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Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 115.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Department
-The Department of Education of
					 the Commonwealth.
Instructional materials
-Preprepared
					 learning materials which are secular, neutral, and nonideological in character
					 and are of benefit to the instruction of school children on an individual basis
					 and are presently or hereafter provided for public school children of the
					 Commonwealth.
(i) Examples of
				  instructional materials which may be loaned are: books, periodicals, documents,
				  pamphlets, musical scores, desk charts, games, study prints and pictures, desk
				  maps, models, compasses, protractors, rulers, meter sticks, abacuses,
				  thermometers, test tubes, safety goggles, gloves, counting frames, T-squares,
				  specimens used for dissection, kits, and blocks or cubes.
(ii) Examples of instructional materials
				  which cannot be loaned are: textbooks, chemicals, wall maps and charts,
				  pencils, notebooks, chalk, erasers, duplicating fluids or paper, 16 mm films,
				  unexposed film, blank cassettes, or other consumable supplies.
Nonpublic school
-Any school, other than a
					 public school within this Commonwealth, wherein a resident of this Commonwealth
					 may legally fulfill the compulsory school attendance requirements of the Public
					 School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
											1-101-27-2702)
					 and which meet the requirements of Title VI of the Act of July 2, 1964, Pub. L.
					 88-352(78 Stat. 241).
Secretary
-The Secretary of Education or
					 his designee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › ADMINISTRATION › Section 115.21 - Responsible agent

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The Secretary is hereby designated as the responsible agent
					 for loaning in- structional materials to students enrolled in nonpublic
					 schools. This responsibility includes a review of instructional materials,
					 fiscal control, fund accounting, and record retention.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › ADMINISTRATION › Section 115.22 - Eligibility

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Any student is eligible to receive instructional materials
					 on a loan basis under this chapter who is enrolled in grades K-12 inclusive in
					 a nonpublic school, who is a resident of this Commonwealth and whose tuition is
					 not paid by the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › ADMINISTRATION › Section 115.23 - Program procedures

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(a)
				  Parents or guardians, by use of the following form, shall request the loan of
				  instructional materials for the use of their child enrolled as a student in a
				  particular school:
Certificate of Individual Request for Loan of Instructional
					 Materials
To: Secretary of Education Department of Education Box 911
					 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126
I hereby request the loans of instructional materials in
					 accordance with Act 90 of 1975, for my child(ren) attending (Name of
					 School)
__________________________________________
in Borough, City, Town, County).
___________________
Signed
___________________________________________
Parent, Guardian
Date
___________________________________________
(b) The certificate set forth in subsection
				  (a) shall be filed at the opening of each school year for each student who
				  desires the loan of instructional materials.
(c) The nonpublic school shall be responsible
				  for retaining on file such certificates. A letter stating that the certificates
				  are on file shall be sent to the Coordinator for Nonpublic Educational Services
				  each year by the principal.
(d) The
				  Coordinator for Nonpublic Educational Services shall distribute instructional
				  material request forms which will be of standard format no less than two weeks
				  prior to their required submission together with an allocation of funds for
				  this program. Each nonpublic school shall submit on or before June 30 of the
				  preceding school year all requests of students for instructional materials for
				  the subsequent school year. These requests shall be compiled and submitted as
				  follows:
(1) Each request form shall include
				  at least 5.0% of the total cost of instructional materials for transportation
				  charges.
(2) Each request form
				  shall reflect the most current price of instructional materials which is
				  available.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › ADMINISTRATION › Section 115.24 - Inventory

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All instructional materials purchased through funds
					 appropriated for this program will be maintained on a Statewide inventory by
					 the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › ADMINISTRATION › Section 115.25 - Allocations

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The Secretary will not be required to purchase or otherwise
					 acquire instructional materials, the total cost of which in any school year
					 shall exceed an amount equal to $5.00 multiplied by the number of Commonwealth
					 resident children enrolled as of October 1 of the preceding year in grades K-12
					 inclusive.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VII - Office for Aid to Nonpublic Education › Chapter 115 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS › ADMINISTRATION › Section 115.26 - Administrative funds

