HOUSE BILL No. 6142

 

May 21, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Stahl, Agema, Horn, Palmer, Amos, Knollenberg, Meltzer, Moss, Hune, Rick Jones, Steil, Moore, Stakoe, Calley, LaJoy, Meekhof, Opsommer, David Law, Nitz, Caul and Marleau and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.

 

     A bill to amend 2002 PA 591, entitled

 

"Michigan nursing scholarship act,"

 

by amending section 4 (MCL 390.1184).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4. The authority may award a scholarship under this act

 

to an individual determined by the authority to meet all of the

 

following eligibility criteria:

 

     (a) Is a United States citizen or permanent resident of the

 

United States.

 

     (a) 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) Has resided continuously in this state for the 12 months

 

immediately preceding the date of his or her application and is not

 


a resident of any other state.

 

     (c) Is enrolled or has been accepted into a nursing program.

 

     (d) Has signed a written scholarship agreement with the

 

authority stating the individual's intention to pursue nursing as a

 

career and to serve in eligible employment in this state for not

 

less than 1 of the following periods:

 

     (i) One year if the individual received scholarship assistance

 

under this act in 1 academic year of full-time enrollment in a

 

nursing program.

 

     (ii) Two years if the individual received scholarship

 

assistance under this act in 2 academic years of full-time

 

enrollment in a nursing program.

 

     (iii) Three years if the individual received scholarship

 

assistance under this act in 3 academic years of full-time

 

enrollment in a nursing program.

 

     (iv) Four years if the individual received scholarship

 

assistance under this act in 4 academic years of full-time

 

enrollment in a nursing program.

 

     (e) Is in compliance with this act and the rules promulgated

 

under this act.

 

     (f) Has not been convicted of a felony involving an assault,

 

physical injury, or death.

 

     (g) Meets any other standards established in rules promulgated

 

by the authority under section 3.