June 6, 2007, Introduced by Senators BROWN, PATTERSON, RICHARDVILLE, PRUSI and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 479, entitled
"Michigan promise grant act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 390.1622).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Academic year" means the period from September 1 of a
calendar year to August 31 of the next calendar year.
(b) "Approved postsecondary educational institution" means any
of the following:
(i) A public or private college or university, junior college,
or community college that grants degrees or certificates and is
located in this state.
(ii) A postsecondary educational institution, other than an
educational institution described in subparagraph (i), that is
located in this state, grants degrees, certificates, or other
recognized credentials, and is designated by the department as an
approved postsecondary educational institution.
(iii) A service academy.
(c) "Clock hour" means a time period consisting of any of the
following:
(i) Fifty to 60 minutes of class, lecture, or recitation in a
60-minute period.
(ii) Fifty to 60 minutes of faculty-supervised laboratory work,
shop training, or internship in a 60-minute period.
(iii) Sixty minutes of preparation in a correspondence course.
(d) "Cumulative grade point average" means the weighted mean
value of the courses considered by an approved postsecondary
educational institution in determining whether to award a student
an associate's degree or a 2-year certificate of completion in a
vocational training program, whether the student has completed a
comparable vocational education program, or whether the student has
completed 50% or more of the academic requirements for the award of
a bachelor's degree, including any courses completed at another
approved postsecondary educational institution if the student
transfers the credits for those courses to the approved
postsecondary educational institution making that determination.
(e) "Department" means the department of treasury.
(f) "Fiscal year" means a fiscal year of this state. A fiscal
year begins on October 1 of a calendar year and ends on September
30 of the next calendar year.
(g) "High school graduate" means an individual who has
received
a high school diploma from a high school in this state or
passed the general educational development (GED) diploma test or
any other high school graduate equivalency examination approved by
the state board of education.
(h) "Michigan promise grant" means a grant awarded by the
department under this act.
(i) "Qualifying score" means a score in a reading, writing,
mathematics, or science component of a state assessment test that
has been determined by the superintendent of public instruction to
indicate readiness to enroll in a course in that subject area in an
approved postsecondary educational institution.
(j) "Service academy" means the United States military
academy, United States naval academy, United States air force
academy, United States coast guard academy, or United States
merchant marine academy.
(k) "State assessment test" means the Michigan merit
examination described in section 1279g of the revised school code,
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279g, and section 104b of the state school
aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1704b, or any other test
administered by the department of education to students in grades
11 and 12 to assure state compliance with the federal no child left
behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110.
(l) "Trust fund" means the Michigan merit award trust fund
established in section 9 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA
489, MCL 12.259.