SENATE BILL NO. 227


   February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators BENNETT, HOFFMAN, 
        GOUGEON, GOSCHKA, NORTH, SHUGARS, BULLARD, ROGERS and 
        JAYE and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.



        A bill to amend 1976 PA 174, entitled

   "An act to provide free tuition for state resident North American
   Indians in Michigan public community colleges, public universi-
   ties, and certain federal tribally controlled community colleges;
   and to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state
   departments, commissions, and agencies,"

   by amending section 1 (MCL 390.1251), as amended by 1993 PA 106,

   and by adding section 1a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  (1) A Michigan public community college or public

 2    university or a federal tribally controlled community college

 3    described in subsection (2) shall waive tuition for any North

 4    American Indian who qualifies for admission as a full-time,

 5    part-time, or summer school student;  , and  is a
             legal resident

 6    of the state for not less than 12 consecutive months; AND IS NOT

 7    INELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 1A.




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 1         (2) A federal tribally controlled community college may

 2    participate in the tuition waiver program under this act and be

 3    eligible for reimbursement under section 2a if it meets all of

 4    the following:

 5         (a) Is recognized under the tribally controlled community

 6    college assistance act of 1978, Public Law 95-471,

 7    92 Stat. 1325.

 8         (b) Is determined by the department of education to meet the

 9    requirements for accreditation by a recognized regional accredit-

10    ing body.

11         SEC. 1A.  IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO A COURT ORDER DENY-

12    ING FEDERAL BENEFITS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 421 OF PART D OF THE

13    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, TITLE II OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG

14    ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1970, PUBLIC LAW 91-513, 21

15    U.S.C. 862, THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A TUITION WAIVER

16    UNDER THIS ACT FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURT ORDER.

























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