April 21, 2004, Introduced by Senators SWITALSKI, JELINEK, KUIPERS, VAN WOERKOM, GARCIA and THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1996 PA 160, entitled
"Postsecondary enrollment options act,"
by amending sections 3 and 9 (MCL 388.513 and 388.519), section 3
as amended by 1997 PA 178, and by adding section 3a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 3. As used in this act:
2 (a) "Community college" means a community college established
3 under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1
4 to 389.195, or under part 25 of the revised school code, 1976 PA
5 451, MCL 380.1601 to 380.1607, or a federal tribally controlled
6 community college located in this state that is recognized under
7 the tribally controlled community college assistance act of 1978,
8 Public Law 95-471 25 USC 1801 to 1852, and is determined by the
9 department to meet the requirements for accreditation by a
10 recognized regional accrediting body.
1 (b) "Department" means the department of education.
2 (c) "Eligible charges" means tuition and mandatory course
3 fees, material fees, and registration fees required by an
4 eligible institution for enrollment in an eligible course.
5 Eligible charges also include any late fees charged by an
6 eligible postsecondary institution due to the school district's
7 failure to make a required payment according to the timetable
8 prescribed under this act. Eligible charges do not include
9 transportation or parking costs or activity fees.
10 (d) "Eligible course" means a course offered by an eligible
11 postsecondary institution that is not offered by the school
12 district in which the eligible student is enrolled, or that is
13 offered by the school district but is determined by the board of
14 the school district to not be available to the eligible student
15 because of a scheduling conflict beyond the eligible student's
16 control; that is an academic course not ordinarily taken as an
17 activity course; that is a course that the postsecondary
18 institution normally applies toward satisfaction of degree
19 requirements; that is not a hobby craft or recreational course;
20 and that is in a subject area other than physical education,
21 theology, divinity, or religious education. However, until the
22 2006-2007 school year, for an eligible student who has not
23 achieved state endorsement in all subject areas under section
24 1279 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279, an
25 eligible course is limited to a course in a subject area for
26 which he or she has achieved state endorsement, a course in
27 computer science or foreign language not offered by the school
1 district, or a course in fine arts as permitted by the school
2 district. Beginning with eligibility to participate under this
3 act during the 2006-2007 school year, for an eligible student who
4 has not achieved a qualifying score in each subject area on a
5 readiness assessment, an eligible course is limited to a course
6 in a subject area for which he or she has achieved a qualifying
7 score, a course in computer science or foreign language not
8 offered by the school district, or a course in fine arts as
9 permitted by the school district.
10 (e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means a state
11 university, community college, or independent nonprofit
12 degree-granting college or university that is located in this
13 state and that chooses to comply with this act.
14 (f) "Eligible student" means, except as otherwise provided in
15 this subdivision, a student enrolled in at least 1 high school
16 class in at least grade 11 in a school district in this state,
17 except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a school district
18 under a cultural exchange
program. , who has Until the
19 2006-2007 school year, to be an eligible student a student must
20 have achieved state endorsement in all subject areas under
21 section 1279 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
22 380.1279. However, if the student has not achieved state
23 endorsement in all subject areas under that section, the student
24 is an eligible student only for the limited purpose of enrolling
25 in 1 or more eligible courses under this act in a subject area
26 for which he or she has achieved state endorsement, in computer
27 science or foreign language not offered by the school district,
1 or in fine arts as permitted by the school district. Beginning
2 with eligibility to participate under this act during the
3 2006-2007 school year, to be an eligible student a student must
4 have achieved a qualifying score in all subject areas on a
5 readiness assessment. However, if the student has not achieved a
6 qualifying score in all subject areas on a readiness assessment,
7 the student is an eligible student only for the limited purpose
8 of enrolling in 1 or more eligible courses under this act in a
9 subject area for which he or she has achieved a qualifying score,
10 in computer science or foreign language not offered by the school
11 district, or in fine arts as permitted by the school district.
12 (g) "Intermediate school district" means that term as defined
13 in section 4 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.4.
14 (h) "Qualifying score" means a score in a subject area
15 component of the readiness assessment that has been determined by
16 the superintendent of public instruction to indicate readiness to
17 enroll in a postsecondary course in that subject area under this
18 act.
