Sec. 268.
(1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, it is the intent of the legislature that funds be allocated for unfunded North American Indian tuition waiver costs incurred by public universities under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253, from the general fund.
(2) By February 15 of each year, the department of civil rights shall annually submit to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies a report on North American Indian tuition waivers for the preceding fiscal year that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information for each postsecondary institution:
(a) The total number of waiver applications.
(b) The total number of waivers granted and the monetary value of each waiver.
(c) The number of students who withdraw from classes.
(d) The number of students who successfully complete a degree or certificate program and the 6-year graduation rate.
(3) A public university that receives funds under section 236 shall provide to the department of civil rights any information necessary for preparing the report detailed in subsection (2).
History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
Last modified: October 10, 2016