Bill Text: MI HB5036 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Higher education; community colleges; acceptance of an American council on education transcript; allow, and clarify transferable credits. Amends 1966 PA 331 (MCL 389.1 - 389.195) by adding sec. 123a.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 26-3)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-31 - Assigned Pa 483'14 With Immediate Effect 2014 Addenda [HB5036 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5036-Engrossed.html
HB-5036, As Passed Senate, December 18, 2014
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 5036
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
(MCL 389.1 to 389.195) by adding section 123b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 123b. (1) The board of trustees shall ensure that the
community college does all of the following in its admission
application process if it knows that an applicant for admission is
currently serving, or has ever served, as a member of the military,
the national guard, or the military reserves:
(a) Inform the applicant that he or she may receive academic
credit for college-level training and education he or she received
while serving in the military.
(b) Inform the applicant that he or she may submit a
transcript of his or her college-level military training and
education to the community college.
(c) If the applicant submits a transcript described in
subdivision (b), evaluate that transcript and notify the applicant
of what transfer credits are available to the applicant from the
community college for his or her college-level military training
and education.
(2) As used in this section, "transcript" includes a joint
services transcript prepared for the applicant under the American
council on education registry of credit recommendations.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
