Bill Text: MI HB6555 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 6555 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Education; dual enrollment; certain dual enrollment eligibility requirements; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 1996 PA 160 (MCL 388.513 & 388.514).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-12-04 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/29/2018 [HB6555 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB6555-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL No. 6555

November 29, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Kahle and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.

A bill to amend 1996 PA 160, entitled

"Postsecondary enrollment options act,"

by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL 388.513 and 388.514), section 3

as amended by 2018 PA 11 and section 4 as amended by 2012 PA 134.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 3. (1) As used in this act:

(a) "Community college" means a community college established

under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 to

389.195, or under part 25 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451,

MCL 380.1601 to 380.1607, or a federal tribally controlled

community college located in this state that is recognized under

the tribally controlled colleges and universities assistance act of

1978, 25 USC 1801 to 1864, and is determined by the department to

meet the requirements for accreditation by a recognized regional

accrediting body.

(b) "Department" means the department of education.

fees, material fees, and registration fees required by an eligible

institution for enrollment in an eligible course. Eligible charges

also include any late fees charged by an eligible postsecondary

institution due to the school district's or department of

treasury's failure to make a required payment according to the

timetable prescribed under this act. Eligible charges do not

include transportation or parking costs or activity fees. For

eligible students enrolled in an out-of-state college that is an

eligible postsecondary institution, eligible charges ~~shall~~ must not

exceed the lesser of the in-district rate for the community college

located in the district in which the eligible student resides or

the in-district rate for the out-of-state college in which the

eligible student is enrolled.

(d) "Eligible course" means a course offered by an eligible

postsecondary institution that is offered for postsecondary credit;

that is not offered by the school district or state approved

nonpublic school in which the eligible student is enrolled, or that

is offered by the school district or state approved nonpublic

school but is determined by its governing board to not be available

to the eligible student because of a scheduling conflict beyond the

eligible student's control; that is an academic course not

ordinarily taken as an activity course; that is a course that the

postsecondary institution normally applies toward satisfaction of

degree requirements; that is offered in whole or in part when the

school district or state approved nonpublic school is in session;

that is not a hobby, craft, or recreational course; and that is in

a subject area other than physical education, theology, divinity,

or religious education. A course that is offered only during a time

when the school district or state approved nonpublic school is not

in session may be an eligible course under this subdivision, as

determined by the school district or state approved nonpublic

school. However, for an eligible student who has not achieved a

qualifying score in each subject area on a readiness assessment or

the Michigan merit examination, as applicable for the student, an

eligible course is limited to a course in a subject area for which

he or she has achieved a qualifying score, a course in computer

science or foreign language not offered by the school district, or

a course in fine arts as permitted by the school district. For each

individual eligible student, unless there is a written agreement

between the eligible student's school district and the eligible

postsecondary institution to waive these limits, a course described

in this subdivision is not an eligible course if the eligible

student's enrollment in, and the payment of eligible charges under

this act for, the course would exceed the following limits:

(i) Not more than 10 courses overall. This limit and the

limits under subparagraphs (ii) to (iv) do not apply to a course if

the eligible student does not receive tuition and fee support under

this act for that course.

(ii) If the eligible student first enrolls in a course under

this act when the eligible student is in grade 9, not more than 2

courses during each academic year in the eligible student's first,

second, or third academic year of enrollment under this act in an

eligible postsecondary institution and not more than 4 courses

during the academic year in the eligible student's fourth academic

year of enrollment under this act in an eligible postsecondary

institution.

(iii) If the eligible student first enrolls in a course under

this act when the eligible student is in grade 10, not more than 2

courses during the academic year in the eligible student's first

academic year of enrollment under this act in an eligible

postsecondary institution, not more than 4 courses during the

academic year in the eligible student's second academic year of

enrollment under this act in an eligible postsecondary institution,

and not more than 4 courses during the academic year in the

eligible student's third academic year of enrollment under this act

in an eligible postsecondary institution.