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(a) A
				  maximum of 1.0% of the appropriation for the purchase of instructional
				  materials may be used by the Secretary for administering the program.
(b) Administrative funds not needed for
				  administration shall be used for the purchase or acquisition of instructional
				  materials.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.2 - Citizenship

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To be eligible for a Federal Family Education Loan, a
						student or parent borrower shall be, on or before the date of filing the loan
						guaranty application, one of the following:
(1) A citizen or National of the United
					 States.
(2) A permanent resident
					 alien of the United States, a temporary resident who intends to become a United
					 States citizen or resident, or a refugee in the United States for other than a
					 temporary purpose. For the purposes of this paragraph, the United States
					 includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
					 Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the
					 Northern Mariana Islands.
The provisions of this §
													121.2 issued under the act of July
						  12, 1981 (P. L. 264, No. 89) (24 P. S. §§
														5102.1 and
						  5104(1.2)); amended under
						  section 4 of the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
														5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						  1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
														5151); The Institutional Assistance Grants
						  Act (24 P. S. §§
														5181-5189); the
						  Urban and Rural Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
														5191-5197); and the Agriculture Education
						  Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
														5198.1-5198.7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.3 - Discrimination prohibited

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The race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin,
						ancestry, handicap, age or marital status of a student or parent applicant will
						not be factors of consideration for eligibility except to the extent that
						adjustments or allowances based on marital status may be necessary within the
						State Higher Education Grant Program to properly reflect the ability of the
						family to finance costs of education.
The provisions of this §
													121.3 amended under section 4 of
						  the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
														5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						  January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
														5151 and
						  5156(e)); the act of July 18,
						  1974 (P. L. 483, No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
														5181-5189); the act of July 1, 1988 (P. L.
						  1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
														5191-5197); and
						  the act of June 26, 1992 (P. L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
														5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													121.151 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations); 22 Pa. Code §
													121.201 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations); 22 Pa. Code §
													121.302 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations); and 22 Pa. Code §
													121.401 (relating to application
						  of existing agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.4 - Denial of eligibility to loan defaulters

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(a) A higher education applicant who has
					 defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed or reinsured by the Federal
					 government, the government of any state or institution is ineligible for an
					 award or a disbursement of funds unless the applicant has repaid the loan in
					 whole or in part and, in the judgment of the Agency, did not make the repayment
					 merely to gain grant eligibility or unless the applicant otherwise shows good
					 cause why grant eligibility should be reinstated. This includes programs
					 administered by the United States Department of Education or PHEAA when awards
					 have been converted to loans due to failure to meet eligibility or service
					 requirements and the loan is in default status.
(b) Applicants denied eligibility under this
					 section shall be entitled to review of the denial in accordance with the
					 procedure for review and appeals as provided in §§
											121.7 and
					 121.8 (relating to notice of
					 denial and preliminary review procedures; and applicant and recipient appeals
					 and hearings).
The provisions of this §
													121.4 issued under the act of July
						  12, 1981 (P. L. 264, No. 89) (24 P. S. §§
														5102.1 and
						  5104(1.2)); amended under
						  section 6(e) of the act of January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541)
						  (24
						  P. S. §
														5156(e)).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													121.151 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations); 22 Pa. Code §
													121.201 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations); 22 Pa. Code §
													121.302 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations); and 22 Pa. Code §
													121.401 (relating to application
						  of existing agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.5 - Enrollment

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To be eligible for a State higher education grant, a
						student shall be or be about to be enrolled in an approved institution of
						higher learning on at least a half-time basis. In addition, the President and
						Chief Executive Officer may treat students as full-time if unusual
						circumstances would not permit the student to comply with the exact full-time
						basis requirements as defined in §
											121.1 (relating to definitions).
						In these instances, the President and Chief Executive Officer will thereafter
						notify the Board of this action.
The provisions of this §
													121.5 issued under the act of July
						  12, 1981 (P. L. 264, No. 89) (24 P. S. §§
														5102.1 and
						  5104(1.2)); amended under
						  section 4 of the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
														5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						  January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
														5151 and
						  5156(e)); the act of July 18,
						  1974 (P. L. 483, No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
														5181-5189); the act of July 1, 1988 (P. L.
						  1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
														5191-5197); and
						  the act of June 26, 1992 (P. L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
														5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													121.151 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.6 - Denial of eligibility for financial assistance

