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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 20 - John R. Justice Student Grant Program › Section IV-2005 - Eligibility

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A. To establish
				eligibility, a lawyer must:
1. be employed
				full time as a public defender or prosecutor for at least one year as of
				December 31 of the year preceding the award; and
2. not be in default on any educational
				loan;
3. complete and submit an
				application by the deadline;
4.
				have the least ability to pay his student loans;
5. authorize LOSFA to access records held by
				any third party that will verify information provided on the
				application;
6. submit a completed
				John R. Justice Student Loan Program service agreement to LOSFA. If an
				applicant is not selected to receive an award, the agreement will be null and
				void.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 20 - John R. Justice Student Grant Program › Section IV-2007 - Applicable Deadlines

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A. Application
				Deadline
1. Applicants must complete and
				submit the on-line application each calendar year no later than April
				30.
2. Applications received after
				the deadline will not be considered unless there are insufficient qualifying
				applications received by the deadline to make awards for all grants.
3. In the event there are insufficient
				applications to award all grants, a second deadline will be
				announced.
4. In the event all
				grants cannot be awarded after a second application deadline has passed, LOSFA
				shall inform the board and distribute the available remaining funds as directed
				by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 20 - John R. Justice Student Grant Program › Section IV-2009 - Service Agreement (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3036,
				  R.S.
				  17:3042.1, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3048.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 20 - John R. Justice Student Grant Program › Section IV-2011 - Responsibilities of LOSFA

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A. LOSFA shall:
1. evaluate documentation provided by
				applicants to substantiate the information provided on the
				application;
2. select program
				participants based on the documentation provided and the applicants ability to
				pay student loans;
3. maintain
				program service agreements;
4. pay
				program funds to the program participants eligible student loan holder with
				instructions that the funds are to be used to reduce the outstanding principal
				amount due on the loan(s);
5.
				maintain a secure database of all information collected on recipients and
				former recipients, including name, address, social Security Number, name of the
				institution(s) to which funds were disbursed, and amounts disbursed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 20 - John R. Justice Student Grant Program › Section IV-2013 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Board of Regents

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A. The board shall:
1. promulgate administrative rules in
				accordance with the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act and in accordance
				with a federal grant from the United States Department of Justice to administer
				the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act,  42 U.S.C.A. 3797cc-21  in Louisiana;
2. upon
				being informed by LOSFA that 18 grants cannot be awarded after a second
				application deadline has passed, establish a formula for apportionment of
				available remaining funds;
3.
				approve the number of awards and the amount of each grant each year based upon
				the funding allocated to Louisiana by the United States Department of Justice.
				The board shall ensure that 50 percent of the funds awarded are allocated for
				awards to prosecutors and 50 percent of the funds awarded are allocated for
				awards to public defenders.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2101 - Academic Suspension of Awards and Reinstatement

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A. Students denied an award for their failure
				to maintain the required cumulative grade point average or for their failure to
				maintain steady academic progress, as defined in §301, may be reinstated
				upon attainment of the required cumulative grade point average, provided that
				the period of ineligibility did not persist for more than two years from the
				date of loss of eligibility.
B.
				Students whose TOPS Performance and Honors Awards are reinstated as the
				Opportunity Award are ineligible for annual stipends.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031 and
				  R.S.
				  17:5001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2103 - Circumstances Warranting Exception to the Initial and Continuous Enrollment Requirements

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A. Initial
				Enrollment Requirement. Initially apply and enroll as a first-time freshman as
				defined in §301, unless granted an exception for cause by the Louisiana
				Board of Regents (the board), in an eligible college or university defined in
				§301 Initial
				enrollment requirements specific to TOPS are defined at
				§703.
				A 4, for TOPS-Tech at
				§803.
				A and for Louisiana GO-Youth ChalleNGe
				Program at
				§1505
B. Continuous Enrollment
				Requirement. To maintain eligibility, all scholarship programs require
				recipients to continue to enroll as full-time students, as defined in
				§301, each consecutive semester or quarter, excluding summer sessions and
				intersession, at two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Recipients
				who cannot meet this requirement may be granted an exception for cause, as
				determined by the board.
C. Less
				Than Full-Time Attendance. The board will authorize awards under the TOPS
				Opportunity, Performance, Honors and Teachers Awards, the TOPS-Tech Award, the
				Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship and the Louisiana GO-Youth ChalleNGe
				Program, for less than full-time enrollment provided that the student meets all
				other eligibility criteria and at least one of the following:
1. requires less than full-time enrollment to
				complete the undergraduate degree; or
2. is enrolled in a degree program that
				defines full-time as less than 12 hours per semester or eight hours per
				quarter; or
3. requires less than
				full-time enrollment to complete requirements for a specified course of study
				or clinical program.
a.
Course of
				Study
-for the purposes of this paragraph is a program:
i. established by the postsecondary
				institution leading to an associate's degree; or
ii. with course work specified by school of
				study at a postsecondary institution (e.g., business, architecture, mass
				communications, art and design) required for admission to that school for
				further studies to earn a baccalaureate degree.
b.
Clinical Program
-for the
				purposes of this Paragraph means student teaching, practicum courses, or clinic
				based experiences required to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2105 - Repayment Obligation, Deferment, Cancellation and Reduced Payments

