Michigan Senate Bill SR0028

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/17/25
• Passed: 4/17/25

Caption

A resolution to designate April 2025 as Community College Month.

Summary

Senate Resolution 28 designates April 2025 as Community College Month in Michigan. The resolution is largely celebratory and declaratory, recognizing the role of Michigan’s 28 community colleges and three tribal colleges in expanding access to postsecondary education, supporting workforce development, and providing academic and technical training that leads to industry-recognized credentials. The resolution highlights several policy goals and programs tied to community colleges, including Michigan’s target of increasing the share of working-age adults with a skill certificate or college degree to 60 percent by 2030. It also cites enrollment, degree, and certificate production figures, along with the Michigan Reconnect program and the Michigan Achievement Scholarship Community College Guarantee as examples of efforts that reduce tuition costs and broaden access to higher education. The measure does not change substantive law or create new obligations; it is a formal Senate recognition of the importance of community colleges and tribal colleges to the state’s education and economy.

Impact

SR 28 has no direct legal or regulatory effect on state statutes, funding formulas, or program eligibility. Its impact is symbolic and promotional: it officially recognizes April 2025 as Community College Month and uses the Senate’s platform to affirm support for community and tribal colleges, student affordability, and workforce development. The resolution may help reinforce public and legislative attention to existing higher-education programs such as Michigan Reconnect and the Community College Guarantee, but it does not amend any law or create new rights or duties for students, colleges, or state agencies.

Sentiment

The overall sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and bipartisan in tone. The sponsors include senators from both parties, and the language emphasizes shared goals such as affordability, credential attainment, and economic competitiveness. Because the measure is a commemorative resolution rather than a policy bill, there is no recorded committee debate or vote opposition in the provided materials, and no indication of controversy in the legislative record supplied.

Contention

No notable points of contention appear in the provided text or legislative history. The resolution is nonbinding and celebratory, so it does not raise disputes over spending, mandates, or eligibility rules. The only potentially policy-relevant emphasis is its support for continued investment in community and tribal colleges and in programs like Michigan Reconnect and the Community College Guarantee, but the resolution itself does not propose changes to those programs or allocate funding.