SB-0626, As Passed House, May 13, 2004

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 626

                                                                             A bill to amend 1964 PA 208, entitled                                             

"An act to grant scholarships to students enrolled in                       

postsecondary education institutions; and to provide for the                

administration of the scholarship program,"                                 

by amending section 7 (MCL 390.977), as amended by 1980 PA 500.             

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 7.  (1) An applicant awarded a first-year scholarship                  

2   or a renewal scholarship  shall is not  be  restricted in the              

3   choice of the institution in this state which he or she desires             

4   to attend if the institution is approved by the  state board of             

5   education superintendent of public instruction, except that a              

6   student shall not use a scholarship award at an institution whose           

7   primary purpose is to prepare students for ordination or                    

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

9   or religious association, order, or sect.  An applicant awarded a           

10  first-year scholarship or a renewal scholarship  shall is not              

1   be  restricted in the choice of the course of study he or she              

2   wishes to pursue.  , except that a scholarship award shall not be           

3   made to a student enrolled in a program of study leading to a               

4   degree in theology, divinity, or religious education.

5       (2) An approved institution chosen by the applicant  shall

6   is not  be  required to accept the applicant for enrollment, or             

7   once having admitted the applicant, to continue the applicant's             

8   enrollment.  The approved institution accepting the enrollment of           

9   a state competitive scholarship award winner shall notify the               

10  authority of the recipient's enrollment and shall submit annually           

11  to the authority reports which are required and necessary to                

12  administer this act.