SENATE BILL No. 610

July 11, 2001, Introduced by Senators PETERS, SMITH, BYRUM, DE BEAUSSAERT,

DINGELL, YOUNG, SCOTT, MURPHY, CHERRY, KOIVISTO, MILLER, HART

and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Education.

A bill to amend 1999 PA 94, entitled

"Michigan merit award scholarship act,"

by amending section 9 (MCL 390.1459).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 9. The board may promulgate rules pursuant to the

2 administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to

3 24.328, to implement and administer this act, including, but not

4 limited to, 1 or more of the following:

5 (a) Rules establishing the board's administrative

6 procedures.

7 (b) Rules governing the qualification requirements for or

8 the award of Michigan merit award scholarships under this act.

9 (c) Rules establishing an appeals process from a

10 determination of ineligibility for a Michigan merit award

11 scholarship.

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1 (d) Rules establishing what information or reports a student

2 or postsecondary educational institution must provide to estab-

3 lish eligibility and when that information or those reports must

4 be provided.

5 (e) Rules prescribing the reports to be made by a student

6 awarded 1 or more Michigan merit award scholarships and by a

7 postsecondary educational institution to which the Michigan merit

8 award scholarship is paid.

9 (f) Rules governing assessment test administration and

10 addressing cheating on an assessment test.

11 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

12 effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature

13 are enacted into law:

14 (a) Senate Bill No. 607.

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16 (b) Senate Bill No. 608.

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18 (c) Senate Bill No. 609.

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