UNIVERSITY: MILITARY CREDIT H.B. 4060:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 4060 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Holly Hughes
House Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs
Senate Committee: Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security
CONTENT
The bill would amend the State School Aid Act to require each public university receiving State funds appropriated for higher education to ensure that the university did all of the following in its admission application process if it knew that an applicant was currently serving, or had ever served, as a member of the military, the National Guard, or the military reserves:
-- Informed the applicant that he or she could receive academic credit for college-level training and education he or she received while serving in the military.
-- Informed the applicant that he or she could submit to the university a transcript of his or her college-level military training and education.
-- If the applicant submitted a transcript, evaluated it and notified the applicant of what transfer credits were available to him or her from the university for his or her college-level military training and education.
"Transcript" would include a joint services transcript prepared for
the applicant under the American Council on Education Registry of Credit
Recommendations.
The bill would take effect 90 days after it was enacted.
Proposed MCL 388.1875b Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government. Universities report that the Veterans Administration requires what is proposed by the bill, and all public universities are in compliance.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.