Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "career and technical preparation act".
Michigan · statute · 258 of 2000, Mich. Comp. Laws · 14 active provisions
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "career and technical preparation act".
The purpose of this act is to provide a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and enabling qualified pupils to enroll in courses or programs in career and technical preparation programs at eligible postsecondary educational institutions.
(1) As used in this act: (a) "Career and technical preparation program" means a program that teaches a trade, occupation, or vocation and that is operated by an eligible postsecondary educational institution located in this state. (b) "Community college" means a community college established under the community college…
(1) Not later than July 1, 2005, the superintendent of public instruction shall do both of the following: (a) Approve 1 or more readiness assessments that may be used for the purposes of determining eligible students beginning with participation in the 2006-2007 school year. Readiness assessments shall be aligned with…
(1) Upon request by the eligible student, the school district or state approved nonpublic school in which an eligible student is enrolled shall provide to the eligible student a letter signed by the student's principal indicating the student's eligibility under this act. (2) An eligible student may apply to a career an…
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an eligible student enrolled in a career and technical preparation program under this act shall not participate in intercollegiate athletics while he or she is enrolled in the career and technical preparation program under this act. An eligible student who violates this…
A career and technical preparation program may give priority to its postsecondary students when enrolling eligible students in career and technical preparation courses under this act for high school credit only. Once an eligible student has been enrolled in a career and technical preparation course under this act, the…
(1) An eligible student who is enrolled in a school district may enroll in, and receive payment by the school district under section 4(5) of all or part of eligible charges for, an eligible course under this act for high school credit or postsecondary credit, or both. At the time an eligible student who is enrolled in…
This act does not restrict the ability of an eligible student or any other pupil to enroll in any career and technical preparation program without tuition and fee support under this act.
(1) Each school district or state approved nonpublic school shall provide information to all high school students on the career and technical preparation enrollment options under this act, including enrollment eligibility; the programs and types of courses that are eligible for participation; the decision-making proces…
By March 1 of each school year thereafter, a school district or state approved nonpublic school shall provide general information about the career and technical preparation enrollment options under this act to all pupils in grade 8 or higher.
(1) Each intermediate school district annually shall collect from each of its constituent school districts and provide to the department of education at the same time that it submits the annual comprehensive financial report required under section 18 of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1618, inform…
The department may promulgate rules it considers necessary to implement this act. Rules shall be promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
This act takes effect April 1, 2001. Payment of all or part of eligible charges under this act for eligible courses shall begin in the state fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2001.