Section 500 IAC 3-2-7 - Program administrationAuthority: IC 21-18.5-4-9
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 20-30-4-2; IC 20-30-10
Sec. 7.
Acting on behalf of the commission, the executive director or an authorized designee shall do the following:
(1) Establish administrative policies to carry out the purposes of the program.(2) Determine eligibility of applicants for enrollment. The commission, in conjunction with the Indiana College Placement and Assessment Center, will administer the verification process at the point of entry for those who apply to the program.(3) Determine compliance for awarding of scholarships. The commission will make a determination of compliance which will consist of an affirmation statement to be signed by a parent or legal guardian and student applying for the scholarship. The statement shall indicate that the student promises to repay scholarship money if conditions of the pledge are proven to have been violated. Violators shall be subject to prosecution under applicable state laws.(4) Disburse funds to approved institutions to be administered on behalf of individual recipients.(5) Enter into agreements with approved institutions for the administration of commission funds. Specific responsibilities for the administration of the program may be contracted outside of the commission.(6) Coordinate with eligible institutions a program to develop an ongoing mentoring program for twenty-first century scholars and monitor institutional compliance for mentoring.(7) Hear appeals and handle complaints regarding compliance. An appeal shall be reviewed by the appeals officer designated by the commission, by the executive director, and by the commission, in that sequence.(A) An appeal must be made in writing to the commission.(B) If an appeal contains extenuating circumstances, the appeal documentation may be reviewed by an appeals board.(C) An appeal decision made by both the appeals officer and the appeals board regarding the applicant's appeal shall be reduced in writing and shall be mailed to the applicant making the appeal.(D) An appeal decision rendered by the appeals officer and/or appeals board may be appealed in writing to the executive director.(E) An appeal decision made by the executive director regarding the applicant's appeal shall be reduced in writing and shall be mailed to the applicant making the appeal.(F) An appeal decision rendered by the executive director may be appealed to the commission.(G) An appeal to the commission shall be heard at a regular or specially called meeting. An applicant appealing to the commission is entitled to advance notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The applicant shall receive a copy of the official minutes which contain the decision made by the commission on the appeal.(H) An appeal decision by the commission on letters of denial shall be final within the meaning of IC 4-21.5.Commission for Higher Education of the State of Indiana; 500 IAC 3-2-7; filed Jan 9, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1357; readopted filed Nov 30, 2001, 10:52 a.m.: 25 IR 1302; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 8:58 a.m.: 20071226-IR-585070702RFATransferred from the State Student Assistance Commission ( 585 IAC 8-2-7) to the Commission for Higher Education of the State of Indiana ( 500 IAC 3-2-7) by IC 21-18.5-1-2(c), effective July 1, 2012.