November 19, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Alma Smith and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 479, entitled
"Michigan promise grant act,"
by amending sections 4, 5, and 6 (MCL 390.1624, 390.1625, and
390.1626) and by adding section 7a; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) The Michigan promise grant program is established.
The department shall provide Michigan promise grants under this act
from the trust fund and administer the Michigan promise grant
program.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) and section 7a, each student who
becomes a high school graduate in or after the 2006-2007 academic
year and before the 2007-2008 academic year is eligible for the
award of a Michigan promise grant in an amount determined under
section 5 or 6.
(3) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection
(2), the department must find that a student meets all of the
following eligibility requirements to award the student a Michigan
promise grant under this act:
(a) The department has received a completed application for
payment as described in section 7(1), including the certification
described in section 7(2) or (3), if applicable, on or before the
deadline established by the department.
(b) The student is a high school graduate and a resident of
this state.
(c) The student meets 1 of the following:
(i) For a grant under section 5, the student was awarded an
associate's degree or a 2-year certificate of completion in a
vocational training program at an approved postsecondary
educational institution, completed a comparable vocational
education program approved by the department at an approved
postsecondary educational institution, or completed 50% or more of
the academic requirements for the award of a bachelor's degree at
an approved postsecondary educational institution within 4 years of
his or her initial enrollment in an approved postsecondary
educational institution and meets 1 of the following:
(A) Has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5.
(B) If the student completed a vocational education program
that does not record grades or grade point averages for its
students, has successfully completed that program.
(ii) For a grant under section 6, the student received a
qualifying score in each of the reading, writing, mathematics, and
science components of the state assessment test, and for each
student who becomes a high school graduate in or after the 2010-
2011 academic year, successfully completes at least 3 credits in
mathematics as described in section 1278a(1)(a)(i) of the revised
school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1278a, and 3 credits in science
as described in section 1278b(1)(b) of the revised school code,
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1278b.
(d) The student took the state assessment test.
(e) The student enrolled in an approved postsecondary
educational institution within 2 years after he or she became a
high school graduate. The department shall extend the 2-year period
if the student becomes a member of the United States armed forces
or peace corps during the 2-year period.
(f) The student did not previously receive a grant under this
act or scholarship money under the Michigan merit award scholarship
act, 1999 PA 94, MCL 390.1451 to 390.1459.
(g) The student meets any additional eligibility requirements
established by the department.
Sec. 5. (1) Subject to proration under subsection (2) and
adjustment under subsection (3), a student who meets the
eligibility requirement of section 4(3)(c)(i) and the other
applicable eligibility requirements under section 4 shall receive a
Michigan promise grant in the amount of $4,000.00.
(2) If a student satisfies the eligibility requirement
contained in section 4(3)(c) by completing a vocational training
program that as determined by the department generally requires
less than 2 years or fewer than 1,800 clock hours, as applicable,
to complete, the student shall receive a prorated amount of the
amount described in subsection (1) that reflects the number of
clock hours necessary to complete the program, as determined by the
department.
(3) If in any fiscal year the department determines that the
amount appropriated by the legislature for the payment of Michigan
promise grants is not sufficient to pay each eligible student the
Michigan promise grant amount required under this section for an
academic year, the department shall adjust the amount of Michigan
promise grants paid under this section by prorating the amounts as
necessary to reflect the available resources and amounts
appropriated in that fiscal year. The department shall notify the
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
majority leader of the senate in writing at least 30 days before
implementing a proration under this subsection.
(4) Michigan promise grants awarded under this section are
subject to the restrictions described in section 7a.
Sec. 6. (1) Subject to proration under subsection (3) and
adjustment under subsection (4), a student who meets the
eligibility requirement of section 4(3)(c)(ii) and the other
applicable eligibility requirements under section 4 and this
section shall receive a Michigan promise grant in the amount of
$4,000.00.
(2) Except for a student who is enrolled in a program
described in subsection (3), the department shall pay a grant under
subsection (1) as follows:
(a) One thousand dollars paid in the student's first academic
year of enrollment at an approved postsecondary educational
institution.
(b) One thousand dollars paid in the student's second academic
year of enrollment at an approved postsecondary educational
institution.
(c) The remainder of the amount of the grant after completion
of 2 academic years of enrollment at an approved postsecondary
educational institution. However, the student is not eligible for
this installment, and forfeits any remaining grant amount to which
he or she is otherwise entitled under this act, unless the student
earned an associate's degree, earned a 2-year certificate of
completion in a vocational education program, completed a
comparable vocational training program approved by the department,
or completed 50% or more of the academic requirements for the award
of a bachelor's degree at an approved postsecondary educational
institution within 4 years of his or her initial enrollment in that
institution and meets 1 of the following:
(i) Has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5.
(ii) If the student completed a vocational education program
that does not record grades or grade point averages for its
students, has successfully completed that program.
(3) Subject to adjustment under subsection (4), a student who
meets the eligibility requirement of section 4(3)(c)(ii) and the
other applicable eligibility requirements under section 4 and this
section, and who is enrolled in a vocational training program that
as determined by the department generally requires less than 2
years or fewer than 1,800 clock hours, as applicable, to complete,
shall receive a prorated amount of the amount described in
subsection (1) determined by the department to reflect the number
of clock hours necessary to complete the program.
(4) If in any fiscal year the department determines that the
amount appropriated by the legislature for the payment of Michigan
promise grants under this act is not sufficient to pay each
eligible student the amount required under this section for the
academic year, the department shall adjust the Michigan promise
grant amounts paid under this section by prorating the amounts as
necessary to reflect the available resources and amounts
appropriated in that fiscal year. The department shall notify the
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
majority leader of the senate in writing at least 30 days before
implementing a proration under this subsection.
(5) Michigan promise grants awarded under this section are
subject to the restrictions described in section 7a.
Sec. 7a. (1) The department shall not provide Michigan promise
grants under this act in the 2007-2008 academic year or any
subsequent academic year.
(2) If a student was awarded a Michigan promise grant under
this act before the 2007-2008 academic year, the department shall
not pay the amount of the grant or any remaining unpaid
installments of the grant to the student after September 15, 2007.
(3) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this section, the department shall notify each new Michigan
promise grant recipient, each existing grant recipient who has not
received all of his or her grant installments, and each approved
postsecondary educational institution of the pending repeal of this
act and the timetables described in subsections (1) and (2).
Enacting section 1. The Michigan promise grant act, 2006 PA
479, MCL 390.1621 to 390.1628, is repealed effective October 1,
2007.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6680(request no.
01102'07) of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.