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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-102 - Incorporation by Reference

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The Commission may incorporate by reference in its rules and
				  without publishing the incorporated matter in full all or any part of a code,
				  standard, rule, or regulation that is adopted by an agency of the United States
				  or this state, or a nationally recognized organization or association, if
				  incorporation of its text in Commission rules would be unduly cumbersome,
				  expensive, or otherwise inexpedient. The reference in the Commission rules
				  shall fully identify the incorporated matter by location, date, and shall state
				  that the rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the
				  incorporated matter. The Commission shall file three copies of the incorporated
				  matter with the Secretary of State at the time the adopted rule is filed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-103 - Commission Rulemaking Record

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The Commission shall maintain an official rulemaking record
				  for each rule proposed. The record and matter incorporated by reference shall
				  be available for public inspection. The Commission rulemaking record shall
				  contain all of the following:
1.
				Reference to the specific authority under which the rule is proposed to be
				adopted, amended, or repealed;
2.
				The name and address of Commission personnel with whom persons may communicate
				regarding the rule;
3. An
				informative summary of the proposed rule;
4. The time during which written submissions
				may be made and the time and place where oral comments may be made;
5. The current status of the proposed
				rule;
6. Any known timetable for
				Commission decisions or other action for the rulemaking;
7. A copy of all publications in the Arizona
				Administrative Register or a newspaper of general circulation with respect to
				the proposed action;
8. All written
				petitions, requests, submissions, and comments received by the Commission and
				all other written materials considered or prepared by the Commission in
				connection with the proposed action;
9. The official minutes of all oral
				proceedings regarding the rule;
10.
				A copy of the economic, small business, and consumer impact summary and the
				minutes of any public meeting at which the rule was considered by the
				Commission;
11. A statement of the
				time, place, and nature of the proceedings for the adoption, amendment, or
				repeal of the rule;
12. A copy of
				the final rule, including the date of its adoption and the date of its filing
				and publication.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-104 - Notice of Oral Proceedings

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The Commission or its staff shall request that the Secretary
				  of State publish in the Arizona Administrative Register notice of an oral
				  proceeding concerning proposed action by the Commission regarding a rule. The
				  notice shall include a statement of the date, time, place, and nature of the
				  proceedings, and the name and address of Commission personnel with whom persons
				  may communicate regarding the rule. If the Secretary of State declines to
				  publish such information, the Commission or its staff shall cause the
				  information to be published in a newspaper of general circulation. If an oral
				  proceeding regarding a rule is scheduled, the Commission shall allow at least
				  30 days to elapse after the publication date of the notice before adopting,
				  amending, or repealing the rule.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-105 - Economic, Small Business, and Consumer Impact Summary

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The Commission shall cause to be prepared an economic, small
				  business, and consumer impact summary. The economic, small business, and
				  consumer impact summary shall be a brief summary of the following
				  information:
1. An identification of
				the proposed rulemaking;
2. An
				identification of the persons who will be directly affected by, bear the costs
				of, or directly benefit from the proposed rulemaking;
3. An analysis of the probable costs and
				benefits from the implementation and enforcement of the proposed rulemaking on
				the Commission, and on any political subdivision or business directly affected
				by the proposed rulemaking;
4. The
				probable impact of the proposed rulemaking on employment in business, agencies,
				and political subdivisions of this state affected by the proposed
				rulemaking;
5. A statement of the
				probable impact of the proposed rulemaking on small business;
6. A statement of the probable effect on
				state revenues;
7. A description of
				any less intrusive or less costly alternative methods of achieving the purpose
				of the proposed rulemaking.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-106 - Effective Date of Rules

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A rule adopted by the Commission becomes effective when a
				  certified original and two copies of the rule are delivered to the Office of
				  the Secretary of State unless a later date is required by the constitution of
				  Arizona, statute, or court order, or as specified in the rule.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-107 - Variance between Adopted Rule and Published Notice of Proposed Rule Adoption

