Chapter IV

A. The following definitions shall be applicable to the Louisiana GO Grant Program. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to such words and terms in this Section. Where the masculine is used in these rules, it includes the feminine…

A. Initial Eligibility 1. a. Eligible Louisiana institutions must determine whether the student meets the criterion in Subparagraph a of the definition of Louisiana resident in § 1203 b. If this criterion is not met, the student may request that LOSFA make a determination of resi…

A. Legislative Authority. The Louisiana Grant Opportunity for Youth ChalleNGe Skills Training Program (the GO-Youth ChalleNGe Program) was created by Act 826 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. B. Purpose. It is the purpose of the program to encourage and as…

A. Upon certification by the SMD that students have met program criteria, LOSFA shall make the students eligible for the program grant as long as funds appropriated for that purpose are available. B. LOSFA shall determine whether participants meet the residency requirement in § 1…

A. Exception to the full time enrollment requirement, or 2/3 time enrollment for those seeking a doctoral degree. 1. The board may grant an exception to the full-time enrollment requirement or 2/3 time for doctoral students, if all of the following conditions are met. a. The reci…

A. Graduates of the following high schools are eligible to participate in the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board) scholarship and grant programs, as authorized herein: 1. Louisiana public high schools-public high schools listed in the electronic STSQ14 report, high school site…

A. Responsibility for Reporting and Certifying Student Performance 1. Through the 2002 academic year (high school), responsibility for the identification and certification of high school graduates who meet the academic qualifications for a TOPS Award is as follows: a. the princip…

A. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to such words and terms in this Section. Where the masculine is used in these rules, it includes the feminine, and vice versa; where the singular is used, it includes the plural, and vice ve…

A. LOSFA shall: 1. evaluate documentation provided by applicants to substantiate the information provided on the application; 2. select program participants based on the documentation provided and the applicants ability to pay student loans; 3. maintain program service agreements…

A. Initial Enrollment Requirement. Initially apply and enroll as a first-time freshman as defined in §301, unless granted an exception for cause by the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board), in an eligible college or university defined in § 301 Initial enrollment requirements sp…

A. Initial Eligibility. Eligible colleges must determine: 1. that an applicant meets the enrollment requirements at the college; 2. that an applicant is enrolled in an eligible program of study; 3. that an applicant has attained a high school diploma or is co-enrolled in a progra…

A. Advisory Council 1. The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall convene an Advisory Council to perform the following functions for the purpose of identifying qualified programs of study for the M.J. Foster Promise Program: a. identify not more than five industry sectors and that …

A. To continue receiving the tuition payment for medical school students, recipients must meet all of the following criteria: 1. have not graduated from medical school; and 2. be considered in good standing by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center or the Tulane Un…

A. Institutions of Higher Education Eligible to Participate 1. Louisiana public colleges and universities are authorized to participate in the Chafee ETV Program. 2. Institutionally-accredited private colleges and universities that are members of the Louisiana Association of Inde…

A. Preliminary Eligibility Determination 1. Institutions of higher education must verify the students age. 2. Institutions of higher education must determine whether the student is or was prior to age 18 an orphan or ward of the court in accordance with procedures established by …

A. Through the 2017-2018 academic year, DCFS shall verify that a student: 1. was in the foster care system, or aged out of the foster care system; or 2. was under legal guardianship; or 3. was in the foster care system or under legal guardianship and was adopted after age 16; or …

A. LOSFA shall: 1. verify a students eligibility to receive a Chafee ETV with DCFS; 2. pay program funds to the eligible post-secondary institution in which the student is enrolled; 3. maintain a secure database of all information collected on recipients and former recipients, in…

A. Prior to receiving an award, the recipient must agree to the terms and conditions contained in the TOPS Teacher Award Program promissory note by completing the form and returning it to the board by the specified deadline. The promissory note obligates the recipient to teach on…

A. The loan may be discharged by teaching for the required period of obligation, by monetary repayment or by cancellation. B. Discharging the loan by teaching fulfillment is accomplished by: 1. within two years of the date of certification as a teacher, perform service as a full-…

A. By participating in the scholarship and grant programs administered by the board and described in LAC 28:IV, all participants, including high schools and post-secondary institutions, grant the board and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor the right to inspect records and perform…

A. Legislative Authority. The TOPS-Tech Early Start Award was created by Act 348 of the 2005 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and amended by Act 737 of the 2014 Regular Session of the Legislature. B. Description, History and Purpose. The TOPS-Tech Early Start Award is…

Approved Training Program -a program provided by an approved training provider of technical and/or applied courses toward a credential in a top demand occupation. Approved Training Provider -a Louisiana provider recognized by the Louisiana Workforce Commission and approved by the…

A. To establish eligibility for the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award, the student applicant must meet all of the following criteria: 1. be in the 11th or 12th grade in a Louisiana public high school; 2. have prepared a five-year education and career plan, including a sequence of relat…

