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6-82-304. Administration — Authority of division.
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6-82-304. Administration — Authority of division.
The Division of Higher Education shall administer the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program and shall have the following authority and responsibility with respect to the program to:
(1) Prepare application forms or such other forms as the division shall deem necessary to properly administer and carry out the purposes of this subchapter;
(2) Establish and consult as necessary with an advisory committee representing the public and private sectors of postsecondary education and secondary schools in determining guidelines and rules for the administration of the program;
(3) Select recipients of scholarships awarded pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;
(4) Establish the procedures for payment of scholarships to recipients;
(5) Set a termination date for the acceptance of applications;
(6) Review and evaluate the operation of the program with regard to eligibility criteria and size of the scholarship award to ensure that the program's operation meets the intent of this legislation;
(7) Determine the necessary procedures for the awarding of scholarships if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available funds or available awards; and
(8) Approve a scholarship hold for a student for a period of twenty-four (24) months or less for the following reasons without limitation:
(A) A medical condition of the student or a member of the student's immediate family that, on the basis of a physician's good-faith judgment, necessitates that the student or the student's immediate family member be hospitalized or receive outpatient or home-based medical care or recuperate until released by the attending physician;
(B) A personal or family emergency that requires the student to:
(i) Attend the funeral of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-82-304
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6-82-304. Administration — Authority of division.
The Division of Higher Education shall administer the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program and shall have the following authority and responsibility with respect to the program to:
(1) Prepare application forms or such other forms as the division shall deem necessary to properly administer and carry out the purposes of this subchapter;
(2) Establish and consult as necessary with an advisory committee representing the public and private sectors of postsecondary education and secondary schools in determining guidelines and rules for the administration of the program;
(3) Select recipients of scholarships awarded pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;
(4) Establish the procedures for payment of scholarships to recipients;
(5) Set a termination date for the acceptance of applications;
(6) Review and evaluate the operation of the program with regard to eligibility criteria and size of the scholarship award to ensure that the program's operation meets the intent of this legislation;
(7) Determine the necessary procedures for the awarding of scholarships if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available funds or available awards; and
(8) Approve a scholarship hold for a student for a period of twenty-four (24) months or less for the following reasons without limitation:
(A) A medical condition of the student or a member of the student's immediate family that, on the basis of a physician's good-faith judgment, necessitates that the student or the student's immediate family member be hospitalized or receive outpatient or home-based medical care or recuperate until released by the attending physician;
(B) A personal or family emergency that requires the student to:
(i) Attend the funeral of an immediate family member; or
(ii) Visit a relative of the student if the relative has a medical condition in which death is possible or imminent;
(C) Military service under § 6-61-112; or
(D)(i) A commitment of twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) months for service in a national or international humanitarian project sponsored by a nonprofit corporation organized with a charitable or educational purpose.
(ii) The student's commitment shall be expressed in a written agreement with the nonprofit organization, including the terms of completion for the student's service on the related project.
(iii) The division shall release a scholarship hold if the division determines that the student did not complete the commitment under the written agreement.
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6-61-112. Student or student's spouse called into military service.
(a) A student who ceases attendance at a state-supported postsecondary educational institution without completing and receiving a grade in one (1) or more courses shall receive compensation for the resulting monetary loss as provided under this section if the student ceases attendance because:
(1) The student is activated or deployed by the military; or
(2) The student's spouse is activated or deployed by the military and the student or the student's spouse has dependent children residing in the household.
(b)(1) To be eligible for the compensation described under this section, the student must provide, prior to activation or deployment, an original or official copy of the military activation or deployment orders to the registrar or other designated school official of the state-supported postsecondary educational institution at which the student is enrolled at the time of military activation or deployment.
(2) To be eligible for the compensation described under this section, a student whose spouse is a service member shall provide proof of registration with the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System of the United States Department of Defense that establishes that dependent children reside in the household of the student and service member.
(c)(1) The student shall choose from one (1) of the following three (3) compensatory options regarding tuition:
(A) A complete refund of tuition and general fees that are assessed against all students at the institution;
(B) At least one (1) year to complete the course work after the student's or student's spouse's deactivation; or
(C)(i) Free tuition for one (1) semester at the institution where the student's attendance was interrupted unle
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-112
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-61-112. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.