(iv) Subject to the overall course limit under subparagraph

(i), if the eligible student first enrolls in a course under this

act when the eligible student is in grade 11 or 12, not more than 6

courses during either of those academic years of enrollment in an

eligible postsecondary institution.

(e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means a state

university, community college, or independent nonprofit degree-

granting college or university that is located in this state and

that chooses to comply with this act. However, an out-of-state

college that is located within 20 miles of a border with this state

and that chooses to comply with this act is also an eligible

postsecondary institution for an eligible student if at least 1 of

the following is met:

(i) The eligible student is enrolled in a school district, as

that term is defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976

PA 451, MCL 380.6, that shares a border with the state in which the

out-of-state college is located.

(ii) The eligible student is enrolled in a public school

academy, as that term is defined in section 5 of the revised school

code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5, that is located in a school district

described in subparagraph (i).

(iii) The eligible student is enrolled in a state approved

nonpublic school that is located in a school district described in

subparagraph (i).

(f) "Eligible student" means, except as otherwise provided in

this subdivision, a student enrolled in at least 1 high school

class in a school district or state approved nonpublic school in

this state, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled under a

cultural exchange program or a student who does not have at least 1

parent or legal guardian who is a resident of this state. However,

subject to subsection (2), the student ~~shall~~ must not have been

enrolled in high school for more than 4 school years including the

school year in which the student seeks to enroll in an eligible

course under this act. To be an eligible student, a student who has

not taken the Michigan merit examination must have achieved a

qualifying score in all subject areas on a readiness assessment and

a student who has taken the Michigan merit examination must have

achieved a qualifying score in all subject areas on the Michigan

merit examination, and, subject to subsection (2), the student

~~shall~~ must not have been enrolled in high school for more than 4

school years including the school year in which the student seeks

to enroll in an eligible course under this act. However, if the

student has not achieved a qualifying score in all subject areas on

a readiness assessment or the Michigan merit examination, as

applicable for the student, the student is an eligible student only

for the limited purpose of enrolling in 1 or more eligible courses

under this act in a subject area for which he or she has achieved a

qualifying score, in computer science or foreign language not

offered by the school district, or in fine arts as permitted by the

school district. For the purposes of determining the number of

years a pupil has been enrolled in high school, a pupil who is

enrolled in high school for less than 90 days of a school year due

to illness or other circumstances beyond the control of the pupil

or the pupil's parent or guardian is not considered to be enrolled

in high school for that school year.

(g) "Intermediate school district" means that term as defined

in section 4 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.4.

(h) "Michigan merit examination" means that examination

developed under section 1279g of the revised school code, 1976 PA

451, MCL 380.1279g.

(i) "Out-of-state college" means a state university, community

college, or independent nonprofit degree-granting college or

university that is located in another state and that is legally

established under the laws of that other state.

(j) "Qualifying score" means a score on a readiness assessment

or the Michigan merit examination that has been determined by the

superintendent of public instruction to indicate readiness to

enroll in a postsecondary course in that subject area under this

act.

(k) "Readiness assessment" means assessment instruments that

are aligned with state learning standards; that are used nationally

to provide high school students with an early indication of college

readiness proficiency in English, mathematics, reading, social

studies, and science and may contain a comprehensive career

planning program; and that are approved by the superintendent of

public instruction for the purposes of this act.

(l) "School district" means that term as defined in section 6

of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a public

school academy as defined in section 5 of the revised school code,

1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5, except as provided in subdivision (e).

(m) "State approved nonpublic school" means that term as

defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL

380.6.

(n) "State university" means a state institution of higher

education described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the

state constitution of 1963.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall promulgate

rules establishing criteria and procedures under which a student

who has been enrolled in high school for more than 4 years but not

more than 5 years may be considered to be an eligible student. The

rules ~~shall~~ must address special circumstances under which a

student may qualify to be considered an eligible student under this

subsection and may limit the number of courses in which a student

who qualifies under this subsection may enroll. For the purposes of

determining the number of years a pupil has been enrolled in high

school, a pupil who is enrolled in high school for less than 90

days of a school year due to illness or other circumstances beyond

the control of the pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian is not

considered to be enrolled for that school year.

