HOUSE BILL No. 6374

August 30, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Emmons, Farhat, Nitz, Mortimer and Moore and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Preparation.

 

     A bill to amend 1972 PA 251, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the reciprocal exchange of educational

services between this state and other states; to provide for

reduced or waived tuition, and to designate the state agency for

negotiating agreements,"

 

by amending sections 2, 4, and 5 (MCL 390.502, 390.504, and

 

390.505), as amended by 2005 PA 34.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2. (1)  The department of labor and economic growth  

 

Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added

 

subsection (2), the department of education is the state agency to

 

enter into reciprocal agreements with public educational agencies

 

in other states.

 


     (2) This section does not affect the validity of a reciprocal

 

agreement entered into by the department of labor and economic

 

growth on behalf of this state before the effective date of the

 

amendatory act that added this subsection.

 

     Sec. 4. A reciprocal agreement, or a renewal or extension of a

 

reciprocal agreement, entered into by  the department of labor and

 

economic growth  a state agency under section 2 is not valid until

 

approved by the appropriations committees of the house of

 

representatives and the senate.

 

     Sec. 5. The department of  labor and economic growth  

 

education shall annually review all reciprocal agreements to

 

determine the fiscal effects and to correct any imbalances if

 

necessary.