Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) In order to be eligible, a student must:
(a) Not have achieved a baccalaureate or
higher degree from any post-secondary institution;
(b) Be enrolled and in good standing in a
program or curriculum designed to lead to a certificate of completion, as
defined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule, an associate
degree granting program, or an undergraduate baccalaureate degree granting
program at an eligible institution;
(c) Be a member of the Oregon National Guard
and attending all scheduled unit training assemblies and annual training
periods and not currently the subject of any adverse actions under the
provisions of any Army, Air Force or National Guard Regulations;
(d) Have completed any military basic
training in the United States Armed Forces;
(e) Complete and submit the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid for each academic year, if eligible to file the
application, and accept all state and federal aid grants available;
(f) Have completed a National Guard Federal
Tuition Assistance or Military Tuition Assistance request, if eligible, and
have accepted all state and federal aid grants available, including but not
limited to federal grants offered by the United States Department of Education
and the United States Department of Defense; and
(g) Not be in default on any federal Title IV
loan or owe a refund on federal Title IV funds previously disbursed, unless the
institution disbursing funds determines that the student has made satisfactory
arrangements to repay and has regained federal eligibility.
(2) The Oregon National Guard will
confirm subsections (c), (d) and (f) of section 1 of this rule. Eligible
institutions will confirm subsections (b) and (g) of section 1 of this rule.
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission will confirm subsections (a) and
(e) of section 1 of this rule.
(3)
A student continues to remain eligible to receive an Oregon National Guard
State Tuition Assistance award until the student has:
(a) 90 credit hours completed at an eligible
Oregon community college, or
(b)
180 credit hours completed at an Oregon public university or the equivalent
number of semester credit hours completed at a qualifying private nonprofit
institution, calculated cumulatively.
(c) If a student is currently enrolled in a
degree program when first applying for Oregon National Guard State Tuition
Assistance, only the student's previous completed credit hours for that
specific degree program will be counted towards the maximum allowable completed
credit hour limit.
(4)
In order to remain eligible for the Oregon National Guard State Tuition
Assistance, students must remain in good standing.
(5) Students attending eligible institutions
may not receive an award in excess of the amount of resident tuition after
first subtracting all state and federal US Department of Defense Federal
Tuition Assistance aid grants available to the student. The source of the
relevant tuition information shall be published annually by the Higher
Education Coordinating Commission.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
348.268
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
348.268
