Section 260-RICR-40-10-1.4 - Education RequirementsA. Applicants must comply with all applicable provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 45-19 et seq. to qualify for educational grants.B. Recipients of educational grants shall insure application forms are completed thoroughly. Except for good cause shown, all applications must be submitted to the Board no less than sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the new semester. The Board shall have the right to refuse to consider any application which is not complete.C. Recipients must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program in either a full-time or part-time capacity at the respective state college or university and must meet all entrance requirements of the said college or university. Educational grants for children of disabled police officers shall not apply to graduate degrees.D. Recipients shall be required to provide the Board with written proof of acceptance to a degree or certificate program.E. Educational grants shall cover four (4) calendar years regardless of full or part-time status beginning with the first semester attended, said period shall be deemed to be continuous. However, in the case of special circumstances (i.e. personal illness, family illness or death of family member) review will be made by the Board. The Board reserves the right to require documentation of such special circumstances. The recipient must immediately notify the Board of any interruption in his/her studies.F. Educational grants shall apply to tuition payments only and shall not cover lab fees, activity fees, books, room, board, etc. Said additional fees shall be the responsibility of the recipient.G. Recipients must comply with academic, requirements, and rules of conduct and standards established by the college or university. Students placed on academic probation may face the possibility of their loss of the educational grant. The Board shall, upon notification of such academic probation status, immediately notify the recipient of the possibility of such loss of benefits.H. The Board shall grant tuition payments only for those courses successfully completed. Recipients must sign a waiver granting the college or university permission to forward a copy of the recipient's grades to the Board. The Board reserves the right to either seek reimbursement for failed or incomplete courses or make adjusted payments for successive semesters for any such failed or incomplete course.I. Recipients must comply with school policy regarding dropping and adding courses. Students must notify the Board immediately of any dropped courses paid for by the Board. Any violation of the school's "add/drop" policy may be viewed as a failed or incomplete course by the Board.J. Recipients completing study in an associate degree program shall not be precluded from continuing on to a bachelor's degree program, provided, however, that the total years of study for both the associate and bachelor degree shall not exceed four (4) calendar years. Any recipient who elects to continue his/her education to receive a bachelor's degree shall notify the Board of such intent.K. Recipients shall not be entitled to retroactive payments for any courses completed prior to the recipient's initial application for educational tuition benefits and the Board's approval of said initial application.260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-40-10-1.4