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A. If, as
				a result of public comment or internal review, the Commission determines that a
				proposed rule requires substantial change pursuant to subsection (B), the
				Commission shall issue a supplemental notice containing the changes in the
				proposed rule, in accordance with R7-3-104. The Commission shall provide for
				additional public comment pursuant to R7-3-108.
B. In determining whether a rule which the
				Commission intends to adopt is substantially different from the rule as
				originally proposed by the Commission, the following shall be considered:
1. The extent to which the subject matter of
				the proposed rule or the issues determined by that rule are different from the
				subject matter or issues involved in the rule which the Commission intends to
				adopt,
2. The extent to which the
				effects of the proposed rule differ from the effects of the rule which the
				Commission intends to adopt,
3. The
				extent to which all persons affected by the rule which the Commission intends
				to adopt should have understood that the proposed rule would affect their
				interests.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 1 - RULEMAKING › Section R7-3-108 - Oral Proceedings

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A. When
				the Commission proposes a rule, such proposed action shall be presented as a
				specifically identified agenda item for review at a public meeting of the
				Commission, and such public meeting shall take place no less than 30 days prior
				to the public meeting at which the Commission intends to adopt, amend, or
				repeal the rule. At the time it proposes a rule, the Commission may schedule an
				oral proceeding on the proposed action. Any person may submit written
				statements, arguments, and supporting data on the Commission's proposed action
				to the Executive Director of the Commission within 30 days following the date
				the Commission proposes the rule.
B. The Commission shall schedule an oral
				proceeding on a proposed rule if, within 30 days after proposing the rule, a
				written request for an oral proceeding is submitted to the Commission by no
				fewer than five persons. An oral proceeding may not be held earlier than 30
				days after notice of its date, location, and time is published. If an oral
				proceeding is scheduled, the Commission shall post, in a location as required
				for notice of a public meeting, a written notice of the place and date of the
				proceeding no less than 20 days in advance thereof. The Commission, a member of
				the Commission, or an official of the Commission's staff designated by the
				Commission, shall preside at the oral proceeding. At the oral proceeding,
				minutes of the meeting shall be taken and persons may present oral argument,
				views, and supporting data on the proposed rule. The person presiding at the
				hearing shall exclude unduly repetitious argument.
C. Prior to its meeting at which it intends
				to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule, the Commission shall be provided with a copy
				of the proposed action; an informative summary of such action; a memorandum
				summarizing the written public comment received; the economic, small business,
				and consumer impact summary; and the minutes of any oral proceeding regarding
				the proposed action. The Commission shall consider all such information prior
				to adopting, amending, or repealing the rule.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-301 - Federal LEAP Requirements

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The federal government requires that a state LEAP Program
				  must:
1. Be administered by a single
				state agency in accordance with the Federal-State Agreement under Section 1203
				of the Higher Education Act, as amended. The Governor of Arizona has designated
				as the responsible single state agency the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary
				Education, which hereafter shall be referred to as the Commission;
2. Award grants only to students who meet the
				eligibility and financial need requirements as outlined in R7-3-304(A) and
				(B);
3. Provide grants which do not
				exceed $5,000 per program year for a full-time student enrolled in an eligible
				program at a participating postsecondary institution;
4. Use as state matching funds an amount
				which is over and above the amount the state expended for grants in the initial
				program year of FY 1974;
5. Provide
				for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to
				assure proper disbursement of the accounting for federal funds paid to the
				state;
6. Provide for making such
				reports, in such form and containing such information, as may be reasonably
				necessary to enable the U.S. Secretary of Education to perform program
				analysis;
7. Provide for the
				payment of the state matching fund share of grants awarded from direct state
				appropriated funds;
8. Provide that
				no payment may be made to a student under this program unless the student meets
				the requirements specified in R7-3-304;
9. Obey all other United States laws and
				regulations applying to the Federal-State Student Grant Program;
10. Provide that all institutions of higher
				education in Arizona which meet the eligibility requirements of R7-3-302 shall
				be eligible to participate in the program;
11. Provide that state expenditures shall not
				be less than:
a. The average annual aggregate
				expenditures for the preceding three years; or
b. The average annual expenditure per
				full-time equivalent student for those years.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-302 - Institutional Eligibility Requirements

