Source: http://regulations.delaware.gov/register/may2017/final/20%20DE%20Reg%20894%2005-01-17.htm
Timestamp: 2018-04-25 01:03:14
Document Index: 132649323

Matched Legal Cases: ['§3411', '§3413', '§3411', '§122', '§122', '§122']

The Secretary of Education intends to create 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP). This regulation is being created to provide eligibility criteria for the ScIP and to delineate the process for applying for ScIP scholarships, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §3411.
Notice of the proposed regulation was published in the News Journal and the Delaware State News on March 1, 2017, in the form hereto attached as Exhibit “A”. Comments were received from the State Council for Persons with Disabilities (SCPD), the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC), and Mr. Joseph Farris suggesting that: (1) the definition of full-time student be reconsidered as less than 12 credits may be the maximum that is appropriate for some students given various disabilities. The Department clarified the definition; (2) Section 4.1 should not be numbered as such, per the Delaware Administrative Code Drafting and Style Manual. The Department conferred with the Registrar of Regulation to confirm that the section is numbered correctly as it consists of an introductory portion followed by a list which is allowed per the Manual; (3) the regulation omitted statutory authorization to approve scholarships to be used in institutions outside Delaware that have scholarship reciprocity agreements with the state. The Department notes that currently there are no scholarship reciprocity agreements in place. However, Sections 4.1.2.2 and 4.1.2.3 outline how degree programs outside of Delaware would be considered; (4) clarity be given around information in a table found on the Delaware Higher Education Office’s (DHEO) website regarding how the scholarship will be awarded in terms of need and merit. The Department notes the table is no longer being used and will be removed from the website to avoid confusion. Section 5.2 clearly outlines how the DHEO will determine the applicant’s financial and academic need. Additionally, Mr. Farris commented that the eligibility requirements for graduate or professional degree programs are not inclusive of in-state colleges or universities similar to the undergraduate eligibility. The Department notes that the language in 4.1.2.3 aligns with 14 Del.C. §3413(3)(a-c). Also further clarification was requested for the term “in the best interest of the state” as it relates to the type of degree pursued and eligibility for an award of the ScIP. The Department believes that the term “Critical Need Area” as defined in the regulation addresses this concern.
The Secretary finds that it is appropriate to create 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP) in order to provide eligibility criteria for the ScIP and to delineate the process for applying for ScIP scholarships, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §3411.
For the foregoing reasons, the Secretary concludes that it is appropriate to create 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP). Therefore, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §122, 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP) attached hereto as Exhibit “B” is hereby created. Pursuant to the provision of 14 Del.C. §122(e), 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP) hereby amended shall be in effect for a period of five years from the effective date of this order as set forth in Section V. below.
The text of 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP) created hereby shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, and said regulation shall be cited as 14 DE Admin. Code 1203 Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP) in the Administrative Code of Regulations for the Department of Education.
The actions hereinabove referred to were taken by the Secretary pursuant to 14 Del.C. §122 on April 20, 2017. The effective date of this Order shall be ten (10) days from the date this Order is published in the Delaware Register of Regulations.
IT IS SO ORDERED the 20th day of April 2017.
Approved this 20th day of April 2017
"Full-Time Student" means [an undergraduate student enrolled in 12 or more college credit hours or a graduate student enrolled in 9 or more credit hours. a student enrolled in a minimum of college credit hours as required by the student’s college or university for full-time status. Generally, for an undergraduate program, this is a minimum of 12 credit hours per term and for a graduate program, a minimum of 9 credit hours.]
20 DE Reg. 894 (05/01/17) (Final)