HB 6556 Summary

• Modifies eligibility requirements and course limits for high school students enrolling in career and technical preparation programs through dual enrollment.

• Changes proration calculation for state funding from attendance proportion to hours of instruction attended divided by full-time equivalency hours under the State School Aid Act.

• Expands the definition of "eligible course" to include courses offered outside regular school hours when determined appropriate by the school district or nonpublic school.

• Adds requirement for Department of Education and superintendent of public instruction to establish rules allowing students enrolled in high school for more than 4 years but not more than 5 years to qualify as eligible students under certain circumstances.

• Corrects federal statute references from 25 USC 1852 to 25 USC 1864 for tribally controlled community colleges and from MCL 388.1896 to MCL 388.1897l for state school aid act provisions.