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A. Monetary
				Repayment. Recipients of the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship who do not
				meet their obligation to obtain a degree in wildlife, forestry or marine
				science and recipients of the TOPS Teacher Award who do not fulfill their
				obligation to teach the required number of years and who are not eligible for
				discharge by cancellation, must repay the loan principal plus accrued interest
				as delineated in
				§1111 and 911, respectively.
B. Deferment of Repayment Obligation.
				Recipients of the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship or TOPS Teacher Award
				who are in repayment status may have their payments deferred for the following
				reasons.
1. Parental Leave
a. Definition. The recipient is pregnant or
				caring for a newborn or newly adopted child less than one year of
				age.
b. Certification Requirements.
				The recipient must submit:
i. a completed
				deferment request form; and
ii. a
				written statement from a doctor of medicine who is legally authorized to
				practice certifying the date of diagnosis of pregnancy and the anticipated
				delivery date or the actual birth date or a copy of the hospital's certificate
				of live birth or a copy of the official birth certificate or equivalent
				official document or written documentation from the person or agency completing
				the adoption that confirms the adoption and date of adoption.
c. Maximum length of deferment-up
				to one year per child.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2107 - Funding and Fees

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A. Limitation of
				Terms Funded. Routine funding for all scholarship and grant programs is limited
				to the fall, winter and spring school terms.
B. Less than Full-Time Attendance. The board
				will authorize awards under the TOPS Opportunity, Performance, Honors and
				Teachers Awards for less than full-time enrollment provided that the student
				meets all other eligibility criteria and the requirements of §2103.
				C
C. Insufficient Funds
				Appropriated
1. All board administered state
				scholarship and grant program awards are contingent upon the annual
				appropriation of funds by the Louisiana Legislature.
2. In the event appropriated funds are
				insufficient to fully reimburse institutions for awards and stipends for all
				students determined eligible for the TOPS opportunity, performance, honors and
				TECH Awards for a given academic year, each students award, including stipends
				for TOPS Performance and Honors Awards, shall be reduced by an equal percentage
				on a pro rata basis.
3. A student
				whose award is reduced pursuant to this Section shall not be required to accept
				payment of his award or enroll or maintain continuous enrollment in an eligible
				college or university during the time period during which there is a funding
				shortfall. A student who exercises this option:
a. shall be eligible to receive his remaining
				TOPS Award upon enrollment in an eligible college or university, provided the
				student meets the continuation requirements for his award except as
				specifically set forth in this section; and
b. shall exhaust all award eligibility within
				five years of the reduction of his award, provided that if the student requests
				and is granted an exception to the requirement to enroll full time or to
				maintain continuous enrollment in school in accordance with
				§1901 of these rules, the time period
				within which the student must exhaust his award eligibility shall be extended
				by the number of semesters/terms for which he receives an exception.
4. The provisions of this Sections
				shall not apply to the stipend for books and other instructional materials
				provided to persons serving in the Louisiana National Guard as set forth in
				§701. E.4.a and b of these rules or to the TOPS Tech Early Start
				Program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2109 - Agency Decisions Subject to Appeal

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A. Right of Appeal
1. A person aggrieved by an adverse decision
				of LOSFA under §2103. E 11.a.ii may appeal the decision in accordance with
				the procedures provided in this Section.
2. Appeals are made to the Louisiana Board of
				Regents (the board).
3. Decisions
				of the board are not subject to appeal and are final actions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2113 - Revision of the Core Curricula

