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-2501 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Act 279
				of the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature establishes the
				Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship in
				R.S.
				17:4101-4103.
B. Description and Purpose. The Louisiana
				National Guard Patriot Scholarship provides scholarships to Louisiana National
				Guard members who are enrolled in a Louisiana public postsecondary institution
				and who are eligible for the Louisiana National Guard tuition waiver provided
				for in R.S.29:36.1. This program provides
				for the payment of mandatory fees charged to the student by the institution as
				funds are appropriated for such purpose.
C. Effective Date. Awards shall be made, and
				these rules shall apply, beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, when funds
				are appropriated for such purpose.
D. Authority to Audit. By participating in
				the scholarship and grant programs administered by the board and described in
				LAC 28:IV, all participants grant the board, LOSFA, and the Louisiana
				Legislative Auditor the right to inspect records and perform on-site audits of
				each institution's administration of the programs for the purpose of
				determining the institution's compliance with state law and the board's rules
				and regulations.
E. Discrimination
				Prohibition. The exclusion of a person from equal opportunity for a Louisiana
				National Guard Patriot Scholarship by the board because of race, religion, sex,
				handicap, national origin or ancestry is prohibited. No policy or procedure of
				this agency shall be interpreted as superseding or contradicting this
				prohibition.
F. Criminal Penalties.
				If an erroneous award has been made and the board determines that the award was
				made based upon incorrect information submitted by the student, the board may
				seek reimbursement from the student, and if it is further determined that the
				award was made due to an intentional misrepresentation by the student, then the
				board shall refer the case to the attorney general and to the Louisiana
				National Guard. If a student is suspected of having intentionally
				misrepresented the facts which were provided to the board and used by it to
				determine the eligibility of the student for the program and the board has
				referred the case to the attorney general and to the Louisiana National Guard,
				then the student shall remain ineligible for future award consideration pending
				an outcome of said investigation which is favorable to the student.
G. Award Amount
1. The award amount shall be equal to the
				amount of mandatory fees charged to the student by the institution as evidenced
				on the student's fee bill.
2. Each
				postsecondary institution/provider shall determine the award amount for
				eligible students based on the requirements in these rules.
3. The award amount provided by this Chapter
				may be paid for up to 12 semesters, which shall include the fall, spring, and
				summer semesters at semester schools or up to 16 quarters, which shall include
				the fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters at quarter schools.