HOUSE BILL No. 4494 March 12, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Profit, Palamara, Willard, Schauer, Scranton, LaForge, Bogardus, Goschka, McBryde, Tesanovich, Cropsey and Lowe and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1996 PA 160, entitled "Postsecondary enrollment options act," by amending sections 3 and 9 (MCL 388.513 and 388.519) and by adding section 9a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 3. As used in this act: 2 (a) "Community college" means a community college estab- 3 lished under the community college act of 1966,Act No. 331 of4the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 389.1 to 389.195 of the5Michigan Compiled Laws1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 TO 389.195, or 6 under part 25 of the revised school code,Act No. 451 of the7Public Acts of 1976, being sections 380.1601 to 380.1607 of the8Michigan Compiled Laws1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1601 TO 380.1607, or 9 a federal tribally controlled community college located in this 10 state that is recognized under the tribally controlled community 02588'97 b TAV 2 1 college assistance act of 1978, Public Law 95-471, and is 2 determined by the department to meet the requirements for accred- 3 itation by a recognized regional accrediting body. 4 (b) "Department" means the department of education. 5 (c) "Eligible charges" means tuition and mandatory course 6 fees, material fees, and registration fees required by an eligi- 7 ble institution for enrollment in an eligible course. Eligible 8 charges also include any late fees charged by an eligible post- 9 secondary institution due to the school district's failure to 10 make a required payment according to the timetable prescribed 11 under this act. Eligible charges do not include transportation 12 or parking costs or activity fees. 13 (d) "Eligible course" means a course offered by an eligible 14 postsecondary institution that is not offered by the school dis- 15 trict in which the eligible student is enrolled, or that is 16 offered by the school district but is determined by the board of 17 the school district to not be available to the eligible student 18 because of a scheduling conflict beyond the eligible student's 19 control; that is an academic course not ordinarily taken as an 20 activity course; that is a course that the postsecondary institu- 21 tion normally applies toward satisfaction of degree requirements; 22 that is not a hobby craft or recreational course; and that is in 23 a subject area other than physical education, theology, divinity, 24 or religious education. However, for an eligible student who has 25 notsuccessfully completed the requirements for a state26endorsementACHIEVED THE MINIMUM SCORE ESTABLISHED BY THE 27 DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 9A in all subject areas ON THE 02588'97 b 3 1 ASSESSMENTS USED under section 1279 ofAct No. 451 of the Public2Acts of 1976, being section 380.1279 of the Michigan Compiled3LawsTHE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279, an eli- 4 gible course is limited to a course in a subject area for which 5 he or she hassuccessfully completed the requirements for a6state endorsementACHIEVED THE MINIMUM SCORE ESTABLISHED BY THE 7 DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 9A, a course in computer science or for- 8 eign language not offered by the school district, or a course in 9 fine arts as permitted by the school district. 10 (e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means a state uni- 11 versity, community college, or independent nonprofit 12 degree-granting college or university that is located in this 13 state and that chooses to comply with this act. 14 (f) "Eligible student" means, except as otherwise provided 15 in this subdivision, a student enrolled in at least 1 high school 16 class in at least grade 11 in a school district in this state, 17 except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a school district 18 under a cultural exchange program, who hassuccessfully com-19pleted the requirements for a state endorsementACHIEVED THE 20 MINIMUM SCORE ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 9A in 21 all subject areas ON THE ASSESSMENTS USED under section 1279 of 22Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 23 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279. However, for a student enrolled in a 24 school district in grade 12 who has notsuccessfully completed25the requirements for a state endorsementACHIEVED THE MINIMUM 26 SCORE ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 9A in all 27 subject areas,under that section,the student is an eligible 02588'97 b 4 1 student only for the limited purpose of enrolling in 1 or more 2 eligible courses under this act in a subject area for which he or 3 she hassuccessfully completed the requirements for a state4endorsementACHIEVED THE MINIMUM SCORE ESTABLISHED BY THE 5 DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 9A, in computer science or foreign lan- 6 guage not offered by the school district, or in fine arts as per- 7 mitted by the school district. 8 (g) "Intermediate school district" means that term as 9 defined in section 4 ofAct No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976,10being section 380.4 of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE REVISED 11 SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.4. 