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To participate in the Arizona LEAP Program, an Arizona
				  postsecondary educational institution must either:
1. Be a public or other nonprofit institution
				of higher education which:
a. Admits as
				regular students only persons who have a high school diploma, have the
				recognized equivalent of a high school diploma, or are beyond the age of
				compulsory school attendance in the state in which the institution is located,
				and who have the ability to benefit from the training offered;
b. Is legally authorized by the state of
				Arizona to provide an educational program beyond secondary education;
c. Provides an educational program for which
				it awards an associate, baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree, or at
				least a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward a
				baccalaureate degree; or at least a one-year training program which leads to a
				certificate or degree and prepares students for gainful employment in a
				recognized occupation; or at least a six-month training program at a
				postsecondary vocational institution (such as a public community college) which
				leads to a certificate or degree and prepares students for gainful
				employment;
d. Is accredited by a
				nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so
				accredited, is an institution which has satisfactorily assured the Secretary
				that it will meet the accreditation standards of an approved agency or
				association within a reasonable time, considering the resources available to
				the institution, the period of time it has operated and its efforts to meet
				accreditation standards, or is an institution whose credits are determined by
				the Secretary to be accepted on transfer by at least three accredited
				institutions on the same basis as transfer credits from fully accredited
				institutions.
e. Has a certified
				Eligibility Letter and a valid written Program Participation Agreement from the
				Department of Education cited in 34 CFR 668.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-303 - Receipt and Allocation of Arizona LEAP Program Funds

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A. Receipt of funds.
1. The Commission may receive funds for the
				Arizona LEAP Program from the following sources:
a. The federal government;
b. The Arizona Legislature;
c. Institutions which are eligible to
				participate in the program; and,
d.
				Other nonfederal institutions, organizations, or individuals.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-304 - Arizona LEAP Student Eligibility Requirements

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A. Student eligibility requirements. To be
				eligible for a grant from the Arizona LEAP Program, a student must:
1. Be a resident of the State of Arizona as
				defined by the A.R.S. §§
										15-1802,
				15-1803,
				15-1804,
				and
				15-1805;
2. Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on
				at least a half-time basis as defined in R7-3-309(A)(20) in an eligible course
				or program at an Arizona postsecondary educational institution which has met
				the institutional eligibility requirements in R7-3-302, and which has been
				approved by the Commission.
3. At
				the discretion of the institution financial aid officer, this may include a
				person who has attained a baccalaureate or first professional degree and has
				re-entered an eligible Arizona postsecondary institution for retraining in a
				program below the baccalaureate level. Such a person will be considered an
				undergraduate student for LEAP purposes.
4. Have a substantial demonstrated financial
				need determined in accordance with the provision given in
				R7-3-304(B);
5. Maintain
				satisfactory progress in a course of study as defined by the institution and
				not be in default or owe a repayment on a federal grant or loan. Refer to 34
				CFR 692.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-305 - Arizona LEAP Award Procedures

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A.
				Eligible students who wish to apply for a LEAP award will provide to the
				financial aid office the information needed for the financial need analysis as
				specified in R7-3-304(B).
B. The
				financial aid office will:
1. Determine
				whether or not the student meets the eligibility requirements for an Arizona
				LEAP award as outlined in R7-3-304(A);
2. Determine the financial need of the
				student using the need analysis specified in R7-3-309(B);
3. Exercise due diligence in determining that
				the student:
a. Satisfies verification
				procedures which may be required for federal Title IV financial aid
				programs;
b. Satisfies requirements
				listed under
				34 CFR
				692.4.
4. Recommending the amount of the LEAP award
				in accordance with the following guidelines:
a. Awards may be made only to students who
				meet the criteria of R7-3-304(A);
b. The total of all LEAP awards to a student
				may not exceed $2,500 for the program year;
c. The financial aid officer will determine,
				based on student need, an award of no more than $2,500 nor less than $100
				(round all awards to the nearest $1.00).
d. The financial aid officer must ensure that
				all applications are received in a timely fashion so disbursement of funds to
				students will be made before a semester or training period ends.
e. Sign the application form.
5. Send the application form to:
Arizona Commission For Postsecondary Education
2020 North Central Avenue, Suite 275
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4503
(Attention: Financial Aid Director)
6. Receive approved applications, assure that
				LEAP award funds are disbursed to the student, and retain on file disbursement
				records (signed receipts, canceled checks, etc.) which verify that the student
				received the funds. No disbursement may be made to a student who, as a result
				of a change in status, no longer meets the eligibility requirements outlined in
				R7-3-304.
7. Maintain adequate
				fiscal control, accounting, and financial aid records at the institution in
				accordance with approved state and federal procedures.
8. Provide to the Commission such financial
				and other information as may be required to meet federal reporting and auditing
				requirements.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-306 - Award Alterations

