Bill Text: MI SB0720 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Higher education: financial aid; certain requirements pertaining to tuition grants; modify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 of 1966 PA 313 (MCL 390.991 et seq.).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-14 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [SB0720 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-SB0720-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 720
A bill to amend 1966 PA 313, entitled
"An act to award tuition grants to resident students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning; and to make an appropriation therefor,"
by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (MCL 390.991, 390.992, 390.993, 390.994, 390.995, and 390.996), the title and sections 1, 4, 5, and 6 as amended by 1980 PA 503 and section 3 as amended by 2021 PA 41.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
An act to award tuition grants to resident students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning and certain nonprofit institutions that provide career-oriented skilled trades instruction in maritime trades. ; and to make an appropriation therefor.
Sec. 1. Tuition grants are established by the this state to foster the pursuit of higher education by resident students enrolled in eligible educational institutions. As used in this act, "eligible educational institution" means an institution that meets all of the following:
(a) Is 1 of the following:
(i) An independent nonprofit colleges college or universities university in the this state. , which have
(ii) A nonprofit institution in this state that provides career-oriented skilled trades instruction in maritime trades and is nationally accredited and approved for federal financial aid.
(b) Has filed with the board of education a certificate of assurance of compliance with title 6 of the civil rights act of 1964, Public Law 88-352, 77 Stat. 241, as in effect on January 1, 1966. , whose
(c) Has instructional programs that are not comprised solely of sectarian instruction or religious worship. , and which are
(d) Is approved by the state board of education.
Sec. 2. (1) The Michigan higher education assistance authority created by Act No. 77 of the Public Acts of 1960, as amended, being sections 390.951 to 390.961 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall administer the grants awarded under this act, which shall must be available to each eligible resident student registered as an eligible undergraduate or graduate student in an eligible educational institution described in section 1(a)(i) or as an eligible student in an eligible educational institution described in section 1(a)(ii). Priority shall be given The authority shall give priority to full-time students.
(2) As used in this act, "Michigan higher education assistance authority" or "authority" means the Michigan higher education assistance authority created in 1960 PA 77, MCL 390.951 to 390.961, or its successor.
Sec. 3. (1) Upon application of an eligible resident student who has resided in this state continuously for the preceding 12 months, is not considered a resident of any other state, is not incarcerated in a corrections institution, and is registered in an independent nonprofit college or university in this state, as described in section 1, eligible educational institution, the Michigan higher education assistance authority shall grant an amount as provided for in this act for each semester of attendance. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a student is not eligible for a grant for tuition and fees for more than 10 semesters of undergraduate or skilled trades education, or its equivalent in trimesters, or its equivalent as determined by the authority for less than full-time students; for more than 6 semesters of graduate education, or its equivalent in trimesters; or for more than 8 semesters in dental education, or its equivalent in trimesters. A student enrolled as an undergraduate during the 2020 spring term and the 2020-2021 academic year is eligible for a grant of tuition and fees for up to 12 semesters of undergraduate education, or its equivalent in trimesters, or its equivalent as determined by the authority for less than full-time students.
(2) A student must maintain satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the college or university eligible educational institution in which the student is enrolled, to remain eligible for the tuition grant under this act.
(3) If a student possessing a degree, certificate, or credential at a given academic level enrolls for a second degree, certificate, or credential at the same academic level, the authority shall include tuition grants received by the student when enrolled for the previous degree, certificate, or credential at the same level in determining the student's eligibility under subsection (1).
Sec. 4. (1) The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall determine the amount of the grant to be paid for each semester or trimester shall be determined by the Michigan higher education assistance authority based upon on an evaluation of the family's financial resources. In determining financial resources, the authority shall use the same criteria as are used in Act No. 208 of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended, being sections 390.971 to 390.981 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. under 1964 PA 208, MCL 390.971 to 390.981. The evaluation shall must make allowance for other members of the applicant's family enrolled in an approved institution of higher education.eligible educational institutions.
(2) A grant shall must not be made under this act to a student who is enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree in theology, divinity, or religious education.
(3) Prorated payments shall must be made at the beginning of each semester or term to the student or to the college or university eligible educational institution for credit to the student's account.
Sec. 5. Each tuition grant shall must not exceed the amount of tuition and fees for the full academic year as reported by the college or university eligible educational institution in which the applicant is enrolled, or an amount the Michigan higher education assistance authority finds appropriate in relation to the family's financial resources, whichever is the lesser. If there are not sufficient appropriated funds to provide each student with the grant amount for which the student is eligible, the Michigan higher education assistance authority shall establish a maximum grant level for that academic year.
Sec. 6. The Michigan higher education assistance authority shall promulgate rules to carry out implement this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
