Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1817a — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1817a
Community college annual reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 217a.

(1) Each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall submit all of the following information in the form and manner specified by the center:

(a) The Michigan community colleges verified data inventory data for the preceding academic year to the center by the first business day of November of each year as specified in section 217.

(b) Tuition and mandatory fees information as specified in section 217b.

(c) The longitudinal data set to the center as specified in section 219.

(d) The number and type of associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and other certificates awarded as specified in section 219.

(e) The annual independent audit as specified in section 222.

(2) If the state budget director determines that a community college failed to submit any of the information described in subsection (1) in the form and manner specified by the center, the state treasurer may withhold the monthly state operations installments described in section 201 from that community college until those data are submitted. If a community college does not submit any of the information described in subsection (1) by the end of the fiscal year, the community college forfeits any withheld amount. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges at least 10 days before withholding funds from any community college.

(3) It is intended that accountability reporting for community colleges will be streamlined through the center. The state budget director and the center shall work to combine the reporting requirements outlined in this subsection with the existing Michigan community colleges verified data inventory collection cycle. All of the following must be reported to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget director:

(a) Each community college's certification of its compliance with the requirements described in subsections (4) and (5).

(b) The reporting and certification requirements of subsections (6) and (7) and section 217b.

(4) No later than the last business day of November of each year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall make all of the information described in subdivisions (a) to (g) available through a link on its website homepage, subject to subdivision (h), as follows:

(a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.

(b) A link to the most recent "Michigan Community College Data Inventory Report".

(c) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.

(d) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by project, anticipated payment of each project, and total outstanding debt for the current fiscal year.

(e) Links to all of the following for the community college:

( i ) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.

( ii ) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the community college.

( iii ) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available.

( iv ) A copy of the board of trustees resolution regarding compliance with best practices for the local strategic value component described in section 230(2).

(f) A map that includes the boundaries of the community college district.

(g) A prominent link to the financial aid website created under section 260.

(h) For statewide consistency and public visibility, community colleges shall use the icon badge provided by the department of technology, management, and budget consistent with the icon badge developed by the department of education for K-12 school districts. It must appear on the front of each community college's homepage. The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels.

(5) No later than the last business day of November of each year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall develop, maintain, and update a "campus safety information and resources" link, prominently displayed on the homepage of its website, that links to a section of the community college's website containing, at a minimum, all of the following information:

(a) Emergency contact numbers for police, fire, health, and other services.

(b) Hours, locations, telephone numbers, and email contacts for campus public safety offices and title IX offices.

(c) A list of safety and security services provided by the community college, including transportation, escort services, building surveillance, anonymous tip lines, and other available security services.

(d) The community college's policies applicable to minors on community college property.

(e) A directory of resources available at the community college or in the surrounding community for students or employees who are survivors of sexual assault or sexual abuse.

(f) An electronic copy of "A Resource Handbook for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family", published in 2018.

(g) Campus security policies and crime statistics pursuant to the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381. Information must include all material prepared pursuant to the public information reporting requirements under the crime awareness and campus security act of 1990, title II of the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381.

(6) No later than the last business day of November of each year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director its annual title IX report, also known as the student sexual misconduct report, issued by the title IX coordinator, as required under the federal campus SaVE act of 2013, Public Law 113-4, section 304, 127 Stat 54, 89-92 (2013).

(7) No later than the last business day of November of each year, each community college that receives an appropriation in section 201 shall certify that the community college complies with federal regulations under title IX, as required by the United States Department of Education, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Use of medical experts that do not have an actual or apparent conflict of interest.

(b) Issuance of title IX reports to complainants and respondents that are not divergent.

(c) Notification of resources to each individual who reports having experienced sexual assault by a member of the community college.

History: Add. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025