March 12, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Drolet, Milosch, Brandenburg, Bradstreet, Garfield and Hoogendyk and referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending sections 5 and 6 of article
VIII and adding section 10 to article VIII, to limit tuition
increases at institutions of higher education established by
law.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to limit tuition increases at institutions
of higher education established by law, is proposed, agreed to,
and submitted to the people of the state.
1 ARTICLE VIII
2 Sec. 5. The regents of the University of Michigan and their
3 successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as
4 the Regents of the University of Michigan; the trustees of
5 Michigan State University and their successors in office shall
1 constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Trustees of
2 Michigan State University; the governors of Wayne State
3 University and their successors in office shall constitute a body
4 corporate known as the Board of Governors of Wayne State
5 University. Each Subject
to section 10 of this article, each
6 board shall have general supervision of its institution and the
7 control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's
8 funds. Each board shall, as often as necessary, elect a
9 president of the
institution under its supervision. He The
10 president shall be the principal executive officer of the
11 institution, be ex-officio a member of the board without the
12 right to vote and preside at meetings of the board. The board of
13 each institution shall consist of eight members who shall hold
14 office for terms of eight years and who shall be elected as
15 provided by law. The governor shall fill board vacancies by
16 appointment. Each appointee shall hold office until a successor
17 has been nominated and elected as provided by law.
18 Sec. 6. Other institutions of higher education established
19 by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each
20 be governed by a board of control which shall be a body
21 corporate. The Subject
to section 10 of this article, the
22 board shall have general supervision of the institution and the
23 control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's
24 funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the
25 institution under its
supervision. He The president shall be
26 the principal executive officer of the institution and be
27 ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The
1 board may elect one of its members, or may designate the
2 president, to preside at board meetings. Each board of control
3 shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of
4 eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same
5 year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the
6 advice and consent of the senate. Vacancies shall be filled in
7 like manner.
8 Sec. 10. Beginning on the effective date of this section,
9 the board of an institution of higher education described in
10 section 5 or 6 of this article shall not charge its students
11 tuition rates that exceed its tuition rates in effect on January
12 1, 2004 for the remainder of that academic year, and in
13 subsequent academic years shall not increase its tuition rates
14 from one academic year to the next academic year by more than the
15 increase in the immediately preceding calendar year in the
16 general price level, as defined in section 33 of article IX, or
17 five percent, whichever is less.
18 Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
19 submitted to the people of the state at a special election held
20 on February 24, 2004 in the manner provided by law.