A. To continue receiving the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award, the recipient must meet all of the following criteria: 1. be a student in good standing in a Louisiana public high school; and 2. maintain a cumulative high school grade point average on all courses attempted of not less t…

A. Upon receipt of bills from institutions submitted in accordance with § 1903 B, LOSFA will reimburse the institution for each eligible student in accordance with § 1903 B. LOSFA shall conduct audits of participating Louisiana public and nonpublic postsecondary institutions, app…

A. Statutory Authority. The Louisiana Board of Regents (board), formerly the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, was created by chapter 20, Higher Education Assistance, Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:3021 - 3036 , for the purpose of supervising, con…

A. Each Louisiana public and nonpublic postsecondary institution and each approved training provider that offers an industry based occupational or vocational education credential in a top demand occupation shall: 1. determine whether an eligible student has applied for enrollment…

A. The exclusion of a person from equal opportunity for a Louisiana scholarship and/or grant program administered by the board because of race, religion, sex, handicap, national origin or ancestry is prohibited. No policy or procedure of this agency shall be interpreted as supers…

A. The Workforce Investment Council shall define, maintain, and make available to LOSFA and to public and nonpublic postsecondary institutions and to Louisiana training providers a list of industry-based occupational or vocational education credentials. Notes La. Admin. Code tit.…

A. BESE shall determine which training providers are approved to provide courses each academic year for the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award in accordance with R.S. 17:5081 . B. BESE shall notify LOSFA of the names and addresses for the approved training providers no later than March …

A. LAC 28:IV provides the rules and regulations governing participation in the scholarship and grant programs administered by the board including, but not limited to: 1. applicants and recipients; 2. high school counselors; 3. principals and headmasters; 4. superintendents; 5. co…

A. These rules and regulations are effective for awards beginning with the 1998-99 academic year. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § IV-105 Promulgated by the Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 22:338 (May 1996), repromulgated LR 24…

A. Recipients are competitively selected for an award based upon the merit rank score computed and assigned to each eligible applicant. The formula for computing the merit rank score is defined in § 301 Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § IV-1105 Promulgated by the Student Financia…

A. To continue receiving the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship, recipients must meet all of the following criteria: 1. a. for recipients first accepting the award through the 2009-2010 academic year, have received the scholarship for not more than seven academic years (five …

A. All certifications of student performance which are submitted to the board for the purpose of determining a student's eligibility for an award under a student aid program administered by the board shall be by sworn affidavit of the certifying official and such official shall b…

A. The loan obligation for awards received through the 2009-2010 academic year may be discharged by graduation in an eligible major, monetary repayment or cancellation. B. Graduation in an Eligible Major. Awards to undergraduates are discharged by the recipient's attainment of a …

A. The board recognizes that personally identifiable information must be collected and maintained to determine whether a student meets the initial and continuing eligibility requirements for state and federal financial aid programs administered by the board, and when required by …

A. Legislative Authority 1. a. In accordance with the requirements of Act 695 of the 2004 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board) developed the GO Grant Program. The program was reviewed and approved by both the Senate Committee on Education…

A. To be initially eligible for a Louisiana GO Grant, a student must: 1. complete the free application for federal student aid for the year during which he intends to enroll in college; 2. be a Louisiana resident; 3. receive a federal Pell Grant or a financial need grant; 4. have…

A. A student's eligibility will be reevaluated on the same schedule as eligibility for a federal Pell Grant or a financial need grant is determined at the institution, but at least once annually. B. To continue to be eligible for a Louisiana GO Grant, a student must: 1. complete …

A. LOSFA shall pay each eligible Louisiana institution the amount requested by the eligible Louisiana institution in accordance with the provisions of § 1209 B. LOSFA shall publish to the eligible Louisiana institutions on an annual basis: 1. the minimum and maximum annual awards…

A. The board shall promulgate administrative rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. B. At least on an annual basis, the board shall review the amount appropriated for this program, and: 1. determine the minimum and maximum amount to be received by students att…

A. The Early Start Program is administered by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) under the direction of the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board). B. 1. Description. The Early Start Program is established to provide funding to eligible Louisiana postsec…

A. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to such words and terms in this Section. Where the masculine is used in these rules, it includes the feminine, and vice versa; where the singular is used, it includes the plural, and vice ve…

A. To establish eligibility for the Early Start Program, all student applicants must meet the following criteria: 1. be in the 11th or 12th grade in a Louisiana public high school and beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year (college) in a nonpublic high school or in home schoo…

A. To continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms in the Early Start Program, the student must: 1. have successfully completed and earned credit in the last course(s) in which a student enrolled through the Early Start Program. If the student resigns, or withdraws from a co…

A. The high school shall comply with the reporting requirements of § 1703 for all students enrolled in high school. B. The high school shall determine whether the student is eligible to participate in the TOPS-Tech Early Start program and approve or disapprove the students partic…