Chapter IV

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. 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…

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 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. 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. 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. Legislative Authority. The Louisiana State Wildlife Scholarship Program was created and amended by the following Acts of the Louisiana Legislature: 1. Act 807 of the 1980 Regular Legislative Session; 2. Act 849 of the 1987 Regular Legislative Session; 3. Act 707 of the 1989 Re…

A. To establish eligibility, the student applicant must meet all of the following criteria: 1. be a U.S. citizen or national or eligible noncitizen; and 2. be a resident of Louisiana, as defined in § 301 for at least one year prior to July 1 of the award year; and 3. a. through t…

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. 1. For recipients first accepting the award through the 2009-2010 academic year, prior to receiving an award, the recipient must agree to the terms and conditions contained in the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship Program promissory note (BOR-Form RS02), by completing the…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 student's high school or the parent of a home school student shall: 1. determine whether the student meets the initial eligibility criteria provided in § 1405 A; 2. approve or disapprove the student's participation in the program; 3. approve the course or courses in which …

A. Each eligible Louisiana postsecondary institution that participates in the Early Start Program shall: 1. be responsible for determining that the student meets the PLAN or ACT eligibility criteria provided in § 1405 B-D; 2. reserve Early Start Program funds when the student enr…

A. The board shall provide a student application to participate in the Early Start Program. B. The board shall maintain a statewide general education course articulation matrix for participating public postsecondary institutions. C. The board shall approve on a semester-by-semest…

A. Upon receipt of payment requests from institutions submitted in accordance with § 1413 A, LOSFA shall pay the institution for each eligible student in accordance with § 1413 B. LOSFA shall conduct audits of the participating eligible Louisiana postsecondary institutions to ens…

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. To establish initial eligibility for participation in the program, the student must meet all of the following criteria: 1. be a citizen of the United States or designated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as a permanent resident; and 2. be a resident of …

A. In order to receive a grant under the program, a student must have met the criteria defined in § 1503 and, unless granted an exception for cause by the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board), enrolled as a full-time student: 1. a. not later than the semester or term, excluding…

A. To continue receiving the program grant, the student must meet all of the following criteria: 1. have received the program grant for not more than two years, unless granted an exception for cause; and 2. continue to enroll each subsequent semester or quarter (excluding summer …

A. The State Military Department is responsible for determining whether participants in the Louisiana Youth ChalleNGe Program meet the eligibility requirements to participate in the program set forth in § 1503 .A 1-6 above. The submission of a student's data for the GO-Youth Chal…

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. LOSFA shall not make students eligible if funds appropriated for the program are not available or if funds have not been appropriated for the program. B. In the event appropriated funds are insufficient to fully reimburse institutions for the grants for all students determined…

A. The Health Care Educator Loan Forgiveness Program is administered by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) under the direction of the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board). B. Description, History and Purpose. The Health Care Educator Loan Forgiveness P…

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 participate in the Health Care Educator Loan Forgiveness Program, a student must be nominated to participate in the program by a participating institution. B. Once nominated, a student must complete and return a master promissory note to the Louisiana Office of Student Fina…

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. The obligations of the recipient may be discharged by cancellation, teaching for the required period of obligation, or by monetary repayment. B. Cancellation. The board may discharge the requirement to maintain full-time enrollment, or 2/3 time for doctoral degree students, th…

A. Each recipient of program funds shall: 1. provide LOSFA with a completed master promissory note and W-9 form; 2. provide the board with documentation that he was enrolled, in good academic standing, full- time, or 2/3 time for doctoral students, not later than August 15, Janua…

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…