Bill Text: MI HB4459 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Higher education; tuition; educational assistance for entrepreneurial courses and training; provide. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-23 - Printed Bill Filed 03/23/2011 [HB4459 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB4459-Introduced.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 4459

 

March 22, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Switalski and Ananich and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

     A bill to provide education assistance for certain

 

entrepreneurship courses and training; and to prescribe the powers

 

and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and

 

entities.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"entrepreneurship education act".

 

     Sec. 3. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Annual family income" means the combined annual adjusted

 

gross income, as reported for federal income tax purposes, of an

 

individual and all of the following:

 

     (i) All individuals 15 years of age or older who reside with

 

that individual.

 

     (ii) If that individual is 23 years of age or younger, his or

 

her parents, whether or not they reside with that individual.


 

     (b) "Approved school" means any of the following:

 

     (i) A degree or certificate granting public or private college,

 

university, or community or junior college in this state.

 

     (ii) A nonprofit association, corporation, or foundation

 

approved by the department to provide courses in entrepreneurship.

 

     (iii) A training program approved by the department to provide

 

courses in entrepreneurship.

 

     (c) "Courses in entrepreneurship" means educational courses,

 

classes, or training that provide a student with the fundamental

 

aspects of starting or operating a small business or venture,

 

including, but not limited to, the profile of an entrepreneur;

 

opportunity recognition; business feasibility assessment; building

 

a business model; industry and market competition; market analysis;

 

pricing; financial analysis and statements relating to start-up

 

costs, operational expenses, and cash flow; raising

 

commercialization capital; procuring government-sponsored research

 

and development grants for developing technology innovations;

 

licensing and transferring technology from universities; developing

 

a business plan; and similar courses, classes, or training approved

 

by the department. The term includes, but is not limited to, a

 

course, class, or training that is part of a broader training

 

program or a curriculum or degree or certificate program in

 

entrepreneurial or small business management or administration.

 

     (d) "Department" means the department of labor and economic

 

growth.

 

     (e) "Eligible costs" means tuition costs and any other costs

 

directly related to instruction, books and materials, and other


 

fees incurred by an individual for enrollment in 1 or more courses

 

in entrepreneurship and the cost of supportive services for that

 

individual.

 

     (f) "Eligible student" means an individual who meets all of

 

the following:

 

     (i) Is currently unemployed; is employed but has received a

 

notice of termination or layoff from employment; or has annual

 

family income of $40,000.00 or less.

 

     (ii) Is at least 18 years old.

 

     (iii) Did not graduate from high school within the preceding 2

 

years.

 

     (iv) Is not a full-time college student, as determined by the

 

department.

 

     (v) Meets any other standards established in guidelines

 

adopted by the department under this act.

 

     (g) "Supportive services" means any of the following:

 

     (i) Personal guidance and counseling, including, but not

 

limited to, crisis intervention, information, and referral, life-

 

skills counseling, and mentoring.

 

     (ii) Supplemental services, including, but not limited to,

 

helping the individual with child care subsidies or vouchers,

 

transportation passes, and book or supply vouchers.

 

     Sec. 5. (1) An eligible student who enrolls in 1 or more

 

qualified courses in entrepreneurship at an approved school is

 

eligible for and may receive educational assistance for the

 

eligible costs he or she would have otherwise paid the approved

 

school in connection with the course or courses.


 

     (2) The department may establish the form or format of the

 

educational assistance application.

 

     (3) The department shall determine the maximum amount and

 

duration of educational assistance an eligible student may receive

 

under this act.

 

     Sec. 7. (1) The department shall annually assess the

 

performance of approved schools in providing effective

 

entrepreneurship education.

 

     (2) The department may adopt guidelines to implement and

 

administer this act.

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