Section 281-6-004 - STUDENT APPLICATION004.01 A student who is applying to take one or more courses for credit from a qualified postsecondary educational institution is eligible for the Access College Early Scholarship Program if:004.01(A) Such student or the student's parent or legal guardian is eligible to receive: 004.01(A)(i) Supplemental Security Income;004.01(A)(ii) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;004.01(A)(iii) Free or reduced-price lunches under United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition programs subject to subsection 004.01(D);004.01(A)(iv) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; or004.01(A)(v) Assistance under the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; or004.01(B) The student or the student's parent or legal guardian has experienced an extreme hardship; or004.01(C) The student is enrolled in a career program or plan of study and the student's family has an annual household income at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level.004.01(D) A student attending a high school that participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision or other federal program that allows all students to receive free meals shall demonstrate to the school district individual eligibility to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program by:004.01(D)(i) inclusion on the direct certification list available from the Nebraska Department of Education, or004.01(D)(ii) submission of the household application for free or reduced-price lunches or a district-specific equivalent application to the school district.004.02 The student must complete an application developed by the Commission for each term. The Commission shall determine the date when the application process for each term opens. The application may be found on the Commission's website.004.03 An applicant must submit the completed application to an official designated by the high school. The application must include documentation supporting eligibility under section 004.01.004.04 The official designated by the high school shall verify the student's eligibility, except under subsection 004.01(B), for the scholarship. The official designated by the high school shall forward the application to the Commission for review within 15 days following receipt of the form from the student.004.05 The student must submit an application prior to the deadline date established by the Commission for each term.281 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 004
Amended effective 6/14/2023