HB 6387 Summary

• Adds "gift aid" to the definitions in the Police Officer's and Fire Fighter's Survivor Tuition Grant Act, defining it as formal scholarships or grants that do not require repayment.

• Changes the tuition grant amount calculation to equal eligible tuition expenses minus all other gift aid available to the student, rather than the previous method of determining unmet financial need.

• Removes the requirement that students' family income (excluding death benefits) be below 400% of the federal poverty level to qualify for the grant.

• Modifies the financial aid officer's certification requirement to verify that the student's eligible tuition expenses exceed total gift aid available, rather than certifying the student's financial need for the grant.

• Maintains existing eligibility requirements including state residency, satisfactory academic progress, enrollment at Michigan state institutions of higher education, age limits for children (first application before age 26), and maximum credit limits (124 semester or 180 term credits) and duration (9 semesters maximum).