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(a) To be eligible for a State higher
					 education grant, a student applicant or recipient shall have and maintain
					 satisfactory character. In determining whether an applicant or recipient has
					 satisfactory character, the Agency may consider, among other factors,
					 convictions of any of the following offenses:
(1) A criminal offense which under the laws
					 of the United States or any state constitutes a felony.
(2) A criminal offense which under the laws
					 of the Commonwealth constitutes murder of the first degree, felony of the first
					 degree, felony of the second degree, felony of the third degree, misdemeanor of
					 the first degree, misdemeanor of the second degree or misdemeanor of the third
					 degree.
(3) A violation of section
					 13 of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P. S. §
													780-113), except for section 13(a)(31)
					 (35
					 P. S. §
													780-113(a)(31))
					 thereof.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.7 - Notice of denial and preliminary review procedures

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(a) If the Agency staff determines that
					 eligibility for financial assistance should be denied, the applicant or
					 recipient shall be notified in writing of the determination, the grounds
					 therefor, and his right to appeal from the decision of the Agency
					 staff.
(b) All appeals from the
					 decisions of the Agency staff will be reviewed initially by an Administrative
					 Review Committee composed of staff personnel of the Agency designated by the
					 President and Chief Executive Officer. The Administrative Review Committee may
					 grant eligibility in cases it deems proper. This subsection supersedes 1 Pa.
					 Code §
											35.20 (relating to appeals from
					 actions of the staff).
(c) When the
					 Agency through its Administrative Review Committee denies an applicant or
					 recipient eligibility for financial assistance, the applicant or recipient may
					 obtain a review of the Agency's determination by the Committee on Appeals. The
					 Committee on Appeals will determine whether or not the applicant or recipient
					 is eligible for financial assistance.
(d) An appeal to the Committee on Appeals
					 shall be filed on or before the 60th day after the date on which notification
					 of the determination by which he is aggrieved was delivered personally to the
					 applicant or recipient or mailed to him at his last known post office address.
					 The Committee on Appeals may waive this requirement in its
					 discretion.
(e) The appeal shall be
					 filed in writing at the Agency offices in Harrisburg, and must include the
					 following information:
(1) The name, address
					 and PHEAA account number of the applicant or recipient.
(2) The date of the decision being
					 appealed.
(3) The reasons for
					 appeal.
(4) The signature of the
					 applicant or recipient.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 121.9 - Administrative loan collection review procedures

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(a) This section implements the
					 administrative loan collection review process authorized by the act of April
					 29, 1982 (P. L. 365, No. 102) (24 P. S. §
												5104.3).
(b) Administrative loan collection procedure
					 for those loans which are held by the Agency and which are not reinsured by the
					 United States Secretary of Education is as follows:
(1) A borrower served with a statement of
					 claim shall file a response thereto within 30 days of receipt of the statement
					 of claim. The statement of claim shall inform the borrower of the nature and
					 the amount of the indebtedness, the intention of the Agency to initiate
					 proceedings to collect the debt through garnishment and an explanation of the
					 rights of the borrower under the law. The response shall set forth all defenses
					 and objections which the borrower has to the statement of claim and any
					 objections or defenses not so presented will be deemed to have been waived. The
					 response shall admit or deny all averments contained in the statement of claim.
					 An averment in a statement of claim will be deemed to be denied only if proof
					 thereof is demanded and the borrower states either that:
(i) After reasonable investigation, the
					 borrower is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to
					 the truth of the averment.
(ii) The
					 borrower is without that knowledge or information because the means of proof
					 are within the exclusive control of an adverse party or hostile
					 person.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION › Section 121.21 - Requirement for higher education grant applicants

