6A-20.027: Rosewood Family Scholarship Fund
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule amendment is to clarify the reinstatement and the need analysis form process, eliminate abbreviations, and align institutional term language and award amount with language in other state scholarship and grant programs. The effect is a rule which reflects current statute and administrative processes.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this proposed rule is to cite references to application forms, clarify the reinstatement process and incorporate citation to the application form, clarify need analysis, eliminate abbreviations, and align institutional term language with other state scholarship and grant programs.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1009.55(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1009.402, 1009.55 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: August 19, 2008, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: 400 South Monroe Street, Room LL03, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Theresa Antworth, Director, State Scholarship and Grant Programs, Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance, 1940 North Monroe Street, Suite 70, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-4759, (850)410-5185
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
6A-20.027 Rosewood Family Scholarship Fund.
(1) General eligibility criteria for awards. To receive aid, a student shall meet the provisions of Sections 1009.40 and 1009.55, Florida Statutes, and Rules 6A-20.001 and 6A-20.0371, F.A.C. and:
(a) Be a minority individual belonging to one (1) of the following race/ethnic categories: Black, not of Hispanic origin; Hispanic,; Asian or Pacific Islander,; American Indian or Alaskan native.
(b) If an initial, reinstatement, or restoration applicant, submit a completed application to the Department, Form FFAA-1, Florida Financial Aid Application for Students, as incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-20.019 6A-20.020, F.A.C., by the established April 1 deadline. If a reinstatement or restoration applicant, submit a completed Form FFAA-3, Reinstatement/Restoration Application for Students and Teachers to the Department by the established April 1 deadline. Form FFAA-3 is hereby incorporated by reference in this rule to become effective with the effective date of this rule. A copy of Forms FFAA-1 and FFAA-3 may be obtained from the Office of Student Financial Assistance, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(c) Complete and sSubmit annually to the appropriate processor a completed need analysis document which is designed to use the need analysis methodology currently approved by the U.S. Congress:
1. A Florida resident must submit the need analysis document in time for it to be processed, error-free, by the U.S. Department of Education no later than May 15.
2. A non-Florida resident must postmark a copy of the Student Aid Report SAR received from the need analysis agency to the Department no later than May 15.
(d) Be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at a state university, state community college, or state postsecondary vocational-technical school. A certificate-seeking student must be enrolled in a program that requires a minimum of nine hundred (900) clock hours to complete.
(e) At the end of the regular registration period, inclusive of the drop add period for each academic term for which aid is received, an eligible student shall be:
1. Enrolled for a minimum of twelve (12) credits for a degree program, or
2. Enrolled for a minimum of three hundred sixty (360) twenty-four (24) clock hours per term week for a certificate program, to include the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree.
(f) Not have previously received a baccalaureate degree.
(g) Not owe a repayment of a federal Title IV grant, or any state grant or scholarship unless satisfactory arrangements have been made to repay.
(h) Not be in default on any state or federal student loan program unless satisfactory arrangements have been made to repay.
(2) through (4) No change.
(5) Maximum terms of eligibility. A student will be eligible to receive an award for a maximum of one hundred ten (110) percent of the number of credit hours to complete program of study in which enrolled eight (8) semesters or twelve (12) quarters or until receipt of the first baccalaureate degree, whichever is less. However, a student who is required to participate in college preparatory or remedial courses, who needs additional time to meet the minimum standards of the CLAST, or who is enrolled in a five (5) year undergraduate degree program may receive an award for a maximum of ten (10) semesters or fifteen (15) quarters. Five (5) year eligibility does not extend to a program of study that leads to the simultaneous award of a graduate and an undergraduate degree. Additional terms of eligibility for five (5) year degree programs will be based on the number of credit hours required by the institution for completion of the program of study. as follows:
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(6) through (10) No change.
Specific Authority 1001.02(1), 1009.55(2) FS. Law Implemented 1009.402, 1009.55 FS. History–New 10-30-94, Amended 10-15-02,________.