k-12
Education Budgets Sail Through Senate
By jim - Posted on March 26th, 2008
With little fanfare or controversy, the Senate today passed budgets for K-12 education, community colleges and higher education.
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 $94.2 million K-12 budget is $2.2 million less than the FY 2008 budget. It's slightly less than Gov. Jennifer GRANHOLM's $94.7 million proposed budget.
SB 1096, sponsored by Senate Appropriations Chairman Ron JELINEK (R-Three Oaks), passed 36-1, with Sen. Nancy CASSIS (R-Novi) dissenting. She said the General Fund increased at the rate of inflation plus 1 percent, so she couldn't support it.