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A.
				The board is authorized by law, in consultation with BESE, to determine a high
				school level course to be equivalent to a course described in the core
				curricula or to authorize the name change of a core curricula course, including
				necessary changes to equivalencies and course names for advanced placement and
				International Baccalaureate courses as prescribed by the College Board or the
				International Baccalaureate Foundation.
B. The determination of a course as
				equivalent to a course included in the definition of core curriculum shall be
				limited to those courses identified in the secondary programs of study
				contained in the
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
(LDE Bulletin 741).
C. Only those
				recommendations for a name change or for the designation of an equivalent
				course which have been submitted by a local school board or other equivalent
				education agency for private schools will be considered by the board and such
				recommendations shall be submitted directly to the Louisiana Office of Student
				Financial Assistance, Attention: Legal Division.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031 and
				  R.S.
				  17:5001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous Provisions and Exceptions › Section IV-2115 - Procedures for Disabled Students and Exceptional Children

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A. As provided for in §703. A.5.b ii, a
				core curriculum course shall be waived for a student who is a disabled student
				or an exceptional child, as defined in §301, whose school certifies that
				it has the following documentation.
1. For a
				student claiming the status of a disabled student:
a. a written diagnosis from a person licensed
				or certified to diagnose the disability of the student, which diagnosis
				specifies the need for special accommodation by the student's high school; and
b. a written statement from the
				principal of the high school that a plan of accommodation under
				Section
				504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
				1973 ("504 Plan") has been established, and the high school was unable to
				provide the special accommodation, or, if the special accommodation was
				provided by the high school, the failure to complete the specified core
				curriculum course was due solely to the student's diagnosed
				disability.
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-2205 - Initial Eligibility

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A. To be
				eligible for an M.J. Foster Promise Award, a student must:
1. be 21 years of age as of the date the
				school bills LOSFA for your award;
2. have earned a high school diploma or
				equivalent or co-enroll in a qualified program of study and in a program to
				earn a high school credential that is recognized by the state of
				Louisiana;
3. be a U.S.
				Citizen;
4. be a Louisiana Resident
				as defined in §2203;
5. have
				not previously earned an undergraduate degree at the associate level or
				above;
6. if served in the U.S.
				Armed Forces and been separated from service, have received an honorable
				discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions;
7. meet the admission requirements of the
				institution he plans to attend; and
8. enroll and remain enrolled in an eligible
				program of study through the fourteenth class day at semester schools,
				proprietary schools, and students enrolled in a program that is not provided on
				a traditional semester/term basis, through the end of the last day to drop and
				receive a full refund for the course of study in which enrolled.
9. agree to reside and work full time in
				Louisiana for a minimum of one year after the completion of the last program of
				study for which funding is received.
10.
a. for
				the 2022-2023 academic year, the student must have completed a free application
				for federal student aid in order to be determined eligible to receive an
				award;
b. beginning in the
				2023-2024 academic year, a student may receive one award payment prior to
				filing the free application for federal student
				aid.
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-2207 - Continuing Eligibility

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A. To
				maintain eligibility to receive an M.J. Foster Promise Award, a recipient must:
1. if not completed prior to receipt of the
				first payment, complete the free application for federal student aid, and
				annually thereafter unless the student's program of study is not eligible for
				federal financial aid;
2. annually
				complete the on-line application for an M.J. Foster Promise Program
				award;
3. make steady academic
				progress as defined in §2203;
4. remain in good academic standing at the
				college in which enrolled;
5.
				maintain continuous enrollment, unless granted an exception for cause in
				accordance with
				§2103 of the
				scholarship and grant program rules;
6. maintain a cumulative grade point average
				of at least 2.00 calculated on a 4.00 scale in a qualified program for which
				letter grades are issued;
7. not be
				incarcerated and not have a conviction for any crime of violence as defined in
				R.S.
				14:2(B);
8. if served in the U.S. Armed Forces and
				been separated from service, have received an honorable discharge or a general
				discharge under honorable conditions;
9. have received the award for not more than
				three consecutive academic years unless an exception for cause is granted in
				accordance with
				§2103 of these
				rules;
10. have not used the award
				to earn more than 60 hours of college credit.
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-2209 - Responsibilities of Eligible Colleges

