Section 388.1621b - Tuition and fee support for pupil attending postsecondary institution.
THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979 (EXCERPT)
Act 94 of 1979
388.1621b Tuition and fee support for pupil attending postsecondary institution.
Sec. 21b.
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a district shall use funds received under section 22a or 22b to support the attendance of a district pupil at an eligible postsecondary institution under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or under the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913.
(2) To the extent required under subsection (3), a district shall pay tuition and mandatory course fees, material fees, and registration fees required by an eligible postsecondary institution for enrollment in an eligible course. A district also shall pay any late fees charged by an eligible postsecondary institution due to the district's failure to make a required payment according to the timetable prescribed by the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913. A district is not required to pay transportation costs, parking costs, or activity fees.
(3) A district shall pay to the eligible postsecondary institution on behalf of an eligible student an amount equal to the lesser of the amount of the eligible charges described in subsection (2) or the prorated percentage of the state portion of the foundation allowance paid or calculated, as applicable, on behalf of that eligible student under section 20, with the proration based on the proportion of the school year that the eligible student attends the postsecondary institution. A district may pay more money to an eligible postsecondary institution on behalf of an eligible student than required under this section and the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, and may use local school operating revenue for that purpose. An eligible student is responsible for payment of the remainder of the costs associated with his or her postsecondary enrollment that exceed the amount the district is required to pay under this section and the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, and that are not paid by the district. As used in this subsection, “local school operating revenue” means that term as defined in section 20.
(4) As used in this section, “eligible course”, “eligible student”, and “eligible postsecondary institution” mean those terms as defined in section 3 of the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or in section 3 of the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1903, as applicable.
History: Add. 1991, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1991 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1992 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 148, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 336, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 161, Eff. July 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 300, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 297, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 351, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 351 of 2004 provides:“Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2004-2005 is estimated at $11,173,900,000.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2004-2005 are estimated at $11,113,650,400.00.”