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(a) A State higher education grant applicant
					 shall be a graduate of or attending an approved secondary school, or be a
					 recipient of a Commonwealth secondary school diploma or other State-issued
					 general equivalency diplomas.
(b)
					 An approved secondary school shall be any public or private secondary school,
					 located in this Commonwealth or elsewhere, including foreign institutions and
					 United States schools overseas, which in the judgment of the Pennsylvania
					 Department of Education provides a course of instruction at the secondary level
					 and maintains standards of instruction substantially equivalent to the
					 standards of instruction of the public secondary schools in this
					 Commonwealth.
(c) For purposes of
					 the State Higher Education Grant Program, an approved secondary school shall
					 also include any home education program that is accredited by any home
					 schooling accreditation agency approved by the Pennsylvania Department of
					 Education. If the home education program lacks the requisite accreditation,
					 certification by the appropriate local school official attesting that the home
					 education program is in compliance with section
					 1327.1 of the Public School Code
					 of 1949 (24 P. S. §
												13-1327.1) shall
					 be submitted to the Agency by the appropriate local school official.
The provisions of this §
													121.21 amended under section 4 of
						  the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
														5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						  January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
														5151 and
						  5156(e)); The Institutional
						  Assistance Grants Act (24 P. S. §§
														5181-5189); the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
						  Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
														5191-5197); and
						  the Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
														5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													121.151 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION › Section 121.22 - Early admission students

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Student applicants who leave a State approved secondary
						school prior to their senior year and are admitted for the academic year or a
						portion thereof, immediately following their secondary school studies, to an
						approved institution of higher learning as early admission students shall be
						considered as first-year collegiate applicants and in compliance with the
						secondary school graduation requirement for purposes of State higher education
						grant eligibility if the school district of the school that the applicant had
						attended certified that:
(1) The
					 applicant left senior high school in accordance with policies and procedures
					 previously established by the superintendent and the board of school directors
					 to attend an approved institution of higher learning.
(2) The high school diploma will be awarded
					 upon the applicant's successful completion of the requirements set forth by the
					 local board of school directors.
The provisions of this §
													121.22 amended under the act of
						  August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
														5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						  January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
														5151 and
						  5156(e)); the act of October
						  11, 1972 (P. L. 899, No. 213) (24 P. S. §
														5161); the act of October 11, 1972 (P. L.
						  909, No. 216) (24 P. S. §
														5171); and The Institutional Assistance
						  Grants Act (24 P. S. §§
														5181-5190).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													121.151 (relating to application
						  of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS › Section 121.31 - Approved institutions in Federal Stafford Loan and Federal PLUS Loan Programs

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(a) To
					 be approved, an institution shall comply with the following:
(1) The institution shall be approved by the
					 United States Secretary of Education as an eligible institution for
					 participation in the Federal Stafford Loan or Federal PLUS Loan
					 Programs.
(2) The institution shall
					 have executed an Assurance of Compliance with
					 42 U.S.C.A. §
													2000d-1 (1974) and filed it with the United
					 States Secretary of Education.
(3)
					 The institution shall have executed and filed with the Agency an agreement, on
					 a form provided by the Agency, to report to or advise the Agency if the
					 institution has knowledge of the name and address of Commonwealth resident
					 students who are recipients or beneficiaries of Agency-administered aid who
					 have been convicted in any court of record of any criminal offense which under
					 the laws of the United States or of the Commonwealth would constitute a felony
					 committed after October 29, 1969. Institutional knowledge shall be facts
					 contained in the academic, disciplinary or financial student records of the
					 institution and facts known to the dean of students, director of financial aid
					 and president of the institution or persons occupying these positions by titles
					 designated by the institution.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS › Section 121.33 - Approved program of study in higher education grant program

