Title 390, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Sec. 7b. The college assumes the liability for all acts or omissions of a person who is a volunteer trustee or nontrustee volunteer occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section if all of the following are met: (a) The person was acting or…

Sec. 7c. A claim for monetary damages for an act or omission of a volunteer trustee or a nontrustee volunteer shall not be brought or maintained against that volunteer trustee or nontrustee volunteer. The claim shall be brought and maintained against the college.

Sec. 1. (1) The state board of education shall annually, upon application therefor, reimburse according to a schedule of amounts to be determined annually by the legislature each approved independent nonprofit institution of higher education located within the state for all earne…

Sec. 2. To qualify for state payments under this act, an independent nonprofit institution of higher education shall: (a) Be incorporated under Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 450.98 to 450.192 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or subject to that a…

Sec. 3. (1) A degree earned in a program with respect to which state reimbursement other than that established by this act is granted to an independent nonprofit institution is excluded from computation under section 1. (2) A degree conferred by an institution whose primary purpo…

Sec. 5. For each fiscal year, the legislature shall appropriate the sums necessary to carry out the intent of this act.

Sec. 6. (1) The amounts appropriated shall be paid out of the general fund of the state at such times and in such manner as is provided by law. (2) Expenditures under this act shall be authorized when the release of the appropriation is authorized by the state administrative boar…

Sec. 7. To be eligible to receive funds under this act, an institution shall be eligible for state reimbursement under the provisions of the constitution of the United States and the state constitution of 1963.

Sec. 1. There is created a nonprofit authority as an agency in the department of education, to be known as the "Michigan higher education assistance authority". The authority may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend i…

Sec. 2. The authority shall consist of the superintendent of public instruction, ex officio, who shall be chairman, 2 representatives from private colleges located within this state, 2 representatives from community colleges located within this state, 1 representative each from t…

Sec. 3. The terms of office of the members of the authority shall be 4 years, and they shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors, except that the original members shall be appointed in such manner as to provide for the expiration each year of t…

Sec. 4. The governor shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term by the appointment of a person with the same status as the predecessor of the appointee. The governor may remove any appointee for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, after hearing.

Sec. 5. A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of a majority of the members of the authority, and a quorum may bind the authority. The authority shall promulgate rules to implement this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sect…

Sec. 5a. The business which the authority may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place …

Sec. 6. No member of the authority shall receive any compensation for his services, but the authority may reimburse each member for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties.

Sec. 7. The authority may: (a) Guarantee 100% of the principal and interest of a loan of money, upon the terms and conditions as it prescribes, to a person attending or accepted to attend an eligible postsecondary educational institution to assist the person in meeting his or her…

Sec. 8. Any person otherwise qualifying for a loan shall not be disqualified to receive a loan guaranteed by the authority by reason of his being a minor. For the purpose of applying for, receiving and repaying a loan, any person shall be deemed to have full legal capacity to act…

Sec. 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or the provisions of any certificate of incorporation, charter or other articles of organization, all domestic corporations or associations organized for the purpose of carrying on business in this state, and an…

Sec. 10. The authority is subject to the supervision and examination of the commissioner of the financial institutions bureau of the department of commerce. However, the authority is not considered to be a banking organization and is not required to pay a fee for the supervision …

Sec. 11. (1) All guarantees of loans by the state department of education pursuant to this act made before February 15, 1974 are considered to have been made by the department for the authority and are authorized, ratified, and confirmed. If the authority is requested by any hold…

Sec. 1. That the legislative assent required by section 2 of act of congress, approved August thirtieth, 1890, being an act entitled, "An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agric…

Sec. 2. That the moneys derived by authority of said act shall be used exclusively in support of the state agricultural college of Michigan.

Sec. 1. That the state board of agriculture be and they are hereby authorized to provide from time to time, in bulletin form, for the dissemination among the people of this state, and through the medium of the public press the results of experiments made in any of the different d…

Sec. 1. (1) This act may be cited as the "Michigan reconnect grant act". (2) The reconnect program and reconnect initiative created respectively in this act and the Michigan reconnect grant recipient act, 2020 PA 68, MCL 390.1711 to 390.1723, are intended to provide last-dollar f…

Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Center" means the center for educational performance and information created in section 94a of the school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1694a. (b) "Department" means the department of labor and economic opportunity. (c) "Eligible instituti…

Sec. 5. The Michigan reconnect grant program is created in the department for the purpose of providing Michigan reconnect grants to individuals eligible for those grants under the Michigan reconnect grant recipient act, 2020 PA 68, MCL 390.1711 to 390.1723. The department shall d…

Sec. 5a. Subject to appropriation, there is created the Michigan Center for Adult College Success in the department or, as may be provided in connection with an appropriation implementing this section, another state department or agency or an appropriate nonprofit organization. T…

Sec. 7. Subject to appropriation, the department may expend Michigan reconnect grant program money to award grants and support its other duties as described in section 5.

Sec. 9. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department shall promulgate rules to implement section 5(h) only, pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. However, any data reporting system and penalties for noncompliance…

Sec. 1. That the regents of the university of Michigan are authorized to enter into agreements to receive, and to receive from any one and in any manner, money or other property for the ultimate use of the university, to invest the same in the best manner possible, and to pay the…

Sec. 1. Alumni associations or other organizations composed of graduates of any degree-granting educational institution within the state of Michigan and duly authorized to elect trustees or other members of the governing body of their respective institutions, may, and such associ…

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "College" means a public institution of higher education in this state. (b) "Contract" means an agreement between a college and a foreign entity for the acquisition, by purchase, lease, or barter, of property or services for the direct benefit or …

Sec. 2. (1) Every college which during any calendar year receives a grant, or enters into a contract, the aggregate value of which exceeds $100,000.00, shall notify the department's office of revenue and tax analysis in writing not later than 20 days after the close of the fiscal…

Sec. 3. (1) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. (2) The attorney general shall have the authority …

Sec. 1. The state board of agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a highway traffic safety center at Michigan state university.

Sec. 2. The state board of agriculture may provide suitable accommodations for class and demonstration rooms and such other facilities as may be necessary for research and the study of highway traffic safety problems and for the teaching of courses, the distribution of informatio…

Sec. 3. The state board of agriculture may employ for the center, and may assign thereto, such professors, instructors, tutors, demonstrators and such other persons as from time to time may be considered necessary and may furnish all necessary apparatus and appliances for researc…

Sec. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this act, and the state board of agriculture may utilize for the purposes of this act any loans, donations or gifts of material or money as may be made availa…

Sec. 1. The corporate existence of Hillsdale college, which expired on July 17, 1922, is hereby renewed and extended until July 17, 1952, and Hillsdale college, whose corporate existence is hereby renewed and extended, shall hold and own all of the property held and owned by said…

Sec. 2. All acts and powers exercised by Hillsdale college shall, if within the charter of said Hillsdale college, be valid as if its former corporate term had not expired.

Sec. 1. The state board of agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a department at the Michigan agricultural college, to be known as the department of veterinary science.

Sec. 2. The said state board of agriculture may provide suitable accommodations for class and demonstrating rooms; may appoint such professors of veterinary science and such tutors, demonstrators and other instructors as may from time to time be necessary; may furnish all necessa…

Sec. 1. A person shall not be eligible to membership on the board of control of any state supported institution of higher education who is not a registered elector of this state.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "authentic credentials in education act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Academic credential" means a degree or a diploma, transcript, educational or completion certificate, or similar document that indicates completion of a program of study or instruction or completion of 1 or more courses at an institution of higher…

Sec. 3. A person shall not knowingly issue or manufacture a false academic credential in this state.