Majority Floor Leader Bryan Posthumus, R-Rockford, today issued the following statement about the House Republican Higher Education budget plan:

“This plan prioritizes in-state residents over out-of-state and international students.

“It awards $5,500 scholarships available to every Michigan high school graduate, which are good at any of our public or private universities.

“This plan eliminates discriminatory DEI policies and bans graduation ceremonies that are segregated by race or sex. It keeps men out of women’s sports, and it requires verification of legal status for every student.

“One of the reasons going to college has gotten so expensive over the past 50 years is because of the growth of non-instructional and often unnecessary administrative overhead. This plan caps spending on administrative salaries at 10 percent, which will reduce the cost of getting an undergraduate degree in the long-term by reducing administrative bloat.”