Section R. 395.75 - Post-secondary education and vocational training financial needs testRule 25.
(1) College or vocational training may be provided as an IPE-related service when an individual requires new knowledge and skills to achieve an employment goal consistent with the individuals abilities, capabilities, and informed choice.(2) Individuals shall make maximum effort to secure grant assistance in whole or in part from other sources to pay for post-secondary training. Counselors shall inform individuals considering post-secondary education that they must make timely annual application for post-secondary financial aid.(3) MRS shall not provide financial assistance for any item covered in the cost of training attendance if the individual, or individuals family as applicable, fails to make maximum effort to apply for, or refuses to accept, federal, state, institutional, and other grants, need-based scholarships, or tuition waivers for which they may be eligible.(4) Financial support for college or vocational training shall be consistent with MRS policy of purchasing the service that meets the individuals vocational rehabilitation needs at least cost to MRS.(5) MRS shall impose a financial needs test for the students cost of attendance of training at a post-secondary educational institution. The financial needs test utilized shall be the federally established needs test using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or its equivalent, as required by the post-secondary institution, to determine student eligibility for state and federal financial aid.(6) MRS shall not replace the expected family contribution, as determined by the post-secondary institutions financial aid officer using the federal student aid report, in contributing toward the individuals cost of attendance at a post-secondary institution.(7) MRS shall not replace insurance benefits received, wholly or in part, as a settlement of liability for vocational rehabilitation services, in contributing toward the individuals cost of attendance at a post-secondary institution.(8) MRS may provide maximum financial support toward an individuals cost of college or vocational training during the academic year of $3,500.00 and $1,200.00 for the summer semester. MRS may consider an exception to the maximum when other forms of student aid are excluded due to disability-related factors. MRS shall periodically adjust the maximum financial support figures in accordance with increases in the cost of living.(9) Individuals who are eligible for social security benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the social security act shall be exempted from financial need test requirements.(10) MRS customers attending Michigan Career and Technical Institute are exempt from financial need test requirements and financial aid limitations for the cost of attendance.Mich. Admin. Code R. 395.75
2016 MR 24, Eff. 1/5/2016