Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Initial Eligibility. Eligible colleges must determine:
1. that an applicant meets the enrollment
requirements at the college;
2.
that an applicant is enrolled in an eligible program of study;
3. that an applicant has attained a high
school diploma or is co-enrolled in a program to attain a high school
equivalency diploma; and
4. the
appropriate award amount for the student as determined in accordance with
§2201.G and its M.J.
Foster Promise Program packaging policy.
B. Continuing Eligibility. Eligible Louisiana
institutions must determine whether a recipient is in good academic
standing.
C. Packaging Policy
1. Eligible colleges must establish and use a
policy on M.J. Foster Promise Program packaging that provides:
a. procedures for compliance with these rules
and the guidance established by the board and published by LOSFA for
determining the award amount;
b.
record retention to comply with Subsection I of this Section;
c. the basis used to establish award
amounts;
d. award amounts for less
than full-time students;
e.
procedures for identification of transfer students and ensuring transfer
students receive awards on the same basis as home students;
f. procedures that identify students who meet
the criteria provided in
§2211.F when sufficient
funding is not available to fund all eligible students; and
g. method for determining that a student has
made steady academic progress.
2. Eligible colleges must revise the
institution's M.J. Foster Promise Program packaging policy as necessary to
reflect changes to the applicable legislation and administrative rules
promulgated by the board to implement this program.
D. Award Amount. Eligible Louisiana
institutions must establish the award amounts for each individual student based
on the institution's M.J. Foster packaging policy. The amount awarded must
comply with the requirements and limitations established in these rules and the
guidance published by LOSFA.
E.
Submission of Payment Requests. Each semester, quarter or term, eligible
Louisiana institutions shall submit a payment request to LOSFA for students
enrolled at the institution who have been determined eligible for an M.J.
Foster Promise Program as follows:
1. for
each student eligible for an award who is enrolled at the end of the fourteenth
class day for semester schools (the ninth class day for quarter and term
schools), or for any qualifying summer sessions, students attending proprietary
schools, or students enrolled in a program that is not provided on a
traditional semester/term basis, at the end of the time to drop and receive a
full refund for the course of study in which enrolled;
2. the payment request shall include the:
a. Social Security number;
b. college code;
c. term;
d. date;
e. program type
i. associate's degree;
ii. certificate program (one year);
iii. certificate program (two
year);
iv. CareerTech (1 - 8
credits);
v. CareerTech (9 or more
credits);
vi. diploma
program;
vii. credential of
value;
viii. on ramp
credential;
ix. concurrent
enrollment in a program that results in a high school equivalency
diploma.
f. CIP code for
the course of study in which enrolled;
g. degree level code for the course of study
in which enrolled;
h. increment key
for the course of study in which enrolled;
i. amount requested for each student,
including $0 payment requests in the event a student has sufficient other
financial to pay the costs set forth in
§2201.G;
j. anticipated time to complete program of
study
i. less than one year;
ii. more than one
year.
F. At the end of every semester or term, or
upon completion of a program of study, the following shall be reported:
1. hours attempted, if enrolled in an
associate's degree program;
2.
hours earned, if enrolled in an associate's degree program; and
3. whether the student completed his program
of study.
G. Over
Payments
1. No institution shall submit a
payment request for M.J. Foster Promise Program funds which would result in a
student receiving an annual total of more than is authorized in
§2201.G
2. Eligible Louisiana institutions certify by
submitting a payment request for an M.J. Foster Promise Program award that the
institution will:
a. reimburse LOSFA for the
total amount of any award that is disbursed to ineligible students;
and
b. for any amount of an award
that is in excess of the maximum lifetime award
($6,400).
H.
Excess Award. In the event an excess award occurs during the fall semester or
quarter or the winter quarter due to receipt of additional gift aid, the school
shall reduce the award amount for the spring accordingly. In the event an
excess award occurs during the spring semester or quarter due to receipt of
additional gift aid, the school shall document the reason for the excess
award.
I. Over Award. In the event
the student's total aid exceeds his financial need for the costs set forth in
§2201.G, M.J. Foster
Promise Program grant shall be reduced, institutional and other aid in
accordance with institutional practice, then the Louisiana GO Grant, shall be
reduced by the amount of any remaining over award.
J. Records Retention. Records pertaining to
an M.J. Foster Promise Program award are subject to audit as required by the
board and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. Eligible Louisiana institutions
shall maintain all records for a minimum of three years from creation. All such
records shall be made available upon request by the board and/or the Louisiana
Legislative Auditor.
K. Each
eligible Louisiana institution shall provide a copy of its M.J. Foster Program
packaging policy as required by
§2209.C to LOSFA, when
requested.
L. Audits. Eligible
Louisiana institutions that participate in the M.J. Foster Promise Program
grant LOSFA and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor the right to inspect records
and perform on-site audits of each institution's administration of the program
for the purpose of determining the institution's compliance with state law and
applicable rules and regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:3047 et
seq.
