Mich. Admin. Code R. 395.75 - Post-secondary education and vocational training financial needs test
Rule 25.
(1)
College or vocational training may be provided as an IPE-related service when
an individual requires new knowledge and skills to achieve an employment goal
consistent with the individuals abilities, capabilities, and informed
choice.
(2) Individuals shall make
maximum effort to secure grant assistance in whole or in part from other
sources to pay for post-secondary training. Counselors shall inform individuals
considering post-secondary education that they must make timely annual
application for post-secondary financial aid.
(3) MRS shall not provide financial
assistance for any item covered in the cost of training attendance if the
individual, or individuals family as applicable, fails to make maximum effort
to apply for, or refuses to accept, federal, state, institutional, and other
grants, need-based scholarships, or tuition waivers for which they may be
eligible.
(4) Financial support for
college or vocational training shall be consistent with MRS policy of
purchasing the service that meets the individuals vocational rehabilitation
needs at least cost to MRS.
(5) MRS
shall impose a financial needs test for the students cost of attendance of
training at a post-secondary educational institution. The financial needs test
utilized shall be the federally established needs test using the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or its equivalent, as required by
the post-secondary institution, to determine student eligibility for state and
federal financial aid.
(6) MRS
shall not replace the expected family contribution, as determined by the
post-secondary institutions financial aid officer using the federal student aid
report, in contributing toward the individuals cost of attendance at a
post-secondary institution.
(7) MRS
shall not replace insurance benefits received, wholly or in part, as a
settlement of liability for vocational rehabilitation services, in contributing
toward the individuals cost of attendance at a post-secondary
institution.
(8) MRS may provide
maximum financial support toward an individuals cost of college or vocational
training during the academic year of $3,500.00 and $1,200.00 for the summer
semester. MRS may consider an exception to the maximum when other forms of
student aid are excluded due to disability-related factors. MRS shall
periodically adjust the maximum financial support figures in accordance with
increases in the cost of living.
(9) Individuals who are eligible for social
security benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the social security act shall
be exempted from financial need test requirements.
(10) MRS customers attending Michigan Career
and Technical Institute are exempt from financial need test requirements and
financial aid limitations for the cost of attendance.
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