HOUSE BILL No. 6109


     September 17, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Baade, Cropsey, McBryde, Kaza, Walberg, Whyman, Horton, Hammerstrom, McManus, Jansen, Lowe, Nye, Geiger, Gernaat, London, Sanborn, Dalman, Birkholz, Green, Bodem, Middaugh, DeVuyst, Goschka and Perricone and referred to the Committee on Colleges and Universities.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 228, entitled

   "The legislative merit award program act,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 390.1304), as amended by 1980 PA 386.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 4.  A person shall be eligible for a scholarship award

 2    UNDER THIS ACT if the person meets all of the following

 3    qualifications:

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

 5    12 months and is not considered a resident of any other state.

 6         (b) Has not graduated from high school at the time of the

 7    scholarship examination.

 8         (c) Enrolls in  a  AN ELIGIBLE recognized postsecondary edu-

 9    cational institution within 4 years after graduation from high

10    school and is not enrolled in a program of study leading to a

11    degree in theology, divinity, or religious education.  TO BE


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 1    ELIGIBLE, A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SHALL BE IN

 2    COMPLIANCE WITH THE TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTION PROHIBITION ACT.

 3         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 4    effect unless Senate Bill No. ___ or House Bill No. ___ (request

 5    no. 04207'97 *) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into law.














































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