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To be eligible for a State higher education grant, an
						applicant shall enroll in a program of study approved by the Agency and offered
						by an institution approved by the Agency under §
											121.32 (relating to approved
						institution in higher education grant program) for participation in the State
						Higher Education Grant Program. An approved program of study shall comply with
						the following:
(1) An approved program
					 of study shall be a program of instruction of at least 2 academic years which
					 shall be the equivalent of at least 60 semester credit hours or at least 1,800
					 clock hours of instruction (1,500 clock hours in the case of programs leading
					 to the associate degree in specialized technology or the associate degree in
					 specialized business offered by institutions of higher education located within
					 this Commonwealth) except that, other than for those community college programs
					 which are measured in credit hours, programs not leading to a degree shall be
					 measured in clock hours, with at least 30 semester credit hours or 900 clock
					 hours earned through instruction within the classroom, and shall be presented
					 over a calendar of at least 15 months.
(2) An approved program of study shall
					 require that at least 50% of the credits needed for completion of the program
					 at the approved institution be earned through instruction within the
					 classroom.
(3) If offered at a
					 trade, technical or business school located within this Commonwealth, an
					 approved program of study shall be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of
					 Education or by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed
					 Schools.
(4) An approved program of
					 study shall be on the approved list as of August 1 for the ensuing academic
					 year. Approval after August 1 will become effective the following August 1 with
					 two exceptions:
(i) To be effective for the
					 ensuing summer term, approval must be obtained prior to May 1.
(ii) In the light of the particular
					 circumstances related to the approval of the program of study and the funding
					 and application processing conditions of the Agency, the President and Chief
					 Executive Officer may make the approval effective on a date prior to August
					 1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS › Section 121.35 - Payment of interest on Federal Stafford Loans and Federal PLUS Loans

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(a) The Agency will
					 require an educational institution to repay to the appropriate lending
					 institution the interest that has accrued on Federal Stafford Loan or Federal
					 PLUS Loan funds under the following circumstances:
(1) A borrower receives loan assistance for
					 which he is not eligible because of the educational institution's negligent or
					 willful false certification of a student's loan eligibility.
(2) If the educational institution violates
					 State or Federal regulations in its release of Federal Stafford Loan or Federal
					 PLUS Loan funds to a borrower.
(3)
					 If the educational institution is required to make a loan refund as specified
					 in Federal regulations and does not make the refund within the time frame
					 specified in the regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.41 - Grouping of applicants

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Higher education grant applicants shall be grouped into the
					 following categories:
(1)
Group I.
A roster of the top 5,000 prospective freshmen
				  applicants-without breaking ties-listed in descending order by composite score
				  on college entrance examinations.
(2)
Group IIA.
A roster of
				  remaining prefreshmen applicants planning to enroll in degree institutions
				  other than those enrolled in nontransferable Community College
				  Programs.
(3)
Group
				  IIB.
A roster of all prospective freshmen applicants planning to
				  enroll in a nondegree-granting institution or an approved nondegree course of
				  study in a degree-granting institution.
(4)
Group III.
A roster of
				  all high school graduates who have a lapse of 1 year between their high school
				  graduation date and the date of their planned enrollment in a degree-granting
				  institution, all students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as other than
				  first year students in a degree-granting institution, and all early admission
				  students.
(5)
Renewals.
A roster of all students previously awarded State
				  higher education grants who maintain eligibility.
The provisions of this §
												121.41 amended under the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
													5151 and
						5156(e)); the act of October
						11, 1972 (P. L. 899, No. 213) (24 P. S. §
													5161); and the act of October 11, 1972 (P. L.
						909, No. 216) (24 P. S. §
													5171).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.42 (relating to submission of
						applications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.42 - Submission of applications

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(a)
				  Applications will be considered only if submitted on or prior to the deadline
				  date announced by the Agency for each group specified in §
										121.41 (relating to grouping of
				  applicants). Applications will be accepted after the established deadline,
				  funds permitting, when received from applicants in the following categories,
				  except applicants who have been supplied with an application by the Agency in
				  sufficient time to have had a reasonable opportunity to submit the application
				  to the Agency prior to the deadline:
(1)
				  Veterans and current and former members of the Peace Corps, VISTA, and other
				  similar organizations.
(2)
				  Applicants who have suffered a loss in expected family assistance through the
				  death, disability or retirement of a major wage earner of the family.
(3) Applicants who have suffered a loss in
				  expected family assistance through a major wage earner's separation-as defined
				  by the Agency-or divorce, or through a change in the employment status of a
				  major wage earner of the family.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.43 - Processing applications

