Michigan Laws 390.1624 – Michigan promise grant program; establishment; eligibility requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1624
- Academic year: means the period from September 1 of a calendar year to August 31 of the next calendar year. See Michigan Laws 390.1622
- Approved postsecondary educational institution: means any of the following:
(i) A public or private college or university, junior college, or community college that grants degrees or certificates and is located in this state. See Michigan Laws 390.1622Cumulative grade point average: means the weighted mean value of the courses considered by an approved postsecondary educational institution in determining whether to award a student an associate's degree or a 2-year certificate of completion in a vocational training program, whether the student has completed a comparable vocational education program, or whether the student has completed 50% or more of the academic requirements for the award of a bachelor's degree, including any courses completed at another approved postsecondary educational institution if the student transfers the credits for those courses to the approved postsecondary educational institution making that determination. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 High school graduate: means an individual who has received a high school diploma from a high school or passed the general educational development (GED) diploma test or any other high school graduate equivalency examination approved by the state board of education. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Michigan promise grant: means a grant awarded by the department under this act. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Qualifying score: means a score in a reading, writing, mathematics, science, or social studies component of a state assessment test that has been determined by the superintendent of public instruction to indicate readiness to enroll in a course in that subject area in an approved postsecondary educational institution. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 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 State assessment test: means any of the following:
(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii), the complete Michigan merit examination described in section 1279g of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 390.1622Trust fund: means the Michigan merit award trust fund established in section 9 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The Michigan promise grant program is established. The department shall provide Michigan promise grants under this act from the trust fund and administer the Michigan promise grant program.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), each student who becomes a high school graduate in or after the 2006-2007 academic year is eligible for the award of a Michigan promise grant in an amount determined under section 5 or 6.
(3) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (2), the department must find that a student meets all of the following eligibility requirements to award the student a Michigan promise grant under this act:
(a) The department has received a completed application for payment as described in section 7(1), including the certification described in section 7(2) or (3), if applicable, on or before November 15 of the state fiscal year in which they are eligible to receive payment.
(b) The student is a high school graduate and a resident of this state.
(c) The student meets 1 of the following:
(i) For a grant under section 5, the student was awarded an associate’s degree or a 2-year certificate of completion in a vocational training program at an approved postsecondary educational institution, completed a comparable vocational education program approved by the department at an approved postsecondary educational institution, or completed 50% or more of the academic requirements for the award of a bachelor’s degree at an approved postsecondary educational institution within 4 years of his or her initial enrollment in an approved postsecondary educational institution and meets 1 of the following:
(A) Has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5.
(B) If the student completed a vocational education program that does not record grades or grade point averages for its students, has successfully completed that program.
(ii) For a grant under section 6, the student received a qualifying score in each of the reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies components of the state assessment test, and for each student who becomes a high school graduate in or after the 2010-2011 academic year, successfully completes at least 3 credits in mathematics and 3 credits in social science as described in section 1278a(1)(a) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1278a, and 3 credits in science as described in section 1278b(1)(b) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1278b.
(d) The student took the state assessment test.
(e) The student enrolled in an approved postsecondary educational institution within 2 years after he or she became a high school graduate. The department shall extend the 2-year period if the student becomes a member of the United States armed forces or peace corps during the 2-year period.
(f) The student did not previously receive a grant under this act or scholarship money under the Michigan merit award scholarship act, 1999 PA 94, MCL 390.1451 to 390.1459.
(g) The student meets any additional eligibility requirements established by the department.