SENATE BILL No. 662

 

 

August 13, 2003, Introduced by Senator ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1974 PA 75, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "An act to provide for payment to approved independent nonprofit            

    institutions of higher education, located within the state, for             

    all earned degrees conferred upon Michigan residents; and to                

    provide for appropriations,"                                                

                                                                                

    by amending section 3 (MCL 390.1023), as amended by 1984 PA 9.              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 3.   (1)  A degree earned in a program with respect to                 

                                                                                

2   which state reimbursement other than that established by this act           

                                                                                

3   is granted to an independent nonprofit institution is excluded              

                                                                                

4   from computation under section 1.                                           

                                                                                

5       (2) A degree conferred in theology, divinity, or religious                  

                                                                                

6   education is excluded from computation under section 1.                     

                                                                                

7       (3) Funds disbursed under section 1 shall not be used by any                

                                                                                

8   recipient institution for theological, divinity, or religious               

                                                                                

9   education programs.