Michigan Compiled Laws
Article II - State Aid to Community Colleges (388.1801...388.1830a)
Section 388.1816a - Community College Academic Catch-Up Program; Michigan Community College Association; Duties to Address Learning Loss.

Sec. 216a.
(1) The funds appropriated in section 201(9) for the community college academic catch-up program must be placed in a fund administered by the Michigan Community College Association to support each community college's efforts to combat learning loss among recent high school graduates who experienced interruptions to in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant to any given community college must not exceed $1,000,000.00.
(2) The Michigan Community College Association shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish an application process for community colleges to receive academic catch-up program grant funding.
(b) Establish a group that reviews community college applications and determines award funding. This group must include the following members:
(i) The executive director of the Michigan Center for Student Success or his or her designee.
(ii) The executive director of the Michigan College Access Network or his or her designee.
(iii) One community college president representing a small community college.
(iv) One community college president representing a medium community college.
(v) One community college president representing a large community college.
(c) Require community colleges awarded program funding to submit a report on the use of program funds to the Michigan Community College Association.
(d) Submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the community colleges awarded program funding and the amounts by September 30, 2023.
(e) Restrict the cost of program administration to no greater than 2% of the total funds appropriated.
(3) Community colleges must do all of the following to be considered eligible for the program:
(a) Submit an application to the group designated under subsection (2)(b).
(b) Offer a summer educational program that is focused on English and mathematics to any incoming college student enrolled in a public in-state community college or university that is free of charge to the student.
(c) Enroll students who complete the summer educational program in college-level English or mathematics or co-requisite courses in English or mathematics.
(d) Provide transportation support and classroom supplies to students enrolled in the program. Classroom supplies must include access to a laptop, wireless internet access, and technical support during the program.
(e) Provide both in-person and online instruction options.
(f) Provide individualized support for career exploration, admission, and financial aid.
(g) Provide support for student basic needs, including, but not limited to, food assistance, during the program.
History: Add. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022

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