057-5 Wyo. Code R. § 5-8
(a) This section is promulgated under authority of W.S. 19-14-106.
(b) The purpose of the benefit is to provide free tuition and fees for Vietnam veterans, overseas combat veterans and surviving spouses and dependants.
(c) Application Process. Vietnam veterans, overseas combat veterans and surviving spouses and dependants shall apply for the educational benefit under this section with an eligible institution and will provide the appropriate documentation to establish eligibility.
(d) Selection Process. The Commission shall designate the financial aid officers at the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming community colleges to administer this program subject to the following:
(e) Reimbursement. The funds appropriated by the legislature will be reimbursed by the Commission to the University of Wyoming and Wyoming's community colleges upon submission of a Certificate of Eligibility.
(f) Tracking of total semesters. Tuition benefit usage shall be updated and verified each semester (fall, summer, spring) by Commission staff based on the information submitted on the Certificate of Eligibility by the financial aid director at the University of Wyoming or the community colleges. A report shall be run by Commission staff to determine that the benefit is used within eight (8) academic years after the first receipt of the benefit. If the eight (8) academic year time limit has been reached, the financial aid office shall be notified by the Commission that the student is no longer eligible. The financial aid office shall be responsible for notifying the student of such.
(g) Initial use of benefits. Initial eligibility shall be determined by the financial aid office at the University of Wyoming or the community college in which the veteran is applying for the benefit. The financial aid office shall be responsible for determining that a dependant is under the age of twenty-two (22) when initially applying to use the benefit.
(h) Transfer between public state education institutions. Commission staff shall track how many semesters have been used by each student and an updated listing of number of semesters used shall be sent to the financial aid offices each semester so the financial aid office can determine if a student has received the benefit at another public education institution. The Commission shall verify that each student has not exceeded his or her total benefit of eight (8) academic years before payment is made to the University of Wyoming or the community colleges for that semester.
(j) Continuation of eligibility. The University of Wyoming or community college financial aid office where the student is attending and receiving the benefit shall be responsible for tracking the GPA of the student once he or she has started using the benefit. The respective office shall run a report determining if those students receiving the benefit have met the requirements for continued eligibility. If a student loses eligibility because they fell below a 2.0 GPA or failed to meet other institutional standards of progress, he or she can earn the benefit back by completing course work at their own cost until such time as the GPA has risen back to the minimum requirement of 2.0 and also meets other institutional standards of progress.
057-5 Wyo. Code R. § 5-8
Amended, Eff. 12/14/2015.
Amended, Eff. 11/29/2016.
Amended, Eff. 11/21/2017.