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A. The
				Commission will attempt to accommodate any changes which institutional
				financial aid officers wish to make in individual student awards. These changes
				might include, for example, cancellation of award, reduction in award level, or
				increase in award level.
1. Increased LEAP
				Awards: A student's LEAP award may be increased if the earlier award for that
				program year is less than the maximum amount specified, and if the student is
				eligible for such an increase. To increase a LEAP award, the institutional
				financial aid officer will simply submit to the Commission another LEAP
				application form, and provide updated financial aid information on the form. In
				no case may a student receive more than a total of $2,500 in LEAP awards for a
				program year.
2. Reversions: A
				student's LEAP award may be reduced or canceled. If a student officially or
				unofficially withdraws or is expelled from the institution, or if the student
				drops below the minimum number of hours, the institution financial aid officer
				must attempt to recover all of LEAP award funds possible in accordance with the
				repayment policies of that institution.
3. The reversion procedure includes the
				following steps:
a. Funds are recovered from
				the student;
b. The financial aid
				officer completes the LEAP Reversion Form;
c. The financial aid officer forwards the
				completed LEAP Reversion Form(s) and the Transmittal Form to the
				Commission.
4. Reverted
				LEAP funds recovered by the Commission are redeposited in the secured LEAP
				program account and credited to the institution's LEAP Program Fund account.
				Such funds are then available to the institution to be used to make new LEAP
				awards.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-307 - Administrative Costs

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No federal LEAP funds may be used to administer the Arizona
				  LEAP Program. Therefore, administrative expenses will be paid from nonfederal
				  state appropriated or institutional program funds provided such payment does
				  not reduce state appropriated matching funds necessary to receive the maximum
				  federal LEAP funds.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 3 - ARIZONA LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Section R7-3-308 - Arizona LEAP Institutional Review

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Commission staff members will review Institutional LEAP
				  Program records for each program year, and each institution participating in
				  the LEAP program will be visited at least once every two years. The purpose of
				  the visit is to review, with institution financial aid and fiscal officers, the
				  LEAP student records which state and federal regulations require be kept. Those
				  records include documentation which verifies that:
1. The student is a resident of the state of
				Arizona as prescribed by Arizona Revised Statutes.
2. The student is currently enrolled at least
				half-time in an eligible course or program.
3. The student has a demonstrated need for
				financial assistance as determined by a Federal Methodology needs analysis
				system approved by the Commission and the U.S. Department of
				Education.
4. The student has
				received the LEAP funds approved for the award (for example, a canceled check,
				a written receipt, a signed roster, etc.).
5. The institutional financial aid officer
				must assure that the total amount of financial aid awarded to a student, from
				all sources, added to the amount of the family contribution, is limited by and
				does not exceed the student's total cost of education. The LEAP award limits
				and the treatment of any additional funds which were received after the
				institutional aid awards were made shall be consistent with the federal
				regulations which govern the Federal Title IV, Campus-based programs.
6. Repayments and refunds of LEAP
				disbursements which have been made to students shall be made in accordance with
				the written policies of the institution. These written policies must be
				consistent with applicable federal regulations and a copy must be filed at the
				Commission office at the beginning of each LEAP program year.
7. Verify that the institution has a
				Certified Letter of Eligibility and a valid Program Participation Agreement
				from the Department of Education cited in 34 CFR 668.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 4 - ARIZONA PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section R7-3-401 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Arizona Private Postsecondary Education
				  Student Financial Assistance Program is to enhance the educational
				  opportunities of citizens wishing to attend Arizona private postsecondary
				  colleges or universities by providing financial assistance to eligible students
				  attending eligible postsecondary institutions.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 4 - ARIZONA PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section R7-3-402 - Definitions

