Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 22 - M.J. Foster Promise Program › Section IV-2203 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Words and terms
				not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to such
				words and terms in this Section. Where the masculine is used in these rules, it
				includes the feminine, and vice versa; where the singular is used, it includes
				the plural, and vice versa. The term
the board
refers to the
				Louisiana Board of Regents.
Academic Year
-for purposes of this program,
				  the academic year begins on July 1 and ends on the following June 30.
Administering Agency
-the Louisiana Board of
				  Regents (the board) through the Louisiana Office of Student Financial
				  Assistance (LOSFA).
Continuous Enrollment-
a. earn at least one shorter-term
				postsecondary education credential per year if enrolled in a qualified program
				below the associate degree level that can be completed in less than one year;
				or
b. enroll continuously in a
				postsecondary education credential program that is longer than one year and
				does not result in an associate degree; or
c. enroll in the fall and spring semester at
				each academic year if enrolled in a qualified program at the associate degree
				level.
Eligible Colleges
-two-year public
				  postsecondary institutions and accredited proprietary schools licensed by the
				  board in the state of Louisiana.
Louisiana Resident
-
a. a dependent or independent student whose
				true, fixed, and permanent home of residence is Louisiana as reported on the
				free application for federal student aid (FAFSA);
b. a dependent student whose non-custodial
				parent completes a residency affidavit in Subparagraph f below that establishes
				Louisiana residency;
c. a veteran
				of the United States Armed Forces who received an honorable discharge or
				general discharge under honorable conditions within the twenty-four months
				preceding the date of application and who has become a resident of Louisiana
				since separation from the United States Armed Forces;
d. the spouse or dependent child of a
				resident of Louisiana on active duty with the United States Armed Forces who is
				stationed outside Louisiana but who claims Louisiana as the state of legal
				residence and who has filed a Louisiana state income tax return for the most
				recent two years;
e. the spouse or
				dependent child of a nonresident of Louisiana on active duty with the United
				States Armed Forces who is stationed in Louisiana under permanent change of
				station orders and who, not later than 180 days after reporting, changes his
				military personnel records to establish Louisiana as the official state of
				legal residence and complies with Louisiana income tax laws and regulations for
				the time period while stationed in Louisiana;
f. if the dependent or independent student
				does not report Louisiana as his true, fixed, and permanent home of residence
				as Louisiana on the FAFSA, the board may require an independent student
				applicant or the parent of a dependent student applicant to show proof of
				residency. Residency may be established by completion of a standard affidavit
				developed by the board. Such affidavits must be completed in their entirety by
				the independent student applicant or by at least one parent of the dependent
				student applicant and be sworn to and notarized by a licensed notary public.
				Further, the affiant shall be required to submit records in support of the
				affidavit to include the following records and such other records as may be
				required by the board:
i. if registered to
				vote, a Louisiana voter registration card; and
ii. if licensed to drive a motor vehicle, a
				Louisiana driver's license; and
iii. if owning a motor vehicle located in
				Louisiana, a Louisiana registration for that vehicle; and
iv. if earning a reportable income, Louisiana
				tax returns for the most recent two years.
Qualified Program of Study
-one of five
				  industry sectors that are predominated by high-demand, high-wage jobs that are
				  aligned to the state's workforce priorities as determined by the Advisory
				  Council.
Steady Academic Progress
-for students
				  enrolled full time, make sufficient progress toward completion of the program
				  of study in which the student is enrolled such that he is expected to graduate
				  before or within 100 percent of the time allotted for completion of such
				  program. For a student enrolled less than full time, before or within the
				  maximum time period for which he may receive an M.J. Foster Promise Program
				  award.