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MI Comp L § 390.1542 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 197 of 2003 - College and University Electronic Textbook Act (390.1541 - 390.1543)|Section 390.1542 - Definitions.

390.1542 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "College or university" means a degree or certificate granting public or private college or university, junior college, or community college located in this state.  (b) "Textbook" includes a text published in electronic media that is used for instructional purposes. History: 2003, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2003
MI Comp L § 390.1543 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 197 of 2003 - College and University Electronic Textbook Act (390.1541 - 390.1543)|Section 390.1543 - Availability of Textbook in Electronic Version.

390.1543 Availability of textbook in electronic version. Sec. 3.  Upon request, a publisher of a textbook that is adopted for instructional use at a college or university shall furnish the college or university with an electronic version of the textbook if the textbook is for a literary subject or, for a textbook for a nonliterary subject, if the technology is available to convert the textbook directly to a format compatible with braille translation software. A publisher shall not charge a price for this electronic version that exceeds the price it charges for the print or electronic media version of the textbook. History: 2003, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2003
MI Comp L § 390.1551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 55 of 1994 - Confidential Research and Investment Information Act (390.1551 - 390.1557)|Section 390.1551 - Short Title.

390.1551 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "confidential research and investment information act". History: 1994, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1994 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 86, Imd. Eff Apr. 22, 2004
MI Comp L § 390.1552 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 55 of 1994 - Confidential Research and Investment Information Act (390.1551 - 390.1557)|Section 390.1552 - Definitions.

390.1552 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Commercial information" means information regarding the purchase and sale of goods and services, including, but not limited to, information regarding marketing strategy, production data, assessments of goods and services, mineral exploration records, and compilations of data regarding commercial activity.  (b) "Financial information" means information regarding finances, including, but not limited to, assets, income, liabilities, net worth, bank balances, financial history or activities, or creditworthiness.  (c) "Intellectual property" means all original data, findings, or other products of the mind or intellect commonly associated with claims, interests, and rights that are protected under trade secret, patent, trademark, copyright, or unfair competition law.  (d) "Investment" means the utilization of money or other assets in the expectation of future returns in the form of income or capital gain.  (e) "Investment fiduciary" means a person who exercises any discretionary authority or control over an investment of a public university or college or renders investment advice for a public university or college for a fee or other direct or indirect compensation.  (f) "Investment information" means information that has not been publicly disseminated or that is unavailable from other sources, the release of which might cause a portfolio company or an investment fiduciary significant competitive harm. Investment information includes, but is not limited to, financial performance data and projections, financial statements, list of coinvestors and their level of investment, product and market data, rent rolls, and leases.  (g) "Portfolio company" means an entity in which an investment fiduciary has made or considered an investment on behalf of a public university or college.  (h) "Public university or college" means a university, college, or community college established under section 5, 6, or 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.   (i) "Record" means all or part of a writing, as that term is defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232.  (j) "Trade secret" means information consisting of a valuable unpatented formula, pattern, device, or process, or other information that is used in a business and gives the possessor of the information a competitive advantage over those who do not know or use the information, and for which sufficient measures have been taken to guard the secrecy of the information and preserve its confidentiality, and that does not encompass information that is readily ascertainable by competitors or the general public without undue difficulty or hardship. History: 1994, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1994 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004
MI Comp L § 390.1554a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 55 of 1994 - Confidential Research and Investment Information Act (390.1551 - 390.1557)|Section 390.1554a - Records Received, Prepared, Used, or Retained by Investment Fiduciary; Confidentiality.

390.1554a Records received, prepared, used, or retained by investment fiduciary; confidentiality. Sec. 4a.  (1) Subject to subsection (2), a record received, prepared, used, or retained by an investment fiduciary in connection with an investment or potential investment of a public university or college that relates to investment information pertaining to a portfolio company in which the investment fiduciary has invested or has considered an investment that is considered by the portfolio company and acknowledged by the investment fiduciary as confidential, or that relates to investment information whether prepared by or for the investment fiduciary regarding loans and assets directly owned by the investment fiduciary and acknowledged by the investment fiduciary as confidential, is exempt from the disclosure requirements of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, if at least annually the public university or college provides to its governing board, and makes available to the public, a report of its investments that includes all of the following:  (a) The name of each portfolio company in which the public university or college invested during the reporting period.  (b) The aggregate amount of money invested by the public university or college in portfolio companies during the reporting period.  (c) The rate of return realized during the reporting period on the investments of the public university or college in portfolio companies.  (d) The source of any public funds invested by the public university or college in portfolio companies during the reporting period.  (2) If a record described in subsection (1) is an agreement or instrument to which an investment fiduciary is a party, only those parts of the record that contain investment information are exempt from the disclosure requirements of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. History: Add. 2004, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004
MI Comp L § 390.1555 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 55 of 1994 - Confidential Research and Investment Information Act (390.1551 - 390.1557)|Section 390.1555 - Ability to Engage in Independent Projects Not Limited.

