SENATE BILL NO. 225


   February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators BENNETT, HOFFMAN, 
        GOUGEON, GOSCHKA, SHUGARS, BULLARD, ROGERS and JAYE 
        and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.



        A bill to amend 1986 PA 273, entitled

   "An act to establish a Michigan educational opportunity grant
   program for resident qualified students enrolled in eligible
   public postsecondary schools; and to prescribe the powers and
   duties of certain state agencies,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 390.1404) and by adding section 4a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 4.  A student is eligible to participate in the MEOG

 2    program under this act if the student meets ALL OF the following

 3    requirements:

 4         (a) Has resided in this state continuously for the 12 months

 5    preceding his or her application for a MEOG and is not considered

 6    a resident of any other state.

 7         (b) Is not incarcerated in a corrections institute.







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 1         (c) Is enrolled in at least a  half-time  1/2-TIME

 2    undergraduate program of study at a postsecondary school that

 3    meets the requirements of section 3.

 4         (d) Is certified by the financial aid officer at the post-

 5    secondary school as needing the grant in order to meet recognized

 6    educational expenses.

 7         (e) Is a United States citizen or permanent resident.

 8         (f) Is not in default on a loan guaranteed by the

 9    authority.

10         (G) IS NOT INELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 4A.

11         (2) A student shall maintain satisfactory academic progress,

12    as defined by the postsecondary school in which the student is

13    enrolled, to remain eligible for a MEOG under this act.

14         (3) A student shall not be eligible for a MEOG for more than

15    10 semesters of undergraduate education, or its equivalent in

16    trimesters or quarters, or the equivalent as determined by the

17    authority for less than full-time students.

18         (4) If a student possessing a degree at a given academic

19    level enrolls for a second degree at the same or lower academic

20    level, the authority shall include MEOGs received by the student

21    when he or she was enrolled for the previous degree at the same

22    or lower level in determining the student's eligibility under

23    this act.

24         SEC. 4A.  IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO A COURT ORDER DENY-

25    ING FEDERAL BENEFITS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 421 OF PART D OF THE

26    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, TITLE II OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG

27    ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1970, PUBLIC LAW 91-513, 21



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 1    U.S.C. 862, THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE

 2    MEOG PROGRAM UNDER THIS ACT FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURT ORDER.




















































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