As used in this act:
  (a) “Department” means the department of education.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1501

  • Department: means the department of education. See Michigan Laws 390.1501
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Institution of higher education: means a public or private college or university in this state. See Michigan Laws 390.1501
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • 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
  • Student athlete: means a person who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible to engage in any intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program. See Michigan Laws 390.1501
  (b) “Immediate family” means the student athlete‘s spouse, child, parent, stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or the spouse or guardian of any of the persons described in this subdivision.
  (c) “Institution of higher education” means a public or private college or university in this state.
  (d) “Student athlete” means a person who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible to engage in any intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program. The term also includes an individual who has applied, is eligible to apply, or who may be eligible to apply in the future to an institution of higher education.