July 12, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Reilly and Johnson and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1964 PA 208, entitled
"An act to grant scholarships to students enrolled in postsecondary
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.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) An applicant is eligible for the award of a first-
year scholarship if the authority finds that the applicant meets
all of the following:
(a) Is a United States citizen or any other student described
as eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance under 34
CFR 668.33.
(b) (a)
Has resided continuously in this state for the
preceding 12 months and is not considered a resident of any other
state.
(c) (b)
Has graduated from a high school, or is a student in
good standing in a high school who will graduate at the end of the
academic
year, or is an individual who has passed a graduate
equivalency
examination approved by the state board of education,
earned a high school equivalency certificate, or, if not a high
school graduate, is an individual recommended favorably by an
appropriate educational institution as defined in rules promulgated
by the authority.
(d) (c)
Except for the applicant for a graduate scholarship,
based upon the state competitive scholarship examination, the
applicant shows promise of satisfactorily completing a course of
study at an approved postsecondary institution of the applicant's
choice in this state. For an applicant for a graduate scholarship,
the authority shall determine the examination standards for
eligibility.
(e) (d)
Has complied with this act and the rules promulgated
under this act by the authority.
(f) (e)
Is not incarcerated in a corrections institution.
(2) An applicant who the authority determines is eligible for
award of a scholarship under this act shall complete using the
scholarship within 10 years after his or her eligibility is
determined.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4833 (request no.
03044'17).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03045'17).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4834 (request no.
03046'17).
(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4829 (request no.
03429'17).
(e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4832 (request no.
03430'17).
(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03606'17).
(g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03607'17).
(h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03608'17).
(i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03609'17).