May 21, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Calley, Agema, Pavlov, Palmer, Knollenberg, Meltzer, Moss, Hune, Rick Jones, Steil, Stahl, Moore, Stakoe, LaJoy, Meekhof, Opsommer, David Law, Nitz, Caul and Marleau and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.
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 4 (MCL 390.1374), as amended by 1990 PA 47.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) A student is eligible to participate in the MWS
program if the student meets the following requirements:
(a) Has resided in this state continuously for the 12 months
preceding his or her application to the MWS program and is not
considered a resident of any other state.
(b) Is not incarcerated in a corrections institute.
(c) Is enrolled in at least a half-time undergraduate program
of study at an eligible postsecondary school or meets the
requirements of subsection (5).
(d) Is certified by the financial aid officer at the
postsecondary school as needing employment in order to meet
recognized educational expenses.
(e)
Is a United States citizen or permanent resident.
(e) Is a United States citizen or any other student described
as eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance under 34
CFR 668.33.
(f) Is not in default on a loan guaranteed by the authority.
(2) A student shall maintain satisfactory academic progress,
as defined by the postsecondary school in which the student is
enrolled, to remain eligible for the MWS program under this act.
(3) A full-time undergraduate student shall not be eligible
for the MWS program for more than 15 terms or its equivalent in
semesters at any particular school.
(4) If a student possessing a degree at a given academic level
enrolls for a second degree at the same or lower academic level,
the authority shall include MWS grants received by the student when
enrolled for the previous degree at the same or lower level in
determining the student's eligibility under this act.
(5) A student may participate in the MWS program during a
period when he or she is not enrolled at an eligible postsecondary
school if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The student is otherwise eligible under this section.
(b) The student was enrolled in at least a half-time
undergraduate program of study at an eligible postsecondary school
for the preceding quarter, term, or semester.
(c) The financial aid officer at the postsecondary school
determines that the period during which the student is not enrolled
will not exceed 4 months and the student has enrolled or signs an
intent to enroll in at least a half-time undergraduate program of
study at the postsecondary school for the next succeeding quarter,
term, or semester.