Section 388.1868 - North American Indian tuition waiver costs; report; information to be provided by public university; consolidated report(1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 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 general fund.(2) By January 15 of each year, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall annually submit to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies 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 North American Indian students enrolled each term for the previous academic year.(ii) The number of North American Indian waivers granted each term, including to continuing education students, and the monetary value of the waivers for the previous academic year.(iii) The number of North American Indian students who receive a granted waiver for the previous academic year.(iv) The number of graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition waiver who withdrew from the public university each term during the previous academic year. For purposes of this subparagraph, a withdrawal occurs when a student who has been awarded the waiver withdraws from the institution at any point during the term, regardless of enrollment in subsequent terms.(v) 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, and the graduation rate for graduate and undergraduate students attending under a North American Indian tuition waiver who complete a degree or certificate within 150% of the normal time to complete, separated by the level of the degree or certificate.(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 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.Amended by 2024, Act 120,s 176, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by 2023, Act 103,s 220, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2022, Act 144,s 178, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by 2021, Act 86,s 38, eff. 9/29/2021.Amended by 2020, Act 165,s 138, eff. 10/1/2020.Amended by 2019, Act 62,s 21, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by 2018, Act 265,s 134, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by 2017, Act 108,s 136, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2016, Act 249,s 132, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by 2015, Act 85,s 114, eff. 10/1/2015.Amended by 2014, Act 196,s 111, eff. 10/1/2014.Amended by 2013, Act 60,s 99, eff. 10/1/2013.Amended by 2012, Act 201,s 125, eff. 10/1/2012.Added by 2011, Act 62,s 114, eff. 10/1/2011.