(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.