Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 260 - Department of Labor and Training › Chapter 40 - Income Support › Subchapter 10 - Police and Fire › Part 1 - Board of Police Officer's Relief (260-RICR-40-10-1) › Section 260-RICR-40-10-1.4 - Education Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicants must
				 comply with all applicable provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 45-19 et seq.
				 to qualify for educational grants.
B. Recipients of educational grants shall
				 insure application forms are completed thoroughly. Except for good cause shown,
				 all applications must be submitted to the Board no less than sixty (60) days
				 prior to the beginning of the new semester. The Board shall have the right to
				 refuse to consider any application which is not complete.
C. Recipients must be enrolled in a degree or
				 certificate program in either a full-time or part-time capacity at the
				 respective state college or university and must meet all entrance requirements
				 of the said college or university. Educational grants for children of disabled
				 police officers shall not apply to graduate degrees.
D. Recipients shall be required to provide
				 the Board with written proof of acceptance to a degree or certificate
				 program.
E. Educational grants
				 shall cover four (4) calendar years regardless of full or part-time status
				 beginning with the first semester attended, said period shall be deemed to be
				 continuous. However, in the case of special circumstances (i.e. personal
				 illness, family illness or death of family member) review will be made by the
				 Board. The Board reserves the right to require documentation of such special
				 circumstances. The recipient must immediately notify the Board of any
				 interruption in his/her studies.
F.
				 Educational grants shall apply to tuition payments only and shall not cover lab
				 fees, activity fees, books, room, board, etc. Said additional fees shall be the
				 responsibility of the recipient.
G.
				 Recipients must comply with academic, requirements, and rules of conduct and
				 standards established by the college or university. Students placed on academic
				 probation may face the possibility of their loss of the educational grant. The
				 Board shall, upon notification of such academic probation status, immediately
				 notify the recipient of the possibility of such loss of benefits.
H. The Board shall grant tuition payments
				 only for those courses successfully completed. Recipients must sign a waiver
				 granting the college or university permission to forward a copy of the
				 recipient's grades to the Board. The Board reserves the right to either seek
				 reimbursement for failed or incomplete courses or make adjusted payments for
				 successive semesters for any such failed or incomplete course.
I. Recipients must comply with school policy
				 regarding dropping and adding courses. Students must notify the Board
				 immediately of any dropped courses paid for by the Board. Any violation of the
				 school's "add/drop" policy may be viewed as a failed or incomplete course by
				 the Board.
J. Recipients completing
				 study in an associate degree program shall not be precluded from continuing on
				 to a bachelor's degree program, provided, however, that the total years of
				 study for both the associate and bachelor degree shall not exceed four (4)
				 calendar years. Any recipient who elects to continue his/her education to
				 receive a bachelor's degree shall notify the Board of such intent.
K. Recipients shall not be entitled to
				 retroactive payments for any courses completed prior to the recipient's initial
				 application for educational tuition benefits and the Board's approval of said
				 initial application.