12 (h) "School district" means that term as defined in section 13 6 ofAct No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 380.614of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 15 451, MCL 380.6, a local act school district as defined in section 16 5 ofAct No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 380.517of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 18 451, MCL 380.5, or a public school academy organized under part 19 6a or 6b ofAct No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sec-20tions 380.501 to 380.507 and 380.511 to 380.518 of the Michigan21Compiled LawsTHE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.501 22 TO 380.507 AND 380.511 TO 380.518. 23 (i) "State university" means a state institution of higher 24 education described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the 25 state constitution of 1963. 26 Sec. 9. (1) Each school district shall provide information 27 to all high school students on the postsecondary enrollment 02588'97 b 5 1 options under this act, including enrollment eligibility; the 2 institutions and types of courses that are eligible for partici- 3 pation; the decision making process for granting academic cred- 4 its; an explanation of eligible charges that will be paid by the 5 school district and of financial arrangements for eligible 6 charges and for paying costs not paid for by the school district; 7 eligibility for payment of all or part of eligible charges by the 8 school district under this act; an explanation that, if the stu- 9 dent qualifies for payment of all or part of eligible charges by 10 the school district under this act, the school district will pay 11 that support directly to the postsecondary institution upon being 12 billed by the postsecondary institution and that the student is 13 not responsible for that payment but is responsible for payment 14 of costs not paid for under this act; available support services; 15 the need to arrange an appropriate schedule; consequences of 16 failing or not completing a postsecondary course in which the 17 eligible student enrolls; the effect of enrolling in a postsec- 18 ondary course on the eligible student's ability to complete the 19 required high school graduation requirements; an explanation of 20 how the parent or legal guardian of a student in at least grade 21 10 may request that the student be allowed to take a test or 22 assessment usedfor a state endorsement earlyUNDER SECTION 23 1279 OF THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279, EAR- 24 LIER THAN USUAL in order to qualify to be an eligible student; 25 and the academic and social responsibilities that must be assumed 26 by the eligible student and his or her parent or guardian. 02588'97 b 6 1 (2) To the extent possible, a school district shall provide 2 counseling services to an eligible student and his or her parent 3 or guardian before the eligible student enrolls in postsecondary 4 courses under this act to ensure that the eligible student and 5 his or her parent or guardian are fully aware of the benefits, 6 risks, and possible consequences of enrolling in a postsecondary 7 course. The person providing the counseling shall encourage the 8 eligible student and his or her parent or guardian to also use 9 available counseling services at the eligible postsecondary 10 institutions before the quarter or semester of enrollment to 11 ensure that anticipated plans are appropriate. A school district 12 may provide the counseling required under this section in a group 13 meeting if additional personalized counseling is also made 14 available. 15 (3) Before enrolling in an eligible course at an eligible 16 postsecondary institution under this act, an eligible student and 17 his or her parent or guardian shall file with the eligible post- 18 secondary institution a signed form provided by the eligible 19 student's school district stating that the student is an eligible 20 student and has received the information and counseling specified 21 in subsections (1) and (2) and that the student understands the 22 responsibilities that must be assumed in enrolling in the 23 course. Upon request, the department shall provide technical 24 assistance to a school district and to an eligible postsecondary 25 institution in developing appropriate forms and counseling guide- 26 lines for purposes of this section. 02588'97 b 7 1 SEC. 9A. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND PUBLISH A 2 MINIMUM SCORE ON EACH ASSESSMENT USED UNDER SECTION 1279 OF THE 3 REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279, FOR A STUDENT TO 4 QUALIFY AS AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT FOR ALL COURSES UNDER THIS ACT. 5 THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR EACH ASSESSMENT SHALL BE A SCORE THAT THE 6 DEPARTMENT DETERMINES TO BE INDICATIVE OF A LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS 7 IN A POSTSECONDARY COURSE IN THE SUBJECT AREA TESTED ON THE 8 ASSESSMENT. IF A STUDENT DOES NOT ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM SCORE ON 9 AN ASSESSMENT, THE STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN POSTSECONDARY 10 COURSES UNDER THIS ACT IS LIMITED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3(D) AND 11 (F). 12 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 13 effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature 14 are enacted into law: 15 (a) Senate Bill No. ________ or House Bill No. ________ 16 (request no. 02588'97). 17 (b) Senate Bill No. ________ or House Bill No. ________ 18 (request no. 02588'97 a). 02588'97 b Final page. TAV