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A. "Award year" means the period from July 1 through June 30
				  of the succeeding year.
B. "Commission" means the Commission for Postsecondary
				  Education.
C. "Eligible postsecondary institution" means any private
				  postsecondary institution:
1. Licensed to provide baccalaureate degrees in Arizona by
				  the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education; and
2. Accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United
				  States Department of Education.
D. "Eligible student" means an individual who:
1. Has obtained an associate degree from a community college
				  under the jurisdiction of the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community
				  Colleges; and
2. Enrolls as a full-time undergraduate student at an
				  eligible postsecondary institution.
E. "Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance of an
				  individual's status as a student in an eligible postsecondary institution,
				  regardless of the definition used at that institution.
F. "FAFSA" means Free Application for Federal Student
				  Aid.
G. "Financial need" means the cost of attendance less
				  expected family contribution, determined from the student's FAFSA form, minus
				  any grant or scholarship aid.
H. "Full-time student" means an individual who is enrolled in
				  at least 12 credit hours per semester or an equivalent calculation.
I. "Undergraduate student" means an individual who has not
				  earned a baccalaureate or professional degree and who is enrolled in a
				  postsecondary educational program which leads to, or is creditable toward, a
				  baccalaureate degree.
J. "Student financial assistance" means awarding a grant of
				  money to an eligible, undergraduate student for payment of tuition and fees, as
				  defined and allowed under United States Department of Education Title IV
				  student assistance analysis, at an eligible postsecondary institution.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 4 - ARIZONA PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section R7-3-403 - Administration and Allocation of Funds

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A. The Commission shall administer the
				Arizona Private Postsecondary Education Student Financial Assistance Program in
				accordance with A.R.S. §
									15-1854
				and the rules promulgated thereunder. Administration shall include but not be
				limited to the award of vouchers to eligible students approved by the
				Commission.
B. The Commission shall
				maintain financial records of all disbursements made under the Program. These
				records shall include the amount of each student grant and the award year for
				which it was disbursed.
C. The
				Commission shall allocate private postsecondary education student financial
				assistance grant funds to eligible students based on methodology approved by
				the Commission under these rules.
D. Any funds which have been allocated to a
				student, but are not used by that student, shall be reallocated by the
				Commission in a subsequent award year.
E. Student financial assistance will be
				awarded to renewal students as first priority and then to new students in the
				order of receipt of completed applications. In the event that there are more
				new eligible students in an award year than available vouchers for new
				students, awards shall be made in the following priority:
1. Date of receipt of a completed
				application,
2. Highest grade point
				averages for the associate degree.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 4 - ARIZONA PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section R7-3-404 - Student Eligibility

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A. To be
				considered for an initial private postsecondary education student financial
				assistance, an eligible student, as defined in R7-3-402(D) and R7-3-402(G),
				shall submit a complete private postsecondary education student financial
				assistance program application to the Commission. The application shall
				contain:
1. Assurance of acceptance at an
				eligible institution;
2. Assurance
				of attendance as a full-time student;
3. Written authorization to inspect any of
				the academic or financial records of the student which are in the possession or
				under the control of the institution, which records are necessary to the proper
				administration of the provision of the Program and the regulations promulgated
				thereunder;
4. A signed statement
				certifying the student's understanding that the award will be used for tuition
				and fee expenses only; and
5.
				Agreement to reimburse the Commission the total amount of Program awards in the
				event the student fails to receive a baccalaureate degree within a three-year
				period of the receipt of the initial student financial assistance
				award.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 3 - Commission for Postsecondary Education › Article 4 - ARIZONA PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section R7-3-405 - Termination of Award

