Michigan § Article VIII § 4 - Higher education institutions; appropriations, accounting, public sessions of boards.

Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § Article VIII § 4 — Higher education institutions; appropriations, accounting, public sessions of boards., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ Article VIII § 4. Higher education institutions; appropriations, accounting, public sessions of boards.

Sec. 4.

The legislature shall appropriate moneys to maintain the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan College of Science and Technology, Central Michigan University, Northern Michigan University, Western Michigan University, Ferris Institute, Grand Valley State College, by whatever names such institutions may hereafter be known, and other institutions of higher education established by law. The legislature shall be given an annual accounting of all income and expenditures by each of these educational institutions. Formal sessions of governing boards of such institutions shall be open to the public.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section Article VIII § 4 ("Higher education institutions; appropriations, accounting, public sessions of boards.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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