Act No. 586

Public Acts of 2002

Approved by the Governor

October 14, 2002

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 15, 2002

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 17, 2002

STATE OF MICHIGAN

91ST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

Introduced by Reps. Vander Veen, Van Woerkom, Gilbert, Middaugh, Pappageorge, Phillips, Newell, Vear, Woronchak, Rocca, Schauer, Toy, Voorhees, Hager, Stamas, Richardville, Stallworth, Jansen and Raczkowski

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6054

AN ACT to amend 1999 PA 94, entitled "An act to create the Michigan merit award scholarship trust fund; to create the Michigan merit award scholarship board and prescribe the powers and duties of the board; and to provide for the Michigan merit award scholarship program," by amending section 5 (MCL 390.1455).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 5. Upon appropriation by the legislature, the board shall authorize disbursement of funds from the trust fund for 1 or more of the following purposes:

(a) Michigan merit award scholarships under this act.

(b) Expenses properly incurred by the commission in carrying out its powers and duties.

(c) Costs associated with the development, preparation, distribution, and scoring of the assessment test and any costs associated with dissemination of results of the assessment test.

(d) Funding of the tuition incentive program as described in section 310 of 1998 PA 271 or a successor to that program.

(e) Funding of the Michigan nursing scholarship program as described in the Michigan nursing scholarship act.

(f) Other expenditures as determined by law.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 793 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.