2023 Senate Bill 677

Higher education: financial aid; eligibility requirements for state competitive scholarships; modify.

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 sections 2 and 4 (MCL 390.972 and 390.974), section 4 as amended by 2021 PA 40.

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Updates sections 2 and 4 of the act, detailing the administration of the scholarship program by the Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority and setting eligibility criteria for scholarship applicants. These criteria include continuous residency in Michigan for 12 months, educational qualifications such as high school graduation or equivalent, and promise of completing a course of study at an eligible postsecondary institution in the state.

Introduced in the Senate

Nov. 9, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations