Michigan § 388.1868.amended - North American Indian tuition waiver costs; report; information to be provided by public university; consolidated report.

(1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, 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 state school aid fund.

(2) By January 15 of each year, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall annually submit to the standard report recipients a report on North American Indian tuition waivers for the preceding academic year that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

(a) The number of waiver applications received and the number of waiver applications approved.

(b) For each public university submitting information under subsection (3), all of the following:

(i) The number of graduate and undergraduate Native American students enrolled each term for the previous academic year.

(ii) The number of North American Indian tuition waivers granted each term, including to continuing education students, for the previous academic year.

(iii) The monetary value of the waivers granted each term for the previous academic year.

(iv) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition waiver who successfully transfer to a 4-year public or private university, or complete a degree or certificate program, separated by degree or certificate level.

(3) By January 1 of each year, a public university that receives an appropriation in section 236, or a tribal college receiving pass-through funds under section 269, 270, or 270c, shall provide to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential any information necessary for preparing the report detailed in subsection (2), using guidelines and procedures developed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.

(4) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential may consolidate the report required under this section with the report required under section 223, but a consolidated report must separately identify data for public universities and data for community colleges.