SENATE BILL No. 792

October 24, 2001, Introduced by Senator SCHWARZ and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1999 PA 94, entitled

"Michigan merit award scholarship act,"

by amending section 5 (MCL 390.1455).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 5. Upon appropriation by the legislature, the board

2 shall authorize disbursement of funds from the trust fund for 1

3 or more of the following purposes:

4 (a) Michigan merit award scholarships under this act.

5 (b) Expenses properly incurred by the commission in carrying

6 out its powers and duties.

7 (c) Costs associated with the development, preparation, dis-

8 tribution, and scoring of the assessment test and any costs asso-

9 ciated with dissemination of results of the assessment test.

10 (d) Funding of the tuition incentive program as described in

11 section 310 of 1998 PA 271 or a successor to that program.

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1 (E) FUNDING OF THE MICHIGAN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS

2 DESCRIBED IN THE MICHIGAN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ACT.

3 (F) (e) Other expenditures as determined by law.

4 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

5 effect unless Senate Bill No. 793

6 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

7 law.

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