July 12, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Runestad and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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 student is a United States citizen or any other
student described as eligible to receive title IV, HEA program
assistance under 34 CFR 668.33.
(b) (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.
(c) (b)
The student is a high school
graduate and a resident
of this state.
(d) (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.
(e) (d)
The student took the state
assessment test.
(f) (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
Armed
Forces or peace corps Peace Corps during the 2-year period.
(g) (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.
(h) (g)
The student meets any additional
eligibility
requirements established by the department.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03043'17).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03044'17).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03045'17).
(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03429'17).
(e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03430'17).
(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03606'17).
(g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03607'17).
(h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03608'17).
(i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03609'17).