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A.
				Initial Eligibility. Eligible colleges must determine:
1. that an applicant meets the enrollment
				requirements at the college;
2.
				that an applicant is enrolled in an eligible program of study;
3. that an applicant has attained a high
				school diploma or is co-enrolled in a program to attain a high school
				equivalency diploma; and
4. the
				appropriate award amount for the student as determined in accordance with
				§2201.G and its M.J.
				Foster Promise Program packaging policy.
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-2211 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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A. LOSFA shall
				provide an on-line application that must be completed by any student who wishes
				to apply for an M.J. Foster Promise Program award.
B. LOSFA shall determine whether an applicant
				meets the initial eligibility criteria set forth in
				§2205.A 1-6, 9-10, and
				B.
C. LOSFA shall provide a roster
				of eligible applicants to eligible colleges.
D. LOSFA shall pay each eligible college the
				amount requested by the eligible college in accordance with the provisions of
				§2209.E
E. LOSFA shall maintain a database of all
				students who have received an M.J. Foster Promise Program award, including, but
				not limited to, all information reported by eligible colleges in accordance
				with §2209 In the
				event LOSFA receives a payment request in an amount that would exceed the
				maximum amount payable to a student, LOSFA will require the school to
				rebill.
F. Adequacy of Funding. In
				the event available funding is not sufficient to fund all eligible award
				applicants, awards shall be provided first to previous award recipients who
				have met all requirements for maintaining the award and who are continuing in a
				qualified program for which they previously received an award.
G. LOSFA shall audit eligible Louisiana
				institutions to ensure compliance with these rules.
H. LOSFA shall enter into Memoranda of
				Understanding with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections,
				the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Department of Revenue, the Louisiana
				Department of Children and Family Services, the Louisiana Department of Health,
				and the Louisiana Workforce Commission for the purpose of obtaining data to
				verify applicant statements and reporting.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3047 et
				  seq.
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-2213 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Board of Regents

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A. Advisory Council
1. The Board of Regents shall convene an
				Advisory Council to perform the following functions for the purpose of
				identifying qualified programs of study for the M.J. Foster Promise Program:
a. identify not more than five industry
				sectors and that lead to high demand, high wage jobs that are aligned to state
				workforce priorities;
b. review
				postsecondary education requirements of each job identified;
c. identify programs of study at the
				associate level and below that lead to the identified jobs in each industry
				sector; and
d. at least once every
				three years, review the state's return on investment in awards
				made.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2301 - General Provisions

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A.
				Legislative Authority. The Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students
				was created by Act 281 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature
				and amended by Act 894 of the 2004 Regular Session of the Louisiana
				Legislature.
B. Description,
				History and Purpose. The Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students:
1. annually awards not more than 10 monetary
				loans to eligible students attending a medical school of the Louisiana State
				University Health Sciences Center and not more than five monetary loans to
				eligible students attending the Tulane University School of Medicine who commit
				to practice the profession of medicine as a primary care physician, as defined
				herein, for at least five consecutive years in a rural or medically
				disadvantaged area in Louisiana designated by the Louisiana State University
				Health Sciences Center, acting jointly with the Tulane University School of
				Medicine, (hereinafter referred to as a "designated area"). When the individual
				receiving the award practices medicine in a designated area for five
				consecutive years as provided in these rules, the loans are forgiven in
				full;
2. was first funded for the
				1998-99 award year;
3. the
				legislature's purpose for this program is to bring about an adequate supply of
				doctors of medicine who will engage in the general practice of medicine in the
				rural or medically disadvantaged areas of the state by inducing a sufficient
				number of the graduates from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences
				Center and the Tulane University School of Medicine to remain in or relocate to
				designated areas of Louisiana to practice their profession, thus affording
				adequate medical care to the people of Louisiana.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2303 - Establishing Eligibility

