Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 10 - Adjutant General › Chapter 3 - National Guard Member Educational Assistance Program › Section 11 CSR 10-3.015 - State Sponsored Missouri National Guard Member Educational Assistance Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the administration of the
				  Missouri National Guard Member Educational Assistance Program.
(1) Definitions.
(A) The terms defined in sections
				173.205,
				173.215,
				173.239,
				173.242 and 173.260, RSMo are incorporated by reference for use in 11 CSR
				10-3.
(B) As used in this rule,
				unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms and
				abbreviations shall mean:
1. Academic
				eligibility-State law requires recipients of educational assistance to maintain
				a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent on
				another scale approved by the program administrator;
2. Academic year-The period from August 1 of
				any year through July 31 of the following year;
3. Active member-A soldier or airman who is a
				member of the Missouri National Guard (MONG) in good standing and is
				satisfactorily participating in all required training;
4. Applicant-A member of the Missouri
				National Guard who submits an application for an educational assistance
				grant;
5. Application package-An
				application form together with all supporting documents required;
6. Approved private institution-As defined in
				section
				173.205 or
				173.778,
				RSMo;
7. Approved public
				institution-As defined in section
				173.205, RSMo;
8. Baccalaureate degree-See bachelor's
				degree;
9. Bachelor's degree-An
				academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete
				the undergraduate curriculum. Also called baccalaureate;
10. Continuous enrollment-Attendance at an
				approved private institution, or approved public institution, which is not
				interrupted by any period of nonattendance other than customary summer
				vacations or breaks between semesters, quarters, etc;
11. Educational assistance (EA)- Money that
				soldiers/airmen receive or may be eligible to receive under provisions of this
				regulation to help support their postsecondary education. By law such grants
				will not exceed the lessor of the following:
A. The actual tuition, as defined in section
				173.260,
				RSMo, charged at an approved institution where the recipient is enrolled or
				accepted for enrollment; or
B. The
				amount of tuition charged a Missouri resident at the University of Missouri for
				attendance;
C. Subject to
				appropriation by the legislature, EA grants may be prorated in amounts that are
				no less than fifty percent (50%) of the limits set forth in paragraphs (1)(b)1.
				and 2. above;
12.
				Educational Assistance Program (EAP)-State-sponsored Missouri National Guard
				Educational Assistance Program;
13.
				Educational Assistance Program Committee-The group appointed by the adjutant
				general to oversee the educational assistance program, also referred to as the
				committee. Duties include:
A. The committee
				shall establish policies for and exercise general direction over, the operation
				of the Missouri National Guard Educational Assistance Program;
B. The committee shall establish rules,
				regulations or standard operating procedures for determining eligibility and
				applicable waiting lists to ensure fair and impartial administration of the
				Missouri National Guard Educational Assistance Program; and
C. The committee shall develop and publish
				all necessary forms to ensure eligibility and payment procedures are met
				according to established state accounting procedures;
14. Grade point average (GPA)-An applicant's
				cumulative postsecondary average of grades received for courses
				attempted;
15. Member of the
				Missouri National Guard-An individual who is an active member of a Missouri
				Army or Air National Guard unit;
16. MONGEAP-Missouri National Guard
				Educational Assistance Program;
17.
				New enlistee-Any member serving his/her first enlistment in the Missouri Army
				or Air National Guard. The term includes both prior-service and
				nonprior-service members;
18.
				Program administrator-The fulltime employee, appointed by the adjutant general,
				with authority to manage the administration of funding provided to accomplish
				the Missouri National Guard tuition assistance program;
19. Participating satisfactorily- Attending
				drills (regularly scheduled unit training assemblies);
20. Qualification-The process by which the
				program administrator determines, on the basis of applications received,
				pertinent law and regulations, whether a given applicant has met all
				requirements to receive an EA grant;
21. Qualified applicant-An applicant who not
				only meets all the eligibility criteria but also has submitted a complete and
				timely application package in accordance with this rule, as determined by the
				adjutant general or his/her appointed representative; and
22. Recipient-A member of the MONG who
				receives a grant from the MONGEAP.