SB-0600, As Passed Senate, June 28, 2007
June 20, 2007, Introduced by Senator BROWN and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 479, entitled
"Michigan promise grant act,"
by amending sections 4 and 8 (MCL 390.1624 and 390.1628).
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 the
deadline
established by the department 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, and
science 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 as described in section 1278a(1)(a)(i) 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.
Sec.
8. (1) The department shall pay a Michigan promise grant
under
section 5 or a grant installment under section 6 to an
approved
postsecondary educational institution on the student's
behalf,
according to a payment procedure established by the
department.
disburse Michigan promise grant money to an approved
postsecondary institution on the student’s behalf in the following
state fiscal years, according to a payment procedure established by
the department:
(a) For a Michigan promise grant under section 5 or a Michigan
promise grant installment under section 6(2)(c), in the state
fiscal year that begins on the first October 1 following the end of
the academic year in which the student is eligible for that grant
or installment.
(b) For a Michigan promise grant installment under section
6(2)(a) or (b) or a Michigan promise grant under section 6(3), in
the state fiscal year that begins on October 1 in the academic year
in which the student is eligible for that installment or grant.
(2) An approved postsecondary educational institution shall
apply money received under subsection (1) on a student's behalf to
the student's outstanding indebtedness, if any, and pay the
remaining balance as follows:
(a) Unless subdivision (b) applies, to the student.
(b) If the money received by the institution under this
subsection is a grant installment under section 6(2)(a) or (b) and
the student elects to leave an approved postsecondary educational
institution without completing the classes in which he or she
enrolled, to the department. The student has no further right to
any money returned to the department under this subdivision.
(3) Subsection (2) shall not be considered as creating an
obligation on the part of an approved postsecondary educational
institution to loan or advance money to a student for the payment
of tuition, fees, or other costs or expenses incurred by the
student at that institution.
(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and
administer this act, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of
the following:
(a) Rules establishing the department's administrative
procedures for the Michigan promise grant program.
(b) Rules governing the qualification requirements for or the
award of Michigan promise grants under this act.
(c) Rules establishing an appeals process from a determination
of ineligibility for a Michigan promise grant.
(d) Rules establishing what information or reports a student
or an approved postsecondary educational institution must provide
to establish eligibility and when that information or those reports
must be provided.
(e) Rules prescribing the reports to be made by a student
awarded a Michigan promise grant and by an approved postsecondary
educational institution to which a Michigan promise grant is paid.