Bill Text: MI HJRN | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Higher education: admission; admission based on anything other than the merit of the prospective student; prohibit. Amends secs. 5 & 6, art. VIII & adds sec. 10 to art. VIII of the state constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-06 - Printed Joint Resolution Filed 03/05/2024 [HJRN Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HJRN-Introduced.html
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION N
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending sections 5 and 6 of article VIII and adding section 10 to article VIII, to require that each public institution of higher education adopt and apply a student admissions policy that allows consideration of only objective, merit-based factors when selecting from among applicants.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to require that each public institution of higher education adopt and apply a student admissions policy that allows consideration of only objective, merit-based factors when selecting from among applicants, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:
article VIII
Sec. 5. The regents of the University of Michigan and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Regents of the University of Michigan; the trustees of Michigan State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University; the governors of Wayne State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Governors of Wayne State University. Each Subject to section 10 of this article, each board shall have general supervision of its institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's funds. Each board shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He The president shall be the principal executive officer of the institution, be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote and preside at meetings of the board. The board of each institution shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years and who shall be elected as provided by law. The governor shall fill board vacancies by appointment. Each appointee shall hold office until a successor has been nominated and elected as provided by law.
Sec. 6. Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The Subject to section 10 of this article, the board shall have general supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He The president shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members, or may designate the president, to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.
Sec. 10. Beginning in the first academic year after the effective date of this section, the board of an institution of higher education described in section 5 or 6 of this article shall do both of the following:
(a) Adopt and apply a student admissions policy that allows consideration of only objective, merit-based factors, such as an applicant's academic grades and similar academic records; standardized test scores; community service; extracurricular activities; personal essays, statements of purpose, or other written submissions; or special talents, achievements, or awards.
(b) Annually submit to the chairpersons of this state's house and senate appropriations committees, by a date determined by those chairpersons, a complete report of the institution's student admissions requirements and practices, including a copy of the institution's student admissions policy adopted and applied under subdivision (a).
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be submitted to the people of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law.