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A. To
				establish eligibility, the student applicant must meet all of the following
				criteria:
1. be a U.S. Citizen; and
2. be a resident of Louisiana, as defined in
				§301 for at least two years prior to April
				15 of the calendar year in which the award will be made; and
3. submit the completed Free Application for
				federal student aid (FAFSA) or renewal FAFSA, whichever is applicable to the
				student, by April 15 of the calendar years in which an award is being sought
				(for those students applying for the 1998/1999 academic year, the deadline for
				filing the FAFSA is extended to March 1, 1999); and
4. be enrolled at one of the Louisiana State
				University Health Sciences Center medical schools or in the Tulane University
				School of Medicine as a full-time student in a course of study leading to a
				doctorate degree in medicine with the intent to enter a residency program
				leading to a specialization in a primary care field or has earned such a degree
				prior to commencement of residency. A "primary care field" shall include the
				following fields of medicine: family medicine, general internal medicine,
				general pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology or a medical/pediatrics practice;
5. agree to the full-time practice
				of the profession of medicine as a primary care physician in a designated area
				for at least five consecutive years after graduating from medical school and
				completing a residency program in a primary care field as defined in
				§2303. A 4, above; and
6.
				complete and submit such other documentary evidence as may be required by the
				Louisiana Board of Regents (the board) within the deadline specified;
				and
7. not have a criminal
				conviction, except for misdemeanor traffic violations; and
8. agree that the award will be used
				exclusively for educational expenses.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2305 - Application Process and Selection Criteria

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A. The Louisiana State University Health
				Sciences Center and the Tulane University School of Medicine shall seek
				applications from medical students desiring to apply for a loan under this
				program and shall determine and report to the board, no later than the date
				specified by the board:
1. the academic
				standing of those applicants who meet the prerequisites of §2303. A.4 In determining the academic standing of applicants, the Louisiana State
				University Health Sciences Center and the Tulane University School of Medicine
				shall employ an evaluation system which is equitable to all applicants
				regardless of the medical school they attend; and
2. those applicants who have demonstrated an
				interest in primary care medicine through involvement in student activities
				which are supportive of the future practice of medicine as a primary care
				physician and which have been identified by the Louisiana State University
				Health Sciences Center or the Tulane University School of Medicine and approved
				by the administrator as meriting the award of extra points in the ranking of
				applicants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2307 - Award Amount

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A. The loan
				shall not exceed the full cost of tuition plus room and board, as those terms
				are defined herein.
B. The loan
				disbursement will be in two increments during each academic year based upon
				requests for disbursements submitted by the Louisiana State University Health
				Sciences Center or by the Tulane University School of Medicine, which are
				consistent in timing with the normal payment of tuition by medical school
				students.
C. The loans for each of
				the two academic years are dependent upon sufficient appropriation by the state
				legislature. Should the state legislature fail to appropriate sufficient funds
				in each year to provide for the amount of the award agreed to by the board and
				student, the obligation to repay the loan will be remitted.
D. The cost of room and board included in an
				award under this Section shall not exceed the cost allocated to room and board
				in the calculation of "cost of attendance" determined in accordance with
				20
				U.S.C. 108711 for the highest cost Louisiana
				State University Health Sciences Center medical school.
E. Tuition shall not exceed the fees, charges
				and other costs normally required to be paid by all medical students at the
				school attended.
F. The specific
				award amount for each loan shall be that amount stated in the agreement between
				the student and the board and shall not exceed the tuition and room and board
				charged at the school attended.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3041.10-3041.26.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2309 - Maintaining Eligibility

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A. To
				continue receiving the tuition payment for medical school students, recipients
				must meet all of the following criteria:
1.
				have not graduated from medical school; and
2. be considered in good standing by the
				Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center or the Tulane University
				School of Medicine and continue to make satisfactory progress towards a medical
				degree in a primary care field or have completed studies in good standing;
				and
3. continue to enroll each
				subsequent term as a fulltime student, unless granted an exception for cause by
				the board, in a course of study leading to a degree in medicine; and
4. annually apply for federal and state
				student aid by completing the FAFSA or renewal FAFSA, whichever is applicable
				to the student, by the state deadline; and
5. have no criminal convictions, except for
				misdemeanor traffic violations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2311 - Completion of Promissory Note and Acceptance of Award

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A. Prior to receiving an award, the recipient
				must agree to the terms and conditions contained in and execute the Tuition
				Payment Program for Medical Students promissory note (promissory note). The
				promissory note obligates the recipient to initiate a primary care practice in
				a designated area upon the completion of a primary care residency program. The
				recipient shall complete the primary care residency program within four years
				of the date of graduation from medical school and shall initiate the fulltime
				practice of medicine as a primary care physician in a designated area within
				six months from the date of completion of the residency program. The designated
				area in which the recipient initiates practice shall be that area designated in
				the notice required by §2309 B, above, or such other designated area
				chosen by the recipient, upon completion of the residency program. The
				promissory note shall provide that if the area chosen in the notice provided
				for in §2309 B, above, is no longer a "designated area at the time the
				recipient finishes the residency program, it shall continue to be considered a
				designated area for purposes of discharge of the loan amount under these rules.
				The recipient shall be deemed to be in a full-time primary care practice if the
				recipient performs direct patient care for an average of at least 36 hours per
				week in a normal annual work schedule. Should a recipient fail to enter into
				the practice of medicine on a full-time basis as a primary care physician
				within the time specified herein, the loan shall be placed in a repayment
				status and double the amount of the loans shall be repaid together with all
				accrued interest and any collection costs incurred by the board, as specified
				in the promissory note and as required by §2313, below.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3041.10-3041.26.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students › Section IV-2313 - Discharge of Obligation

