HOUSE BILL No. 5099 September 25, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Raczkowski, Cherry, Wojno, Schauer, Mans, Cropsey, Hammerstrom, McBryde, Birkholz, LaForge, Richner, Kilpatrick, DeHart, Green, Scranton, Perricone and Cassis and referred to the Committee on Colleges and Universities. A bill to amend 1996 PA 160, entitled "Postsecondary enrollment options act," by amending section 4 (MCL 388.514). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 4. (1) The school district in which an eligible stu- 2 dent is enrolled shall provide to the eligible student a letter 3 signed by the student's principal indicating the student's eligi- 4 bility under this act. 5 (2) An eligible student may apply to an eligible postsecond- 6 ary institution to enroll in 1 or more eligible courses offered 7 by that eligible postsecondary institution and, if accepted, may 8 enroll in 1 or more of those courses. 9 (3) Within a reasonable time after registration, the 10 eligible postsecondary institution shall send written notice to 11 the eligible student and his or her school district. The notice 03945'97 TAV 2 1 shall indicate the course or courses and hours of enrollment of 2 that eligible student. The eligible postsecondary institution 3 shall notify the eligible student about tuition, fees, books, 4 materials, and other related charges, as determined by the post- 5 secondary institution, in the customary manner used by the eligi- 6 ble postsecondary institution, and shall notify the eligible stu- 7 dent of the estimated amount of the eligible charges that will be 8 billed to the school district under subsection (4). 9 (4) Unless otherwise agreed between the eligible postsecond- 10 ary institution and the school district, after theexpiration of11the institution's drop/add periodELIGIBLE STUDENT COMPLETES THE 12 COURSE AND RECEIVES A GRADE for the course, an eligible postsec- 13 ondary institution shall send a bill to the eligible student's 14 school district detailing the eligible charges for each eligible 15 course in which the studentisWAS enrolled under this act. IF 16 THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT DROPS THE COURSE OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT COM- 17 PLETE AND RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THE COURSE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS 18 NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CHARGES FOR THAT STUDENT'S ENROLLMENT AND THE 19 POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BILL THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 20 ANY CHARGES FOR THAT STUDENT'S ENROLLMENT. 21 (5) Upon receivingtheA bill under subsection (4), the 22 school district shall cause to be paid to the eligible postsec- 23 ondary institution on behalf of the eligible student an amount 24 equal to the lesser of the amount of the eligible charges or the 25 prorated percentage of the state portion of the foundation allow- 26 ance paid on behalf of that particular eligible student under 27 section 20 of the state school aid act of 1979,Act No. 94 of03945'97 3 1the Public Acts of 1979, being section 388.1620 of the Michigan2Compiled Laws1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1620, with the proration based 3 on the proportion of the school year that the eligible student 4 attends the postsecondary institution. A school district may pay 5 more money to an eligible postsecondary institution on behalf of 6 an eligible student than is required under this act, and may use 7 local school operating revenue for that purpose. The eligible 8 student is responsible for payment of the remainder of the costs 9 associated with his or her postsecondary enrollment that exceed 10 the amount the school district is required to pay under this act 11 and that are not paid by the school district. As used in this 12 subsection, "local school operating revenue" means that term as 13 defined in section 20 ofAct No. 94 of the Public Acts of 197914 THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1620. 15 (6) An eligible postsecondary institution shall not charge a 16 late fee to an eligible student or a school district for a pay- 17 ment that is made in compliance with the timetable prescribed 18 under this act even if the payment would otherwise be considered 19 late by the postsecondary institution. 20 (7) A school district may require an eligible student to 21 provide, on a form supplied by the school district, reasonable 22 verification that the eligible student is regularly attending a 23 postsecondary course. 24 (8) If an eligible student enrolled in an eligible course 25 under this act does not complete the eligible course, and if the 26school districtELIGIBLE STUDENT has paid money for the course, 27on behalf of the student,the postsecondary institution shall 03945'97 4 1forwardREFUND to theschool districtELIGIBLE STUDENT any 2 funds that are refundable due to noncompletion of the course 3 ACCORDING TO THE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION'S REFUND POLICY.The4school district shall then forward to the student any refunded5money in excess of the amount paid by the school district for the6course on behalf of the student.7 (9) A school district shall make available to an eligible 8 student enrolled in the school district copies of all correspond- 9 ence in the possession of the school district regarding the eli- 10 gible student's participation in postsecondary enrollment under 11 this act. Correspondence described in this subsection shall be 12 kept by the school district for at least 1 year. 13 (10) If a school district pays for books for an eligible 14 student for a postsecondary course under this section, the books 15 are the property of the school district and shall be turned over 16 to the school district after the eligible student completes the 17 course. 18 (11) This section does not apply to any postsecondary 19 courses in which an eligible student is enrolled in addition to 20 being enrolled full-time in that eligible student's school dis- 21 trict; to a postsecondary course an eligible student is retaking 22 after failing to achieve a satisfactory grade; or to a course 23 contrary to the eligibility provisions of this act. In determin- 24 ing full-time enrollment in a school district under this act or 25 full-time equated membership underAct No. 94 of the Public Acts26of 1979, being sections 388.1601 to 388.1772 of the Michigan27Compiled LawsTHE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 03945'97 5 1 388.1601 TO 388.1772, for pupils enrolled in a postsecondary 2 institution under this act, the pupil's enrollment in both the 3 school district and the postsecondary institution shall be 4 counted as enrollment in the school district and a pupil shall 5 not be considered to be enrolled in a school district less than 6 full-time solely because of the effect of the pupil's postsecond- 7 ary enrollment, including necessary travel time, on the number of 8 class hours provided by the school district to the pupil. 9 (12) This act does not require a school district to pay or 10 otherwise provide financial support for transportation or parking 11 costs necessary for an eligible student to participate in post- 12 secondary enrollment under this act. A school district is not 13 liable for any injury incurred by an eligible student that is 14 related to transportation necessary for the eligible student to 15 participate in postsecondary enrollment under this act. 16 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 17 effect unless Senate Bill No. ________ or House Bill No. ________ 18 (request no. 03946'97) is enacted into law. 03945'97 Final page. TAV