HOUSE BILL No. 5308

 

October 18, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Stahl, Brandenburg, Hoogendyk, Palmer, Casperson, Marleau, Hune, Green, Sheen, Mortimer, Vander Veen, Pastor, Gosselin, LaJoy and Baxter and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 105, entitled

 

"An act to provide grants to students enrolled in independent

nonprofit institutions of higher learning; and to provide for the

promulgation of rules,"

 

by amending section 4 (MCL 390.1274), as amended by 2004 PA 184.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4. A student is eligible for a grant if the student meets

 

all of the following criteria:

 

     (a)  The student is  Is enrolled as a full-time or part-time

 

student at an eligible college or university as specified in

 

section 2. In order to be eligible for a grant, a part-time student

 

must be enrolled in at least a one-half time course of study as

 

defined by the authority.

 

     (b)  The student is  Is not enrolled in an institution whose


 

primary purpose is to prepare students for ordination or

 

appointment as a member of the clergy of a church, denomination, or

 

religious association, order, or sect.

 

     (c)  The student has  Has resided in this state continuously

 

for the preceding 12 months and is not considered a resident of any

 

other state.

 

     (d) Is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted

 

for permanent residence into the United States.

 

     (e)  (d) The student is  Is making satisfactory academic

 

progress as defined by the college or university in which the

 

student is enrolled.