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HR 60

A resolution to declare April 2025 as Community College Month in the state of Michigan.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kelly Breen and 6 co-sponsors

Declares April 2025 Michigan Community College Month to recognize Michigan's 31 colleges, 283,000 students, about 20,000 degrees and 6,900 certificates, boosting awareness.

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Bill Summary · HR 60

Summary — HR 60 (Michigan House Resolution No. 60)

Title: A resolution to declare April 2025 as Community College Month in the state of Michigan
Classification: House resolution (ceremonial)
Status: Adopted

Purpose and intent

HR 60 formally recognizes April 2025 as Michigan Community College Month. The resolution honors and salutes Michigan’s 31 community and tribal colleges, acknowledges their role in expanding access to post‑secondary education, and encourages ongoing public awareness of community college programs and job‑training that support the state’s workforce.

Key provisions

  • Declares April 2025 as Community College Month in Michigan.
  • Highlights the scale and contributions of Michigan’s community colleges, noting statewide enrollments of approximately 283,000 students and annual awards of about 20,000 degrees and 6,900 certificates (figures cited in the resolution).
  • Affirms the value of community colleges in economic development, student achievement, and workforce readiness.
  • Urges continued attention to community college job‑training to help ensure the sustainability of Michigan’s workforce.
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor and to each Michigan community college.

Who is affected

  • Symbolically recognizes Michigan’s community and tribal colleges, their leaders, staff, students, and graduates.
  • Intended beneficiaries include employers and local economies that rely on the workforce and credentialing produced by community colleges.
  • No regulatory, programmatic, or budgetary changes are made by this resolution.

Legal effect and impact

  • HR 60 is a non‑binding, ceremonial resolution. It does not create legal obligations, appropriate funds, or change state law or college governance.
  • The primary impact is awareness‑raising and formal recognition that can support advocacy, public visibility, and encouragement of community college initiatives at the state and local level.

Procedural timeline (selected)

  • Introduced: Rep. Jason Morgan (reported introduced April 16, 2025).
  • Read by title and adopted (rules suspended): April 22, 2025.
  • Enrolled and signed by the Speaker: April 23, 2025.
  • Presented to the Secretary of State: April 25, 2025.

Sponsors

Offered/introduced by Rep. Jason Morgan; the adopted resolution lists Reps. Morgan, Breen, MacDonell, Rheingans, Rogers, Weiss, and Young among the sponsors. Copies were directed to the Governor and each community college.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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