SENATE BILL NO. 219


   February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators HOFFMAN, GOUGEON, 
        GOSCHKA, NORTH, BENNETT, SHUGARS, BULLARD, ROGERS and 
        JAYE and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.



        A bill to amend 1964 PA 208, entitled

   "An act to grant scholarships to students enrolled in postsecond-
   ary education institutions; and to provide for the administration
   of the scholarship program,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 390.974), as amended by 1986 PA 270,

   and by adding section 4a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 4.  (1) An applicant is eligible for the award of a

 2    first-year scholarship if the authority finds that the applicant

 3    MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

 4         (a) Has resided continuously in this state for the preceding

 5    12 months and is not considered a resident of any other state.

 6         (b) Has graduated from a high school, or is a student in

 7    good standing in a high school who will graduate at the end of

 8    the academic year, or IS an individual who has passed a graduate



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 1    equivalency examination approved by the state board of education,

 2    or, if not a high school graduate, is recommended favorably by an

 3    appropriate educational institution as defined in rules promul-

 4    gated by the authority.

 5         (c) Except for  the  AN applicant for a
             graduate scholar-

 6    ship, based upon the state competitive scholarship examination,

 7    the applicant shows promise of satisfactorily completing a course

 8    of study at an approved postsecondary institution of the

 9    applicant's choice in this state.  For an applicant for a gradu-

10    ate scholarship, the authority shall determine the examination

11    standards for eligibility.

12         (d) Has complied with this act and the rules promulgated

13    under this act by the authority.

14         (e) Is not incarcerated in a corrections institution.

15         (F) IS NOT INELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 4A.

16         (2) An applicant who the authority determines is eligible

17    for award of a scholarship under this act shall complete using

18    the scholarship within 10 years after his or her eligibility is

19    determined.

20         SEC. 4A.  IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO A COURT ORDER DENY-

21    ING FEDERAL BENEFITS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 421 OF PART D OF THE

22    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, TITLE II OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG

23    ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1970, PUBLIC LAW 91-513, 21

24    U.S.C. 862, THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE AWARDED A SCHOL-

25    ARSHIP UNDER THIS ACT FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURT ORDER.







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