August 30, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Nitz, Emmons, Farhat, Mortimer and Moore and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Preparation.
A bill to amend 1986 PA 288, entitled
"An act to establish a Michigan work-study program for qualified
resident students attending eligible postsecondary schools and
employed by qualified employers; and to prescribe the powers and
duties of certain state agencies,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 390.1373).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. A recognized postsecondary school in this state is
eligible to participate in the MWS program if the postsecondary
school
is a degree-granting institution approved by the state
board
of education superintendent
of public instruction, the
instructional programs are not comprised solely of sectarian
instruction or religious worship, and the school participates in
the federal work-study program under sections 441 to 448 of title
IV
of the higher education act of 1965, 42
U.S.C. USC 2751
to
2756b. A participating school, at its option, may offer academic
credit to students enrolled in the MWS program.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act is intended to
transfer back to the superintendent of public instruction certain
powers, duties, and functions that were transferred to the former
department of career development by Executive Reorganization Order
No. 1999-7, MCL 388.995.