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A. Student
				financial assistance shall be terminated if:
1. A student has withdrawn from the PFAP
				program; or
2. A student has been
				dismissed from the institution for academic or other reasons; or
3. A student is not in attendance for more
				than 12 consecutive months.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 4 - Arizona Board of Regents › Article 1 - CODE OF CONDUCT › Section R7-4-102 - Prohibited Conduct

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The following misconduct is subject to disciplinary
				  action:
1. All forms of student
				academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic
				dishonesty and plagiarism.
2.
				Intentionally or recklessly causing physical harm to any person on the
				university campus or at a university-sponsored activity, or intentionally or
				recklessly causing reasonable apprehension of such harm.
3. Unauthorized use, possession or storage of
				any weapon, explosive device or fireworks on the university campus or at a
				university-sponsored activity.
4.
				Initiating or causing to be initiated any intentionally false report, warning
				or threat of fire, explosion or other emergency on the university campus or at
				a university-sponsored activity.
5.
				Intentionally or recklessly interfering with normal university or
				university-sponsored activities, including, but not limited to, studying,
				teaching, research, university administration, or fire, police or emergency
				services.
6. Knowingly violating
				the terms of any disciplinary sanction imposed for an earlier violation of this
				Code.
7. Unauthorized use,
				possession or distribution or possession for purposes of distribution of any
				controlled substance or illegal drug on the university campus or at a
				university-sponsored activity.
8.
				Intentionally or recklessly misusing or damaging fire safety
				equipment.
9. Intentionally
				furnishing false information, including false identification, to the
				university.
10. Forgery,
				unauthorized alteration or unauthorized use of any university document or
				instrument of identification.
11.
				Intentionally and substantially interfering with the freedom of expression of
				others on the university campus or at a university-sponsored
				activity.
12. Theft or
				misappropriation of property or of services on the university campus or at a
				university-sponsored activity; knowing possession of stolen property on the
				university campus or at a university-sponsored activity.
13. Intentionally or recklessly destroying,
				damaging or misappropriating university property or the property of others on
				the university campus or at a university-sponsored activity.
14. Failure to comply with the directions of
				university officials, including campus police officers, acting in good faith
				and in the performance of their duties.
15. Failure to comply with other published
				rules and regulations of conduct that may from time to time be adopted by the
				Board or the university, including, without limitation, restrictions on the
				sale or possession of alcoholic beverage on the university campus or at
				university-sponsored activities.
16. Unauthorized presence in or use of the
				university campus, facilities or property.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 4 - Arizona Board of Regents › Article 1 - CODE OF CONDUCT › Section R7-4-103 - Sanctions

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A. In addition to
				any other interim or final action which may be taken to enforce this Code, any
				person, whether a member of the university community or not, may be ordered to
				leave the university campus when the president, or such other officer or
				employee designated by the president to maintain order on the university
				campus, has reasonable grounds to believe the person is committing any act
				which interferes with or disrupts the lawful use of university property by
				others or has reasonable grounds to believe any person has entered upon the
				university campus for the purpose of committing such an act.
B. One or more of the following restrictions
				may be imposed for violation of the disciplinary regulations set forth in
				R7-4-102:
1. Expulsion: Permanent separation
				of the person from the university. As applied to faculty and other university
				employees, expulsion may involve dismissal and termination of employment or
				nonrenewal of an employment contract. An indication of expulsion will appear on
				the student's transcript or be maintained in the permanent file of the
				university employee. The person will also be barred from the university
				campus.
2. Suspension: Separation
				of the person from the university for a specified period of time. Permanent
				notification may appear on the student's transcript or in the file of the
				university employee. Except where any administrative decision under this Code
				indicates otherwise, a person suspended under this Code shall not participate
				in any university-sponsored activity, may be barred from the university campus,
				and where such person is a faculty member or other university employee, any
				suspension shall be without pay or other benefits incidental to the person's
				employment position.
3. Probation:
				This sanction shall be applicable to students only and may include forfeiture
				of campus privileges for a definite period of time. Additional restrictions or
				conditions may also be imposed. Appropriate university officials shall be
				notified of the imposition of such sanctions.
4. Forfeiture: This sanction shall only be
				applicable to faculty members or other university employees, and shall include
				forfeiture of the right or expectation to an increase in pay, sabbatical leave,
				or summer employment for a definite period of time.
5. Warning: The person is warned that further
				misconduct may result in more severe disciplinary action.
6. Restitution: Payment to the university or
				to other persons, groups, or organizations for damages incurred as a result of
				the violation of this Code.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 4 - Arizona Board of Regents › Article 1 - CODE OF CONDUCT › Section R7-4-104 - Groups and Organizations

