Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 2700.50 - Determining Applicant Eligibility
a) The evaluation of applicant eligibility is
the responsibility of both ISAC and the institution.
b) No applicant is announced eligible for
assistance by ISAC unless the application establishes prima facie eligibility.
ISAC consults with other appropriate State and federal agencies in the process
of reviewing application data.
c)
Institutions shall determine (in accordance with ISAC's rules or federal
regulations) whether an applicant is eligible for ISAC gift assistance based
upon enrollment in a particular academic program and the eligibility criteria
of the ISAC gift assistance being sought.
d) Specific eligibility criteria for each
ISAC gift assistance program can be found in its respective Section of this
Part.
e) The institution is
required to verify the residency of all applicants to ISAC gift assistance
programs for which Illinois residency is a requirement.
1) An institution is not required to verify
residency if:
A) The applicant received
payment of a MAP award during the previous academic year; or
B) The applicant was enrolled in an
ISAC-approved MAP institution or an ISAC-approved Illinois high school (see
Section
2700.30)
for the preceding consecutive 12 months prior to the start of the academic year
for which assistance is requested.
2) Notwithstanding the exceptions named in
subsection (e)(1), the institution shall verify residency:
A) When an applicant has changed dependency
status during the academic year to become an independent student; or
B) If the institution has any information
that indicates the applicant may not be a resident of Illinois.
3) Data from one or more of the
documents listed in this subsection (e)(3) may provide proof that an applicant
(or parent) is an Illinois resident, as defined in Section
2700.20.
The institution may choose to request documents that are in addition to, or
instead of, those listed. For an independent student applicant, the dates
recorded on the documents must indicate the applicant has resided in Illinois
for the relevant 12 continuous, full months.
A) A valid State of Illinois tax return or
federal tax transcript
B) Illinois
high school or college transcript
C) Illinois driver's license
D) Utility or rent bills in the applicant's
(or parent's) name
E) Illinois auto
registration card
F) Residential
lease in the applicant's (or parent's) name
G) Wage and tax statements (IRS Form
W-2)
H) Statement of benefits
history from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family
Services
I) State of Illinois
identification card issued by the Secretary of State
J) Statement of benefits from the Illinois
Department of Employment Security
K) Statement of benefits from the Social
Security Administration
L) Illinois
voter's registration card
M)
Property tax bill
N) IRS Form
1099-Miscellaneous Income Statements
4) If an applicant is a resident of Illinois,
but the institution cannot document this fact, the applicant or the institution
may verify residency through ISAC's appeal process. (See Section
2700.70.)
f) For all
other eligibility criteria, if the institution has any information that
indicates that the applicant does not meet the eligibility requirements of
ISAC-administered programs, or if an applicant is selected for verification in
conjunction with federal student assistance, that applicant shall be verified
for ISAC-administered programs. A selected applicant must be verified for ISAC
programs even if the applicant is ineligible for federal student
assistance.
g) By requesting
payment for ISAC gift assistance programs, the postsecondary institution is
certifying that the applicants are eligible for the assistance being
sought.
h) If an institution
subsequently determines a student is no longer eligible for all or part of the
awarded assistance, the institution must inform ISAC and submit the appropriate
refund within 60 days after the receipt of payment or the end of a term,
whichever is later.
i) Institutions
may request first term payment even though verification is not yet complete.
If, after verification, an ISAC payment adjustment is appropriate, institutions
must submit the appropriate refund. If verification is not completed within 60
days after the conclusion of the regular school year, the institution shall
return the first term payment to ISAC. For other than the first term of
eligibility in an academic year, the verification process must be completed
before the institution may request payment.
j) When an institution adjusts an applicant's
eligibility pursuant to Title IV, Part F, of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (20 USC 1087kk et
seq.), the institution shall retain documentation that demonstrates the
appropriateness of the adjustment.
k) If an institution erroneously certifies an
applicant to be eligible, or a student is otherwise determined to be ineligible
for ISAC gift assistance programs, ISAC will recover the erroneous payment from
the institution.
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