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Upon receipt of an application and the required family
					 financial data as specified in §
										121.44 (relating to required
					 family financial data), the Agency will review the application form for
					 completeness. Where the form is found to be incomplete, additional data will be
					 requested and final processing of the application will be discontinued until
					 all requested data is supplied by the applicant or his parents or guardian. The
					 Agency may terminate the processing of an incomplete application when the
					 additional data is not supplied to the Agency after two written
					 requests.
The provisions of this §
												121.43 amended under the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); the act of January 25, 1966 (P. L.
						1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of
						October 11, 1972 (P. L. 899, No. 213) (24 P. S. §
													5161); and the act of October 11, 1972 (P. L.
						909, No. 216) (24 P. S. §
													5171).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.44 - Required family financial data

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(a)
General.
The applicant, the applicant's parents and
				  stepparents, and the applicant's spouse shall submit financial data that the
				  Agency requests and, further, shall be required to authorize the Director of
				  the State Personal Income Tax Bureau and the District Director of the Internal
				  Revenue Service to release to the Agency, upon request of the Agency, a copy or
				  extract of the State or Federal Income Tax Return filed by the applicant, the
				  applicant's parents and stepparents, and the applicant's spouse for the tax
				  years the Agency designates. The Agency may in addition require the applicant,
				  the applicant's parents and stepparents, and the applicant's spouse to submit a
				  copy of the tax returns directly to the Agency.
(b)
Exceptions.
The Agency
				  may determine the eligibility of the applicant without regard to the parents'
				  financial data, waiving its submission, in the following cases:
(1) If the applicant is a veteran as defined
				  in §
											121.1 (relating to
				  definitions).
(2) If the applicant
				  is in compliance with other criteria established by the Agency for the
				  processing of applicants without regard to parental financial data which
				  generally are the United States Department of Education criteria for financial
				  independence for Title IV Federal student aid programs.
(3) Other exceptions may be granted by the
				  Administrative Review Committee or the Committee on Appeals in turn on an
				  individual case basis.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.45 - Amount of higher education grant awards

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The amount of the higher education grant to an applicant
					 will be determined on the basis of the financial need of the applicant, the
					 funds available for higher education grants, and the number of eligible
					 applicants for higher education grants.
The provisions of this §
												121.45 amended under the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); the act of January 25, 1966 (P. L.
						1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of
						October 11, 1972 (P. L. 899, No. 213) (24 P. S. §
													5161); and the act of October 11, 1972 (P. L.
						909, No. 216) (24 P. S. §
													5171).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.46 - Determination of financial need

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(a) Financial need of applicants will be
				  determined according to the need analysis procedures established annually by
				  the Agency.
(b) Financial need will
				  be computed as the arithmetical difference between the Agency-approved
				  educational costs of the institution or program in which the applicant is
				  enrolled or intends to enroll and the total resources computed by the Agency to
				  be available to the applicant.
The provisions of this §
												121.46 amended under the act of
						January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549,
						No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); the act of
						October 11, 1972 (P. L. 899, No. 213) (24 P. S. §
													5161); and the act of October 11, 1972 (P. L.
						909, No. 216) (24 P. S. §
													5171).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.47 - State Higher Education Grant Program Manual

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(a) The Agency will publish annually a State
				  Higher Education Grant Program Manual containing:
(1) Current financial need analysis
				  procedures established by the Agency.
(2) A list of approved colleges, universities
				  and hospital schools of nursing in this Commonwealth.
(3) A list of approved programs of study
				  offered by approved trade, technical and business schools in this
				  Commonwealth.
(4) A list of
				  approved institutions of higher learning outside of this
				  Commonwealth.
(5) When applicable,
				  a list of approved programs of study offered by institutions of higher learning
				  outside of this Commonwealth.
(6) A
				  list of accrediting agencies (bodies) recognized by the Agency for the State
				  Higher Education Grant Program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.48 - Limitation on payment of grants

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The Agency will not make payment of, or further payment on,
					 an existing State higher education grant on the basis of an inquiry or request
					 received after August 1 of the calendar year immediately following the academic
					 year for which the payment is sought unless the President and Chief Executive
					 Officer specifically directs that payment be made to prevent grave
					 hardship.
The provisions of this §
												121.48 amended under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
													5151 and
						5156(e)); The Institutional
						Assistance Grants Act (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
						Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and
						the Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Act (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.151 (relating to application
						of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.49 - Duration of State higher education grants

