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HB 4876

School aid: supplemental; funding for career and technical education; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 681b.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Joey Andrews and 22 co-sponsors

Establishes a statutory minimum annual appropriation for CTE/vocational funding at least equal to the FY2025 total.

bill electronically reproduced 09/11/2025
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Bill Summary · HB 4876

Summary — HB 4876 (2025)

Title: School aid: supplemental; funding for career and technical education; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (The Revised School Code) by adding sec. 681b.

Bill number: HB 4876
Introduced: March 13, 2025 (reproduced/introduced again Sept 11, 2025 by Rep. Mai Xiong)
Status (as of 09/11/2025): Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Companion: SB 1407.

Purpose / Intent

To establish a statutory floor for state appropriations supporting career and technical education (CTE) and vocational-technical education so that annual appropriations for those programs are not lower than the level provided in fiscal year 2025.

Key provisions

  • Adds section 681b to the Revised School Code (1976 PA 451).
  • Requires the Legislature, beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, to appropriate funds each fiscal year to support CTE and vocational-technical programs described in sections 61a, 61b, 61d, and 62 of the State School Aid Act of 1979 (MCL 388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661d, and 388.1662).
  • The annual appropriation "must be not less than" the total amount allocated under those cited State School Aid Act sections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

Who/what is affected

  • Public K–12 school districts, intermediate school districts, and other entities that receive state funding under the cited State School Aid Act sections for CTE/vocational programs.
  • State legislature and the executive branch budgeting process (appropriations for school aid).
  • Potential beneficiaries include students and employers depending on sustained funding for CTE program delivery.

Fiscal and policy implications

  • Creates a funding floor ensuring at least 2025 funding levels for specified CTE allocations each fiscal year beginning FY ending Sept. 30, 2026.
  • Limits legislative discretion to reduce those specific CTE appropriations below the 2025 total, which could constrain the state’s budget flexibility.
  • The bill does not specify new dollar amounts beyond tying future appropriations to the FY2025 total; any increases above that level remain subject to annual appropriations.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced March 13, 2025; referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee; committee hearings and substitute reported favorably (May 2025); placed on General State Calendar (May 13, 2025).
  • Electronically reproduced and reintroduced/recorded Sept 11, 2025; referred to Committee on Appropriations thereafter.

This summary focuses on the substantive change: establishing a statutory minimum annual appropriation for the State School Aid Act’s CTE-related allocations at no less than the total provided in FY 2025.

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

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