Michigan § 388.1951 - Definitions.

As used in this act:

(a) "Debt or expenses repayment" means debt or expenses connected to a recipient's student loans.

(b) "Department" means the department of education.

(c) "Designated recipient" means an individual who is enrolled in, and in good standing at, as determined by the program, a graduate-level mental health professional program maintained by an institution of higher education located in this state or out-of-state, which includes a department-approved school counselor education or preparation program maintained by an institution of higher education located in this state or out-of-state, school social worker education or preparation program maintained by an institution of higher education located in this state or out-of-state, or school psychology education or preparation program maintained by an institution of higher education located in this state or out-of-state that offers designations, a focus, or special certifications in the provision of school mental health services, and who is working toward obtaining any of the following:

(i) A preliminary school psychologist certificate issued by the department under R 380.204 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(ii) A preliminary school psychologist certificate issued by the department under R 380.205 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(iii) A school psychologist certificate issued by the department under R 380.206 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(iv) A school counselor license issued by the department under R 390.1305 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(v) A preliminary school counselor credential issued by the department under R 390.1304 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(vi) A school counseling endorsement issued by the department on his or her teaching certificate.

(vii) Temporary or full school social worker approval issued by the department under R 340.1012 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(d) "Extenuating circumstance" means a circumstance determined by the department in consultation with the designated recipient to whom the circumstance applies or who is impacted by the circumstance.

(e) "Field supervisor", "field instructor", or "supervisor" means an individual who supervises an eligible designated recipient defined in section 3(2) and to whom the following apply, as applicable:

(i) For an individual who is supervising, as described in this subdivision, a designated recipient who is working toward obtaining a preliminary school psychologist certificate described in subdivision (c)(i) or (ii) or a school psychologist certificate described in subdivision (c)(iii), the individual providing supervision maintains a school psychologist certificate described in subdivision (c)(iii) during the supervision.

(ii) For an individual who is supervising, as described in this subdivision, a designated recipient who is working toward obtaining temporary or full school social worker approval described in subdivision (c)(vii), the individual providing supervision maintains full school social worker approval described in subdivision (c)(vii) during the supervision.

(iii) For an individual who is supervising, as described in this subdivision, a designated recipient who is working toward obtaining a school counselor license as described in subdivision (c)(iv), a preliminary school counselor credential as described in subdivision (c)(v), or a school counselor endorsement issued by the department on his or her teaching certificate as described in subdivision (c)(vi), the individual providing supervision maintains a school counselor license described in subdivision (c)(iv), maintains a school counselor endorsement on his or her teaching certificate as described in subdivision (c)(vi), or is a school counselor educator in a department-approved school counselor preparation program during the supervision.

(f) "Public school" means that term as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.

(g) "School fiscal year" means a fiscal year that commences July 1 and continues through June 30.

(h) "State university" means a state university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.

(i) "Superintendent of public instruction" means the superintendent of public instruction described in section 3 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.

(j) "The grant program" means the student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program created in section 3.