Act No. 330

Public Acts of 2020

Approved by the Governor

December 29, 2020

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 29, 2020

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2021

 

state of michigan

100th Legislature

Regular session of 2020

Introduced by Senator Bumstead

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1052

AN ACT to amend 2008 PA 549, entitled “An act to authorize the creation of promise zones; to authorize the creation of promise zone authorities and the implementation of promise zone development plans; to prescribe the powers and duties of promise zone authorities; to provide for the capture and disbursement of certain tax revenue; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state and local officials,” by amending section 3 (MCL 390.1663), as amended by 2013 PA 210.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3. As used in this act:

(a) “Authority” means a promise zone authority created under this act.

(b) “Board” means the governing body of an authority.

(c) “Eligible entity” means a city, township, county, local school district, or intermediate school district, in which the percentage of families with children under age 18 that are living at or below the federal poverty level is greater than or equal to the state average of families with children under age 18 living at or below the federal poverty level, as determined by the department of treasury.

(d) “Federal poverty level” means the poverty guidelines published annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under its authority to revise the poverty line under 42 USC 9902.

(e) “Governing body” means the elected body of an eligible entity that has legislative powers.

(f) “Nonpublic high school” means a high school operated by a nonpublic school that includes grades 9 to 12 or 10 to 12 and that awards a high school diploma. Nonpublic high school also includes a general education development test.

(g) “Nonpublic school” means that term as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL  380.5.

(h) “Promise of financial assistance” means a commitment by an eligible entity to provide financial resources for public or private postsecondary education, including a vocational program, to eligible students living in a promise zone and who have graduated from a public high school or nonpublic high school located within that promise zone.

(i) “Promise zone” means that area created by a governing body under this act.

(j) “Promise zone development plan” means that plan developed by an authority under this act that will ensure that the financial resources are available to adequately fund the promise of financial assistance.

(k) “Public high school” means a public school that includes grades 9 to 12 or 10 to 12 and that awards a high school diploma.

(l) “Public school” means that term as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.

(m) “Qualified educational expenses” means tuition and fees required for the enrollment or attendance of a student at an educational institution, and may also include, if provided for in an authority’s promise zone development plan, expenses for fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction at that educational institution.

(n) “School district” means that term as defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.

(o) “State education tax” means the tax levied under the state education tax act, 1993 PA 331, MCL 211.901 to 211.906.

(p) “Vocational program” means an education or training program intended to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation and offered by a public or private postsecondary institution in this state.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor