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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72.8-1. Statement of purpose
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(a) There are many children in the custody of the department of children, youth and families who have been in such custody for several years and who have no family resources or whose family has limited ability to provide funds for postsecondary education. Such children often poss…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72.8-2. Administration of program
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(a) The department annually shall notify, identify, and outreach to those youth in its legal custody, beginning at age fourteen (14) and until the youth exits care, who may satisfy the eligibility requirements prescribed in § 42-72.8-2.1 for the Higher Education Opportunity Incen…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72.8-2.1. Eligibility
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(a) To be eligible for a Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant, a youth: (1) Must have been in foster care in Rhode Island through the department for at least six (6) months on or after their fourteenth birthday. The six (6) months can be non-consecutive periods of foster …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72.8-3. Selection of grant recipients
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(a) Grant awards shall be made by the department pursuant to its policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. (b) Cumulative grant awards shall not exceed available appropriations in any fiscal year. The department shall adopt policies, procedures, rules, or regulations, which a…