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A.
				Student, faculty and employee groups or organizations may be charged with
				violations of this Code.
B. Such a
				group or organization and its officers may be held collectively or individually
				responsible when violations of this Code by those associated with the group or
				organization have received the tacit or overt consent or encouragement of the
				group or the organization or its leaders, officers or spokespersons.
C. The officers or leaders or any
				identifiable spokesperson for such a group or an organization may be directed
				by president of the university to take appropriate action designed to prevent
				or end violations of this Code by the group or organization or by any persons
				associated with the group or organization who can reasonably be said to be
				acting on its behalf. Failure to make reasonable efforts to comply with such a
				directive shall be considered a violation of Paragraph 14. of R7-4-102 of this
				Code, both by the officers, leaders or spokespersons for the group or the
				organization and by the group or organization itself.
D. Sanctions for group or organization
				misconduct may include revocation of the use of university facilities for a
				definite period of time or denial of recognition or registration, as well as
				other appropriate sanctions, permitted under this Code.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 4 - Arizona Board of Regents › Article 1 - CODE OF CONDUCT › Section R7-4-105 - Enforcement of the Code

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A. The
				provisions of this Code shall be enforced through use of the following
				administrative procedures:
1. Faculty shall be
				subject to those procedures set forth in Article X.C. of the Conditions of
				Faculty Service.
2. Administrators
				shall be subject to the procedures set forth in Article VIII of the Conditions
				of Administrative Service.
3. All
				other university employees shall be subject to the applicable grievance
				procedures existing at the university.
4. Students shall be subject to the student
				disciplinary procedures adopted by the Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-201 - Application for a New Charter

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A. By
				March 31 of each year, the Board shall approve and make available on the
				Board's web-based interface an application for a new charter for a specified
				annual application cycle.
B. A
				person that wants to establish a charter school shall submit a complete
				application package by the submission deadline identified in the
				application.
C. A person may submit
				a complete application package by using:
1.
				The web-based application on the Board's website; or
2. An alternative submission process. Before
				using an alternative submission process, the person shall hand deliver or mail
				a signed, notarized waiver request to the Board, in the form and by the waiver
				deadline identified in the application, and shall waive the right to have the
				Board consider an application package submitted through the Board's web-based
				interface during the same annual application cycle. The Board shall not accept
				an application package through the alternative submission process unless a
				waiver request has been submitted by the waiver deadline and acknowledged as
				timely by the Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-202 - New Charter Application Processing Fee

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As specifically authorized under A.R.S. §
									15-183(CC),
				  the Board establishes and shall collect a new charter application processing
				  fee of $6,500 for each application package submitted to the Board.
1. An applicant shall pay the new charter application
				processing fee in the form of a single personal or cashier's check that:
a. Is made payable to Arizona State Board for
				Charter Schools.,
b. Has the
				applicant's name imprinted on the front of the check, and
c. Is delivered by mail or hand to the Board
				office during regular business hours by the submission deadline.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-203 - Time Frames for Granting or Denying a New Charter

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A. For granting or denying a new charter, the
				time frames are:
1. Administrative
				completeness review time frame: 25 days;
2. Substantive review time frame: 175 days;
				and
3. Overall time frame: 200
				days.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-204 - Review of Administratively Complete Application Package for a New Charter, Technical Assistance, and In-person Interview