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(a) State higher education grants are awarded
				  for undergraduate school study and student eligibility shall terminate with the
				  receipt of the baccalaureate degree or 4 undergraduate academic year State
				  higher education grants, whichever occurs first, except as provided in
				  subsections (b)-(d).
(b) In the
				  case of students enrolled in Agency-approved bona fide 5-year programs of study
				  in approved institutions, student eligibility shall terminate with the receipt
				  of the baccalaureate degree or 5 academic year State higher education grants,
				  whichever occurs first.
(c) In the
				  case of students enrolled in Agency-approved 5-year work study programs in
				  approved institutions, student eligibility shall terminate with the receipt of
				  the baccalaureate degree or 5 academic year State higher education grants,
				  whichever occurs first. However, the total higher education grant funds awarded
				  during 5 years will not exceed the amount to which the student would have been
				  entitled as determined by the Agency had his educational program been completed
				  in a period of 4 years.
(d) State
				  higher education grant eligibility for undergraduate students enrolled in other
				  than baccalaureate degree programs shall terminate with the receipt of 4
				  academic year State higher education grants or with the end of the normal
				  course of study, whichever occurs first.
The provisions of this §
												121.49 amended under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.50 (relating to disbursement
						of State Higher Education grants); and 22 Pa. Code §
												121.151 (relating to application
						of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.50 - Disbursement of State higher education grants

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(a) Payments on behalf of students of their
				  State higher education grants to institutions on a semester or trimester
				  calendar shall be made twice during the academic year in an amount equal to 1/2
				  of the annual grant. Similar payments to institutions on a quarter calendar
				  shall be made three times during the academic year in an amount equal to 1/3 of
				  the annual grant. Grants shall be sent to the appropriate institution to the
				  credit of the account of the recipient for payment of tuition, room, board,
				  books or institutional fees. Payments may be made to the recipients when the
				  Agency deems the action necessary to protect the interests of the students, the
				  Commonwealth or the Agency.
(b)
				  Students who accelerate their academic progress by reason of attendance in a
				  year-round program of study shall be eligible to receive additional payments of
				  their State higher education grant but in no event may the payments result in
				  violation of §
										121.49 (relating to duration of
				  State higher education grants).
The provisions of this §
												121.50 amended under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); section 1 of the act of January 25,
						1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483,
						No. 174) (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5189); the
						act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§
													5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P.
						L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§
													5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.151 (relating to application
						of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.51 - Refund of State higher education grants

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(a) Whenever a recipient withdraws, is
				  expelled, is suspended, or otherwise fails to successfully complete a term,
				  refund of any payment on the recipient's State higher education grant shall be
				  made to the Agency in accordance with the normal refund procedure of the
				  institution.
(b) Unless otherwise
				  directed by the Agency, all overpayments and refunds of State higher education
				  grants shall be returned to the Agency by the institution within 30 days of the
				  receipt of notice from the Agency, or determination by the institution, that
				  such repayment is due, whichever occurs first.
(c) An institution that fails to return
				  overpayments and refunds in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)
				  shall be subject to a reasonable interest charge calculated on the amount of
				  the overpayment or refund. The charge shall be based on the 90-day Treasury
				  Bill rate as of June 1 of the academic year plus 3.0% or as otherwise set by
				  the Agency to ensure that institutions do not realize a financial benefit in
				  retaining refunds.
The provisions of this §
												121.51 amended under section 4 of
						the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); and section 1 of the act of January
						25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §
													5151).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.151 (relating to application
						of existing Agency regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part VIII - Higher Education Assistance Agency › Chapter 121 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID › Subchapter B - HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 121.52 - Transferring an award

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A recipient may not transfer his award to a nonapproved
					 institution or course of study.
The provisions of this §
												121.52 amended under the act of
						August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. §
													5104); sections 1 and 6(e) of the act of
						January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. §§
													5151 and
						5156(e)); the act of October
						11, 1972 (P. L. 899, No. 213) (24 P. S. §
													5161); the act of October 11, 1972 (P. L.
						909, No. 216) (24 P. S. §
													5171); and the Institutional Assistance
						Grants Act (24 P. S. §§
													5181-5190).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												121.151 (relating to application
						of existing Agency regulations).