The House passed its omnibus budget
funding the state's universities, community colleges and K-12 schools this
week, with all 47 Democrats voting in opposition.
House Bill 4115 contains $15.8 billion with $13.9
billion going to K-12 schools, $392.6 million going to community colleges and
$1.5 billion going to universities.
The House budget also adds $100
million to the foundation allowance rather than adding the funds to at-risk
funding as Governor Rick Snyder proposed. The House budget also does not
include the $25 million proposed for third grade reading programs.
The House budget plan is less than the
2 percent increase Governor Snyder proposed for universities, passing a 1
percent increase in operations funding.