Indiana Administrative Code › Title 500 - COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA › Article 3 - TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Rule 2 - Program Administration › Section 2-7 - Program administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 21-18.5-4-9
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 20-30-4-2; IC 20-30-10
Sec. 7.
Acting on behalf of the commission, the executive director or
				  an authorized designee shall do the following:
(1) Establish administrative policies to
				carry out the purposes of the program.
(2) Determine eligibility of applicants for
				enrollment. The commission, in conjunction with the Indiana College Placement
				and Assessment Center, will administer the verification process at the point of
				entry for those who apply to the program.
(3) Determine compliance for awarding of
				scholarships. The commission will make a determination of compliance which will
				consist of an affirmation statement to be signed by a parent or legal guardian
				and student applying for the scholarship. The statement shall indicate that the
				student promises to repay scholarship money if conditions of the pledge are
				proven to have been violated. Violators shall be subject to prosecution under
				applicable state laws.
(4) Disburse
				funds to approved institutions to be administered on behalf of individual
				recipients.
(5) Enter into
				agreements with approved institutions for the administration of commission
				funds. Specific responsibilities for the administration of the program may be
				contracted outside of the commission.
(6) Coordinate with eligible institutions a
				program to develop an ongoing mentoring program for twenty-first century
				scholars and monitor institutional compliance for mentoring.
(7) Hear appeals and handle complaints
				regarding compliance. An appeal shall be reviewed by the appeals officer
				designated by the commission, by the executive director, and by the commission,
				in that sequence.
(A) An appeal must be made
				in writing to the commission.
(B)
				If an appeal contains extenuating circumstances, the appeal documentation may
				be reviewed by an appeals board.
(C) An appeal decision made by both the
				appeals officer and the appeals board regarding the applicant's appeal shall be
				reduced in writing and shall be mailed to the applicant making the
				appeal.
(D) An appeal decision
				rendered by the appeals officer and/or appeals board may be appealed in writing
				to the executive director.
(E) An
				appeal decision made by the executive director regarding the applicant's appeal
				shall be reduced in writing and shall be mailed to the applicant making the
				appeal.
(F) An appeal decision
				rendered by the executive director may be appealed to the commission.
(G) An appeal to the commission shall be
				heard at a regular or specially called meeting. An applicant appealing to the
				commission is entitled to advance notice of the date, time, and place of the
				hearing. The applicant shall receive a copy of the official minutes which
				contain the decision made by the commission on the appeal.
(H) An appeal decision by the commission on
				letters of denial shall be final within the meaning of IC 4-21.5.