LANSING, MI (AP)-- Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to expand to 22,000 additional frontline workers a scholarship program to attend community college for free.
The proposal would be funded with $100 million from Michigan's $6.5 billion in discretionary coronavirus aid approved by Congress and President Joe Biden.
Frontline employees who worked between November 1 and January 31 and don't have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree would become eligible for Futures for Frontliners. They would join 85,000 eligible applicants who worked on the front lines from April through June 2020, including more than 15,000 who are already enrolled.
The plan would need approval from the Legislature.
