Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 24 - Geaux Teach Program › Section IV-2403 - 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).
Alternative Teacher Certification Program Provider
				  (Provider)
-a provider of a certified teacher alternative teacher
				  preparation program approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary
				  Education.
Continuous Enrollment
-full-time enrollment
				  in an approved program during the fall and spring semesters, or full time
				  enrollment in the fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Eligible Postsecondary
				  Institution
-postsecondary institutions at which the Board of
				  Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a teacher preparation
				  program.
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 24 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; or
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 one hundred eighty 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. 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, a
				Louisiana tax return.
Eligible Postsecondary
				  Institution
-postsecondary institutions at which the Board of
				  Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a teacher preparation
				  program.
Qualified Program of Study
-an approved
				  teacher preparation program.