HOUSE BILL No. 6309


     December 1, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Sanborn, Goschka, Birkholz, Voorhees, Jansen, Raczkowski, Richner and McBryde and referred to the Committee on Colleges and Universities.


        A bill to authorize institutions of higher education to

   create and require students to sign certain education contracts;

   and to prescribe penalties for violation of the terms of the

   contract.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  As used in this act:

 2         (a) "Institution of higher education" means a college, uni-

 3    versity, community college, or junior college described in sec-

 4    tion 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963

 5    or established under section 7 of article VIII of the state con-

 6    stitution of 1963.

 7         (b) "Student" means a person who is enrolled or accepted for

 8    enrollment at an institution of higher education.






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 1         Sec. 2.  (1) An institution of higher education may develop

 2    a student responsibility contract that includes, but is not

 3    limited to, any of the following:

 4         (a) The standard of conduct expected of the student while he

 5    or she is enrolled in that institution.

 6         (b) The institution's code of ethics.

 7         (c) The disciplinary action that may be taken if the student

 8    fails to comply with the standards set out in the contract.

 9         (2) An institution of higher education may require a student

10    to sign a student responsibility contract described in subsection

11    (1) as a condition of enrollment in that institution.

12         Sec. 3.  If a student signs a student responsibility con-

13    tract and fails to comply with the terms of the contract, an

14    institution of higher education may initiate disciplinary action

15    against the student as described in the contract.



























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