19 (i) "Readiness assessment" means an assessment instrument
20 that is a curriculum-based achievement test aligned with state
21 learning standards; that is used nationally to provide high
22 school students with an early indication of proficiency in the
23 subject areas of English, mathematics, reading, and science and
24 contains a comprehensive career planning program; and that is
25 approved by the superintendent of public instruction for the
26 purposes of this act.
27 (j) (h) "School
district" means that term as defined in
1 section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, a
2 local act school district as defined in section 5 of the revised
3 school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5, or a public school academy
4 organized under part
6a or 6b as defined in section 5
of the
5 revised school code, 1976
PA 451, MCL 380.501 to 380.507 and
6 380.511 to 380.518 MCL 380.5.
7 (k) (i) "State
university" means a state institution of
8 higher education described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII
9 of the state constitution of 1963.
10 Sec. 3a. Not later than July 1, 2005, the superintendent of
11 public instruction shall do both of the following:
12 (a) Approve 1 or more readiness assessments that may be used
13 for the purposes of determining eligible students beginning with
14 participation in the 2006-2007 school year. A readiness
15 assessment shall be a curriculum-based achievement test aligned
16 with state learning standards that is used nationally to provide
17 high school students with an early indication of proficiency in
18 the subject areas of English, mathematics, reading, and science
19 and contains a comprehensive career planning program.
20 (b) Determine qualifying scores for each subject area
21 component of a readiness assessment that indicate readiness to
22 enroll in a postsecondary course in that subject area under this
23 act.
24 Sec. 9. (1) Each school district shall provide information
25 to all high school students on the postsecondary enrollment
26 options under this act, including enrollment eligibility; the
27 institutions and types of courses that are eligible for
1 participation; the decision making process for granting academic
2 credits; an explanation of eligible charges that will be paid by
3 the school district and of financial arrangements for eligible
4 charges and for paying costs not paid for by the school district;
5 eligibility for payment of all or part of eligible charges by the
6 school district under this act; an explanation that, if the
7 student qualifies for payment of all or part of eligible charges
8 by the school district under this act, the school district will
9 pay that support directly to the postsecondary institution upon
10 being billed by the postsecondary institution and that the
11 student is not responsible for that payment but is responsible
12 for payment of costs not paid for under this act; available
13 support services; the need to arrange an appropriate schedule;
14 consequences of failing or not completing a postsecondary course
15 in which the eligible student enrolls; the effect of enrolling in
16 a postsecondary course on the eligible student's ability to
17 complete the required
high school graduation requirements; an
18 explanation of how the
parent or legal guardian of a student in
19 at least grade 10 may
request that the student be allowed to take
20 a test or assessment
used for a state endorsement early in order
21 to qualify to be an
eligible student; and the academic
and
22 social responsibilities that must be assumed by the eligible
23 student and his or her parent or guardian.
24 (2) To the extent possible, a school district shall provide
25 counseling services to an eligible student and his or her parent
26 or guardian before the eligible student enrolls in postsecondary
27 courses under this act to ensure that the eligible student and
1 his or her parent or guardian are fully aware of the benefits,
2 risks, and possible consequences of enrolling in a postsecondary
3 course. The person providing the counseling shall encourage the
4 eligible student and his or her parent or guardian to also use
5 available counseling services at the eligible postsecondary
6 institutions before the quarter or semester of enrollment to
7 ensure that anticipated plans are appropriate. A school district
8 may provide the counseling required under this section in a group
9 meeting if additional personalized counseling is also made
10 available.
11 (3) Before enrolling in an eligible course at an eligible
12 postsecondary institution under this act, an eligible student and
13 his or her parent or guardian shall file with the eligible
14 postsecondary institution a signed form provided by the eligible
15 student's school district stating that the student is an eligible
16 student and has received the information and counseling specified
17 in subsections (1) and (2) and that the student understands the
18 responsibilities that must be assumed in enrolling in the
19 course. Upon request, the department shall provide technical
20 assistance to a school district and to an eligible postsecondary
21 institution in developing appropriate forms and counseling
22 guidelines for purposes of this section.
23 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
24 effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature
25 are enacted into law:
26 (a) Senate Bill No. 1155.
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1 (b) Senate Bill No. 1153.
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3 (c) Senate Bill No. 1156.
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5 (d) Senate Bill No. 1157.
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