La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § IV-1509

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section IV-1509 - Responsibilities of the State Military Department (SMD)

A. The State Military Department is responsible for determining whether participants in the Louisiana Youth ChalleNGe Program meet the eligibility requirements to participate in the program set forth in §1503.A 1-6 above. The submission of a student's data for the GO-Youth ChalleNGe Program shall constitute a certification by the State Military Department that the student meets the requirements of §1503.A 1-6, specified above, except that:

1. the certification shall not include the certification of residency required by §1503.A 2, if a participant does not meet the residency requirement at the time the participant is awarded a Louisiana high school equivalency certificate; and

2. the certification shall not include the certification of high school graduation required by §1503.A.4

B. For each student determined to be eligible to participate in the program, the State Military Department shall provide the following student data in an electronic file format acceptable to LOSFA:

1. name;

2. permanent mailing address;

3. telephone number;

4. date enrolled in the Louisiana Youth ChalleNGe Program;

5. date the student completed the residential phase of the Louisiana National Guard's Youth ChalleNGe Program;

6. date received a Louisiana high school equivalency diploma;

7. students' order of merit ranking within their class; and

8. if the student does not have 24 months of Louisiana residency at the time the Louisiana high school equivalency certificate is awarded, the date of initial Louisiana residency.

C. To the extent funds are appropriated to the State Military Department to fund the program, the State Military Department shall take such actions as are necessary to promptly transfer such funds to LOSFA.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § IV-1509

Promulgated by the Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 30:783 (April 2004), Repromulgated by the Board of Regents, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 44546 (3/1/2018), Amended LR 45, Amended LR 4619 (1/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3025, and R.S. 17:3050.1-3050.4.