The Senate and House have now each completed action on the fiscal year 2011 budgets for School Aid and the Departments of Education and Community Health. These budgets will now go to conference committees to work out the differences to send a bill to the Governor for her signature.
The Senate has named conferees for both of these conference committees:
- School Aid/Education: Senators Ron Jelinek, Cameron Brown, and Michael Switalski.
- DCH: Senators Roger Kahn, John Pappageorge, and Deb Cherry.
The House has not yet appointed members for these conference committees. Be on the lookout for updates as members are named to conference committees. We encourage you to reach out to conferees to ensure that children are a priority in the state budget.
The Senate has also completed its version of the Department of Human Services fiscal year 2011 budget. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on DHS continues to work on its version.
Michigan's Children has developed several new Budget Basics with details of how children are affected in each of these budgets:
- House Passes FY 2011 Department of Community Health Budget;
- FY 2011 Budget for the Department of Human Services Approved by the Michigan Senate and Awaiting House Action;
- House Passes FY 2011 School Aid and Department of Education Budgets - Next Step: Conference Commiittee;
- The Fiscal Year 2011 Budget: An Update on Provisions Affecting Young Children; and,
- The Fiscal Year 2011 State Budget: Highlights of Recommendations Affecting Youth - June 2010 Update.
Read more by visiting our Budget Basics
library.
