Terms Used In Michigan Laws 388.1865f

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • College level equivalent credit examination: means an examination that is administered by an independent testing service and that is used by colleges and universities generally to award postsecondary credit for achievement of a particular score, and includes, but is not limited to, advanced placement examinations, the DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST), and college-level examination program (CLEP) examinations. See Michigan Laws 388.1837b
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (1) Each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 shall demonstrate the acceptance of nationally recognized college level equivalent credit examination opportunities by developing and implementing policies and procedures for the awarding of academic credit through college level equivalent credit examinations.
  (2) A public university shall not create policies or procedures that prevent students from earning college credits through college level equivalent credit examinations once enrolled in the public university.
  (3) Each public university shall make its credit policies and opportunities for college level equivalent credit examinations publicly available on the university’s website.
  (4) If a public university requires scores above those recommended by the American Council on Education to earn college credit through college level equivalent credit examinations, that university shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director a report on the data and justifications for that decision by February 1, 2023.