Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3333 - Department of Higher Education › Chapter 3333-1 - General Provisions › Section 3333-1-09 - Commercial Truck Driver Student Aid Program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Authority
This rule is established by authority
				conferred upon the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education, in
				consultation with the director of public safety, by section 3333.125 of the
				Revised Code.
(B)
								Policy and intent
The purpose of the Commerical Truck
				Driver Student Aid Program is to promote and encourage Ohio's workforce
				development and job growth through educational training and retraining in
				programs related to employment opportunities in the commercial truck driving
				industry.
(C)
								A commercial truck driving school approved by the
			 department of public safety as satisfying all of the requirements under section
			 3333.125 of the Revised Code may seek awards from the chancellor of the
			 department of higher education to distribute grants and loans to students
			 eligible under section 3333.125 of the Revised Code.
(D)
								The necessary
			 information for seeking an award under the program will be posted on the Ohio
			 department of higher education web page, located at
www.ohiohighered.org
and may include the following information:
(1)
									Instructions for
			 submitting a proposal, including the timelines for proposals, the required
			 format and any specific forms to be used in the proposal;
(2)
									Eligibility
			 requirements for submitting a proposal;
(3)
									A description of
			 the criteria that will be used to evaluate submitted proposals, which may
			 include, but is not limited to:
(a)
										The success rate of the commercial driving training
			 program offered by the school;
(b)
										The rate that the
			 students obtain employment in the field upon completion of the commercial
			 driving training program;
(c)
										The extent to which the program has demonstrated
			 support from business partners.
(4)
									Any award amount
			 minimums and maximums for a school, a program or a loan to the participant in a
			 commercial driving training program;
(5)
									A description of
			 procedures that will be used to select the loan award recipients, which may
			 include, but is not limited to, giving preference to certain criteria used to
			 evaluate submitted proposals;
(6)
									Terms for the
			 grant or promissory note and repayment by a student of a grant/loan from the
			 fund, including the interest rate;
(7)
									Any special
			 conditions or requirements that may accompany an award of funds, including but
			 not limited to, the following:
(a)
										Entering into an agreement with the chancellor
			 governing the use and disbursement of the award;
(b)
										Providing the
			 chancellor with periodic program and fiscal reports as provided in the
			 instructions for proposal and agreement;
(c)
										Maintaining
			 financial and non-financial records documenting the activities of the funded
			 program for inspection and review at the discretion of the chancellor to ensure
			 fiscal accountability, operating progress, and desired
			 outcomes;
(d)
										Repayment of an award for violating the terms of its
			 agreement, plus interest calculated on any outstanding principal balance of
			 that award, as described in the request for proposal and
			 agreement;
(e)
										Common marketing or branding strategy as specified by
			 the chancellor for fund awardees.