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A. The loan
				may be discharged by engaging in a fulltime primary care medical practice in a
				designated area for a period of five years, by monetary repayment or by
				cancellation.
B. Discharging the
				loan by entering into the full-time practice as a primary care physician in a
				designated area is accomplished by:
1.
				completing a residency in a primary care field of medicine within four years of
				the graduation from medical school; and
2. practice as a primary care physician on a
				full-time basis for a period of at least five consecutive years in a designated
				area.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 24 - Geaux Teach Program › Section IV-2405 - Initial Eligibility

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A. To be
				eligible for Geaux Teach Program scholarship, a student must:
1. be a United States citizen who is
				registered with the Selective Service, if required;
2. be a Louisiana Resident for at least two
				full years prior to July 1 immediately preceding the academic year in which the
				student will be enrolled in a qualified program of study;
3. be enrolled full-time in an approved
				teacher preparation program at a Louisiana postsecondary institution or
				enrolled in an approved, alternative certified teacher education program
				through the fourteenth class day at an institution/provider operating on a
				semester basis, or through the ninth class at an institution/provider operating
				on a quarter basis;
4. have at
				least a 2.50 cumulative college grade point average;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 24 - Geaux Teach Program › Section IV-2407 - Continuing Eligibility

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A. To
				maintain eligibility to receive a Geaux Teach Program scholarship, a student
				must:
1. have received the award for not more
				than four academic years;
2.
				maintain a minimum cumulative college grade point average of at least a
				2.50;
3. enroll full time in an
				approved teacher preparation program at a Louisiana postsecondary institution
				or enrolled in an approved, alternative certified teacher education program
				through the fourteenth class day at an institution/provider operating on a
				semester basis, or through the ninth class at an institution/provider operating
				on a quarter basis.
4. maintain
				continuous enrollment, unless granted an exception for cause in accordance with
				§2103 of these
				rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 24 - Geaux Teach Program › Section IV-2409 - Responsibilities of Eligible Postsecondary Institutions and Alternative Teacher Certification Program Providers

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A.
				Initial Eligibility. Eligible institutions and providers must determine the
				requirements set forth in
				§2405.A 1-4.
B. Continuing Eligibility. Eligible Louisiana
				institutions must determine the requirements set forth in
				§2407.A 2-4.
C. Packaging Policy
1. Eligible institutions/providers must
				establish and use a policy on Geaux Teach Program packaging that provides:
a. procedures for compliance with these rules
				and the guidance established by the board and published by LOSFA for
				determining the award amount;
b.
				record retention to comply with Subsection H of this Section;
c. the basis used to establish any award
				amount that is less than the maximum award amount allowed;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 24 - Geaux Teach Program › Section IV-2411 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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A. LOSFA shall
				provide a residency affidavit that must be completed by an applicant who is
				determined not to have met the Louisiana residency requirement set forth in
				these rules.
B. LOSFA shall
				determine whether an applicant meets the continuing eligibility criteria set
				forth in §2407.A.1
C. LOSFA shall pay each eligible
				institution/provider the amount requested by the eligible college in accordance
				with the provisions of
				§2409.E
D. LOSFA shall maintain a database of all
				students who have received Geaux Teach Program scholarship, including, but not
				limited to, all information reported by eligible colleges in accordance with
				§2209 In the
				event LOSFA receives a payment request in an amount that would exceed the
				maximum amount payable to a student, LOSFA will require the school to
				rebill.
E. LOSFA shall audit
				eligible Louisiana institutions to ensure compliance with these
				rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3047 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 24 - Geaux Teach Program › Section IV-2413 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Board of Regents

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A. The Louisiana Board of Regents shall
				promulgate rulemaking to implement the Geaux Teach Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3047 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2503 - Definitions

