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Title 28 - EDUCATIONPart IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 14 - Early Start Program
Section IV-1417 - Responsibilities of LOSFA

La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § IV-1417

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section IV-1417 - Responsibilities of LOSFA
A. Upon receipt of payment requests from institutions submitted in accordance with §1413 A, LOSFA shall pay the institution for each eligible student in accordance with §1413
B. LOSFA shall conduct audits of the participating eligible Louisiana postsecondary institutions to ensure compliance with program requirements.
C. LOSFA shall provide the information necessary to fully inform Louisiana public high school students and their parents on the requirements of and procedures for applying for and maintaining eligibility for the Early Start Program.
D. LOSFA shall audit high schools and postsecondary institutions to ensure compliance with these rules.
E. LOSFA shall maintain a database of all students who have participated in the Early Start Program, including Social Security number, college code, high school code, term, date, college course type, hours attempted, payment amount, and aggregate amount paid.
F.
1. After the receipt of fall semester or term payment requests, but no later than October 15 of each year, LOSFA shall determine whether sufficient funds are available for all anticipated program payments for subsequent semesters and terms of the academic year.
2. In the event projections indicate sufficient funds are not available, LOSFA shall notify the board.
3. In the event additional funds are not allocated for all program payments anticipated for subsequent semesters and terms during the academic year, the board shall develop, approve and deliver a plan to LOSFA to address the shortfall.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § IV-1417

Promulgated by the Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 33:2611 (December 2007), amended LR 34:242 (February 2008), LR 35:234 (February (2009), Amended by the Board of Regents, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 44545 (3/1/2018).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3023 and R.S. 17:3129.7.