SB-0626, As Passed Senate, January 20, 2004
July 16, 2003, Introduced by Senators VAN WOERKOM, ALLEN, BROWN, GARCIA, STAMAS, CROPSEY, HARDIMAN, GOSCHKA, SANBORN, McMANUS, GILBERT and OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Education.
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. An
applicant
6 awarded a first-year
scholarship or a renewal scholarship shall
7 is not be restricted
in the choice of the course of study he or
8 she wishes to pursue.
, except that a scholarship award shall
9 not be made to a
student enrolled in a program of study leading
10 to a degree in
theology, divinity, or religious education.
1 (2) An approved
institution chosen by the applicant shall
2 is not be required
to accept the applicant for enrollment, or
3 once having admitted the applicant, to continue the applicant's
4 enrollment. The approved institution accepting the enrollment of
5 a state competitive scholarship award winner shall notify the
6 authority of the recipient's enrollment and shall submit annually
7 to the authority reports which are required and necessary to
8 administer this act.