390.1555 Ability to engage in independent projects not limited. Sec. 5.  This act does not limit the ability of a person employed by or under contract to a public university or college to engage in lawful projects independent of a public university or college, or prohibit such a person from disclosing information regarding those independent projects or from receiving pecuniary income from those independent projects. History: 1994, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 390.1556 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 55 of 1994 - Confidential Research and Investment Information Act (390.1551 - 390.1557)|Section 390.1556 - Construction of Certain Provisions of Act.

390.1556 Construction of certain provisions of act. Sec. 6.  The provisions of this act exempting information from disclosure shall be strictly construed. History: 1994, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 390.1557 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 55 of 1994 - Confidential Research and Investment Information Act (390.1551 - 390.1557)|Section 390.1557 - Response to Request for Information; Procedures.

390.1557 Response to request for information; procedures. Sec. 7.  A person receiving a request under the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for information exempt from disclosure under this act shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976 in responding to the request and shall also provide to the person making the request a general written description of the information and a written explanation of the reason the request has been denied. History: 1994, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 390.1571 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1571 - Short Title.

390.1571 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "career development and distance learning act". History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1572 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1572 - Definitions.

390.1572 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Administrator" means that term as defined in section 105 of the nonprofit act, MCL 450.2105.  (b) "Community college" means a community college organized under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 to 389.195, or a federal tribally controlled community college that is recognized under the tribally controlled community college assistance act of 1978, Public Law 95-471, and is determined by the department of education to meet the requirements for accreditation by a recognized regional accrediting body.  (c) "Director" means the director of the department of career development or his or her designee.  (d) "Nonprofit act" means the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192.  (e) "Public school" means a local school district, a local act school district, a public school academy, a university school, or an intermediate school district established under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.  (f) "Registered distance learning corporation" means a distance learning corporation incorporated under the nonprofit act and registered under this act.  (g) "State public university" means a university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1573 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1573 - Registered Distance Learning Corporation; Laws Applicable to Nonprofit Corporations; Tax Exemption; Registration.

390.1573 Registered distance learning corporation; laws applicable to nonprofit corporations; tax exemption; registration. Sec. 3.  (1) A registered distance learning corporation is subject to the laws of this state applicable to nonprofit corporations, except as provided in this act.  (2) A registered distance learning corporation is a charitable and benevolent institution, and its funds and property are exempt from taxation by this state or any political subdivision of this state.  (3) A corporation shall not act as a registered distance learning corporation except as authorized by and pursuant to a registration issued by the director under this act. History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1575 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1575 - Registration; Requirements.

390.1575 Registration; requirements. Sec. 5.  (1) To apply for registration as a registered distance learning corporation, a corporation shall file all of the following with the director:  (a) A copy of the articles of incorporation of the corporation, certified by the administrator.  (b) The certificate of the attorney general required under section 4(2). This requirement is waived if the corporation submitted the articles of incorporation under section 4(2) and the attorney general does not act under section 4(2) to certify the articles within 60 days.  (c) A general plan of the proposed activities of the corporation.  (d) A copy of the financial statements of the corporation.  (e) A copy of the bylaws of the corporation.  (2) The director shall examine the documents filed under subsection (1), may conduct any investigation which he or she considers necessary, may request additional oral and written information from the corporation, and may examine under oath any persons interested in or connected with the distance learning corporation seeking registration.  (3) The director shall register a corporation as a registered distance learning corporation if all of the following are met:  (a) The documents filed under subsection (1) are in proper form.  (b) The articles of incorporation of the corporation contain the provisions required under section 4.  (c) The corporation has been in existence for distance learning purposes for 3 years or more at the time it applies for registration.  (d) The internal revenue service has determined that the corporation is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986.  (4) If the director registers a corporation as a registered distance learning corporation under subsection (3), the director shall do both of the following:  (a) Return to the corporation 1 copy of the articles of incorporation, certified that the corporation is a registered distance learning corporation.  (b) Deliver to the administrator a certificate that the corporation is a registered distance learning corporation. History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1576 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1576 - Acquiring, Holding, and Disposing Funds and Property.

390.1576 Acquiring, holding, and disposing funds and property. Sec. 6.  A registered distance learning corporation shall acquire, hold, and dispose of its funds and property only for the lawful purposes of the corporation and for the benefit of the public. A registered distance learning corporation shall conduct its activities, including acquiring, holding, and disposing of funds and property, in a manner within the scope of the purposes of the corporation as specifically set forth in its articles and consistent with this act. History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1578 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1578 - Complaint Alleging Violation of Act; Hearing; Determination; Cease and Desist Order; Actions.

