavoidable costs (for example, transport or localized emergency needs) without dedicated funding. Representative Glanville asked for an example using Flint's declaration of emergency funding; fiscal staff explained the $8.1 million for the Flint emergency (split $5 million School Aid Fund, $3.1 million general fund) has been rolled into Section 22 so the dollars are included in the per-pupil buckets rather than as a separate, district-specific line item. Representative Glanville said that approach could leave districts with unique costs to decide how to spend their per-pupil allotment.

What was decided: The subcommittee adopted the H-1 substitute for HB 45 77 (motion by Representative Jenkins Arnold) and then voted to report the substitute to the full Appropriations Committee with recommendations that it pass. The substitute was adopted on a roll call in which five members voted yes and two members registered passes/abstentions; the motion to report was adopted on a roll call that recorded five yes votes and two no votes.

Next steps: The subcommittee reported HB 45 77 H-1 to the full Appropriations Committee for further action and negotiation with the Senate and governor's office, as committee members noted during the hearing.

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Why it matters: The substitute reduces Department of Education gross appropriations and department authorization across several programs and positions, changes boilerplate governing grants and contractor requirements, and attaches new reporting and personnel policies to departmental operations.

What fiscal staff described: Noelle Benson, fiscal analyst for the House Fiscal Agency, told the subcommittee the House proposal \"reduces the budget from year to date by $31,700,000 including a reduction of 17,300,000 general fund, 8,000,000 in restricted funds, 6,300,000 federal and 118 FTEs.\" Benson said the gross reduction equated to about a 20% decline in the department’s budget authorization in the substitute. She said a driver of restricted‑fund reductions was the elimination of teacher certification fees under a separate bill (HB 4,150), which removes about $8 million in restricted revenue and about 30 associated FTE authorizations.

Program and staffing changes described: Benson identified several program eliminations or reductions: removal of authorization for 65 vacant FTEs (including positions for educator excellence, accountability, school support, and educational support); a $5.6 million elimination of the library services and technology program and one FTE; elimination of $3.6 million and 13 FTEs for partnership district support (funding partly rolled into the school‑aid roll‑up); and IT reductions including a 15% across‑the‑board IT cut (about $717,500) plus additional reductions tied to certification fee elimination (about $977,000). She also noted proposed lapsing and reporting language and several boilerplate additions that tighten conditions for grant awards, require quarterly reporting on grants, add severance and pension reporting, require contractors to use the federal E‑Verify system, and add a requirement that most MDE employees work in person five days per week.

Boilerplate and eligibility changes: Benson said the substitute adds language restricting use of state or federal funds for services or programming for \"non‑citizens\" except for qualified aliens or use in jails/correctional facilities, and adds a provision restricting departmental use of funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programming. It would add nonpublic schools as eligible recipients of educator‑preparation funds (fiscal staff said the set‑aside amount was unclear in the draft and would need verification).

Questions and concerns: Subcommittee members raised questions about how the departmental reductions would affect services and whether the department could meet reporting and operations responsibilities after the staff and program cuts. Representative Glanville and others asked detailed questions; staff said they would follow up with clarifications where the draft summary was unclear.

Votes: The subcommittee adopted the H‑1 substitute for HB 45 76 on a roll call that recorded five yes votes and two passes/abstentions. The subcommittee later reported HB 45 76 H‑1 to the full Appropriations Committee with a roll‑call vote that recorded five yes votes and two no votes.

Next steps: The substitute has been reported to the full Appropriations Committee for further negotiation and reconciliation with the governor and Senate proposals.

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House subcommittee backs House substitute for school-aid budget that rolls many categorical funds into larger per-pupil payments

Subcommittee adopts and reports H‑1 substitute for Department of Education budget after staff outline cuts to programs and FTEs