FOSTERING FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPS S.B. 298:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 298 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Peter MacGregor
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act to allow an eligible foster care student to apply for a scholarship if, in addition to satisfying other criteria, the student were attending a trade school or technical school.
Currently, a foster care student is eligible for a scholarship if all of the following apply:
-- The student was in foster care after his or her 13th birthday due to abuse or neglect.
-- The student has an unmet financial education need.
-- The student has completed the application and submitted the required documentation.
-- The student maintains satisfactory academic progress.
In addition to the above, the student is eligible if he or she is attending an institution of higher education in the State. Under the bill, the student would be eligible if he or she were attending an institution of higher education, or a trade school or technical school as those terms are defined in the bill.
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no significant fiscal impact on the State and no fiscal impact on local government. As the total appropriations and charitable donations are the constraint on total scholarship amounts made to the program, adding a new type of institution eligible to receive scholarships would allow a broader population of students to apply without necessarily increasing the cost to the State.
From fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 through FY 2018-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) budget has appropriated a total of approximately $3.5 million towards Fostering Futures scholarships. The table below shows details of the 386 recipients of the Fostering Futures Scholarship program for FY 2017-18 (the most recent available full fiscal year data).
|
Institute of Higher Education |
Federal Funds |
GF/GP |
Charitable Donations |
Total |
|
Albion College |
$1,000 |
$500 |
$1,500 |
$3,000 |
|
Alma College |
2,000 |
500 |
500 |
3,000 |
|
Alpena Community College |
2,133 |
1,000 |
500 |
3,633 |
|
Aquinas College |
2,000 |
500 |
500 |
3,000 |
|
Baker College |
14,000 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
21,000 |
|
Calvin College |
5,000 |
1,500 |
1,000 |
7,500 |
|
Central Michigan University |
10,000 |
3,000 |
2,000 |
15,000 |
|
Davenport University |
4,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
6,000 |
|
Delta College |
5,567 |
1,000 |
1,458 |
8,025 |
|
Eastern Michigan University |
23,000 |
0 |
11,500 |
34,500 |
|
Ferris State University |
30,013 |
0 |
16,924 |
46,937 |
|
Grace Bible College |
2,000 |
1,000 |
3,000 |
6,000 |
|
Grand Rapids Community College |
8,000 |
3,000 |
1,000 |
12,000 |
|
Grand Valley State University |
10,000 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
15,000 |
|
Great Lakes Christian College |
1,000 |
0 |
500 |
1,500 |
|
Henry Ford College |
15,059 |
5,500 |
2,000 |
22,559 |
|
Jackson College |
5,000 |
1,500 |
1,000 |
7,500 |
|
Kalamazoo Valley Community College |
7,365 |
500 |
3,500 |
11,365 |
|
Kellogg Community College |
1,000 |
0 |
500 |
1,500 |
|
Kirtland Community College |
6,000 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
9,000 |
|
Lake Michigan College |
1,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
|
Lake Superior State University |
2,000 |
500 |
500 |
3,000 |
|
Lansing Community College |
4,158 |
4,000 |
9,406 |
17,564 |
|
Macomb Community College |
5,923 |
3,000 |
10,334 |
19,257 |
|
Madonna University |
1,000 |
500 |
1,500 |
3,000 |
|
Michigan State University |
43,000 |
10,000 |
11,500 |
64,500 |
|
Michigan Technological University |
4,400 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
7,400 |
|
Mid Michigan Community College |
2,126 |
1,500 |
875 |
4,501 |
|
Monroe County Community College |
899 |
0 |
500 |
1,399 |
|
Montcalm Community College |
5,159 |
2,000 |
1,500 |
8,659 |
|
Mott Community College |
3,006 |
1,500 |
500 |
5,006 |
|
Muskegon Community College |
0 |
0 |
2,267 |
2,267 |
|
Northern Michigan University |
15,024 |
4,000 |
4,500 |
23,524 |
|
Northwestern Michigan College |
13,000 |
4,000 |
2,500 |
19,500 |
|
Oakland Community College |
17,000 |
4,000 |
4,500 |
25,500 |
|
Oakland University |
7,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
10,500 |
|
Rochester College |
1,000 |
500 |
0 |
1,500 |
|
Saginaw Valley State University |
23,000 |
5,500 |
6,000 |
34,500 |
|
Schoolcraft College |
2,741 |
1,500 |
4,500 |
8,741 |
|
Siena Heights University |
7,000 |
2,000 |
1,500 |
10,500 |
|
Southwestern Michigan College |
2,000 |
500 |
500 |
3,000 |
|
University of Detroit Mercy |
2,000 |
500 |
500 |
3,000 |
|
University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
6,000 |
0 |
12,000 |
18,000 |
|
University of Michigan Dearborn |
1,000 |
0 |
500 |
1,500 |
|
University of Michigan Flint |
15,000 |
4,500 |
3,000 |
22,500 |
|
Washtenaw Community College |
1,509 |
2,000 |
2,570 |
6,079 |
|
Wayne County Community College |
8,190 |
0 |
13,970 |
22,160 |
|
Institute of Higher Education |
Federal Funds |
GF/GP |
Charitable Donations |
Total |
|
Wayne State University |
27,000 |
6,000 |
7,500 |
40,500 |
|
West Shore Community College |
580 |
500 |
0 |
1,080 |
|
Western Michigan University |
226,177 |
61,500 |
58,172 |
345,849 |
|
Scholarship Refunds |
(2,029) |
(1,000) |
0 |
(3,029) |
|
Total...................................... |
$600,000 |
$150,000 |
$222,476 |
$972,476 |
Date Completed: 6-13-19 Fiscal Analyst: John P. Maxwell
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.