Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 121.49 - Duration of State higher education grants(a) State higher education grants are awarded for undergraduate school study and student eligibility shall terminate with the receipt of the baccalaureate degree or 4 undergraduate academic year State higher education grants, whichever occurs first, except as provided in subsections (b)-(d).(b) In the case of students enrolled in Agency-approved bona fide 5-year programs of study in approved institutions, student eligibility shall terminate with the receipt of the baccalaureate degree or 5 academic year State higher education grants, whichever occurs first.(c) In the case of students enrolled in Agency-approved 5-year work study programs in approved institutions, student eligibility shall terminate with the receipt of the baccalaureate degree or 5 academic year State higher education grants, whichever occurs first. However, the total higher education grant funds awarded during 5 years will not exceed the amount to which the student would have been entitled as determined by the Agency had his educational program been completed in a period of 4 years.(d) State higher education grant eligibility for undergraduate students enrolled in other than baccalaureate degree programs shall terminate with the receipt of 4 academic year State higher education grants or with the end of the normal course of study, whichever occurs first.The provisions of this § 121.49 adopted February 27, 1969; amended November 23, 1973, effective 11/24/1973, 3 Pa.B. 2719; amended December 27, 1974, effective 11/28/1974, 4 Pa.B. 2699; amended August 22, 1975, effective 8/23/1975, 5 Pa.B. 2189; amended July 12, 1996, effective 7/13/1996, 26 Pa.B. 3321.The provisions of this § 121.49 amended under section 4 of the act of August 7, 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290) (24 P. S. § 5104); section 1 of the act of January 25, 1966 (P. L. 1546, No. 541) (24 P. S. § 5151); the act of July 18, 1974 (P. L. 483, No. 174) (24 P. S. §§ 5181-5189); the act of July 1, 1988 (P. L. 1259, No. 155) (24 P. S. §§ 5191-5197); and the act of June 26, 1992 (P. L. 322, No. 64) (24 P. S. §§ 5198.1-5198.7).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 121.50 (relating to disbursement of State Higher Education grants); and 22 Pa. Code § 121.151 (relating to application of existing Agency regulations).