HOUSE BILL No. 5634


     April 18, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Stallworth, Rick Johnson, Scranton, Basham, Daniels, Kelly, Brewer, Thomas, Price,
Prusi, Hale, Schauer, Clarke, Jellema, Pappageorge, Jansen, Kilpatrick and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.


        A bill to create the Michigan summer sweep program; to pre-

   scribe the powers and duties of certain state departments; and to

   establish a fund and provide for the administration of that

   fund.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited at the

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      "Michigan summer sweep program act".

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           Sec. 2.  As used in this act:

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           (a) "Department" means the state transportation department.

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           (b) "Eligible low-income student" means a person who meets

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      all of the following requirements:

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           (i) Is a member of a household the gross annual income of

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      which is equal to or less than the official poverty line for the

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      same size household as defined by the office of management and

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      budget and issued by the United States secretary of health and


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      human services pursuant to section 673(2) of the community

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      services block grant act, subtitle B of title VI of the omnibus

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      budget reconciliation act of 1981, 42 U.S.C. 9902.

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           (ii) Is not less than 15 years old and is not more than 17

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      years old.

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           (iii) Is enrolled in high school and is making satisfactory

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      academic progress as determined by his or her grades and his or

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      her scores on the Michigan education assessment program (MEAP)

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      tests administered pursuant to the revised school code, 1976 PA

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      451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.

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           Sec. 3.  Within 90 days after the effective date of this

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      act, the department shall develop and implement a statewide pro-

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      gram to employ eligible low-income students in street and highway

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      beautification projects.  The program shall be known as the

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      "Michigan summer sweep program".

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           Sec. 4.  (1) An eligible low-income student may apply to

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      participate in the Michigan summer sweep program by submitting an

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      application to the department on a form prescribed by the

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      department.

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           (2) The department shall develop an application form for the

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      Michigan summer sweep program and shall distribute those applica-

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      tions to all high schools in this state.

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           Sec. 5.  (1) The Michigan summer sweep program fund is cre-

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      ated within the state treasury.

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           (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets

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      from any source for deposit into the fund.  The state treasurer

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      shall direct the investment of the fund.  The state treasurer



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      shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund

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      investments.

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           (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall

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      remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

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           (4) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon

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      appropriation, only for the purpose of employing eligible

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      low-income students in the Michigan summer sweep program.










































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