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A. The Board shall ensure an administratively
				complete application package for a new charter is reviewed as follows:
1. The Technical Review Panel shall score an
				application package using the evaluation criteria identified in the application
				to determine whether the application package meets the Board's
				requirements.
2. The Technical Review Panel shall assign an
				application package a score of "Meets the Criteria," "Approaches the Criteria,"
				or "Falls below the Criteria" for each evaluation criterion.
a. The Technical Review
				Panel shall score an evaluation criterion "Meets the Criteria" when the
				application section within which that evaluation criterion is identified :
i.
				Addresses the evaluation criterion fully with specific and accurate
				information;
ii. Reflects a thorough understanding of the
				evaluation criterion; and
iii. Is clear and
				coherent.
b. The Technical Review Panel shall score an
				evaluation criterion "Approaches the Criteria" when the application section
				within which that evaluation criterion is identified :
i. Addresses the
				evaluation criterion partially or lacks specific and accurate information for
				some aspect of the evaluation criterion;
ii. Presents a partial understanding of the evaluation
				criterion; or
iii. Is not clear and coherent.
c.
				The Technical Review Panel shall score an evaluation criterion "Falls below the
				Criteria" when the application section within which that evaluation criterion
				is identified fails to address the evaluation criterion.
3. An
				application package meets the Board's requirements if:
a. No evaluation
				criterion is scored "Falls below the Criteria;"
b. No more than one
				evaluation criterion in each application section is scored "Approaches the
				Criteria;" and
c. At least 95 percent of the evaluation criteria in
				the educational plan, operational plan, and business plan is scored "Meets the
				Criteria."
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-205 - Execution of a New Charter

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A. After
				the Board decides to grant a new charter but before the charter is signed, the
				applicant shall submit to the Board the following:
1. A completed I.R.S. Form W-9, Request for
				Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, obtained from the Department
				or online at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf;
2. The following information for each charter
				school approved for educational use:
a.
				Certificate of occupancy ; and
b.
				Fire marshal report ; or
c. If
				either the certificate of occupancy or fire marshal report is not available, a
				completed Occupancy Compliance Assurance and Understanding form obtained from
				the Board;
3. A
				completed General Statement of Assurances form obtained from the
				Department;
4. A statement
				indicating where all public notices of meetings will be posted as required
				under A.R.S. §
										38-431.02;
				and
5. A copy of the lease
				agreement or other documentation of a secured charter school facility for each
				charter school.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-206 - Good-cause Extension to Execute a New Charter

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A. Before the Board's decision to grant a new
				charter expires under
				R7-5-205(B),
				an applicant that has not yet executed the charter may submit to the Board a
				written request for a good-cause extension to execute a charter.
The applicant shall
				  ensure the written request for a good-cause extension to execute a charter
				  :
1. Explains and provides evidence of why the applicant
				is unable to implement the plans contained in the application package and
				execute the charter within the allotted 12 months;
2. Explains the
				applicant's new timeline for implementing the plans contained in the
				application package and why the new timeline is viable and adequate to enable
				the applicant to execute the charter by the new timeline; and
3.
				Provides clear and specific action steps with target completion dates that will
				enable the applicant to implement the plans contained in the application
				package in accordance with the new timeline and the requirements of
				R7-5-205(C)(1).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 5 - STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Article 2 - APPLICATION FOR A NEW CHARTER; APPLICATION FOR CHARTER REPLICATION › Section R7-5-207 - Good-cause Suspension of a New Charter

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A. Before the first day of the fiscal year in
				which a charter holder must begin providing educational instruction, the
				charter holder, if eligible under subsection (B), may submit to the Board a
				written request for a good-cause suspension of the charter.
B. A
				charter holder is eligible to apply for a good-cause suspension of the charter
				if:
1.
				The charter holder has not been granted a good-cause extension to execute the
				charter,
2. The charter holder has not begun providing
				educational instruction under the charter, and
3. The charter holder
				has not received or has returned state equalization or other state or federal
				funding for which provision of instruction is a requirement of receipt.