HOUSE BILL NO. 6224
December 04, 2024, Introduced by Rep. Glanville and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
by amending section 67f (MCL 388.1667f), as amended by 2024 PA 120.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 67f. (1) From the state school aid fund money
2 appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only
3 an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for districts to improve
4 FAFSA completion rates.
5 (2) To be eligible to receive funding under this section, each
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1 district must apply in a form and manner determined by the
2 department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. The
3 department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall
4 make the application available by not later than November 1, 2024.
5 A district shall apply for funding to the department of lifelong
6 education, advancement, and potential by not later than December 1,
7 2024. In the application, the department of lifelong education,
8 advancement, and potential shall only require a district to certify
9 that it will do both of the following:
10 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), require
11 all students to complete the FAFSA to graduate from high
12 school.Comply with section 1278e of the revised school code, MCL
13 380.1278e.
14 (b) Use funds received under this section for participation in
15 and implementation of activities that are known to drive FAFSA
16 completion, as determined by the department of lifelong education,
17 advancement, and potential, in collaboration with the Michigan
18 College Access Network.
19 (3) A district shall exempt a student from the requirement to
20 complete the FAFSA if any of the following are met:
21 (a) The student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if
22 the student is 18 years of age or older, is an emancipated minor,
23 or is an unaccompanied youth, has submitted a parental waiver to
24 the district exempting the student from completing the FAFSA. The
25 parental waiver described in this subdivision must be obtained
26 through a standard form developed by the department of lifelong
27 education, advancement, and potential.
28 (b) The student is unable to complete the FAFSA because of
29 privacy concerns.
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1 (c) All of the following are met:
2 (i) After a good-faith effort, the student's parent or legal
3 guardian refuses to sign the parental waiver, is unresponsive, or
4 cannot sign the parental waiver.
5 (ii) The student is unable to complete the FAFSA as an
6 independent student.
7 (iii) The student agrees to opt out of completing the FAFSA.
8 (iv) Other than the requirements in subsection (2), the student
9 is on track to graduate.
10 (v) A school administrator of the student's high school
11 demonstrates to the board that good-faith efforts have been made to
12 assist the student or the student's parent or legal guardian in
13 completing the FAFSA or obtaining a parental waiver.
14 (vi) The board ensures compliance with 42 USC 11432(g)(6)(A).
15 (3) (4) By not later than January 31, 2025, the department of
16 lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall pay each
17 eligible district an equal amount per pupil multiplied by the
18 number of pupils enrolled and attending grade 12 in the district.
19 (4) (5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of
20 lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall make payments
21 under this section on a schedule determined by the department of
22 lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
23 (5) (6) As used in the section, "FAFSA" means the free
24 application for federal student aid form.
25 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
26 unless Senate Bill No. 463 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into
27 law.
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Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 388.1667