West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 112 - Treasurer › Title 112 - PROCEDURAL RULE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE › Series 112-18 - Hope Scholarship Program › Section 112-18-9 - Qualifying Expenses

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
9.1. An account
				holder may only use funds deposited in an account for the Hope Scholarship
				student's qualifying expenses.
9.2.
				Expenditures of Hope Scholarship funds for the following purposes are
				qualifying expenses:
9.2.1. Private or
				parochial school tuition and fees at a participating school;
9.2.2. Tuition and fees for programs of
				study, curriculum, or supplemental materials in reading, language, mathematics,
				science, social studies, or the arts;
9.2.3. Tuition and fees for programs of study
				or the curriculum of courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential
				that satisfies a workforce need;
9.2.4. Tuition and fees for ongoing services
				that a public school offers to Hope Scholarship students, pursuant to W. Va.
				Code §
										18-31-8(f),
				including individual classes and extracurricular activities and programs:
Provided
, That students participating in the Hope Scholarship
				Program are subject to all eligibility rules applicable to participation in
				extracurricular activities governed by the West Virginia Secondary School
				Activities Commission:
Provided,
however,
That Hope Scholarship students attending a participating private school are
				eligible to receive free services that the public schools otherwise offer to
				private school students;
Provided, further
, That if a Hope
				Scholarship student has utilized their funds for other qualified expenses, the
				student shall be responsible to pay the tuition and fees to the public school
				from other sources in order to receive such services;
9.2.5. Tutoring services provided by an
				individual or a tutoring service:
Provided,
That tutoring
				services cannot be provided by a member of the Hope Scholarship student's
				immediate family;
9.2.6. Fees for
				nationally standardized assessments, advanced placement examinations, any
				examinations related to college or university admission, any examinations for
				industry certification exams, and tuition and fees for preparatory courses for
				the aforementioned exams;
9.2.7.
				Tuition and fees for nonpublic online or virtual learning programs;
9.2.8. Tuition and fees for alternative
				education programs;
9.2.9. Fees for
				after-school or summer education programs;
9.2.10. Tuition, fees, and materials for
				enrollment in dual credit or college level courses;
9.2.11. Educational services and therapies,
				including, but not limited to, occupational, behavioral, physical,
				speech-language, and audiology therapies;
9.2.12. Fees for transportation paid to a
				fee-for-service transportation provider for the student to travel to and from
				an education service provider;
9.2.13. The cost of school uniforms required
				by a participating school;
9.2.14.
				Vocational supplies or equipment required for a K-12 course of study;
9.2.15. Technology equipment needed for an
				educational program, including but not limited to computers, printer and
				required software;
9.2.16. Tuition
				and fees for programs of study, curriculum, or supplies needed for supplemental
				or elective educational courses;
9.2.17. Basic educational supplies, including
				but not limited to, paper, writing utensils, scissors, etc.;
9.2.18. Any assistive technology or other
				equipment/supplies necessary to accommodate a student with a
				disability;
9.2.19. Tuition and
				fees at a microschool as defined in W.Va. Code §
										18-8-1; and
9.2.20. Any other qualifying expenses as
				approved by the Board.