HOUSE BILL No. 4544


     April 8, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Cherry, Wallace, Baird, Mans, Dobronski, Wetters, Profit, McBryde, Johnson, McManus, Gire, Gubow, Martinez, Freeman, Wojno, Prusi, Bogardus, DeHart, Goschka, Scott, Varga, LaForge, Willard, Brater, Anthony, Hale and Gilmer and referred to the Committee on Colleges and Universities.


        A bill to amend 1964 PA 208, entitled

   "An act to grant scholarships to students enrolled in postsecond-
   ary education institutions; and to provide for the administration
   of the scholarship program,"

   by amending section 7 (MCL 390.977), as amended by 1980 PA 500.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 7.  (1) An applicant awarded a first-year scholarship

 2    or a renewal scholarship shall not be restricted in the choice of

 3    the institution in this state  which  THAT he or she desires to

 4    attend if the institution is approved by the state board of

 5    education.  HOWEVER, A SCHOLARSHIP SHALL NOT BE AWARDED TO AN

 6    APPLICANT IF THE INSTITUTION HE OR SHE ATTENDS IS NOT IN COMPLI-

 7    ANCE WITH THE MICHIGAN CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT INFORMATION ACT. An

 8    applicant awarded a first-year scholarship or a renewal

 9    scholarship shall not be restricted in the choice of the course

10    of study he or she wishes to pursue, except that a scholarship


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 1    award shall not be made to a student enrolled in a program of

 2    study leading to a degree in theology, divinity, or religious

 3    education.

 4         (2) An approved institution chosen by the applicant shall

 5    not be required to accept the applicant for enrollment, or once

 6    having admitted the applicant, to continue the applicant's

 7    enrollment.  The approved institution accepting the enrollment of

 8    a state competitive scholarship award winner shall notify the

 9    authority of the recipient's enrollment and shall submit annually

10    to the authority reports  which  THAT are required and necessary

11    to administer this act.

12         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

13    effect unless Senate Bill No. ________ or House Bill No. ________

14    (request no. 00715'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

15    law.



























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