Higher education: financial aid; Michigan achievement skills scholarship; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0382'25
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Overview
Senate Bill 383 creates the "Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship Act", which provides financial aid to residents of Michigan attending specific occupational training programs. The scholarship is intended to help individuals gain skills needed for evolving jobs and is funded through the state school aid act. To be eligible, applicants must be Michigan residents, have a high school diploma or equivalent, be a first-time enrollee, and not hold an associate or bachelor’s degree. The Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential will administer the program and maintain a list of approved training programs.
Key provisions
- Provides scholarship assistance to residents attending qualified occupational training programs.
- Sets eligibility requirements including residency, educational attainment, and first-time enrollment.
- Defines ‘qualified occupational training program’ based on clock hours and accreditation.
- The Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential will administer the scholarship.
- Scholarships cannot exceed tuition costs and are limited to a maximum of two academic years.
- Requires training institutions to apply for and maintain approval as qualified programs.
- Requires data reporting from training institutions to the Department.
- Prohibits training institutions from altering scholarship programs to shift costs to scholarship recipients.
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- Residents of Michigan
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