390.1578 Complaint alleging violation of act; hearing; determination; cease and desist order; actions. Sec. 8.  (1) If a sworn complaint alleging a violation of this act by a registered distance learning corporation is filed with the director, the director may hold a hearing to consider the alleged violation of this act.  (2) If the director after a hearing determines that the registered distance learning corporation is violating or has violated this act, the director shall reduce his or her findings and decision to writing and shall issue and serve upon the corporation a copy of the findings and an order requiring the corporation to cease and desist from engaging in the prohibited activity.  (3) If a registered distance learning corporation violates a cease and desist order of the director issued under subsection (2), the director after notice and an opportunity for a hearing may by order revoke the registration of the corporation under this act. However, if the corporation shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the prohibited activity described in the cease and desist order resulted from a bona fide error that violated a policy or procedure of the corporation intended to prevent that error, the director shall not revoke the registration but may require that the corporation take specified remedial action. The corporation shall comply with any remedial action that the director requires.  (4) After notice and an opportunity for hearing, the director at any time may by order reopen and alter, modify, or set aside, all or part of an order issued by him or her under this section, if in his or her opinion conditions of fact or of law have so changed as to require that action or if the public interest requires that action. History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1579 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 36 of 2002 - Career Development and Distance Learning Act (390.1571 - 390.1579)|Section 390.1579 - Confidentiality of Information.

390.1579 Confidentiality of information. Sec. 9.  (1) To ensure the confidentiality of records containing personal data associated with identifiable individuals, a registered distance learning corporation shall use reasonable care to secure these records from unauthorized access and to collect only personal data that is necessary for the proper operation of the corporation.  (2) A registered distance learning corporation shall adopt appropriate practices and procedures concerning confidential information in compliance with applicable law.  (3) A registered distance learning corporation may enter into agreements with public and private persons to protect trade secrets, tests and test scores, proprietary information, and other information the disclosure of which would jeopardize the privacy or property rights of another person. Information subject to an agreement under this subsection in the possession of a public body is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. History: 2002, Act 36, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the director of the department of career development to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
MI Comp L § 390.1591 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 500 of 2004 - Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act (390.1591 - 390.1596)|Section 390.1591 - Short Title.

390.1591 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "pregnant and parenting student services act". History: 2004, Act 500, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005
MI Comp L § 390.1592 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 500 of 2004 - Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act (390.1591 - 390.1596)|Section 390.1592 - Definitions.

390.1592 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Department" means the department of community health.  (b) "Fund" means the pregnant and parenting student services fund created in section 3.  (c) "Institution of higher education" means a degree or certificate granting public or private college or university, junior college, or community college in this state.  (d) "Office" means a pregnant and parenting student services office established and operated by an institution of higher education and described in section 5. History: 2004, Act 500, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005
MI Comp L § 390.1593 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 500 of 2004 - Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act (390.1591 - 390.1596)|Section 390.1593 - Pregnant and Parenting Services Fund; Establishment; Funding Sources; Interest and Earnings; Investment; Disbursements.

390.1593 Pregnant and parenting services fund; establishment; funding sources; interest and earnings; investment; disbursements.Sec. 3.  (1) The pregnant and parenting student services fund is established in the department of treasury. The fund shall consist of money allocated, donated, or paid to the fund from any source and interest and earnings from fund investments.  (2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund.  (3) Money in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.  (4) Money in the fund shall be disbursed for grants under this act and the administrative costs of the department and the department of treasury in implementing and administering this act.  (5) The state treasurer shall make a grant from the fund to an institution of higher education upon receipt of a written notice from the department under section 4. History: 2004, Act 500, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005
MI Comp L § 390.1594 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 390 - Universities and Colleges|Act 500 of 2004 - Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act (390.1591 - 390.1596)|Section 390.1594 - Grant Eligibility; Limitation; Notice to State Treasurer.

390.1594 Grant eligibility; limitation; notice to state treasurer.Sec. 4.  (1) An institution of higher education that has established and operates or agrees to establish and operate an office that meets the requirements of section 5 is eligible for and may receive a grant under subsection (2). The department may establish the form or format of the grant application, and the department may require that an institution of higher education provide additional information after the department has reviewed its grant application.  (2) The department may award a grant to 1 or more institutions of higher education eligible under subsection (1), but the department shall not award more than 4 grants, for pilot programs, during the first year after the effective date of this act. The department shall determine which, and how many, eligible institutions of higher education shall receive a grant to establish and operate an office.  (3) If the department awards a grant under this section, it shall provide a written notice to the state treasurer that contains the name of the institution of higher education receiving the grant and the amount of the grant and requests payment of the grant amount from the fund. History: 2004, Act 500, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005