Bill Text: MI SB1225 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Higher education: financial aid; room and board expenses; allow under the promise zone authority act. Amends sec. 3 of 2008 PA 549 (MCL 390.1663).
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-09 - Placed On Order Of General Orders [SB1225 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB1225-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 1225
November 18, 2020, Introduced by Senators
BAYER, HOLLIER, POLEHANKI, IRWIN, SANTANA, CHANG, BULLOCK, GEISS, WOJNO,
MOSS, MCCANN, BRINKS and STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 2008 PA 549, entitled
"Michigan promise zone authority act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 390.1663), as amended by 2013 PA 210.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
(a) "Authority" means a promise zone authority
created under this act.
(b) "Board" means the governing body of an
authority.
(c) "Eligible entity" means a city, township,
county, local school district, or intermediate school district, in which the
percentage of families with children under age 18 that are living at or below
the federal poverty level is greater than or equal to the state average of
families with children under age 18 living at or below the federal poverty
level, as determined by the department of treasury.
(d) "Federal poverty level" means the poverty
guidelines published annually in the federal
register Federal Register by
the United States department Department of health
Health and human services Human Services under its authority to revise the
poverty line under section 673(2) of subtitle B
of title VI of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981, Public Law 97-35,
42 USC 9902.
(e) "Governing body" means the elected body of an
eligible entity that has legislative powers.
(f) "Nonpublic high school" means a high school
operated by a nonpublic school that includes grades 9 to 12 or 10 to 12 and
that awards a high school diploma. Nonpublic high school also includes a
general education development test.
(g) "Nonpublic school" means that term as defined
in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(h) "Promise of financial assistance" means a
commitment by an eligible entity to provide financial resources for public or
private postsecondary education, including a vocational program, to eligible
students living in a promise zone and who have graduated from a public high
school or nonpublic high school located within that promise zone.
(i) "Promise zone" means that area created by a
governing body under this act.
(j) "Promise zone development plan" means that plan
developed by an authority under this act that will ensure that the financial
resources are available to adequately fund the promise of financial assistance.
(k) "Public high school" means a public school that
includes grades 9 to 12 or 10 to 12 and that awards a high school diploma.
(l) "Public
school" means that term as defined in section 5 of the revised school
code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(m) "Qualified
educational expenses" means tuition and fees required for the enrollment
or attendance of a student at an educational institution and expenses for fees,
books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction at that
educational institution. Qualified educational expenses
also include expenses for on-campus room and board if provided for in an
authority's promise zone development plan.
(n) "School
district" means that term as defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA
451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(o) "State
education tax" means the tax levied under the state education tax act,
1993 PA 331, MCL 211.901 to 211.906.
(p) "Vocational
program" means an education or training program intended to teach a trade,
occupation, or vocation and offered by a public or private postsecondary
institution in this state.