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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 includes all semesters, quarters, terms, intersessions during
				  the academic year beginning with the fall semester or term and ending
				  immediately prior to the next fall semester or term.
Administering Agency
-the Louisiana Board of
				  Regents (the Board) through the Louisiana Office of Student Financial
				  Assistance (LOSFA).
Eligible Postsecondary Institution-
public
				  postsecondary institutions within the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  46:4101 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2505 - Initial Eligibility

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A. To be
				eligible for Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship, a student must:
1. be a member in good standing with the
				Louisiana National Guard;
2. be
				enrolled in a Louisiana public postsecondary institution; and
3. be eligible for the Louisiana National
				Guard tuition waiver provided for in
				R.S.
				29:36.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2507 - Continuing Eligibility

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A. To
				maintain eligibility to receive a Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship,
				a student must:
1. be a member in good
				standing with the Louisiana National Guard;
2. be eligible for the Louisiana National
				Guard tuition waiver provided for in
				R.S.
				29:36.1 as of the billing date;
3. not have received the scholarship for 12
				semesters or 16 quarters, unless granted an extension due to mobilization or
				call to activity duty. Part-time enrollment, enrollment in a summer sessions or
				an intersession will count towards the maximum number of semesters or quarters
				a student is permitted;
4. not be
				on academic probation; and
5. not
				have achieved a baccalaureate degree utilizing the funds available to the
				student for this program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2509 - Responsibilities of Eligible Postsecondary Institutions

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A. Eligible postsecondary institutions shall
				provide LOSFA with the maximum dollar amount of mandatory fees that may be
				charged to a student during any semester or term by August 1 preceding the
				upcoming academic year, including any differential charged to students
				attending more than 12 hours in a semester.
B. Eligible postsecondary institutions shall
				submit payment requests each semester an eligible student is enrolled for an
				amount not to exceed the mandatory fees charged to that student on the fee
				bill. Such payments requests shall include all of the following for each
				student:
1. first name;
2. middle name;
3. last name;
4. Social security number;
5. date of birth;
6. college code;
7. term code;
8. number of hours enrolled;
9. payment request amount;
10. CIP code;
11. degree level code;
12. increment key;
13. academic standing code; and
14. contact information.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2511 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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A. LOSFA shall
				consult with the Louisiana National Guard regarding the administration of this
				program, including for the promulgation of administrative rules and the
				determination of a student's initial and continuing eligibility.
B. LOSFA shall determine the maximum
				mandatory fees charged by the postsecondary institution in which an eligible
				student is enrolled.
C. LOSFA shall
				pay each eligible institution/provider the amount requested by the eligible
				college in accordance with the provisions of
				§2509
D. LOSFA shall maintain a database
				of all students who have received the Louisiana National Guard Patriot
				Scholarship, including, but not limited to, all information reported by
				eligible colleges in accordance with
				§2409 In the
				event LOSFA receives a payment request in an amount that would exceed the
				maximum amount payable to a student, LOSFA will require the school to
				rebill.
E. LOSFA shall audit
				eligible Louisiana institutions to ensure compliance with these
				rules.
F. LOSFA shall provide a
				report to the Louisiana National Guard and to the Louisiana Board of Regents on
				October 1 and again on March 1 of each academic year that funds are
				appropriated for this scholarship detailing the dollar amount of funds expended
				as compared to the remaining annual appropriation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  46:4101 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2513 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana Board of Regents

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A. The Louisiana Board of Regents shall
				promulgate administrative rules to implement the provisions of Act 279 of the
				2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
B. In the event that funds appropriated for
				this scholarship are insufficient to fund all eligible students, the Louisiana
				Board of Regents shall consult with the Louisiana National Guard to develop a
				plan for the distribution of available funding and shall deliver such plan to
				LOSFA for implementation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  46:4101 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs › Chapter 25 - Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship › Section IV-2515 - Responsibilities of the Louisiana National Guard

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A. The Louisiana National Guard shall provide
				a list of students who are eligible for the tuition waiver provided by
				R.S.
				29:36.1 to LOSFA no later than the beginning
				of each semester/quarter/term/intersession and at any time that additional
				students become eligible for the tuition waiver.
B. The Louisiana National Guard shall consult
				with the Louisiana Board of Regents to develop a plan for the distribution of
				funding in the event of a budget shortfall.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  46:4101 et
				  seq.