Bill Text: MI HB4614 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; graduation requirements; completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by pupils; require as condition of graduation. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1278e.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/22/2019 [HB4614 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4614-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4614
May 21, 2019, Introduced by Rep. Camilleri and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1278e.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1278e. (1) Subject to subsection (2), in addition to the
requirements under sections 1278a and 1278b, the board of a school
district or board of directors of a public school academy shall not
award a high school diploma to a pupil unless the pupil completes
and submits the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
(2) The board of a school district or board of directors of a
public school academy may exempt a pupil from the requirement in
subsection (1) if the pupil is unable to meet the requirement due
to an extenuating circumstance, as determined by the board or board
of directors.
(3) At least annually, the board of a school district or board
of directors of a public school academy that operates a high school
shall report both of the following to the department:
(a) The number of pupils enrolled in the school district or
public school academy who completed and submitted the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the immediately
preceding school year.
(b) The number of pupils enrolled in the school district or
public school academy who were granted an exemption under
subsection (2) during the immediately preceding school year.
