Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 10 - Commissioner of Higher Education › Chapter 2 - Student Financial Assistance Programs › Section 6 CSR 10-2.200 - Minority Teaching Scholarship Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates gender-specific
				  language, adds reference to a statutory citizenship requirement, adds an
				  exception to the financial need component of the recipient ranking criteria,
				  and clarifies the policy for award disbursement and delivery.
(1) Definitions.
(A) Academic year shall be from July 1 of any
				year through June 30 of the following year.
(B) Applicant means a student who has filed a
				complete and accurate application to receive a Minority Teaching Scholarship
				award as prescribed by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) and
				who qualifies to receive such award under section
				161.415,
				RSMo.
(C) Approved institution
				means any institution that offers a teacher education program approved by the
				Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or a Coordinating Board for
				Higher Education-approved Associate of Arts in Teaching program.
(D) Award year shall be from July 1 of any
				year through June 30 of the following year, excluding summer terms.
(E) CBHE means the Coordinating Board for
				Higher Education.
(F) Department
				means the Department of Higher Education created by section
				173.005,
				RSMo.
(G) EFC means expected family
				contribution, the measure of how much the student and the student's family can
				be expected to contribute to the cost of the student's education for the year,
				as calculated annually by the United States Department of Education as a result
				of an official federal need analysis based on the student's federal need-based
				aid application form.
(H) Expenses
				mean any educational-related expenses including, but not limited to, tuition,
				fees, and room and board.
(I)
				Full-time student means an undergraduate student who is enrolled in at least
				twelve (12) semester hours, eight (8) quarter hours, or the equivalent in
				another measurement system, or a graduate student who is enrolled in at least
				nine (9) semester hours or the equivalent in another measurement system, but in
				either case not less than the respective number sufficient to secure the degree
				toward which the student is working in no more than the number of semesters, or
				their equivalent, normally required by the institution for the program in which
				the student is enrolled. Provided, however, that an otherwise eligible student
				having a disability as defined by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
				Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213 ) who, because of the student's disability, is
				unable to satisfy the statutory minimum requirements of full-time status under
				Title IV student aid programs shall be considered by the approved institution
				to be a full-time student and shall be considered to be making satisfactory
				academic progress, as defined in subsection (1)(P) of this rule, while carrying
				a minimum of six (6) credit hours or their equivalent at the approved
				institution.
(J) Gainful
				employment means any substantial gainful activity that exists in the national
				economy and is not limited to the recipient's original occupation.
(K)
				Initial recipient means a student who qualifies under section
				161.415,
				RSMo, has filed an accurate and complete application by the deadline
				established by the department for the Minority Teaching Scholarship program,
				and has not received a Minority Teaching Scholarship award in any prior
				academic year.
(L) Minority teaching shall mean the Minority Teaching
				Scholarship program set forth in sections 161.415-161.424, RSMo.
(M)
				Minority teaching award shall mean an amount of money paid by the state of
				Missouri to a qualified applicant under the Minority Teaching Scholarship
				program.
(N) Renewal recipient means a student who received a
				Minority Teaching Scholarship award, who meets the requirements set forth in
				161.415, RSMo, and who has filed an accurate and complete application by the
				deadline established by the department for the Minority Teaching Scholarship
				program.
(O) Residency, for the purpose of this rule, shall be
				determined by reference to the standards set forth in the determination of
				student residency rule,
				6 CSR
				10-3.010.
(P) Satisfactory
				academic progress shall be a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least
				two and one-half (2.5) on a four-point (4.0) scale, or the equivalent on
				another scale, and, with the exception of grade point average, as otherwise
				determined by the approved institution's policies as applied to other students
				at the approved institution receiving assistance under Title IV financial aid
				programs included in the Higher Education Act of 1965. The calculation of CGPA
				shall be based on the approved institution's policies as applied to other
				students in similar circumstances.
(Q) Standardized test
				shall mean an accepted standardized test of academic ability including, but not
				limited to, the SAT, ACT, or SCAT.
(R) Temporary total
				disability shall mean a disability resulting from an injury or illness that
				renders a recipient unable to be engaged in gainful employment for a period of
				less than twelve (12) months from the date of such injury or illness.
(S)
				Total and permanent disability shall mean disability resulting from an injury
				or illness that renders a recipient unable to be engaged in gainful employment
				or attend an educational institution for a period of at least twelve (12)
				months from the date of such injury or illness and that is expected to continue
				for a long or indefinite period of time or to result in death.