Bill Text: MI SB0391 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Higher education; financial aid; eligibility criteria for Michigan promise grant; modify. Amends sec. 4 of 2006 PA 479 (MCL 390.1624).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-18 - Referred To Committee On Education [SB0391 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0391-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 391
March 18, 2009, Introduced by Senator CHERRY and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 479, entitled
"Michigan promise grant act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 390.1624), as amended by 2008 PA 517.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) The Michigan promise grant program is established.
The department shall provide Michigan promise grants under this act
from the trust fund and administer the Michigan promise grant
program.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), each student who becomes a high
school graduate in or after the 2006-2007 academic year is eligible
for the award of a Michigan promise grant in an amount determined
under section 5 or 6.
(3) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection
(2), the department must find that a student meets all of the
following eligibility requirements to award the student a Michigan
promise grant under this act:
(a) The department has received a completed application for
payment as described in section 7(1), including the certification
described in section 7(2) or (3), if applicable, on or before
November 15 of the state fiscal year in which they are eligible to
receive payment.
(b) The student is a high school graduate and a resident of
this state.
(c) The student meets 1 of the following:
(i) For a grant under section 5, the student was awarded an
associate's degree or a 2-year certificate of completion in a
vocational training program at an approved postsecondary
educational institution, completed a comparable vocational
education program approved by the department at an approved
postsecondary educational institution, or completed 50% or more of
the academic requirements for the award of a bachelor's degree at
an approved postsecondary educational institution within 4 years of
his or her initial enrollment in an approved postsecondary
educational institution and meets 1 of the following:
(A) Has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5.
(B) If the student completed a vocational education program
that does not record grades or grade point averages for its
students, has successfully completed that program.
(ii) For a grant under section 6, the student received a
qualifying score in each of the reading, writing, mathematics,
science, and social studies components of the state assessment
test. ,
and for each student who becomes a high school graduate in
or
after the 2010-2011 academic year, successfully completes at
least
3 credits in mathematics and 3 credits in social science as
described
in section 1278a(1)(a) of the revised school code, 1976
PA
451, MCL 380.1278a, and 3 credits in science as described in
section
1278b(1)(b) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
380.1278b.
(d) The student took the state assessment test.
(e) The student enrolled in an approved postsecondary
educational institution within 2 years after he or she became a
high school graduate. The department shall extend the 2-year period
if the student becomes a member of the United States armed forces
or peace corps during the 2-year period.
(f) The student did not previously receive a grant under this
act or scholarship money under the Michigan merit award scholarship
act, 1999 PA 94, MCL 390.1451 to 390.1459.
(g) The student meets any additional eligibility requirements
established by the department.
