Bill > SB0164

This bill appropriates funds for the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, with a total gross appropriation of $756,217,000. The budget covers several key areas, including departmental administration, information technology, early childhood education, education partnerships, and higher education. Major provisions include allocating $670,847,300 for the Office of Early Childhood Education, which focuses on child care licensing, development, and assistance programs, with an income eligibility threshold set at 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. The bill also establishes a dual enrollment task force to study and recommend improvements to dual enrollment programs, provides competitive grants for college student success and wraparound services (including $1 million specifically for hunger-free campus grants), and includes one-time appropriations for initiatives like child care provider payment improvements and head start provider expansion. The bill emphasizes transparency, requiring various reports on child care, education programs, and financial expenditures, and includes provisions to prioritize Michigan businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and union-employing facilities when making procurement decisions.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0164