Sec. 4. (1) The school district or state approved nonpublic

school in which an eligible student is enrolled shall provide to

the eligible student a letter signed by the student's principal

indicating the student's eligibility under this act.

(2) An eligible student may apply to an eligible postsecondary

institution to enroll in 1 or more eligible courses offered by that

eligible postsecondary institution and, if accepted, may enroll in

1 or more of those courses.

(3) For an eligible student enrolled in a school district,

within a reasonable time after registration, the eligible

postsecondary institution shall send written notice to the eligible

student and his or her school district. For an eligible student

enrolled in a state approved nonpublic school, within a reasonable

time after registration, the eligible postsecondary institution

shall send written notice to the eligible student and his or her

state approved nonpublic school and to the department. The notice

~~shall~~ must indicate the course or courses and hours of enrollment

of that eligible student. The eligible postsecondary institution

shall notify the eligible student about tuition, fees, books,

materials, and other related charges, as determined by the

postsecondary institution, in the customary manner used by the

eligible postsecondary institution, and shall notify the eligible

student of the estimated amount of the eligible charges that will

be billed to the school district or the department, as applicable,

under subsection (4).

(4) For an eligible student enrolled in a school district,

unless otherwise agreed between the eligible postsecondary

institution and the school district, after the expiration of the

institution's drop/add period for the course, an eligible

postsecondary institution shall send a bill to the eligible

student's school district detailing the eligible charges for each

eligible course in which the eligible student is enrolled under

this act. For an eligible student who is enrolled in a state

approved nonpublic school, after the expiration of the eligible

postsecondary institution's drop/add period for the course, both of

the following apply:

(a) Eligible postsecondary institution shall send a bill to

the department detailing the eligible charges for each eligible

course in which the eligible student is enrolled under this act.

(b) The department shall determine the amount of the eligible

charges to be paid by the department of treasury to the eligible

postsecondary institution on behalf of the eligible student under

this act and shall deliver this information to the department of

treasury by appropriate electronic means.

(5) For an eligible student enrolled in a school district,

upon receiving the bill under subsection (4), the school district

shall cause to be paid to the eligible postsecondary institution on

behalf of the eligible student an amount equal to the lesser of the

amount of the eligible charges or the prorated percentage of the

statewide pupil-weighted average foundation allowance, as

calculated under section 20 of the state school aid act of 1979,

1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1620, for all school districts for the state

fiscal year that begins on October 1 of the academic year of

enrollment in the eligible postsecondary institution, with the

proration based on the ~~proportion of the school year that the~~

~~eligible student attends the eligible postsecondary institution.~~

number of hours of instruction that the eligible student attends

the eligible postsecondary institution divided by the number of

hours required under section 101 of the state school aid act of

1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1701, for full-time equivalency. However,

in the calculation of the statewide pupil-weighted average

foundation allowance for the purposes of this subsection, if a

school district's foundation allowance is above the basic

foundation allowance under section 20 of the state school aid act

of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1620, then the school district's

foundation allowance ~~shall~~ must be considered to be the basic

foundation allowance. Not later than September 1 of each year, the

department shall notify the department of treasury of the amount of

the statewide pupil-weighted average foundation allowance as

calculated for the purposes of this subsection. A school district

may pay more money to an eligible postsecondary institution on

behalf of an eligible student than is required under this act, and

may use local school operating revenue for that purpose. The

eligible student is responsible for payment of the remainder of the

costs associated with his or her postsecondary enrollment that

exceed the amount the school district is required to pay under this

act and that are not paid by the school district. As used in this

subsection, "local school operating revenue" means that term as

defined in section 20 of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA

94, MCL 388.1620.

(6) For an eligible student who is enrolled in a state

approved nonpublic school, upon receiving from the department under

subsection (4) the amount of the eligible charges to be paid on

behalf of the eligible student, the department of treasury shall

cause to be paid to the eligible postsecondary institution on