HB4954

Higher education: financial aid; eligible recipients of the police officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition grant; expand to include medical examiners and medical examiner investigators. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 of 1996 PA 195 (MCL 390.1241 et seq.).

Introduced·9/16/25
Introduced Text

Expands eligibility for Michigan's police officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition grant to include medical examiners and medical examiner.

This bill amends the Michigan police officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition grant program to include medical examiners and medical examiner investigators. The program provides tuition grants to eligible students, defined as children or surviving spouses of Michigan police officers, fire fighters, or medical examiners killed in the line of duty. The grants cover tuition expenses at state institutions of higher education, subject to certain conditions. The bill also mandates annual reporting by the department on the number of grants awarded and the total amount disbursed.

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Calendar

Mar 17

12:00 PM

House Families and Veterans

Mar 3

12:00 PM

House Families and Veterans

History

Mar 17

House

Reported With Recommendation For Referral To Committee On Rules With Substitute (h-1)

Mar 17

House

Recommendation Concurred In

Sep 17, 2025

House

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/16/2025