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MI SB0017
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends the Michigan work-study program (1986 PA 288) to add eligibility requirements for postsecondary schools participating in the program.
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Requires schools to be degree-granting institutions approved by the state board of education with instructional programs that are not solely sectarian in nature.
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Requires schools to participate in the federal work-study program under 42 USC 2751 to 2756b.
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Requires schools to grant in-state tuition rates to active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their spouses or dependent children while stationed in Michigan, and to continue that rate if the service member is transferred outside the state during the student's continuous full-time enrollment.
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Allows participating schools to optionally offer academic credit to students enrolled in the Michigan work-study program.
Legislative Description
Higher education; financial aid; Michigan work-study program; prohibit use at college or university that does not grant in-state tuition to certain military personnel stationed in Michigan and their dependents. Amends sec. 3 of 1986 PA 288 (MCL 390.1373).
Higher education, financial aid
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Senior Citizens And Veterans Affairs
1/14/2009